Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-15
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the 4th. About two hundred and fifty
delegates were present, and great de
gree of interest was manifested through
ont the proceedings. Allen Root, O
Douglas county, was elected temporary
chairman of the convention. 5. ID
Hunt, of Red Willow county, was madt
secretary, and the temporary were made
the permanent officers of the eonEen
ton. Speeches endorsing Attorney
General Leese were warmly aPplauded
A telegram was read from Streeter, the
party's candidate for president, saying
that the failure to make railroad con
nection Mt Crete prevented his presence.
J. Burrows then reported the platform
from the committee on resolutions At
| ter reutfirming the principles of the ma
| tional platform it declares:
First, that the legislature should fix
| local maximum rates no higher than the
| through rates; that the policy of dis
elimination against the short haul para
Yves our cities and impoveriShes the
farmers The true economic policy
should be to make the country through
which the roads pass wealthy instead of
impoverished. and to build mp remote
centerS of trade.
Second, it fuvorS revision of the
tria III the interest of the producer and
laborer; declares for free lumber, sugar,
wool, WOODEN goods, salt, coal, iron and
raw products upon which labor is ex-
pended, and against the removal of the
tax ON spirits.
Third, declares against trusts and or
gauiZntions of capitalists To limit the
production and control the supplies of
the necpsSaries of life; against the EN-
ploynent hy corporations OF the armed
nriyatc military force known MS Pinker-
tons men as uncalled for and a gross
suhversiun of the constitution.
Fifth, condemns the action of the
Legislature in changing the length of its
session from forty to sixty days.
Sixth. demands an amendment to the
alien land laws su MS TO absolutely pro-
hibit nonresident aliens from owning
lnnd III Nebraska and limiting owner
ship III land to the amount the owner
can use.
Seventh. demand the investment OF
the permanent school fund in registered
bonds and improved real estate.
Eighth, charges the Chicago, Bur-
iin@ton Il Quincy with unfair treatment
nt its employees, characterizes it as an
hyowed enemy of organized labor, as
substituting the press and engineering
dynamite conspirators, condemns the
company for being unjust, arrogant and
tyrnnnical and extends sympathy to the
brotherhood
Declares that the right to vote is in
herent in citizenship, irrespective of
of sex
Several objections were entered
against portions of the platform. Each
resolution was acted upon separately and
NIL adopted without materiAt alteration.
resolution favoriug submission was
offered and a substitute adopted, ex-
it to he the sense of the conven-
ton that all constitutional questions Of
this character should be submitted to
the people. Contributions were asked
to reimburse the committee for ex-
penses already incurred. About 800
was raised in cash. The convention then
proceeded to the nomination of candi-
dates. The following we're chosen:
David Butler, of Pawnee CITY, for gov
ernor; b. Potter, of Brown county for
lieutenant governor; DI H. s. Alley, of
Grand Island, for auditor: d. G. Nash. |
OF Phelps county, for treasurer; |. |
of Buffalo county, :or secre-
tary of state; F. NJ. Knox, Of Custer
county, for attorney general; w. F.
Wright, of Nemahs county, for commits
sioner of public lands and buildings:
Mrs. NJ. b. Wood, of Cass, for county |
Of instruction. Electors |
at large, Allen Root Of Omaha, J. F.
Black of Red Willow county. Nearly |
all the candidates were present and each |
was called out for speech. After the
convention adjourned the delegates of
the congressional districts met in differ
ant parts of the hall and made the fol.
owing nominations: For congress. First
district, J. w. Edgerton, of South
Omaha; Second district, r. H. Rohr, of
Eurnas; Third district. /. o. Jones, of
Nance county District electors: First.
:. W. Wheeler, of Auburn; Second, L.
4. Calhoun, of Polk county; Third,
)rin Colby, of Washington county.