Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-06-28 | Page 2 | Populist Conference

POPULIST CONFERENCE 4 National Chairman James Ferris Ferris Ferris Fer Fer- ris Lauds Bryan Folk and Hearst Hearst St. St St Louis Mo to fo June 27 About About ICO 1St I of the lie leading lop Populists of tho lie country cOln- cOln coun coun- U try Including members members' of the lie national national na na- loon committee of or tho the party met In hr special conference at he the Olympic th theatre tre Wednesday The Time conference will wi last for several days and severa several hundred moro are arc expected to arrive b by Thursday National James II H. Ferris of of Jolet Ill II presided over the lie meet meet- Ing log In his opening address he lauded Bl Bryan an Folk and anti Hearst He declared I that thai each is a strong candidate for the presidency and that lint either of tho three is ah an excellent man roan man for th the Populists to support The only hope hop of or the lie Republicans Ferris declared b IsI is isto u I to Roosevelt Ferris came out strong against an any attempt to reorganize the Populist part party He declared that tho the party part principles should remain as they have havi been since its is birth Among the lie prominent members Ii In i attendance arc are Thomas H. H Tibbles o of f Omaha olice a can candidate for vice vic rS president and antI J. J W. W r. Forest of New Nov NewYork York representing Hearst In the tIn absence o of or National Secretary C C. J J. J Paul Patti J. J Dickson sol of Chilli othe Mo 1 w was s sel ted to 1111 fm that tIm t position The Time rime d d i place or hold InS lug Ing the the- next national convention will wil willbe wi I be decided on before the thc meeting adI ad ad- I