Show rr VEA WEAVER VER AND FIELD FiLD PEOPLES PEOPLE'S PARTY CANDIDATES The New ew Party Declares for the rree Tree S and aud Unlimited d Coinage of Silver Siver The Pe ples party met in its Is first annual convention on July 2nd at ot Omaha Omana Shortly Shorty after 10 o'clock the convention was called caled to toS S order by Chairman of the national committe committee There was a hearty outburst of applause as he be made male the announcement announcement The divine blessing was then Ulen invoked followed by byan byan byan an address of welcome by the lion Hon lon George P. P Bemis mayor of the city which was responded respond respond- ed to by the lon Hon Benjamin Terrell Terrel of Texas The lion Hon lon C. C II lI I Ellington of Georgia was wa chosen temporary chairman unanimously In returning thanks for the honor bonor conferred Mr Ir Ellington among other thing said In all nI the history of this country which should be the land of the free there never has been another such gathering free of the peo pee pie North South East Eat and West Pest est are day to-day mingling their hosts together in a 0 sense and for a 0 purpose never b before fore realized in this country When In the early days of this new country our forefathers fought for their liberties liber liber- ties tics and won it was with wih a different foe oe and by use of different means The battle batte which settled the fight was wa a 1 long and bloody one And again when we fought in the late lat civil cIvI war the fight though between brother and brother between those who were bone of the same bone and flesh of the same flesh was a bloody one And Ad now for the first time th the masses i in the United States are marshaling their armies for the greatest struggle the world ever er e saw A mortal combat is on and the ballot balot will wl be the w weapon capon of war Chairman Eln Ellington ton warmly eulogized the te late president of the Alliance Amance and at the conclusion conclusion con con- elusion of his remarks w was wa as made the thc recipient of a 1 handsome gavel at the hands bands of Mrs Todd of Michigan The gavel was made from the wood of a tree planted by George Washington WahIngton at Mount Vernon Veron The committees were then selected and an adjournment taken until 3 As the committee on credentials was wa not ready to report report report re re- re- re port at that time Ignatius Donnelly Donnely was called caled for and made a stirring speech denouncing denouncing denouncing de de- de- de the old parties partes and eulogizing the te new one It I being stated ted that the credentials committee commit commit- commit tee was not ready to t report owing to t the non- non arrival of delegates an adjournment was taken until 8 o'clock Monday morning During the day Weaver Donnelly Donnely Terrell Terrel and Hayes sent a dispatch to t Judge Walter Q Gresham asking If he would consent consent consent con con- sent to t run if nominated unanimously for forthe forthe forthe the presidency In the evening a dispatch was was received stating emphatically that he be would not do so The convention was wa called caled to order on July at a. a m. m The committee on on credentials reported that there were no contestants and submitted the the- the full ful list of dele delegates ats The committee on permanent organization reported the following for permanent officers chairman chaiman H. H L. L Loucks South Dakota Secretary Sec See J. J W. W Hayes New Jersey For assistant assistant assist assist- assist ant secretaries S. S S. S King Kansas George Wilson Michigan G. G W. W Denmark South Carolina A vice president from each state was also named The report was wa unanimously adopted adopt amid applause and temporary chairman Ellington at once introduced his successor II H. I. I L. L Loucks of South Sout Dakota He lie le has bas lost a leg legand legand legand and stood by the aid of crutches while delivering delv- delv ering his address 1 l hi lj I. I g. g time has f arrived when w we we must begin the serious serious serous se se- se- se rious rous business of this thi convention I believe beleve that we we have have had a sufficient amount of oratory ore ora ora tory try as n a preliminary to t our work but I cannot cannot cannot can can- not resist the temptation of saying a a very few words to congratulate you on the success of this magnificent convention It I Is a 0 grand tribute to the civilization of the present cen ceo tury In the past ages when great geat tons were in progress they have havo been brought i the thc sword by the bullet bulet This is the greatest greate t