Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-22
CONVENTIONS OF nnrorm PRESS
Kansas City Delegates Expect over
lures from Other Faction.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. N.-Reform editors
have been arriving all day today to attend
the conference OF the National Reform Press
association called by Chairman Arthur
Roselle of the Missouri state peoples party
committee. and also seeretary-treasurer OF
the national association. to meet here to-
morrow. Chairman Roselle was among the
first to arrive.
About 100 delegates will be here" he
said to an Associated press representative,
land everything looks bright for a successful
meeting Continuing, Mr.. Roselle said
they would proceed with their business with
out reference to the Memphis gathering,
which would be entirely ignored. are
in the right" said he. 'and any overtures
Tor peace must come from the Memphis peo-
pie"
Apparently such overtures are expected,
Mr.. Rcselle giving the substance of a mes
sage he had received from senator William
V. Allen at Washington, in which the latter
counseled holding open the Kansas City meet
ing for a day or two after the Memphis meet
ing.
"Washburn goes to Memphis the message
read. His mission is 'alr right. Hold open
Kansas City meeting for a day or two after
Memphis meeting until you hear from him
and Vincent"
This would be done, Chairman Roselle said,
In answer to a query, the local meeting
lasting for at least two days. Whether
Washburn or Vincent, or both, finally come
here was a n atter Of conjecture, he added.
There will be several questions Of more
or less Importance, but no particular politi-
cal significance touched upon. The gather
ing will be called to order Monday morning
at 10 o'clock by Chairman Roselle, who will
make a brief address setting forth the
motive Of the call. Among those who ar
rived today, and who will participate in the
meeting. were Grand Master Workman Sow
ereign Of the knights of Labor, Editors j.
w. Murphy and Heath OF Kansas. j. r.
Gass and e. T.. Meredith OF Iowa, j. A.
Edgerton, secretary of the national associa-
ton.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 2t,-Hundreds of
delegates to the annual convention of the
Reform Press association have arrived and
moro are expected on the early morning.
trains. The convention viii be called to order
by General Paul VanderVoOrt. president OF
the association, at 10 o'clock and addresses
OF welcome and responses will occupy the
entire morning. At the afternoon session
Mr.. Vandervoort will deliver his annual ad-
dress.
G. L.. Spence of the Parkers-
among today's arrivals. Mr.. Spence
Is a thorough peoples party man,
but he is not one of the middle of the-road
faction. He said he was for fusion when 1t
strengthened the principles advocated by the
third party, and it could be effected on
equitable and honorable grounds. He init
mated that if the meeting which begins here
tomorrow undertook to resd Senator Butler
and other peoples party men thinking like
him out of the party there would be a bolt
from the meeting.
President Vandervoort is opposed to fusion
of any sort. He said the democratic party
absorbed the greanbackens by adopting their
principles, and did the same thing a few
years later when the national union party
was organized. He points out that they tried
to repeat the, feat in thu recent campaign
as to the peoples party and partially sue
ceeded.
1--WE were sidetrdcked for awhile said
Mr.. Vandervoort, but we will get back in
the middle Of the road again. This Mem.
phis meeting will be the beginning Of the
era in the life of the peoples party. 1t will
be put on the straight read again and then
the warning cry will be heard from one end
of this country to the Other. The Reform
Press-has just begun the. asht.i'