The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-09-10
THE FIRST IN THE FIELD!
Middle-of-the-Road Populists Open
the Presidential Campaign
for the Year 1900.
THEY NOMINATE A NATIONAL TICKET.
Wharton Barker. of Pennsylvania,
Named for President, and IRnatius
Donnelly, of Minnesota. for Vice
President-Bolters In the Party
Leave the Convention.

President-Bolters In the Party
Leave the Convention.
Cincinnati Sept. THE middle-of-
the-road populists Tuesday reorgan-
lied the peoples party, renewed its
former declaration Of principles, and
nominated its national ticket two years
and two months in advance of the date
Of the election. The object of this
early action WAS to head OF any such
fusion as that of 1896. While the rad
icals controlled the convention, they
could not carry out their programme
without bolt from the northern del
egates. The western and southern del
egates nominated Wharton Barker and
lgnatius Donnelly, and declared the
principles of the reorganized party.
The eastern states We're not repre-
scented.
The Proceedings.
When the convention rcasscmbled in
the morning the temporary organiza-
ton was made permanent, and Chair
man Ignatius Donnelly made radical
speech denouncing all those who had
cooperated with fusion movements,
and strongly advocating the reorgani
cation of the party. not only for an in
dependent presidential ticket, but for
independent candidates for congress,
state offices. etc.
An elaborate address 10 the people
Of the United States was adopted. 1t
reafirms the previous platform Of the
populists and covers many additional
questions.
A Stormy Scene.
Previous to the adoption of the adj
dress and the nominal ions Mr.. Foster,
of Minnesota, created u scene by his
bitter objections and was Kissed down
as were others of the Butler faction.
The Butterflies then left the hall and
adopted an address protesting against
the action of the convention in naming
ticket, and implorng the populists
OF every state to pay no heed nor at
tach Importance to such action.
Ticket Named.
After numerous nominating and Sec
ending speeches in presenting two
names for presidential candidates. a
ballot was taken resulting as follows:
Wharton Barker, Of Pennsylvania,
1928 As; Ignatius DonnelIy, of Mime
sofa, 90 is. On motion of Mr.. Don
nelly the nomination of Mr.. Barker
was made unanimous. Ignatius Don
nelly was then nominated by acclama-
ton for vice president.
Long Platform.
A very long platform was adopted
which incorporated the provisions of
ho nr,,n \, ,(aff To-
dress adopted at the morning session.
The declarations in the platform do
not differ from those of other plat
forms except in the plank which espe-
cially denounces Senator Marion But
Ter. of North Carolina, a. chairman of
their national committee for attempt
ing "to drive the popnlist party into
the democratic organizations" The
resolutions also provide for the reor-
ganization Of the party with Milton
Park. Of Dallas, Tex, as chairman.
It's Cardinal Principle.
The most important action Of tho
convention was the adoption Of the
referendum system as the cardinal
principle in the future of the govern
ment of the reorgsnized party. After
luton was offered by Capt. Frank Bur-
.kett, Of Mississippi. providing that the
nominations just made be rcferredto
~ referendum of the voters Of the
peoples party of oil states and terri
tories and TINT said referendum be
taken In accordance with the rules
adopted by this convention for the fu-
ture government Of the peoples party.
These rules constitute radical sub
stitute for those adopted ut st. Louis
in 1896. The main change provides
that the new peoples party should
never again hold delegate conven-
ton. Of any sort, national. state, dis
trict or local. but that the nominations
"the initiative and referendum or petl-
tions endorsed by popular vote"
The Candidates.
The candidates for president and vice
president have be N Identified with the party
ever since Its inception and both are known
as ultra radicals on the most extreme doc
trines Of the populists. Both OF them sup
ported Thomas Watson for vice president
In 1896 and bitterly opposed the efforts at
fusion at that time and ever since. They
arc both bitterly opposed to Col. Bryan. and
charge him with ins;igatinE Senator But
Ter as the chairman OF their former ma tional
committee in his efforts to drive them into
fusion and to break up the peoples party.
Wharton Barker. of Philadelphia. the can
didate for president. is the editor OF the
American. the national organ Of the mid
dle-of-the-roaders.
Igna.ius Donnely. OF ST. Paul, the candl-
date for vice president. has been known for
years the author who advocated that
Lord Bacon wrote the plays credited TO
Shakespeare. ard is also the author OF nu-
merous works on finance. especially on the
silver question and on socialistic questions.
Mr. Donnelly has long been prominent In
Minnesota politics. He served In both houses
of the state legislature and as a representa-
tive In congress- for q number Of years.
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Six Men Drowned.
New Orleans, Sept. 5.--The United
States steamer John Meiggs, OF the
snagboat service. was blown up in the