Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-18
Delegations to Conventions are to
be Straight.
DEFINE COMMITTEE DUTIES
r,vea 60 work diligently Go Avert
Placing the Peoples rnrty In
n srumiiiasinr Position.

vns issued here tonight ny the m
,t,nai organization Of the Peoples
Marty with the enforcement OF the Ma
,ionai Reform Press association. These
,,,, bodies. whorc common object II TO
keop the Popuiist party In the middle
of.thc.road. avoiding fusion with other
uoli,lcal parties everywhere. had been
IN session here since Tuesday morn
Ing and the adoption Of the address
concluded their labora.
All was not harmony among these
middle -thc-road leaders, and only
after long aud heated discussions was
an addrcra agreed upon. hard hght
Waa made TO secure the endorsement
o, Wharton iinrkcr and IgnatluH Dom
nelly for President ana Nicc.prcaldcnt
IN 1900 but this the committee refused
10 recommend. Instead n thorough or
rnnlgatlon 81 the middle-0f- thc-roud-
ar In every section OF the country "
urged with the understanding that they
shall enter the next national campaign
with the present populist organization.
but that whenever fusion shall gain the
day. whether In county, State or ma
zion, the middlc-of. thc-roadcrH
bolt and begin nm active campaign TO
carry out their principles.
The alleged funioniAt tendencies OF
Marion Butler. chairman OF the Popu.
list national committee nrc provided
against In the clause which authorizes
the national organization committee 10
call a national convention u they shall
BE- convinced that the national chair
man or the national committee are
playing into the hands Of the fusion
Its. The address OF the committee In
substance follows!
That the voters of the nation may
feel assured that the Peoples party
shall not again be betrayed In national
convention OF It's working forces passed
into the hands OF the enemy and To In
splrc confidence among the masses In
The integrity Of our acts and sincerity
Of our demands for independent action
ns party We respectfully submit TO the
ropullsta Of the nation the following
plan 81 action.
FirHt-That the national organization
committee hereby inatruc's itr chair
man TO proceed with the formation of
Peoples party precinct clubs IN all the
States. on tho plan recommended by the
Cincinnati convention OF September.
iiss. or some relative plan. and 90 APP
point IN each State. not having mem
hefr not already selected three mem
hrfH ~ the national organization com.
mlticc. and with the assistance and nd
vice o. these committeeman 90 select
state organization committee ~ the
same number Of members 40 the then
existing state committee. and through
these committeeman TO organize NJ far
a. possible organization committees IN
congregational districts. counties and
voting precincts. Wherever II IL post
lively known that thngc members 81 ma
rnnal. state or other committees now
existing are unquallncdly opposed 10
- . -
and f0r independent, atraightforward nc-
ton By tho Peoples party. they are TO
he selected ~ members Of the several
organization committees.
trconi-it nhnil b. the duty OF these
several committees 10 use all honor
able means To secure tho selection ~
helg1aiea 10 the various conventions
leading up 90 the nominating prcaidcn-
unl convention Of 1900 who nro opposed
70 fusion AID. falling In this. Co pros
Vide for and send contesting delegates
TO these several conventions. That ~ 10
hil, N those who are opposed 20 fusion
hfe unfairly or dishonornhly treated In
lhe county convention thoy shall send
rnhlriinN delegation 90 contest tho
teals ~ the fusion delegation In tho
state convention.
" the state convention II controlled
IN the Interest Of FUSION" and aFainEt
an honorable aud Straightforward Pco-
PICS party. nu soon 10 this IL deter
mined the middie-of. the road dclega-
Won shall leave the convention and.
uhillnF with the contortlng delegations,
thhll hold another state convention aud
s,nl a cnntraiing delegation from that
slAtu 70 the national convention. should
the national convention be controlled
BY straight Popullats, ali delegatos sent
under THIS plan shall feel themselves IN
hohor bound 10 nominate their candl-
yates Tor President and Vice President
recommended by the referendum vote,
provided In the Judgment OF the ma
uonal organization committee there
.hAll nave been sufficient organisation
70 MAKE such a vote both practicable
nnu representative OF the Will OF the
shonld the national convention OF 1900
y controlled IN the Interest OF fusion"
W. hHalHht delegations shall leave said
convention and Join the conteating dele
taupllA sent under this plan In a
.WalRht convention aud there carry out
VIC VIII OF the PopullftH Of the nation
ul,hout regard TO the fusion" conyen.
=, In thla case the national organlzn-
uoh committee and the several state.
.Hulct, county and precinct commit
,'ra' organised under this plan. shall
= recognized MS the only committees
having any authority In the affairs of
w. Peoples party.
" II should 10 occur that the nation
Committee fail 10 Issue tho call for
national Peoples party convention
within due time. In the discretion OF tho
nltnnal organization committee said
FORMULATION committee shall then pro-
Ngntion.
=, We offer this plan Of action knowing
,hat u VIII frat show 10 every Popu-
~ mat we are willing To remain In
900 Fellowship with our''fusion"b reth-
IN with whom We have differed In the
nssl' ~ accepting dlstaatofui allegiance
WIN the enemies OF the People'A party,
lluNlded they Will. with na, stand
.lulro ON the original principles of tho
Party and the lines OF action Intended
~ w. founders who declared In Omaha
" Nv, that the two old parties Were
!plhtly responsible Tor the miserlea OF
w, w people. aud the unjust legislation
,h oppressed them second. II they
,tuhe 70 do so. that we wish them 20
nlluN mat We can 10 with them no fur
Ut preferring to adhere To the grand
,'lh,lIlcr OF untainted popuilsn than
and gain.
We share the humillatlng position OF
me fopuliat voters who have found
ourselves In the past forced 10 vote
'hhuidnten not In sympathy with
Nm ueinhnd OF the Peoples party
,n,''auofln' and urge them 10 diligently
NTH IN the future To avert any rene
",u,eh or such complications.
10 recommend that an earnest effort
:" larry out the request for thu, refer
sons vote asked for by tho cin,,innati