The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-08-01
INDEPENDENCE
PARTY TICKET
THOMAS L. HISGEN FOR PRESl.
DENT; JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
.HEARST'S CONVENTION
A RADICAL PLATFORM CHARGES
ALL EVILS TO THE TWO
OLD PARTIES.

Chicago.-President, Thomas l.. His
gen of Massachusetts.
Vice president, John Temple Graves
OF Georgia.
The above ticket was nominated
IT,, sday night by the Independence
party at its first national convention.
The friends of Mr.. Bryan made an
effort during the night session to bring
his name before the convention, and
tie man who attempted it nearly pro
duced riot and narrowly escaped
pt steal violence at the hands of the
indignant delegates.
The man WHO sought to place Mr..
b. an in nomination Was J, !. Slepar4
OF Fort Scott, Kansas. He did not
succeed in his mission, for being called
to order by the convention and ques-
tened by Chairman Charles a. Walsh,
he admitted that it was his intention
to name Mr.. Bryan.
This was the first and last time he
mentioned the name of the Democratic
| leader. He was promptly ruled out oil
order by the chairman and under the
guard of several sergeants-at.arms he
was hustled out of the hall, while some
OF the inCenSed delegates Nainly at
tempted to strike him with fists, and
one of them swung at him savagely
with cane.
The nomination of Mr.. Hisgen was
made on the third ballot. his chief
competitors being Milford w. Howard
of Alabama and John Temple Graves
of Georgia, Reuben X. Lyon of New
York received a complimentary vote
on the first ballot and William X.
Hearst had forty-nine friends who
voted for him on the first two ballots.
The nomination of Mr.. Graves was
made unanimous. all the other can
didates having been withdrawn.
The platform adopted is in part as
follows:
1--WE, Independent American citi'
zcns, representing the Independence
, party In forty-four states and two ter
ritories, have met in national conven
ton to nominate. absolutely independ
ent of all other parties. candidates for
, president and vice president OF the
: United States.
. "Our action is based upon n deter
mination to wrest the conduct Of public
affairs from the heads of selfish inter
, ests, political tricksters and corrupt
bosses, and make the government, as
the founders intended, an agency for
the common good.
AT n period Of unexampled national
, prosperity and promise, staggering
: blow was dealt to legitimate business
: by the unmolcsted practice of stock
, watering and dishonest financiering
i Multitudcs OF defenseless investors
1 thousands of honest business men and
,, an army OF idle workingmcn are pay
, Ing the penalty. Year by year, ies
l.n AL
, ernmental extravaganza, by the man
. ipulation of trusts and by a privilege
: creating tariff, the cost OF Twin!
mounts higher and higher. Day b!
day the control Of the government
drifts further away from the peopl
! and more firmly into the grip Of ma
I chine politicians and party bosses.
THE Republican and Democrat
. parties are nus only responsible 10
these conditions, but are committed I
: their indefinite continuance. I1nlig;
Y Of promises, they are 50 barren
performance that TO n new party
. independent voters the country I'M.
look for the establishment OF ne
policy and = return To ycnninc goGcr
mont.
I'VE condemn the evil Of owr.car
taiiEation. Modern Industrial como
tons make the corporation and stoe
company a necessity. but ov,r.c car liz
ixatson In corporat INNS is AZ harmf,
AID criminal ms III personal dLshoncs.
In nm individual.
We dc1iopncc tb.> sprsllcd lobe
plsnls Of fh. Rcpu,fNan and Dom,
critic platforms rs political buncom,,
and coptcnptibic einpfrhp unworth
OF nat bDn1l rnrtss claiming TO he SCR