The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-07
Ohio PETER Party Indorses Pro.
hibition and the Like.
SAME THING IN LOUISIANA.
Kansas Farmers Conspiring 70 Make
Workingmen's Bread Dear
Going Int PartnershIp with Eastern
Grain observation-disclosures Pro-
hibition Convention-Another PENN
syIvania County Declares for Blaine.

sPRrxsFrELD. o., Aug. 6.-The Peoples
party convention which closed this evcn-
ing was . remarkable gathering Is was
composed Of the dissatisfied elements OF
all parties Every delegate had his own
idea Of how the troubles could be reme-
died and wss disposed 70 insist upon IL be-
ing adopted. The total representation
was .25S delegates, about 400 of whom
were present. The platform went through
with 3 rush. bux after the dele
gates had read il carefully in
the papers they gathered in knots
about town and discussed it freely. Many
have already declared an intention TO Volt
on account Of the liquor plank, which they
say they did not want TO adopt as part OF
the platform. The leaders ara confident Of
forming q coalition with the prohibition
lists not later than Is92, and going into the
national campaign very strong. Their
plan Is TO extend the plank demanding
government ownership Of railroads and
telegraphs 10 the liquor traffic, and have
agents IN charge who will conduct ths
business much IS postofhces are run. The
boiling elements strength cannot be esfi-
mated until the delegates report TO their
constituents.
Permanent orgsnizatlcn OF the conven-
ton was effected By "a election OF HUGH
Cavanaugh 81 chairman. The report ct
the COMMITTEES ~ssolakioas was pre-
sented and adopted
The platform demands that taxation
national state or municipal-shall not be
used 10 build up one interest or class at
the expense of another; demands the
abolition of national banks as bsnk ten
ure, and as substitute for national bank
notes demands that full legal tender treas
ury notes be issued in sufficient volume to
conduct the business Of the country on .
cash basis; demands the payment Of
all bonds of the government, instead Of re-
funding them, in such money as they were
originally made payable in, and demands
government ownership of all means Of
transportation and communication; lib
eral pensions for Union soldiers Is favored,
and a woman's suffrage plank is included;
also fayors government loans directly 20
the individual, favors free coinage of sill
Yer. opposes the alien ownership of lands,
and demands that congress devise means
10 obtain sll land already owned by for
eign syndicates; also demands that sll
lands held by railroads and other
corporations in excess of what Is
actually needed, be reclaimed by the
government and held for actual settlers
only: demands graduated income tar:
demands the enactment and rigid enforce
ment OF laws for the suppression OF all
forms Of gambling in futures, the stries
enforcement OF the laws against the aduI-
teration Of food products, and the election
OF United States senators by q popular
vote is favored. The platform also de-
mands forfeiture by the Standard Oh Com
pany Of its charter.
A resolution was adopted fzvoring gov
ernment or state control Of the manufac-
ture and expectation Of spirituors liquors,
as a recommendation 10 the national con.
vention IS solution of the liquor prob
lem.
Hon. John Seitz, OF Senecs, was NOM
mated for governor. He basin years pass
been candidate for the same Office on the
Greenbaek ticket. Other nominations
were: For lieutenant governor, Frank
Rist, of Cincinnati "a compositor): for
state auditor, n. II. Cooper, Of Athens:
for attorney general, Rial II. Smith. OF
Summit; for state treasurer. Henry Wolf,
Of Cleveland; for school commissioner. J.
H. Peterson, Of Green county; for member
Of public works. J. s. Bower, of Franklin:
for food and dairy commissioner. w. A
Weaver, of Portage.