Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1890 — THE THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT. [ARTICLE]

THE THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT.

Call for a National Convention to Be Held at Cincinnati Feb. S 3. The third party movement which origs inated at the recent Farmers’ Allianca convention took definite form Sunday] when the following call for a convention was given to the press: Whereas, In unity there is strength, therefore it is desirable that there should] be a union of all the variously named or-i ganizations that stand on tho same ground. To this end the individuals from various States, whose names are hereto signed, make this call for a National conference: to be composed of delegates from the folvj lowing organizations, namely; The Independent party; the People’s party, by Its! representatives; the Union Labor party,! by its representatives; the late federal] and Confederat soldiers, by their repre-i sentatlves; the Farmers’ Alliance; thel Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Association; tbel Citizens’ Association; the Knights of Las' bor: the Colored Farmers’ Alliance and all other industrial organizations that support the principles of the St. Louis agreement of December, 1889. Each State organization to send one delegate from each Congressional' District and two from the State at large,] and each district organization to send not’ Teas than three delegates; and each county, jorganization not less than one delegate to jbe chosen according to the custom of each (respective organization, during the month’ of January, 1891. Also, tuat the editor of each newspaper is hereby invited as a delev gate who has advocated the principles ofl the St. Louis agreement and supported the candidates nominated thereon in 1890. The delegates will meet in the City oi Cincinnati, 0., on Monday, the 23d day of i February, 1891, at 2 o’clock, p. m., for the -purpose of forming a national union party, ’based upon the fundamental Ideas of I finance, transportation, labor and land, and the transaction of other legitimate 'business in furtherance of the work al* ready begun by those organizations, prev paratory to a united struggle for country and home, in the great political conflict now pending that must decide who in this; country is the sovereign, “the citizen or the dollar 1” The call has a large number of signa«| tures. The Indianians whose names are attached are J. H. Allen, chairman of the People’s party; M. C. Rankin, secretary of TT-vt-d T abor National Committee, andC. A. Power.