Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-08-08
FREE SILVER PARTY
"The Progressive Democratic Party"
The Name Selected.
NOMINATE A FULL TICKET IN OHIO
The Platform Adopted Calls For the
Destruction of ..1he Touey Trust,
The Parent of All Trusts

Columbus. O.. Special.-"The Pro
grossive Democratic party was or
ganized here "Wednesday. The at
tendance was so small that many
doubted at first whether an attempt
would be made 10 hold a State conven.
ton, less than dozen men being in
attendance. Features OF the platform
were the following: Laudation Of
Bryan and the reatfirmation of the
Kansas City platform. Planks were
also inserted calling for the public
ownership Of all public utilities: that
all money Of whatever kind shall be
issued by the government without the
Intervention OF hanks; that the
money trust. the parent of all trusts
shall be destroyed, for without a
money aristOCracy there can be no
Imperialism" The destruction oil all
trusts is demanded. SuCh Democrats
as approve a gold standard and who
supported Mckinley for President. are
invited henceforth to affiliate with the
Republican party. The following
ticket was nominated:
Governor, DR.. Rudolph Reemhng,
Lieutenant Governor. Menry c. Cor
dOy; Supreme Court Judge. Rial NJ,
Smith; State Treasurer, J. e. Shepard;
Attorney General. S. !. Clark; Clerk
OF Supreme Court. Charles Ronsall,
member of the board of public works.
K. b. CCnnell.
1t was decided to call the new or,
ganization The Progressive Demo
cratic party
A State executive committee OF n n"
members was selected with George A.
Groot as chairman and Bernard Hu-
bort as secretary and this committee
spent the evening in arranging toi
campaign work.
Grcot acted as temporary chairman
of the convention when il was called
10 order in the parlors OF one OF the
hotels. Abner l.. Davis acted as tenn
pOrary secretary. Chairman Groot
reviewed the conditions that brought
about the movement. He insisted
that it was not brought about solely
by bryan Democrats but by al
those who advocate free silver and are
opposed 10 both the old parties as AT
present organized and controlled.
At a meeting held during the morn.
ing. attended by George A. Groot, All
ncr Davis, j. W. Lindsay. Bernhard
Hubert. Richard lnglis and others, 1t
was decided that a full State ticket
shall be nominated at the evening
session Of the convention. A state
committee will be named and plans
made for an active campaign on be
half OF the independent movement.
The platform adopted at the Cleve-
land conference OF July II, and which
has been circulated by mail. was en-
Gorsed. This document re-afilrmed
the Kansas City platform. endorses
VIM. j. Bryan ard declares parucu-
larly for the free coinage OF silver.
It also includes the following plank:
I'VE demand that all money that Is
manufactured to be used in this coun'
try as a medium OF exchange, wheth-
or it be gold silver CT pape", shal D"
coined by the government and dlstrlb'
uted among the people without the IN.
tervention of banks. and that every
dollar Of it shall be a legal tender Tor
ali debts, public and private.
1t Is customary for the conventions
alwavs in Ohio to authorize Their
State committee to FIJI vacancies but
this was not done. After Chairman
Groot and others left Dr. Reemenn
u0sitively declined the nomination 10Y
Governor and it was reported tha'
0thprS would not accept.