| Show POPULIST SPLIT I I Milton Park Calls a National Convention Con-vention In September Atlanta Ga July 1The Peoples party paper today published an address ad-dress from the national organization committee calling for a national convention con-vention at Cincinnati Monday Sept 5 to nominate candidates for president and vice president and outlining a plan of campaign to cover the next two years in anticipation of the election of isOO The national reorganization committee com-mittee was appointed by the Populist I convention at Nashville July 4 1897 Ian I-an that convention was called Into existence by the chairman to counteract I counter-act the efforts of Senator Marion Butler But-ler chairman of the national committee I commit-tee for fusion with the Democrats The committee reviews this history of the antifusion movement and repudiates Butler and his committee The basis of the representation is two delegates at large from each state and territory and the District of Columbia Co-lumbia and one additional delegate for each 2000 Populist votes cast in any election since 1890 The address Is signed by Milton Park chairman J D a 1 |
