The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-11
Jo A. Parker, Of Kentucky, Unani-
mously Elected Chairman of
the National Committee.
PARTY ORGANIZATION PLAN
AND BRIEF PLATFORM ADOPTED
BY THE CONVENTION.
No Mention of the Expansion Cues
ton I'm the ResoIutiOns-Sketche
of the Two Nominees.

CINCINNATI, o., May 10-Here is the
ticket placed in the field to-day by what is
commonly known as the middle-of-the-
road Populfst party, but which, according
to leaders of the movement. is the one and
only Peoples party:
For President--WHARTON BARKER, of
Pennsylvania.
For Vice President-IGNATIUS DON
NELLY, of Minnesota.
For time during to-days session OF the
convention it appeared as If nothing could
prevent complete disruption of the plans
so carefully wrought out by the handful of
men who separated themselves. on Feb. 49,
last, at Lincoln, Neb, from the fusionist
element of the Populist party. Since Tues
day, when Wharton Barker, who had been
selected in 1885, by the initiative and refer
endum plan, to head the party ticket.
steady current against the cut-and-dried
choice of Barker and Donnelly had almost
destroyed the foundation upon which that
ticket stood. Former Representative How
ard, of Alabama, had suddenly become the
idol of an apparently winning number of
delegates. and he clinched his claims on
the presidential nomination through his
eloquent address in assuming the tempo
rary craftsmanship of the convention, on
Wednesday.
To-day, as the time drew near for nomi-
nations, word was quietly passed, con-
firmed by Mr.. Howard himself. that the
Barker following would bolt the conven-
tion should their leader be turned down.
Owing to the fact that the Alabama dele
cation could not support Mr.. Howard mat
ters were further complicated. Howard
took the only course for the restoration of
harmony. He announced that he had no
ambition to head the ticket and came to
Cincinnati without the slightest expecta-
ton of being named Then he withdrew his
name. Nevertheless, when the roll-call was
completed on the first ballot Howard was
at the top of the column-only few short
cf the nomination.
On the second ballot Howard's plainly
stated desire for harmony took effect and
the seventy votes which went to Donnelly
on the first roll-call were gradually worked
over to the Barker column. it being under
stood that Mr.. Donnelly's name had been
withdrawn. although the Minnesota dele
cation protested against the withdrawal
Minnesota was passed at its own request
and when the other States had voted 1t
was apparent that the forty-eight votes Of
Minnesota could settle everything in a har-
monious manner by going TO the Pennsyl-
vanian. They were cast for Mr.. Barker and
gave him the requisite majority over ALL
The generous Howard moved to make the
selection of Barker unanimous which was
done. Without dissenting voice Ignatius
Donnelly was declared the vice presidential
THE CHAIRMANsHIP.
The next order of business was the mat
ter of national committeeman and the se-
lection of chairman for that body This
precipitated the fight against the Barkerites
anew. A motion was made that the con-
vention proceed TO elect a chairman of the
national committee instead of pursuing the
ordinary course of allowing the committee
to select its own leader. 1t was plainly a
fight between the Barker and opposition
factions for the control of the party ma
chinery, although many speakers were in
favor Of the convention selecting a ma
tional chairman because of what they
termed the mistakes of the past. After a
long parliamentary wrangle the motion
was withdrawn and the selection of ma
tional committeeman by the State delega-
| tions was completed. A fresh motion was
then made by Mr.. Howard that the con-
vention proceed to the election of a nation
al chairman Fiery oratory flowed freely
from side to side while the hungry dele
gates journeyed from time to time to a
| free lunch counter in the vicinity The
! motion was finally carried and Milton
| Park, of Texas. the retiring national chair
man, was placed in nomination. mo-
| ton was just about to prevail to make
Parks selection unanimous when Howard.
in an eloquent address. presented the
name of Jo A. Parker. OF Kentucky His
words and praise of Parker were about
the strongest thing heard on the floor and
won for that young man the unanimous
selection of the national chairmarship.
Aller having been in session continu-
ously, with the exception of twenty min
utes' recess. from $50 a. m. to 4:40 p. m.
the convention was then declared adjourn
| ed sine die.
Followers Of Social Democracy and
| Eugene v. Debs for the presidency of the
| United States found small comfort In the
| convention. which they had hoped a few
| days ago. would indorse their idol. Three
| of them-w. f. Farmer. OF Texas: A. w.
Kicker and w. L. Morris, of Iowa, left the
| convention after the nominations had been
| completed and. 1t was reported. would sup
port the Debs ticket. but their action at
tracted no attention whatever.
| PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
| During the day the following plan Of or
| ganization was adopted:
The rules of the party already in use are
| approved: the division of the country into
seven districts and subdistricts to facilitate
! organization: all delegate conventions for
nominating candidates and preparing plat