Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-05-19
BRYAN OWNE
THE TICKET
Both Named by Reclamation by
the Convention at Sioux
Falls.
FIGHT OVER VICE PRESIDENCY
Strong Effort to Prevent a Nomi-
nation, but the Majority
Has lis Way.
PLATFORM IS A LONG ONE
ID, u III usts, Imperialism and
Miiitar!sm and ExIr, sscs Sym
patty with Bocrs--DctaiIs
OF the Convention.
PLATFORM IS A LONG ONE

Sioux Falls, S. d., May 1.-THE ma
tional populist convention concluded
it, se.sion at / o'clock this morning
and adjourned sine die, after nominal
ing Hon. w. j. Bryan for presiden'
and the Hon. Charles a. Towne TO
vice president.
The nomination Of Mr. Towlle wa
cniy accomplished after a struggle %
several hours duration, in which an
effort was made to have the question
IF the nomination Of n vice presidcn'
tial candidate referred to n commit
tee to confer with the democratic and
silver republican committees in their
conventions.
On n vote the motion was defeated
by n vote Of 2GS TO 400. Both candi'
dates were nominated by acclamation
but before the result was reached va
rious candidates were placed in nom
nation for vice president and their
names successfully withdrawn. Both
nominations were accomplished amid
scenes Of enthusiasm.
Iicso.ut.on Committee Iicports.
At the afternoon session the conven-
ton came to order at 2:10.
Chairman Patterson called for the re-
port OF the committee on resolutions,
but that body was not prepared TO
report. A number of short speeches
were made To entertain the cOnven-
ton while the report was being wait
cd for.
It was 3:1S before Jerry Simpson,
chairman of the resolutions commit
tee, arrived with the platform, and as
he was hoarse from much speaking
the report was turned over to Com
mittceman Gillette, Of Iowa, who read
it..
The platform consists OF n preamble
and long series of resolutions. The
preamble congratulates the peoples
party on the marvellous growth OF its
principles during the last four years
among people of all political parties.
This condition, the platform says,
gives renewed hope and courage for
the future in the efforts of the party
TO avert the subversiol of free institu-
tons by corporate power. And to re-
sist the evident purpose Of the repub-
lean party TO establish n strongly cen
,raliZed imperial government.
The resolutions on imperialism and
n.ilitarism dcplore the conduct of the
administration in the Spanish Amer
lean war and denouncc it's conduct in
connection with the Philippines. Re-
fcrriEg to the latter matter they say
ii is in conflict with all the precedcnts
OF our national life, Mt war with the
constitution and without reasonable
excuse. Demand is made for the ces-
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Porto Rico il is declared that the dec
lnration Of independence, the cOnstitu-
ton and the American flag are one and
inseparable. 1t is also declared hat
Porto Rico is Il part OF the territory of
the United States, made SO by II
promises and the consent Of the Porto
Ricans themselves. The increase of
the standing army is denounced as
wholly unwarranted by the conditions
Of the country, and it is asserted that
this tendency will inevitably result in
an unnecessary burden on the taXpay-
crs.
There Is n strong resolution Of sym
pathy for the Beers, n declaration
against the monopolizing Of public
land for speculative purposes, u de-
mand for n return to the original
homestead policy, Il declaration for
the placing of all goods controlled by
the trusts upon the free tariff list, n
condemnation for the government OF
Idaho and the federal government in
connection with the Occur d'Alene, and
the usual demand for the initiative and
referendum.
Trusts are denounced, and the pop
ulistic method for the control OF pub
lie utilities. such as the railroad and
the telcgraphic systems, and of the is
suance of money is recommended rs
the proper remedy for this evil. To
cope with the trust evil it is said the
people must act directly, without the
Intervention Of representatives, who
may be controlled or Influenced, hence
they demand direct legislation, giving
to the people the law making and veto
power, under the initiative and refer
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The importation of japanese labor
under contracts is denounced as n no
torious and fragrant violation of the
and the resolutions pledge the
party To promote a stringent eXclu-
sion law against all kinds Of Mongo-
ian and Malayan immigration.
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mt congress is denounced in strong
.erms, and it is asserted that while
out the money Of the consti-
.ution, this law opens the printing
nints of the treasury to the free coin
lge of paper money to enrich the
and ~impoverish the many"
The party is pledged never TO cease
agitation until the financial conspir-
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he Lincoln g~reenback restored, and
he bonds all paid and all corporation
money forever retired"
The system Of issuing iniunctions in
of disputes between employers
md employees is under certain circum-
denounced as an evil, and to
ii legislation is demanded.
The election of the president, vice
PRESIDENT, vice president and United
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