The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-30

Just as fast as the precinct clubs are
organized the chairman and secretary
should notify the presidential and vice.
presidential candidates now in the field,
and Milton Park, Dallas, Tex, chairman
of the national committee. They
should also notify their respective state
congressional and county chairmen. 1t
is also desirable, when convenient,
that list of the enrolled members be
forwarded to either Milton Park, chair
man of the national committee, or
Wharton Barker, Philadelphia, so as to
facilitate the dissemination of literature,
etc., during the campaign.
So much said as to the organization
of the party at the bottom, let us turn
to the organization at the top. 1t is
to be noted that the plan of organiza-
tion adopted at Cincinnati provides for
the selection of a national committee.
consisting of three members from each
state, to be chosen by members of the
state central committees, said members
of the state committees being elected by
direct vote at the party primaries in
each election year, three members for
each congressional district, the men,
bers of said committees, as of all other
committees, being subject to removal
at any time by majority vote of the
precinct membership of their constit-
uency. OF course this plan, so far as
the manner Of selecting committee men,
bers is concerned, can only come into
effect gradually. To meet the immedi-
ate requirements for working national
provided by chosing Milton Park. of
Dallas, Tex, chairman, by calling upon
the state delegations present to each Sc
lect three members to serve on the new
national committee and by instructing
the committeeman SO chosen. to recQg-
nize the members of the cid Organiza-
tion committee from the states not rep
resented at Cincinnati, as members of
the new national committee, provided,
of course, that such members were uc-
ceptable to the Populists Of their 2e-
spective states and until new members
might be chosen to supersede them.
Under these resolutions Of the Gin
cinnati convention all of the state dele
cations present did not choose members
Of the new national committee, some
preferring to leave such choice to their
state chairmen as the nearest repre-
sentatives Of their state central commit
tees. The committee men as far as
named by state delegations at the Gin
cinnati convention are as follows:
Florida-Frank L. Lytle, Stanton;
A. P. Baskin, Anthony; A. A. Weeks,
Duncan.
Georgia-C. E. McGregor, Warrenton;
Gen. VIM. Phillips, Marietta; w. D.
Hawkins, Flowery Branch.
Illinois-J. D. Hess, Pittsfeld; George
w. Wickline, Belleville; Francis r.
Cole, Chicago.
Indiana. C. Smith, Monticello; ID.
Linton, Sheridan; Zebulon Cox, Sheri-
dan.
Minnesota-E. A. Twitchell, Mime
apolis; J. B. Dukes, Minneapolis; S. w.
Powell, Saltwater.
Mississippi-Frank Burkitt, Okolona;
DR.. r. X. Pruitt, Ackerman; N. G.
Hathborn, Columbia.
Missouri-Paul Dixon, Chillicothe; J.
w. Hills, McFall; D. D. kaw,
Poplar Bluff.
Ohio-John Seitz, Tiffin; Robert Nc
Cannon, Sulphur Springs; ]. M. H.
Frederick, Akron.
State central committees in accord
with the Cincinnati movement should.
at their earliest meeting, select three
men to represent them on the national
bers of the national organization COM
mittee, and now by resolution of the
Cincinnati convention members of The
national committee to succeed them
selves, or choose new men to supercede
them. OF course members of the But
Ter committee. and subscribing to the
plan of organization adopted at Gin
cinnati, may be chosen, as they have al
ready been chosen. The state central
committees, upon taking action should
at once report their selections to Milton
Park, chairman of the national commit
tee, and to the presidential and vice
presidential candidates now in the field.
We would impress upon state commit
teemen the Importance of attending to
these matters at once, for it is time to
get down to hard work il the defeat of
the money oligarchy is to be achieved
in 1900. Desultory fighting, however
brilliant, will not serve. There must
be thorough organization from the ma
tional committee down to the precinct
club, so that systematic work may De
done. To Populists we say draw rot
back at the magnitude of the work: if
such work appalls you you are net the
men to accomplish the overthrow of
plutocracy, you are not fitted to- lead
the social revolution, you are not
worthy of leading great movement for
the uplifting of mankind, if you essay
you will fail. ~'-~
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