The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-01-20
THAT FRACTIONAL
FACTION
THEY DECLINE CHAIRMAN
BUTLER'S PROPOSITION.

GU LIN . 1hU1USlIlUN-
They DO Not Agree to Abide b. the Ae.
tion Of the National Committes-Du
They want HArmony:-Theys srs Bring
ing Diseredit on the Rsfsssadusa.
The faction claiming to represent
the Nashville conference have held
thei. meeting in st. Louis. Up to
the hour OF going to press ali We
know about their doings is the Asso.
ciated Press dispatches. OF course
we don't know whether this is correct
or not. It is as follows:
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. l3.-With
but two exceptions the conference OF
Populists who came here yesterday
from twenty different States at the
call Of the national organization
committee appointed at the Nash.
Vile convention, is made up of rep
resentatives of the m,ddle-of-the-road
wing of tho party. These exceptions
are George F. Washburn, of Boston.
and Editor Parrish, of Joliet, ILL.,,
both members of the national execu-
tive committee, of which Senator
Marion Butler, of North Carolina, is
chairman. Although they both pro-
fess fealty to the policy of nom
fusion, they are looked upon with
suspicion by the out aud-out middle
Of the-roaders, and are being
watched closely to see what their
intentions in coming to the confer
ence are.
Thus far Chairma IN Butler has
failed to in any way recognize the
organization committee. This action
on the part of Chairman Butler, who
was q strong advocate of fusion with
the Democrats at the last election,
will, so Chairman Park declares,
compel the organization committee
to take independent action as to the
future policy of the party, irrespec-
tive of the national committee.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 1.-THE Or.
ganization Committee appointed by
the Nashville Conference faction OF
the Peoples Party, which met here
yesterday, has issued an address to
the people of the United States, IN
part as follows:
THE ADDRESS.
"The fusion movement consum
mated at st. Louis in July, 1896, and
the inexcusable treatment. of oul
candidate for vice-President in the
campaign that followed, gave rise
TO sucn dissatisfaction among the
rank aca fle of the Peoples Party
as to threaten the absolute dismem.
berment Of the only political organ
izstion honestly contending for the
social and political rights of the Ia
boring and producing CLASSES of the
country.
"It has been the purpose always
of the Committee to be courteous to
the National Committee and our su-
preme desire has been at all times
to promote harmonious co-opera.
tion with said Committee that fac.
tional differences might be obliter.
ated, our party prestige regaineG
and our organization restored to its
once splendid estate. This Com
mittee feels confident of its ability
to show that it is no fault of our.
that the National Committee is no
present as a body to-day, but it doe
not choose to waste valuable tim,
in wrangling over questions of Off
cial etiquette. We avow it to be ou
sincere purpose, now as ever hereto
fore, to promote every honorabl,
movement on the true Populist lines
and We deem the issue too moment
Gus and the dangers threatening
free government too imminent t
allow US to pause to consider per
sonal grievances or affronts, or t,
permit wounded dignity. real or i'm
aginary. to overshadow patrioti
duty.
"Under present conditions our be
loved organization is slowly bu
surely disintegrating and our com
rades are clamoring for aggressiv
action.
Having in vain importune
those who assumed to be our supe
riors to permit US to aid them In tn
grand work of reorganizing the Pee
Piles Party, that it may accomplis
its. glorious mission, We now appes
to the people, the source of all polit
cal power"
THEIR REFERENDUM PLAN.
They propose to take a referendul
vote of all the voters of the party o
the following questions:
"What date is your choice fG
holding q National Convention fe
the nomination of q presidential cal
didate. Monday, j uly 4, 1898; Frida'
May 26, 1899, or Thursday, Feb. 2
19OO."
A committee of five was appoints
to take this referendum vote cor
posed of ]. ]. Dixon of Missouri,
D. Reynolds of illinois, Harry Tr
cy of Texas Motsinger of Indiana al
! McGregor of Georgia.
The address further requests tn
on the second Wednesday in Jun
} 1898, q national committee of Il
Peoples party convene and car
) out the instructions of the refer e
D dunn vote.
IL A number of rules were adopt
: for the government of the Nation
f organization, among them . n
that the National Orgauiza alton Co
, mittee shall submit to vote of t
Peoples party any proposition VIII
= petitioned to do so by not less tn
= 10, 900 members of the party.
s. On the adjournment Of the Orga
t ization Committee of the Peopl
i party the members Of the Natiol
+ Committee present met at the
y Clede hetel and adopted the folio
ing resolution: