The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
WATSON IS PUT Up
FOR PRESIDENT
And PopuIists Name TibbIes, of
Nebraska, for Second
Place

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July 5.-Thom-
as Z. Watson, of Georgia, for president
and Thomas H. Tibbles of Nebraska.
Tor vice president, was the ticket nomi-
llaeeo ey reclamation today by the
Fopullst national convention. The
names Of William V. Allen. NJ Ne
pfaska, and of Samuel w. Williams of
ihoiana, We're placed before the con-
Fentlon, but before the list of states
lad been completed in the roll call
their names We're Withdrawn and Wat
son was nominated by reclamation.
Alien received more than 400 votes
and many believe he would have been
nominated had he given his consent to
De candidate. Whether Watson will
accept the nomination no one in the
convention seemed to know, and all
eIIorts to secure some definite informa-
llon from Watsons friends failed
watson was quoted as saying that If
Tue democrats at st. Louis nominated
Wliilam r. Hearst he would support
Hearst for president.
mere We're five nominations for vice
president, Thomas IT. TibbIes Ne
praska; Theodore B. Rynder. PennsvI-
r si4 l.. II. Weller, Iowa; George F.
WasEburn, Massachusetts, and Samuel
w. Williams, Indiana. The two latter
oecined, and Tibbles received nearly
an the votes on the first ballot and was
nominated by reclamation.
Here's the Platform
Inc platform, which was adonted
unanimously. reaffirms adherence tn
Tue paslc truths of the Omaha platform
o. lo9z' ana OF the subsequent plat
rorms OF 1896 and 1900, and saws:
The issuing of money is a function ~
government and is delegated to corpora
IONS or individuals. 1he constitution
gives to congress alone power to issue
1ore demand that all money shall he is
sued Dy the government in such quantities
as shaIl maintain a stability in prices.
every dollar to be full legal tender nons
Oh which shall be a debt redeemable in
other money. We demand that postal
savings banks be established by the gov
We believe in the right of labor to or
game for the benefit and protection of
those who toll: We believe that labor is
prior to capital and not its slave. but it's
companion, and we plead for that broad
spirit of liberation and justice which will
promote industrial peace throughout the
9phitr xaiGe OF the principles of voluntary
5dIp:ltIlatlon. we favor the enactment of
legislation looking to the Improvement of
o GO Li Tor wage earners the abolition
shops and of convict labor in competi-
| ton with free labor, and the exclusion
from American shores of foreign labor.
| w AdNOI lHe shorter Work day.
AS means of placing all public cues
tlohS 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 tor 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 monopolZed for specu-
Iatlye purposes, and alien ownership Of
tod L..
talr and impartial enforcement of laws
ana denounce government by Injunction
ana imprisonment without the right of
criminatio and monopoly the government
should own and control the railroads and
those public utilities which in their ma
should own and operate the general teIe-
graphs and telephone systems and pro-
vide a parcels post.
i AS to those trusts and monopolies which
are not public utilities or natural
monopolies, we demand that their special
privileges which they now enjoy and
be Immediately withdrawn. Corporations
being the creatures of government should
pc subjected to such governmental regu-
lations and control as will adeuua teIy
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 a 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 post
ponement of the nomination of 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 ]. Bryan.
Mr.. Allen said the story was absolutely
false, that Bryan did not send such
message to the Populist convention in
1896.
After the convention adjourned a
meeting of the national committee was
held and James HI. Ferris, of Joliet, ILL.,,
was elected chairman, and Charles @.
Defrance, of Lincoln, Neb., secretary.