Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-31
NO FUSION.
Indiana Populists Name a Separ-
ate State Ticket.
DOINGS OF THE STATE CONVENTION.
A Synopsis of the Platform as Adopted
Probability of Fusion Between Illi-
nois Democrats and Populate
Michigan Democratic.

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room. Out of 1,4oo delegates. only
about $50 were in attendance. N. L.
Butts, of Winchester, was elected tenn
porary chairman, and Charlton Bull,
secretary. After raising deficit OF
$22.50 from last years campaign, and
the appointment of committees, the
convention took recess to 1880 p. m.
AT the afternoon session trouble arose
over the question Of naming presiden-
tial electors. 1t had not been thought
that there would be any objection by
the middle of the road" people to leav-
Ing this matter in the hands of the state
committee. There was therefore much
surprise when c. NJ. Walters, of Clinton
county, moved that the convention pro-
coed to nominate electors. G. NJ. Schof-
field, of Marion, moved to table this un-
til it came in its regular order and this
motion was tabled by q vote Of sss
against 5o4. Several speeches were
made in favor of fusion.
Before proceeding further with this
matter, Delegate Walters moved that
the convention telegraph the Tennessee
convention that Indiana indorses the
work of the St. Louis convention and
nominees there named. The Marion
county delegation vigorously opposed
and all that section of the convention
fighting to have the Indiana populists
thrown to the support of the straight
democratic ticket, followed them.
There was vast amount Of confusion
as the roll call went on hut the motion
carried by vote Of $50 to 897 and the
"roaders" hailed this as great victory.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutions was read and the platform as
presented by the committee was adopt.
ed. A synopsis follows:
The Platform.
J The national platforms of 1892 and 1871
are indorsed: contraction Of currency is
declared the principal cause Of financia,
Ills; demands free coinage Of silver and
gold at the ratio of sixteen to one. with.
renee of foreign powers; demands the in
discriminate use of both the metals in pay
ing the government obligations which by
law are payable in coin, and denounces the
refusal OF the present and former admin.
istrations to carry out the plain provisions
of the law; 1t declares that the railroad.
telegraph and telephone lines should be-
como the property of the government ma
tional. state or local; favors direct legis-
'lation through the initiation and referen.
dun; commends just system Of arbitro-
ton; urges enactment Of laws giving each
political party representation on election
boards; demands that the bona flde In
debtedness of each property owner shall
be deducted from the sum total of the as.
sessed valuation Of his or her property:
fayors reduction Of official salaries to cor
respond with general fall In wages; fayors
enforcement of laws prohibiting child Ia
Dor, and the awarding Of public printing
and advertising to lowest responsible bid
der, except when such bidder employs non
union labor. 1t declares that the peoples
party of Indiana is emphatically in favor
Of maintaining Its organization, national,
state and local.
state Ticket Named.
The platform was adopted with prac-
teal unanimity, including the appended
resolutions, declaring for separate
state ticket. This was fat defeat for
the fusionists, the silver democrats
and the leaders who had been anxious
to have the nominations placed in their
hands. The convention then proceeded
to nominate state ticket.
The ticket, which was nominated by
reclamation, is as follows:
Governor, Thomas A. Wadsworth, Da.
viess county; lieutenant governor, A. p.
Hanna, Montgomery county; secretary of
state, Silas M. Holcomb, Gibson county;
auditor, N. M. Jennings, Johnson county;
treasurer. F. ]. s. Robinson, Clay county;
encouragement, D. H. Fernandez, Mad
ison county; supreme court reporter,
Thomas w. Force, Martin county; appellate
Judges, A. j. Padgett, Adam Stockinger, I.
N. Pierce. ]. N. Thornburg. NJ j. Bosard ;
statistician, ]. S. McKeever, Washington
county; superintendent of instruction, J..
B. Freeman, Howard county.
Must Indorse the Entire Ticket.
Chicago, July 29.-Bcfore leaving this
city Tuesday for Springfield, Gov. Alt
geld talked about the reports that the
populists in state convention intended
to nominate the democratic state ticket,
minus George A. Trude, nominee for
attorney general, whom the popullsts
are said not to favor. The governor
said he would under no circumstances
accept an Endorsement or nomination
from the populists unless the whole
ticket was included. DR.. Taylor, chair
man of the populists' Cook county COM
mittee, said there would be fusion if
the populists We're recognized properly.
| Michigan Democrats.
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Detroit, Mich, July 20.-Contrary to
expectation, the meeting Of the demo-
cratic state central committee Tuesday
ended tremendously. The dove of peace
spread her wings over the warning gold
and silver factions in the committee
and they will work together for the
election of the Chicago nominees. This
result was brought about by the refusal
of the committee to accept the resigna-
ton of Chairman Elliott G. Stevenson,
who was the leader in the fight for gold
in the state delegate convention and
at Chicago. 1t was expected that the
silver men,.on account of his attitude on
the money question, would demand Mr..
Stevenson's resignation and that the
members of the committee who favor
the gold standard would bolt.
Mr.. Stevenson presented formal res
ignation, declaring his intention, how
ever, as private in the ranks to sup
port and work for the Chicago NOM
inees and platform. An unsuccessful
attempt was made to refer the matter
to the state convention, and then the
resignation was laid on the table in
definitely. After this action was taken
Mr.. Stevenson declared that the CON-
mittee would open the campaign in
Michigan at once, making silver the
leading issue and fighting the battle out
earnestly and honestly for Bryan and
Sewall. BAY City was chosen as the
place and August rs as the date of hold