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Show I i j i POPULIST STATE CONVEHTJON I Nomination for Congress and 8u-j 8u-j preme Oourt Jtutioe, i VTsrr.n ro.ter Ilia Nnmlure f,r CnnirNi n4J.M. ll.mm.n tor .lu.llrr ,( It,, Soprani Carl-ri,irnri,, ll,ipl., j ud Mat (VmitullLe Krlrrud. Halt Lake City. Sept. 10. 1 he Peo-i Peo-i plo'a party met In Mate convention at 1 the I). A. II. Imll In thla city jeetcrday. i There wero aliutil thirty delegate In I their sent when Henry W. Lawrence, chairman nf the state central committee, com-mittee, culled the convention to order. I K, Hall, of Knit l.kc, wna named ne temporary cliatrmati ami I). M. rlmltti of Ogden, temporary secretary. After selecting eommltteie on credentials, cre-dentials, resolutions and platform, and permanent organlratloti ami order of tnialncaa, the convention adjourned until un-til 3 p. in. i At the afternoon session the attend- auce of delegate Increased to i atont fifty. The uointnlttee on ere- dentlata reported, recommending that i the convention be turneil Into a man ft convention and that all the Populists present be allotted to rote. The re M port an adoptiil The permanent nfllrers, who were aelected by the convention after tho report of the committee, wero L. IS. Hall, chnlrmani and I!. A. llcrcrldgv, secretary. Tho committee on platform then made He report. 1 lie platform, which M adopted, Una follows' We. iho l'oiwlt.u nt Uish. Immnvrnilonsa-serobH-'l, reatnmiour taillpf In In prUrtlH ef rtrsllenlt.tlalferma, an-lna ever Wllrte IhsllHltblMraltorl oflla M?Vrl Urtnaiula !-iMHtaclnllsUilena !-iMHtaclnllsUilena Kill brimr uy ancient r pvrioanrul rrlltf te the pawpte Ola lisuaKlm. I. IV dtmand a srsletn of mrrrt leei.lstion known ns lle Initiative, the tefetvlMltiin ntnl thnlairnllt'cliiafKllc. tlMt lb r pl may nil. aimI thai a Mtotfciwaly cumi rrpreaenl-tall rrpreaenl-tall r Im reMllfat by hla tfoHMtltUPncy I. Helletlitir tnelthL nation I. ratll of twa! atHl rnforrlnT lu own lw wetlrtnatHl , law openlnf la mlola In la rrcant un- Jlmlled oolnaee of (aid and Ulr.r at the present pres-ent ratio nf pllo I - WerietMndlbstlheimHisyftfllilteminlrr be speedily Inert.! by the laaulmr of full t Ural lender notes te an nmoatat eeAeleat to irsnsa el iho bwlaa of Ike etwairr upon a i eaab baaU, andlMlatlinHy.tU, alllrar nr I paper, be inula a fall Iwal leader for all dent. Utrtljy maliln ttery OolUr aa Hood tvtrr i tiibtr.l.ilLr." ... 4. We uMnal tkal postal ssvlnis bsnk I I rsiabmtmilorlueaaioiteiiusHuf Uw rarnliwa or tbo Ivple aihl U I vllluto wehaoaw. , WaJflwwlttio""rnaiiownrlilpi( rallroadi, tlfpba ami talct4iiti' Uwt all meaaa ul tfsaawnrlailuu ana ottinunU-llon may laoMramf ur ioi vroplo. and at coat, Iba tiealal aatl aobwil ayati'Dia now aro 0. Idle 1 in4 and Idle, noa-lwa poopla In the i aamecouatry rorniir a eoadlttoa that eoudl F net obtalil bf r )ual lawa elUt. ' toaroforo ' dnaaad lie peuae of auoh lawa