The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-04-03
BUSY POLITICAL DAY.
Ticket and Platform of the
Populists of Oregon.
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Coos. Delegates-at-large to ma
tional convention-J. G. Luce, L. A.
Ward, J. S. Mccain and Nathan
Pierce. Delegates from the judicial
districts-Second, r. P. Caldwell;
third, Harry Watkins; fourth, S. B.
Riggen. Delegates from the second
congressional district-A. P. Mel
son and ]. ]. Sturgill. Judge OF
the fourth district-F. D. Jordon,
District attorney-Newton Mccoy.
District attorney of the second
district. NJ. Upton, Coos; of the
third, G. H. Dalrymple, Linn.
Board of equalization, second dis
trict-F. Ward, of Douglas.
Presidential electors-W. d.
Hare, Harry Watkins. W. H.
Spaugh, NJ, L. Olmstead. Member
ofcongress, second district--Martin
Quinn.
First judicial district--Prosecu-
ting attorney, ]. A. Jeffreys; ma
tional delegate, A. Axtel. Fourth
district-Board of equalization,
D. w. Butler. Fifth--Prosecuting
attorney, |. B. Smith; national
delegate, Ira Saylor. Sixth--Dis.
trict attorney, VIM. Parsons; board
of equalization, G. v. Peebler; ma
tional delegate. VIM. Parsons.
Seventh--National delegate, A. B.
Craft. Eighth--Judge, r. ]. Slater;
attorney, ii. e. Courtney; board of
equalization, Odell; national dele
gate, J.F. Johnson. Ninth-Board
Of equalization, G. w. Pierce; ma
tional delegate, d. L. Grace.
Joint senators-Coos, Curry and
Josephine, w. G. Edwards, Grants
Pass; Umatilla and Union, o. Teel;
Washington, Tillamook and Col
umbia, John Hansen. Joint repre-
sentatives--Coos and Curry, w.
Nosler; Grant and Harney, G. S.
Dustin; Lincoln and Benton, A. l..
McFadden; Yamhill and Tillamook,
John Gill.
Chairman state central commit
tee-J. G. Young, of Baker county.
The state convention adopted the
following platform:
ave reaffirm the fundamental
principles Of the Omaha platform,
and instruct our delegates to the
national convention to readjust
any details, if possible, in such
form that all reform elements can
unite on one, platform and one na-
| tional ticket.
I'VE favor changing our national
constitution 50 as to provide some
form Of direct legislation, and the
early submission of important ma
tional questions to the people.
"We recommend that our ma
tional convention devise some plan
for the effective protection Of
American labor from the ruinous
competition Of Asiatic and Euro
pean cheap labor, including rigid
restriction, and the exclusion, if
necessary, of foreign immigration.
"We donounce the republican
party for its entire failure to per-
form any promise 1t made to the
people of Oregon in the year 1894,
and hold it wholly responsible for
the reckless and extravagant waste
of the taxpayers money by the
legislative assembly last year.
I'VE pledge our candidates for
the Legislature to vote for the abol-
ition of all useless commissions
and boards; for a salary system Of
paying public officers; for state
appropriation bills providing only
for constitutional salaries and the
economical support neces
state institutions, and aga
appropriations for sectaris
tutions.
1--WE demand reduc
| official salaries TO correspC
the reduction of the wages
and the prices of the pro
labor.
I'VE renew our demand for the
speedy abolition Of all fish traps
and fish wheels, and a stringent
regulation Of seine and gill-net
fishing.
ave demand the re-enactment Of
the mortgage.tax law.
I'VE favor an amendment to our
state constitution providing for the
initiative and referendum"
The following resolutions were
adopted later:
ave protest against the policy
of the government in patenting to
railroad corporations lands along
their lines, Of which, in many in
stances. mineral lands are patented