The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-29
, coNr,Nurp FROM FOURTH PAeEl

Duxburv arose and announced that he
should like to hear some one explain the
rand accumulation OF wealth. by lew
during the past few years. Weightier mat.
tiers. however, engrossed the attention OF
the convention and T. s. McGinnis OF Jeri-
cbo. the populist candidate for governor
two wears ago, spoke on state and national
issues His plea was for relief for the farm.
ers and poorer people of the country and
was the best oratorical effort of the conven-
ton. He believed in the platform as built
at st, Louis and thought that the men who
stand on it should and would receive the
votes of the monopoly crushed poor and
struggling and be elected the coming No
vember. The platform committee then re-
ported as follows:
"That all money should be issued by the
general government only and without the
Intervention of any private citizen, corpo-
ration or banking institution. 1t should be
based upon the wealth, stability and integ-
rity of the nation, and we demand that 1t
be made full legal tender for all debts,
public and private, and be of sufficient vol
ume to meet the demands of business.
" For the purpose of honestly liquidating
our outstanding obligations we demand the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at the
American ratio of 16 to without the con-
sent of any other nation and that the ex-
emption of savings banks. deposits be linn
tied to $500.
ing taxes upon property they do not actu-
ally own.
carrying elections and for securing legisla-
ton and court decisions being thrust at
the very life of free government, and no less
an act of treason than firing upon our
country's flag, we therefore demand an act
of congress making 1t in law, as it is in fact a
capital crime for both receiver and giver of
brides in any form, and punishable as such.
I'VE endorse the principles of the Omaha
platform as enunciated by the peoples
party convention at st. Louis, July 26,
1886"
The platform was adopted as whole by
unanimous vote.
Nominations being declared in order, A.
j. Beebe named Joseph Battell of Ripton,
proprietor of the Middlebury Register, as a
proper man for the populists to nominate
for governor, stating that che is with us on
the silver question, for us on state issues,
and man who has come forth from the err
rors OF the old parties to the right and rea-
son of the new" Mr.. Battell was nomi-
mated by reclamation, as were the follow
ing for the other offices: Lieutenant-gover.
nor, William Dexter of Sheffield; secretary
of state, Abel T. Way of Burlington treas
urer, Daniel Sallies of Montpelier; auditor
of accounts, Columbus L. Clough of Water
bury. Presidential electors, Niles e. Baker
of Burlington, o. @. Wilder of Waitstield
McAllister of Stowe.
The new state committee was made up as
follows Addison county, s. w. Ward OF
Shoreham; Bennington, A. l.. Bowen OF
South Dorset; Caledonia, L. j. Aldrich
OF Wheelock; Chttenden, Calvin Minckler
of Burlington; Essex, w. V. Hardy OF Con.
cord; franklin A. j. Beebe of Swanton
Grand Isle, Russell Churchill of South
Hero; Lamoille, Lucus Sallies of Stowe
Orange, Samuel Batchelder of Braintree
Orleans, f. p Cheney of Glover; Rutland
E. l.. Griswod of West Rutland; Washing
ton, o. c. Wilder of Waitsfeld Windsor
Charles S. Lewis of South Reading. Wind
ham was left to be filed
This committee organized by electing A
l.. Bowen, chairman, and A. j. Beebe
secretary.
THE DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
Proceedings in the state convention were
halted at two o'clock for the two dstric
conventions. FL. w. Como of South Hero
was elected chairman of the first distric
convention and A. j. Beebe secretary. A
l.. Bowen of South Dorset was placed il
nomination for congress by unanimous
vote, and S. McAllister recommended al
presidential electOr.
The second district convention wa
called to order by George e. Holden F
p Cheney was chosen chairman and II. t
Dunbar of Burlington secretary. On mo
ton of j. r. Folsom of Wheelock, seconded
by George e. Holden, T. j. Aldrich o
Wheelock was named for congress,