The morning call., 1892-07-03
THE PEOPLES PARTY.
Organization Of the Convention at
Omaha.
WEAVER LEADS FOR PRESIDENT.
Ellington Of Georgia Selected as Temporary Chair
man-The Platform Committee Lab0ring
on the Various fIankS.
Special 10 TIE MORNING CALL

OMAHA. July 2-It was after IL O'clock
this morning when Chairman Taubeneck
called the Peoples Party National Conven
ti0n to order in the Coliseum. The earlier
morning hours were occupied by the dele
gates Ia discussing the men aud measures
likely to occupy the attention OF the con-
vention during its session. As to the can
didates there isno doubt that, with Gresham
ent, General }. i. Weaver Of Iowa is the
second choice of the ma jority of the dele
gates present but soma of them are 10th to
accept even Gresham,s positive declaration.
The majority, however. accept 1t as a man.
and are ready TO turn 10 the next most avail
able candidate. AS said, this man seems
TO he General Weaver In the South as
well as in the West General Weaver is oar
ticularly strong. As he conducted much of
his campaign in behalf Of the Peoples
party in States south of Mason and Dixon 5
line, bis popularity in that section. added to
his great popularity as the Gree back
leader in the West, makes him the most
prominent candidate mentioned alter
Gresham.
After the convention had been called 10
order by Chsifman Iaubeneck, prayer was
offered by Rev. Benjamin Diff enbacher, the
wellknoWp Alliance nan.
The chairman etheno introduced Hon.
George =. Bemis, Mayor of Omaha, who de-
hveTeddhe address OF welcome.
Hon Ben TerTlll Of Texas was introduced
a8d respOnded9i behalf of the convention,
10 the address of welcome. Among other
things TeTTill said: This convention pro-
tests agsinstthe present condition Ii is
ocare nOtbe he P0wderly Or Weaver. whom
utterly impossible TO stay the move
meDt. It every leader Of this movement, I
We trust above all men, were to-day TO put
themselves IN opposition, the movement
D would sweep over them and their names be
forgotten"
The'speaker. DECLARED the Peoples party
ended sectiOnallsm, and for that alone was
entitled TO the gratitude of the people.
p Chairman Tauteneek then announced The
list Of temporary officers selected by the
N@iional Committee, and they were elected
C. II. Eiiingtoa Of Georgia was intro
duced as temporary chairman. In his speech
Of acceptance be. thanked the o0nyentiOn
for the high ohOuOT. conferred.
At the. conclusion of the chairman's
speech Mrs. Todd of Michigan took the
pl&tform and presented the chairman with
a'Gayel carved by the wife of Ben Terrell of
Texas from free planted by Wash. -7ton
at Mount VeIno9. Enthusiastic cheers !
% ChalTman eElllEgtoa accepted the EaYel IN
an appr8pUi@te speech and then directed
the eallo of the roll of States to report the
members Of the committee on credentials.
Tfe0commdtee on credentials chose John
% /. Dore5 OF California. chairman. Most of
the States were TepreSenfed. No contests
was ADMITTED a delegate from Alaska on
cTedeHtlals from the Miners Association If
Sstka eThS convention then adjourned
pntil 6caoek P. NJ.
% The Afternoon Session.
At the opening of the afternoon session
messages Of congratulations were read
fromOparty leaders, one Of which provoked
the greatest applause, 1t was from the Rep
Tesentative Of the party in Congress. TIE
communication says in part: The two Wall
street parties have held conventions, nomi-
mated Candidates and are marsbaling their
forces. They have' no aims or objects but
the spOils of Office, while the pe0ple are
sinking to pengry and the labor6rs in the
cities are dylagoby starvation and by Pink
erton bullets. Il is the mission of our new
party. then, to restore TO the people theiE
God-given rights ande the scepter OF GoY-
eminent; to restore the lands and confis-
Gated highways, and to wrest from the cor
poTations and money kings the control of
the peopies money. and all the other appli-
ances OF commerce and our CHRISTIAN civil
ization. We have full faith in your united
wisdom. The times are auspiciOus Men
everywhere are surrendering party preju-
dJces and.tTamplihg under foot the old party
lines. bet US on with the work so nObly be-
gun, that the Government of the people, by
the people and for the people shall not per-
ish from the earth"
IgnstIus DonneIly's Address.
While awaiting the report of the commit
"a on credentials Hon. Ignatius DOn2elly
was introduced and spoke at length on the
issues Of the Peoples parry, He said, in
part: This body In many respects is the
most astounding gathering the country has
seen-a convention without single
crHrnnF1
convention whose every man has himself
paid the expenses Of his Journey hither and
return, or which have been paid by men as
poor as himself. There is not in this gath
eTing single president of railroad COM
pany; not 4 representative of any OF the
rings which are robbing and sucking the
life blood Of the American people. can
not help but think of the astounding con-
trast to the conventions which recently me (
in Minneapolis and Chicago. On yOnder
banner l see the words spirit Of I776' ,
This is the spirit which animates this august
gathering. We are the lineal Representative
OF those men In h0mespun and deerskin who
founded the natl0n-a nation without a
millionaire and without a pauper One
hundred and sixteen years Of national life
under the management OF the two great
parties has given US, according to different
estimates, from 5000 10 10000 milIioualres
and 100000 tramps, while the whole land
Is biiSiered with mortgages and the people
friends, every great fight made in the past
for right and liberty eliminates in the pres
ent gathering. The battle In which We are
employed is the battle Of mankind. Every
oppressed nation OF the word is Looking
npon this Government TO discover whether
the star-spapgled banDeE and The stars and
stripes shall float across the country,
steadily rising generation after generation
TO higher levels Of culture and civilization.
OF shall II float in solemn mockery above
the land, cursed as Europe is cursed-the
middle classes driven off Of the land, while
concentrated IN the hands OF e few Is the
wealth provided by the tilIer." TCheers
Having quoted figures showing that the
possession Of wealth in the hands of the
farmers had decreased from fye-eighths in
1850 10 one-fft in $780, he declared that no
man would fail to see the dark and terrible
9 future into which they were advancing "I
can promise you the solid electoral vote of
Minnesota for the Peoples party. / believe
can promise Nebraska, North and South
Carolina and Georgia, and / know we can
count on Kansas. tell you there is nosuch
word as failure so far as this move ment is
concerned"
Addresses by Other Leaders.
After Donnelly's speech, j. c. Manning
the eloquent boy orator from Alabama, was
called to the platform, and addressed the
assemolage, Norton Of Chicago afterward
led to the platform Alexander Campbell of
Lasalle. Ill and presented him as the orig
inal greenbacker. formerly known among
politicians as ''Od Greenbacks.'
A resolution was adopted that when the
convention adjourned to-day, it will be to
meet again at 80 o'clock P. NJ. Sunday 10 par
tieipate In the memorial services of the late
Colonel Polk and the late Rev. Gilbert De-
lamater Of Cincinnati.
T. V. Powderly excused himself from
speaking and the members of the committee
on resolutions were then announced, which
in part is as follows: California, Thomas
Y. Gator; Idaho, f. j. 7, ffiey; Montana,
Daniel Mccain; Nevada, j. A. Plummer
Oregon, Nathan Pierce: Washington. c. f.
Knox; Wyoming. II. b. Bretens ein.
After the announcement of tie COM
nI..,nn n.