Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-07
A TICKET FOR 1900,
MiddIe-Of- e-ROaders First in
the Field With Nominations,
WHARTON BARKER AND DONhELLY
They are Duly Named for President and
Vice President Respectively.
A BOLT or CONSERVATIVES
Butler Faction withdraws from
Convention-Radica Adopt Re-
fcrcndum system. and Make Milton
PurIs National Chairman.

.uddle-cf-the-Road Populists to-day re-
organized the Peoples party. renewed its
former declaration Of principles, and
nominated IT'S national ticket two years
and two months in advance Of the date
% The election.
The object Of this early action was to
ll'4 of any such fusion as that Of 1896.
While the Radicals controlled the con-
ysntiou. however they could not carry
out their programme without a bolt from
northern delegates. The western and
southern delegates nominated Wharton
Barker and Ignatius Donnelly. and de-
cafed the principles of the reorganized
parity The Eastern States were not rep
resented.
SMALL CONVENTION; LONG PLAT
FORM.
II was the smallest national convention
on record. and It adopted the longest plat
11rm on record one of over 1850 words.
Most of the usual rules OF conventions
were ignored, as most of the delegates
came with se.f-coustituted credentials,
owing 20 the confusion over the call.
It was very NOISY convention, and no
connected report of the proceedings Will
ever Dee recorded.
While the Peoples party was hereto
fore divided on the issue of fusion, it
ias now been found that even the anti
f.sl0nists are badly divided and that
tle fighting among the Middle-of-the-
Readers themselves has just begun.
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE.
An elaborate address TO the people Of
the United States was also adopted 1t
@. trms the previous platform of the
y llIlists. covers many additional ques-
tls and iu referring 20 the present sit
ton, says:
The Peoples party vote il 1894 and
1885 rose 20 nearly two millions, and
everything indicated its speedy national
triumph. In this emergency the Demo
cratic party saw that il had no recourse
but 20 steal one of the principles Of the
despised Popuists.
Senator Butler, who is the chairman
Of our National Committee, preached dis
integration and decentralization, just as
Benedict Arnold stipulated for the scat
tering Of the American forces, that the
British might the more readily overthrow
the young republic.
"NIr. Butler taught our forces that the
first duty Of a soldier was TO break ranks |
90 chain the boundless subtlety of this |
cunning man have been i'm vain
MONEY QUESTION.
"Our chief battle is not against the de-
m0uetzation of one metal, for the bene- |
dt Of another, but against the claiming |
NJ the worlds progress 20 the car-wheels |
NJ q prehistoric superstition in the shape |
of both metals. The whole world to-day
Ie held I'm check by a system OF gold |
barter. while enterprise lansuishes, in
dustry suffers. and the cemeteries are
populated with the bodies Of bankrupts
and suicides. We will end the tricks OF
the ohice-scekcrs by putting our national
ticket in the field al once. We have no.
thing but kinds words for Republicans and
Democrats. individually. While we de-
maud that If either gold or silver is 10 be
used as money, both shall be so used,
we insist that the best currency this
country ever possessed was the full legal
tender greenback Of the civil war"
BUTLER MEN BOLT
Previous TO the adoption of the address
Nr Foster. Of Minnesota, created a
scene by making bitter objections. and
Was hssed down, as were others Of the
Butler faction. A bitter discussion then
follow. ON motion to proceed with nomi-
nations for President and Nice-President. {
The Butler faction moved TO amend by )
referring the whole matter 10 the Ma
tonal Committee. This caused great dis {
tIoaucc. and the, Butler men were
knocked out Joseph Palmer. of Illinois,
tt.1 called the Butler faction together I
H another part Of the hall, and it was
announced that they would bolt and leave !
rt. hall If the motion 10 proceed with .
ti nominations prevailed and such action
u.. taken when there had been no regu-
F r call. and when only a portion of the =
States and Territories were represented. !
CONFUSION AND COMMOTION.
There was a scene OF confusion and 4
c.um0uon which was finally quelled by b
N.. Walker Of Illinois. taking the plat O.
.u and addressing the convention in o.
OBJ. interest OF order and harmony q
After ho was defeated on his motion to o.
refer nominations and other decisive ac- ,
Ha 10 the National Committee. MT !,
inner attempted repeatedly 10 get the :,
..r on q question OF personal privilege n
.s was interrupted by Dr. Fay ana ~
'HHrus of other ObiectOrs. who insisted on -
proceeding with the nominations.
At This iuncturc the disturbance or the ~
na. crowd became 50 fierce that Mt
2 zfibett manager Of the Lyceum, APP "
cared and requested the assemblage 10 !
rlto the hall. as he was apprehensiye OF .
H. security OF his property. The Butler al
action iod by Mr.. Palmer. Of Illinois re
'.u loft The hall and the other faction re
rocceded with the nominations. a
THE NOMINATIONS.
After several nominating and seconding
nfeches in presenting the names Of two 4
anf'dates for the respective offices.
5Il0t WAS taken. as follows. Wharton
arker Of Pennsylvania l2s rs; Ignatius e.
'ounely. of Minnesota. % l-5. ON motion nj
Mr. Donnelly. the nomination Of Mr.. 81
arker was made unanimous. r
lmatus DOnnclly was then nominated re
y exclamation for vice-president nj
THE PLATFORM. &C
a very long platform was adopted bl
hich Incorporated the provisions OF the u
maha platform as well as the address IN
lopted az the morning session. m
The declarations I'm the platform do not 70
her from those OF other platforms, ex- Sc
pt In "a plank which especially de- &c
ounces Senator Marion Butler OF North hc
arOi.na, as chairman Of the POpuist III