The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-04-07
THE P0PULISTS NAME
HON. TH0S. E. WATSON
CONVENTION NOMINATES GEOR.
CLAN FOR PRESIDENT.
Nebraska and Minnesota Delegations
Leave the Hall-Samuel Will
iiams for Vice President.

vice president Of the United States,
Samuel Williams Of Indiana.
The foregoing ticket was nominated
on Friday by the Peoples party con-
:vcntion, in session in st. Louis, after
two stormy sessions during which the
Nebraska and the Minnesota dele
gates bolted because they could not
procure Il postponcmcnt Of the con-
vcntion until after the nominations
had been made i'm the Democratic con
vention SO that the Peoples party
might nominate William j. Bryan for
president If he were defeated at the
Democratic convention. The Nebras-
ka men fought desperately TO TIE
last, and when Jay w. Forester Of
ALBANY, n. y, mounted the platform
to place Watson in nomination they
withdrew, followed by the Minnesota
delegation, which consisted OF one
man, u. j. Wcighman. If Bryan is
nominated at Denver, the men who
walked out Of The convention say that
they will support him to n man.
The downfall Of Nebraska came
swiftly in the afternoon and into a
pit thty themselves had dug the del
cgation from Nebraska tamblcd. They
were filibustaring against q nomi-
nation for president when Joe A.
Parker Of Louisville begged leave to
ask " a couple Of qutstions" Of Ne
braska.
Parker desired to know whether
the Nchraskans were working for the
nomination of Bryan. They said
they were not. lie then read from
l'rNan'S paper a plank from the plat
form of the Nebraska populiSt State
convention rndorSin" Bryan. and
wanted to know whether they stood
by ii. The Ncbraskans PARTED the
question but Parker insisted on a
categorical nswcr. The Nebraska
delegates finally admitted that they
favored Bryan. From that instant
Bryan's cause in the convention was
lost.
ncbat2 on the proposal to postpone
the convention and the discussion of
the phraSe"l"Gy Of the money plank
OF the platform consumed the great
er part Of the day. The discussion OF
the money plank was long but all the
"~ratory went for naught as the plank
recommended by the resolutions COM
mlttec was adopted.
Mr.. Watson was not present bu:
MIR. Williams returned thanks to the
convention in a brief speech in which
he promised to do all things possible
for the success Of the ticket.
AZ n meeting Of :hc new national
committee JAS. T.. Ferris of ,%Jolicr,
ILL.,. WAS elected chairman and Jay
". Forest of Albany, \. V. was
chosen vice president.
The platform, after setting forth
that the govcrnmcn. has been con-
tr"ll1d so as to place the rights of
property above the rights of human
lty and that Financial combinations
have cNcrtrd too much power. over
congress-. gives thr p"Silirn Of the
party on Finance as ~fulluw~:
Money Question.
'Thr issuing uf money is Il func-
tl"N at %~nNrrmmrHl and >Iluuld moi Dc,
delegated I" corporations or indivi-
duaI$. The constitution gives to con-
GrrN~ aI"m" the power t. issue money
and rc"ulatr the valne thereof. We
therefore demand that all money
shall be issued by The government d.
rect to the people without the inter-
veni'"n OF banks and be Il full legal
tender for all debts. public and pri-
ate and IN quantities to supply the
necessity of the country. We demand
that postal savings banks be institu-
ted for the savings of the p2oplc.n
Alien ownership of public lands is
opposed and lands now held by aliens
or by corporations which have violat-
ed the conditions Of their grants
should be restored to the public do
main.
Government ownership of railroads
Is urged on the ground that that pol
lry would prevent unjust discrimina-
tons; also that in order to perfect
the postal service tho government
should W and operate the general
telegraph and telephone systems AMI
pr4EIlluue Il parcels post.
GAS to those trusts and monopolias
which are not public utilities or nat
ural ~monopolics we demand that