The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-04
EXPECT ING
BRYAN. BOLT /: !
Call listed From Printing House
in LincolnRfor Popu1ist Con-
vention on July 9TH.
SOUNDS LIKE THE COLONEL 9 N: l.
This Movement Thought to
Foreshadow the Bolt if Parker
Is Nominated.

A call, bearing the mark OF a printing
house in Lincoln, Neb.. tho homo Of VIII
liam, J. Bryan, has been sent to radical
Democrats for convention OF Populists
Of ali grades, to be held In Springfield,
ILL.,, on July 4th. It Is understood that
the convention, inter organizing, Will adj
1ourn until after the st. Louis Conven-
ton selects a candidate. II that candi-
date Is satisfactory to the radicals. he
will be endorsed. If Parker 10 nominated.
the radicals will nominate either ox-Sen-
ntor Allen, Of Nebraska, or cx-Congrcss-
man Thomas Watson, OF Georgia. The
Gull Is signed by John A. Parker, ]. II. I
Ednisten. p. j. Dixon, G. G.. De France,
Milton Park and /. d. Burdlck. The
convention Is to consist OF OF delegates.
The committee has extended invitations
to the Middle OF tho Road Populists and
the Fusion Popullsts. Tho Mid Roads"
boiled 10000 votes for Wharton Barker
for President four years ago.
In 1892 the Fusion Populists IN this
state cast 10000 votes for General
Weaver. In 1886 they SWUNG to Bryan
and lost their column on tho State ticket.
Thomas Watson, running for Vice-Presi-
votes.
SOUNDS LIKE BRYAN.
The call sent out by William J. Bryan's
friends includes an address" It sounds
ns II It might have been written by MIR.
Bryan. This call and this address are
heing sent to all the radical Democrats
in this city and State, and they probably
foreshadow bolt of the radicals II Par
kcr ia nominated at st. Louis. The ad-
dress says In part:
We are fundamentally opposed 70 ~, the
present unjust distribution OF wealth.
that creates a system of society IN when ~
the few get without working, while the
many work without getting; system
despotlsm and the total destruction OF
our republic. This condition Is due to me
monopoly OF natural opportunities ana
the creation Of SPECIAL privileges by saW
which was dedicated by the fathers Of
the republic to freedom and equality OF
opportunity, shall FULFILL Its true mission.
We demand the opening to al OF lime, me op,
all special privileges.
In both OF the great political parties OF
the nation are to be found two irrecon-
mental usurpation. tending to tho es-
adjustment OF new fcudalism, and the
other standing for industrial and politi-
In the peoples party OF the nation lies,
the only hope Of the perpetuation OF pop
ular institutions.
AS to those trusts and Tnonopolies
which arc not public utilities or natural
monopolies, we ,emand that those spe-
cial privileges which they now enjoy, and
which alone enable them to exist, should
be Immediately withdrawn. Corporations.
being Vie creatures OF government. should
be subjected to such governmental regu-
lation and control as will adequately pro-
tect the public. We demand the taxation
OF monopoly privileges. while they re-
main In private hands, to the extent OF
the value of the privileges granted.
We favor the initiative and referendum;
the former to the end that the people
may compel the enactment OF good laws;
the latter to the end that the people may
veto Legislative measures.
We invite the wealth producers to take
part In the primaries that shall choose
delegates to our convention, guaranteeing
that the influence of this party shall be
given to advance the interests of organ
lied labor by the recognition OF the union
label on manufactured products, as we'll
as In legislation which at last is the only
hope OF just conditions for labor
We crlticlse as unfair illega and UNI
Just those decisions Of the courts declar-
we demand n constitutional amendment
authorizing Legislation requiring the State,
municipalities and public franchise own
Ing corporations. their contractors and
subcontractors, 70 pay workmen the pre-
vailing rate of wages, and that upon
public works eight hours shall constitute |
q days work, and we demand the aboli-
ton of the contract system upon public |
work.-New York Tribune.