People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1896 — Attention Indiana Populists. [ARTICLE]

Attention Indiana Populists.

To the Voters of the P ople’s Party: By direction, and under the authority of the state central committee of the People’s party of Indiana, a state convention will be held atlndianqpolis, commencing on Tuesday, the' 28th day of July. 1896, for the purpose of nominating candidates for the several state offices, and the selection of presidential electors at large, for the approaching campaign. The basis of representation for delegates to said convention has been fixea by the state committee as follows: One delegate for each township in the state and an additional delegate for every one hundred votes and such major fraction thereof, cast for Dr. C. A Robinson for secretary of state in 1894. It is recommended that such delegates be selected at county, rather than township conventions. The time and place for holding county conventions for the selection of the delegates herein provided for is left to the discretion of the several county committees. i All persons who are dissatisfied with the servility and corruption of the two old parties are cordially invited to participate with the Peoples party in such conventions, and in support of the candidates to be nominated at our state, district and other (conventions. We welcome all 1 persons who believe that the interests of the people are abpve and beyond party lines, and who are unwilling to wear party labels when such party has abandoned the principles'which were the original basis of its birth and formation. N. T. Butts. Chairman. S. M. Shepard. Sec’y.