, 1900-05-11
BARKER IS NAMED
MlDDLE-ROADERS NOMINATE HIM
FOR PRESIDENT AT
CINCINNATI.
lgnatius Donnelly Receives Nomina-
ton for Vice President-Fight Over
the Free Silver Declaration in the
Platform-Several Wordy Engage
ments.

Cincinnati, May l0.-The populists
began work early this morning. Per-
manent Chairman Peck called for or
der at S:15, but as only a few delegates
were in the hall no attempt was made
to begin business till $50. The Kansas
vote was reconsidered and that state
allowed to cast but eleven votes, ac-
cording to congressional districts, in
sltead OF eishty-six, as decided upon
last night. An attempt to make this
decision follow in all states failed, as
the other states had named delegates
by state conventions. Nominating
speeches are limited to ten minutes
each. Chairman Peck claims $50 dele
gates are present, but there are about
eco IN the hall. No .ohiclai figures are
in existence.
A plan Of party organization was
adopted, including a national COM
mittee Of three from each state, state,
executive. district. township and ward
committees to be selected by popular
vote. Anyone who suggests fusion
with the democratic party is to be ex-
PEELED. No salaried officer can be a
member Of any committee. The plan
Is to be adopted by direct vote instead
Of by the convention.
The following platform was adopted
after considerable argument:
The peoples party of the United
States, assembled in national conven-
ton this 10th day Of May. 1900, affirm
ing our mistaken belief In the cardi-
nal tenets Of the peoples party as set
forth 10 the Omaha platform and pledg-
Ing ourselves anew to continuous ad-
.vocacy Of those grand principles of
human liberty until right shall triumph
over might and love over greed, do
adopt and proclaim this declaration Of
faith:
l. We demand the Initiative and ref
erendun and imperative mandate for
such changes OF existing fundamental
and statute laws as will enable the peo-
pie in their sovereign capacity to pro-
pose and compel the enactment of such
laws as they desire, to reject such as
they deemstnjnrious to their interests
and to recall unfaithful public serv-
ants.
2. We demand public ownership and
operation of, those means Of communi-
cation, transportation and production
which people may elect, such as rail-
roads, telegraph and telephone lines,
coal mines. etc. E
3. The land. including all natural
sources of wealth, is a heritage of the
people and should not be monopolized
for speculative purposes and alien own
ership Of land should be prohibited.
All laud now held by railroads and cor
pocatio0s In excess of their actual needs
and all lands now owned by. aliens
should be redeemed by the government
and held for actual settlers only.
4. A scientific and absolute paper
money based upon the entire wealth
and population of the nation not re-
deemable on any specific commodity,
but made full legal tender for all debts
and receivable for all taxes and public
dues and issued by the government
only, without the Intervention Of
banks, and in suficient quantities to
-meet.the demands Of commerce. is the
best currency that can be devised, but
until such a financial system is secured
which we shall press for adoption, we
favor the free and unlimited coinage of
both-sifver and gold at the legal ratio
of 16 to 1.
S. We demand the levy and collec-
ton Of q graduated tax on incomes and
inheritances and a constitutional
amendment to secure the same IL neces-
sary.
8. We demand the election OF presi-
dent, vice president, federal Judges and
United States senators by a direct vote
Of the people.
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