Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-09
GEN. WEAVER
The Nominee of the Peoples
Party for President.
Gen. Geo. J. Fields, of Virginia, Nom,
mated for Vice-President.
lhr'e Sessions Held on the Fourth, the
one In the Evening Extending Untn
AFTER Midnight-The Party Adoptsa
Platform and Finishes Its Labor

| ilattorn and Finishes Its Labor,
OMAHA, Ncb, July 5-After the tcmporary
organization OF the peoples party national con
'chuoh saturday the appointment Of commit
ices, ana several addresses, the sub-commtte,
Oh hhahce, through Its chairman, Ignatius
| bohhelly reported that IL had taken the St
LOUIS platform as II basis, and, after slight
| hloulhcatlons had decided to recommend the
adoption OF new plank as the people, party
declaration on the financial question.
chairman Donnelly stated that the only sig
| mhcant change from the St Louis platform
was the stipulation that free and unlimited
coinage should be "at the present legal rate Of
| sixteen to one
| After other routine business the convention
adjourned until Monday
Al S:i5 Monday enough delegates had arrived
TO warrant call OF the roll to ascertain whether
or not quorum was present There was found
| to be majority OF the states present, but there
was too much confusion 10 transact business
lnd amid storm OF ayes motion was carried
at o'clock that each state appoint u sergeant
alarms to keep quiet
When the chairman OF the credentials com.
mitlec arrived he reported that the committee
had found no contests. The report was received
names were on the rolls should be declared en-
| titled to seats
Post, OF Gcorgiu announccd the arrival
Monday morning OF the two sidc.tracked dele.
| gates from his state, making the delegation
| complete. ..r
The committee on permanent organization
now announced its readiness to report, and
afterancw hubbnb had been silcnced, submitted
| the following:
| Your committee on permanent organization
bcg leave to submit the following report:
For permanent Chairman II, l.. Loucks,
| South Dakota Prolonged appausc1 .-
"For permanent secretary j W. Hayes, Of
| New Jersey Applause
Assistant secretaries S. S. King, Kansas;
George Wilson, Michigan; G. W Denmark.
South Carolina andD W Monroe '.
Following this was also a long list OF vice.
| chairmans each state being represented in
| the distribution OF the honor The report
was unanimously adopted amid applause,
| and Temporary Chairman Ellington at once
| introduced his successor 1t was picturesque
| spectacle when Permanent Chairman Loucks,
| standing firmly on his one leg and swinging a
crulch at arms length. waved the asscmbage
TO order His speech as IL progressed, was a
surprise, and a disagrceahle one TO perhaps Il
majority Of the convention, but its impetuosty
and fire, If not It's hits for and against candi.
dates, elected cheers
| Anew gavel, announced as coming by permls.
sion Of the owner from timber from the first
homestead entry in the United States, was at
| this moment presented 10 the chairman, He
raped it vigorously on the desk amid laughter,
caused by the declaration MAT his gavel, un-
| like the one used at recent national convcn.
| ton, had not been stolen, AMI that the indie
pendent party did not require To steal either It's
thunder or its noise.
| Gen. William Jackson Armstrong, who was
| inspector general of census under Grants ad.
ministration was given ihe floor at the request
of Mr.. TaukeneCk, pcudng reports from com
| mttccs There was considerable dissent to
| anything but strict business but Gen. Arm.
| strong was ilnally allowed to proceed with an
| Grafton
An Oregon delegate claimed attention for a
momont ta present another gaycl In homer Of
| the people party achievements in the Oregon
state election, The chairman returned brief
thanks and amid cheering from all sides The
| committee reports were announced as ready
| The committee on rules submitted the follow
| Ing report
| CuNhnRs Manual shall be chosen 10 regulate
| the proceedings Of this convention.
| FOf inc presentation OF Canuiuhlcs Tor prtsl-
| dent ana vice president the roll OF the states
| shall be called alphabetically Nominating
speeches shall he limited to fifteen minutes and
| remarks on all questions on debates shall he
| limited TO FIVE minutes.
| laupcheck, oil liuhols' was recognized ana
said that at 1890 the Omaha Fourth OF July
| parade would be passing the convention hall,
| and he was about 10 propose recess, when u
| drlprn,c ihtprruptCl with the statement that
| they should keep on with their business.
| Taubcneck neferthclCsS moved recess lot
| twenty minutes Tor the parade ana Col Norton
making . speech that 1t was courtesy due to
| the citizens Of Omaha, it was carried by de
CidCd majority,
There was good deal Of disorder at the reas'
scmhling of the convention after the Fourth OF
July parade intcrmisson, and the twenty min
utCs recess proved nearly an hour long, part
of the time being taken up with one OF the mum
crCus songs Torn Of The growth of the new
party.
The convention finally got TO work and the
roll OF states was called for, A storm was
prccipitatcd by Chairman Branch, of the
resolutions committee, cf,rins resolution
calling attention TO the fact that probably
through some oversight, the ticket agents on
the line OF the Union Paciilc railway did not re-
ecive instructions To allow the delegates to the
convention the usual reduction Of fares, and ap
pointing committee of three to communicate
with the railroad onnc'ais 10 nave inc mistake
rcCtfed, A delegate moved that the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern roads be included
in the resolution,
Instantly Marion Cannon, OF California rose
to protest against the resolution as exhioi'ihga u
want of independent spirit in the convention.
II. hon, dor ppiu nf
the audience to its feet several times and led to
the liycliest scene OF the day,
"I want this convention 10 understand"
he said, chat it IS not by accident or over
sight that the Pacific coast delegates have
been overlooked Our request for customary
courtesy was denied deliberately and with IN
science. ! do not want ms convention 30 iur
as California is concerned and so far as am
concerned, to go back TO that railroad company
can in hand, ana ask for amy privileges what
ever [Trmtil,uous appauso.l The, democrats
and republicans secured half fare: but we, not
connected with railroads but producers OF the
Garth, have been refused equal terms. We can
stand the refusal" [Chccrs] & m
I'm TO this time, MrsCannon showed evidence
of his feeling by the increasing tremulousness
of his tones Now he grew livid with passion
as he swung ms hat III ''' an "nu .as sa,i
tones ,hnt rang fromgcnd 10 end OF the nall,
that I'VE can tell those railroad companies thnt
the pcoplc will own and operate those roads
yet."A 10 ,A- ~ -tsA Ai-e'. ID
Here the enthusiasm and passion Of the speak
~ nv,on.,od IN ,he audience. Every member
rose e' and cheers &c ST. rent The air, handkcrcheis
,rnrc noyn wnvca and II was scvcrnl moments be;
forc ,nc sne,l,cr could conclude, f
n. - Nv yorl. rrnspcd the matter TO
make % politics ou, of it. There was an inter
s,n,c commission, and he moved that the reso.
n~.r ,",,or no brought before that organixa.
iu'io" w " " ., =, ,,o.,ni n I'd railroads