The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03
POpuliStS Take All But One of the
Nominations.
PLAN WAS AGREED TO
SILVER REPUBLICANS ARE EN-
TIRELY SHUT OUT.
Democrats Permitted to Name the
Attorney acknowledgements Car
ried Alabama By Fifty Thousand
Majority-speaker Reed Renom-
inated-Weaver Nominated In
Iowa.

/ Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 2.-Nebraska's
fusion forces failed to make for them
selves a record for industry in their
three state conventions held today. Be
ginning shortly after o'clock this
afternoon, this evenings recess found
them hardly we'll begun, q permanent
| organization and appointment of the
| customary committees being the sum
| total of the work accomplished by the
night session. An excuse for delay was
| found in the fact that the PopulistS,
! Democrats and free silver Republicans
met IL different parts of the city, and
to make fusion binding it was neceS-
sary that conference committees should
make frequent trips to and from the re-
81 ectiVe halls.
The interest centered largely in the
Populist deliberations, as it was a fore
gene conclusion that this branch of the
political family would dictate the terms
on which the triple-alliance would be
effected. 1t was nearly o'clock when
the night session began, and two hours
later the report of the conference COM
n:ittee on division of the offices among
the three parties was received. 1t rec
| commended that the Populists be allow
ed to name the head of the ticket (gov-
error and that such other state officers
as had served acceptably be renomi-
mated. There was opposition, but the
report was adopted in turn by each
&C invention. 1t means that the PoDu-
lists take every state office except at
turney general, which goes to the DEM
ocrats.
At 1880 nominations for governor
were called for in the Populist conven-
tiCn.
POINTER FOR GOVERNOR.
The first formal ballot brought out IL
candidates for governor, w. a. Poynter
of Boone, POpulist, leading in strength
III the POpulist convention; Judge Ne
VILE of North Platte, POpulist, with the
free silver Republicans, while the DEM
Ccrats, dsregarding the agreement OF
the conferees, cast their solid vote for
Attorney General Smith, a Democrat.
The second and third ballots were I'M
eVentful. but the fourth saw the Popu-
lists give Poynter a majority, and he
was declared the nominee of that con-
vention. About the same time the free
silver Republicans veered from Neville
to POynter. giving flattering vote, but
declining to make him the unanimous
choice. The Democrats, on the fourth
ballot, again cast d solid vote for Smith.
AS it requires a majority of all three
conventions TO nominate, the Demo-
Gratis are able TO block progress in
definitely.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
The Democratic platform, in part,
follows:
I'VE, the Democracy of Nebraska,
send greetings to the brave men who
are fighting humanity's battle and at
tempting to relieve the suffering, Dri-
walton and hunger of d courageous but
oppressed people, and for that purpose
to guarantee unto the fertile isle of
Cuba government created, maintained
and upheld by the consent of the gov
erDed, and pledge the president of the
United States our most hearty support
in the vigorous prosecution of the con-
fiict.
1--WE are proud to belong to a party
that acknowledges as its chieftain and
leader the Hon. William j. Bryan, the
peoples champion, whose arm is ever
lifted in defense of their rights and in
redressing their wrongs, whether in
peace or in war.
1--WE reaffirm our adherency to the
platform of 1896. adopted by the Dem
ocratic party in national convention as
sembled. And that the paramount is
sue of the campaign of 1900 ought and
will be the restoration of our monetary
system to it's position prior to 1878, the
free and unlimited coinage of the two
metals at the ratio of 10 To l, and be-
lieve that no permanent prosperity will
reward the efforts of our producer I'M
til such a law is enacted.
1--WE further declare that we are oD-
posed TO banks of issue, and demand |
that all money, whether gold. silver or
paper, shall be issued by the govern i
ment."
The platform denounces the Dingley |
tariff as illogical and oppressive, favors |
an increased tax, indorsss the present |
state administration and the work of |
the fusion members of congress.
The platform Of the free silver Re |
publicans does not differ materially on !
the leading planks from that of the |
Democrats