Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-05-09
TIE PEOPLES PARTY.
Meet In Convention at Minneapolis and
Select Delegates to National Conven-
ton at Sioux Falls.

Meet in Convention at Minneapolis and
Select Delegates to National Conven-
ton at Sioux Falls.
The Peoples Party state convention
! for the choosing of delegates to the
=; national convention at Sioux Falls,
met in Labor Hall, Minneapolis, May 2.
F.; Organization was effected by electing
T. j. Meighan chairman, E. R. Dam
pier secretary, and A. c. Welch SER
geant-at-arms.
! The committee appointed to select
national delegates and alternates re-
ported the following list, which was
adopted.
S. NJ. Owen, T. G. Meighan, p NJ.
Ringdahl, E. S. Reishus, delegates at
large.
Frank Ives, c. A. Nye, E. E. Lom-
men, D. H. Evans. alternates at large.
First District w. A.
Hotchkiss, II. C. Nelson, l. I. Ver-
milya, A. f. Ball, Edward Keife, T.
H. Morgan.
Alternates-C. G. Johnsrud, L. Bull
lis, H. G. DAILY, James E. Child, A. D.
Campbell, James Monroe.
Second District-Spurgeon Odell, w.
r. Hodges, L. A. Sweet, j. n. Bying-
ton, j. C. Marshall, P. J. Jenkins
| Alternates-H. S. Swenson, y. n.
Ostrom, Syver Olson, E. j. Mellicke,
Peter Olson, A. Hoidule.
! Third Observation-Disclosures, j. NJ.
Bowler, w. NJ. Cory, NJ. r. Tompkins,
A. G. WEIGH, H. J. Peterson.
Alternates-F. C. Gibbs, j. D. Buell.,
John Ames, James Dudley, William
! Mahood, Carney Benson.
Fourth District-Delegates, F. H.
Clark, NJ. r. Prendergast, n. c. Hardy,
NJ. E. Murray, j. e. johnson.
Acknowledgement Spicer, r. A.
Walsh. j. +. Dempsey, Charles Cliff
ford, O. b. Wuyedahl, S. w. Donald.
Fifth District-Delegates, Paul
Fontaine, Thomas Chapman, Evert
Nymanover, w. r. Dobbyn, L. D.
Brown, w. f. McCullom.
Alternates-L. \. Weberg, j. S. In
gals, George r. Lawrence, H. n.
Owen, Henry Ebert, Morris Luby.
Sixth Observation-Disclosures z. H. Aus
tin, A. H. Hendrickson, Charles
Leytze, Oscar Dagget, S. Nixon, o.
p. Erickson.
Alternates-J. Mayhem, C. F. b.
hall, j. w. Schwiger, John P. Mason,
Louis Hanson, Peter Walters.
Seventh District NJ. j.
Daily, H. P. Bjorge, Victor E. Lawson,
F. p. Olney, P. j. Wrangleburg, A. NJ.
Eckman, +. Glavin, George n. Lam
phere.
Alternates-W. Lemieux, J. \. Err
ickson, A. r. Holston, Harry Ives, A.
H. Sperry, NJ. E. Johnson
THE PLATFORM.
The resolutions were as follows:
We, the representatives of the Peo-
pies Party in Minnesota, in conven-
ton assembled, hereby affirm the
Omaha platform Of the national Peo-
pies Party platform of 1896, and in
connection Herewith the declaration
of independence.
Resolved, That as we are now stand
ing at the parting of the ways, one
leading towards republic and all
that it implies, the other towards
monarchy, the empire, despotism, and
all that they imply, we believe that
it is the duty of every citizen to take
the political action necessary to give
the utmost practical effect to his OPP
position to the monarchial direction.
regardless of the ties or prejudice of
partisanship.
Resolved, That in pursuance of the
foregoing we favor the nomination
and election to the presidency of the
United States of a man who will most
surely combine the opposition to the
prevailing tendency of the present
national administration; and who, if
elected, will most faithfully and untir-
ingly devote himself to the re-estab-
lishment of the principles of popular
government that were declared and
adopted by the revered fathers of the
republic.
Resolved, That the trust is monop-
oily; monopoly is despotism. Trusts
now govern us. Hence our govern
ment must be essentially dcspotism.
We demand the abolition of trusts,
and all other forms of monopoly, to
the end that this may be govern
ment of, by and for the people.
Resolved, That we extend our SYM
pathies to the South African republics
and all other peoples and the gallant
fight they are making for life, liberty
and home rule.
Resolved That we enter our solemn
protest against that imperialism of
the Mckinley administration which
governs and taxes as an alien country
the people of Porto Rico, and pro-
poses to govern conquered countries
without their consent. We regard
this as but one form of imperialism
and denounce all other forms, such as
the surrender of the functions of coin
ing and issuing money by the federal
government to private banks, as a pol
icy which is unconstitutional, undem-
ocratic, unrepublican and despotic.
Resolved, That we indorse the pres.
ent administration of Gov. John Lind
and his efficient colleagues.