The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
WATSON is PUT UP
FOR PRESIDENT
And Popuiists Name Tibbles, of
Nebraska, for Second
Place

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July 5.-Thom-
as Il. Watson, of Georgia, for president.
ana Ihomas II. Tibbles, of Nebraska,
LOT wee president, was the ticket nomi-
rateo oy reclamation today by the
Fopullst national convention. The
names of William V. Allen. of Ne
pfaska, and of Samuel W. Williams. of
iilolana, We're placed before the con-
Ventlon, but before the list of states
ndu been completed in the roll call
.ilelr names We're Withdrawn and Wat
son was nominated by acclamation
Alien received more than 400 votes.
ana many believe he would have been
nominated had he given his consent to
oe candidate. Whether Watson will
accept the nomination no one in the
iNehtloh seemed to know, and all
eioi' Is 10 secure some definite informa-
IIou from Watsons friends failed.
watson was quoted as saying that if
the democrats at st. Louis nominated
Wlillam r. Hearst he would support
f1earSt for president
mere We're flYe nominations for vice
president. Thomas 1T. TibbIes Ne
ofaska; Theodore B. Rynder, PennsvI-
wanna; Il. III. Weller. Iowa: George u
Washburn Massachusetts. and Samuel
w. Williams, Indiana. The two latter
oecnned, and Tibbles received nearly
an me votes on the first ballot and was
nominated by reclamation.
Here's the Platform
Inc platform, which was adonted
unanimously. reaffirms adherence tn
t1e paslc truths of the Omaha platform
OF 1892, and of the subsequent nIat-
forms of 1896 and 1900, and saws
The issuing of money is a functior 90
government and is delegated to cornora
LIONS or OF individuals; 1he constitution
g gloes TO o., congress alone power to issue
lore demand that all money shall be is
sued by the government in such quantities
e eSeI Sa do,, MAINTAIN M stability in prices
efeIy ~, o4liar to be full legal tender none
OF which shall be a debt redeemable in
otner money. We demand that postal
SAVINGS SAVINGS, banks be established by the gov
We believe in the right of labor to or
shaniae Tor the benefit and protection of
pIlor TO capital and not it's slave but it's
companion, and we plead for that broad
spirit OF liberation and justice which will
promote Industrial peace throughout tha
observance of the principles of voluntary
arpltratIon. We favor the enactment Of
leglsiation looking to the improvement of
| of child labor, the suppression of sweat
| shops and of convict labor in conDeti-
t ZION with free labor, and the exclusion
from American shores of foreign labor
| We favor the shorter work day'
AS means of placing all public uues-
tlons directly under the control of the
people we demand that the legal pro-
vision be made under which the people
| may exercise the initiative referendum
and proportional representation and direct
| vote for, all public officers with the right
| of recall.
Land. including all the natural sources
OF wealth. is heritage of all the neOple
and should not be monopoliZed for specu-
! latiye purposes, and alien ownership of
| land should be prohibited. We demand
a falr and Impartial enforcement of laws
and denounce government by Injunction
| and imprisonment without the right Of
trial by jury. To prevent unjust dis
cIlmInat1on and monopoly the government
those public utilities which in their IA
ture are monopoliZed. The government
should own and operate the general tele-
graphs and telephone systems and pro-
vide q parcels post
|. AS to those trusts and monopoles which
| are not. public utilities or natural
privileges which they now enjoy and
which alone enable them to exist, should
be Immediately withdrawn. Corpora lions
being the creatures of government should
be subjected to such governmental regu-
latlons and control will adequately
protect the public. We demand the taxa
| ton of monopoly privileges while they re-
main in private hands to the extent Of the
value of the privileges granted. We de-
mand that congress enact general law
uniformly regulating the power and du-
ties of all incorporated companies doing
interstate business.
Won't Wait for ST. Louis
Former Congressman E. r. Ridgely,
of Kansas, attempted to secure a post
ponement of the nomination of q ticket
until after the st. Louis convention,
but he was Kissed and interrupted so
he could not speak, and the convention
promptly tabled his resolution.
Ex-senator Allen refuted the story
that was circulating among the dele
gates that he, while presiding officer
of the st. Louis convention in 1896,
suppressed telegram that was sent to
the convention by William j. Bryan.
Mr.. Allen said the story was absolutely
false, that Bryan did not send such a
message to the Populist convention in
1896.
After the convention adjourned a
meeting of the national committee was
held and James H. Ferris of Joliet, H.,
was elected chairman, and Charles @.
Defrance, of Lincoln, Neb., secretary.