Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-28
reported MS follows:

IepuIleV US IOllOWS:
!, Permanent organization.
q Report Of committees
ders
| /. Clerk
2. Sheriff
B. Register of deeds
| 4, 1reHsutCr.
D. Surveyor
| g. Coroner
T. Commissioner First dlstrlct
The report was accepted and com
mlttee discharged
Committee on resolutions submit
ted the following report, which was
unanimously adopted:
We your committee on resolutions beg leave TO
report the following resolutions.
RESOLVED, That we affirm our allegiance to the
Omaha platform, adopted at Omaha, Neb July
qth, 1913, by tue peoples party national conyen.
| ton.
NHRREAs, The great international crime. com
mtted by the congress OF the United states in
! 1871, aided ana abetttd by foreign merCcnaries,
which struck down the SILVER dollar, has not been
cfadlcated or punished, ncore Of years after It's
| enactment and
WnEREAs, The baneful effects Of that high.
| handed Outrage ufe being shown more viydy
!
children, pale-iaced women and hungry men, on
the faces Of manufacturers whose wheels are
still of merchants wh0se Golfers are empty, of
mechanics who have partly paid for their homes,
only to see them vanish away, AND the farmers
who, despite best efforts, find the grim monster
ruin staring them IN the face.
WHEREAS The general COnnsCatiOn of the prop.
erty created by industry is taking place, aud
| WHEREAS, A determined eAort IL being made
| by the shylOCks Of Europe ana America to reduce
! UeOUle To DpuunrV. ln lriVp Than in
revolution; therefore be il
| RESOLVED. That we condemn In unmeasured
terms the law of 1873 which alone destroyed the
parity between silver and gold. and we demand
the immediate restoration Of silver to It's rightful
position Of equality before the law with gold in
the ratio OF ~ TO !, being confident that by this
means and this alone eau the parity OF the two
| metals be maintained.
| RESOLVED, That we condemn In the strongest
sense the efforts of the administration 10 force
the nation to single gold standard and thus fur.
Their spread the blight Of devastation and ruin
OyerOur land
RESOLVED, That we will never consent to the
repeal OIL the leu per cent tax on State bank issue
| OF money, and we demand u fun legal tender pa
per money shall be issued by the government and
no banks of issue shall be tolerated.
RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the nom-
nation Of @. I. Gelger, the people party can.
didate for judge OF the nth judicial district
| RESOLVED That we denOunCe in unmeasured
terms the lawless MOB that deIGd the legal au.
thOrlty OF our patriotic governor and WhO by
| their defiance OF law and order, would have prt.
clpltaled our state into revolution, were IL not for
the loyal hearts brave and trueswho frustrated IL
RESOLVED, That we Coudemn the action Of Sec
Rotary HOke smith IN his rulings regarding the
pension law Of 1880, aud that we arc uncomprO
| mlslngly IN favor OF liberal pensions for old sol
diers aud sailors who bore arms for the support
aud preservation Of the Union
RESOLVED, That we pledge our hearty support
to all the candidates of this convention VINO will
stand on TINS PLATFORM aud that we shall use
every effort in our power 10 seCure their election
| RESOLVED hat while we had not, according TO
the returns of the state canyassing board, ma.
lQrity IN the last state legislature, we do firmly
believe That we, the peoples party, did have
majority Hr expressed by the voters of The state
at the last election and we heartily endorse the
acton OF Hon. p g WAGNER our representative
ana GeCrge H. Smith, our senator, elected by tine
people, party to that legislature, who 10 faith.
fully stood by their pledges to the people and all
representatives and senators who stood with
them. V. Is. DARNELL, Chairman
W. II. GRAY, Secretary.
Nomination for county clerk was
next in order. j. 4. Arnold's name
was presented by several township
delegations. On motion the rules
were suspended and j. L, Arnold was
nominated by acclamation.
For sheriff q e. Utter was named
by many delegates, and again the
rules were suspended aud Mr. Utter
was declared the unanimous nominee
of the convention by reclamation.
For register of deeds the names of
A. +. Stevens Of Solomon, q. W.
Baum Of Phillipsburg, L. V. Lee Of
Belmont, W. II. Kingery of Phillips
burg and V. B. Whitcomb of Long
Island, were placed before the con-
vention. On motion the candidates
were required to declare their posi-
ton respecting the Omaha platform.
On the first ballot Mr.. Stevens was
nominated, receiving GO votes, Baum
10, Veeh 10, Kingery IL, Lee 8, and
Whitcomb 5. Nomination was then
made unanimous.
]. A. Mercer Of PhillipsburG, W,