The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
POPPIEs in SESSION.
They Patristically and without Mem
tai Reservation Declare They
VIII Go Ii Alone.

They Patristically and Without Mem
tai Reservation Declare They
VIII Go 1t Alone.
ST. Louis, Jan. 13.-At the conference
of the popnlist leaders held here, n new
political party was born tonight. 1t was
christened the peoples party.
The peoples party proposes to 80 1t
alone.
IL has severed all connections with the
national populist convention and made all
arrangements for administering its own
estate. without the aid or advice Of any
outside party.
With few exceptions the delegates de-
clare themselves uneQuivocally in favor
of going it alone in the future The ref
erendum system was the most highly
complimented and recommended for use
among the middle-of- the-roaders in set
Ting matters of national Importance to
the order, and there was practical
agreement among the delegates that u
national presidential convention SHOULD
be held this year.
The entire afternoon and evening was
spent in lengthy discussions and it was
not until late hour tonight the mode
of procedure for future action was
agreed upon. Finally n report was adopt
ed us follows in part, IN
"To the People of the United States
The fusion movement cOnsummated ut
st. Louis in July. 1896. and the mex
cusable treatment of our candidate for
vice president in the campaign that fol-
lowed, gave rise to such dissatisfaction
among the rank and file of the peoples
party as to threaten the absolute dsniem-
berment of the only political organization
honestly contending for the social and
political rights of the laboring and pro
ducing classes of the country,
1T has been the purpose always Of the
committee to be courteous to the national
committee and our supreme desire has
been Mt all times to promote harmonious
cooperation with said committee, that
| fractional difficulties might be obliterated.
our party prestige retained and our or
ganization restored.
"rhe questions facing us are too mo-
mentous ana the dangers threatening
free government too imminent to allow
us to pause to consider personal griev-
ances or to permit wounded dignity, real
or imaginary, to overshadow patriotic
duty. Under present conditions our be-
loved organization is slowly but surely
dsintegrating and our comrades are
clamoring for aggressive action.
Having in vain importuned those who
assumed to be our superi0rs to permit US
to aid them in the grand work of reOr-
ganizing the peoples party that it may
accomplish its glorious mission, we now
appeal to the people, the true source of
all political power"
The referendum committee appointed is
MS follows: Messrs. Dixon of Missouri,
Tracy Of Texas, Reynolds of Illinois,
Matsinger of Indiana and McGregor of
Georgia.
A number Of resolutions were adopted
| for government of the national organiza-
| ton committee, among them the rule
that the national organization shall sub
nit to vote OF the peoples party any
proposition when petitioned to do SO by
not less than 10000 members OF the
party.
This concluded the work of the con
| ference.
On the adjournment of the committee
of the peoples party the members of the
national committee met ut the Laclede
hotel and adopted the following resolu-
| ton:
Resolved, That we, members of the
national committee, endorse the action
taken by the organization committee and
recommend that its action be carried into
effect.
Forty states were represented at this
meeting.