Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-05
GRESHAM OPPOSED
Weaver Was the Covention's Choice
From the First.
NOTHING new FROM HOMESTEAD.
Opening Of the Annual Regatta at
Henley, England.
CYRUS FIELD STILL LIVING.
AFTER THE FIGHT AT OMAHA.

Weaver Was the Choice Of the Vest Ma
jority Of Delegates.
OMAHA, NEB., July 5.-The "old guard" has
won and Gen. James B. Weaver of Iowa is the
candidate Of the peoples party for President
Of the United States. For five days IT has been
manifest that of all the leaders of the new party
Weaver was the choice of vast majority, but
the peculiar availability of Judge Gresham
overshadowed his personality, and it was not
until the distinguished jurist positively de-
clined to be a candidate that the delegates
turned to their own ranks and with almost one
accord selected the veteran greenbacker as their
standard bearer. There were some who feared
his greenback predictions might affect his
availability, and it was these gentlemen who
brought Senator Kyle Of South Dakota to the
front, but the sentiment that one Of the old
guard should be selected to lead the party was
overwhelming, and Viewers triumph was
Gresham movement reacted promptly and
powerfully in Viewers favor.
The friends Of the Iowan have commended for
several days that those who persisted in boom
ing Gresham after his practical refusal to be
candidate were actuated solely by desire to
defeat Weaver, and when the Gresham move
ment finally collapsed lent the color Of truth to
this assertion and made the waverers turn
unanimously to Weaver. The candidacy was
effective only in humiliating the South Dakota
friends of the Senator. His own state delega-
ton have always insisted that KYLE was not
candidate, and the Senator himself telegraphed
that he did not desire his name to be presented
TO the convention.
Despite this, however, the anti Weaver men,
in the flush Of the first ephemeral success, wired
Kyle that he was the conventions choice and
that harmony demanded his nomination, and
thus finally succeeded in getting q statement
from the Senator that If his nomination was
demanded by the convention in the interest Of
harmony he supposed he could not decline.
Upon this conditional, assent the anti-Weaver
men placed Kyle in nomination and made
strenuous attempt to carry the convention, but
even the eloquence of popular Bob schilling
was insufficient to stem the Weaver tide, which
had been swelled by a sudden reaction in favor
Of the "old guard"
DELEGATES SLEPT LATE THIS MORNING.
1t was late this morning before any Of the
delegates to the late convention appeared in the
hotels or on the streets. Last nights protracted
meeting had wearied them and they were max
ing up for the lost sleep Of the last few nights
by lying in bed today. The proceedings of the
closing session were exhausting.
The tide had been setting Weaver's way all
the time, provided, Of course, the Gresham bus
mess died out, as it did. Kyle was a candidate,
but the Weaver people had the organization OF
the convention through Loucks and about all
the effective workers. Weaver was for Gresham
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candidate or accept the nomination. He was in
earnest about 1t, too, and did his best to Sc
cure Gresham's name for the head of
the ticket, but was disappointed. He
could not get his man, but he did the next best
thing and he got the nomination for himself.
He was fought for q time by the silver states
and curiously enough by Georgia for time.
After a while the silver states and Georgia got
into line and came in after Viewers band
wagon.
Van Wyck would not allow the use Of his name
at all He is saving himself for q candidacy for
the governorship Of Nebraska this fall.
Senator Kyle yesterday morning telegraphed
that he would not be candidate. By noon he
thought he might, and reconsidered. He went
to the front again and was well whipped.
Little or nothing was heard Of Judge Ores
ham at the night session. Bob Schilling Of
Wisconsin had some saucy things to say about
the folly Of flirting with q candidate for the
presidency whose allegiance to the party was Of
the eleventh-hour character, II indeed it ex-
listed at all. He scored the third party for
considering Gresham at all. and said it ought
to be lesson to the party for all time.
THE ILLINoIsASs DIsoRUSrLED.
The nlinoisans were much disgruntled over
the outcome Of the Gresham matter. They
went to Kyle and gotleft. Taubeneck, Powderly,
Streeter, vandevort himself dark horse, and
Bob Schilling Of Milwaukee were among the
victims in the crash when the roll call svas
ordered. "Cyclone" Davis Of Texas moved for
an reclamation nomination, but withdrew be-
fore opposition, and the ballot proceeded.
When it was finished Weaver had 995 to
Kyles 275, Norton and Page one each. Then
the nomination was made unanimous.
The nomination Of Weaver was made about
1880. A great opportunity was lost by pre-
cisely forty-fve minutes. The party wanted to
make its nomination on July for patriotic
reasons. When nominations for Vice Presi-
dent were ruled in order it was long past
midnight, but the orators kept whacking away,
not caring to finish up their work and adjourn.
At 2 O'Clock tho roll call was concluded and
the voting began. Fields was an easy winner.
His nomination. too, was made unanimous,
and after q few perfunctory whoops the con-
vention adjourned and went to bed