Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-12
JAMES COULD NOT WORK IT
Iowa Populists Disregard Weaver's Ad-
vice and Put Up Ticket.
NOMINATIONS NOT MUCH SOUGHT AFTER
Platform Reafiirms the Principles of the
Omaha National Convention with Several
Addendas - Reduction OF Onicial
Salaries Demanded.

DES MONIES, Ia. June 11.-(Special Tel
egram)-The populists of Iowa held their
largest state convention here today, there
being 800 delegates, and enough visitors to
make the number in attendance at the Young
Mems Christian association auditorium about
500 A. r. Starrett Of Humboldt was tenn
porary chairman and spoke forty minutes,
scoring the old parties for their alleged du-
plicity on the money question and subserv-
iency to trusts and corporations He was a
middle of the road populist" and insisted on
that policy as the only safe one. He said
either one of the old parties would give
$1,OOOO0O to have the populists out of the
way
But despite Starrett's advice there is di-
vision in the ranks of the populists Of this
state, General Weaver and his followers
favoring fusion with the free silver demo-
Gratis and w. II. Robb of Creston favoring
no fusion and the reafiirmation of the Omaha
PLATFORM making free silver only an incl
dental issue.
Several attempts were made without sue
cess to raise 1892 to clear the state central
| committee of debt.
At the afternoon session ex-Congressman
| E. H. Gillette was made permanent chair
| man and made short speech. He said Lin
| coin was the greatest man the republican
party ever sent to the white house, quoted
| Lincoln's good cheer letter to the western
| miners, which reading caused frequent APP
| plause; said that the great mining industry
| had been bankrupted by the same party and
cited Clevelands recent secret entertainment
| of Rothschild and Morgan and the secret
compact by which he mortgaged all the
| American people to the British government
| At this point a voice cried: by the eter.
nal Gods we won't stand it," Cheers)
Continuing, Gillette said that the only
measure passed by congress at the last ses
sion which in any way tended to benefit thu
mass of working people was the income tax
| Then when the supreme court was consulted
that bloated body said: mo, it is not Lawful
to tax rich men"
OMAHA PLATFORM REAFFIRMED.
The platform reaffirms the principles o
the Omaha platform; denounces the decision
OF the supreme court on the income tax; de
nounces recent acts Of government by in
junction in the interests of corporate wealth
the issuing of interest bearing bonds; recog
dividual opinion, irrespective of party, in ia
vor of the restoration of silver to its const!tu
tional place in the coinage of the country a
the ratio of 16 to l. and extends the righ
hand of fellowship to all willing to Join i
the dethronement of the money power c
Wall street and Europe and the emancipatio
| of the producing classes OF the world; de
clares for the adoption Of the initiative an
referendum; demands all banking institution
be required to give security to depostor
for all moneys received demands legislatio
for the inspection Of workshops and factorie
where more than ten persons are employee
for the preservation of the lives and health
} employees; demands a reduction of the salarie
, Of officers on basis to correspond with tn
reduced prices for the products of labor; fl
vors a graduated state tax upon income!
/; also state inheritance tax; also a state ia
of 10 PER cent on all contracts made payab
in gold, to be paid by the holder.
There was no contest for the nomination
and bile was experienced to get person
to consent to run. These nominations wei
finally made: For governor Sylvester Gran
n Davenport; lieutenant governor, A. r. Sta
b rett, Humboldt; Judge of the supreme cour
y | |. w. Ivory, Mills county; superintendent
, public instruction, E. ]. Stason, Sioux City.
u mass meeting was held this evening.