Salt Lake Herald | 1908-04-05 | Page 17 | Nebraska Men Give Reasons

1 NEBRASKA MEN GIVE REASONS Believe Majority of Populists at St Louis Convention Were Subsidized I Omaha April 4 The Nebraska Te Ne ruska d ega ga which bolted the Populist convention Conven Convention tion at St Ix LoUis on arrival home today toda Issued a statement to the th press pres pre In ex explanation explanation explanation of th lr action They declare that the Populists were for the most moat part absent abs nt from the convention and that the management of at the gathering showed a total disregard for parliamentary parliamentary 17 tary tan mange u Se and the rights of the accredited accredIted accredited delegates The 1111 statement charges that when the national committee meet meeting ins ing was held the committeemen from those states in which Populism had be become beme become come me a serious threat to corporation con control control control were wore not notified and the apportionment apportionment apportionment of delegates was made so 50 as aa asto asto to give control of at the convention to the delegates from tram states many of which never cast a Populist vote vo e Says Sa s the statement Wo believe the whole hole thing was financed ed and they seemed to have plen plenty plenty plenty ty of money mono by b the men or man who has organized what is known as the In Independence Independence Independence dependence league lea lIe hoping thereby to ef of eff f t the downfall of ot both Bryan and Wat Watson Watson I Ison son Incidents are cited of ot what are termed comic opera proceedings and the del delegates delegates say that when they realized the fraudulent character of the meeting they withdrew The statement stat nt closes with the claim that the state of ot Nebraska has the tho only legally constituted Populist party part partIn in the United States and the announce announcement announcement announcement ment that when a convention is called and composed of ot legally selected delegates they the are ready to take part