Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-06
popuL1sT CONVENTION.
Thomas T.. Watson, of Georgia, Nom
mated for President and Thomas II.
Tribble, of Nebraska. for Vice Pres
ident.

Thomas H.. watson, OF OeOfSIa, NouI-
mated for President and Thomas II.
Tribble, of Nebraska. for Vice Pres
ident.
Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia, was
unanimously nominated for President by
the populist convention at Springfield,
ILL.,, yesterday. The nominating speech
was made by ]. A. Parker, of Kentucky.
Senator Allen refused to permit his
name to go before the convention. Thos.
H. Tribble, OF Nebraska, was nominated
for vice president.
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization brought forth a
storm of protest from the fusion wing
of the convention, as the report showed
that the middle-of-the-roaders had Sc
cured all the officers of the convention.
The report of the committee was adopted
and the following declared the perma-
nent officers of the convention: Per-
manent chairman, J. NJ. Malett, OF
Texas; permanent secretary, Charles
II. Defrance, of Nebraska; assistant
secretary, w. c. Champ, of Kansas.
Three from each State were selected
as members of the national committee,
and where no State had representatives
in the convention it was decided that
the executive committee appoint men,
bers from those States.
The committee on resolutions, in its
report to the convention, reaffirmed adj
herence to the basic truths of the Omaha
platform in 1892 and of the subsequent
platforms of 1896 and 1900. The plat
form then says:
"The issuing of money is a function
OF government, and should never be del
egated to corporations or individuals.
The constitution gives to Congress alone
power to issue money and regulate its
value. We, therefore, demand that all
money shall be issued by the government
in such quantities as shall maintain sta
bility in prices, every dollar to be full
legal tender, none Of which shall be q
debt redeemable in other money. We de-
mand that postal savings banks be estab.
lished by the government for the safe
deposit of the savings Of the people.
We believe in the right of labor to
organize for the benefit and protection
of those who toll, and pledge the efforts
of the peoples party to preserve this
right inviolate, Capital is organized,
and has no right to deny to labor the
privilege which it claims for itself. We
feel that intelligent organization of labor
is essential that it raises the standard
of workmanship, promotes the efficiency
intelligence and character of the wage
Garner We believe, with Abraham Lin
coin, that labor is prior to capital, and
not its slave, but its companion, and we
plead for that broad spirit of liberation
and justice which will promoted industrial
peace through the observance of the
principles of voluntary arbitration. We
favor the enactment of legislation look
ing to the improvement of conditions fol
wage. earners, the abolition of child labor
the suppression of sweatshops and OF
convict labor in competition with free
labor, and the exclusion from American
shores of foreign pauper labor. We favor
the shorter work day, and declare that il
eight hours constitutes a days labor II
government service, that eight hours
should constitute days labor in fac
tories, workshops and mines"