Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-15
Fusion Populists Nominate Him by
Acclamation.
TOWN SECURES THE SECOND PLACE.
Sioux Falls Convention wild with EN-
thusiasm-Fisht Over Vice Pres.
identIal Nomination-Chair-
IMAM is Called a Liar
For President. ...............W j BRYAN
For Vice President. ;. CHAs A TOwNE

Sioux Falls, May 1.-THE national
populist convention concluded its ses-
sion at a. N. and adjourned sine
die, after nominating Hon. w. j. Bryan
for president and Hon. Chas. A. Towne
for vice president. The nomination or
Towne was only accomplished after u
struggle of several hours duration, in
which an effort was made to have the
question of nomination of a vice presi-
Dental candidate referred to COM
mittee to confer with the democratic
and silver republican parties in their
national conventions. A motion to this
effect was defeated by vote of 26S to
492.
Both candidates were nominated by
reclamation, but before the results
were reached the various candidates
were placed in nomination and their
names successfully withdrawn.
The Platform.
The platform consists of preamble
and a long series OF resolutions. The
preamble congratulates the peoples
party on the marvellous growth of it's
principles during the last four years
among the people of all political par
ties. This condition, the platform
continues, gives renewed hope and
courage for the future, in the efforts
of the party to avert subversion
of free institutions by the corpor-
ate power, and to resist the evident
purpose of the republican party to es-
tablish strongly centralized imperial
government.
The resolutions on imperialism and
militarism deplore the conduct OF the
administration in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war, denounce it's conduct in con
nection with the Philippines.
A demand is made for the cessation
of this war. 1t is declared in this con-
uection that the island of Porto Rico
is part of the territory of the United
States made so by our promises and
the consent of the Porto Ricans them
selves.
Increase in the standing army is de-
nounced as wholly unwarranted by the
conditions Of the country and it is as
serted that this tendency will inevi-
tably result in an unnecessary burden
on the taxpayers.
There is a strong resolution of
sympathy for the Beers, declaration
against the monopolizing of public land
for speculative purposes, a demand
for return to the original homestead
policy, declaration for placing all
goods controlled by the trusts upon
the free tariff list, condemnation for
the governor Of Idaho, and the fed
eral government in connection with
the Occur d'Alene troubles and the us
ual demand for the initiative and ref
erendum.
Trusts are denounced and the popu-
listic method for control of public util-
tiles, such as railroads, Geographic sys-
TENS and of the issuance of money is
recommended as the proper remedy
for this evil. To cope with the trust
evil it is said the people must act di-
rectly without the intervention of rep
resentatives who may be controlled or
influenced, hence they demand direct
legislation, giving to the people a law
making the veto power under the in
itiatiye and referendum.
The Importation of Japanese labor
under contract is denounced as no.
torious and fragrant violation of the
laws. and the resolution pledges the
party to promote a stringent exclusion
law against all kinds of Monaghan and
Malayan immigration.
The gold standard act of the present
congress is denounced in strong terms,
and it is asserted that sswhile barring
out the money of the constitution, this
law opens the printing minis of the
treasury to free coinage of paper
money to enrich the few and impover-
ish the many
The party is pledged anew never to
cease agitation until financial conspir-
acy is blottsd from the statute books,
the Lincoln greenback is restored and
bonds all paid and all corporation
money forever retired"
The system of issuing injunctions in
cases of disputes between employers
and employees is under certain circum-
stances denounced as evil and to REM
edy it legislation is demanded.
The election of president, vice pres
ident and United States senator's by
direct vote of the people is also urged,
as is home rule in territories, the en-
ployment of idle labor on public works
in time of depression and the payment
of just pensions to disabled soldiers
and the establishment of postal saw
ings banks.
"a fair ballot is also demanded and
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