People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1896 — “Stomp” Ashby’s Speech [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

“Stomp” Ashby’s Speech

The Texas Orator Addresses An Audience of 1500 Attentive People'in iCourt House Square Today. Tf]e Financial Questioq Handled with Masterly Effect by the Talented Texaq. THE PEOPLE'S PARTY CONVENTION Declares Agaiqst Fusioq and Sends Delegates to St. Louis So Instructed.

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Hon. H. S. P. Ashby, Chair* man of the Executive Committee of the People’s Party of Texas, discussed the financial question before a large and intelligent audience in the court house park this afternoon. The surrounding conditions were extremely bad, owing to the fact that a large number of workmen were engaged in removing the old court house, unavoidably creating confusion, noise and disagreeable dust, but despite the detracting influences the speaker held his audience attentive to the close, his wealth of native humor and well modulated eloquence, being frequently applauded. Mr Ashby spoke to good audiences at Goodland, DeMotre, Wheatfield, LaPorte. Michigan City, Chesterton, and Valparaiso, previous to his date here. He speaks to night at Rem-

ington and is billed for several other places in this part of Ind iana, closing the series at Veedersburg next Monday night, after which he goes at once to St. Louis to attend the National Convention. Mr. Ashby carefully avoided expressions on the question of fusion on the presidential ticket, confining himself strictly to the financial issues as exploited by the Omaha platform. His re- , marks were conspicuously free from irritating criminations and created a most favorable impression. The Convention. The people’s party convention of the Tenth Congressional District of Indiana met as per call in the opera house at Rensselaer to day and elected delegates and alternates to the National Convention to be held in St. Louis July 22. The session was inore than ordinarily warm even for a populist gathering, and lasted until nearly five o’clock. The contest over, a proposition was put to instruct the delegates against fusion. , , The convention was called to

order by the district chairman, F. D. Craig, who asked Nelson J. Bozarth of Porter to act as temporary chairman. A. Ottenhemier of Lake was elected temporary secretary. On motion each county elected a member for committees on Resolutions and Order of Business. which were as follows: Committee on Resolutions. Lake, G. W. Jones; Porter, M. Barry; Jasper, L. L. Ppnsel; Newton, G. A. Cummings; Tippecanoe, B, J Wood; White, D. H. Oberly Benton, Perry Washburn; Warren, E. Crane. Committee on Order of Business. Lake, M. S. Orcett; Porter, L. Jones; Jasper, D. B. McGlinn; Newton, D. C. Parks; Tippecanoe, B. J. Wood; White, W. I. Harbert; Warren. E. Mears; Benton, W. I. MeCullough. The report on order of busi-

ness, recommend that the tern porary organization be made permanent, which was done, and each county was authorized to cast its full vote by the delegates present. The following resolutions were adopted after prolonged debate: Ist. We hereby indorse the Omaha platform but pledge ourselves to abide by the decision of the St. Louis Convention. 2nd. We are opposed to endorsing the nominee of any other party. 3d. We desire our delegates at the national convention to vote and use their influence to prevent fusion of any kind forever and eternity. 4th. We heartly congratulate H. M. Teller and his assoiates for withdrawing from the repubican convention at St. Louis and thereby placing loyalty to the people above fealty to party. The district committee was requested to call the convention to nominate a candidate for congress at Monon and do so at an early date. (The chairman promises t© do so immediately after the St. Louis convention. The delegates to St. Louis are: L. E. Knotts of Lake, and D. H. Overly of White; the alternates are Leander Jones pf Porter and Wm. Crow of Warren.