Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-06-14
P0PULISTS CONVENE
Delegates From all Over The
County Meet in Con-
vention.
NINE DELEGATES NAMED
Ex-Democratic, John Marshall
and His Resolution Are
Adopted.

The Independent county conven-
tion called to elect nine delegates
to the state convention, which meets
in jamestown to-day, was held in
the school hall Of this city last Sat-
urday afternoon. Delegates from
about half of the precincts in the
county were present. The absence
of others was accounted for by the
short notice given the call of the
convention.
The convention was called to
order at half past one and j. T..
Butterwick, of Montrose named as
chairman and Frank Wrightson,
secretary of the temporary organiza-
ton.
The chairman appointed W. H.
Minions, Alex Stewart, and D..
Horrocks as committee on credin-
tials. after which the convention
took a recess of fifteen minutes.
At the expiration of the time the
convention reconvened and the COM
mittee submitted the following
report:
Milton-John Marshall.
Alma-S. E. Haight, proxy for
J. E. Wedenick and X. N. Severud.
Montrose-Geo. Lang, H. Hanson
and D. Horrocks.
Osnabroek-Wm. H. Minions,
VIM. Leach Frank Wrightson.
Harvey-Alex. F. Stewart, proxy
for Robt. Work.
On motion the convention accept
ed the committees report.
On the motion of John Marshall
the temporary organlZatlon WAS
made permanent.
The following resolution present
ed to the convention by John
Marshall was read and upon motion
adopted.
WHEREAS, These United States, the
most productive country known to
civilized man, inhabited by an ener-
getic, honest. economical, hard work.
ing people, and where the earth re-
turns and does return in bOuntiful
supply all the necessities to sustain the
life of man, where the stOrehOuses of
the nation are overflowing with the
needs of the masses and our people are
in the midst OF all this suffering with
millions of bushels of wheat the toll
ing wage earners Of the east are bread
less with millions OF boots and clothes
and the tillers of the soil are coatless
and bootless;
Therefore. We the Independent yo-
ters of Cavalier county, in delegate
convention assembled show to all fair
minded men and make the following
demands, which we believe will call
idle hands to work, earn the where
withal to buy our cereals and the pro-
ducers in turn be enabled to clothe
themselves and families and thereby
do away with the tramp evil and for
ever afterwards do away with that
heinous crime of ';Coxey on the grass. !"
OUR DEMANDS.
First:-We demand that all contracts
obliging the payment of money shall
be PAYABLE in legal tender currency of
the nation otherwise void.
Second:-We demand that the dol
lar paid to labor and for the product Of
labor shall be Il legal tender in pay
ment of all obligations; no matter what
the component parts OF such dollar may
be, so that the farmers and wage
earners dollar may be as good as every
other dollar.
Third:-We demand that evidences
OF all pubic indebtedness, municipal
state and national, shall be issued in
such small denominations that the
masses, wage earners and tillers of the
soil may have safe and convenient
investment and that the same shall be
interchangeable into legal tender at
the U. S., treasury under safe rules
established by law, for the guidance
of the secretary of the treasury.
Fourth:-We demand the free COIN
age of silver or demonitization of gold
Fifth:-We demand the abolition OF
all tariff laws and all other laws con-
ducive to the creation and maintain
ance Of trusts, and that the revenue
for the support of the government shall
be raised by a graduated income tax
and direct taxation.
Sixth demand the repeal of the
national bank act.
Seventh:-We demand the law OF
Referendum and Initiation.
The ballot of the convention for
delegates to the state convention at
jamestown resulted as follows:
j. 4. Butterwick, w. K. DelAong,