The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-17
THIRD PARTY CONVENTIONS
State Tickets in the Field In Montana
and Karaaa.

State Tickets in the Field in Montana
and Kansas.
BUTTE, MONT, June 16.-The state con.
vention of the Peoples party completed its
labors here yesterday, adopting platform
and putting an electoral and state ticket In
the field. The platform favors free coinage
If silver. the election of President and
United States senators by popular vote and
restriction of immigration; demands that
the land grant OF the Northern Pacific rail-
way In Montana be declared forfeited on
account OF failure to construct within the
specified time and wants the national
government to maintain reservoirs for che
irrigation of arid lands, and to provide
homes for the people free from the control
Of monopolles.
Delegates to the Omaha convention were
selected aud Col. Edward of Bozman was
nominated for member of congress, Will
lam Kennedy Of Boulder for governor. and
Harvey Cullum of Butte for lieutenant
governor.
IN KANSAS.
WICHITA, KAN, June 16.-After nomi-
mating l.. D. yelling Of Wichita for gov
ernor at an early hour this morning, the
Peoples party convention selected w. d.
Vincent for lieutenant governor by eccla-
nation. Mr.. Vincent declined TO run. and
there was no attempt made to nominate an
other candidate. The resolutions submitted
by the committee indor5e the st. Louis
platform and somewhat amplify its de-
mands They declare that that government
only is good where injury to one is the con-
Germ of all; that the public needs should be
supplied by public agencies; that among
other things the government should provide
public telephones and telegraph lines and
postal currency for convenience in trans
hitting small sums of money, and that, as
nearly as practicable, the mail of all the
people should be delivered at their homes
Tree. The non~action of the republican
state senator's regarding the Australian bal
lot bill, maximum freight bill, and the bill
Tor the election of railroad commissioners
6y the people is denounced. The platform
tavors pensions for railroad employees in
Jured in the companys service, such pen
aons to be paid by the companies and
to be a first lien on their prop
ertV Mrs. Lease presented a woman's
suffrage plank and with the report OF the
committee it was carried. A delegate called
The attention OF the chair to the rule that
all resolutions should be referred to commit
tee without debate. The chair then re
Versed his decision in spite of Mrs. Leases
protests. The convention, augered at the
course adopted, became uproarious, aud an
appeal was taken from the decision OF the
chair. Before the result could be announ led
motion TO suspend the rules and adopt the
resolution was carried. The convention
then adjourned until 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
AS soon as the convention met to-day.
Levi Dumbald, chairman of the peoples
central committee, made plea for money
20 conduct the coming campaign. II am
Tor free silver" shouted delegate from the
seventh district, and he threw on to the
platform a silver dollar. The action wes
contagious, and money was ratned on TO
ths stage by the spectators and delegates,
over $4,000 being realized.
AS compromise on the woman suffrage
plank it was agreed to favor submission OF
inc question to a vote OF the people as an
amendment to the constitution. '-..
The secretary announced the result OF the
second ballot taken earlier in the conven-
Uon on delegates at large % the national
convention. The following are the dele
gates: Mrs. NJ. c. Lease Of Wichita, DR.. ..
MoLallin Of Topeka, w. j. Brown of King
man county, George Waggoner, editor OF
me tribune Of Topeka and John +. Beck
OF Wabaunsee.
MICHIGAN's THIRD PARTY.
lansing, MICH, June 16--About 800
uelegates were present at the state conven-
uon OF the Peoples party. representing all
u the congressional districts. Resolutions
we're adopted squarely indorsing the prin-
Clpies OF the st. Louis platform and dsclarN
ulK against fusion.