The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-24

resolutions which were adopted with
out division. The conference rero,.+
giving the Populists one office cansa5
trouble, the boilers committee do
mandlng that the convention act os
FopuIlsts' nominate their own ticket
ana go on official ballot as PopuIists.
In the midst of the debate Chairman
Belangee moved to nominate a rail-
P Todu commissioner S. B. Crane. Of
Ferry was nominated and the boI+are
!ett the convention immediately hold
ing meeting at which they decided to
hold a PopulfSt convention in Son
TEMPER. With the nomination of rail
road commissioner the Populist con-
ventIon had finished it's labors.
When permanent Chairman Collins
OF the silver Republican convention
took the chair. he made no speech
ana the platform was taken up at once
Sectlon by section. A plank. relating
TO railroad rates. was added Judge
w. "A. Spurrier nominated B. A. Plrno-
Iller' OF Forest City, for lieutenant gov
e[hof' according to fusion conference
pIan OF dividing offices, and Pllnonoer
was indorsed by acclamation. Far
superintendent, j. w. Cliff, of Des
Molnes; G. F. Rhinehart. of Nevton
ana d. T. Hoist, of Boone. were nom.
mated. Hoist withdrew because he
was charged with being originally q
Democrat. Rhinehart and Cliff both
announced that they were against tho
American Book company. and the vote
was 126 to "a in favor of Rhinehart
Ihe convention then adjourned. Tho
democratic platform in part is as fol-
lows: co ~
The Democracy of Iowa. in convention as
Sed SeIloleu, SENDS greetings to the nearly 1000
V0U patriots who participated and aided in
the battle of the people in their struggle for
thelr rights in the last campaign by giving
renewed expression of devotion to the nrin.
clpIeS of the Democracy of the nation %
set forth IN the platform adopted by the
democratic party at Chicago in 1896 We
lay speclal emphasis upon that portion of the
national platform of the Democratic marty on
the financial question, believing that the very
existence Of the farming, laborng and COM
mercial interests of this country depepd unon
change of our financial policy and we en-
ter into the first campaign after the great
battle of the people against the combined
corporate ana money power, in which that
peerless statesman and patriot, w. j. Bryan
was our leader, with the reaSSertion that wo
demand the free and unlimited coinage OF
ooth gold and silver at the present legal ratio
of 16 to l without waiting for the aid or
consent OF any other nation.
Inc republicans, in the management of tho
national campaign last year, are charged
with bribery, intimidation. colonization and
deception. 1t is charged that the rich men
contributed millions upon millions to Marx
Hanna's campaign fund and having triumphe0
are now about to recoupe themselves from
the pockets of the people.
On state issues the platform demands
statutory provisions for holding COR
poration strictly liable for damages
to employees. A state board of control
is demanded for all state institutions:
the state administration is denounced
for extravaganza, resulting in an in
dehtedness of $1,000,000; the anti-fusion
law of the extra session of the legis-
lature is denounced; the rates paid 10
state printer and binder are called en-
tIaVagant; the eXtortions of the school
book monopoly are denounced; it is de-
clared to be the sense of the conVen-
ton that no man connected with banks,
insurance or building and loan asso-
Citations shall, as state officials, pass Oh
, such questions and the taxation laws
affecting corporations are generally.
denounced as defective.
The Populist and silver Republican
platforms are framed on very much
the same model.