a will ill f ouratellwIioldlaaollaadoiitotuMforapve- JL ulAllr parpoMM. iL 1 Wo demand muoielpal ownarahlp of all C atrrel raUwaya, tlfbl 4au and watorworaa t, "i tTdenuad a atat taw rroblblllMr Ike L i-aaUunf pabllo lratwWo by any bolyof T, row wnaMt aubllUiui tbo pronoaltton to jrraal awb. f raaeklao to a vole of Ibe people I B Wailaauula auie leu-hook aeboollaw, 1 ttMl all laii-booka may be furalaaed by the f aiate and be uniformed; ihla. tbal oar freo naMleathoaUtaaybafrrelBdiied.aailtbattao nter mar bo i4mm n an equal fovlltx wltb Ike riak la nWaloinar an edaeatloa. , 10 Wo draand Ibe eiempuea of a bome- aiiat to tbo tnltw of tloo (runt eieeuilon, !nioriraie awl laiatloa. II, Wa dMlarafor iiaraMtal llbtrty and I bo freedom aad eiereUo of Mil Idual ludjmobl la all illlloal maiterc Tom.M tbo party !a,b aad ewKlxna tkal tbeon et irty loraltr wnleh reiiultoa from It. mmbera ttie full ej. loraemeel of tiery prluelple rnuuVlalrd In Ibe , parly platter-tad a airalbt roto lor every ' Mr, Lawrenro alio auhnilttcd tho followlta; to bo tMuetl aa an addreii to tho people: Tba l'eeple'a party of Utah. In atate eenren-IIOQ eenren-IIOQ amuiblnl nlHall Ihe City, thla Itlli tlayef Septaiiiber. IH" adopted ibe follealuf aitarm to tbevoten of Utab Wetteaktreifcaitbe reoulo wtlf wan born le live thai Ike rlabu abd Ilbertlea of lb AawrlMn uwule in&bl not be MorltUwl at tbo nhtlae af Ike old political pnrilea, Maiutiioti aad In lf IwnilM la ml of liberty, where tbe In. daaulal tlataee produee tbe Natloa'a wealth, and aro tbe main atipport of tneiovernrnenl la tlmeofpoaee or war, tbe financial and .economical .eco-nomical condition!, uulned by tbe eld par- i.H'IT .""""' ln,"innaiHi i.n-niruilna. Ilke tbal p. r ,il.ul unibr a eovrrameal clalmliaT to bo of and fur tke p ele Natoro baa pr irl.lnt ,r , urn' , l, intlrutly with raomirrea bi u'i,mi an f ,. r , tulilrea wllhtbfaetpHlil ai t hi - ,.f nr, whlaa the Krpubllran and I" - ..I .,,n. . (,7ruw Cattblrtv rer . ii, irinv m thwart r purpow thmuah i, , ul l ul.iatt ,n by Kntlaet..ara, .rlr. u, r. .n....tih a "Life. Itlrtv nod tli pursuit fr happl Bene laa drlulti ii r- ih, npprtunltlaad nteaaa ,it atl.ultilnr llfr an n I fr m.,1 uaiw atrlcted u all th. i-.plr Tb,- rlaht to work aad twelve tht full pnalutl uf titrlr loll be leaara to all prron in a fn govrrnmret Iaad, watrr light beat iron.. -Malic-and '! f-awil.I.M, in- , n.liw nvwlllea, aaoald be eontmlled by Ibe eovt-remfnl la tbe Internet of all Ike people TnirrlNMi.Ti' .TaetarlS ln.utlim.jf the Kepttbtlean and IMeaoeralli parti, lor Ibe pa.t thirty yrara baa been a ahem belli lu dhen the attention of tke .Moertvaa laiavl. firon tk itrealerevtla thai weri. onpr..ln tbent Under tke 4t of lnteellnc AniiTlrae lahor bnlldluwttpnatlonal ladualrt and elvlnjr laoarerltr u, thf iweplo lhelaritflMiUlati.nl of Ihrold xllllesl llll. ba dinar.! ta.l. In T.nlap not In prlnel-PH prlnel-PH lloth partlra