The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-15
ANOTHER NEV PARTY.
Middle-of-the-ROad POpulists Organ
ize II at 81. Louis.
1T Is THE PEOPLES PARTY.
This New Political Faction Il the out
como Of Differences Among the
Popuiists In Regard 90 Fusion
In the Last Election.

81 Louis, Jan. l4-At the conference
Of tho Populist leaders held here a new
political party was born, and Il was
christcned the Peoples Party. The Peo-
pies Party proposes 10 go IL alone.
Il has severed all connections with the
national Populist committee and made
all arrangements for administering It's
own estate without the aid or advice OF
any outside party
With a few exceptions the delegates
declared themselves unequiyocally In IA
vor Of going Il alone in the future. The
referendum system was most highly
oomplimonted and recommended Tor use
among the middle-of.the.radcrs In set
Ting matters Of national importance TO
the order, aud there was a practical
agreement among the delegates that
national presidential convention should
b. held this year.
The entire afternoon and evening
werc spent in lengthy discussions, and
Il was not until a late hour last night
the mode Of procedure for fuiuO
action was agrced upon Finally q
report WIS adopted as follows, Ia part;
"To the people Of the United States
Tho fusion movement contaminated at
Sc. Louis In July, 1895, and the mex.
cusahle treatment Of our candidate for
vice president in the campaign that fol.
lowed gave rise TO such dissatisfaction
among the rank and Gle Of the Peoples
Party rs TO threaten the absolute dis.
mombcmcns Of the only political orr
ganintion honestly contcnding Tor Che
social and political rights OF the labor.
ing and producing classes Of the coun-
try.
at has been the purposoalways 81 the
committee 90 ho courteous 10 The nation
al committee. aud our supreme desire
has been at an times 90 promote q har-
monious cooperation with said come
mittcc, that fractional differences might
b. oblitcmtcd, our party prestige ~
tanned and cur organization restored 90
IT, ability 90 show that Il Is no fault Of
ours that the national committee Is prs
ent rs body today, hut 10 docs not
choose 90 waste time ON the wmngling
over questions Of official etiquette. We
avow it to h. our since purpose now a.
ever heretofore, 10 promote In every
honorable way the reform movement on
true Populist lines, and wedccm the Is.
sues too momontous aud the dangers
threatening free government too immi.
nent 20 allow rs 10 pause 30 consider
personal grievances or 90 permit wound
al dignity, rial or imaginary, 20 over
shadow patriotic duty. Under present
conditions our beloved organization !,
slowly but surely distinguishing and OUT
comrades arc clamoing for aggressive
action.
Having in vain importuncd thos,
who assumed 10 b. our supcriors 10 per
init rs 20 aid them in the grand work Of
rcorganizing the Peoples party that 4
may accomplish It's glorious mission, ",
now appeal to the people, the truo sourc,
Of all political power"
The pfcrcndum committee appointo,
i a. follows: Mcssrs Dixon Of Nilsson
RI, Tracey Of Texas, Reynolds 81 Illinois
Matsingcr Of Indiana and McGNgor %
Georgia
Anumbcr Of resolutions wcrc adoptc,
for the government Of the national or
gauization committee, among them th0
rule that the national organization com
mittcc shall submit toa vote Of the Poo
PIES Party any proposition when pcti
toned 10 do 30 by not less than 1000
members Of the party,
This concluded the work Of the con
ference.
On the adjournment Of the committc
OF the Peoples Party the members o
the national committee met at the In
olede hotel and adopted the following
] ANHNlMAANA
Resolved, that We, members Of th
national committee, indorso the actor
taken by the organization committee
and recommend that its provisions h
carried into effect, believing that sucl
action will harmonic all Differences n
the party.
Them wen "a members of the com
mittco represented by members pp.on
; or by proxies, aud letters which fayorc
a joint meeting OF the national com
mittco and organization committee d
the spring Forty satos wcrl rcpr
! Ecntcd 40 this meeting
Married in 70 saloon window.
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