The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-09-03
THE POPULISTS.
John Lind Ia Again Named for tho
Governorship.
The Pcpulists Of Minnesota Hold Har'
munious Convention at Minneapolis
The Ticket Completed and
Fusion Effected.

The POpultStS OF M1nneSOC8 k1OAu AA"A
,n.,nious Convention at Minneapolis
Tho Ticket Completed and
Fusion Effected.
Minneapolis Aug. 27.-The state con-
vention of the peoples party met at
Harmonic Hall yesterday and named
the following ticket:
Governor-John Lind, Brown county.
Lieutenant Governor-J. NJ. Bowler,
Renville county.
Secretary of State-Julius J. Helm
rich, Hennepin county.
State Treasurer Alex Mcklnnon,
Polk county.
Attorney General-John A. Reyes,
St. Louis county.
Presidential Llectors-T. j. Meighen,
Wilson Borst 81. H. Bounewell, John
H. Ives, John Day Smith, Sylvester
Kelliher, Charles d'Autrement, Hans
B. Biorge, James Dillon.
It was after II o'clock before the
delegates were in their seats and Chair
man Meighan called them to order.
Just before the proceedings opened >.
M, Owen entered the hall and walked
up the center aisle. He was greeted
with a pronounced ovation. The fol-
lowing were announced as temporary
officers: Chairman, P. M. Ringdahl, of
Polk county; secretary, Spurgeon
ODell, of Lyon county; assistant Sec
rotary, Lewis Hansen, of Clay county;
reading clerk, Thomas w. Murphy;
sergeant-at-arms, A. c. Wells, OF Nc
Leod county.
AS soon as committees we're appoint
ed, a recess was taken until p. M,
but it was nearly o'clock before work
was begun, and not until the evening
session that the ticket was completed.
The following platform was adopted:
Imbued with faith in the righteous
ness Of our cause, the peoples party OF
OF Minnesota, in third state convention
assembled, DESTROYS preserving to our
selves and posterity, herewith put
forth the following declaration OF prin.
ciples:
We pledge our unqualified allegiance
to the principles of our faith as ex-
pressed in the national Peoples Party
platform, adopted at st. Louis, and to
! those noble standard-bearers of our
national cause, William j. Bryan and
Thomas E. Watson.
We hail the union of the reform for
ces of America under a common stand
ard for common cause, as the great
est means of emancipation of the peo-
pie and our country from the money
power and the allied forces of organ.
lied greed which have now obtained
control of the nation; andw welcome
to our ranks all who place patriotism
above partnership.
We demand the strict and impartial
enforcement of the laws, as applied to
the most powerful interest as the hum
blest citizen and believe that govern
ment for and by the people is possible
only by enforcement of the laws express
sive of the will of the people. -,
We demand that all public officers be
placed on salary basis and that all
fees be paid into the public treasury,
thereby preventing their use as po-
litical corruption fund, as now exem-
plified in the offices of oil inspector and
surveyor general OF logs.
We demand the election of the board
of railway warehouse commissioners
by the people and the enlargement of
their powers to the requirements of
fair. free and open market, and a just
scale of railway and elevator rates.
We demand the taxation of railway
lands and commend the Anderson bill
to that end now before the people for
ratification, and we demand the taxa
ton of mineral lands as other property.
We favor the principle of self gov
eminent as expressed in the initiative
and referendum.
In the interests of justice we demand
the repeal of the obnoxious struck jury
law.
| We demand retrenchment in the ex-
penditures of state, county and city
| government in harmony with enforced
economy in business and IN the home.
! We demand laws securing to labor
prompt payment of wages and that the
same be first lien on the property
in which labor is employed. We de-
employment agencies and an amend
ment to existing legislation by which
miners and la borers employed in hazar-
dous occupations shall receive the same
protection now according the railway
| employees. We demand the abolition of
contract labor in state work as saw
ing to the public OF large sums which
now go to the contractors, we condemn
the gold standard political organization
and it is corporate allies in their sys-
tematic intimidation of employer and
other voters as meauace to free
government, and we pledge the pro-
lection of our party to all citizens in
! the free exercise of the elective fran
chise.
| number of amendments were Of
fered and voted down, until one was
presented regarding the old soldiers.
| 1t is as follows:
! Resolved, That the law enacted by
the people Of Minnesota many years
ago, giving veteran soldiers preference
for public employment, was an express
sion of the gratitude and goodwill of
the always loyal Minnesotans. That
law has been repeatedly violated in let