Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-09-17
FREE COINAGE WANTED
1t Is Favored by the Pennsyl-
vania Peoples Party.
BAY STATE MEN ARE FOR BLAINE.

BAY STATE MEN ARE FOR BLAINE.
Allen and Halle Nominated for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor BY rhe Rspub-
licans OF Observation-Disclosures Cheers
for Harrison, Blaine and Lodge.
GREEgsBuRc, Pa, Sept I7--About two
hundred delegates attended the first ses-
sion Of the State Peoples party in this
city Wednesday afternoon. No ticket was
nominated but platform was adopted.
+. r. Agnew presided A resolution was
carried recommending every citizen to
vote as he pleased on the constitutional
convention question.
The Platform.
The platform adopted recommends the
abolition Of national banks as banks Of is
sue and the substitution Of greenbacks
for national bank notes; condemns alien
ownership Of land and land holding by
railroad companies in excess OF that
necessary to their traffic; demands free and
unlimited silver coinage; equal taxation;
graduated income tax; government
control and If necessary ownership OF
railroads and direct vote Of the people
for president, vice president and United
States senators. It also recommends that
the government loan money at 2 per cent.
on real estate and non-perishable products.
II was decided TO organize state com
mittee and issue an address. 1t is said
that an attempt was made TO capture the
convention for the Tilden Democratic
nominee for state treasurer, but it fell
through Among the well known men
present were State Lecturer Butler, Of
Philadelphia, and Editor Tucker, Of Erie.
Allen Nominated at Boston.
BosToN, Sept. II Charles Herbert
Allen, Of Lowell, is the Republican candi-
date for governor Of Massachusetts. He
was nominated on the first ballot, reoeiv-
ing 7a1 votes TO 5il cast for w. w. Crapo,
Of New Bedford. It was an enthusiastic
convention.
The Complete Ticket.
The ticket In full is as follows:
For Governor-Charl es II. Allen.
For Lieutenant William II.
Halle
For Secretary Of State - William NJ.
Olin.
For Treasurer-Ci George A. Marden.
For Attorney General-Albert Is Pills
bury.
For Auditor-John w. Kimball
An ovation for Lodge.
The convention met IN fremont Temple
and Henry Cabot Lodge was made perma-
nent chairman. When he advanced to the
front Of the platform to deliver his address
he was tenderqd an ovation The huge
temple resounded with cheer after cheer
from !, 300 thr0ats. His mention OF Harri-
SON was the occasion OF more cheers, but
il was not till the name Of Blaine fell from
his lips that the convention really let IT,
self out. Then even the greeting to Mr..
Lodge himself was eclipsed, aud for fully
eight minutes the din was deafening. IL
was clearly a Blaine convention from the
platform TO the doors, k,rs5.ss -gg,
The Platform. -e ~ y
Then the committee on resolutions sub
mitted the platform IL begins by com
mending the administration OF Harrison
and congratulating the Republican party
upon the extension OF civil service reform.
| Equal rights and the purity of the ballot
are to be maintained and the unlimited
coinage Of silver is to be restricted. The
Democratic party is abused for the alleged
Endorsement Of free coinage ia the plat
forms Of Ohio aud other states The iidel-
| lty OF the party TO the principle of protec-
tion is affirmed.
The country is congratulated upon hay
ing the success said 20 have followed the
tariff legislation Of the last congress. and
the removal Of the duties on sugar is spok-
en- Of as priceless boon The idea Of rec
iprocity is regarded as the natural out
come Of the protective principle The
charge against the administration Of ex-
travagance in the distribution OF pensions
is resented. The restriction OF immi0ra-
tion is recommended, and the platform
also favors legislation for the suppression
Of the evils following the traffic in liquors.
IL is urged that the commonwealth OF
Massachusetts, advance the interests Of the
working classes and encourage education
Their Choice for President.
As result OF the inquiries by the Bos-
ton Globe among the delegates to the Re
publican state convention as 70 their
preference for president in 1899, AL an
swers were received, as follows: Blaine,
s72; Harrison, AZ; Alger, 4; ex-Speaker
Reed, 2; Major Mckinley, 2; Lodge, 1;
Fassett, ]. For second choice: Harrison,
3; Blaine, 50; Mckinley, 20; Alger, 10; Long,
IL, while 222 had no second choice