Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-05-11
BARKER NOMINATED.
Heads the National Ticket of the
Middle-Of-ihe-ROaders.
A BOLT THREATENED
Barkers Followers Declared They Would
Bolt the Convention n Howard
Was Nominated and Barker
6ot 1.-THE Platform.


the-road Populists were called 10 order
at $50 O'Clock this morning by Chair.
man w. /. Peek. On motion Of the
Kansas delegation is own votes wcra
cut down from So 70 n. according %
congressional districts.
The report Of the committee on party
organization was unanimously adopted
Delegate jackson Of Missouri apollo.
gized for his statement that there were
no genuine populists ia Kansas aud Ne.
braskn. 4 motion was carried accept.
ing the apology.
The report Of the platform COMMITTEES
was then called for. and the reading
Of the platform brought out some debate.
The platform wos as follows:
Tho Peoples Party Of the United
States in convention, this the 10th day
Of May, 1900, affirming our unshaken
belief IN the cardinal tenets Of the Peo.
plu's Party a. set forth In the Omaha
platform, and pledgiig ourselves anew
20 continued advocacy Of those grand
principles Of human liberty until right
shall triumph over might, aud love over
greed. do adopt and proclaim this dccla.
ration ~ faith.
!. We demand the initiative and refer.
endum and the imperative mandate for
such changes Of existing federal and
staiaie laws ss will enable the people in
their sovereign capacity 10 propose and
compel the enactment Of such laws az
they desire, 10 rrject such as they deem
injurious 10 their interests and to recall
uniaithful public servants.
?. We demand the public ownership
and operation Of thoss means OF cummu.
nicatlon, transportation aud production
which the pcople may elect. such as rail
ways, telegraphs and telephone lines,
coal mines. etc.
3. The land including an natural ~.
sources Of wealth. Is hcr.'age Of the
people and should not be mpnopolized
for speculative purposes. aud alien own.
ership Of laud should hc prohibited. All
Land now held by railways aud other
corporations M excess of their actual
needs and all lands now owned by aliens
should be- reclaimed by the government
and hcld for actual settlers only.
Z. \ scientific and absolute paper
money, based upon ,ho entire wealth
and population Of the nation NO, redeem.
able in any specific commodity, but
made a full legal tender for all debts and
receivable for oil taxes aud public dues
and issued by the government only with.
ont the Intervention Of hanks and in
sufficient quantity 70 meet the demands
Of commerce, is the best currency that
can b. devised; but until such finan.
cial system Is started which we shall
press for adoption, we favor the free and
unlimited coinage of both silver and
gold nj the legal ratio Of 10 tol.
.. We demand the levy and collection
OF graduated tax on incomes and in.
heritanccs and constitutional amend.
mcnt TO secure the same II necessary
/ 9. We demand the election Of prcsi.
dout, vico president federal judges aud
United States senators by a direct vote
the people.
National Secretary Jo 4. Parker pre-.
sented an additional plank on trusts,
which was adopted.
J. b. Osborn Of Nebraska moved "a
strike ont the plank on currency ON tho
: ground that II was on the line Of 'specinl
privileges. His motion was voted down
$50 To 50.
The platform was then adopted a,
read by Chairman FELTON,, with the add.
tional plank presented by Parker.
Roll was called At 1910 o'clock FOR tho
nominations Tor president. Prof. ]. A..
Boyco Of Nebraska City presented the
name OF Former Congressman NJ. w.
Howard Of Alabama.
General Phillips Of Georgia presented
the name Of Wharton Barker Of Penn.
sylyania
JudRe W. s. Williams Of Vincennes,
presented the name Of Ignatius Don.
nelly.
As the spcechmaking proceeded Il
was currently reported about tho hall
that the Barker delegations had threat.
oned 10 boltif Howard was placed Mt the
head Of tho ticket. To check such action
Mr.. Howard in secret conferences with
friends decided not to accept the presi.
DENTAL nomination which was apparent.
ly his TO a certainty. Howard's sup.
porters were determined TO place him on
the ticket. however. IL was understood
that the Barkeriies would not carry out
their threat In case any one else was