of all aU revolutions as a being being belog be be- ing log propelled by that silent power of education education tion ton the ballot balot There Is a 0 spirit abroad here that the man who is nominated by this convention eon con cn- cn venton must not only ony stand firmly and squarely square square- ly upon our platform of principles but he hemut must mut have burned the bridges behind him Applause We are at a a critical period and we cannot afford aford to t take talie any any- chances We want no doubtful man to lead this movement movement We do not want to t have to t enquire how any man stands stand on our platform of principles We must know that he has been with us long enough to t have been found foud true or 01 he ho will wl find no no place here Chairman Loucks was wa greeted with applause applause ap ap- ap- ap and his speech was warmly received W. W J. J Armstrong Arstrong of California Caloria was wa called caled for forand forand forand and spoke for fifteen minutes A brief recess recess- was then taken to enable delegates to t see the parade A storm wa was precipitated by Chairman Branch of the resolutions committee offerIng offer offer- ofer- ofer Ing a 0 resolution calling attention to t the fact that probably through some oversight the agents nt In lii il Washington tn and other states stats statson on the line lne of the Union Pacific evidently did not receive Instructions to allow alow the delegates to t the convention the the usual reduction in fares faes and appointing a 0 committee of three to communicate com corn with wit the railroad officials to t have hae havethe havethe the mistake rectified A delegate moved that the Northern Norther Pa Pacific lc and Great Northern Norther roads be Included In the resolution Instantly Marion Marlon Maron Cannon of California rose roset roseto roseto to t protest against the resolution as a exhibiting a a want of independent spirit In the conven conven- tion ton Ils vehement denunciation of the thc roads brought the te audience to its it feet several times and led to the thc liveliest scene of the day Ho He declared that the action acton of the railroads was wa a a deliberate attempt to discriminate against the Peoples People's party The resolution was WI withdrawn and Instead of it a a resolution adopted asking the Interstate Commerce Commission to t Investigate the action acton of the railroad An adjournment was wa taken until afternoon and at 2 o'clock the tho convention met again agaIn The committee on platform was not ready to report at that tat and an effort efort was made to t suspend the rules rues and proceed to ballot balot for President but the motion moton was wa defeated I The report of the committee on rules was received In contained a 0 provision that tat after a a second second- ballot balot had hod ba been taken only two candidates candidates can ean- out could be voted for S This was wa stricken The platform committee reported late in inthe inthe the afternoon Thomas M. M Castor Caster of California Call Cali Cal Cal- fornia rea read the preamble and Branch Branci of Georga Georgia Geor Geor- gia ga rel the platform and they were adopted amid tumultuous applause The platform Itself Itsel is as a follows s foUm We Ve declare therefore First that First that the union of the labor labov forces In I the United States this day consummated shall be permanent and ad perpetual perpetual r May Iny its it spirit come into int all al hearts beart for the thc salvation of mankind Second Wealth Second Wealth belongs to him it H and every ever dollar dolar taken from Industry without without without with with- out an equivalent is I robbery If I any will not work neither shall he eat The interests inter inter- wi eats ests et of rural and civic labor are the same their enemies are ae identical Third Third We We Tid-We We believe beleve that the time has ba come When the te railroad corporations will vl either own the people or the people must own the railroads and should the government go enter upon the te work of owning and managing any ay orial railroads we should f favor vor an amendment amend meat ment to t the te constitution by which all nI persons engaged In the government service serIce shall be placed under a civil cI 1 service serce regulation of such character so as a to prevent the te increase of joer power of the tho national adminis administration of such additional ioDa government melt nt emp j We demand a Rational c currency safe ate sound round and flexible f sued by the general government government gov gov- only a 0 tender for or all al debts public