Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-05-10
BRYAN POPuLIsTs.
They Claim to Have swallowed Democra-
tic Party.

They Claim to Have Swallowed Democra-
tie Party.
Sioux Falls, May l0.-The national
yopuiist convention met at y:i5. The
committee on credentials presented a
report declaring there was no contest
In the delegations. The committee on
permanent organization reported Thos.
NJ Patterson, OF Colorado. for perman-
ent chairman; r. ii. Curr1n, Kansas.
Leo Vincent, Colorado. and E. NJ.
Deisher. Pennsylvania, permanent
secretaries.
Patterson was greeted with loud
cheering THE school OF Hamilton, the
school Of doubt OF the ability OF ths
people to govern themselves" said
Patterson, completely dominated the
councils OF both the democratic and
republican parties. The peoples party
was constituted to restore the land
marks OF our fathers, take up the
struggle where the democratic party
had left off, and prove that these peo-
pie are capable of self government and
that the laws should be made for the
people by the people. and TO protect the
rights which the mere existence OF thc
Individual conferred on him. We new
er surrendered our rights as a party,
he declared, by nominating Bryan"
Rounds of applause greeted the
speakers denunciation Of Imperialism
and the heavy increase Of the stand
ing army following the wars of con-
quest" and his comparison Of the re-
publican. democratic and popullst
platforms brought many delegates tC
their feet. 80 dominant has the spir'
II OF populism become In the democrat
| &c party" said the speaker, that tina
party does not take issue with a single
principle advanced In the Omaha or ST
| Louis platforms. The republican party
| takes issue with every vital question II
the populist platform.
| The peoples party must and shall
| live, for 1t is the pioneer OF every po
| litical reform that by consensus o
American opinion Is essential TO Amer
lean free government. We will 90 be
| fore the country as we went befor
with the principles we always profes
and under't the leadership OF William j
| Bryan"
| General Weaver announced a meet
ing OF chairmen of state delegation
after adjournment OF the morning ses
sion, "in order" he said, In answer L
question by Il. Garry Brown. 80
avoid any differences which may aris
over the question which has been be
fore US several days" The committe
on platform not being ready to repor
a recess until o'clock was announced
The afternoon session was begun a
2:lO. A long delay ensued while walt
ing for the platform, and shor
speeches We're made to entertain tn
convention.
| The platform as finally adopted con
tains a preamble and long set o
resolutions reaffirming the old tenets o
the party, condemning in severe term
the administrations course In respec
to the Philippines and Porto Rico. de
nouncing trusts. ana condemning III
financial legislation OF congress
| Senator William V. Allen placed il
nomination William Jennings Bryal
for the presidency Bryan was nomi
mated by acclamation.
Chairmen OF the state delegations 4
conference failed to agree regardin
the question OF a candidate for tn
vice presidency. Chairman Patterso
bitterly opposed the nomination an
Senator Butler advocated making tn
nomination.