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A TICKET PICKED OUT
Campaign Of 1900 Opened by Mid
dle-of-thc Road Populists.
National Convention ne Cincinnati
Names wharton Barl<er for Pres
ident-Ignatius DonnelIy IL
Given second Place.

Cincinnati, Sept. THE middle-of-
the-road populists Tuesday reorgan-
lied 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
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
Ignatius Donnelly, and declared the
principles OF the reorganized party.
The eastern states were not repre-
scented.
The Proceedings.
When the convention reassembled in
the morning the temporary organiza-
ton was made permanent, and Chair
man Ignatius Donnelly made n radical
speech denouncing all those who had
cooperated with fusion movements,
and strongly advocating the reorgani-
zation of the party. not only for an in
dependent presidential ticket. but for
independent candidates for congress,
state Offices, etc.
/ An elaborate address TO the people
Of the United States was adopted. IL
reaffirms the previous platform OF the
populsts and covers many additional
questions.
stormy Scene.
Previous 10 the adoption OF the adj
dress Mr.. Foster, OF Minnesota, created
a scene by his bitter objections and
was Missed down as were others Of the
Butler faction. A bitter discussion
then followed on motion TO proceed
with nominations for president and
vice president. The Butler faction
moved 10 amend by referring the whole
matter TO their national committee.
This caused great disturbance and the
! Butler men were knocked out. Joseph
Palmer, of Illinois, then called the
Butler faction together in another
part OF tho hall and il was announced
that they would bolt and leave the hall
II the motion 20 proceed with nomina-
tions prevailed and such action was
taken when there had been no regular
call and when only portion of the
states and territories weU represent
ed.
After he was defeated on his motion
to refer nominations and other de-
cisive action 10 the national commit
tee Mr.. Palmer, attempted repeatedly
20 get the floor on a question OF per-
sonal privilege. He was interrupted
by DIR. Fay and chorus of other OBJ
jectors who insisted on proceeding
with the nominations. At this june
ture the disturbance of the small
crowd became so fierce that Mr.. Haz-
bett, manager OF the Lyceum. APP
peared and requested the assemblage
20 vacate the hall as he was appre-
hcnsive OF the security OF his prop
erty. The Butler faction led by Mr..
Palmer, OF Illinois, then left the hall
and the other faction proceeded with
the nominations.
Ticket Named.
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,
12s As; Ignatius Donnelly, of Mime
sofa, 90 Is. On motion OF Mr.. DON
nelly the nomination OF Mr. Barker
was made unanimous. Iguatius Don
nelly was then nominated by acclama-
tion for vice president.
The Boilers.
Those who followed Palmer, of Illi-
nois, out OF the convention afterward
held a conference and appointed Jo-
seph a. Parker, of Kentucky; James
T.. Mcbride, OF Michigan; James II.
Ferris, OF Illinois, and Horace Mer-
rift. OF Tennessee. a committee 10
draft another address. This commit
tee reported an address which was
unanimously adopted by the boilers.
II is in the nature OF protest against
the action Of the convention In naming
a ticket, aud implores the populists OF
every state TO pay no heed nor attach
Importance 90 such action. The adj
dress was unanimously adopted by
delegates in whole or part from the
states OF Michigan. Indiana, Kentucky,
Missouri. Illinois, Ohio. Tennessee and
Arkansas.
The Candidates.
While the candidates OF the reorganized
mddle-of-the-roaders for president ana vice
president have never been in public life.
yet both OF them are well known. They
have been identified with the peoples party
ever since It's Inception and both are known
as ultra-radicals on the most extreme doe
trines OF the popuiists. 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
are both bitterly opposed TO Col. Bryan. and
charge him with instigating Senator But
Ter as the chairman OF their former national
committee In his efforts TO drive them into
fusion and TO break up the peoples party
Wharton Barker. OF Philadelphia. the can
dldate for president. Is the editor or the
American. tho national organ OF the mid
die-of-t he-roaders.
1gnatius Donneily. OF 81. Paul. the candi-
date for Vice president, has been known for
years as the Rutaor who advocated that
Lord Bacon wrote the plays credited 10
Shakespeare. and II also the author OF nu-
merous works on finance, especially on the
silver question and on socialistic questions
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