Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-19

was cOnceQeC tne EOtulIdtlOlls lOT Neuleu.
ant governor. comptroller. superintendent
of public instruction and one railroad COM
missioner. The Democratic party was con-
ceded the governor, secretary of state,
state treasurer. attorney general, surveyor
general, superintendent of state printing.
one justice of the supreme court, two rail-
road commissioners and three members OF
the board of public instruction.
Congressman James G. Mcguire received
a unanimous nomination for governor. On
motion of United States Senator White.
the PopuIist and silver Republican candi-
dates were nominated as follows:
Edward L. Hutchinson, lieutenant gov
ernor. .aa..Aa
T. w. Naples. comptroller.
H. A McCraney, clerk of the supreme
court.
Walter Van Dyke. justice supreme court.
Christian Ruckles, superintendent public
instruction.
J.. l.. Dryden, railroad commissioner.
The platform re-affirms allegiance to the
Chicago platform of 1896. particularly as
regards the free and unlimited coinage
of gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to l.
1t indorses the action of congress in de-
claring war against Spain: commends the
Democratic senators and congressman from
California; praises the Democrats in con-
gress for supporting our arms and COM
mends them for opposing the war revenue
measure unjust and discriminating
Upon the question of territorial acqui-
sition, the platform says:
We favor the fullest investigation of all
conditions existing in the Philippine isl
ands affecting the interests and obligations
of our country in the matter of their fu-
ture treatment and disposition, TO the end
that final action in relation thereto shall
be intelligent and based upon full knowl-
edge of all facts that can affect the inter-
ests of the United States. While We do
not favor an aggressive policy of territor-
ial expansion, We are opposed to the sur
render TO Spain of any of the territory
that has been acquired by American valor
and the expenditure of the blood and treas
ure Of our people.
And We do not favor the surrender to
Spanish dominion of the people of any
Spanish colonies who co-operated with our
forces against our enemy in the late war.
We are unalterably opposed to the
sumption by this government of any por-
tion of the debts of Spain incurred in main
tanning her sovereignty in Cuba, and to
the imposition of any portion thereof upon
the people of that island, or to any recog
milton thereof"
The platform denounces the measure
v;ding for refunding the debt of the Gen.
tral Pacific. and pledges all legislative can
didates not TO vote for any candidate for
United States senator who is not opposed
to any extension of the period of payment
of the railroad debts.
In reference to the San Pedro harbor
appropriation. the platform says:
we denounce the persistent and long
continued efforts of the present secretary
o. war to prevent the improvement of the
public harbor of San Pedro and his per-
sistent efforts to divert the sums of money
appropriated by congress Tor that pur-
pose to the improvement of the private
harbor of the Southern Pacific Company
at Santa Monica. Cal. and the Democrat
&c congressman from California are hereby
pledged to use every effort to prevent such
diversion of any portion of the 5000 0g1
appropriated for the construction of the
arbor at Santa Monica TO any other pur-
pose than the construction of the break
water and deepening of the public harbor
at San Pedro.
The platform concludes:
We favor the immediate extension of the
contrac. labor laws of the United States
10 the Hawaiian islands and all further ter
titory that may hereafter be annexed to
the United States. We are opposed 10 the
employment of convict labor in competition
with free labor. and favor the passage of a
law by the congress of the United States
confning the sale of goods or merchandise
made by convict labor to the state or ter
titory in which they are produced"