hntf r.rtnaldfmr IndtM-ttlal IndtM-ttlal rWaapa ltrrtnwte with fnrrbrn waeeai aubmll to tlo dl.iiUrrtnent of uiatiual lalMtr by labor aavlne maeblM-ry-H.wnoil alel rontrolled by eapttaluta 1'o.ler Ike policy of Imth po lltleal parUra tho wmllk of l(w Nation haa I a cone, niralr.1 In thr lnda(.f a fw In bulHltnit up Irti.Uand uvooopollra. wherrby Ibrre-fourttMOtlho wraith of Iho Nation la owned by leaa tbanklicrrebi t the MMjple lMtrlne tbe aham natlle over tho tan tf qurni Ion the drbla of tbe American prople prlvato, ror-tiorale ror-tiorale ami public, bare liter lacd twenty Ibouaand million of dolUra after exportation of twolhouaatMlmllll.Hi dollar la aold, allf tr and prtidierta of Amcrleanlabor men mi of our Import durlnr Ibe aarne ivrliat The protection protec-tion elvrn to koUHra tor tbo M..ple la bulrd In the fact that fitrtr yeara atv tbt moat of our tcopleuwncdtlielr hnmee, wbrn totlay rt lar root of the American i-wplearem In lu rented or mortgairrd bomea wbfle twrnt)a.vcn for-elen for-elen aytHllealea own In tblaeouulrv twrnty-.tne million acre of laud Tbe protrctlou altcn to labor by Ibe old partle may be aacn In Ibe thouaaada of men, unemployed tramplnr thrown the country aeckltie workt In tbe "aweat ahopa', ef the larye rlllea theweavira of New lleilronl , and the eoal and Iron minora of renu.vlvanla and adlarrnl atalea, alnnf-Kline alnnf-Kline for fooil to yhe them atreteth to work. Under tbe tartlt and nnnbelal leel.lallon of both ok! partlew the moat dlaaalrvua mobey lainlca bavo ronrula t our Induatrlal ayateni- alh or baa been deprived uf free coinage at our tnlnta the volume ot money lu meet tho dementia de-mentia ef bu.tnoaa haa been realrlctrd, whereby where-by ftitul of the moat pulrrprUlDtT bualnraa tlrma tbruuehout the eounlry. In Ibo la.t tblr-ly-tlvnyera havelHren romp, lied to fall w lib llabllllfoa of lony-n e hundred million, of dol-Ura, dol-Ura, which reeullcd Inrloatncdown faclorlea and bu.lneaa enlrrprl. and eauaeil untuld auRcrlneto mllllonaof wealth-priMluclnerlil-lenawlMibavolven made tMutM'rannd deprived of comfortable borne, and II vlmt wayea end oal-latlon oal-latlon of bualhea. enb rprltoa atlll ronllnuea for tbe want ot money at the rale of over twelve Ihoutand failure ier annum, mid theae nrr ealle.1 "UeMjbltean eoiat lime. aaettmpared with the Dnaaelal failure unilcr the lale lie root ro-ot ralte admlnUtratlon Iturlnif Ihtata-rliNlof alrarallne the bu.lneaa Inlerretaof the Nation twelve ItHMiaaod banka, eonlrulllna! lb money of the eounlry, hate added tolbelr proftla tbiriy-two hundn.1 mllllona of dollera, leavlne tbclr eapllel unimpaired. The aoverumeei Iota eurtallod Iho colalne end laaulng of money to tho extent that the people ere couipcllr.1 lo pay from 0 er real to lu iwr cent Intereal for the uae of tueney, when tbe average annual In- WAimuN rosTnru crftteef wtalib la tbo Ntlw Id good time I tMily Ir crtit. Momr. All moay U ririlia