The representative., 1900-04-26
PoPULISTS OF MISSOURI
HOLD A GREAT CONVENTION APRIL
~, AT KANSAS CITY, AND PUT A
TULL-FLEDGED TICKET IN
-
A. THE FIELD.
FORCED, BY LAW, TO MODIFY THEIR
NAME, THEY CALL THEMSELVES
"PROGREssIVE POPULIsTs."

Rockefeller Linked-Barker and
Donnelly Indorsed-Paper Nom
~ Redeemable in Labor and
=, Products Wanted.
Especial Dispatch to the St. Louis Globe
DemOcrat.)
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 18.-At the
state election in November, the following
ticket will appear on the official ballot un-
der the head Of Progressive Populist party
OF Missouri. Its selection ended the mass
state convention OF the Middle Of the road
Populists here this afternoon.
For GOVERNOR. H. Hills, McFall.
For Lieutenant-Go -Governor-Dr. A. Neff,
Marshall.
For Secretary Of State-Bernard Finn.
Ava.
For ney-General-zachary Taylor,
Springfield.
For Auditor-B. F. Allen, Split Log.
For Treasurer-D. C. Fuller, Adrian.
For Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sioner-Casper Miller, Greentop
For Judge OF the Supreme Court-John
M. Voris, Chillicothe.
For Judge Of the St. Louis Court of Ap-
peals-C. J. Anderson, St. Louis.
For Judge of the Kansas CITY Court Of
Appeals-Mr. McClanahan, Independs nee.
The delegates in attendance upon the
convention are very enthusiastic over the
ticket, and declare that it will poll tn old
time Populist vote. The name Progressive
Populist party of Missouri. was selected
from score or more submitted to the con-
vention, and met with almost unanimous
approval. In the discussion of the names
1t developed that nearly all OF the delegates
strongly favored retaining the word "Pop-
ulist' in the new name of the party made
necessary by the fact that the regular
wing OF the party had pre-empted the title
Peoples party"
w. c. Aldridge Of California. was the
almost unanimous choice of the convention
for governor, but declined the nomination
because of physical inability to make the
canvass. He delivered an address to the
convention in which he declared he would
enjoy taking the stump and 'skinning a
Few Democrats He was received with
great enthusiasm.
The convention unanimously adopted a
resolution instructing the delegates to the
Cincinnati convention to vote for Wharton
Barker OF Philadelphia, for president and
Ignatius Donnelly, of Minneapolis for vice.
president as long as there Is any hope of
their nomination. few Of the delegates
opposed the resolution and threw a few
they were quickly silenced by the others,
who declared Watson was sulking in his
tent and was not entitled to any consider
alton.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform adopted is a model of brew
tty and clearness. 1t reaffirms allegiance
TO the Omaha platform; denounces both
the Democratic and Republican parties as
Deing in league with the money power to
rob the people; declares for direct legisla-
tion. including the initiative referendum
imperative mandate and proportional rep
resentat1on, and pledges the party il
placed In power to enact these reforms
into laws or the money question 1t says:
We demand a national paper money, is
sued directly by the government, that shall
be full legal tender for all debts, public
and private, and that shall be redeemable
In the products and labor of the people,
and in no other way whatsoever"
The platform declares for the public own
ership OF all public utilities, and adds:
The issuance Of licenses to trusts, there
by making trusts legitimate, and perma-
nentiy fastening them upon the nation,
under the plan now advocated by William
J. Bryan and by John D. Rockefeller, of
the Standard Oil trust, we denounce as
designing scheme to enable corrupt and
decaying political parties, by the levying
OF Dlackmail upon the trusts, to extort
enormous sums under the name of cam
paign funds. for use in corrupting national
and state elections"
The platform concludes:
I'VE especially denounce the Democratic
party of Missouri, its present legislature
and chief executive, and it's political lead
ers. for extravaganza in office, for their
vicious election, police and other legisla-
tion; for their indefensible attitude toward
trusts, ana upon all the paramount issues
OF the day. and for their utter disregard
OF the rights and interests Of the people of
the state"
BROWNIES TALK,
At the morning session today Carl
Browne OF COxey army fame made an at
tempt to stampede the convention for Ad-
miral Dewey for president He failed dis
mally. THE ticket headed by Mr. Bar
ker," said Browne, IL up against the iron
wall of conditions, and defeat is inevita-
BILE. Head the ticket with a popular idol
like Dewey, and nominate Barker or Dom
nelly for vice-president, and we stand some
SHOW OF knocking out both of the tickets
dominated by the money power, one head
ed by Mckinley and the other by Bryan
Bryan has proved himself traitor, and
his election would be a greater calamity to
the nation than the election of Mckinley.
have been canvassing for the Populist
party for several months, and decided on
my opposition to Mr.. Barker because OF his
utterance that he favored the issuance of
treasury notes to carry on the war with
SPAIN"
Despite several attempts to head him of,
Browne finished his speech, declaring that
no gag rule could stop him from speaking
In Populist convention. Wharton Barker
denied that he had supported an issue of
treasury notes, whereupon Carl Browne
took it all back, and said he was for Bar
ker, and peace was restored In the conven-
tion.
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