The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-20

that at the meeting OF the National CON
mittec OF the peoples party In Lincoln.
Nco.. February ~. owing TO the unprace-
dcntea aud outrageous ebert 81 q min. rity
to 1isfranchise the populist voters OF the
Nation by arbitrarily aud without cause
or reason dropping from ae rolls OF the
committee nearly ons-third Of lis menu
hers, has compelled action on the part OF
The majority which has resulted In diyis-
ion OF the committee and we ask that YOU
suspend Judgment OF the justice of our
position until you are informed OF the
facts in detail Just as they exist These
facts viii be given in formal address to
the public to be issued BY this committee
tomorrow, 1t is sufhclent that you know
that the late chairman OF the committee
Senator Marion Butler. Ia calling this
committee TO order, presumed to drop from
the rolls Of the committee on the NEST
himsy preteXt, members OF this committee
who were elected BY the members OF our
party in several States aud who are today
honored and respected by their constllu-
ents. Such men as Frank Burkitt OF Miss
issippi c. + McGregor and William Phil.
fps CT Georgia and MANY Others were urbi-
trarly dropped from the roll.
When this action was announced In the
committee Joe A. Parker asked The chair
by what authority the name OF w Flies
VI FAAhdUSiSs do u LfrN ttNts MtN NiNNIfI
from the rolls. This the chairman refused
TO answer. He then appoi1 ted a orelen-
tials committee, composri OF Senator AL
leu, General Weaver and J. II. Davis, and
ARBITRARILY declared the me flag "a ourn a.
The members OF this commiytee refuse
TO recognize that senator Butler had my
light to adjourn the body without vOte
being taken, and on his vacatns the
chair elected u. c. Weaver Of Nc1raskn
to the presidency After the organization
OF the committee We submitted to the
voting members thereof II their crtdsu-
tials committee compossd rs q was, Of
preiudiced aud biased peIsuGA would giye
us fair treatment and Would hear all con-
tests without prejudice that we would
again meet with them. THIS proposlt on
they would not accsdc 10 We MAINTAIN
that this action demonstrated beyo,d an
doubt the insincerity Of the taet,ol
In control OF tho party organizes and
members and holders Of proxies repre-
senting ffty-seyoa members ct the conf
mittee proceeded TO permanently reor-
ganize the committee by ele,tps y Glenn
Devor Of Nebraska chairman mud Joseph
\. Parker Of Kentucky secretary. II
must not be forgotten that this committee
at all times represented a majority or
the members To attendance.
Inc National committee has ordered the
Issuance o. a call lonal conven-
ton of the party to meet in Cincinnati on
the second Wednesday in Nav f;r the pur
pose Of nominating 4 candidate for presi-
dent and vic president Of the United
States. which convention will be ordered
in formal call TO be issued tomorrow
together with an address giving the dc ais
IL the shameless acts OF those enemies Of
popnlism who for eeyerAlyears in the past
have endeayored through fair means or
foul to turn the voters Of the peoples par
ty over to the politicians 81 the I'd par les.
We therefore ask you 10 suspend judg-
ment on the matter which has led up 10
this action until the details of he royolu
tioaary procedure Of Sena Butler and
his fellow con spirstors may be mad public.
Joseph A. Parker. Kentucky
Robert McReynolds. Nebraska.
n. II. Wheeler Ohio,
J. II Osborne. Georgia.
ALI Reed. Iows-