t( Uw. It 1 tte nr rtfln rUbtor a frre r-wbtoainruffti thfiriftMr-crmnt. thfiriftMr-crmnt. tuculn hd1 Ijw tHMjr, lu mt a. wIihi cominydUy It nVlull I mnoe, kik! mw mttrhiOiftHllMiMllo m1m ttlMtvtm, )) tlUU Htvl I4tt, nut t tbU rd karnMU-tirrwcttUBO(hUv()riMHlituiUt karnMU-tirrwcttUBO(hUv()riMHlituiUt th ntUo r 14 to 1, PW.iW'ieW1 b Uu iMuUf o trrm urj iiotilawhqtMbUUi will Allow tb buklttoooot tbooouutrjr u m ilono un o vb ImmIsi: -IlnMiaey to bo full l-l tvadvr mni Ulcrtitunctblo la dbt-Mi)ltw itwr Imu-i ftoUiHMitmll-4bythaffonitAvnl niu.lMMut, th iw, rroOlt mhl wealth of tho atUm A irnvrrtiowfit WboMv bwrompltUtih)evls to ky ih-lr dbw kiwi uu lu munor kihI tU t- iruvblit iho mmMy to uuwt tbo (liwwwl- ui f MtoirU wbott ll b tbo pnwrr mi to do- nd iwmlu th Uw to Im vadiivml ooluot ihr drbtor 0l In tbo CotlccUeU of dobU, old- In tbe ipollntlon rf lu own ptniplo. 1"hU w mnnbMborn tbo -IUy of ib Hvpubllmti lid ItonitirmU' wnU for tbo imml iblrti )0n. Mid U h ivoird ft low tbouMQd mil-UoMtlrM mil-UoMtlrM In our vmuiry w iuulo muira fttod ladiMtrUl fcUv ot iuIIIUmm ( gnod eUlwit. HKiiKMrnoN uoNr Wo douDPO tbo old poltili'ol irtlo ami tbrlrawnu In ftdvucotUur 'coin rdfiHl-ii tauAOT ltbr bcluir liHrt)t of Uto ni quwtionnrlbodfoAtlororf.iim fUso lu inoUulo tbo (Nnoido. Tbo only rvdowptUMi tbot luonoy bot-do la fa tbo .Mytneoi of doliu, tif td tbo tirodocu of Ultor tbot iMtntrlbulo to tbt-Uktuiwboo tbt-Uktuiwboo and blilo uf luanklud. WAIL Wacwnuaeftdtbftftplrltand lAmraoalmlty of tbo AiorrtMQ ttooplo lu tbflr rflrw to frtw tho Cuborw from ibo lira nay and opirrlon of tint HpanUb ffOToruuwui. tnii oooiwlutu tbo act two ofourtwilbn-l aitiufnUtrallonln forrli. ui a natrlotlo aod ovnruied iwoMlf tnlrwi-boar-tag bond, uodrr the ploo of raledug luoaoy to my warripi.M wbonlotfal trndr currvoay routd biro bm n lue. by tbo amuo autltorlly and Mrrved a U lUr mirr-oa. Inlrt-bartnc bouda U lutiHlaxo. Tbey ourlrh tbo fow, r-atrlcilboclrruUilouof r-atrlcilboclrruUilouof moooy aiulMMlavotbe n.tilDtf matiw , wbrru a plentiful kUMdy if Mfl looiWr trtoimirr ooi would girt- now ilf proaiwrtty and liberty to tho reoplr hW yoor-U yoor-U baa bMD oo tbo proframiuo of ttto Doua boldora and moaupoliato to f urtbor Irtomavo ibe lDirrt bwhda of tbo nation aad tho tviaadtatf anay toiirutocttbomlatbolr aputU, and tbU tby Ml l to acMiaplUb umirr tbo prvoont admlnUtratloue mil coikaob. Tbt at'cop'O patty la tbo only national party to tho TrP.yi mir wblrh u r haa Nfl. a MOewro ftdnn.tt. or til. rtiuiftt ibooot- lUhod ratio of te hi t an.i wo rharf tbo Ho pobllroaand Oenofraiui pantri wltfedMey alty to tho trr r.lnao nf Hrr Hotlt ha tloaal partly hav hail in- ttN i and omot-toaitr omot-toaitr albO iT lit p afro f i r .lo4, whloh tby bavo rofitfoei t do lib iiv ihotratMoo or vote In evnerr At iUf pn-tnt it oh 1b tbotmtato plaifonife thr..ur,m.t ibo Ualoft tboynrv alviratine. din. nti mny fpollolaa aaaaoyno M'tt m