The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-02-22
OUTRAGEOUS
THE BUTLERITEs FUSE WITH THE
DEMOCRATS.
THE POPULISTS CALL A NATIONAL
CONVENTION TO MEET IN CIN-
CINNATI, MAY 8.
LET ALL WHO LOVE THE RIGHT
BE THERE.

AANOOAN, NcD. req. lS.-A Spl1C 8QO
walkout followed a turbulent meeting
Of the Populist national committee to-
night, the anti-fusion leaders, after hav-
Ing a number of their followers turned
down by the credentials committee, or
ganizing bolt and forming a new COM
mittee. The members favorable to fus-
ion, after adopting the report of the
credentials committee, adjourned until
tomorrow, when, in all likelihood, it
will empower the chairman or a COM
mittee of three to call a national con-
vention for the same city, and at the
same time the Democratic convention is
held.
Caucuses and conferences this morn
ing among the contending factions be-
tOkened an inharmonious meeting of the
full committee, which began at 3 o'clock
this afternoon in representative hall Of
the state capitol, and the indications
that breakers were ahead was en-
phasized ten minutes after Chairman
Butler called the committee to order
and announced that it would at once
go into executive session.
The differences Of the members, of
whom there we're about 80 present, but
holding proxies for nearly the full COM
mittee. hinged primarily on the old
question of fusion. The element favor
ing fusion, led by Senator Allen, which
apparently had the strongest following
insisted on fusion, and to that end a
committee be appointed with power to
call the convention for the same day
and place as the Democrats. Senator
Allen said:
FIREBRAND THROWN IN.
II am not in favor Of admitting to the
committee meeting this afternoon, or
recognizing as members of the commit
tee, any man who participated in the
Cincinnati convention that nominated
Barker and Donnelly for president and
vice-president. am not in favor Of
recognizing proxies from such men,
neither am in favor Of recognizing any
such man who holds proxy 1 do not
believe the committee should admit any
member who is supporting q ticket
other than the one to be nominated in
the convention this committee shall call.
The committee should throw over the
transom every member who has no
right to participate in its deliberations,
and believe it will do it,
j. A. Parker, of Kentucky, replied on
behalf of the middle-of- -the-road, or
anti-fusion men.
The calling of the list of committee
men proceeded without incident to the
end, when Mr.. Parker asked why the
proxies of Committeeman A. w. Files,
OF Arkansas, and Robert McReynolds.
OF Lincoln, had been omitted.
Robert Schilling, of Wisconsin, said
he challenged the right of any man to
sit in the meeting, regardless of his Gre
dentials, who had taken part in the Gin
cinnati convention which nominated
Barker and Donnelly.
Chairman Butler ruled that the whole
matter must go to the committee on
credentials, and he thereupon appointed
as such committee Allen, of Nebraska:
Weaver, of Iowa, and Tracey, of Texas
all OF the fusion faction, and declared
the meeting adjourned amid the pro-
tests OF the middle-of-the-roaders who
denounced his action as partisan.
COMPROMISE REJECTED.
When the committee roassonnh1od ~
S:45 p. M, the anti-fusionists presented
the following propositions:
That the committee recognize only
legal proxies, stamped with revenue
stamps. according to law.
THAT the roll Of the meeting in Oma-
ha In 1896 be accepted as the roll of
this committee except where subsequent
state conventions have elected new
members, except that cases of contests
shall be- before committee composed
OF five members, two to be selected nv
the friends of Butler, two by friends Of
Parker. these four to select fifth MEM
ber. and in settling the contests no votes
are to be cast on these cases by either
contestee or contestants until all con-
tests are settled.
This proposition represents 81 votes
In this committee, which is a good ma
Jority OF the members in attendance
here, and we demand these positions in
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