The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-10
IT IS BARKER
POpulist Candidate of Long
Standing Holds His Place.
Nobody Wanted to Take It
Away From Him.
Ignatius DOnnelly Again Named
For Second Place.
BUT SEVEN DEMANDS.
Middle of the Readers Ask
For Little.
First of All is the Initiative
and Referendum.
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
OF Means of Transportation and
Production.
Still Stand For Free Coinage at
Is to l,
First of All is the Initiative
and Referendum.
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
]f Means of Transportation and
Production.
Still Stand For Free Coinage at
16 to l,
Income Tax, and Popular Elec-
tiOn of President.

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road Populist conventions second ses-
son was called to order at $3.50 o'clock
by Chairman W. L. Peek.
On the motion of the Kansas delega-
ton, its own votes were cut down from
S6 to II, according to congressional dis
trictS. The motion was adopted.
The report of the committee on party
organization was unanimously adopted.
Delegate Jackson of Missouri apologize
ed for his statements last night that
there are no genuine PopuliStS in Kan
sas and Nebraska
A motion was carried accepting his
apology.
The report of the platform committee
was then called for.
The reading of the platform brought
out some debate.
J. B. Osborne of Nebraska, moved to
strike out the plank on currency on the
ground that it was on the line of spec
ial privilege. The amendment was Vo-
ted down, $50 to 50.
The platform was then adopted.
The resolutions follow:
THE PLATFORM
The Peoples party of the United
States assembled in national convention
this 10th day of May, 1900, affirming our
unshaken belief in the cardinal tenets
OF the Peoples party as set forth in the
Omaha platform and pledging ourselves
anew to continued advocacy 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:
First-We demand the initiative and
referendum and the imperative man
date for such changes of existing fun
damenta1 and statute law as will enable
the people in their sovereign capacity
to propose and compel the enactment of
such laws as they desire: to reject such
as they deem injurious to their interests
and to recall unfaithful public servants
Second-We demand the public own
PrShin. and finnS n
of communication, transportation and
production which the people may elect
such as railroads, telegraphs and tele-
phone lines, coal mines, etc
Third-The land, including all sources
of natural wealth, is a heritage of the
people and should not be monopolizeG
for speculative purposes and alien own
ership of Iand should be prohibited All
land now held by railroads and other
corporations in excess of their actual
needs and all lands now owned by
aliens should be reclaimed by the gov
ernment and held for actual settlers
only.
Fourth-A scientific and absolute pa
per money based upon the entire wealth
and population of the nation, not re
deemable in any specific commodity but
made a full legal tender for all debts
| and receivable for all taxes and public
! dues and issued by the government on
| ly without the intervention of banks
| and in sufficient quantity to meet the
/ 0Sl1d1AtS u commerce, the pest cur
rency 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 al
both silver and gold at the legal ratio
/ of 16 to 1.
Fifth-We demand the levy and col
lection of a graduated tax on incomes
and inheritances and a constitutional
amendment to secure the same if nee
! eSsary.
Sixtb-We demand the election OF
president, vice president. federal judges
and United States senators by direct
vote of the people.
| SeVenth-We are opposed to trusts
and declare the contention between the
! old parties on the monopoly question is
a sham battle, and that no solution OF
| this mighty problem is possible without
| the adoption of the principles of tht
| public ownership of public utilities.
NOMINATIONS.
The roll was called at 1910 for nom
| nations for president. Prof J. A. Boyce
! of Nebraska City presented the name oi
| former Congressman NJ w Howard O,
| Alabama.
/ Prof. Boyse said Howard was the su
| perior of Bryan in Orato1'y, of Debs il
| magnetism and the logical candidate a
| bones of fusion.
General Phillips of Georgia presented
the name of Wharton Barker of Penn
| SylVania.
| presented the name of Ignatius Don
| nelly.
P. H. Rahilly of Minnesota, seconded
the nominati ton of Donnelly
A ". Kicker of Lone Tree. Iowa
spoke in the interest of the delegate.
instructed for z. Y. Debs, and favored
Barker and Donnelly, since Debs haS
| declined.
R. NJ. Chenault, of Kansas and ],
A Parker. cf Kentucky, seconded tn,
nomination Of Howard
Fletcher, of Arkansas, seconded tn
nomination Of Barker
As the speech making proceeded /
was currently reported about the hal
that the Barker delegations had threat
ened to bolt if Howard should be place
at the head OF the ticket To checl
such action Mr.. Howard in a secre
conference with his friends decided no
to accept the presidential nomination
which was apparently his to a certainty
The Howard supporters were determ
ined to place him on the ticket. how