Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25
Populist Leaders to Attempt
to Rejuvenate the Third
Party In This State
ALL %sMs" TO BE REPRESENTED
See Hope Because of the Democrats
Cutting Away From Bryan-conven-
ton Called for State Fair Week,
August 27-PIans for Labor Day
in Iowa.
special to Times Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
Des ,Moines. July 25.-The most ambi-
tious effort which has been made for
several years to organize a third party
in Iowa into which the reformers may
be gathered for political purposes is to
be made at mass convention TO De
| held in this city August 81. A call has
been issued for the convention at that
| time. J. r. Norman. of Abba, signing
as chairman of the populist committee
and S. NJ. Harvey. of this city as Sec
retary. They also announce that the
temporary chairman of the convention
will be L. II. Weller. of Nashua, form
erly Calamity" Weller. member of con-
gress who was candidate for COVER
ago. 1t is understood that Weller is one
of the few popullsts that have never
swerved from the faith. AS special
features it also announces that Thomas
e. Watson, of George, who was once
candidate for vice-president on the
Bryan ticket, will be here to speak;
also J. A. Edgerton, of Denver. the bril-
liant young newspaper man who is sec
retary of the national populist commit
tee: and Jo A. Parker, of Louisville,
chairman of the mid-road populist or
ganization. also an editor. The conven-
ton is to be held during state fair week
so that those attending may take ad-
vantage of the special reduced rates.
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ocratic party in this state in cutting
loose entirely from Bryan the popu-
lists believe they will be able to get
back a large portion of former green
hackers and populists who have in re-
cent years commenced to call themselv-
es democrats. The populists proper
now have but one newspaper in the
state advocating a separate populist
party and many of those who In other
years We're very strong advocates of
populist principles are now recognized
as democrats. The invitation to this
convention is made wide enough to in
clude all brands of ''reformers" and
permit of Endorsement of all manner of
isms unless it is that OF straight social
ism. Chairman Norman declares that
there will be 1000 present. though the
party cast only 500 votes two years ago
and did not get ticket in the field
last year.
The CALI Of Chairman Norman con-
tains the following sentence relating to
the plans and purposes and the scope Of
the conventions:
by request we invite the former
members fthe Farmers Alliaonce, Citi
zens Alliance, Industrial Legion and
knights of Labor, to meet with us on
this occasion, and special invitation
Is extended to the members of the new
labor organizations, consisting of the
United Mine Workers OF America, the
Federal labor union, and the American
Federation of Labor, and other branch
es of labor organizations, and all fac
tons of reform parties and free sill
yer advocates, and all who favor good
government and independent political
action, to meet with us in this mass
state convention in the capital city, and
help us to promulgate plan by which
we can free ourselves from the bondage
of old party trust domination in a SEN
tence, use our brains to better our
condition, as urged by our great labor
leaders. a concentration of our power at
the ballot box instead of voting for
trust promoters and millionaires for
officers, will vote for the millions of
people and the promotion fthe sys-
tenn of government, as outlined by the
Union Peoples Party, the party of the
people all who believe in the people
ruling instead of the aristocratic few
are invited
1t is added that mo one will be bar
red from taking part in this convention
VINO faVors nominating a Union
Peoples party state ticket and is willing
to lend their assistance in helping to
elect the same"
Engagements for Labor day meetings
in the various cities of Iowa, are in
order The laboring men are planning
greater things this year on their an
nual holiday than ever before In Des
Mones the unions have decided not to
have any outside speaker but a pro-
gram which will include addresses by
a number of local speakers is being
prepared. Rev. Mott r. Sawyers, of
Centerville last spring, was Informally
nittees decided not to employ any out
slider. State Labor Commissioner
Brigham has declined to speakk this
year as he is overwhelmed with work
in his Office. His assistant, Arthur f.
Holder, last year president of the state
federation, is to be one of the speak
ers at big meeting at Centeville,
the other on the program being Will |
lam B. Wilson, of Indianapolis, secre-
tary Of the mine workers Plans are
being made for a big meeting at OF
tumwa, where 1t Is expected President
Samuel Gompers will speak. President
Gompers was in Fort Dodge few days
ago, and at that time had not accepted |
any invitation to speak. A. l.. Urick OF
this city, president of the state feder-
alton, will probably also go to Ottum-
wa If Gompers does. Wesley Stafford,
of Sioux City. has been engaged to
speak in Marshalltown at the Labor
day meeting. John White, of the mine
workers, will go from oskaloosa to
Keokuk to speak. Claude Davis, pros
eo,cn. iv,t ,Trnko IINiv0r. I