People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1896 — Peoples Party News Bureau. [ARTICLE]

Peoples Party News Bureau.

HEADQUARTERS AT ST. LOUIS. 0 Plutocracy is Alarmed at the Growth ol the Reform Forces. THE INDEPENPEHT VOTER Iff THE 9EDDLE FOR HIS RIGHTO.

Peoples Party News Bureau., j Headquarters National Ex. Committee V St. Louis. Mo.. June 11 } The Btate committee of Idaho met recently at Boise City and selected delegates to the national convention. The state nominating convention will be held at Boise City on Aug. 18th. John Doherty, an early day speaker in the reform movement, offers his services to the national committee, and writes: “There is a big split in the republican party in this state over the defeat of Senator Hansbrough in the state convention on account of his position on the silver question. As for the democrat party, nothing is left of it save land office officials and postmasters. If the Peoples party does not carry this state I Bhall be engulfed by the mystery of the defeat. E. Evans, of Tonawonda, N. Y., chairman of the committee on conference of the National Reform party, recently organized at Pittsburg, Pa., writes to the national committee requesting that a date be set for a conference to be held at St. Louis. “We desire,” says Mr. Evans, “to see but one reform party in the held in 1896.” W. J. W. Devers, of Tyndall, S. Dak. writes that the democrats of his state, are in a perfect uproar over the action of the state convention, in which dozens of delegates wilfully violated their instructions. Despite the fact that in his county the population is composed largely of foreign born Russians whom, he thinks will stick closely to republican goldbug doctrine, Mr. Devers expects that democratic defections will be sufficient to insure success of tue people s party. C. C. Hudson, of the Oklahoma City, (Ok) Champion writes: "If judicious action prevails in our national and territorial conventions, Oklahoma can this fall be carried by the Populists. The Western Newspaper Union requires five tickets tor tne use of its representatives . during the Peoples party national convention. The editor writes that in addition to ready prints and plates the company will supply patrons with wire reports. Seth Bottemley, of Nashville Center, Minn., writes: “One good sign for the people’s party this year is that the young men are taking hold. We shall have music by the full band this fail, and it looks, at present' as if we will out-toot them all.” The organization of the people’s party in the Indian Territory resulted in the election of these members of the national committee: A. B. Weakley, Comanche; J. F.Kenwarty, Welch; George E. John, Colgate. A. L. Gibbs was made territorial chairman and Thomas Sloan secretary; These delegates were selected to attend the national convention: W. H. W 7 atkins, Afton; I. T. Lee, Carter: F. J. Hockett, Wagdner: Thomas Sloan, Choteau The resolutions re-affirm the the Omaha platform, demands a territorial government for Indian Territory and local reforms. Collingsworth county, Tex., re affirms the Omaha and state platforms, with an additional demand forjjthe .initiative and referendum. George P. Keene, of N. Y. 'City, writes that the anti-Cleveland democrats of the metropolis have information which shows a scheme on the part of the president to shortly take steps in favor of Cuba that will undoubtlv bring about war with Spain, with the intention of securing a third term on the strength of a war boom. In order to head off this movement, the clubs organized by opponents of the president in his own party are distributing thousands of copies of “Conderts’ Treatise on Arbitration vs War.” Banker St. Join, of New York, says that he has re reive 1 a sarprisia *l/ large

