Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-02
POPULIST TICKET
JUDGE OVERS FOR GOVERNOR
Peoples Party Convention at Colorado
sprinss.-Platform Condemns Pea.
body's Poiley.-Deeiares for an
Eisht.Hour Law and Reputation
Of Expenses Of the Militia.


Colorado Springs. Colo. Aug. 81
The Populist state convention met In
this city yesterday and after naming a
state ticket adopted platform pro-
posed by Judge Frank W. Overs OF
Leadville. rejecting more conserva-
| tive one presented by J. ID. Merwin OF
Denver and his friends. Following Is
\ the ticket nominated:
Presidential Electors-E. r.. Hnzen.
Holyoke; Mrs Evangeline Hearth.
Denver: James Flanagan. Fort Nor
gan: J. d. MerwIn. Denver; Thomas
Surber. Cripple Creek.
Congressman-at-Lar II. North
colt. Akron.
Governor-Frank ". Overs. Lead
willie.
Lieutenant Goyernor-L. T. Gray.
Colorado Springs.
Secretary OF State-Dr. J. A. Judkins.
Aspen.
State Treasurer-D. A. Mills. Denver.
Attorney General-H. G. Hechlinan.
Durango.
State Auditor-Mrs. Hattie Norton.
Nontrose.
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
Miss Matilda A. Johnstone. Denver.
| Regent OF the State university-Miss
hllcn u. CASSIDY. Oufny.
| A. u. Gray OF Denver was reelected
chairman OF the state central commits
tee. and appointed the following To
serve with him on the executive COM
mitteo Of the state central orsanixa-
ton:
| Il. ". Scott. Cripple Creek: II. e.
Wheeler. Steamboat Springs: n. +.
Clark. Boulder: J. J. Conncil. Lcadyilic.
and J. y. Goad. Monte Vista, One mem
ber OF tho state central committee was
appointed from each OF tho forty-nvs
counties represented.
Delegate from the First and Second
congressional districts met at the clofo
OF tho state convention and nominated
the following for congressman:
First Diutrlct-J. J. Bradley. Denver
county.
Second DistrIct-Dr. A. N. Coleman.
Otero county.
Nearly 100 delegates were present nj
the state convention. 100 more than nj
last years convention In Denver. when
Chairman A. u. Gray called tho con.
vcntIon to order. J. J. Bradley of Den
yer was made chairman and 7. ~.
Lyons OF Sasunrhc and =. q. Casaidy
Of ouray. secretary and assistant sec
Rotary. respectively. Tho temporary
l
Tho platform rcaiilrmS tho Omaha
platform: condemns Governor Pea.
bodya policy In regard to recent labor
troubles and the decision Of tho State
Supreme Court Husiaihin. the governor
! which In declared to have been sub
| icrfus-. and comm.ndK Justice Steele
for the stand taken by him upon the
Qucntion.
II also declares for an oisht-hour
Law. the repeal Of the prcacat Law which
makes 5000 the maximum amount
which can bc collected aA damages foi
tho death OF u prraon through ncE!I'
Tcncc: a stringent employers liability
bill: tho repeal O: tho Law permitting
tho application ot uncarscd salaries on
loans. and a more stringent child-iabof
law.
Another plank in the platform de-
clarca for the reputation by the state
Of tho expenses incurred by the mill
tia during the recent labor troubles.
enactment Of Law that any county In
the stat. calling the militia into scr
vice shall pay all expenses therefor and
law making counties liable for dam
ages done by mohs.
The platform further expressed con-
fidcncc In Thomas Watson.
Several speeches were made from
tho floor urging tha, the committee on
vacancies be given the power to create
n vacancy In case an opportunity In az
fordcd for fusion. State Chairman A.
II. Gray and others stated that the can
dida,cs nominated could be relied on
TO do the best thing for tho interests of
the party.
J. A. Parker of. Louisville. Kentucky.
formerly chairman of tho Populist ma
tionai committee. was n prominent yIS.
itor at the convention.