Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-05-17
MIDDLE OF ROADERS.
CINCINNATI GATHERING NAMES
ITS CANDIDATES.
Wharton Barker OF Pennsylvania
Will Head the Ticket, with Igna-
thus DonneIIy for Vice President
Other Items of interest.

Cincinnati, Ohio: The anti-fusion Pop
nlist party assembled at the opera house in
national convention on the 9Th inst. Nearly
200 delegates were present, every state eX-
cepting Arizona, New Mexico, North Car
DINA, South Carolina and Vermont being
represented. The hall was elaborately
decorated with banners and the motto ot
the party, and pictures of Peter Cooper
were prominently displayed. Chairman
1 Glenn Deaver of Nebraska called the con-
vention to order.
After the reading of the call by Secre-
I tary Parker of the national committee,
Chairman Deaver opened the regular pro-
ceedings in lengthy speech.'
Former Congressman NJ, w. Howard OF
| Alabama, was then introduced as tempo
rary chairman. Howard, who has been
since Tuesday most prominently spoken
of as the presidential nominee was re-
| ceived with app ause.
At the conclusion of his speech the chair
man appointed the committee on Gre
dentialS, the convention resolving itself
into an experience meeting" the object
| being the development of ideas for incOr-
poration in the platform. The nomina-
| tiOnS were not made on the first day.
Cincinnati, Ohio: The middle-of- the
road PopuliSt conventions second session
was called to order at $3.50 on the 10th inst.
| by Chairman w. l.. Peck. After the re-
ports of committees had been disposed of
nominations for president were called for.
NJ. w. Howard of Alabama, Wharton Bar
ker of Pennsylvania, and Ignatius Dom
| nellp were named.
The roll call resulted: Howard, 81 1-6;
Barker, 303 4-10; Donnelly, 20; Norton, l;
necessary to choice, 4S8.
Donnelly's name was Withdrawn, and
Wharton Barker of Pennsylvania, was
nominated for president on the second
ballot.
Chenault of Kansas moved that Ignatius
DOnnelly be selected for vice president.
The motion carried with shouts, and the
ticket was completed.
The Platform.
The Peoples party of the United States,
assembled in national convention this 10th
day of May, 1900, affirming our unshaken
belief in the cardinal tenetS of the Peoples
party, as set forth in the Omaha platform,
and pledging ourselves anew to continued
advocacy of those grand principles of hu-
man liberty until right shall triumph over
might and love over greed, do adopt and
proclaim this declaration of faith:
We demand the initiative and referen-
DUN and the imperative mandate such
changes of existing fundamental and stat
ute law as will enable the people in their
capacity to propose and compel the enact
ment of such laws as they desire; to reject
such as they deem injurious to their inter-
ests and to recall unfaithful public
servants.
We demand the public ownership and
operation of those means of communica-
ton, transportation and production which
the people may elect, such as railroads,
telegraph and telephone lines, coal mines,
etc.
The land, including all natural sOuro -
Of wealth, is heritage of the people and
should not be mOnOpOliZed for speculative
purposes, and alien ownership of land
should be prohibited. All land row held
by railroads and other corporations in eX-
cess of their actual needs and all lands
now held by aliens should be reclaimed
by the government and held by actual set
tiers.
A scientific and absolute paper money
based upon the entire wealth and pOpula.
tion of the nation, not redeemable in any
specific commodity, but made a full legal
tender for all debts and receivable for all
taxes and public dues, and issued by the
government only, without the intervention
of banks, and in sufficient quantities to
meet the demands of commerce, is the best
currency that can be devised; but until
such financial system is secured, which
we shall press for adoption, we favor the
free and unlimited coinage of both silver
and gold at legal ratio of Ii to 1.
We demand the levy and collection of a
graduated tax on incomes and inheritanceS
and a constitutional amendment to secure
the same if necessary.
We demand the election of president,
vice president, federal judges and United
States senators by direct vote of the people.
We are opposed to trusts, and declare
the contention between the old parties on
the monopoly question is a sham battle,
and no solution of this mighty problem is
possible without the adoption of the prin-
ciples of public ownership of public util-
tiles.