The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-28
Old Time Populists will Try to
ReOrganize Party.
Refuse to Approve Chairman
Hanna's Programme.
EE WILL NOT BOLT.
Tells Associates He'll Stay With
the Ship.
Will Remain at Head of the
Committee.

regular old-fashioned. locked -docr
and outer guard Populistic caucus was
neid Thursday afternoon and evening ut
/ the National hotel. and the result WIS
tnat It was decided to not give up tile
snip. With the 100 Populists votes east
IN Kansas at the last election as
nucleus for party, the Populists Will
start in and ''reorganize They agreed
mat Roosevelt would do but tIiey
\ couldn't stand for some Of the nther
leaders in the Republican party. Hen, e
doned.
The meeting of the Populists con
menced al 4 O'Clock in the AFTERNOON
Many eloquent speeches were made
ana at o'clock the caucus took :, 80
posed of Albert Griffin of TopeI1a. J.e-
eph Wright Of Smith Center and W.
! W Wiley of Topeka was appointed %
draft some resolutions
The committee reported some 7asoli,-
uons prepared by Albert Grimm ',ut
after considerable discussion. substs-
tute report was offered by Judge Wa
terbury of Emporia. and the substitute
report was adopted. Mr.. Griffin was
the only one who voted against the sub
stltute report, and he opposed it be-
cause he believed that the Pon111isr ma r
" should maintain its adherence to IT'S
principles on the money question. The
resolutions offered by Mr. Gridin which
the caucus rejected, were as follows:
whereas, Republican leaders ten
years ago. asserted that there vas
then too much money in the country.
and have ever since insisted that the
wonderful increase in the worlds out
put OF gold has settled the money
problem;
And Whereas. even such Demo-
cratic leaders as William j. BRYAN as
Sented TO this proposition during the
last campaign:
stApd Wharaar tI,a ~-.-.--s--.
pointed by the bankers convention.
are nevertheless, now lobbvinr
through congress bill to permit the
national banks to issue several hun-
dred dollars more of an inferior t<ind
OF bank notes. and to authorize them
70 contract the bank note currency at
pleasure-and are being supported bv
leading members Of both OF the old
Resolved. That as Popu1ists we
stilI mold that all money should be is
sueu olrectiy by the government to
the people; that enough of it should
be provided to enable all the people
to exchange their services and pro-
ducts; and, especially. that money
once issued should never be with
dra wn from circulation.
Resolved further That with tbesa
principles inscribed uDon our banners
and with our flag nailed to the mast,
we intend to sail straight ahead until
our cause triumphs
Resolved, That every nersor nh.
voted the Peoples party ticket a+ the
last election is requested to send mis-
name and postoffice address to the
secretary Of this committee. Z. c.
Fowler, Sta. C. Topeka. kansas
The following are the RESOLUTION.
adopted: 'N''o"s
Resolved, That this conference sin
cerely thank the Pooulist state com
mlttee and press for their vigorous
prosecution of the campafen r-4fbo,rt
funds and under every discouraeen,enf
and we congratulate the. conr1fftes
upon the moral effect and result OF
their efforts.
Resolved. That the committee he
instructed TO take courage from their
past experience and that thev vfgor-
ousIy continue the work Of our or1an-
lzatlon until our cause shall be won.
resolved, That each voter who
cast his vote fer the PopuIist state
ticket and who desires to co-operare
for the cause hereafter be reauested
TO send a postal card with his name
and address to F. c. Fowler. secretarvy
Station c, Topeka, Kansas"
Chairman Hanna has made such
1attering remarks concerning Roose-
Welt that there has been suspicion that
he intended to bolt the party and line
Up with the Republicans
Il am going to stay right with the
old party, he said last night. Il ad-
mire Roosevelt and I admire Rrvan
but that is because they advocate cor
tain things that have ever been a mart
of the PoDulist creed. The old partv
is good enough for me. Ny idea in
giving the voters chance. to sav
whether or not they wished to con-
tinue the organization is simply the
result of conversations I have had
with men whom we consider party
leaders. 1t appeared to me that there
was a sentiment in that direction and
as chairman of the committee 1 con-
sidered it my duty to give the voters
and committee a chance to express
themselves. At the meeting today
they decided unanimously to continue
the organization and that is perfectly
satisfactory to me-"
Those who attended the meeting
were: Horace A. Keefer, I.eaven-
worth county Joseph A. Wright
Smith county; Z. G. Fowler. Topeka:
II. c. Root, Topeka; w. r. Eyster. To-
peka: Robert Houserman, Riley coun-
Osborne; ]. A Jordan. Riley county:
Ed s. Waterbury, Emporia: C. T.
Shinn Ottawa; Albert Griffin Topeka.
George w Hanna, Clay county; c. A.
South wick. Clay county.
The caucus received telegram from
James A. Ferris. chairman Of the Pop
uIist national committee, who lives at
Joliet III. Mr.. Ferris said in his mes
''Our cause prospers. Be kind to our
enemies and keep straight ahead
1t was decided that George Hanna
should remain at the head Of the Ponu-
list state committee, and the meeting
was decidedly harmonious in all its ac-
tions. At s o'clock the meeting nur-
riedly dissolved to allow the PopuIists
to attend the Bryan lecture at the Audi
torium.
E A. Mcfarland, Of Lincoln. Kan. IS
in TC0eka TODAY on sOrne r,araona1 1,r.-