Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-07
REMARKABLE BODY.
The Ohio Peoples Party Con-
ventiOn.
Soreheads of All Descriptions
Were In 1t.
A Platform Adopted Which Many
Are Ready to Bolt.
The Liquor Plank is the Camel Which
They Cannot Swallow-Politics
in Louisiana and Other
States.
Associated Press Dispatches.

SPRINGFIELD, August 6.--The Peoples
party convention, which closed this
evening, was remarkable gathering.
1t was composed OF the dissatisfied ele-
ments of all parties. Every delegate
had his own idea of how the existing
troubles could be remedied and was dis
posed to insist upon it being adopted.
The total representation was 1858 dele
gates, about 400 of whom were present.
The platform went through with rush,
but after the delegates read it carefully
in the papers, they gathered in
knots about the town and discussed
it freely. Many have already declared
their intention to bolt on account of the
liquor plank, which they say they did
not intend to adopt as plank of the
platform. 1t is expected to form
coalition with the Prohibitionists in
1892. This plan is to extend plank
demanding government ownership of
railroads and telegraph and the liquor
traffic, and have agents in charge who
will conduct the business the same as
postoffices are now run. The bolting
elements strength cannot be estimated
until the delegates report to their con-
stituents.
Hon. John Seitz, of Seneca, was
nominated for governor. He had in
years past been a candidate for the same
office on the Greenback ticket. The
other nominations were Lieutenant
governor, Frank Rist, of Cincinnati, a
compositor; state auditor, N. M. Cooper,
of Athens; attorney-general, Rial M.
Smith, of Summit;. state. treasurer,
Henry Wolf, of Cleveland; supreme
Judge, Albert Yaple, of Cincinnati;
school commissioner, j. H. Peterson, of
Green county; for member OF the board
of public works, ]. S. Bower, of Frank
lin /; food and dairy commissioner, WI.
Weaver, of Portage.
The platform demands that taxation,
national, state or municipal, shall not
be used to build up'ene interest or class
at the expense of another; the abolition
of national banks OF issue and as a sub
stitute the issue of national bank notes;
that full legal tender treasury notes be
issued in sufficient volume to conduct
the business of the country on a cash
basis; the payment of all bonds by the
government, instead of refunding them,
in such money as they were originally
made payable in; government owner
ship of all means of transportation and
communication liberal pensions for
union soldiers; woman suffrage gov
ernment loans directly to individuals
free coinage of silver. 1t op-
poses alien ownership OF lands
and demands that congress de-
wise means to obtain all the land al
ready owned by foreign syndicates. 1t
also demands that all lands held by
railroads and other corporations in ex-
cess of what is actually needed, be re-
claimed by the government, and held
for actual settlers only. 1t demands
graduated income tax; the enactment
and rigid enforcement of laws for the
suppression of all forms of gambling in
futures, and the strict enforcement OF
laws against adulteration of food pro-
ducts. The election of United States
senators by popular vote is favored.
The platform also demands the for
feiture by the Standard Oil company of
its charter. resolution was adopted
favoring government or state control OF
the manufacture, importation and ex-
portation of.spirituous liquors.