The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07
MANY FEATURES
Included in the Platform Of the
Peoples Party of Ohio.
AFULL STATE TICKET NOMINATED.
Not a Great Deal of Enthusiasm
Evinced and but few New Features
Iutroduced--A List of the Things
They Want and Maybe will Got.

Iney want ana maybe VIII Got.
SPRINGFIELD, o., August ct was ex.
actly Gals o'clock this morning when
Temporary Chairman Cavanaugh called
the Peoples party convention to order,
by pounding with brand new sledge
hammer upon the anvil that stood upon
the Aag-bedecked block at the front Of
the stage.
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization was the first bust
ness in order. Hugh Cavanaugh was
recommended as permanent chairman,
and DR.. II. F. Higdon as permanent sec
rotary. The report was adopted. Chair
man Cavanaugh said he had too much
respect for the feelings OF the delegates
to inflict upon them another speech,
and, after returning thanks for the
honor conferred upon him, called for the
committee on device.
The committee recommended that
the pillow and hammer be adopted as
the device for the Peoples party ticket.
Mr. Yoiies, OF Cincinnati, moved to
amend the report by substituting "The
Home" as the device for the head Of the
ticket. The figure OF Justice holding
the scales was also recommended, but
the report OF the committee was adopt
ed. The report OF the committee on
rules and order OF business was next
read and adopted. Chairman Cava-
naugh then called for the report OF the
committee on resolutions and the fol-
lowing resolutions were presented by
the committee:
we hold that labor is the basis OF all
wealth and should be protected by law.
The instability Of the municipal
governments OF the State has led 10 the
creation OF enormous municipal debts
which are burdensome to all the people,
and We therefore demand that the con-
stitution of the State be so amended
that it will be impossible to change the
forms Of municipal governments to
meet the changing fortunes OF poll
ticians, and that no change OF forms OF
municipal governments be permitted
WlLIlOut lue COuseub VI bIAC peOPlGs
Whereas the Standard Oil Company
has violated its contract by turning
over to an alien trust lis powers and
and privileges received under the laws
OF Ohio, we demand the forfeiture OF its
charter.
We demand the enactment and rigid
enforcement OF law for the suppression
OF all forms of gambling in futures on
all agricultural and mechanical pro-
ducts.
We favor the election of United States
Senators by popular vote Of the peo-
pie OF the State.
We demand free school books for orr
public school system and compulsory
education.
The right to make and issue money
is a sovereign power to be maintained
by the people for common benefit,
hence we demand the abolition OF
national banks as banks OF issue, and as
substitute for national bank notes we
demand that full legal tender Treasury
notes be issued in sufficient volume to
conduct the business OF the country on
cash basis, and we favor Government
loans directly to the people on real es-
tate or other ample security, at rate
of interest not exceeding two per cent.
We demand free and unlimited coin
age OF silver.
We demand a Just and suitable system
OF graduated tax on incomes.
We believe that the solution OF the
liquor problem lies in abolishing the
element OF profit, which is source OF
constant temptation and evil, and we
therefore demand that the exclusion,
importation, expectation, manufacture
and sale OF spurious liquors shall DO
conducted by the Government or State,
ut cost, through agencies and salaricd
officials, in such towns and cities as
shall apply for such agencies. T..
We believe that the right to vote
should be given to everybody, irrespect-
i've OF sex or color.
We demand Government ownership
OF all means Of transportation and COM
lnunication between and by the people
OF the United States.
The resolution referring to liquor was
recommended to the Nationcl commit
tee Tor adoption. All the resolutions
except that referring to the LIQUOR
question were adopted in the lump.
After considerable debate on a motion
to lay the liquor plank on the table, the
committees recommendation to refer it
to the National committee was adopted,
and the committee was dismissed.
The following nominations were
made: y. NJ. Cooper, OF Athons, was
chosen State Auditor; for Attorney
General, Rialm Smith, Of Summit, was
unanimously chosen; for State Treas
urer, Henry Welt, Of Cleveland; for
Supreme Judge, Albert Yaple, of Gin.
cinnati; for State School Commissioner,
]. Fl. Peterson, OF Green county, was
chosen By reclamation; for Member OF
Board Of Public Works, j. S. Bower, OF
Franklin, was nominated; for Food and
Dairy Commissioner, W. ]. Weaver, OF
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