Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-05
WEAVER AND FIELD
The Peoples Party Couples
the Blue and Gray.
UNION VETERAN CHOSEN TO LEAD.
His Companion in the Race a Soldie,
Who Fought on the
Other Side.
Judge Gresham tinally, EmphaticaIIy
and Absolutely Declines to BE Con-
sidered Candidate,

Telegram That Made the Gresham Men
Wild with Joy and Brought on Tremen-
dous Scene of Excitement-Later and OFF,
cial News Puts a Wet Blanket on Their
Splits and They Proceed to Select the Iowa
Man for Leader-The Platform Adopted
Amid Wildly Enthusiastic Scene-Records
Of Convention Uproar Beaten Convention
Incidents.
OMAHA, July 5.-The national Peoples
party convention at 12:55 a. m. today made
the nomination of Gen. Weaver, for presi
dent of the United States unanimous and
then gave three cheers. Roll call was at
once began on vice president and at 9 a.
m. Gen. Field, of Virginia, was named as
vice president. l. was the intention of
BE leaders of the convention to make
their nomination before the close of the
Fourth of July, but it was $40 p. m. be-
fore the nominating speeches began and at
midnight the oratory was in full swing.
So that this purpose was defeated.
Troubled About Gresham.
There was an air of suppressed excite
called to order at a. m. yesterday, over
the uncertainty about what Gresham
would say. Rev. William McCreedy, of
South Dakota, acted as chaplain, and then
the convention wiled away the time wait
ing for the committees by listening to
singing, speeches, etc. The credentials
committee was first to report, showing
that l. 400 delegates had filed credentials
and there were no contests. The perma-
nent organization committee reported H.
l.. Loucks, of South Dakota, for chair
man, and Tom W. Hayes, secretary-treas-
urer of the knights of Labor, for secre-
tary, which selections were ratified with a
yell.
Will Prosecute the Railways
Loucks made brief speech congratu-
latlng the convention and putting in q
word for Weaver, and Oregon presented
the chairman gavel. The rules COM
mittee reported in favor of dropping ell
but two candidates after the first ballot,
but this was negatived by the convention
and then the report was adopted. 4 reso-
luton was adopted to prosecute before the
interstate commerce commission western
railways which had refused special rates
to the delegates, and the platform COM
mittee not being ready recess to 2 p. m.
was taken.
The Platform Committee Reports.
Upon reassembling the convention had
to wait again on the platform committee
and Was considering the adoption of the
St Louis platform when the committee
on resolutions appeared and presented their
work, which was adopted with a demonstra-
IF I,1 I,
Just after this Taubeneck appeared with
telegram stating that Judge Gresham
would run if nominated unanimously.
This caused another tremendous
demonstration of JOY on one
side and rage on the other. Quiet
was restored and another recess to s D. IN.
was ordered.
Gresham Finally Declines.
When the convention came together
again telegram had been received from a
committee which had been sent to urge
Gresham to run, saying that the Judge
positively declined The resolution com
mittee made supplementary report
which was adopted, us was a resolution
favoring the boycott of the Rochester, y.
Y, clothing firms which have had u fight
with the knights of Labor, and another
declaring a fundamental principle of the
party that no officiai-United States.
state or municipal-shall ever hold a seat
in any Peoples party convention.
Candidates Nominated.
At $40 nominations were declared in
order, and l.. c. Manning. of Alabama,
nominated General J. B. Weaver. The
nomination was seconded numerously
Colonel S. T. Norton, of Illinois, nomin-
ated Kyle, and that nomination was also
seconded by "a large number of delegates.
S. II. Basher, of Georgia, nominated c. H.
Van Wyck, of Nebraska. 1t was after
midnight when all the speeches were fin
ished and roll-call was ordered result
ing Weaver, 995; Kyle, 275; scattering, 2.
How the States Voted.