Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-28
PEOPLES PARTY CONFERENCE
Thomas u. TIbbIes Makes Principal
Address st session OF National
Committee.

ST. LOUIS. June 27.--The national COM
mittee Of the peoples party met in annual
conference here today az the Olympic
theater. delegates being present from al
most every state in the union.
The gathering is for the purpose Of dis
cussing the political situation and will
sumo somewhat the appearance of con-
vention before adjournment tomorrow even
ing. 1t is said that possibly the party
members will endorse a man for the presi-
Dental nomination. At the Southern hotel
a conference was held today by members
of the conference provisional committee,
which is advocating mammoth convention
of all of the reformed forces of the nation.
the object being to organize political
body of unity, harmony and strength.
The conference was called to order by
James II. Farriss, national chairman OF
the Peoples party, OF Joliet, ILL., In the
absence Of Secretary c. q. DeFrance Of
New York, Paul ]. Dixon OF Chllicothe.
Mo, as chosen temporary secretary. The
conference opened with an address by
Chairman Farriss.
After an hour devoted to short talks
from different delegates concerning popu-
list principles, a recess was taken until
o'clock.
The afternoon session began with an
address by Hon Thomas H. Tibbles Of
Omaha, who was the vice presidential
candidate of the peoples party in the last
campaign. He said in Part:
I'VE claim that every monopoly should
be owned by the public. Wherever a popu-
list principle has been incorporated into a
Law it Is the astonishing fact that the whole
public finally becomes ia favor of it.
I'VE are fought on the grounds Of social
ism. I want TO say that there are two
kinds of socialism in the United States, the
Carl Marx socialism and the Debs social
ism The Marx socialism is the only kind
that is worth anything. The other kind.
the Debs socialism, is a fraud. Our princi-
pies stand for the good of the people, re-
gardless of name. What is a democrat? =?
| Can anybody tell?'
| Silence in the audience
What is a republican," demanded Mr..
/ Tibbles with emphasis.
"A crazy democrat" shouted voice, and
a general laugh followed.
"The great split in these parties" con-
| tinued Mr. Tibbles, has destroyed their
names. Their names do not mean anything
! But the populist party is solidiied and II
will stand for the next one hundred years
and the name means something The princl-
pies which we have advocated, and dc
| advocate, have advanced more rapidly thar
| any other set of principles in the world"
| discussion arose as to the purpose OF
the conference and Mr.. Tibbles finally put
an end to II by stating that this is meet.
ing of the national committee and friend.
| have been invited, and the friends have the
same power to vote on questions that may
be brought up as have the regular member,
of the national committee.
Colonel H. l.. Bentley of Abilene, Tex
was appointed chairman of committed
of fifteen to consider and draft PROPOSE
ton for peoples party club to be sub
mitted to the conference for adoption
Colonel Bentley made an address prior Il
the meeting of the committee or fifteen
explaining the purpose OF the club organi
zation proposed. He said that In less thai
one year he had organized over 225O peo
pies party country club organization
throughout the United States, but had don
so without official authority from the peo
pies party, and now the committee woul,
draft a plan for the continuance Of clul
organization throughout the country. 70
official sanction and adoption by the ma
tional committee.
Jay w. Forrest of Albany, N. Y, VIII
was a delegate to the national democrati
convention of 1904 in St. Louis, made a.
address on party organization.
Several committees were named and tn
conference took a recess until D. m. [
give the committee time to confer an
report.