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platform Adopted by the Ohio state
Couvsniion Now Ia
Session.
,ovrsyMERr CONTROL or RAIL.
aoAos AND rELIeaAPHs.
d, Woman Suffrage Plank.-Frco Colin
age Of sil,cr.-scIcrai
Other Demands.
vhai the Peoples Parry Of ohio
Demand.

Vhat the Peoples pariy Of ohio
Demand.
spgtydrtrLp, Ohio, August CAT
the Peoples convention today a per.
msnent organization VISA effected by
inc election Of Hugh Cavanagh rs
chairman.
me report Of tho committee on rcfo.
la,lons was presented aud adopted. The
nlatform demands that axat ion, ma
lanai. state, or municipal, shall no
he used 10 ouild up one int.rest or Glass
Al the expense ofanOther; the abolition
Of national hanks; as hanks issue ami
A. fuhsiiluto for national bank notes II
demands flll legal tender treasury
notes 10 he issued In sufficient volume
~ conduct the business Of the county
ona cash basis; the payment " all
londs of government instead Of re-
finding them In such money m they
were originally made payable In;
government Ownership Of all means OF
transportation and communication
literal pensions 10 Union soldiers aro
favored. A woman suffrage plank h
Included In the platform.
The platform favor. government
bans directly 10 individuals; fayor-
free coinage Of silver; opposes allen
oWner.hip OF lands AMI demands that
Congrss devise means 10 obtain all
hud already owned by foreign syndi.
Gates; aiso demands that all lands held
BY tie railroads and other corporations
IN excess Of what Is actually nscdcd, be
reclaimed by the government aud held
ior actual settlers only.
II demands n graduated income tax;
demands the enactment and rigid on.
iofcemcnt Of laws for the suppression
n al forms u gambling In futures, aud
sglct enforcement Of the laws against
fiullcfation Of food products; election
" United states senators by popular
vote IA favored.
The platform also demands the for.
fcltutob by the Standard on Company
" 10 charter.
A resolution vas adopted fav0flng
government or State control VI the
sale manufacture, importation anu
expectation q sTirituous liquors a. q
recommendation o. the National con-
vcntlon ~ solution % the liquor
problem. A number Of nominations
q caudidalcs Tor governor wor. made
sai recess was then taken until one
Geock.
Hon. John Lcitz Of Seneca was
animated for governor. He had In
Jeans past been candidate for the
gnr Oiilcn on the Grcunback ticket.
Olher nominations were: Lieutenant
Governor, Rist OF Clnoinnati, a com.
positoi; State Auditor, n. NJ. Cooper
dAihens, Attorney General, Realm
Smith Of summit, State Treasurer,
Henry Wolf OF Cleveland; Supreme
Judge, Albert Napls Of Cincinnati;
School Commlsflonrr, J. II. Peterson
ofGfcen county, Member 9th board
oiPublio Works, J. =. Bower Of Frank.
lln; Food and Dairy Commissioner,
Weaver of Portage.
The Peoples party convention which
closed this evening was remarkable
gathering. IL was composed Of the
dissatisfied element Of all parties.
Every delegate had his own Idea II
how the existing trouble could be REM
ciiel, aud was Disposed 10 Insist upon
o being adopted The total repre- entn.
uou wHs 1898 delegates, about 4O0 Of
whom were present.
The platform went through with a
rush, Tut after the delegates read II
carefully In the papers, they gathered
W kLOts about town and discussed ID
trely. Many have already declared
lhclr Intention 10 bolt, on account VI
the liquor plank, which they say they
dld not intend 10 adopt n part OF tile
Platform. The leaders are confident VI
lofminga coalition with tho PTOhihi.
uohitit not later than 1899 and going
INTO the national campaign very
strong. Their plan Il to extend tho
plank demanding government owner.
shlp OF railroads and telegraph, OF
hqnor traffic, and have agents IN
charge who will conduct the business
much a. postoilices are now run. The
boiling clements strength cannot bo
,sllmatod until the delegates report to
lhulr constituents.