Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-28

The official call for the populist state
convention, which will be held at Des
MONIES August 81, has been received
IN this city. The official call invites
not only the populists but the members
OF the Farmers Alliance, Knights of
Labor, Industrial Legion, United Mine
Workers Of America, the American
Federation of Labor and all other fac
lions of reform parties have been in
y1ted TO attend the mass convention.
The official call is as follows:
The Official Call.
BY the power vested in me l here
by call the members of the peoples
party of Iowa to meet in (mass state
convention) at the Y. M. G. A. building
in The city of Des Moines, on
Thursday, August q, 1903, at 10|
a. M, of said day, for the purpose OF
placing in nomination candidates for
the Offices of
Governor of state.
Lieutenant governor
Judge OF the supreme court.
Railroad commissioner.
Superintendent of public instruction.
And for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before
q SCdte convention.
No one will be barred from taking
part in this convention who favors
nominating a union peoples party state
ticket and is willing to lend their as
sistance in helping elect the same.
BY request, we invite the former
members of the banners Alliance,
Citizens Alliance, Industrial Legion,
and Knights of Labor, to meet with
us on this occasion, and a special in
yitation is extended to the members
of the new labor organizations, con-
sisting of the United Mine Workers of
America, the Federal Labor Onion and
the American Federation of Labor, and
other branches of labor organizations,
and all factions of reform parties and
free silver advocates, and all who favor
good government and independent
political action, to meet with us in this
Mass State Convention) in the Capt.
tai City, and help us to promulgate a
plan by which we can free ourselves
from the bondage Of old party trust
domination, in sentence, "use our
brains" to better our conditions. as
urged by our great labor leaders, a
concentration of our power at the bal
lot box, instead of voting for trust pro.
moters and millionaires for officers,
will vote for the millions of people and
the promotion Of a true system of gov
eminent, as outlined by the union peo-
pies party, the party of the people,"
all who believe in the people ruling in
stead Of the aristocratic few are in
vited.
Let every reformer and every men,
Der of organized labor, who wishes to
see this union perfected and take it's
place in the political arena of Iowa be
present in person at this convention
and let us have reunion of reformers,
just as though you felt it's success ali
depended upon you, and not leave the
work for some others to do and then
complain because the convention was
not conducted to suit your idea, but
take a day off to attend to your politi-
cal business, like the members of the
trusts and Office seekrs do, and then
you will have done your lawful and
God given duty, as intelligent men
should always do, then you can at
tend the state fair, if you SO desire. All
railroads will give a half fare rate on
this occasion.
By order of the peoples party state
central committee.
j. r. Norman, chairman, Abba.
8. M. Harvey, secretary, East Des
Moines, July %, 1908.