The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-06
Georgia Man Nominated for
President by the POpulists.
Thomas II. TibbIes of Nebraska
for Second Place.
OLD OMAHA PLATFORM
Is Reaffirmed Along With Those
Adopted Later.
Ridgely Tried to Get Them to
Wait for the Democrats.

Springfield. ILL.,, July 6.-Thomas e.
Watson. of Georgia, for president, and
Thomas H. Tibbles, of Nebraska, for
vice president, were nominated by the
Populist convention. The names of w.
v. Allen of Nebraska and Samuel w.
Williams of Indiana were also placed
before the convention for president but
before the list of states had been COM
pleted in the roll call their names We're
withdrawn and Watson was nominated
by reclamation. Former Senator AL
len made good his word that he would
not enter into any scramble for the
nomination and while the nominations
were being made he twice instructed
the chairman of the Nebraska delega-
ton TO say that his name must not go
before the convention. In the face of
this, however, he received over 40 votes.
Whether Mr.. Watson will accept the
nomination or not no one in the con-
Vention seemed to know, and all eff
forts to secure some definite informa-
ton from Mr.. Watson failed.
Watson was quoted as saying that if
the Democrats at st. Louis nominated
Hearst he would support him for preSi-
dent. Williams of Indiana received
only a few votes and soon withdrew.
moving to make WarsonS nomination
tions for vice president. Thos. H. Tib-
bleS of Nebraska; Theodore B. Ryn-
der of Pennsylvania; L. H. Weller of
Iowa; George F. WaShburn of MaSsa-
chusetts, and Samuel w. Williams of
Indiana. The two latter declined and
Tibbles received practically all the
votes on the first ballot. Former Con-
gresham E. F. Ridgely of Kansas, at
tempted to secure postponement of
nomination of a ticket until after the
st. Louis convention, but the conven-
ton promptly tabled his resolution.
After the convention adjourned a
meeting of the national committee was
held, James H Farris of Joliet, ILL.,,
was elected chairman, Charles 0. De-
france of Lincoln, Neb., secretary, and
Geo. F. Washburn of Boston, treasurer.
The committee on resolutions in its
report to the convention reaffirned ad-
herence to the basic truths of the Oma
ha platform of 1892 and of the subSe-
quent platforms of 1896 and 1900. The
platform then demands that all money
be issued directly by the government,
every dollar to be a full legal tender;
demands postal savings banks; up
holds the right of labor to organize and
favors the enactment of legislation for
the improvement of the condition of
the wage earners; demands the initia- |
tive and referendum; favorS prohibition |
of alien ownership of lands; demands |
the withdrawal of special privileges of
trust and monopolies, and declares that
the government should own and con- |
troll the railroads, telegraph and tele- |
phone systems and should provide a |
parcels post. The platform was adopt |
ed unanimously. When nominations for |
president were called for, the name of |
Thomas z. Watson of Georgia was pre- |
scented by National Chairman 10 A. I
Parker of Kentucky. Former Con-
gresham r. d. Sutherland, of Nebras
ka, named w. V. Allen of Nebraska, I
but said Senator Allen had authorized
him to say that the nomination would
not be accepted unless it came Wnani-
mously.
Samuel w. Williams, of Indiana, was
placed in nomination by Thomas Wads-
worth of Indiana.