The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-23
POPULIsT STATE COMMITTEE.
State Convention to He Held on Same
Day Chosen by the Democrats.

The Populist state committee held a meet
ing at the Hotel English yesterday. be-
ginning at II o'clock. The meeting was
largely attended and representative
of every part of the State. There were
present some from each district except
the Twelfth. Members say that perfect
harmony prevailed. The Populists do not
elect their new committeeman until the
evening before the state convention, which
will be held on June 4. THE reason We
fixed the date for June 4, the same the
date of the Democratic state convention,
was to accommodate our time to the farm
ers, by whom our party lis largely COM
posed" said G. M. Walter, secretary of the
committee. I'VE had no information that
the Democrats would hold their conven-
ton on the same day."
10 A. Parker, of Louisville, chairman of
the Populist national committee, was pres
ent at the meeting yesterday. He was on
his way home from the Texas state con-
vention. Chairman Parker addressed the
Indiana committee, discussing the allied
movement on the part of the Union Re
form, public ownership, fusion Populists,
the honest Bryan Democrats and the mid
road Populist parties, from which the lat
ter expect to make great gains. His speech
was enthusiastically received. In explain
ing this alliance Secretary Walter last
night said: 1T is not a fusion of elements
differing in principle, as was the the at
tempted fusion with the Democrats, but a
real union of men believing in the same
principles
Among other things the committee passed
resolutions requesting the Immediate re-
moval from office of Edwin s. Madden, third
assistant postmaster general, because OF
his alleged 'nefficiency and imbecility
public official" The resolution referred to
Mr.. Maddens course toward reform pa
pers, excluding them from secondclass
mail privileges and otherwise annoying
them by requiring papers of long standing
to furnish proof that they were entitled TO
secon6-claSS mail privileges. The commit
tee sent a cOngratulatory dispatch TO the
Kansas Populists their great fight and
glorious victory over fusion. 1t was an
nounced in the meeting that the midroad
ers had turned down" fusion at their state
convention by vote of BAG to 1913.
The committee selected the following
delegates and alternates TO the Louisville
allied convention: The three national COM
mitteemen, A. G. Burkhart, Upton; Thomas
S. East, Anderson; n. H. Motsinger. In
Robinson. Cleveland; s. w. Williams. Vim
cennes; j. III. Allen, Terre Haute; DR.. w.
T. Carmichael, Walesboro; alternates at
| large James NJ Shepard Oaktown: Samuel
Walker Charlottesville; Thomas b. Rogers,
Logansport; Harvey NJ. Wiley, Kewanna.
First Districts. NJ. Holcomb, FIT. Branch,
delegate at large; b. b. Hollis, Kings, al
ternate.
Second Distributions wadsworth.
Raglesviile, and Dr. J. w. Clark Wash
ington. delegates, and Milton Fox Bicknell
and Walter Summers, Loogootee, alter
mates.
Third District-J. c. Stewart. West Baden
delegate; Lewis Patterson, Henryville, al
| ternate.
Fourth District-T j. Lindley, Foltz, dele
| gate; Parker T. Brown. Whiteland, alter
nate.
! Fifth District-Dr. A. T. Keightley Green
castle, delegate; James H. Job, Cloverdale,
alternate.
Sixth District-D. F. Boyer, waldron,
/ delegate; John Nipp, Gings, alternate
Seventh Distribution. Leroy Templeton
delegate, and Thomas j. Ross, alternate
both of Indianapolis.
Eighth District-William E. Hurley. Mid
dletown, delegate; Robert Gavan, Poneta,
| alternate.
Ninth District-C. M Walter, Rossville;
! W. B. Gill, Ladoga, and ]. NJ Patterson
! Upton, delegates, and Nathan Freeman
| Ladoga, Joseph Airhart, Advance and
| Frank Yerkes, Veedersburg. alternates
Tenth District. c. Smith, Monticello
! delegate; John Q. Engle, Francesville, alter
| nate.
Eleventh District-Willam Smith. Anoka,
! delegate; w. II. Kunse, Logansport, alter
nate.
Twelfth District-C. T. Creager, Butler.
| delegate; Cal Husselman, Auburn. alter
nate.
Thirteenth District-John G. Mangher-
| mar. South Bend, delegate; n. G. Kelly,
! Elkhart, alternate.
Full state, county and district tickets will
be nominated also candidate for the Legis-
/ lature