The correct answer is B) instead of being elected by the state legislatures, US Senators would be elected by the people.
The reform that describes the change Populists desired in the election of US Senators is " instead of being elected by the state legislatures, US Senators would be elected by the people."
The direct election of Senators was first proposed in 1826. Later, in 1870, Citizens sent a letter to the House of Representatives, Their petition was to formally have popular elections. In those years, the Populist Party considered the citizens' proposal and incorporated the direct election of Senators into the platform of its political part. However, in those years, not the Democratic party neither the Republican party considered that option.
