Evening journal., 1896-07-25


committee on resoniloes taa prey
scport but tbs minority mhmhers who
wi.hed to sign d minority feport, tcducst-
ed time fer this purpose. General Weaver
of Iowa chairman of tho committee on
resolutions and platform. took thestand
and read the platform and resolutions
which had boon agreed TO and which have
already been published IN these dispatches.
}. ;. Cuxoy Of Ohio, representing the
minority Of the committed on platform,
read other propositions TO bo added 90 the
platform, among them being these:
Noninterest bearing bonds, good roads,
extension OF suffrage to women and the
ownership and control by the government
of every industry necessary to tho welfare
Of tho community.
At the request of some delegates tho
financial plank Of the platform was again
read, and It was explained that the various
propositions in the minority report were
intended as supplementary TO the MAORI
ty report.
Ignatius Donnelly Of Minnesota took
exceptions to this phrase in the platform
as to land: Private land monopoly, as
we'll as allen ownership, shall be prohibit
ed. "
Their enemies would say, Mr. Donnolly
remarked, that chat was a system Under
which all property was TO be put In the
hands of the government. On such prop
osition the Peoples Party would be over
whelningly defeated. He suggested that
the phrase should be accompanied by the
wordh "Subiect to the right of every hu-
man being to a home in the land
Mr. Kcarby of Texas, on the part OF the
minority, stated an objection to the plat
form Co be that IL was too elnborate and
too much like the one adopted at Chicago.
He then presented and road a substitute
platform.
As Mr.. Kearby's voice was too weak 20
be heard over the hall and as the repeater
was temporarily absent Senator Allen,
who had again taken the chair, read the
minority report himself
The Minority Report.
A minority report OF ono member Of the
resolutions committee was presented by r.
Vallette of Rhode Island Ii was read the
opening paragraphs being a paraphrase Of
the Declaration of Independence.
AS soon as the delegates "oaught on to
it' they broke out into derisive shouts and
laughter and cries OF "Thomas Jefferson
The convention grew inpatient as tho
reading of the paper continued, and there
was motion made and Carried to refer
the Declaration Of independence" 20 the
! committee on platform, with a derisive
suggestion that its author have leave TO
print it. It's author however, became
quite angry at the treatment accorded him
and made such an indignant and extrava-
CANT protest on the platform thas the chair.
man ordered bis removal by force.
Three uniformed policemen laid hold Of
Mr.. Vallette and had TO use force to re-
move him, as he resisted with all his
might. Some Of the deputy sergeants at
arms interposed to prevent violence being
| done to delegate, and there was a scene
OF uproar and excitement on the stand
and in the body Of the hall, in the midst
Of which shouts were heard of Take him
to Rhode Islandp'
Finally the efforts Of the convention Of.
| flcers were successful and Mr.. Nalietto was
rescued out of the hands of the police oiii-
GERS and escorted back to his seat, and
| thus peace was restored once more.
The question was then put, and the plat
| form reported by the majority of the COM
mittee on rules was agreed to, and all the
amendments were laid on the table.
| 1t was voted TO call the roll of states
for the presentation OF candidates for yics
president.
Naming the Candidates.