Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-07-07
WEAVER AND FIELD.
Regulation Convention Scenes Spring
Forth in the Peoples Party
Convention.
.Greshamites and Anti Greshamite!
Loudly Howl and Hiss at One
Another.
PEOPLES PARTY TICKET,

PEOPLES PARTY TICKET.
iFor President. Weaver OF Iowa
For Vice President. General Field OF Virginia
At1:l5 O'Clock this morning General
Weaver of Iowa was nominated by the
peoples party convention at Omaha for
president. At 1:4O General Field Of
Virginia was nominated for vice presi-
dent. The nominations we're made
unanimous, and at 2 o'clock the con-
vention adjourned.
OMAHA, July 4.-The work at the
morning session of the peoples party
consisted OF the adoption of the rules
and the selection of permanent officers,
Louok's of South Dakota being made
chairman.
The robber Of old was simple and bold
And rarely put on any frls,
But the robber of to-day has a definite way
And the tax payers roots up the bills.
That was the song to the tune Of
Robin Hood which greeted the dele
gates and spectators as they fled into
the big convention for the afternoon
session. Other songs followed while
the crowd was getting settled. It was
after p NJ before all the delegates and
visitors had secured seats, and the raps
of the chairman resulted in the begin
ming of business. The immense hall
WAS almost completely filled.
A motion was carried that the resolu.
tions committee report such parts OF
the platform as were ready, and that
these be considered while other parts
were being con sidered. This was ap.
parently the first move on the part Of
the Weaver men to hasten ballot, it
being suspected Gresham wanted de.
Law. George @. Ward of Missouri got
recognition at once on this amendment,
and moved to suspend rules and pro
coed to ballot for the nomination OF candl-
dates. This was seconded, but there was
no intention on the part Of the ardent
Gresham men to give up hope until the
last straw on winch they Leaned was
broken and the Illinois delegates made
q point of order that the motion was
contrary to the rules of fixing the order
of business. The chairman overruleo
the point on the ground that the con
ventlon could du US it pleased. Filing
ton OF Georgia made counter move
on the chess board of this ruling, by
moving the tabling of the motion, anc
carried his point by very large ma
jority.
Tie Weaver men knew they we're
strong in view of the Kyle kilograms
and luck of assurances from Gresham
that be would accept and they wanted
more speed put on the wheels OF the
convention. Lamb Of Texas, Weaver
man and also working for Terriu fol
vice president, moved to adopt the en-
tire st Louis platform as the party
platform. This motion was greeted
with mingled :. cries OF m ap
proval aud disapproval. Thi
PROPOSITION was discussed, and the effec
of the proceedings was to alarm the
resolutions committee. They became
stampeded and soon filed on the stsgs
with the platform hastily brought tt
completion. Their appearance removed
the cause for fight on the floor and i
was permitted to 60 by the board, ant
the convention became silent, whil'
Thomas V. Gator of California read thu
preamble of the unanimous report o
the resolutions committee on the plat
form adopted. This was adopted unani
mously.
Branch of Georgia, read the platform
proper and it was. generously ant
frequently applauded. The conclusion
Of the reading of the platform wal
warmly greeted. It's adoption was in
stantly moved end though a Missouri
delegate was striving for some unknown
purpose to get recognition it was pu
through by unanimous consent, thu
whole convention rising in advance o
the chair and adopting the platform al
most before he could move its adoption
At once Oh the adoption O.
the platform the convention broke owe
all restraint and went wild il
the demonstration that had likeness tt
the descriptions of the enthusiastic bas
tile demonstrations in France. TIT
whole convention, audience and dele
gates rose to their feet and the hrs
platform of the peoples party was ush
cred into the world with a scene OF en-
thusiasm that IN intensity and earnest
ness. though not in absolute length
almost equalled the cyolonlt
ovation which greeted The men.
tion of the name of James G
Blaine at Minneapolis. That scene
asted thirty minutes, and this scene
between twenty and twenty-five min
utes. It began by the convention ris
ing in their chairs, cheering and swing
ING coats which had been taken off OF
account of the heat, waving hats ane
fans and throwing things in the air, ane
ended in 81. impromptu procession b,
shouting delegates around the hall;
Then the marvellous climax. Tauben
eek of Illinois, the chairman of thu
national committee, had during thu
latter part Of the scene following tn
adoption of the platform been in de
SPAR, seeking to get an opportunity t
make himself heard. he was on his
chair wildly waving telegram just re
was from Gresham spread like wild
fire, and in the attempt to Re
quiet, the confusion grew worse
chairman Houok. whose speed
on first taking the .gavel in tht
--:,. bod okanrpH him an anti.