iim ..r r tain voteo for tbolr tTftpo-m ikeitMt. Touptti 1 1 thoroeenl of ollhf r of th nid pdiilfal ponl a tbo fro eotaaro af alitor la to auaialn fraad aaddc-Ofptloo aaddc-Ofptloo itoMsn nm thb runn.a Tho family l iho unit of tho ttaio aad tbo wealth of our Nation oatlmatod at lA,(UJ(UL-(u, lA,(UJ(UL-(u, if bonotly noi-f-i mil prodaeo ploaty of rovtiiuo to ty all loytilniatv oitina of ror-oranoat ror-oranoat and iirmotibm t oarn tuan, who U winter or forved v fluht tbo batttaa ol bU mantry.n homo fur bU family worth ll, fro from taiatUm forot bv mo nf tMorlYo and rxooutlon A f ft p-oplocaniHitoUt wltbout froobomo rnhR raara. We denotinro tho yl m f pubttooClelata In thla ktalo rrcoltlof fn- Mor for thfinaoltra an1 famllloA from ntllrad and oihfrrnwra-Hun oihfrrnwra-Hun and dorlaro tbal any iiffiolalaodelBft la unworthy of ttiomnndonreof ilia ivoplo It la woll knoon that aurb fawtra aro trrantodonly forapurptwo anl that li, to Inburnco tbtlr ontclal action KIHH r ltitlLATION llrcornlilnr that tho lattUltroond refrrfn-dum refrrfn-dum will akaurn avTrrntorot by tbo pouplo. w demand an amendment lu theatato rouatUu tlon proTlilloir Klntlhaiany laworordlnaneo adortedby any Inrltlail-e txuly of tbla auto aball to aub-Jrrltn aub-Jrrltn a poular roio when doniamlod by a propvrly iatiibentlrairO rtlibia aljrned by a rraMmable er rent of the etretora of tbo itaio, contityor tiiiinlelpalltr a Ibn ratn may t. and If aue b Toio aball abow n majority aialoat ibn law or ordinance iithalllo (avalld. Hoeond Tbatuikin t-tltl'ii nf a rratonable per root nf the rlwlom tf tbo atato, count jr vr raunlcl(alllr aathoroM may Im ibo roaeo tlTolotfUlaUTe ioHr -iiallantunlt lo tlo elector- tberoln any queiipn tho aubmUMon of wblrh hai teen dcmand1 b aueb petition, or ball aubmlt to thorn f"r ihtr arprvral a Uw. a rooatltollonal amendment or an ordloanto rontalnlnir aucbprolebna aa may bavo boon demanded by aueb petitioner. Third When Ircuiatlon bar been adopted aa herein protMou by tbo people, noleilala tire boiiyaball bate tbo rlylit to nullify ub action wltbout tboeinwoi nf the pm.l lion at tho pnlia, and au. h action by tho iopl aball bo Iniperallro and not aubjoit lo eto. o admonfththo ihople id tbh atato that almtlarconditonbo tour aoiertmenl tlay totlimotbai have pniwIiM tbo iloiinfallof rrery republic In tbn biotury of tbe pal llaaa bfUlatlnn baa rineoiitratetl wealth In tbo handa of a row, labor and the nieo-Mtleo of llfr are rontrollrtt by innuoantlea, inouay and properly the prudw 1 of ta m-U made lo de-arade de-arade and emulate humantiy I lofilona are rontrolled by i-itlilral uomo and pony ina-rhlnery, ina-rhlnery, who place tnen lu blah i'ulona of Halo, not for their ntnoMi for othco but to rep rraont certain rla Intereau or tho amount vt money they contribute to carry election, and from the rootililona o declare tbero U no ho. of relief from tho old political partlea who bate foatered