The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-07
NAMED A TICKET.
Middle of the Road POpulists at
Cincinnati
Nominate Candidates for PFesi-
dent and Vice President.
BUTLER CROWD BOLTS
Wharton Barker of Philadel-
phia and Ignatius DOnnelly
Will Lead the Anti-FusiOn Pop
uIist LegiOns.
BUTLER CROWD BOLTS


ton 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 off any such fusion as that of 1896.
While the radicals controlled the con-
vention they could not carry out their
program without a bolt from northern
delegates. The western and southern
delegates nominated Wharton Barker
and Ignatius Donnelly and declared the
principles of the reorganized party. The
eastern states were not represented.
It was the smallest national conven-
ton on record, and it adopted the long
est platform on record-over 1000
words. Most of the usual rules of con-
ventions were ignored, as most of the
delegates came with self constituted
credentials, owing to the confusion over
the call 1t was a very noisy conven-
ton ana no connected report of the pro-
ceedings will ever be recorded
An elaborate address to the people of
the United States was adopted. It re-
aH1rms the previous platform of the
Populsts and covers many additional
Previous to the adoption of the ad-
dress, Mr.. Foster of Minnesota created
a scene by his bitter objections and
was Missed down, as were others of the
Butler faction
bitter discussion then followed on
motion to proceed with nominations for
president and vice president The TI1t
Ter faction moved to amend by referring
the whole matter to their national com
mlttee- This caused great disturbance,
ana the Butler men were knocked out.
Joseph Palmer of Illinois then called
the Butler faction together in another
part of the hall, and it was announced
tnat they would bolt and leave the hall
II the motion to proceed with nominal
ions prevailed. They insisted that
such action should not be taken as
there had been no regular call and only
a portion of the states and territories
were represented. There was a scene
of confusion and cOmmotion, which was
nnaLy quelled by Mr.. Walker of Illinois
taking the platform and addressing the
convention in the interest of order and
harmony.
After he had been defeated on his mo-
ton to refer nominations and other de-
clS1Ve action to the national committee
Ar. FaIrner attempted repea tedIy to get
the floor on question of personal priv
llege- He was interrupted by Dr. Fay
and a chorus of other directors who in
sisted upon proceeding with the nomi-
nations.
At this juncture the disturbance of
the small crowd became so fierce that
Mr.. Hasebett, manager of the Lyceum
appeared and requested the Assem- bIv
TO Vacate the hall, as he was apprehen-
sive of the security of the property The
Butler faction, led by Mr.. Palmer of II
inois, then left the hall and the other
faction proceeded with the nominations
After numerous nominating and sec
onding speeches in presenting two
names for presidential candidates, a
ballot was taken, resulting as follows:
Wharton Barker of Pennsylvania
128 As; Ignatius DonnelIy of Minnesota
80 1-5. On motion of Mr. Donnelly,
the nomination of Mr.. Barker was made
Ignatius Donne1lv was +ha1 1oyoiro+
ed by exclamation for vice president
A very long platform was adopted.
which incorporates the provisions of the
Omaha platform as well as the address,
The declarations in the platform do not
differ from those of other platforms ex-
cept in the plank which especially de-
nounces Senator Marion Butler of North
Carolina, as chairman of their national
committee, for attempting ito drive the
Populist party into the Democratic or
ganization." The resolutions also pro
vide for the reorganization of the party
with Milton Park of Dallas, Texas, as
chairman.
The boiling delegates said they were
| instructed not to participate in the
nomination of a ticket.
The convention adjourned without fix
ing any time or place for another con-
vention and they consider their cam
paign for 1900 now opened
The most important action of the ron
vention was the adoption of the refer
endum system as the cardinal principle
IN the future of the government of the
reorganized party.
After the nominations had been made
a resolution was offered by Captain
Frank Burkett of Mississippi. providing
| that the nominations just made be re-
| ferred to a referendum of the voters Of
| the Peoples party of all states and ter
| ritories. and that said referendum be
| taken in accordance with the rules
! adopted by this convention for the flu
| ture government of the Peoples party.
/ These rules constitute a radical substi-
| tute for those adopted at st. Louis in
1896. The main change provides that
! the new Peoples party should never
! again hold a delegate convention of anv
sort, national, state, district or local
| but that the nominations for all offices
| shall be made through the initiative
| and referendum or petitions endorsed
| by popular vote"
Another supplemental resolution was
| adopted providing that the new ma
! tiOnal committee, of which Milton Park
| is chairman, shall take such action as
| it may find necessary in the courts OF
| otherwise to see that the names of ali
| the candidates of the Peoples party in
| all localities shall appear in the regular
| and legally prescribed ballots
Those who followed Palmer of Hi
| nois out of the convention afterward
| held a conference and appointed 10 A.
| Parker of Kentucky, James z. Nc
| Bride of Michigan, James. H. Ferris OF
| Illinois, and Horace Merritt of Tennes-
| see, a committee to draft another ad-
| dress. This committee reported the fol
| lowing, which was unanimously adopt
/ ed by the boilers:
ITO the Peoples Party of the United
| States: On behalf of our delegates who
| attended the meeting called at Cincin-
| natl by some old members of the PeO-
| pies party we submit the following
| protest to the action of that body:
| we attended the convention for the
| purpose of preserving harmony among
| those who espoused the straight, pure
| and simple Peoples party doctrine. But
| those who controlled the convention