The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-07-06

mercenarles, known aS the RlukerB0n
system, as 4 menace to our liberties, and
We demand It's abolition; and We con-
denim the recent invasion Of the terri
tory Of Wyoming By the higher assassins
Of plutocracy assisted BY federal officials.
Seventh Resolved. We commend to
the favorable consideration Of the people
and the reform press the Legislative sys-
tenn known as the initiative and refer
endum.
Eighth Resolved, That we favor q con-
stitutional provision limiting the ONCE Of
president and vice president 70 one term
and providing Tor the election OF senators
Of the United States, by . direct vote OF
the people
Ninth--Resolved, That we oppose any
subsidy or national aid TO any private cor
poration for any purpose.
Applause and cries of aAmen" from
all parts OF the house was the reception
accorded the paragraph favoring gov
ernment control Of the telephone and
tegraph lines. A regular Baptist camp
meeting chorus greeted the land plank.
The conclusion Of the reading Of the
platform was warmly greeted. Its
adoption was instantly moved. and
1t was put through by unani-
NOUS consent and the whole
convention rising in advance OF the
chair and adopting the platform almost
before he could move its adoption. At
once on the adoption Of the platform the
convention broke over all restraint and
went wild in demonstration that had q
likeness to descriptions OF enthusiastic
bastile demonstrations in France. The
convention, audience and delegates. rose
to their feet, and the first platform OF
the Peoples party was ushered into the
world with scene Of enthusiasm that
in intensity and earnestness, though not
in absolute length, almost equaled the
| cyclonic ovation which greeted the mem
tion of the name Of James q. Blaine at
Minneapolis. That scene lasted thirty
one minutes. and this scene between
twenty and twenty-five minutes.
| The Evening Session.
| It was no4 until nearly 10 p. m.
when the regular order of business, that
Of calling the roll Of states for nomina-
tion Of candidates for the presidency
was reached. When Alabama was
called E. G. Manning, of that state, in q
speech that was very imperfectly under
stood, owing to his distance from the
platform, named General j. B. Weaver,
Of Iowa. General Fields Of Virginia,
Senator Van Wyck Of Nebraska, and
Senator Kyle Of South Dakota, were alst
1 placed In nomination.
/ e. s. Fish, of Minnesota, deplored ths
fact that Ignatius Donnelly would moi
allow his name TO be presented. A
II was not until 1:80 that the speeche'
were finished
The roll call Of states on the vote ther
began and resulted Weaver, 9y5; Kyle
| 275; scattering, =.
i ST. Norton moved the nominatios
be made unanimous Schilling, of Wis
consin, seconded the motion.
i The nomination was made unanimou
at I :55 q. m, and the delegates arose II
their feet and gave three cheers.
| "A Texas delegate moved an adjourn
ment until $50, but the chair ordered
the call Of RON for nominations for VIC,
president at u. M.
Fields of Virginia, and Ben Terrell o
Texas, were placed in nomination, an,
at els q ballot was taken, resulting
Field 738, Terrell 554.
At 2:20 Field and Weaver were intro
duced and briefly returned thanks fo
the honor, and the convention adjournes
sine die.