The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-05
WEAVER WINS WITH A WHOOP.
Named for President by The Peoples
Party on The First Ballot.
GENERAL JAMES G. FIELDS, OF VIRGINIA,
Nominated for yice-President-The Ma
tonal Committee AppoiRted-sketch
OF the Nominees Career.

uAviHiHk poOIse i. Nhsnburn, OF DOStOn' 80
chief organizer of the movement in favor of
the nominations for the presidency Of United
States Senator ]. II. Kyle sent the following
dispatch TO that gentleman at Washington;
Your nomination seems assured. A majority
Of tho States have declared in favor Of your
candidacy"
When the gathering adjourned on Saturday
it was to meet at A. M.. and although less
than hundred delegates we're on hand at
that hour the proceedings we're inaugurated
with prayer by Rev. William McCreedy. or
| South Dakota. A call of the roll having de-
yeloped the fact that quorum was lacking;
| giee club was pressed into service until the
! committee on rules was ready with its report.
From the committee on credentials came
| the report that there were no contests, ana
| 1.40O delegates had filed their credentials;
! Judge Robertson. of Texas presented
the report of the committee on per
| manent organization. naming II. -:
! Loucks Of South Dakota as permanent
chairman and John W. Hayes OF New Jersey.
secretary -treasurerIof the Knights OF Labor as
| chief secretary.
| CHAIRMAN LouCBs' SPEECH.
The elections were ratified with yell and
| Chairman Loucks, on being presented re-
| ceived an enthusiastic welcome. He is one
| crutches. LOucks announced amid applause
/ that he would dispense with speech ana
would content himself with expressing the
| opinion that this was the greatest and grAnoes'
convention ever held, not only in this coun-
! try. but in the civilized world. he was
| not one of those who believed that the
republic was in danger so long as the people
| existed. He congratulated them on the har-
mony that prevailed. There were no states
| fixed up for the convention; the nominee
would be the choice OF the people aud not the
| choice of the machine element. The speaker
then launched out into O dispGrage-
ment of the Gresham boom and an
eulOgy Of General Weaver, without.
! however. mentioning names. lie SAID thay
they must have q candidate who would
stand fair and square upon the platform, WHO
would burn sll his bridges behind him; man
who had already been weighed in the Peoples
partys balance and not been found wanting
il had been said that they must not select
one of the old guard because tOrsooth ne had
been a Greepbacker in times past. DID the
Republicans or Democrats drive their Ola
leaders in the rear in this manner? Had
il come 10 this. because man had
been active in the interests Of his party. ne
must be knocked in the headi de hoped
not and insisted that only q tired and true
reformer should be placed on guard. these
remarks were received with slight applause
from few and silence from the majority Oh
favorable impression. None OF the commit
tees being ready 10 report, General Armstrong,
of California was given the floor Tor twenty
minute speech of the usual Independent
party stripe and which was greeted at inter
walls with enthusiastic applause.
NEW WAY TO BALLOT.
A few remarks were made by Mrs. Emory
Of Michigan. and n. V; hois OF oregon pre-
sented gavel IN behalf of that State. The
committee on rules made a remarkable re-
port. recommending that one regular ballot
be taken for presidential nominee. and that
| if no choice be made on the second ballot
| the delegates should write on q card their
first and second choice, the first choice to
! count as One vote, the second as half vote;
| that after this ballot all other names be
| dropped and the third ballot be confined o.
| these two candidates. This would shut out
oil dark horses
The proposition to drop all but the two
| highest candidates after the second ballot
/ provoked a lively debate accompanied at
! times with considerable feeling. An amend
| ment was submitted by q Nebraska delegate
| that when the balOting had been commenced
| it should be continued until some candidate
| had been selected. This was adopted, the
| proviso stricken out and the report as
amended was adopted
There was a long debate over proposition
TO admit soldiers who wore the blue and gray
| to the 900 OF more OF vacant seats but II
was defeated on the ground that this would
be q violation of the contract with the ci.i-
zens Of Omaha. who had retained the vacant
seats.
AFTER TIE RAILROADS.
The committee on resolutions reportedareso-
luton authorizing the Chair TO appoint COM
mittee OF three 20 seek redress from the man.
ayers of those Western roads that had failed
to give special rates TO the delegates from the
far West but this was antagonized by delegates
from California and Montana. The former said
that the roads had been asked for special
rates. the same as given 10 Republican and
Democratic conventions that they had been
refused: that they had paid their way and
asked no favOrs, and that the time was not
far distant when the people would own the
Union and Southern Pacific roads.
The latter declaration was the signal for
great demonstration, the entire audience
rising and cheering heartily. Alter more de-
bate the resolution was so amended as u IN
struct the Chair 10 appoint committee OF
three 20 prosecute the offending roads before
the Interstate Commerce Commission. and in
this form II was passed by large majority
At u o'clock II was reported that the plat
form would not be ready for several hours
and q recess was taken until +. NJ
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
The roll Of States was first called for men,
bers Of the new national committee with the
following result:
Alabama, j. B. Ware. ]. {. Manning
George +. Gather: Arkansas. J. w. Dollison.
j. NJ. Pittman, +. r. Ray; California, Jesse
Poundstone. George Is. Johnson. q. j..
Hamilton: Colorado j. q. Berry. }.
A. Wayland, A. Coleman; Connecticut Robert
Payne, Alfred S. Houghton. Henry @. Baldwin;
Florida. S. s. Harvey, p. l. jenkins, /. II.
Lytte Georgia. George Ii. Turner. Q. II. FL
lington. J. +. Brown; Idaho, 4. f. Lane, ).
Ii. Anderson. d. r. Munroe. Illinois A. q.
Taubeneck Eugene Smith, W. III. Hess; In
diana. NJ. c. Rankin. c.. A. Robinson. Francis
Thomas Iowa, w. II. Calhoun. W. 5. Scott.
A. j. Westfall: Kansas. $. II. Snyders, W. ID.
Vincent, j. w. Layton; Kentucky. A. +. Car
din, j. u. Blair. W. l.. Scott; Louisiana. q.
w. Bruce. Ii. +. Hsrdesty, j. w. Burt
Maine. IT, s. Hobbs. Henry Belts, @. W.
Boynton; Massachusetts,. q. +. Washburne,
G.. &. Gerry !. Brown. Peter Gardner; Michl-
gan. John O. Sabel, Ii. J. Allen. Ed. >.
Greece Minnesota. lgnatius Donnelly. H.
Halverson, II. D. Martin; Mississippi, q.
W. Dyer. o. T. Millsop. N. II. Brad
ford: Missouri NJ. V. Carroll. A. Roseiie,
q. NJ Gooch Montana, Charles Hans
comb. Joseph W. Alien, J. II: Banchsr;
New Hampshire. l.. B. Porter; New Jersey
John Wilson, j. X. Buchanan. II. ID. Opdyke;
New York, l.. j. McIartin. II. A. Hicks. l.. q.
Roberts; North Carolina, w. X. Lindsay.
Thomas B. Long, 5. Ohio Wilson: North
Dakota. Walter Muir W. T. McCullooh'
Herman Michaelson; Ohio. Hugh Pnor'
- II H,hh NJ w Wtlkfna. Oregon.