The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-07-06
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
''THAT'S A FINE SHOWING uou =.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.v
Inc Campaign Fund Raised-Di.
gust and Chagrfn on
Every Side

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The Campaign Fund Rai.ed-ni.
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Every Side.
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OMAHA, Neb., July st was pearl,
four O'Clock this morning when the na
tlonal convention of the people's mart,
took a final adjournment. 1t was afte,
o'clock when the vice presidential nom
lnee was escorted to the platform Cen
Field, who bears a striking resemblanc,
to the late Jefferson Davis, tall, South.
ern gentleman of the old school. with q
courtly bearing and nature bubblino
over with good humor. He made .
bright address, saying that the conven
tlon might sent a telegram to Buzzard,.
Bay informing the democratic nom
NEE for the presidency that he
could stay fishing and could serd
10 the White House notifying the Presi
oent to pack up and get ready to leave
IN March. In the meantime General
Weaver had been brought from bis hotel
70 the platform where he grasped the
nand OF his colleague on the ticket, while
The convention cheered for s'our next
president" General Weayer's speech of
acceptance and thanks was brief but tC
Tue point. He said that he appreciated
tne great amount Of labor to be done. bu,
SO long as he was the standard bearer
Tue Danner OF the peoples party should
not be tralled in the dust or lower, d in
the campaign. 1t was his intention. he
saio, 10 make an active canvass and be-
lore November he proposed to visit every
oVate In the Union. The present was the
grandest movement of modern ciyiliza
ton. There were great problems to he
worked out and solved. but faitb and
Work would conquer. No longer should
inc country be governed by the capital
lstlc lew. 1t was the duty of the people
TO rescue the government and to govern
themselves. At 3 o'clock a hat was
passed around for contributions to form
'he nucleus OF campaign fund, and it |
was hlled up with silver pieces, ranging
from dimes to dollars, and with this as a |
hnaie the convention adjourned sine die.
Dissatisfaction to Begin with.
Outside of the Weaver element which
was OF course jubilant of the success Of
thelr favorite, the feeling among the
delegates to-day as they are scatterjno
LOT tnelr homes is not one of satisfaction
Or enthusiasm over the ticket. The laroe
humoer OF delegates who favored Ores.
lan with Kyle as second choice are dis
5usted with the outcome of the Gather
hg ana 90 not hesitate to say SO in pri-
'ate. They say that the ticket will not
commend itself to Independent voters of
ne country and that the movement will
IL natlonal sense cut little better of
ngure than that headed bv
Anorew j. Streeter, of Illinois. as the
PRESIDENTIAL candidate four wears aoo s
me Trades Unionists and especially many ,
II the knights are especially sore and {
ay that the party has demonstrated it's ,
I seakness IN selecting a political hack I
'no' Tor years, has been relegated to the I
ear instead OF going to the front with i
e" blood. Moreover, they say the f
ohihallon OF prominent greenbacker G
pon Tree silver platform will expose a
ae movement to rldicule and contempt. /
nile Weaver's past political record will r
e e raked up and used for all it is worth C
eaver's friends admit the existence t
well developed sore; but saw s
nat it will heal up in short
me and that any how it will be
lore On the platform than on the B
anoloates that they will appeal to the
ountry. The new national committee Y
tected temporary organization at noon "
18th ) II. (Cyclone) Davis, of Texas. as G.
s chairman, and A. J. Turner. of Flor a
Ia, secretary, and went into executive fl
sslon on ways and means on the cues a
on OF where and how the funds of the u
'mpalgn were to be secured. There d
ere many manifestations of chaerin Ii
Id disgust when Robert Schilling re- b
'rteo That last nights collection from
me n1teen hundred delegates and alter
lies ana i've thousand sympathisers had D
'tteo precisely one hundred and thir- :"
e: en- dollars and thirty five cents. That's u
fine showing for a national conven- g
IN, said the cyclone chairman. Z
"ectinS of National Committee. y,
OMAHA, Neb,, July 5.-The national at
mmittee OF the peoples party at its q
sslon this afternoon elected an ex- "
utive committee to act for the at
SUNG tour years. The matter of
'thodS for securing campaign funds
IS referred to the executive committee.
meeting of this body was called BY
O'CLOCK Tomorrow morning.
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