Omaha daily bee., 1891-06-04

other counties aggregptng about $1,000
Lyon county farmer remarked that crops
looked pretty good up that way, and he did
not see much need for a new party.
IL was now nearly 3 o'clock and no word
having been received from the committee on
resolutions, the delegates began to get anx-
ious, and when Chairman Rcbh of the com
mittce, a few minutes later, appeared and an
nounced that the committee had unanimously
agreed on a platform ~ PRINCIPLES, the CON
vention fairly went vii ith ioy The plat
form as approved aug ad6pted with scarcely
dissenting vote, refds as follows:
The peoples party ,f tho state of Iowa in
convention assembled view with alarm the
continued encrouchmcut of confcderated mon
opolies and trusts on the rights Of the people
and are firmly convinced OF the inability OF
the old parties to meet the issues which are
forced upon us. vicious system of class
legislation protests and moncycd oil
garchy most dangerous to the rights and
liberties OF the people. rnd is fast undermln-
which must rest upon the equality and intclli-
gCnce OF all,
We hereby heartily tatify and confirm the
conference OF May ~ 1901, and the wise and
patriotic platform of principles there adopted.
CONCERNING questions 5f local state concern
That we condemn the action of our execu-
tive council for the refusal to increase the
railroad assessment to an average equal to
that Of farm and Other property, ana affirm
that SAID assessments TO be equitable and
just should at present he at least $50, 900, 600
and that the legislature should provide by
stringent law for such assessment.
That we demand the establishment in our
state of the Australian Ballot system.
We denounce the action of the Twenty sec
9nd ana Twcntythlrd general assemblies Tor
defeating the Australian ballot bill; for in
ers screen bill; for the iefeat of the 2-cent
bill and the, bill for the taxation OF
mS%rtsases all Of Which w
with the miners. OF I5wa in their struggles for
the eight-h hour day, anG pledge them our sup
port for the repea of the contract clause in
the screen bill and the abolition OF the truck
store system, and demapd weekly pay for the
miner We favor a uniform system of school
books for the entire state. the books to be fur
nished by the state at cost to the pupils
Wecensure the lenders OF the republican
and democratic partiest for the constant ef-
forts to reopen the temperance question in
this state to the exclusion OF the grave eco
nomic questions which now confront our peo-
pie;
We favor a judicious service pension law
and demand additional compensation equiva-
rency paid to our union Soldiers and that of
at the se shoSd I'm
account of rank.
The creation of private corporations for
pecuniary profit we believe to be contrary to
moral Jaw and in violation of sound public
policy. and we therefore demand that our
next legislature shall provide for the in
corporations with view 10 their ultimate
suppression as soon as 1t can be done with
safety to the business interesta
reached, b. +. Cook Of Adair named A. j.
Westfall Of Monona, late independent can
didate for congress, for governor. Loud
cries for Westfal brought that gentleman to
the stage and the delegates appearing well
pleased with his looks, he was nominated by
accamation.
Davis of Bloomfield nominated Walter
Scott of Appanoose, president of the state
miners union, for lieutenant governor Sam
uel Jordan, ex-greenback member OF the leg
lSluture also named ,IOhn f. A hlpr "a
Council Bluffs blacksmith made stirring
speech secondng SCOTS nomination. When
the roll was called AppanoOse cast its solid
vote for Jordan, but every other county went
for Scott. When Dallas was reached Rogers
of that delegation objected, claiming Scott
was not "a temperance man.
"We don't want himto be'i shouted Ahler,
which provoked q roar froa, the convention
1t looked bad for Scott t.r moment but
General Weaver came the rescue and
vouched for his good hdDits and character,
and the vote went to him solid except his
own county and Dallas, which refused to
vote.
Q. w. Bean of Bueua Vista was named for
superintendent of pub bic instruction
j. M. Joseph of Unioa was the choice of
the convention for railroad commissioner,
but he peremptorily declined and d. +.
Rogers of Dallas was nominated.
DIR. Lindley of Scott nominated Judge
William Brannan of Muscatine for supreme
judge, and Davis of Bloomfield named II.
L. w HIS OF rage, Jne secretary Oh Tue con-
vention. Brannan was supported by Van
Court of Marshall ard his nomination
seemed certain but some one warned the
convention that he was democrat, and
would be endorsed by that party. Leech of
Lucas declared that he would vote for no
man that either of the old parties would en-
dorse, a sentiment that was loudly ap-
plauded. Willis was nominated by large
majority, and q recess was taken till p. m
The following central committee was ap-
pointed tins evening: chairman, w. II.
Robb, Union First district, Owen Garrison,
Henry; Second, d. II. SHEPARD, Clinton;
Third, Isaac Connor Wright; Fourth, NJ. b.
Doolittle, Howard; Fifth, J. ID. Round, Mar
shal; Sixth Perry Engle, Jasper; Seventh,
G. X. Innis, Polk; Eighth, II. Whistler,
Union; Ninth ID. w. Brown, Cass; Tenth,
W. r. Mattocks, Winnebago; Eleventh, B.
f. Roe, Woodbury..
Speeches by the candidates. and others fol-
lowed and the convention adjourned with
rousing cheer for the ticket. The actual
number of delegates present was about three
hundred, mainly from the central and west
ern parts of the state.
The prohibition question was squarely
straddled which pIeases neither element Of
the party, and will be asource of weakness
throughout the campaign. possible vote
of twenty-five or thirty Thousand may be
polled by the new party.
ALMOST RIOT.