The San Francisco call., 1897-06-13
Want the Party Reorgan-
lied on It's Original
Platform.
Local Committee Sends Dele
gates to the National
Conference.
CCngresSmen BIrlCw and Caste an
]. A. Johnson Chosen to Go
10 Nashville.

A conference of members of the County
committee of the Peoples party and local
Populists met last night at 91514 Market
street. and adopted resolutions approving
the calling OF the National conference az
Nashville on the 4th OF July for the pur-
pose of uniting Populists and encouraging
unity of action among them. Delegates
were also elected TO the convention, Rep
resentatives Barlow and Castle of the
Sixth and Seventh Congressional districts
of this State, and Joseph Asbury Johnson
of this City.
The meeting was called TO order as the
Popuist County Committee by President
L. A. Lewis, but Immediately adjourned
to meet as a conference. DR.. Adams being
elected chairman and George D. Gillespie
secretary. A series of resolutions was
introduced by Joseph Asbury Johnson
approving the proposed Nashville con-
ference, electing delegates and condemn
ing severely the course of the Populists in
fusng with the Democrats at the last
election.
The resolutions were taken up seriatim
and the denunciation OF the recent fusion
policy OF the party was somewhat modi-
fed. DR.. Griswold, J. II. Tingman. George
d. Gillespie and others spoke in behalf of
moderate measures in condemning the
party'S past mistakes, while J. a. A1-
ihOny, J. A. Johnson, John &. Gore and
others spoke Tor an out-and-out middle OF
the-road policy, ccndemning fusion und er
any circumstances. Mo1ifei as follows
the resolutions were unanimously passed: !:
WHEREAS, There is q division of opinion
among men OF prominence in the People s
party as 10 party policy (but not as TO party
prluclpleS), which first made itself felt at the
meeting of the National convention AT St
Louis in July. 1896, and this lack of unity
lends TO impair the confidence OF many earn
est Populists in the future success of the party
and 10 seriously impede It's growth ana efli-
cheney: and whereas, the independent q d
straightforward course of the Peoples party,
its loyalty to principle, its unity, zeal and
growth comma ded the respect and won the
APPRECIATION of the whole country from the ~
auguration OF the party at Omaha, July 4 1892,
down TO the fatal day al 81. Louis, when fusion
brought confusion, pickering, discussion and
all "Reminiscences into our hitherto united
party; and whereas, the National Reform
Press Association. which is in close and con
tinuous touch with the great body of our
voters and Is quick TO feel the effects Of i'm
paired confidence in the future OF the party.
has, after prolonged d scussion, marked by
deep sOlic tud-, and with mature de. bsratiOn,
issued a call for National cCnfe ence. TO be
he at Nashville, Tenn, July 4, 1897, for the
purpose of promoting harm ny and securing
unity Of action as to party policy by cleAr4v
defining he duty OF Popullsts under present
chaotic political conditions in all the great
parties OF our country therefore. be II
ResOiUcd, By the County Committee OF the
Peop,es party of san Francisco in Joint meet
ing with active PopuliSts OF the City, This
12th day Of June. 1897, as d declaration Of cur
most profound convictions, that We do most
heartily approve OF the holding of the
National conference, called TO meet at Nash
vile, July 4, a1d that we do now proceed TO
elect three delegates, that being the number
to which we are entit.e ed under the call to rep
resent US in said conference; and be ii
RcSOlred, That we instruct our delegates to
n olrf.F
providing for the adoption by the Peoples
party OF the principles OF direct legislation as
the fundamental law OF the party Tor its gov
eTnment and procedure in all party action,
and specifically en- bfscing the action OF Ma
uOnal, State, county and municipal eOnver-
uons, and likewise the action OF National,
State, County and Municipal committees, 10
the end that the purity and integrity Of the
party may always be maintained by never per
hitting IL, or any of lts local organiZs II ons to
fall under the malign control OF party bosses
or sell-constituted official "ieaders' through
the perverted use OF the political organization
party machine; and also for thc adoption
Of the imperative IN mandate TO provide for the
ciaI OF National, State, county or municlpsl
committee from such membership or official
position; and be it further
RelSOlUed, That we also instruct our delegates
to present to the NatiO nal conference resolu-
ton IN favor OF the reHffimsIlOn of the fuuda
mental law, which was adopted by the party
at Omaha prohibiting any Office e-holder-Na-
ional, State, county or munici Dsl-from be-
ing seated q delegate in any convention
what, oever of the Peoples party.
After the passage of the resolutions
credentials were ordered made out for
After listening to a plea from visiting
representative of the American Railway
Union in behalf of S. d. w WorGen, the con-
ference adjourned.