and private prIvat md that without the use of banking corpora corporations ons a a and efficient means of ds distribution direct to t the people a tax not to exceed 2 per cent per annum to be provided t as a set eel forth in il the sub- sub treasury plan of the Farmers Farmers' Alliance Alance or a better beter system also py iy Y payments in discharge of its it obligations tons fo foi public Improvements improvement A A Yc We demand free and end unlimited coinage coinage coinage coin coin- age of silver and gold at the present legal ratio ra re- tio to of 10 to 1 f B We B-We We demand that the amount of circulating circulating lating medium be speedily Increased to not less lees than 50 per ca capita la C We C-We We demand a graduated income tax D D We We the money of the country should be as a far as possible Inthe Inthe in inthe the hands bands of the pe people hence w we e demand that all 01 state and national nal revenues shall be limited to the of the tho t n necessary expenses government government government gov gov- economically and honesty honestly adminis adminis- S iJ E E We We demand hat postal savings banks be bc established by th the govi government for the safe sae deposit of the earll earnings gs of the tho people and to facilitate exchange Transportation being beg a a method of exchange and a public necessity the government nt should own and operate the the railroads in the interest of the people V F The F-The The telegraph telephone like the post office system being a 1 necessity for or the transmission of news news should be owned and operated by the government in the interest of the people 4 The land including all aU the natural of wealth is the heritage of the tho people and should not be monopolized for speculative purposes and alien olen ow ownership of land should be prohibited All Al he ho he land now hel held by hy railroads railroads rail ran roads and other oilier co corporations In excess of their actual needs d all al lands now owned by alens aliens should be be reclaimed by the thc government govern govern- ment mont and held for n actual ual settlers only Resolutions were also adopted d favoring pensions shorter boars hoars for workingmen limiting lm- lm urn lim the tho term ter of pr president and vice president the election electon of senators by popular vote and supporting the Knights ts of Libor in their boycott boycott boycott boy boy- cott of the clothing manufacturers of Rochester Roches Roches- ter New Nev York A Absolution was passed declaring declaring de de- de- de claring daring that no federal state or municipal office of of- flee fice holder could in future vote in the Peoples People's Peo Peo- ples plc's conventions con The Tho Te roll rol was wa the aled for the pre presentation presenta presenta- enta- enta tion ton of names to be voted for for president J. J C. C Manning of Alabama presented the name of General James D Weaver of Iowa IOva Cole Colo- Colo redo lado yielded her bel place e to toS S. S F. F Norton of Illinois Illi 1111 IU- IU nois who named Senator J. J H. H I. I Kyle of South Dakota A Connecticut cut delegate presented the name of Genera James B. B Field of Vir VIr- ginia Rev S. S H. H I. I B of Illinois nominated nomi Senator ex-Senator Van Wyck of Nebraska Delegate Delegat E. E Gerry Brown of Massachusetts nominated Mr Ir lr Mann Page Page of Virginia VIgInIa He HeIs HeIs le leis Is president of the the Virginia State Stat Alliance Delegate Fish of nominated Ignatins Ignatius Igna Igna- Igna tins tius tu Donnelly Donnely of tha The names of Van VanWyck and Field were withdrawn r rAll All Al of these nominations were a ballot balot was wa taken ib I resulted as follows Weaver oos Kyl Norton 1 Page Pagel 1 Stanford Stanford Stanford Stan Stan- ford 1 J J Norton of Illinois moved to make the nomination nomina nomination nomi nomi- na nation on unanimous a and aid d it was wa carried amid k a hurrah and loud cheering ending with calls cals for Weaver The not g general was present and and a committee w to escort him to the hall haiL hal It I was wa now after ater 1 m. m With Wih little delay delaya delaya a a roll call cal of states tor or nomination for vice president was begun General J. J S. S Fie Pie d 1 of Virginia and Ben BenT T Terrell rel of Texas Texa placed in nomination Roll Rol call cal resulted as oll ol allows ws Field Terrel Terrell Terrell Ter Ter- rell rel 5 General Weaver nd ad General Field the thene ne newly netly ly m made de nornie were brought upon the stage and given an ovation Each made a a spirited speech and a at 3 a. a 0 m. m the convention I |