Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-25
LANE COUNTY ropuLtsrs.

AAINE COON i EOE-OAA0A o.
s EUoENE, April 25.-In the Lane
county PopulIst convention Hon. G,
v II. Baker was called for and responded
!. In substance: I want to disabuse all
1 your minds if you think | am here
b looking for Office from your hands.
Some time since prominent Popullst
y asked me if would come out as an
: Independent candidate for state
senator If / was assured OF an endorse
ment at the hands of the Populists.
| felt kindly to the proposition as |
had just been "kocked out" by my
own (the Republican, party, but did
not fully make up my mind at that
time. After considering the matter
a short time l later called on the
gentleman at his home, and told him
| would accept platform declaring
for the referendum and free silver as
an independent candidate. did not
come here last night as l was not
hungry for Office. The Office must
come freely to me. l am ready and
willing to shoulder my musket and do |
my duty in this cause. Everybody |
must get off the fence on the financial |
question. 1 am against straddle.
Baker was a Republican member of |
the last legislature, and wanted the
Republican nomination for state sena-
tor at the recent Republican CONVEX
tion, but was defeated. On the first
ballot in that convention he received
"A votes. At the present time he is a
member of the Republican county cen
tral committee from Camp Creek
We your committee on resolutions of
the peoples party of Lane county beg
leave to reaflirm our position on the
great county, state and national ques-
tions believing the important TO hinge
on the following.
PLATFORM.
Flrst--We demand direct legislation
through the initiative and referendum
with the imparetlYe mandate in local,
state and national government.
Second-We demand the free and
unlimited coinage of gold and SILVER
at the ratio Of l6 to /; full legal ten
der for all debts both public and pri-
vate.
RESOLUTIONS.
We also pledge our candidates for
lie Legislature TO vote for the aboli
tion Of all useless commissions an
boards, and for the salary system q
paying public officers, for state ap or
priation bills, providing only forpro-
constitutional salaries, and the
economical support OF state ins the
tions and against any and all titu-
)rlatlons Tor sectarian purposes. pprO- -
We demand the reduction of official
salaries TO correspond with the reduc- "
lion In the wages of labor and the Of
)rlce OF labor. St
We also demand the re-enactment of m
,he mortgage tax law. W
STATE SENATOR. "A
L. j. Elliot placed in nomination 70
Ion. @. III. II. Baker, OF Camp Creek. !,
W. III. Spaugh seconded the nomina- IA
son. The rules was suspended and fI
ma Mr.. Baker was nominated by ac- -
lamation, with considerable enthus- 81
asm. He thanked the convention so -.
or the honor. So Se
The following resolution was offered e,
nd unanimously carried BE it re- ~
olyed, that we request all nominees ~ ~
hat obtain nomination before this y,
onyentlon be requested to explain -, ~
us position and commit himself -
quarely on the platform laid down in or
his convention. In'
REPRESENTATIVE
X. p. Caldwell was placed in nomi- PI
atlon. He declined. Levi Geer of inc
'ottage Grove, was placed in nomina- ma
ion but declined. A. Nj. Sweeney COZ
lso declined. VIM. Neeley, OF Maple "a
on, was nominated by acclamation, p.
he was not present. John Suther- Az
md, OF Cottage Grove, was noml- FIJI
ated by acclamation. He thanked Mi
he convention for the nomination. w PA
!. Spaugh and M. M. Myers also de- Ia
lined. w. w. Meyers and N. Martin, Mi
cottage Grave, were placed In NOM NJ
lation. Martin said he had been ~,
lcked out OF the Republican conven- ss, sS
on on account of his free silver ideas nrc Sc
nd therefore have bolted that party bo,,
Elrst Ballot-Martin 1913, Myers II. nal
Messrs Neeley, Sutherland and
artln declared the nominees. FO