Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-05-19
BRYAN AND TOwNE.
Fusion Populists at Sioux Falls
Choose National Ticket.
Doth Nominations Made ~ Accianatioa
After = Resolution to Leave Second
Place To Democrats Wa. Voted
Down-Glst Of the Platform.

Down-0st Of the Platform.
Sioux Falls, S. D., May 11.--William
]. Bryan was nominated for the presi.
dency by reclamation, and with q
wild whoop, by the populist conven.
ton Friday afternoon. At midnight
Charles A. Towne. of Minnesota, was
nominated for vice president, likewise
by reclamation, but not until half O
dozen other candidates, including
John W. Breidenthal, of Kansas, and
John j. Lentz, Of Ohio, had been for.
mally placed in nomination and their
names later withdrawn. At one
o'clock Friday morning the convention
adjourned sine die.
The contest over the action to be
taken in regard to the vice presidency
was spirited, but when II came to n
vote there was n big majority in favor
Of nominating n candidate for vice
president. Jerry Simpson, OF Kansas,
fought valiantly in behalf OF the plan
descending committee to the Kansas
City'convention empowered to indorse
the democratic nominee II acceptable
to the populists and empowered fur
Their to nominate another candidate
IL the democratic nominee be not nc
ceptable, but he was outvotcd, 492
to 262. Another proposition TO name
five men, any one of whom would he
acceptable as the vice presidential
nominee, and leave to the democratic
convention the choice from among the
five was likewise voted down, SIG Ia
270.
John W. Breidenthnl, Jerry Simp'
son and L. II. Ridgeley, of Kansas,
and w. Il. Littell, A. Resell and Owen
Miller, of Missouri, were appointed
on the national committee.
The convention, at 1858 n. H., adj
journed sine die.
Following Is IN substance the plat
form adopted:
The preamble congratulatcs the peo'
pies party on the marvellous growth ol
its principles during the last four years
among people O. all political partics.T This
condition, the platform continues. gives
renewed hone ana courage for the fu'
ture. In the efforts OF the party to avert
the subversion OF free institutions by
corporate power and to resist the evil
dent purpose OF the republican party &c
establish n strongly centralized imperial
government.
The resolutions on imperialism and mil
itarism deplore the conduct OF the nd
ministration in the Spanish-Americat
war and denounce Its conduct In CON
nection with the Philippines. Referring
to the latter matter they say II Is In con
fict with all the presidents Of our ma
tional life ut war with the constitution
and without reasonable excuse. Demand
IN maze for the cessation OF this war
with reference to its connection with
Porto Rico Il is declared that the dcclara
ton of independence. The constitution and
the American flag are one and insepara
Bile. II IL also declared In this connec
ton that the islai.- OF Porto Rico Is {
part OF the territory OF the United States
made so by our promises and the con
sent OF the Porto Ricans themselves.
The increase OF the standing army II
denounced as wholly unwarranted b,
the conditions OF the country and II Is as
serted that this tendency will inevitably
result In an unnecessary burden on tn
taxpayers. There is a strong resolution
OF sympathy for the Beers. q declaration
against the monopolizing OF public LANE
for speculative purposes, demanI fo
q return to the original homestead policy
| n declaration for the placing OF all good
controlled BY the trusts upon the fre'
tariff list, n condemnation for the gov
ernot OF Idaho and the federal govern
| ment In connection VITA the Occur d
Aleno troubles. and the usual demnn'
| for tho initiative and referendum. Trust
are denounced and the popplistic methot
| for the control OF public utilities sucl
| ns the railroads and the telegraph sys
| TENS and OF the issuance OF money u
recommended as the proper remedy 4
cope with the trust evil. II is said tn
people must act directly without tn
| intervention OF representatives who ma!
be controlled or influenced. hence the!
demand direct legislation giving to tn
people the law-making and veto powe
under the initiative and referendum.
majority OF the people. they assert. cal
never be corruptly influenced. The i'm
portation OF japanese labor under con
tracts Is denounced as a notorious ant
|
resolution pledges the party to p-omot
stringent exclusion law against oil
kinds OF Mongolian and Malayun immi
| grafton.
The gold standard net OF the presen
congress Is denounced In strong terms
and Il Is asserted that while barring ou
the money OF the constitution. this Law
opens the printing mlnts OF the treaspr.
| to the free coinage OF paper money Z
enricn the few and impoverish the many.
The party 10 pledged anew never 4
cease agitation until the financial conspir
acy Is blotted from the statute books. tn
| Lincoln grcenback restored and the bond
all paid and all corporation money for
| ever retired"
| The system OF Issuing injunctions Il
cases OF disputes between employers an,
| employees is under certain circumstance
| denounced rs an evil and TO remedy
a constitutional amendment Is demanded
| The election OF president. vice president
and United States senators by direct vot
| OF the people Is also urged. as Is tn
| governmental ownership OF railroads an,
| telegraph lines. home rule in the terri
tories. the employment OF idle labor Of
public works In time Of depression an
| the payment OF just pensions to dlsable
soldiers, and the establishment OF posta
savings banks. A fair ballot Is also de
manded and the wholesale system OF dis
| reimbursement by coercion and intimlda
ton In some states Is condemned as un
republican and undemocratic. To remed
this defect II Is declared to be the dut,
Of the several state Legislatures to TAX
such action as viii secure full. free an
fair ballot and I'm honest count.