The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-09-14
Nominated by the Peoples Party Convention in Cincin-
natl on Tuesday for President and Vice President.
AStrong Platform Adopted DenounCng Marion Butler and
Fusion== n==Milton Park, of Texas, Elected National
Charman--National Campaign Now Open

Palmer was adopted. The committee
on permanent organization named Igna-
titus Donnelly for permanent chairman,
and Jas. Hopp, of Illinois, for secretary.
Next, upon motion, each state pro-
ceeded to elect delegates to serve on
committee on resolutions and on plan
of organization. These committees were
named as follows:
ON RESOLUTIONS.
Florida-F. H. Lytle.
Georgia-W. J. Mcdaniel.
Illinois-Ray Goodwin.
Indiana-C A. Ross.
Kentucky-Jo A. Parker.
Michigan-Jas. E. Mcbride.
Mississippi-Frank Burkitt
Pennsyivania-Whar Barker.
Tennessee-Horace Merritt.
Minnesota-Ignatius Donnelly.
Missouri-W. O. Atkeson.
Arkansas-M. r. Coffman
ON PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
Florida-J. r. P. Wall
Georgia Sell
Indiana. c. Smith.
lllinois-Thos. Ratcliffe.
Kentucky-J. S. Blockenbecker
Michigan-John o. label.
Mississippi-J. w. Pruge.
OhiO-JOhn Seitz
Missouri-Hugh Tudor.
Pennsylvania-GeO. Main.
Tennessee-C B. Reagan
Minnesota-Dr. H. B. Fay.
The appointment of these committees
closed the work Of Monday.
The Tuesday morning session opened
with the reading of two patriotic and
very able letters from Milton Park and
exGov. David H. Waite, both of which
letters deeply impressed the conven-
tion. These letters appear in another
column.
Following the reading of these letters
came the report of the committee on
resolutions and platform, an address
which raised the convention to a pitch
of enthusiasm seldom seen in political
gathering. 1t bore the unmistakable
evidences Of craftsmanship; no straddle,
no evasion, no ambiguity marred it's
structure: it's language was the pure
diction of a scholar, and P. H. Rahilly,
of Minnesota, moved a vote of thanks
to the man or men whose brains had
produced such an able address to the
people of the United States. The ad-
dress was adopted by unanimous vote,
as was also the vote of thanks moved bv
Mr.. Rahilly.
Next came the report of the committee
on plan of organization, which was read
and adopted by the convention In
many respects this report was the most
important and far-reaching of any work
of the convention. It's most important
feature is the future abolition of all
nominating conventions. All nomina.
tions for Office in future are to be made
by direct vote of the rank and file at
the party primaries. At one stroke
States. bosses, politicians and wire-pull-
ing are abolished, together with proxies
and all the other abuses and evils Incl
/ dent to delegate conventions
BY this plan the party, in its own or
ganization, practices what it advocates,
government in it's purest form. and
| members of the party proposing fusion
are automatically read out of the party
+, and deprived IF their power for harm.
f, Illinois and few delegates from other
states stood opposed to making nomina-
| tions, ard when the convention voted to
| put ticket in the field few of these
! men withdrew and took an caly train
home.
The convention, however, was there
for business; it was there pursuant to a
call that declared for nominations, ard
! with trifling delay, it placed in nomina-
| ton the ticket hereinhefore mentioned.
| Mr.. Barker was placed in nomination
| for president by Mr. Fogg, of Michigan
| seconded by Mcdaniel, of Georgia, and
| Reagan, Of Tennessee, and SMr. Don
nelly was named for president by P. H
Rahilly, of Minnesota, seconded by DR.
| Fay. of Minnesota, and Burton, of ILL
| nois.
The vote was cast by a call al: states
and resulted in 128 40 votes for Barker
and III 1-5 for Donnelly. Upon motion
Of Mr.. Donnelly, the nomination oi
Wharton Barker was made unanimous