Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
EDUCATION is NEEDED
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF PEO-
PIES PARTY RESOLUTIONS.
A Lengthy Address to the People
Issued Declaring Against
Fusion.

| Nashville, Tenn, July THE national
conference of the peoples party reassem-
bled yesterday. Several resolutions were
introduced and referred to committees,
and the conference took a recess.
The report of the committee on resol'l-
tions provided for the appointment of a
committee on organization, composed OF
three from each state, the chairman to BE
elected by the conference. 1t also provides
for an executive committee Of five to CO.
operate with the national executive com
mittee when the committee acts upon the
line of populist principles. This commit
tee will act on the next national conven-
tion.
The report declares in favor of thor
ough reorganization and education even
by civil districts if necessary.
The afternoon session was devoted to
the discussion of an address to the people,
which was adopted. The address is
lengthy, and scores both republican and
democratic parties, declares against flu
sion, says free silver will not bring relief
until trusts, combines and rings are abol-
ished, re- affirms the platform of the party,
especially as to the initiative and refer
endum, and calls upon all to join in the
contest it is waging. A plan for reor-
ganizing and building up the party was
adopted, the chief points of which are the
election by this conference of a national
committee, to be composed Of three mem
bers from each state here represented,
said members to be selected by the several
state delegations. In states not represent
ed at this conference the national orga1i-
zation committee here created may at
their discretion provide for a proper rep
resentation on the committee. The cleo
tion by this conference of a chairman of
the national organization, whose duty it
will be to push the work of organization
on strictly populst lines and in the in
terest of populist principles and populist
candidates, to preside over all meetings
of the national organization committee,
and to perform such other duties usually
incumbent on such officer. The election
by this conference of an executive COM
mittee of five members, whom the chair
the national organization committee.
whose duties shall consist in assisting in
the work of organization and education,
and who shall cooperate with the chair
man in his efforts to preserve and extend
the organization of the party.
We further recommend that in each
township, county and state the commit
tee be looked after by the members of the
national organization committee and if
necessary organized by the election of
members who are in harmony with the
party and its principles, and who are in
favor of preserving its autonomy.
We urge upon the members of this par
ty the necessity of more thorough and
vigorous plans of education and organi
zation than have been in vogue the past
two years. To that end we heartily rec
ommend the cooperative and club plans
perfected by the committee appointed for
that purpose by the national reform press
at Memphis
The organization committee shall pro-
vide and apply for the Encouragement of
the committee here constituted, the in
itiative and referendum, and imperative
mandate and we recommend that the
first national convention of the peoples
party shall adopt the same as the gov
erning law of the party in its entire Or
ganization The national organization
committee of the peoples party chosen by
this conference shall have full power and
authority to call national convention OF
the party or to submit any question to
the voters of the party on the referen-
dunn plan whenever they may determine
the best interests of the party require the
same
The organization committee was chosen
in accordance with the terms of the plan,
as follows Milton Parker of Dallas, Tex,
chairman; W. S. Morgan of Arkansas,
secretary; DR.. Grove of Alabama, treas
urer The following executive committee
was appointed: A. A. Gumley, Louisi-
ana; Colonel Peak, Georgia; Ignatius
Donnelly, Minnesota; Abe Steinberg,
Kansas and J.. c. Bateman, Maine.
The conference at S:2O adjourned sine
die.