Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-04
SAMUEL HILuAhi, VICE PRESIDENT
Tail Of the Kite Halls from Indiana
Bryan Supporters Beaten in Their
Move to Postpone Nomination.
Platform Mixture of creenbaekiam
and Populism.
my Associated press)

81. LOUIS. MO. April 2.--For
Presidcnt of the United States
Thomas L. Watson. of Georgia: for
vice president OF the United States
Samuel Williams. of Indiana. Tho
foregoing ticket was nominated by
the Peoples party today.
After two stormy sessions during
which the Nabraskan and the Min
hcSota delegation boltcd because thcv
could no, prevent nominations by the
convention until after tho nominations
iad been made by the Democrats con
fcntion 80 that the Peoples marty
might nominate w. j. Dryanfor prcsI.
uoht If he were defeated at the Demo
cratic convention. The Nebraska
men fought desperately To tho Inst
nnd WEDNESDAY, w. Furcst. of Albany.
n: v. mounted the platform to place
watson IN nomination ihoy Withdrew
from the convention followed by the
Nihncsota delegation which consiatod
OF one man. T. i. Wclghan. II BRYAN
~ nominated at Denver the men who
walked ont Of today's convention yay
mat they and the Populists OF Nc.
Draskn VIII support him to mnn.
Bryan supportera Beaten.
l., - ~ -silnp,tsterlng ngainst n
noirinhiion FOR President when !. A.
tarkcr. OF Louisville begged leave to
nsk "A couple of questions of NcbrnS.
"a Parker desired 10 know whether
'hc NcDrasknns were working for tho
nomination of Bryan. They said they
were not. He then read from I,ryan'e
paper plank from The platform Of
me Nebraskan populists state conyen-
non indorsing BRYAN and wanted 10
MO" whether they stood for II.
me Nebraskans pared the question
put Parker Insisted on categorical
answer 49,
The Nebraska delegates finally nd
mittcd that they favored Bryan. From
mat instant Bryan's cause In the CON
vcntion was lost.
ijelates on the proposal to most
pohe inc convention and the discus
sion Of the pbrasenlogy OF tho money
piank Of the platform consumed \
greater part of the day. The Discus
sion OF the money plank was long I'M
~ inc oratory went for naught as Tho
plank adopted was that recommended
Dy the resolutions committee
ihe platform was adopted as rcport
cd IRON the committee on resolu,ionq
Mr. Watson was not present. hut
Mr.. williams returned thanks I, n
brief speech in which he promiscd to
do all things for tho success of M.
uckct. Al meeting tonight of the
new national committee. James II
Ferris. of Joliet. Ills. was reelected
chairman and Jay W. Forest. of All
many, \. V, was chosen vice chair
man
Features Of the Platform.
Inc platform. after setting fortl,
MAJ the government has been CON
trolled so as 10 place tho rights of
property above the rights of humanity.
and that financial combinations have
cXerted too much power over Con-
arcss. gives the position OF the party
On finance as follows: Tho issuin I,
OF money is a function of government
ana should not be delegated TO cor
porat'ons or individuals. The CON
stit'ition gives TO Congress alone the
power TO Issue money and rcculat,
he value thereof. We therefore do
mand hat all money shall bc issued
by the government direct to tho nco.
PIE without the Intervention Of banks
, and he full legal tender for all dcbts.
public or private and in quantities. TO
supply the necessity of the country.
We demand that postal savings hank ;
be instituted for the savings of The
people.
In order TO perfect the postal scr.
vice the government should own an |
operate the general telegraph ard
telephone services aud provide a par.
Gel post.
As 10 those monopolics which arc
not public utilities or natural monopo
lies, We demand that these special
privileges which they now enjoy and
which alone enable them to exis.
, shonld - Immediately withdrawn.
AS a means OF placing all public
questions directly under the control
! or the people We demand that legal
provisions he made under which the
people may exercise the Initiative re-
ifcrendum ana proportionatc rcprescn-
tation and direct vote for all public
offices with the right of recall.
! I'VE believe IN the right of those
who labor to organize for their mutual
protection and benefit and encourage