Coalitions with labor unions allowed the populists party to have relative succes. The people party, also know as the populists, was a short lived political party in the United States established in 1887.

Some key values of the Populist Party include free and unlimited coinage of silver, a Subtreasury system, a progressive income tax, and direct election of United States Senators. You can find a full list on the TDL website.

No, James Weaver was never a president of the United States. He ran as the Populist Party candidate in the presidential election of 1892 but was not successful in winning the presidency. Grover Cleveland was the president during that time.

Alex Mathews Arnett has written:

'The Populist movement in Georgia' -- subject(s): Politics and government, Populist Party, Populist Party (Ga.), Populist party. Georgia, Populist Party (Georgia)

The symbol of the Populist Party is a blue bell.