The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17
FUSION In IOWA
DEMOCRATS AND POPULISTS
AGREE UPON A TICKET AND
A PLATFORM
FRED B. WHITE FOR GOVERNOR
HE WAS THE CANDIDATE ON THE
FUSION TICKET IN THE PRE-
VIOUS CAMPAIGN
HARMONY IN THE CONVENTION

the War in the Philippines, OPP
poses an Alliance With Great
Britain and Attacks the Trusts
POpuIists Promptly IndOrse.
DES MONIES, To-, Aug. 16-The Dem
ocratic convention today nominated the
following ticket:
Governor-Fred E. White, of Keokuh
county.
Lieutenant Governor-M. L. Bevis,
Ringgold county.
Judge Supreme Court-A Van Wage
men, Woodbury. county.
Railway Commissioner-W. H. Calhoun
Marshall county.
superintendent Public InStruction-B,
2. Hoist, Boone county.
The Populist state convention also met
and indorsed the above ticket All the
nominees are Democrats except Cal
houn, who was the Populist candidate.
The Chicago platform was indorsed in
its entirety, and the Democratic state
convention was empowered to fill any
vacancies caused by death or otherwise.
Cato Sells could have been named for
governor, but was not acceptable TO the
Populists, and withdrew, throwing his
strength to White
Fred E. White was the candidate on
the fusion ticket two years ago, being
defeated by Gov. Shaw, who is the Re-
publican candidate again.
The convention was very turbulent
throughout, and the business was trans
acted with difficulty, but the results are
satisfactory to the radical silver ele-
ment, which was in control. 1t is not
probable, however, that the sound money
element will make an attempt to main
tain a separate organization this year.
The new state central committee is
as follows: First district. w. L. Throop,
of Mount Pleasant, reelected; Second
district, c. P. Hipwell, of Scott county;
Third district, E. M. Carr, Of Delaware
county; Fourth district, w. o. Holman,
Mason City: Fifth district, A. A. Jackson,
Tampa; Sixth district, S. F. McCon-
NELL of Davis county; Seventh district,
George A Huffman, of Polk county;
Eighth district, w. R. Hart, of Ring
gold county; Ninth district, E. H. Bich-
ford, OF Adair county; Tenth district, j.
B. Romans, of Crawford county; Elev-
enth district, T F. Ward, of Plymouth
county.
The state central committee selected
George A. Huffamn, chairman; E. H.
Bickford, secretary, and ]. B. Romans,
treasurer.
For state superintendent of public in
struction B. P. Hoist, of Boone county,
was nominated by accfamation.
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES.
The report of the committee on resolu-
tions. after indorsing the Chicago plat
form "in the whole and in the detail, -"
Droclaims admiration for and loyalty to
William ]. Bryan, and favors him for
the nomination in 1900. The report then
says:
1--WE rejoice in the exalted sentiment
and motive that prompted the govern
ment of the United States to take up
arms in defense of the bitterly oppressed
people of Cuba, in the successIul Ter
mtnation of the war with Spain, its patri-
otism and the unsurpassed bravery DIS
played by our soldiers and sailors on
land and sea- War for the liberation of
the tyranny-cursed island was worthy OF
the greatest republic, and the most civ
ilized nation that has fOurished in the
tides of time but for the same reason
we glory in the successful war against
Spain we deprecate and condemn war
against the FilipinOS. One war was for
emancipation of a people, the other for
the subjugation of people, ana II war
against Spain was right, and 1t was, that
against the natives of the Philippines,
who have committed no OffenSe save to
love liberty and to be willing to fight
and die for it, is wrong. The attempt,
unauthorized by congress, to conquer the
natives of Oriental islands, is repudia-
ton of American doctrine OF consent
affirmed in the Declaration of Independ-
ence and in conflict with the principle
which George Washington and his fellow
patriots of the Revolution made sacrifices
to establish.
I've also condemn the war against the
Filipinos believing it to have been in
spired by Great Britain for the purpose
of producing conditions that will force
an AnglO-Amerlcan aIl1ance, ana we not
only protest against the war and de-
mand its termination by eXtenS on to the
Filipinos of the same assurance given to
the Cubans, but We record our deep-Seat-
ed antagonism to an alliance with Great
Britain or any other European power,
and express our detestation at the at
tempt made in British interests to dis
rupt friendly relations which have uni
formly existed between the United States
and Germany.
eve oppose conquest of the Philip
pines because imperialism means nlilitar-
ism, because militariSm means govern
ment by force, and because government
by force means death of government by
consent, destruction of political and in
duStrial freedom, and the obliteration of
equality of right and assassination Of
democratic Institutions.
TRUSTS DENOUNCED
.''We view with alarm multiplication Of
those combinations of capital commonly
known as trusts, that are concentrating
and monopolizing industry, crushing out
Independent producers of limited means,
destroying competition, restricting oppor-
tunities for labor, artificially limiting
production, and raising prices, and cre-
ating an industrial condition different
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