Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-04-01
sPOPULISTS'IN SADDLE
delegates Of Reform Organizations
Gather in st. Louis.
+
EoF FUSION THIS YEAR
Convention Will adhere to It's Own
Candidates bnd Platform.
TOM WATSON FOR PRESIDENT
Platform Will Declare for Cove
ment Issue Of All Nor
BRYAN ACCUSED OF 1
J. w. Forrest says Nebrns
aooE Men VITO Made Fisl Z
Him 70 Follow standard cS
Pnriker.
Convention Will adhere to Its Own
Candidates bnd Platform.
TOM WATSON FOR PRESIDENT
Platform Will Declare for Cove
ment Issue Of All MOI
BRYAN ACCUSED OF

ST LOUIS, March S.-1f the pr
plans Of its sponsors prevail, out OF -
convention which is 20 be held on Thurs
day in the name of the peoples party will
come an organization which its originators
declare must be sharply reckoned with In
the coming presidential campaign.
Il will stand for all that was represented
by the popuust party and will probably
bear the name OF that organization. II
will however, receive an infusion of new
blood and gain strength from the affiiiation
OF the federated peoples party clubs, the
American Monetary league, the National
Divisional Command and other reform or
SBsnlzations.
Delegates TO the convention are wearing
today little white badges upon which is
printed ''Delegate TO the radical conven-
tion," and the assertion is positively made
that there will be no affiliaton with any
political body which does not accept the
party platform in full nor will any candi-
dates be lndorsed save those which are to
be nominated in this weeks convention.
DeIegats Are Arriving.
It was claimed today that 400 delegates
had already arrived and that more than
1.lO0 win be present when the convention
assemblies II is only fair to say. how
ever, that II 400 delegates did arrive they
we're not all around the headquarters at
any one time
The national committee of the different
organizations win meet tomorrow, when
the officers OF the convention win be de-
cided upon, various committees appointed
and the platform discussed.
Jacob s. Coxey Of Ohio, organizer Of
Coxey's "army," Is slated for temporary
chairman OF the convention.
The convention will be called to order
Thursday morning.
Unless present plans miscarry. Thomas e.
Watson Of Georgia will be nominated for
president While the Nebraska delegation
,s instructed for William j. Bryan and the
Alabama delegation for former Congress-
man M. w. Howard of that state. Watson
is apparently far in the lead for the nomi-
nation.
Those mentioned for vice president are
sa9se sariue w. Williams OF yincennes
-aks stsS.,ssf-a- n y .Rishsg 9t 3. T. rs.
outline OF Platform.
The paramount plank of the platform
Will be devoted TO the money question
This viii declare in effe( 1t that the issuing
of money is a functich of the govern
ment that should never be delegated to
corporations or individuals that all money
should be Issued by the government in
such quantity as shall maintain stability
In prices. all money TO be full legal tender
none Of which shall be redeemable in
other money. The demtJd will also be
made that the government shall make
loans direct to the people and at a lower
rate Of interest.
Other planks in the platf'rm will be:
All public lands to be held for actual
settlers and not 10 be subjnct to specula.
ti0n or alien ownership.
Government ownership Oh railways and
ali other public utilities OF rational scope
Municipal ownership
Graduated income tax.
establishment OF postal savings banks
and of the parcels post
Initiative and referendum and the vest
Ing I'm the people of the power to recall
any one who disregards the wishes or
instructions of his constituents.
= All offices TO be filled by the direts
vote az The people.
The prohibition question y certain tc
provoke some argument before the com.
mittee on resolutions.
Jay w Forrest of Albany, N Y, chair.
man OF the national provisional commit
tee issued the following statement to,
night;
fight for William j. Bryan; the men whC
we're ia the forefront and in the firing line
Merf poputists These men were forsaker
by Bryan IN 1921 az the St. Louis conven-
tion and the ideals of Parker, the golc
standard candidate, became the ideals ol
Bryan, Bryan lost his opportunity in that
convention. bolt was IN the air THE
old Bryan guard, loyal and steadfast foI
eight years, awaited the word from their
leaderi but that leader was found making
speeches every day for Alton 81 Parker
the gold standard candidate
Bryan IN 1895 received $500 925 votes foI
z president and 176 electoral votes Take
tfronl This the 100000 popuist votes Bryar
N fceived 3.502,s35 democratic votes Take
II ne twentN-sevcn electoral votes that Wat,
son received from the 1T6 and Bryan re
eeiVed but l49 democratic electoral votes
OF IN other words. Bryan in 1885 and 1870
without tile populiEt vote would have run
even worse than Parker In 1904
In 1903 without any preparstion or or
sanitation without any means az reaching
the people with Bryan working under or.
ders tfom ThomRs Taggart the old guar
under the IA adership Of Thomas E Watso,
made the only fight that was made thai
year for the principles of Jeffe,s,n. IN
1875 we took up the work of orEsAniztaR m,
radical forces for zoos. and succ.ss fan he
You'd our expectations has been achieVNd
9nc Today We have an organisation of II
least tive men In every county in the
United states ready for the fight
To-day tlefe Is no such thing a. a work
ifeg militant derlOcratic organizato on In anv
state IN the Union outside OF the ioId souti
and New York City