The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-07-14
BAKER NOMINATED.
The Alliance Party of Minnesota Nom
mated Gen. Jas. IL. Baker
for Governor
Leaving the Rest of the Ticket to BE
Decided Upon BY a Com.
mittGe.

The Alliance Party of Minnesota was
called TO order in st. Paul on the 18th inst,
by chairman Phelps of the state central
committee who announced that George w.
Smague of Fillmore had been decided upon
Tor temporary chairman and Albert War
rem tor secretary. Secretary Warren then
read the call for the convention. Mr.. Spra-
que then took his seat thanked the dele
gates and appointed the following commit
tees: w.
Credentials-A. T. Foster. Blue Earth; f. c.
Harrison. Otter Tail; p. Johnson, Ramsey.
Resolutions-Frank HoFkins, Otter Tail: Gen.
j. II. Baker, Blue Earth; w. w. Erwin ramsey
Capt. Nelson. Hennepn; Prescott OF Grant;
Herman Ash, Minneapolis.
Permanent OrganiZatiOn-J. Il. Hompe, Otter
Tail; A. NJ. Gardiner. Blue Earth; II, Schram
Grant.
Order OF BusinesS-Carringto Phelps, Henne
Pun: J. La Due, Rock; j. NJ. Dukes.
Senator Hompe, in behalf of the commit
tee on permanent organization, moved that
the temporary organization be made per-
manent and the motion was adopted.
THE PLATFORM.
The following platform was adopted by
the convention:
The Alliance party of Minnesota, in conven-
ton assembled reatirms its faith in Alliance
principles as set forth i'll the platform of IS 80.
These principles gave us the unparalleled sac
cess of the year, and to discard, or sub tiJute
ill-advised measures i'll their place, Weaken9 our
cause and alienateS our people. We, therefore,
re-declare our faith i'll the following PROPOSE
tiouS:
First-We affirm our hostility to every spe-
cies of class legislation, and demand that such
as now exists shall be swept from the statutes.
Equal justice to every citizen and special privi-
ege to none, should control the letter and spirit
of all legislation.
Second-We denounce the present cunning!Y
devised scheme OF II protective tariff as the
most vicious form OF class leg Station, with q
sole purpose i'll its use TO build up some interest
fore, insist on radical reduction OF tariff
taxation.
Third-We demand u gradual increase of the
national money for the people, to the minimum
OF $50 per capita: and as a part OF this in
crease we favor the issuance of legal tender
treasury notes in sufficient volume to transact
the growing business OF tie country on a cash
basis without damage or advantage to any
class: such notes to be II legal tender in pay
ment of all debts, and to be paid out by the
government for all purposes and to all classes
Of the people, and insist that silver shall
have ali the rights i'll coinage, and the qualities
of l. gal tender which gold possesses, us our
fathers did before us.
THE WHEAT QUESTION.
Fourth-The wheat question is the para
mount issue i'll this state, and by its importance
OVerShadowing all other interests. We call
pecial attention to the minority report made
the last legislature to investigate the public
elevators of the state The evidence is sufficient
to convince unprecedented minds that the price
of wheat is arbit rarlIy fixed each day and sent
to producing points throughout the Northwest;
also that the powerful combine embraces this
entire continent reaching to Liverpool and
thence to continental Europe. To meet this gil