The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-01-04

IAOO1O b1 lk1G COMMIIIEE.
Certain contingencies resulting from
the balloting. il they should occur, ca,
safely be left to written vote OF tn,
whole state central committee, since i
consists of one member from each coun
ty."
ADDRESS OF THE WHOLE COMMIT.
TEE TO THE PUBLIC.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. %, 1899.
no the Popylists OF Minnesota: =
We,- the undersigned, the state centra
committee of the Peoples party of Min.
nesota, herewith present our annual re-
port:
There is fusion organization now in
existence in this state, claiming to rep
resent the Peoples party of Minnesota
But it is in reality mere appendage to
the Democratic party, created and man
ufactured for the purpose of TRANSFERRING
the Populists of this state to the Demo
cratic party.
The supreme court of this state de-
cided, in 1898, that the action taken by
these fusiOnists had created new party,
entitled the Peoples party.
Those who participated in mis- fusion
with another organization with different
principles from those of the Peoples
party, thereby abandoning the Peoples
party in favor of new organization;
and, therefore, those delegates now re-
presented by us, who remained faithful
to their principles and refused to unite.
directly or indirectly with the Demo-
cratic party, and who remained in the
hall and organized, were and are the
Peoples party of the state of Mime
sofa.
The organization we represent was
forced, in the 1898 campaign, to add the
descriptive word ''MidrUad' to the title
of our party. as the condition of getting
our candidates on the official ticket at
that particular election
We have been steadily carrying on
the agitation of the Omaha platform
which, being radical, tolerates no dis
tractive side issues.
At our annual meeting one year ago
in St Paul, Jan. 8, 1898, we Endorsed
the referendum system of the Cincinnati
for the future management
Of our party.
Our fathers established representative
government, and believed it would fur
nish the people with the means of pro-
tecting their rights and liberties. But
we have fallen upon an era of universal
corruption, and the great corporations
interpOse between the people and their
representatives in conventions and legis-
lative bodies, and make representative
government failure and farce.
We must shorten the distance between
the voters and their agents If we are to
renew the ancient honor and honesty of
cur country.
To this end we demand direct legisla-
ton and the nomination of all candi-
dates by the people themselves at their
homes.
The committee will therefore send our
ballots to the counties and
townships, SO that the people themselves
can select different candidates to be
voted for by all true Populists in the
county elections.
We are body of poor men striving
.or what we think is right, and we
request all who sympathize
with us and who have not yet enrolled
themselves in the movement, to send
heir names and addresses to the secre-
AIRY of this committee, for the purpose
IF distributing our referendum ballots
and such literature as we are able to
send out
Respectfully submitted,
>. -. P. H. RAH1LLY, Chairman. /
H. B. FAY, Secretary.
IL Washington avenue south, Mime
apolis. MINI.
PETER MAX, Treasurer,
455 Carroll Street, ST. Paul MINI.
Thomas F. Ward, Swift Co.: George
Hall, Dodge; M. R. Parks, Mcleod: J. |
R. Campbell, Winona; Charles Smith, |
'ipestone; H. P. Moran, Big Stone; Olof
finji Ottertail; E. j. White, Rico; C. J. |
Chippewa; F. Borchard, Rem
lille; 0. H. Skegrud, Freeborn; L. A. |
latch, ,Sherbourne; James Arnold, Red |
wood; W. B. Carter, Mile Laos; George
Dunn, Waseca; Robert c. Muer, Jack |
ON; V. D. Nixon, Olmstad; George w. |
J. Green, Anoka; Nels Draxton, Meeker;
Y. D. Vandergon, Wright; o. A. Whit
ley, Benton; George Mennie, Lincoln;
,. Kavanaugh, Carlton; Walter John
on, st. Louis; Nels Westland, Lake;
T. O Larson, Mobiles; F. Fritsche, Sr.,
Brown; r. M. Probtsfeld, Clay; M. Men,
ink, Fillmore; Frank r. Smith, Hous- !
on; John Hendricks, Isanti; Joseph |!
Lac Qui Parle; Peter Ship |
nan, LeSeuer; J. L. Corcoran, Marshall; |
DE Gunderson, Norman; F. u. Webster, |
POLK; L. c. Long, Rock; A. c. Barrett,
'tearns; Fred Spencer, Stevens; S. w. |
POWELL, Washington; Ernest Rosenberg
r, Blue Earth; S. NJ Fairchild. Henne-
lin; s. W. Powell, Washington; S. J. |
Harris, Ramsey county; E. W. Bonham,
ramsey; H. V. POore, Renville Co., Olof !
arson, Red Lake Co.
"Wednesday ovoninO Tho oo,,y,;t+oo -