Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
Platform of Third Party Fin
ished at Daylight.
MIGHT CONFAB AT ST. LOUIS
Delegates Keep on Fighting Clothes
: for the Finish.
CLASH OVER ORGANIZATION
Coxey Waves Olive Branch of Peace.
Permanent Chairman Raps
Courts in His Address.

Courts in His Address.
ST. LOUIS. April ?.-The platform TO
submitted TO the populist convention was
completed at daylight after an all-nght
session OF the committee on resolutions.
Much consideration was given TO the
money plank. and when f1nall yaccepted
Z 10y a majority of the committee it. was
4. not satisfactory to the minority. and
. fight over its phraseology on the floor
. OF the convention was certain. A de-
bate was also expected on the plank on
trusts.
As prepared by the committee this plank
declared that the issuing of money is
function Of the government alone that
should not be delegated to any corpora
lion or individual The demand Is made
that money be issued direc: to the people
without the intervention Of banks and be
full legal tender for all debts. public
and private The working of the ma
tionsl banking law is criticised and the
demands made that the power 10 issue
money be taken rom the banks. The
Aldrich bill is denounced as "a method by
which the nation and the people can both
he robbed. 1t has not in 1t an inte ligent
purpose that is honest
The Fowler bill Is also denounced
Some Of the Planks.
The plank on trusts demands that the
government own and control the railroads
and all public utilities which. in their
nature. are monopolies .it
Ownership of the general telegra ph and
telephone lines and parcels post were
also asked. The taxation of monopoly
privileges while they rema In In private
hands is another feature Of this plank.
Other planks submitted favored initiA.
Yn6 pafa rIfs,y he ~
recall from ONCE disloyal Or inefficient
representatives.
The enactment Of leg.sla t on looking to
the improvement Of conditions for wage
earners
Abolition OF child labor and suppression
of sweat shops.
Abolition OF convict as opposed to free
Ia nor.
Exclusion from American shores of for
eiEn pauper labor.
Essht-hour workday and legislation in
favor of safety appliances for working
men.
Enactment of an. employers liability
act within constitutional bounds
Immediate adoption OF precautionary
measures to prevent a repetition of re-
cent mining disasters.
Work on public improvements in times
OF depression for unemployed men.
The passage OF a law prohibiting courts
from assuming jurisdiction involving the
constitutionaiity of any. law enacted by
u.
The maintaining Of farmers organIza-
tons and extension of their power and
influence.
First Clash Of the Day.
The first clash Of the day in the popu-
list convention came on the report OF the
committee on permanent organization,
which recommended that George A. Hon
necker Of New Jersey be made permanent
chairman. w. b. Jones of Nebraska
moved al a substitute to the report that
the temporary organisation be made per-
manent. Mr.. Coxey asked that the mo-
ton be withdrawn. saying that he desired
declined TO withdraw, and the convention
worked itself into a parliamentary tangle
which WAS ended by a roll call on the
adoption Of the substitute.
The calling OF the roll developed the
fact that the state Of Montana was repre-
scented By . resident of st. Louis, but who
called Montana his home His vote
Was promptly challenged by W. b. Jones.
alive was not accepted by the committee
on credentials and could therefore take
no part in the convention. Nebraska was
voted down and the Missouri man cast
the vote OF Montana.
The substitute was lost by a vote of
4eS to oS1. The original motion was
adopted and Mr.. Honnecker elected per-
manent chairman.
Attacks the Courts.
Mr.. HOnnecker made an address of con-
siderable length. in which he vigorously
attacked the courts of the country, under
whose ruling, he declared. many gross
injustices had been committed He at
lacked the democratic party for the con-
duct OF President Cleveland in the rail-
road strike of 1894 and the republican
party for the sending Of troops to Idaho
iY,0 t,Ar vivAS re- vii II
The industrial situation of the country
declared the opportune time for revolu-
ION was the present and asserted that
III only needs *the genius of Robes
ser the country in blaze
Following his address the report Of the
committee on resolutions was presented
Wranglinx Over Platform.
The report Of the committee on resolu-
lions was read by ]. A. Parker of Ken
lucky. and on motion to adopt E. H.
Tibhles of Nebraska objected. saying the
ny the committee last night was omitted.
Mr. Parker in explaining said that al a
subsequent meeting Of the committee the
plank ON money had been materially mod
med. Mr.. Tiebles charged that it was
don" without the knowledge Of the com
mittee on resolutions. There was much
CONFUSION. in the convention and MANY
aeiegates were clamoring for recognition
ar IipnieS IN Trying TO gain the atten-
tion OF the chairman became engaged in
heated co'loauy with that individual
1iooiee insisted he had the floor and
asked the chair that he be permitted to
speak. II cannot furnish You with
English words to express yourself" said
inc chairman Il cannot furnish YOU
with set Of aims to preside over ibis
convention" holly retorted Mr. Tibb!es
After considerable wrangling Mr.. rib
hles went to the platform and read that
part % the platform that he said had
been omitted from the original draft
a motion to incorporate the resolution
advocated by Mr.. Tibbfes in tho platform
was made. and was laid on the table by a
vote OF 49, to 3O1.
BY another vote the motion was taken
from the table and submitted 10 a special
committee. which was ordered to report
Al the, afternoon session.
Bryanites May Bolt.
The Nebraska delegation which is try
ins to procure a postponement Of the
populist national convention In the inter-
ests OF w. j. Bryan made no progress
yesterday and neither did the convention,
except Is 20 speeches. After two SEES
sions were held. at the conclusion OF
which permanent organizations had not
been effected. the convention adjourned
ill this morning. Admirers OF Bryan