Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-05
PEOPLES PARTY.
Convened at Omaha Yesterday
Attendance Small.
Ex- Greenbacker Weaver Gets First Place
and Gen. G. ]. Field, of Virginia,
Second Place on the Ticket.

The Peoples party convention met
at Omaha yesterday. The roll was
called at o'clock AT that hour, so
the dispatches state, only about sixty
delegates were present. The conven-
tor got down to work in earnest al
8 o'clock. The credential committee
reported no contest, and it was decid-
ed that the persons whose names
were on the rolls should be entitled
| to seats.
The committee on permanent or
ganization submitted the following:
For permanent chairman, ii. IL.
I.oucks, of South Dakota; for perma-
nent secretary, j. w. Hayes, of New
Jersey for assistant secretaries, s. ):
King, of Kansas; George Wilson, OF
Michigan g, w. Denmark, OF South
Carolina; D. w. Monroe, of Omaha.
Then comes a long list of vice.chair-
men, each State being represented in
the distribution. The report was
|, adopted amid tumultuous applause.
, Gen. VIM. Jackson Armstrong,
who WIS Inspector General under
Grants administration, was given the
floor at the request of Mr.. Taubeneck,
pending reports from committees.
There was considerable dissent to
} anything but strict business, but Gen.
Armstrong was finally allowed to
proceed with an oratation. Mr.. Dean,
of New York called the speaker to
: time, stating that the limit had ex-
u PRED. Mr.. Deans remarks were
: loudly applaeed, and in Difference to
n the wish of the convention Mr.. Arm
strong made his little bow and retired
> The committee on rules reported
g adopting Cushing's Manual the rol
d of States to be called for nominations
is speeches limited to fifteen minutes
!. and discussions to five minutes. lie
port adopted. Mr.. Vandervoort, o
y Nebraska, proposed an amendment
u the effect of which was to make In
e, rules AS to balloting conform Will
Sc those customary in national conven
N lions. The amendment was adopted
The convention took twent.
- minutes recess to witness a Fourtl
Sc of July parade. The remainder c
er the morning was of an unimportan
2. nature and the convention :ecesse
at until 2o'clock.
The convention was called to orde
~ at 3 o'clock. After considerable d.
10 Law, aud it is alleged, fillibusterin
lis on the part of the committee on rest
I'd lutions, in the hope of securing Jude
he Gresham for the first place, the col
vention finally got a report from TT
" platform committee, vigorous tgl
having meanwhile been precipitate
by motion to adopt the st. Lou
platform. This was squelched, hoy
mt ever, when the frightened commltt'
filed on the stage with a plattor
hastily brought to completion. III
We platform is lengthy and peppery al
he is denunciatory of a state of affal
&C. whereby the nation has been broug
VS. to the verge of moral, political 81
as material ruin. Upon its adopti
iel, great enthusiasm prevailed. A mig
he session was held which lasted
YER after midnight, when a vote W
ing finally taken, Gen. Weaver
ice ing nominated on the ii
ere ballot, receiving 995 votes, Kyle 2
no Norton |, Page 1. The nominate
zen was made unanimous.
uld Gen. G. j. Field, of Virginia, "
nominated on the first ballot for VII
the president.
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