The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-18


here tonight by the national organization
Of the Peoples party. with the indorse.
ment of the National Reform Press As
ISOLATION. The two bodies. whose COM
mon object is TO keep the Populist party
In the middle Of the road, avoiding fusion
with other political parties everywhere.
had been In session here since Tuesday
morning. and the adoption OF the address
concluded their iabors.
All was not harmony among these mid
die of the-road leaders. and only after long
and heated discussions WAS an address
agreed upon. A hard fight was made to
SECURE the Endorsement OF Wharton Barker
and Ignatius Donnelly for president and
vice president in 1850, but this the COM
mittee refused to recommend. Instead a
thorough organization OF the middie-of-
the.roaders in every section Of the coun-
try 10 urged, with the understanding that
they shall enter the next national cam
paign with the present Populist organize
ton. but wherever fusion shall gain the
day. whether In county. state or national.
the middle-of-the readers shall bolt and
begin an active campaign TO carry out
their principles. 49,.
The alleged fusionist tendencies o. Ma
don Batter, chairman of the Populist na-
uouat committee. are provided against In
q ciAo1e Which authorizes the national
organization committee TO cell . national
convention II they shall be convinced that
the national chairman or national COM
miftee are playing into the hands Of the
fusionists.
.The Address Of the committee in sub
stance follows:
That the votsfS'o4 TIE nation may feel
assured that the Peoples party shall not
agata b betrayed In national convention
or tn working forces paused into the
hands Of the enemy, and to inspire con.
fidence among the masses In the integrity
OF our acts and sincerity OF our demands
for Independent action az = party. We re-
spcctfuiiy submit TO the Populista OF the
nation the following plan Of action:
''F1rst-ThAt tho national organization
committee hereby instructs it's chairman
to proceed with the formation OF Peoples
party precinct ciufA In all the states on
the plan recommended by the Cincinnati
convention OF September. 1885. or some
relative plan. and to appoint In each state
not having members already selected.
three members Of the national orgsnixa-
ton committee and with the assistance
and advice OF these committeeman. to Sc
ths same number Of members as the then
existing state committee. and through
these committeeman TO organize. as far
a. possible. organization committees In
congressional districts, counties and vos-
ing precsncts. wherever II II positively
known that thoee members OF national
state and other committees now existing
ara unauaiifi~dly opposed TO fusion with
either Of the old parties and for independ-
ent. straightforward action by the Peo-
Pics party. they are 10 be eiesisd as m em-
eers u the seysrd organization Commit
tees
'sssandIt shah % tho duty of these
several committees 10 use all hcnorabi~
means 20 secure the election Of delegates
IN the various conventions leading 20 The
nominating presidential convention Of 1870
who are opposed 30 fusion. and failing in
this. 20 provide fer and send oonsestsnr
delegates 10 these several conventions.
That is 10 say, II these who are opposed
10 fusf~n are unfairly or d.shonorahly
treated In the county convention. they
saAH send delegation to contest tho
seats o. the fusion deleS Lon In the state
convention
'Thsrd~If the state convention Is con.
trolleA IN he interest Of fusion, ara
against 81 hsnerahIe and STRAIGHTFORWARD
feorses party policy 50 soor, as this ,x
determined. the miaaie-oe-shs-roas s.f.
exa,ss sent under this plan shal Zee.
themselves in homer acsina 10 nominate
The candidates Tor president and vice pres.
tdsns recommended by The referendum
vote, provided IN tho fossgrnen, Of he ns-
stonai organization committee there Ssau
have been sufficient organisation Ia roaka
such vote both rrsc,se4hie ard r~prex.r,.
tAttve ~ the VII If the marty
~sosit5 TIE national convention, 80 t.,s
lie controlled In TIRE interest OF sfs,s.e- ,ha
straight delegations shall leave said no,
vvatsen and fsssn tho ccnsesssnx Delegation.
sent under shts plan fn a straight ronxe.~
ton. and there carry cut the will % IN.
foplsists 90 the nstfcn without rexa-s "a
the 'foster convention.
ia this ease. the national srSansxa,go,
e0m1satsec ard the several state as~trSs.
county and precinct committees organized
under iris g.aa stab ~ rsgowrtrs~f as -.
only committees savtnx AIRY authority IN
tire a-ssvs Ia ire Peoples PARTY.
IL sAcald eccar that tN~ rassen .,
committee fail - isaac ~. rail for "a
sins&i Peoples parry convention wftAsn
ssEs si1se. in sAe ssiservsssn ~ the national
organisation consnasftev. sAkf esr.nsss,a.
sail tAsa ssgo~se~1 20 issue a cali eer a
national eSer~enssan.
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that Z, WI
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