Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-07

Tifeld of Virginia, Mann Page of Virginia
Van Wyck of Nebraska and Ignatius Don
nelly of Minnesota were put in nomina-
ton for president.
| General James Weaver of Iowa was
norlinated for the presidency on the FIRST
ballot
The Peoples party delegates from
Georgia and several other states yesterday
declared in favor of Senator Kyle of South
Dakota for president
Mir Washburne of Massachusetts, a
national committeeman, and Messrs
Taubenecll of Illinois and Branch Of
Georgia We're managing the Kyle boom.
Practically all the New Englanders
rame to the convention In II neutral frame
of mind aud senator Kyle was taken up
by most of them rs likely to prove the
strongest candidate. Weaver was objected
to by this element rs being weighted with
defeat rs a Greenbacker presidential can
Iidate. Despite the Kyle boom the
Weaver followers kept up courageous
front. Mr.. Brown. one ofthe most promi-
nent Of the Massachusetts delegation, was
Baid to be one of the managers of the
Weaver forces
Delegate Taubenecll received the follow
ing dispatch from Mr.. Kyle: II have
wired Louecks and Washburne that |
could not accept If the convention is
determined on me- presume / cannot re-
fuse If necessary to harmonize."
At O'Clock, the hour set for the
Opening of the Convention
only about three score delegates were
scattered among the seats within the rail
enclosure, and as many spectators were
in the audience seats. Temporary Chair
man Ellington, however, sharply on the
minute, called the convention to order and
Rev. William NcCready of Buffalo Gap,
in the Black Hills, offered prayer. Then
the convention waited while the belated
delegates began to arrive, the gee club
meanwhile singing selections while can
non doomed outside in honor of the ma
tionsl holiday
At S:45 o'clock enough delegates had ar
rved to warrant call of the roll to as
pertain wheth er or not a quorum was
present. There was found to be ma
jority Of the states present but there was
too much confusion to transact business,
and rlotion was carried that each state
appoint a sergeant-at-arms to keep quiet
in it's own state
There were calls for the chairman of the
credentials committee, but it was some
time before he could be found, When he
finally arrived he reported that the COM
mrtee had found no contests.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton submitted the following list of
pfhcers! For permanent chairman, II. L.
Loucks, South Dakota; permanent secre-
tary, j. W. Hayes New Jersey: as
sistant secretaries, S. S. King, Kansas
George Wilson, Michigan; G. w. Den
mark, South Carolina; D. W. Mon
roe.
Following this was long list of vice
pllaiplpaD he;
The report WAS unanimously adopted amid
Applause, and Temporary Chairman
Ellington introduced his successor.
Permanent Chairman Loucks, standing
On his one leg and swinging a crutch at
arms length, waived the assembage to
order. HIS speech was a surprise, and a
disaGreeable one, perhaps, to "A majority of
the convention, but its impetuosity and
fire elected cheers at every few words. Fol
lowing is the substance of
Chairman Loucl1s' Address:
! would be less than human if did not ex-
tend to you nay sincere thanks for the honor
conferred uuop me, Of presiding over this, the
sraudest and largest convention that has ever
been held in tie United States of America or,
lclicyc, anywhere in the world. This con-
vtution is grand tribute to the civilization
b, the present century. In the past ages when
great revolutions were in progress they have
lrcl brought about by the sword, by the bull
let. This is the greatest of all revolutions as
being propelled by the silent power of educa-
zion, the ballot We can congratulate our
fciye7 hat We are progressing all along the
line. G-
States have not been fixed up by this convcn-
tion and we are all at sea, bur the result will
he that the choice Of the people will be nomi-
n"ted by this convention and rot the choice Of
machine clements of the nation. There is a
spirit abroad here that the man nominated by