San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-07-15
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
He Proves he Fayorte Of The Peoples Party
Convention on First Ballot
FIELD OF WRGr IA FOR SECOND PLACE.
The Proceedings Marked with En-.
thasEaS.l ana EarnesIness.
the Platform.

AN ma ~ In
tEasiasm ana EarnesIness.
Tine Platform.
FIRST DAY.
OMAHA. &eD.. July 1.-The national
convention OF the Peoples party cons
vened at 10 o'clock this morning
Long before the hour for gathering
the hail was crowded with visitors.
The scene presented was character
Istic Of great national conventions
There was one significant difference
between the gathering to-day and the
national couclaves OF the Democratic
and Republican parties held few
DAYS ago. In the convention to-day
the politicians were conspicuously ab-
sent Tactics and suoterfuge gave
place to open declarations. ana the
politics of this convention was on the
surface and plainly manifest in every
demonstration that their reason Of
fcred Indeed there was little OF that
competition for lactional advantage
typical OF all other national conven-
tions. When Chairman Taubeneck of
the national committee announced
that the first national convention OF
the Peoples party was now convened
in regular session. there was
burst OF applause. PraE&
was offered by Rev. Dl4Sl@
bacher. Il well known Alliance man.
The Chairman announced the next
h.r=fra-5 e
welcome by Mayor Bemis OF Omaha
which was eloquent and we'll received
By the delegates and visitors and was
responded to by Hon. Ben Terrell of
Texas. Chairman Tauoeneck then
announced the list o. temporary Off
GERS selected by the national commit.
tee, and those officers were elected
by reclamation. G. Il. Ellington of
Georgia was introduced as temporary
chairman. He devoted his speech Of
acceptance 10 q plea for harmony
that enemies might not find discord 10
point to Or make use of in the cam
paign. He pleaded for it in the name
of the dead leader, Polk. at the
mention OF whose name the en-
tire convention rose in reverence.
After the conclusion OF the cnairman's
speech. Mrs. ToGd OF Michigan pre-
scented the chairman with gavel
carved by the wife OF Ben Terrell
from a i.ee planted by Washington at
Mount Vernon. TIE chairman then
directed the roll call OF states for mem
be-s OF the committee on credentials
Alter the announcement OF its mem
Der>nip Inc committee was requested
10 meet Immediately after adjourn
menl in order that It's report might be
facilitated. The task OF announcing
other committees then begun and us
the roll OF states was called the com
nijtee on organization and rules was
announced. The convention then ad-
journed until p. IL.
The convention re3ssembled prompt :
liz ii ; O'clock, ard while awaiting the
report OF the committee on credentials
was entertained by addresses
from Ignatlus Donneiy and
other Peoples party leaders.
A resolution was adopted that when
the convention adjourn. it De to meet {
at 2:3O o'clock Sunday afternoon TO
participate in memorial services for ,
the lale Col. l. L. Polk OF North Car
ohna and the late Rev Gilbert De La
Mslyr OF Cincinnati and that the
doors be thrown omen to the general
public. Members OF the commItrSf
on resolutions we're then announced as
follows: Alabama. john B. Ware; Ar.
kansas, B. Suffer: California Thos
V Cater; Colorado D. II. Wake;
Connecticut Geo. W. Griffith; Deia-
ware, Chaurcey Baker; Florida X.
W Stores; Georgia NJ. L Bryant;
Idaho, f. }. Ptelly; Illinois, John P {
Steel; Indiana. Joshua Strain; Iowa,
A. J. Westfell; Kansas, l.. b. Brown;
Kentucky. A s. Ogilvie; Louisiana,
l. g. Mills; Maine. 4. A Benton;
Maryland y. a. Dunning; Massacnu-
setls, Nathan A. Green; Michigan,
Chas. f. Barnes: Minnesota Ignatius
Donnelly; Mississippi j. w. Cope
lana; MissoaIi NJ Leonard; Mon
tana. Daniel McLain; Nebraska, n.
A. Mckeaghan; Nevada, j. \. Plum
mer; New Hampshire, !. c. Porter;
New Jersey. Joseph Robucharal New
York, c. /. Matthews; North Caro-
lima Thomas B. Long; North Dakota.
W f. Mccullough; Ohio Hugh Cava-
nagh; Oregon, Nathan Pierce; Penn
syiyania. II. Savers; Rhode Island w. (
A. Arnold; South Dakota, F. F.
Myers; Tennessee John Jellicars;
Texas, Harry Tracy; Virginia, b. H.
Pierson; Washington. w. F. Knox;
West Virginia j. H Bassett; Wiscon-
sin, r. B. Schilling; Wyoming w. P.
Alaska B. c. Ward; Dis
trict OF Columbia H. c. Sch ties; In
diam Territory. D. H Lewis; OKLA
homa. Z. II. Dechor. After the an
Of the committee on reso-
buttons there were loud calls for Cy-
clore' Davis Of Texas who responded
in lengthy and well worded address.
when was received with tremendous
applause. The committee on creCen-
liars NOW announced its report which
,howed no contests. The report was
ldopied aud the sitting delegates
we're declared entitled to seats. There
ocing nothing further to 90 the con-
rention adjourned to a m. Monday.
SECOND CAY.
OMAHA. Neo.. July Though 5
!, m was tho nour set Tor the conven- !
ion TO meet scarcely a corporal's---s
,uard OF delegates we're present with
IN equally small number OF specula- !
ors. yet Chi irman Ellington. on the
minute. raped the Oody TO order and !
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