Connecticut western news., 1892-07-07
THE PROCEEDINGS.

A Scene of the Widest Enthusiasm Over
 the Platform.
 OMAHA, July 5.-The Peoples party con- vention settled down into dead calm when Cater, of California, was presented and commenced to read the preamble and platform. The enthusiasm increased ten fold when the speaker read a declaration to the effect that the time had come when the railroads must run the people or the people run the railroads, and it was couple of minutes before order could be restored sufficiently for the reader to proceed.
 Branch, of Georgia, moved the adoption of the preamble, and it was adopted by rising vote, with more cheering. Cater now gave way to Branch, who proceeded to read the platform proper.
 Cries of "Amen" and cheers greeted the plank in favor of governmental control of all telegraph and telephone systems, and were repeated when the reading was fin ished. Then the entire preamble and plat form were put to another vote and adopted by exclamation, amid another scene of bois- terous enthusiasm.
 The Blaine Furore Eclipsed. Numerous notices were resurrected from the anteroom and sandwiched in be- tween the banners. One read "What Is Home without Mortgagep Another, 1.-The People Will Be Damned No Longer" White haired, feeble men tottered around with flag on either shoulder; fathers lifted their little ones "pickaback" and put flags in their hands. A mother wrapped her babe of four months in silk flag and fell into line. Somebody found tin pail and it was hoisted upon the Texas banner, a re- hinder of the Gresham tin pail campaign in 1888.
 One of the Mississippi delegates hoisted great brawny darkey on his shoulders and carried him up to the speakers stand, while the colored man and brother waved the stars and stripes in one hand and picture of Gresham in the other. The band, mar shaling it's forces in front of the platform, started the familiar strain of "Yankee Doodle" alternating to "Dixie," and the throng, giving it's throat rent, kept time with it's thousands of hands and feet. It was demonstration that completely eclipsed the memorable Blaine furore at Minneapolis in point of enthusiasm, noise and striking ,situa tions, as well as in point of time, for its duration was within a frac- tion of thirty minutes.
 When the convention reassembled the official news that Gresham had given final and absolute refusal acted like wet blank ct, and as one of Powderly's ieutenants
 
 the devil and the deep sea-"
 Weaver Nominated.
 When finally the regular order of busi- ness, that of calling the roll of states for nomination of candidates for the presi- dency, was reached, Alabama was called and F. c. Manning named General J. B. Weaver, of Iowa. Colorado yielded her privilege to Colonel s. F. Norton, of Illinois, who named Senator J. H. Kyle, of South Dakota. This name was received with slight applause. Connecticut, through Dele gate Baldwin, placed in nomination General Fields, of Virginia. Harvey, of Florida, seconded Weaver's nomination, and Mir Wimberley. of Georgia, supported that of Senator Kyle. s. H. Bashor, pastor of the Progressive church at Milledgeville, Ills, nominated Senator O. H. Van Wyck, of Nebraska.
 A Texas delegate moved an adjournment, but the chair ordered the call of the roll for nominations for vice president At a. m the weary round of five minutes speeches was resumed, with Alabama Delegate Gather naming Ben Terrell of Texas. A vote was then taken and the ballot re- suited: Weaver, 995; Kyle, 275; scatter | Ing, 3.
 After the ballot S. F. Norton moved that the nomination be made unanimous. Schill- | ing, of Wisconsin, seconded the motion, which was carried. The nomination was made unanimous, and the delegates rose to | their feet and gave three cheers. | Beverly, of Virginia, named an ex-Con- | federate to stand by Weavers side, GeneI al James G. Field, of Virginia. General Field was nominated for vice-president on the first ballot, the vote standing: Field, 733; Terrell, 554. The convention then ap- pointed national committee and ad- l journed