Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-12
POPULISTS IN COUNCIL.
Gathering OF Representatives OF the Party
at Ithaca SATURDAY..

Party was held at Ithaca Saturday for
the purpose of eleclng delegates to
the several state and district conven-
tions. when called. and TO transact
such other business as might be ueces-
sary. The attendance WAS good and
the interest up 10 the usual intensity
Bro. Tucker of the News Was an In
ierested Onlooker but if he medltated
my sinister designs on the convention
he retraned from putting them into
Effect. The usual temporary organi-
cation was formed and committees ap
pointed before dinner and at o'clock
The convention began its work Tn
permanent organization was completed
with W. g. Pdgsley of Sumner as chair
man and Newton Burns, Bethany
,rcretary.
An executive committee Wa
hen appointed as follows: New.
on Burns, chairman; Ira Sul dam
,rcretary; r.. & Lake, treasut' thes'
Gentleman will De assisted by .hr county
committee consisting of > Walker
! North Shade, John Wright Fu on, +
30vee Washington, y Roof Elba
Isaac Weber Hamilton, II. NJ Paine
North Star, Fred Kelly Ithaca, c. ".
Kinney Newark, Godfrey Grouse Ne>
iaven, W. c. Pugsley Sumner, w. NJ
Roger Arcadia. Gale Helms Emerson
Joseph Scudder Lafayette, Wheeler(.
be filed later, NJ. kdder Bethany, L
N. Vandercook St L.. |. II Church Pin
,ome balioting the following delegate
we're elected TO the state convention
when called: w. ~. Pitt, Dewitt
Vought, &. w. Klnne &C II McLach
an Cords Smith, Elmer Post, +. b.
wee, James King, II. HarIng, II.
Lake, John Sias, " H. Rogers, w. +
| Crandall.
The next on the list was the delega
| ion 10 the district convention TO ST
ect two delegates 10 the national con
ventiOn at ST. Louis, July 81. and tn,
| following gentlemen were selected
Newton Burns. G. L. Emo, G. c. WonG-
RS, ). WarLec, >. Il Norton, M. Kid
Ter. Ed. Sherwood, b. NJ Coffin, IT.,
sham, lea Suydam, Geo. Irish, w. !
Pitt, II. z. Sage.
The next elected were delegates
he congressional convention whei
JAILED: c. II. McLachlan, G.. T. Emo
f K. French, o Nj. Fairbanks, Hug
Chisholm; G.. w. EIdridge, Henry Ma
son, c. Rockwell. Ira Isham. Is Walk
n, Frank McLain, Alex Wiley, a. Nc
kinstry.
The last delegation to be selected wa
The senatorial, as follows: X, NJ. Pal
mer. Scudder, Fl. Chisholm. W. Nc
Lain, &. G. kryder, Seeley Amsbury
+. lngledue, j. l.. Smith, f. l. Cook
+ VI. Vandercook, Alex Johnson, Ed
Fleming, .. A. Isham.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed without protest: We, the Peoples
party, in convention here assembled
do affirm that our principle as that
wealth belongs to him who creates it.
and every dollar taken from industry
without equivalent is robbery. The
rural and civil labor are the same, their
interests are Identical. And it is with
pride that we hold our position as the
only party that favors free coinage OF
silver
We demand national currency safe,
sound and flexible, issued by the gener
al government, only full legal tender
for all debts public and private aud
that without the use of banking corpor
alton.
We demand the AMOUNT of circulat-
ing medium be speedily increased to
not less than $50 per capita
We regard the characterization OF
silver as a crime against civilization
and humanity which, in the extent
he evil 1t has caused, is without
parallel i'll the history of the present
century. We therefore demand the
full restoration Of silver as monetary
metal with all the monetary rights,
power and functions now accorded to
gold and its full, free and unlimited |
coinage at the ratio of Is to with gold |
We are in favor of the principle |
IF the initiative and refer |
.ndum and the imperative lnandate auG |
demand its adoption il I'll future leg
station.
Your committee wodid re ,pectfull,
submit the above for your cOnsldera
ion.
WM, Z. PITT.
NEWTON BURNS.
r. VI NANDERCOOK
Dated, June 9th, 1896 Committee
Short speeches were made by several
~ ar which the convention adihur,ad |