The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-11
BARKER NAMED
pennsylvania Man Again Chosen
For President by Middle-of.
Road Populists.
Donnelly Of Minnesota Gets the
Second Place on the Ticket
by Acclamation.
Resolutions Committee the CanSe
OF Some Delay at the Sioux
Falls Meeting.

kcr OF Pennsylvania was nominated for
president on the second ballot by Mid.
dle.of-the- Road Populists. The nomi-
nation was attended by considerable
confusion and some feeling was shown.
lgnatlus Donnelly Of Minnesota was
named Tor vice president by acclama.
ton
The convention S second session was
called to order at $50 by Chairman w.
+. Peek. On motion Of the Kansas del
egatlon its own votes were cut down
from Sc tol according to congressional
districts. The motion was adopted.
The report Of the committee on party
organization was unanimously adopted.
The report Of the platform committee
was then called for
The reading of the platform brought
out some debate. J. 3. Osborne Of
Nebraska moved to strike out the plank
on currency, as it was on the cline of
special privilege The amendment
was voted down, $50 to 80. The plat
form was then adopted as read, the
principal planks following:
Demanding the initiative and refer
endum.
Demanding public ownership of rail
road and telegraph lines, coal mines. etc
Opposing ownership of land by aliens
and tor speculative purposes.
Favoring paper currency.
l)anlonIl a "a and
herltances.
Demanding election of president, vice
president federal judges and United
States senators by direct vote Of the
people.
Nominations For President.
The roll was called at 1910 for NOM
nations for president. Professor j. \.
Hoyse of Nebraska City presented the
name Of Former Congressman NJ. w.
Howard of Alabama.
General Philips of Georgia presented
the name of Wharton Barker of Penn
sylvania.
Judge W. S Williams of Vincennes,
Ind, presented the Lame of Ignatius
Donnelly. p II. Rahil!y Of Minnesota
seconded the nomination of 1gnatius
Donnelly.
\. w. Kicker of Lone Tree, Ia., spoke
in the interest Of the delegates instruct
ed for Eugene Y. Debs, and favored
Barker and Donnelly since Debs had
declined.
At l:20 Former Congressman How
ard, in a vigorous speech, stated that
the party had reached crisis and in the
interest Of harmony he withdrew his
name as a candidate for the presidency.
He referred 70 the fact that Alabama,
! his own state, did not support hlm and
for that reason he withdrew his name,
which had been presented without his
consent. Three cheers were given for
Howard and demonstration preceded
/ the balloting.
Insist on Voting for Howard.
Notwithstanding the withdrawal OF
Mr.. Howard. most Of his friends in.
sisted on voting for him, and he led on
the first roll call, which resulted as fol-
lows: Howard. 3ll Clio; Barker.
BOB 40: Donnelly, 10; Norton, !.
Necessary to a choice. 4sS.
After the first ballot Donnelly's name
was withdrawn but +. IL. Rahllly OF
the MINNESOTA delegation rushed to
rho stage and shouted that Minnesota
refused TO have Donnclly's name with
drawn.
on the second ballot Wharton Barker
of PENNSYLVANIA was nominated.
On motion of Mr.. Howard the nom-
nation of Wharton Barker was made
unanimous, and those two gentlemen
shook hands.
r. NJ. Chenault of Kansas moved
that the name Of Ignatius Donnelly be
selected for the vice presidency. The
r,ot;on was carried with shout and
the ticket completed.