number of letters from democrats of national reputation endorsing his reform platform which was recently published in outline in the letters of this bureau. A Populist club has been organized at Albany, Choctaw Nation, I. T. The membership includes sixty-six out of seventy voters in the town. M. D. Blair, of Ojata N, D., writes: “Grand Forks county was second in the size of its Populist vote two years ago. We have made up our minds this year to have first place in the honoralist.” J. W. Bailentine, of Ballentine, Id., expects the Dubois faction of the republican party tg bolt at St. Louis and to join the People’s party, and on these grounds predicts success in Idaho this year. O. F. Dornblaser, of the Hill county Tex., Reformer, declares that everything is coming the Populist way in his section of the state, J. H. Knipp, chairman of the campaign committee of the South Dakota Reform Press Association predicts that po matter what the result of the democratic national convention, the People’s party in South Dakota will gain 4,000 democrats votes and from 6,000 to 8,000 republican votes this year. He says that the political situation in South Dakota at this time is more promising for the people’s party than it has been at any time in the history of the party. Thomas V, Cator who has been endorsed for U. S. senator by the California populists, says that he will urge the national convention to readopt the Calitornia plank declaring m favor of the creation of a national non-partisan tar iff tribunal. Organization of the people’s party campaign committee in Alabama has bqpn completed and it has begun active work. The committee writes to have the national committee reserve dates for a week for Tom Watson’s appearance in the state. G. B. Deans is chairman and Frank Baltzell sacretary. Headquarters have been established in Birmingham. John P. Steele, of Mt. Vernon Progressive Farmer, who has been nninter. rupted in the reform work since 1893, recently made a tour of all the lower counties of that state. He reports that in all the years of reform agitation he nev9rsaw the people so great an interest in the money question. The peoples party nominating convention lor the twentieth Illinois district will be held at Marion June 30th. The senatorial convention for the fortyfifth district will be held at Ensfield August 6th. The people’s party of Hamilton county 111., will hold a mass convention to nominate a county ticket at Mcleansboro, July 15. All who favor free| coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1 and government paper motey instead of bank notes; and who are willing to act for these principles independant of the old parties are invited to participate. C. F. McGlosham, the populist nominee for congress, in the second Calii ornia district, was a leader in the antij chinees agitation a few years ago and stands well with the farmers, miners and laboring men. It is freely predicted in Sacramento that he will be elected by a handsome majority. . The people’s party committee of the 11th Illinois district met recently and de. ci.ied to hold a convention ioi: tue » let - tiou of delegates to tl.e national cou.eut. ion at Streetor. on June 23rd. The nomio.iti.ig convection will be held some time in August. The plutccratis Evening Post comes out openly in a recent issue and advocates the established of a mouarchial form of government in the United States.

1 Legislatures, says the Poet, are made to legislate and not to govern. The Galveston News eudorses the idea of the Poet and says that what the conntry needs is a strong hand like that of Cleve land at the helm of state affairsMark M, Pomeroy, the veteran reformer, is dead at the age of 63. The last address of the national silver party, issued by J. J. Mott, declares that “upon the aetton of the convention of the party to be held at St. Louis July 22 and the action of the people’s party convention to be held at the same time and place, depends thn vital question as to whether whether we can have a jnst settlement of this money issue in our generation. Mayor-eiect Pennoyer, the former populist governor of Oregon is evidently made of the stuff of honest and of heroes. His first announcement is this “While endeavoring to faithfully discharge my duties as mayor, I shall take but one half of the salary. That salary should come down with the general decine in prices and value, and I shall see that it does come down.” The mayor is now entiteled to 5,000 per annum. The state committee of the Indiana populists have decided to have all delegates to the national convention elected by districts, doing away with the customary delegates-at-large. The Rev. John H. Acton, one of the foremost ministers of Seattle, in address before the graduate class of the University of Washington, predicts a revolution of social and governmental in the near future. His speech has caused a sensation all over the state. Two years ago, Lincoln Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of Denver, passed a vote of censure upon Myron W. Reed the populist minister, on account ot the utterances, which at that time, they considered incendiary and unjustifiable. This year, the Rev. Mr. Reed, by invitation was the special guest of the post and delivered the Memorial day sermon at its celedration. At this writing telegrams to the national committee declare that we have we have elected both congressman sure, Pennoyer becomes mayor of Portland by over 5,000 plurality and the legislature is said to be ours, or at the very least, we will have the balance of power by ah overwhelming majority apd are sure to be able to elect a tried and true populits as United States senatar to succeed Mitchell, the republican. All iddications from sources of the opposition indicate that our correspondents have not been J. E. Calderheacl, chairman of the Iff on - tana state committee, furnishes this important news. “A bureau of finance has been founded here (Butte) by the labor unions. Large sums of money have been raised and speakers will be sent east to visit other unions and enlist their afd in the cause. The employes of one company alone contributed $9,000 for this purpose, Mr. Calderhead’s letter says further that four of the chosen speakers are populists and will be sent to St. Louis for assignment by the national committee county conventions in Montana are now being called to select delegates to the state convention to beheld at Boulder, June 23. led to exaggeration by their enthusiasm. In any event the victary is so stricking as to be worthy of celebration. At this point we are imbibing a new concotion known as Tornado Razoo, warranted however, to not intoxicate while it cheers. If you have anything better than that out your way you are justified in samp-

ling it, Shake.

A. R.