The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-11
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MlddIe.of.the. Readers Put Up a Presi-
DENTAL Ticket.
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WHARTON BARKER AT THE TOP
iguatlus Donnelly Of Minnesota Named
for Vice President.
10 A. PARKER NATIONAL CHAIRMAN.
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Party Pledged to Continued Advocacy Of
The Omaha Platform.
10 A. PARKER NATIONAL CHAIRMAN.
DrMANO The INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
Public Ownership OF Nearly Every
thing, Reclamation OF Land aud
Paper Currency Advocated.

Cincinnati, Ohio May io.-Nor presi-
dent Wharton Barker of PENNSYLVANIA.
For vice president lguauus Donnelly
Of Minnesota.
Above is the ticket placed in the field
today by what Is commonly known as the
middle-ot-the-road populist party. bur
which. according TO leaders OF the move
ment. Is the one aud only peoples party.
For time during today's session OF the
convention It appeared as IL nothing could
prevent complete disruption Of the plans
so carefully wrought out by the handful OF
men who separated themselves on Febru-
airy 10 az Lincoln, Neb.. from the tuslonist
element Of the populist party.
Since Tuesday. when Wharton Barkes,
who had been selected In 1898 by the
initiative and referendum plan to head
the party ticket steady current ngainst
the cut and dried choice OF Barker ami
Donnelly has almost destroyed the founds-
lion upon which that ticket stood, For
mer Congressman Howard OF Alabama had
suddenly become the Idol OF an apprent-
ly winning number OF delegates and he
clnched his claims on the presidential
nomination through his eloquent address
in assuming the temporary chairmanship
OF the convention on Wednesday. Today
as the time drow near for nominations
word was quietly passed. confirmed by Mr..
Howard himself, that the Barker follow
ing would bolt the convention should their
4 leader be turned dawn. Owing 70 the fact
that the Alabama delegation could not
I euppoTd Mr. Howard matters were further
complicated. Howard then took tho Only
7 course FOR the res toratlon OF harmony lie
announced that he had no ambition 70
head the ticket and came to Cincinnati
without the slightest expectation OF heing
named Then he withdrew his name. Nov
ertheless, when the roll call was eompet-
ed da the hrst ballot Howard was az the
top OF tho column--only few short OF
the nomination.
On the second ballot Towards plainly
stated desire for harmony took effect and
the seventy votes which went to Donnel-
~ on the first roll call we're gradually
worked over to the Barker column, 1t being
understood that Mr.. DonnellyS name had
been withdrawn
The generous Howard moved to make
this election of Barker unanimous, which
was done.
without dissenting voice Ignatlus Dom
nelly was declared the vice presidential
nominee
After electing 10 A. Parker az chairman
OF the National committee tho convention.
after having been In eesson continuously
with the exception OF twenty minute re-
cess from $3.50 a. M. TO 1880 .. M, adj
iourned sine die.
Cincinnati, Ohio. May 1O.-Irhe conven-
ton was called TO order at $3.50 a m. with
Colonel W. l.. Peek of Georgia in the chair.
The matter which 80 disturbed last nights
sesslon---the report OF the credentials COM
mittee--was Immediately reopeped By r.
NJ Chenaut Of Kansas, who moved that
the vote OF his delegation be based on the
congressional districts, allowing Kansas
ol4ven votes in place OF eighty-six This
was considered as an olive branch thrown
out to the faction which made a strong
fight at the session OF the preceding even-
ing. and the motion was adopted unani-
mously
Delegate Ferris OF Illinois moved ~'at
the report Of the credentials committee
be recorded with view OF readjusting the
representation for other States on the same
basis This motion raised storm OF
objections ard was finally laid on the
table.
A motion was carried limiting the hrst
nominating speeches Tor president and
vice president 10 ten minutes.
The next order Of business was the re-
port OF the committee on party organiza-
lion. The report recommended that the
rules OF the party already IN use be APP
proved the division, OF the country into
saven dlstricts and sub-d!strlets 10 faciii-
tate organization; all delegate conventions
for nominating candidates AID prepafas
platform to be abolished; instead OF NOM
nations, platforms aud amendments there
to be made By direct vote OF he political
eub-dlyisions affsete1 thereby.
Delegate Jackson Of Missouri apologlzed
TO the conveatioa for his statements ~
last nights session that there are no