Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-05-19
BARKER FOR LEADER
Anti usionists Make Choice for
President and Vice President.
Donneliy for Second Place and . Platform
which Declares for AL thu Old-Tims
Popuiist Princip,ss-Nothing
About Expansioa.

Popuiist Principies--Nothing
About Expansion.
Cincinnati, May 11.-For president,
Wharton Barker, Of Pennsylvania;
for vice president, Ignatius Donnelly,
Of Minnesota. This Is the ticket
placed in the field yesterday by what
Is commonly known as the middle-of-
the-road populist party, but which,
according to leaders of the movement,
Ia the one and only peoples party.
Judge w. s. Williams, Of Vincennes,
presented the name of Ignatius Dom
nelly for president. Prof. j. A. Boyce,
Of Nebraska City, presented the name
of former Congressman NJ. w.
Howard, Of Alabama. Gen. Phillips.
of Georgia, presented the name OF
Wharton Barker, Of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Howard withdrew his name.
Notwithstanding the withdrawal OF
Mr.. Howard, most of his friends in
sisted on voting for him and he led
on the first roll call, which resulted as
follows: Howard, 81 ell; Barker,
303 40; Donnelly, 7O; Norton, /. Nee
essary to choice, 4ss.
Alabama voted for Barker and was
received with Kisses. When the totals
were read DR.. Grove, chairman OF
Alabama, rushed to the aisle and be-
gan to abuse cx-Gov. Waite, whom he
charged with misrepresenting the
south. Gov. Waite had in q short
speech earlier in the session charged
that the south had forced Weaver on
the west in 1892. sand now the
west" Grove shouted, twas trying
to force Howard on Alabama" Mr..
Waite, feeble and with voice
scarcely audible, rushed to the front
and amid great confusion declared
that the Alabamans misunderstood
and he apologized. The second ballot
resulted: Barker, $40; Howard, $3.50;
Donnelly, z; Norton, 2. The chair
ruled that majority Of all the votes
cast would only be necessary and
Barker won on this decision.
On motion of Mr.. Howard the NOM
nation was made unanimous and the
two shook hands. r. NJ. Chenault.
of Kansas, moved that the name OF
Ignatius Donnelly be selected for the
vice presidency. The motion was car
ried with n shout and the ticket COM
pleted.
Barker was an active republican
politician 20 years ago and was in
charge of the boom of James A. Gar
field for president. lie was wealthy
and was considered probable mem
Der OF Garfield's cabinet. He had
dropped out of sight, however, until
the populist movement arose.
At 4:3O p. m. the convention i'd
iourned sine die. ]. A. Parker was
made chairman of the national COM
mittee.
The following platform was
adopted:
The peopIe's party OF the United States.
assembled in national convention this
10th day Of May. 1900. affirming our un-
shaken 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:
~ We demand the initiative and refer
endum and the imperative mandate for
such changes Of existing fundamental ana
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.
ca We demand the public ownership and
operation of those means OF commune
cation, transportation and production
which the people may elect. such as rail-
roads, telegraph and telephone lines, coal
mines. etc.
CO The land. including ail natural
sources of wealth. Is a heritage OF the
people and should not be monopolized
FOR speculative purposes and alien owner
shin of land 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 government
and held for actual settlers only.
10 n scienttnc ana absolute paper
money, based upon the entire wealth and
population OF the nation not redeemable
in any specific commodity but made q
full legal tender for all debts and recelv-
able for all taxes and public dues and Is
sued by the government only. without the
Intervention OF banks and In sufficient
quantity to meet the demands OF COM
merce, IL the best currency that can DO
devised; but until such q financial sys-
TEN II secured which We shall press for
adoption, we favor the free and unlim-
tied coinage OF both silver and gold at
the legal ratio OF 16 to /.
90 We demand the levy and collection
OF a graduated tax on incomes and In
heritances and a constitutional amend
ment TO secure the same II necessary.
Co We demand the election OF presi
dent, vice president. federal Judges and
United States senators by direct vote Of
the people.
"a We are opposed to trusts and de-
clare the contention between the old par
ties on the monopoly question Is sham
battle and that no solution of this mighty
problem Is possible without the adoption
Of the principles Of public ownership