The record-union., 1891-08-07
READY FOR THE FRAY.
THE PEOPLES PARTY OF OHIO
SHOWS IT'S HAND.
Platform Adopted and Full State
Ticket Nominated-John Seitz
for Governor.
Special to the REcoRp.uN1os.

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SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 6.-The Peoples
Party Convention, which closed this
evening, was a 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 disposed to
insist upon it being adopted. The total
representation was 1,253 delegates, about
500 of whom were present.
The platform went through with a rush,
but after the delegates read it carefully in
the papers they gathered in knots about
town and discussed it freely. Many have
declared their intention to bolt ON account
of the liquor plank, which, they say, they
did not intend to adopt as part of the plat
form.
The leaders are confident of forming a
coalition with the Prohibitionists not
later than 1892, and going into the ma
tlonal campaign very strong. Their plan
is to extend a plank demanding Govern
ment ownership of railroads and tele-
graph or liquor traffic, and have agents
in charge who will conduct the business
much as the PoStoffices are now run.
The boiling elements strength cannot be
estimated until the delegates report to
their constituents.
The report of the Committee on Reso-
iutions was presented and adopted.
The platform demands that taxation,
national, State or municipal, shall not be
used to build up one interest or class at
the expense of another; the abolition of
national banks as banks of issue, and as
substitute for national bank notes de-
mands full legal tender; that Treasury
notes be issued in sufficient volume to
conduct the business of the country on a
cash basis; the payment of all bonds of
the Government, instead of refunding
them, in such money as they were orig
nally made payable in; the Government
ownership of all means of transportation
and communication. Liberal pensions
for Union soldiers is favored, and a
woman's suffrage plank is included in
the platform. Government loans directly
to individuals is favored, as also the
free coinage of silver The platform
opposes the alien ownership of lands and
demands that Congress devise means to
obtain all the land already owned by for
eign syndicateS; also, demands that all
lands held by railroads and other corpora
tions in excess of what are actually
needed, be reclaimed by the Govern
ment and held for actual settlers only;
demands graduated income tax, the en-
actment and rigid enforcement of laws
for the suppression of all forms of
gambling in futures, and a strict enforce
ment of the laws against the adulteration
of food products; the election Of United
States Senators by a popular vote is
favored. The platform also demands the
forfeiture by the Standard Oil Company
of it's charter.
A resolution was adopted favoring the
Government or State control of the sale,
manufacture, importation and exporta-
ton of spIrituous liquors as recon-
mendation to the national convention as
a solution of the liquor problem.
A number of nominations of candi-
dates for Governor were made and re-
cess was taken until l O'Clock.
Hon. John Seitz of Seneca was nomi-
mated for Governor. He had, in years
past, been q candidate for the same off ce
on the Greenback ticket.
Other nominations were as follows:
Lieutenant Governor, Frank Rist of Gin
clnnati, composition; State Auditor, n.
NJ. Cooper, of Athens; Attorney General,
Rial NJ. Smith of Summit; State Treas
urer, Henry Wolf of Cleveland; Supreme
Judge, Albert Yaple of Cincinnati; School
Commissioner, j. III. Peterson of Green
County; Member OF Public Works. J. S.
Bower of Franklin; Food and Dairy
Commissioner, w. j. Weaver of Portage.