tboaeevlU while a bout lac hup port Old U l-ry ' Maintain tho credit and honor of tbo government,' "llooeal money," Wo remind our rltltena that reform never eotnetntougb old dltleal partlea wbo bavo made Ibem neceaaory 11 aiwava tahoa new Minlo and new men to re torn tho p-iple rbfbla, and torootlouo iho old partlea lu power byjourvoioo 1- to aid In tho doatrueuon of lire yorernmeni for youraelveo and rblldren, and In tho Ina uraibm ot arvUnof terror w bleb la Inevitable under tbe rule of invhey and monopoly Tho addrt'-t met with great npplauto and wm unanlmoual adopted, Tho next order ot httalnoM being the nomination of candidates, Scott An dcraon uomluatcd Warren roster, of Salt hake for rcpreaentatlro lu con grcaa. Nat Wnnl KlU(Icrn1d wnt alau nominated but ducllnul, mid Mr. I'oa-ter I'oa-ter waa nominated by acclamation. Tor the supremo bench, Jndgo J. M. How man of Halt fake City, waa placed In uomlnatjoji byl.MVHroao,and th era twltig nu other iMilMatoSTJ ndgo Uowinan waa uoiulnatod by acolatna tlon. Kor a atato central committee th chnlrtncn of each county committee were designated, and In addition the following additional member from count let named, Halt hake, I. II. dray, II. V Lawrence, Nat Wnnl HtiM.er aldt Voter, John J. Olaen, Dr. I). N. Kmltln Uintah, I. K. Luctpll Numuilt, Uacar Lawrence. Thlaoommlttce later effected an organization or-ganization by electing Mr. II. W. I.aw rcuco chairman and Auymt Htoln aa accretary. aketebe uf tbo amloeea. Warren Toater waa boru March 18, 1851, In the town of Owen ton, Ky. We parcnte morcd to a farm when ho waa itlKiut two ycara of age. Itelug the oldeat boy In tho family, tho home work nnd privation Incident to tho opening up ot a woodland farm fell heavily upon hU ehoulder. Tho ad vnutagtM of aohoola h-tu practically denied him, but by hard atudy nthomo ho won ablo to begin teaching aeliool at 17. Ho follorod tho bualneaa fur two year. Mr. Tooter married at tho ao ot ID. Ilu tnoTotl to ICan.ai In 18H3. Ho haa been eontieeteil with newspaper work alnco 11.7 lloootab UahcdthedazetUatllutohlu-ontKan., In 1900. In 1WI lie moved to Utah and vatnblUhiMl what Is now the Mvlng laatiea J. M. llowman wan born lu Ilerka county, To., lll. and lived there until ho waa IS years of age, when ho mored to Indiana. In JM1 ho rnlUtcd with thoHlxtlelh Indiana volunteer infantry infan-try and aerved thrvo years, taking part In the battles of Minnfrveavlllo, Ky., and In the ael(ea of Vlckaburg and Jackson, Ho was taken prisoner aud aent home on parole. Ito studied law In Wllllamtport, lud., with Judge William Wil-liam I. Ilhodea, and waa superintend ent of school of WUltamsport for four yeara. lu IMI ho moved to Oswego, Kan., and formed a law partnership with ex-Henatiir I'erklns. Ho was elected member of the Kansas legislature legisla-ture from 1'ratt county In 1687. Ilo camo to Utah lu 1839, -nod has alneo practiced his profeaklon In this city. |