Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-05-04
PEOPLES PARTY.
First State Convention Held at
Gardiner, Tuesday.
[. C. Bateman of Searsmont, Nomi-
mated for Governor.
Full Ticket Tor State and District Officials
Nominated by Acclamation.
Special to the KESsEBEc Journal. |

u 'AkDANtE- NAY TIT t4Eoh STATE Y Du-
yention of the Peoples party of Maine as
seuibled in this city teIay al 10 O'Clock
There were nearly 100 delegates present,
including many prominent labor men. II
was practically meeting for organization,
There is no fund to assist delegates TO at
tend the convention and they are here on
their own expense. Some of them walked
from 10 to ~ miles in order to be present
There were delegates present from Andro-
scoggin, Cumberland, Hancock, kennebec
Knox Penobscot Sagadahoe, Waldo and
York counties.
preliminary meeting was held at the
Evans House last evening, where the work
of the convention was discussed and mapped
out. At the time for opening today the
convention was called to order by DR. l.. F.
Webster of Webster. The call for the
convention was read by the secretary. 4.
A. BeatOn of Rockland. was elected tempo
rary chairman and took the chair amid
enthusiastic applause. He spoke briefly of
the honor he felt in the call 10 the chair
manship and proceeded Immediately to cali
up the order of business.
D. e. Richards of Rockport, was elected
secretary and NJ W. Lermond of Warren.
as assistant secretary. The following were
appointed by the chair a committee to draw
up State platform: Androscoggin, Web
ster of Webster; Cumberland, Jewett of
Portland; Hancock, Belts of Ellsworth; !;
kennebec, Gillette of Gardiner; Knox
Richards of Rockport; Penobscot Chap
man of Plymouth: Sagadahoc Costellow of
Richmond Waldo. Bateman OF Scarsmont; !;
York, Walker OF Biddeford
During the tine which the committee
was in session +. Gerry Brown of Boston,
member of the national committee of the
Peoples party spoke at length on the prin-
ciples and prospects of the party throughout
the nation lie said i'll brief: We represent
one of the broadcast issues in the country
today. 1t is to Maine and Massachusetts
that the Peoples party looks as the states
of its nativity. They were the pioneer, in
this movement. Twelve years ago the
Greenback party of Maine was teaching a
theory in relation to money which six
wears later the supreme court of the United
States declared to be right and
which is now the principal dominating the
People party. Applausel We stand on
a constitutional question. There is no rea-
son why we should be discouraged. The
old idea you advocated is being universally
accepted. The different orders which are
branches of the Peoples party are under
the same germ of the money question. 1t
is not new party IT carries a principle
as old rs the government itself. 1t believes
in the equitable, not equal, distribution of
what we produce, and this will come when
bankers and brokers are not sent tothe balls
of Conprpss Send men from your own
ranks.
Mr.. Brown then referred TO me CROWN OF
tue party IN inc stlFeI states Oh ihc "ts'
and IN the South' ana then continued ny
the statenS'it that Ste coming crisis is as
important as the one OF iH"". me REQ
pie party does NOT Stahh on 'atih' II ShS
on 1t. Applause. 1t mas never bceh pre-
sented TO the people as rrineipe. we are
AGAINST further extension "i money power,
he man VINO Is honihateh at the Na''ohai
convention OF ule itoP'e parry a' 'i''an',
July l. Is the next Ife,heht OF 'h' h'e"
States Applause ana cheers James w.
btuhr Is Su'l'ltn' statesman 10 see 'h'
Storm coi'''1E anu N''P o'' ~ l"' ','"''i,,
tIai race. ne man elected al ''nlaha VIII
he second Abraham Lincoln the man OF
the hour
lie urged upon those present tue neres-
Suy OF Seh'lng Z" 'Hnaha AZ 'arge "'ltsa-
'ioh ~ po,S'n'f' a'p', tAi'''t"',' DIT '"'''"i''
able length the working "f ihe Australian
"a'"'' '''h"i'E '''''' ~ f'''' nav no
long step IN advance "feh 't'tF secutc" ,ne
signatures 81 ','lr lh.f'A On t"c "a''"'H' ne
was loudly appiauded'
Inc convention 'ehhGt"' MT Drown
vote oil thanks ior 'he a'','feSS'
ne committee on pia'iofi' mt" ,'Poi'-
ed. ana amer some alscnSS'oh on 'hs III
come anu SILVER plahhS' " WIS auol'eh' "7
follows
Inc irupie parry OF Nai"t III Coh'tn-
non d'Semnieh 90 here"S "etiare inc io'-
lowing arlicieS OF RAIN
ISL. we heaF'lE en',orse 'he Pi''I"r,' i.I
adopted ny the Industrial conference NJ 81
LOUIS on rem y Zzh',' iH'-'
2ud' we dcnan!' saic' eouni ana
flexible cnrrancN whi'i suaii pc tnl' ie-
Gal tender nor an ucp's Puo,ic an" PrHate,
t" be controlled exclusively ny 'he ha'iohai
government without tie in'er'eh,ioh Vi pr
Fate corporations an" 1ssuea 10 'he extent
OF $50 per capita:
sd As s'ep IN ''le flgil' u'rec'loh' we
demand tine iree ana uhi'iii'eo coinage oi
silver
ith- we demand 'ha' all revenues shaii
be limited to the necessary expenses OF the
government.
1in- we demand graduated income
tax.
9th. We demand 'hnt labor snail receive
the same protection tha' Is aecorue' 10
capital IN IFS various ioftis III ,'hs country
ana 10 thlS eha we ue'hahu ihat congress
shall enact law that any person nrm or
corporation VINO eh,p'ohs ,nr ia"of VI
foreigners not haturaH"ed' shat' pay ii'o
the nlted states treasury one uoi'ar per
day Tor every uay shet' foreign ia1o'u' y
mus empi"Neu' OF Sueh sum az S'l''i "'
ei"ai :" 'he nis"'N' '.''"N' fo'''' 'io''
gVen to capital emPioSe' III tue various IN
"uS'lies VI m ''i' couiits u,t,,,
'h' We "c'"a'''' '''"' a'i '"i'u 'i"" '[''
pt capi'aiiS'> anu tof lo'''ionN i"'
''e purposes snnii "e ie'i'i"'i ny NV
government anu "el'' i"f '''""' Se'''e'S
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forronar, Of nnr s,,tn,e laws and tb. en-.
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