The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-05-18
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confer, Me B: iii ilys &:
aasd .ee dii to
ssitions ITO itlomiiia II and l Ia ,refsr and
also various compromise d h ayGifp shf;ons
We're. preset ted, but upqns them was
;t nasea cute = g, y esnaorable debate.
Wich not. only developed u Z
u Great peall ~ t.essy,sss );
spuI came near Terminating in = f1sti.
cum Speeehes we 49, maila ,hu =
iSerry Brown and QeotfrtIrlassi sB 81 Wash.
Durn. who, both from %theS Efsfa of
massachusetts,, differed on .l,pth is,ron:
ocitions. BY Senators Butler and AZ:
len. who also differed, BY Gen. Weaver
ana Jerry Simpson, Dir. Taylor cf Chi
cago, who spoke warmly for asCilarles
a. Iowne. and others x heys pregented
All sides and shades 81 the c0ntro-
versy. the debate Slastings fnrsf1to the
nignt before the. close was reached.
Inc exciting event Of the. convention
was 'occasioned When Conrressman
Kelly Of South Dakota, becoming ex.
cited. over q failure.sto secure srecog-
nltlon. rose In his seat and denounced
the occupant of the chair as ..bunco
steerer." To this Cha rinan Patterson
RESPONDED spiritedly. There were cries
o. put him out" and ). a number of
delegates gathered about Kelly. Quiet
was. however. soon restored. and the
convention proceeded as sc nothing
unusual had occurred, 4: . s rsi.
The motion to refer the nomination
OF a vice presidential candidate to 4
committee to confer with the Demo
eratlc ana Silver Republicans was de-
1eateu by a vote of 26S to 1872.
TOwne IL Nominated.
Nominations for vice president were
lhen taken up. Mr.. Bowler of Min
nesota nominated G. A. Towne and
seconds came in from several states.
Several other candidates were placed
N nomination. but they afterward
withdrew one by one and Mr.. Towne
was nominated by reclamation. The
result was greeted by the Minnesota
delegation With great delight and the
blowing Of tin horns.
Mr.. Grace Of Michigan moved that
a committee of one from each state
be appointed to- 60. to Kansas CITY
to confer with the Democratic. and
Silver Republican conventions with
regard to nominations by those bodies.
The regular order was adopted, how.
ever. ard the convention proceeded
! with the selection of the national COM
mlttee. After some debate the con-
vent,on by an almost unanimous vote
/: decided to select three members from
each state for the national committee.
Thanks to Sue.
Thanks were rendered the CITY of
Sioux Falls for its, entertainment of
the convention. DR.. Taylor of Illinois
moved that the new national commit
tee be made the committee en- confer
enc, With the national Democratic and
sl!ver Republican PARTIES, the com.
mlttee to have plenary powers. The
motion was carried unanimously. = %
A motion that Permanent Chairman
Patterson. with committee OF his
appointment and Temporary Chair.
man Ringdal and a. similar committee
De appointed to notify w. J.:Bryan
and Charles A. Towne of their nomi-
nation was also agreed to. ~
! The call Of states. was proceeded
with in much confusion. many Of the
delegates leaving the hall. =. AT its
conclusion a motion was made and
agreed to that the national committee
men named be declared: the national
( committee. ~ -, ~ r. ~.
Z A motion to adjourn was carried
and at 1858 this morning the copven-
ton adjourned. - - -
z The Platform: r. 3. =
The PLATFORM cohSists OF d preamble and a
long series Of resolutions. THE. preamble con.
Graduates the Peoples Marty IN, tie marveieys
s ssewta ., rs principle, tnx tire last t
resolutions On imperialism and militarsm de-
plore the conduct Of the administration in the
spanish American war, and denounce its con-
Duct in connection with tie Phil1ppineg: De
manu 1s made for the cessation .of this war
With reference in this j connection to Porto
Rico. 1t is declared that the Declaration Of: In
Ge e% the Constitution and the Amerieap
nag are one and inseparable. It is also de-
cared IN this connection that the island Of
Porto Rico lisa part of the territory of the
United IN statea made 20 by our pronisssffand
(. The increase of the standing army 'is de.
.nounce6. There is strong resolution Of syno4
pathy for the Boers, a declaration against the
monopolizing of public land for speculative
purposes. 2 demand for as!eturn to the orig
inal homestead policy. "a declaration for the
placing Of all goods controlled by the trusts
upon. the free list, condemnation Of the
in connection with the Occur a'Alene troubles.
and the usual demand for ;.the initiative and
referendum. s2Etf 80
~S'S N.S AsiAouASSu' ttAIO tiie government
control Of public utilities. such as the rail-
road and 'te1egraphic systems. and Of the is
suance Of money is recommended as the proper
remedy for this evil. They deamnd
direct legislation, giving to the peo-
pie the 1awmaking and veto power
under the initiative and referendum. The i'm.
portatlon OF Japanese labor under contracts ID
denounced. The gold standard act of the pres
ent congress is denounced in strong terms.
The party is pledged anew never to cease
agitation until the financial conspiracy il
blotted from the statute books the Lincoln
gleenback restored and the bonds all paid and
all corporation money forever retired The
system of issuing injunctions in cases Of dis
putes between employers and employees il, UNI
der certain circumstance, denouriced as an
evil. and to remedy II legislation Is demanded.
The election of president. vice president and
United States senator's by direct vote Of the
people is also urged. as is the governmental
ownership of railroads and telegraph lines.
home rule in the territories, the employment
Of idle labor on public works in time of de-
preston, and the payment Of just pensions to
disabled soldiers and the establishment Of
postal savings banks. A fair ballot 10 also
demanded, and 1.-THE wholesale system OF
ACKNOWLEDGMENT by coercion and intinida-
ton in some states 10 condeinned az unre.
publican and undemocratic.
Yesterday's Session.
Sioux Falls. S. d., May H.. The ma.
tional convention OF the PEOPLES party