The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-01
rllsSOURI POPULISTs.
A Heated Discussion Over the Propo-
sition to Fuse.

Siti0n to Fuse.
SEDALIA, Mo, July 31-The state
Populist convention today adopted the
following:
I'VE declare on the money question
that we believe in national issue of
government money direct to the people
without intervention of the banks. SUI
ficient to do the business CT the coun-
try on a cash basis and made receiva-
ble IN the payment of all debts, dues
and demands, public and private
Further. we declare for free and I'M
limited coinage of gold and silver at
the ratio of Is to l and their applica-
ton to the payment of our national
debt"
The address to the people was taken
up and the forenoon spent in a heated
discussion to fuse with the Democratic
party.
T. T. Tur1ey, of Audrain county, pro-
posed an amendment reciting that if
the Democrats refuse to take Sewall' s
name off their ticket the PoDulists of
Missouri would refuse to support Mr.
Bryan.
A substitute for the whole address
sought to have the Democrats pledge
their support to Watson in the event of
a division of electors, and declared if
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plan the electors would be instructed
to vote for Norton, of Illinois, and
Watson.
A heated and lengthy discussion fol-
lowed
Sheridan Webster spoke in favor of
the substitute and took occasion to call
Senator Jones. Governor Stone and
others ''hypocrites and liars
The roll call on the original address
| h. al -, i%c.
adoption by good majority, the vote
being 267 to 192.
The address says. among other
things:
The Peoples party of Missouri does
not propose to surrender its identity or
organization. Its mission is not accom-
plished But for it, in our opinion, the
Chicago convention could not and
would not have made its platform or
nominated William J. Bryan as its
candidate. We ask and seek union of
forces in our state such that its vote
NAV be cast in the electoral college
for Bryan and Watson, the nomination
of the one being a rebuke to the sec
tionalism east of the Mississippi river,
that of the other north of Mason and
Dixon's line"
A message was read from Judge John
r. Stone, of Kansas City, strong
gubernatorial candidate, who declined
10 let his name be presented, pleading
poor health.
James H. Hills was nominated for
that office, but resigned and named
William c. Alldredge of Moniteau.
! Alldredge Immediately arose and de-
clined to run. He had been in politics
! so long, he said, he did not have
! enough money to make a. campaign.
Only yesterday, he continued, he had
been offered an official sinecure by one
! of the most noetd Democrats of the
! safe if he would go over to the De1noc-
racy. He would decline than and would
: have to decline the Populist nominal
ton for governor.
Q. D. Jones, of Knox county, was
nominated on the first ballot Jones
ran for supreme judge on the Populist
! ticket two years ago and is the author
! of several works on reforms.
The ticket was completed as follows
Lieutenant governor, James H. Hills
! Gentry county.
Secretary of state, Thomas H. Day
Henry county.
Evansville.
Attorney general, Frank E. Richie
ST. Louis.
Railroad and warehouse commission
er, E. F. Cowan, Christian county.
Supreme judge, John H. voorhees,
Chillicothe.
Adjourned sine die.