The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-03-08
KENTUCKY HEARD FROM
PoPUL1srs REpuD1ArE BUTLER.

POPULIsTs REPUDIATE BUTLER.
The Populist convention at Litchfleld
Kentucky. was attended by about Ion
delegates. the impossible roads and dis
agreeable weather having kept many
away. A. H. Cardin was elected chair.
man OF the convention and ]. w. Wat.
son secretary. 10 A. Parker read the
address Of the national committee, ex.
planning the division Of the committee
at Lincoln, and was invited to address
the convention and the public in the
evening. The following plan Of organi.
zation Of the party was unanimously
adopted:
In order that the cause Of the Peoples
party may be carried forward to sue
cess. and believing that to achieve this
end it is necessary that the membership
Of the party be thoroughly and system
atically organized, and that they keep
we'll informed as to the progress Of the
cause through it's literature, the state
committee Of the Peoples party of Ken
lucky hereby adopt the following plan
OF organization, which is hereafter to
be the legal organization of the party:
First-There shall be organized In
each county a central Populist club,
which shall hold monthly meetings at a
central point in each county, and the
membership thereof shall be confined
to those citizens who are in thorough
accord with the principles OF the Peo-
Pies party, as expressed in the past ma
tional platforms Of the party, and who
are in favor of Independent political
action by the Peoples party without
fusion or compromise with either Of the
old parties.
There shall be no dues or fees
charged members of this organization.
except that every member in good
standing shall be subscriber to the
state organ. and shall pay into the state
treasury 26 cents each quarter in pay
ment for the subscription thereof.
Each member in good standing will
receive membership card showing
that he has paid the required price Of
subscription to the state organ and has
expressed hts adherence to the prin-
ciples Of the Peoples party and his op-
position to compromising those prin-
ciples for the purpose Of gaining Office
and power.
Membership cards shall be of two
classes-one quarterly card, expiring
at the end of each quarter, which shall
be issued upon the payment Of rs cents:
another an annual card. good for IL
months from the date Of issue, to be is
sued upon payment Of 81.
The chairman, officers and members
Of the several county committees of the
Peoples party now in existence, or
hereafter organized. shall be ex-oficio
officers of the county central club.
Precinct clubs or subdivisions may
be organized wherever deemed adyis-
able
After May 1, 1900, unless deemed i'm
practicable by the club, all nominations
for offices and other party elections,
shall be held through referendum vote !
In which every member of any county |
club, In good standing, shall be entitled |
to vote. A member in good standing is
one who holds an unexpired member
ship card, showing that he has paid up
his subscription to the party organ for
that quarter, and has otherwise obeyed
the rules governing the central club.
Proper rules governing the taking of
referendum votes shall be provided by
a special committee at the next state
of the Peoples party, to be
held at Litchf1eld, KY, February 20,
1900.
The state organ shall be published by
the state committee and be the property
OF the membership of the party. At
each state convention an Office editor.
to edit and manage the paper, shall be
appointed, he to issue said paper, re-
celve all money from miscellaneous
not connected with the
of this club organization,
and advertising, in addition to that paid
over by the state committee as SUBJ
'cription for members of the several
,lubs
The state chairman shall have tho
oower to appoint general and local or
sanizers to carry into effect this plan
If organization.
This plan Of organization shall be
'ut into effect at once, and the COM
nittee hereby appeals to every Populist
to at once put the plan in
'peration in his own county, and for
ward names of members with quarterly | !
'ayment on subscription to w. F. Par :
Ter, editor, Louisville, KY, who, upon
eceipt OF same, will mail to the county ,
halrman or to each member direct. a
membership card bearing the seal Of !
he state committee.
A supplementary report providing the ,
aanner OF taking the referendum vote .
'as adopted. 1t provided that the stata .
hartman should send ballot contain :
ng the names of all candidates for /
omination to the chairman of each A
ountry central club, and that each {
lember Of the club should be allowed 7
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