Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-30
WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS DEcLARE
FOR A REVISION OF THE PRES.
EMIT TARIFF
iPoPUL1sTs IN SESSION
Issue Address to the American People
--Pennsylvania Democrats Fuse
With the Lincoln Republicans
Democrats and Independents Hold
! Ing State Conventions in Vermont.

/ Milwaukee, June 28.-The democrat
10 platform as prepared by the commit
tee on resolutions after an all night
session strongly endorses Bryan as
democratic candidate for president in
1905. Among other things the plat
form demands:
The enforcement of the statutes
against all trusts, combinations and
monopolies.
Favors a revision of the present tar
III.
Selection of United States sena-
sSs direct Vote.
Government control and regulation
Of all public service corporations.
On state matters the report favors
law comforting upon municipalities the
power to regulate public service cor
porations, favors two cents per mile
maximum passenger railroad rate and
taxation on an ad valorem basis and
amendments to the primary election
law !.
Two Vermont Conventions
Burlington, VT, June 2S.-This city
today was the scanes of two state con-
ventions. One was the convention Of
the democratic party and the other
was gathering of independent voters
In response to call issued by Perci-
val w. Clement, who some time ago
announced himself as an independent
candidate for governor. Many of the
delegates to the democratic convention
were in favor of fusion with the Gle
ment forces, with Clement Az the gu
bernatorial nominee. Others, however,
were decidedly opposed.
Address of the PopuIIsts.
i st. Louis, No, June 2S.-The report
Of the committee on Address to the
American People" opened today's SEES
sion of the annual conference Of the
national committee of the Peoples
party and was adopted unanimously.
The address says the national confer.
ence Looks back upon the contests
that have been made by the party
with satisfaction" 1t is joyful over
the general acceptance of the doctrines
which the party has advocated. Every
political party has adopted part of
them and there is every reason to be.
lieve the principles we have advocated
will, in the near future, be the founda-
ton Of the policies of the American
people.
A resolution providing that this con-
ference agree in the work being per.
formed by the conference provisions
committee caused a turmoil that occu-
pied most of the session. 1t was final
ly adopted unanimously.
Pennsylvania Democrats Fuse.
Harrisburg, Pa, June 2S.-The dem.
ocrats Of Pennsylvania decided to cast
their lot with the Lincoln party, com.
posed of reformers who have broken
away from the republican party, in the
fight to rout the discredited republican
machine at the polls once more, as was
done last fall. The movement for flu.
sion won, after having been fought bit.
terly by the old leaders of the demo
cratic state organization Lewis En-.
cry, Jr., the nominee of the Lincoln
party for governor, and the other can.
didates in the above ticket were nom
mated.
Emery was nominated on the first
ballot by a vote of 261 to so for Arthur
G. Dewalt.
Bryan Is Commended.
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