The representative., 1900-04-12

Iowa Faribault; N. r., Parks, Lester
Prairie: NJ Rosenbtrgsras 1lSiklto: ].
H. Hibbard, Duluth; Wiilmm Blxisdell,
Minneapolis, 1872 b. Thirty Nth street;
J. c. Hanley, st. Paul, Baltimore Build
ing: 8. w. Powell. Saltwater: F. M.
Currier, Mankato; A: G. Barrett,
Holdingsford; H. v. Poor, Renville; e.
w. Bonham, n iglehart Street, st. Paul /;
F. Borchert, Renville; George Mennie,
Henricks; J., R. Campbell, Clyde; L. C.
Long, Magnolia; James Arnolds vesta;
J. C. Larson, Round Lake; Chr. Years,
G. w. Day, 26O6 N. e. Seventh
street, Minneapolis; M. p. Moran,
Graceville; John Henricks, Bradford; !;
A. S. Stevens. Beardsley; E. A. Twitch-
ell, Minneapolis; George Hall, West
Concord; John Cook, st. Paul; R. H.
Dalby, 3343 N. Sixth street; J. H. Har-
rison, Cannon Falls; w. Thomas, st.
Paul; Pat Kavanaugh, Cloquet; Martin
Nelson, R. M. Roberts, Deerwood; John
Bordson, A. H. Skegrud, Hartland; !;
Henry Carlson, Redwood Falls; Capt A.
I H. Nelson, New Boston; ]. B. Dukes,
1913 First avenue south, Minneapolis;
Joshia Temple, Minneapolis; Harry
Hurl, St. Paul; Olaf Vinge, Dalton; o.
A. Arntzen, Wegdahl; c. H. Blaisden,
John Norstrom, Pine City; p. ]. See
berger, St. Cloud; w. E. Cummings,
Preston.
The men then selected to superinted
the counting of the ballots were: M.
r. Parks, s. M. Fairchild, H. B. Fay, ].
c. Hanley, c. ]. Arntzen, E. Rosen-
berger.
Following telegram was received:
Duluth, April 16, 1900.-Mid- Road
Peoples Party Conventions: l abso-
lutely refuse to allow my name to be
used in convention as candidate. Will
not run; announce and insist. John E.
Keyes."
The following platform was adopted
as follows:
LA VIM +mxD-xtOAD Tux LILO
PARTY, MINNESOTA.
We congratulate the voters of Min
nesota in having obtained legal status
of the Mid-Road Populist party, which
stands for all the two old parties op-
pose.
1. The direct control of our party
government, without so much as an
executive committee Of traders"
2. The initiative and referendum in
practice.
3. A party organization of precinct
clubs, representing thousands of wealth
producers, who propose to watch legis-
latiOn at St. Paul this winter of those
who sell that wealth for self-advance-
ment; and to publicly demonstrate by
repeated referendums taken among the
people. 80
4. We admit the +roaring trade" and
booming times of the present admins
tration-but only for corporate inter-
ests.
5. We are in favor of honorable
Expansion"
6. We are opposed to the coercion Of
any people by the force of arms.
z. We stand for United States treas
ury notes issued with impartial justice
to all wealth producers, so that their
"standard of living" may be measured
neither by "50-cent silver dollars or
200-cent gold dollars, but by all the
advantages of the highest standard OF
living attainable as result OF
Twentieth century civilization.
8. We call upon every true Populis:
not to work only in ward politics few
weeks before election, but to educate
the rank and file the year round as tc
which side of the bread the butter
should be spread.
9. We favor the concentration and
economizing of economic forces, provid-
ing always and ever they subserve the
masses who created them.
10. We believe in the collective own.
ership of those means of production and
distribution which the people may elect
II. We deplore the dazed condition
of the disheartened but honest men o1
the rank and file of both old parties
beguiled by false appearances, and Of
all who expect by reforming either old
party. to longer continue the awful
farce conflict SO long waged.
II. We, therefore, call upon all nc
longer to lose single vote in always
getting what they do not want, what
individual corporations for individual
selfishness do want; but to unite and
vote with us next November a remon-
STRANGE against the whole selfish system
You have nothing to lose but you,
chains; you have world to gain.
(Signed, by order of the convention. J
- p. H. RAHILLY,
Chairman
HENRY B. FAY, -
Secretary.
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The following is the result of the
referendum ballot:
Decentralization Barker, 1857: Ig.
natius Donnelly, 572; q. v. Debs, 1913;
Thos. E. Watson, 35; WI. Bryan, SO;
P. H. Rahilly, 8; S. F. Morton, s.
Vice-President - Ignatius Donnelly
1884. Wharton Rarkor 2ne. uor,,.a