Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-07-14
A FOURTH TICKET.
Weaver and Field Win Lead
Their Party in the Fall
Campaign.
Both Men Nominated With One
Ballot on July Fourth at
Omaha.
They Were Practically the Only
Ones in the Race and
Won Easily.

about the Omaha Coliseum, TEN
porary Chairman Ellington called the
convention to order. Rev. VIM. Nc
Creavy of Buffalo Gap, Black Hills,
offered prayer. The glee club rem
dered several selections while the
convention waited for belated dele
gates. At S:45 enough had arrived to
represent a majority of the states and
the roll was then called but there
vas so much confusion that at 3
o'clock a motion was carried that
each state appoint a sergeant-at-arms
to keep quiet In its delegation. The
chairman of the committed on Crcden-
tials was called for but could not be
found for some time. He reported no
contests.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported In favor of II. L.
Loucks of South Dakota for perma-
nent chairman. j. II. Hayes of New
Jersey for permanent secretary, with
a list Of assistant secretaries and a
yice-chairman from each state. The
report was adopted and Chairman
Loucks assumed his duty. 1t was a
picturesque spectacle when he, stand
ing firmly on his One leg and swinging
his crutch at arms length, waved the
great assemblage to order. His speech
as it progressed, was disagreeable
surprise to perhaps a majority of the
convention. But its impetuOsity and
fire, if not its hits for and against
candidates, elected cheers at every
few words. He thanked the conyCn-
tion for the honor of presiding over
the ''grandest and largest convention
ever held in the west, or / believe
anywhere in the civilized world" In
the past great revolutions were
brought about by the sword and bull
let. This the greatest of all revOlu-
tions, is propelled by education and
the ballot. Many thought the rcpub-
lie in danger, but the speaker believed
that the great mass of wealth pro
ducers, having come to the high
standard of changing the system OF
government by ballot, have saved the
nation. He congratulated the con
vention on the harmony which had
prevailed throughout, and the fact o.
no states being fixed up, so that thu
choice OF the people would finally
determine the nominee. More thar
that, there was a spirit abroad tina
the nominee must not only stani
sqlarely on the platform, but mus
have burned his bridges behind him
"We are, he said, ''at a critical perioC
and cannot afford to take chances
We want no doubtful man to lea,
this movement. We must know +
has been with us long enough to hav
been found true, or he will find n
place here. We want a man who Ia
made epema~efet-et.i, eaase, stri- vii
go forward and make more enemies i
the future. Such a man | am sati,
fed you will nominate today"
A new gavel announced as from th
timber of the first homestead entr
in the United States, vas preSente
, to the chairman. Amid some evideI
ces of dissent, Gen. William Jackso
: Armstrong, inspector general of cor
/ suls under President Grant, was give
the floor. Armstrong spoke at som
length on the issue before the CONVEX
5 ton, denOunCing milliOnaircs h
| declared it had come to such a pas
that the price of a cabinet portfoli
under a republican administration
$4,000. At this point the speaker
time expired and the general sent
| ment of the convention being in favo
of proceeding with business, h
retired.
Mrs. Emery of Michigan was intro
r duced for a speech and Jared bette
! than Gen. Armstrong, but the cor
venti0n was impatient to get to bus
/ ness. After the rules for b%allOtin
+ had been adopted the convention too
a recess for twenty minutes to wit
: ness the Omaha Fourth of Jul
, parade as it passed the c%onventio
hall. Instead of twenty minutes
( was nearly an hour before the CONVEX
: tion resumed business.
A resolution was introduced calm
: attention to the fact that the ticke
: agents of the Union Pacific railwa
did not grant delegates the usua
: reduction in fares and appointing
committee to communicate with tn
/ officials and have the mistake ratified
Delegate Marion Cannon of Califol
, mia excitedly protested against tn
resolution, as exhibiting a want G
independent spirit in the convention
His vehement d%enunciation of til
) roads led to the liyeliest scene of tn
! day. 81 want this convention t
understand" he said, that it is nc
! by accident or oversight that Pacifl
B coast delegates have been overlooked
Ooi hNiSNct " tIC tiiSbOIildlN toul
| tesy was denied deliberately and wit
insolence. | do not want this cor
v%ention, so far as California is cor
cerned, to go back to that railroad
cap in hand, and ask for any priv.
leges whatever TTumultuou
cheers. Democrats and republi
cans secured half-fare, but we, pre-
ducers of the earth, have bee
refused equal terms. We can stan
the refusal" CHEERS. I'VE ca
tell those railway companies" cor
tinued the speaker in tones that ran
from end TO end of the hall, ''that tn
people will own and operate thos
roads yet" The enthusiasm and pas
sion of the speaker extended to tn
audience. Every member rose an
cheers rent the air. Y
On motion of Dean, of New York
it was decided to bring the matte
before the interstate commerce con
mission To decide whether the la,
permitted railroads to discriminat
in favor of n national political cor
vention and against another.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1t was 2:G7 o'clock when Chairma
Loucks called the afternoon session
to order, but it was after three o'clocl
before business was begun. A motto
was carried that the committee 0
resolutions report such points of tn
platform as were ready. The motto
carried, but the committee reporte
it vas not prepared for even a partia
repOrt. Ward of Missouri moyod Z