The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-13

Topeka. June 12-The Populist state con-
yention met at II a. m, and H. S. Hen
derson was chosen temporary chairman.
This was a victory for the suffrasists
Henderson said:
eft takes brave men to meet issues ana
we will be found square to them we
will not show the cowardice OF the Repup-
licans in avoiding the suffrage question
Charles S. Davis was chosen temporary
secretary. The convention adjourned I'LL
2 p. m.
The Sixth district caucus, which IL was
understood would decide on the canoloate
for secretary of state, has chosen ). W.
Anis, who received nearly twice as many
votes as Osborne, the incumbent.
The following telegram from Mrs Jerry
Simpson was read:
81 have Jerry at Berkeley Springs, Va,
a. hundred miles from Washington, and ne
is doing finely. Don't worry. He VIII
be ready for the fight"
Miss Anthony Will Stump.
THE afternoon session was taken up
with the selection of the various COM
n,ittees and addresses. Miss Susan b.
Anthony and Mrs. Chapman Call, IN ne
half of a woman suffrage plank IN the
state platform, addressed the convention.
A. the conclusion of Miss Anthonys ad-
dress, a. delegate demanded to know
whether she would take the stump anu
urge all friends of woman Suffrage 10 Noee
the Populist ticket. Miss Anthohy re-
sponse was in the affirmative, ana was
greeted with prolonged applause; I ne
Committee on permanent organization Is.
norted with great applause the nam
of !, M. Dunsmore as permanent chalr-
man and Ben Rich as secretary. o,.,.l,
Dunsmore was speaker and Rich CLERK
of the Populist house, declared 10 De II.
legal by the supreme. court, at the tli ~
of the legislative trouble in the winter u
1929. The report of the committee vas
adonted There was considerable sparring
between the woman suffrage ana anu anu
suffrage forces over a mouon 10 LeLe s
all resolutions to the committee on RESP
EIy-Speaker Elder was the, leader OF the
anti-suffrage forces and Judge poster OF
the suffra gists. There was much ent11il l
iasm whenever the question OF eXtenadihS
the franchise to woman was mentioned.
At 6 o'clock the convention took a recess
until 1870 p. m. $500 l. ,.o;-
ing money for the campaign and the trans
action of routine business until 10 O'Clock,
when the convention adjourned without
reaching any nomination
The Resolutions.
The committee on resolutions agreed to
We. The representatives of the Peoples
party of the state of Kansas, IN coIVen-
ton assembled, do hereby reaff1rm our al
legiance to the principles enumerated N
the Omaha platform land point u tne
record of our representatives IN congress
as an evidence of their loyalty TO tnat
platform We meet at this time under
conditions which see every prophesy then
made fulfilled, and every indictment which
was made therein against the republican
and Democratic parties proven; ,
Cl,1T "a
ployed homeless and landless people OF
the country. who have been brought 70
their present condition in great aneasuiI r7
through the vicious un-American financial
policy of this government; and we hold
sacred the declaration of independence that
all men are created equal; that they are
endowed by their creator with certain IN
alienable rights; that among these are lie,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness
We most heartily commend our present
state officials for their wise and economic
administration of state affairs, that has
saved to the taxpayer thousands. of dol
lars and the Populist legislators for their
efforts to enact into law every demand
of the state platform adopted at Wichita
in 1892.
Free Coinage Demanded.
We demand the free coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to l, and denounce any
party that is so completely under the
control of the gold bugs that it dare not
take a stand for the people on this all
important question, which means 50 nuch
The comptrollers report for 1893 shows
that during the year 1oS natlona! DankS
suspended, leaving financial ruin IN thelr
wake We again reiterate our condemnatio I
of this, the so-called best banking sys-
TEN the world has ever known, and de-
mand in its stead banks of deposit under
the control of the depositors and the de-
posits guaranteed by this government.
That we are unalterably opposed to is
sues of government Understanding bonds.
of MI
legal tender treasury notes, and the nay
nent of the same, together with silver
money to meet the needs of the govern
nent.
we condemn the unwise and cruel policy
of all government parties in this nation
whose legislation has favored capital
and oppressed labor and we hereby fqf1oyy de in
their efforts to improve their condition and
demand such legislation as. will result in
removing some of the burdens of toll by
shortening the hours of labor without
lessening their daily wage.
We demand national and state boards
of arbitration to settle and adjust tie
differences between the employers and
the employed; and we further demand that
where the property of a corporation has
been placed in the hands of receiver, the
wages of the employees shall be TIE
first lien on it's earnings and effects and
we denounce the appointment of officials
or parties interested as receivers of any
corporation.
ated so that the man who carries the
nflsket shall be entitled to the same con-
sideration as the man who wore the equa-
lette, said law TO be so frame1 that t
will place it forever beyond the power
of any official who is unfriendly toward
the Union soldier and sailor to change,
suspend or in any way deprive the soldier
of his just dues. which this government
owes him for defending with his life our
country and flag.
We favor a state irrigation department
to investigate methods and water supplies
and encourage irrigation.
Maximum Rate Freight Law.
We demand a freight law based on the
line of the maximum rate bill passed by
the senate and afterwards defeated by
the Republican house and quote in proof
of the need of such law, the plank of the
Republican platform adopted at their state
convention in 1892 which we adopted, make
a part of this demand, to-wit:
We insist that the great transportation
companies which derive their corpor-
ate existence from Kansas laws and Their
financial existence from Kansas trade and
commerce. owe to the people of Eansas
fair equitable and honest treatment in
the matter of freight rates; and we are
opposed to the ifTeauitable and oppressive
discrimination in the adjustment of such
rates by said corporation whereby the
merchants. shippers, and consumers of
other states are enriched at the expense
and the injury of the people of Kansas
and we demand of the next legislature
pirate legislation providing therefor tc
the end that the agricultural, mercantile
and other interests of the state of Kansas
shall be placed on q footing of equality 81
far as freight rates are concerned with
the like interests of adjoining states; be-