The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-18
FUSION IS FORBIDDEN.
Peoples Party Committee Issues a Straight
forward UIlimatun.
BARKER AND DONNFllY NOT ENDORSED
II Fusion Is Proposed in Conventions
MiddIe of the Bond Pops Have
strict Orders to Holt.

Kansas City. Mo. May t7.--An address
to the populists OF the country was issued
here tonight by the National organization
committee OF the peoples party with the
Endorsement OF the National Reform Press
association.
These two bodies whose common object
Is to keep the popullsS party in the mid
die OF the road. avoiding fusion with other
political parties everyw sere. had been in
session here since Tuesday morning, and
the adoption OF the address concluded their
labors
All was not harmony aniing these mid
die OF the road leaders and only after long
ana heated discussions wa; an address
agreed upon. A hard fight was made to
secure the Endorsement OF Wharton Bar
ker and lgnatius Donnely for president
and vice president In 1900. but this the
committee refused to recommend. Instead,
thorough organization OF the middle OF
the readers In every section OF the country
is urged With the understanding that they
shall enter the next National campaign
with the present pepulist organization. but
that wherever fusion shall gain the day,
whether in county State or National con
vention. the middle of the readers shall
bolt and begin an active campaign to car
~ out their PRINCIPLES.
The alleged fusonist tendency of Marion
Butler. chairman of the popUllst National
committee, was provided against by Il
clause which authorizes the Nat onal or
ganization's committee to call a National
committee convention Il they skall be
convinced that the National committee are
playing into the hand OF the fusionsts.
The address Of the committee In sub
.ance. follows:
That the voters OF the Nation may feel
ssured that the peoples party shall not
again be BETRAYED In National convention
or its working forces passed into the hands
OF the enemy. and to inspire confidence
among the masses in the integrity of our
acts and sincerity of our demands for In
dependent action as party, we respect
fuily submit to the populists OF the Nation
the following olsn OF action:
First that the National organization
nmittee hereby instruct It's chairman
10 proceed with the formation of the peo-
pies party in all the Strtes on the lines
recommended by the Cincinnati conven-
ton of September 1898. or some relative
plan and TO appoint in each State not hay-
ing members already selected three mem
oers OF the National organization romup
zee and. with the assistance and advice NJ
those committeeman. 10 select state mr.
SANITATION committee of the same number
OF members as the then existing STAT
a.
men 10 organize as far as possible organ
l1atloh com.uitees In conEressiunll ms
trlcts' counties and voting nracinr,v
wherever 1t is positively known thai thosc
members OF National State and other corr.
nUtees now existing are uniustiHedlv on
nossu 10 fusion with either OF the other
parties and for Independent straiebtror
ward action by the people,s na-tS ~,
are 10 ne selected as members OF tbe CO..,
eFal organization committees.
q IL snail be the auty Of the sa,,or,,
committees to use all means 10 sec,,re ~,
selectlon OF delegates 10 the varIous Con-
sendons reading up to the nominating
prssiuen' IA convention Of 1900 who are
opposed to fusion, and, failing in this +.
provide Tor and elect contestlnp delegates
70 tne several conventions That h 10 SOW
u taose VINO are opposed to fusion nre mn.
1alrly or dishonesty treated in the o5un.-
convention they shall send delegation n
eom i tne seats OF tho fuslonists dele
cation in the State convention.
II the State convention is c,ntr,lIed II,
the interest Of fusion and AGAINST a,
honorable ana straightforward npnnIs,s
party poiicy, as soon as this Is determined
the micdle-of- thc-road delecatin1s sh m
leave me convention and send confn T.
ing delegation from that State to The N1
uohaI convention. Should the National
convention he controlled by straight ,ouu
ists, all delegates sent under this an
shall feel themselves in honor b3und in
nominate those candidates for nrelflrni
and vice president recommended by rho
referendum vote, provided. In the judy
msnt or the National organization commit
tee, there shall have been sufficient or
gsn'zatlon to make s,ch vote both prac.
tcsole and representative Of the will OF
the party.
Should the National convention Of 1900
be controlled in the interest Of fusion
the straight delegations shall leave said
convention and join the contestIng delegl-
lions and there carry out the will OF the
populists OF the nation without regard t.
the fusion convention.
In this case the National organization
committee and the several State district,
county and precinct committees organized
under the plan shall be recognized as the
only committees having any authority In
the affairs of the peoples party
III 1t should so occur that the NatlonaI
committee fail to issue the call for a Ma,
donal peoples party convention within
due time, in the discretion OF the National
organization committee. said organization
committee shall then proceed to issue
eau for National convention.
I'VE offer this plan of action knowing
that 1t will tfrst show to every populist
that we are willing to remain In coed fel.
lowship with our fusion brethren with
whom we have differed In the past in ac-
cepting distasteful allegiance with the
enemies of the peoples party; provided,
they will, with US, stand squlrely on the
original principles Of the party and the
line OF action intended by Its founders
who declared in Omaha In 1892 that The
two old parties were jointly responsible
for the miseries OF the people and the un-
Just legislation which oppressed them;
(second) II they refuse to do so thar we
wish them to know that we can 90 with
them no further, preferring 10 adhere to
The grand principles Of war against per-
sonal or political advancement or gain.
We share the humiliation OF the popuilst
v>ters who have found themselves In the
past forced 70 vote for candidates not in
sympathy with each demand of the peo-
piss party platform ana urge them to
diligently work in the future to avert any
rspetitien Of such complications.
We recommend that an earnest effort
10 carry cut the request for the refer