Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-23
THE THREE CONVENTIONS.
iolcomb Nominated Tor supreme
Justice by PopuiIsts aud Endorsed
by Oihsrs-BryRn speaks.

Omaha, Aug. 22.-The three conven.
lions Democrat populist and Fusion.
were called 10 order thla afternoon IN
separate halls ali located Ia one block.
In The Democratic convention ". II.
Thompson. national committeeman Tor
Nebraska, was named by Chairman
plhlman aB temporary chairman.
Thompa0n'a appearance was the signal
FOR applause, on accepting he spoke as
follows,
"ln the coming battle Of 1900 We will
rcailirm the platform OF 1896 and re-
nominate the same leader OF Demo-
cracy We viii be true 10 the pledge
OF our fathers. We viii. "a loyal sons
reared 10 rcycrancc their teachings.
swear anew eternal allegiance and fdcl-
ity 10 the Declaration Of Independence,
worship IT, every line and maintain It's
every pryecpt. sacred as the memories
OF our heroes dead and loyal a. the
patriots living. To tear theryfrom one
u It's sacred principles Is TO invite the
beginning VI an endless ruin and decay.
we should treat tho Filipino with
the fraukuCsB that beCumeth "a great
nation, and with the charity Inspired By
victorious army, as II sitting Ia the
Presidents mansion, and not as "a meme
Der OF q board 0t trade. DO you say
! am wronEG Then let tho returning
heroes answer. / appeal " tho lips OF
the living and the writings Of the dead,
who know and know, II no man u
good enough 10 govern another without
his consent by and with what author
ity 10 our President aCtingf II the reason
FOR not announcing % policy 30 because
o.. D. ID.
not the President make more calls Tor
Congress. 40 provided Ia the CouHtltu-
ton ana less calls Tor arms and u0l-
diurH not strictly lu accordance with
the Constitution Are We TO dgcry "a
Russian czur and welcome an American
uHurpgrF
what cleveland tried to do by way
OF running, or rather running, the
finance of the country Mckinley b. try
Ing by way OF war aud colonization ~
ruin ANA undermine the established pul-
ley uf our government; each attempted
not 90 advise Congress but TO run
Congress, or arbitrarily do without H.
The one caused the wreck ~ the Demo-
cratic party, the other la causing, and
will cause, the wreck and ruin Of the
Republican party. Each has polluted
our politics with officials and APP
polnturH.
Instead OF foollng away our money
In the fur-or Philippines. " II IN land
We want 1 would spend the millions In
constructing reservoirs In the western
States,
with the $4,000 900 spent In that In
vrHtmcnt Tor an option ON a war these
western plains and valleys would wave
with their golden harvest MS fields never
waved before.
You ask what the leading issue or
1900 win be- My answer ~. good uld-
fashioned Democracy an along the live.
ana our new Andrew jackson leading
the nsht into every State IN the Union
Let every soldier enlisted In cur cause
select such guns from the many as
may be best adapted 10 his use, then
aim at the enemy and not AZ our own
people The war IS not ended; It has
Just begun"
Former Gov. sllns A. Holcomb was
for supreme Justice by the
Populists and Endorsed by the other
two conventions, Former United
States Senator W. v, Allen was
chairman Of the resolutions CONE
mittec In the Populi7t convention ana
william J, Bryan was delegate To the
gathering
Mt. Bryan dictated the platform OF
the Democratic convention. This docu-
uont declared uncompromislnTly for
free coinage 81 silver at the ratio OF 10 |
70 ! ana Endorses bodily the Chicago |
platform NJ 1896, The platform OF tho |
popullst convention indorHed tho plat |
form OF the pupullst national conyen- |
tlon Of 1896, ANA In addition contained |
plnnks donouuyng the policy of the |
in tho Philippines The |
platform Ot the silver Republicans was /
much the same ana contained In add |
Ion strong plank declaring against |
ne us' ut railroad passes by public |
officials
Mr.. bryan addressed an three con-
'tntiUnH and was emphatic In his do
OF the ADMINISTRATIVE
policy In tho Philippines lie also
poke vigorously iu support OF tho free
'ulnUUc OF Silver declaring II to
boz thu main issue now before tho
iubllc. He denounced trusts In strong
cfms ana criticized the administration
or doing nothing 10 regulate them. lie
vas wen received with great cnthusl-
Ism,
For regents OF the state university
he conventions nominated Edison Rlch
Il Omaha and j. L. Teotora Of Lincoln.
ho nnmcs going through without any
pporition.
Distributing Maussr- to BurEhor.
Johannesburg. Aug 22 The field cor.
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