The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-07-09


gold piece, was inscribed, Twenty
| Dollars, 1892" the portrait device on
the coin beng money lender with
long, nvaricious nose and noticeable
lack Of chin. Tennessee'a banner
pledges 80, 900 votes to the new t5arty.
Virginia had George Washington for
its exemplar.
Banners and plncards were rushed
down from the stage and an ilnpromptu
procession, to which new adhe.ents
wete cbnstahtly received, started
around the body OF the hall in which
tho delegates sat, drummers heading
the mnrchers Connecticut's banner
said. "Congress-an Not the People
Be Damned. shylocl<'s Twins Grover
and Ben The crowd broke forth
time and time again in applause.
Women Joined In the movement, and
getting in line marched with their
male associates, those not in line
shouting encouraging cries of Right.
sister
| After twenty-five minutes OF this
sort of thing tho leaders concluded to
stop the tide, but it was hard worl.
The remarkable demonstration still
continued, and forming in the center of
the hall the band played "Ynnlsee
! Doodle" and "DiXie," while a number
of enthusiastic delegations sang party
songs.
Taabeheck had during the latter
part OF the scene, following the adop-
tioh of the platform, been in despair
seeking to get an opportunity to be
heard. He was on d chait waving d
telegram he had just received. The
surmise that the dispatch was from
Gresham spread like wild fire and from
all over the hall people rap to get in
formation from TaubcnecN, while
others became excited and added to
the confusion by bowling down theft
neighbors. Tho people bn the stage
were the noisiest. md Ihgersoll, of
Kansas, regardless of tho rapping of
the chairman's gavef, excitedly rushed
up and vehemcntly warned them to
keep quiet.
| Chairman Louclss; whose specth on
first taking the guvel in the morning
stamped him rs an auti-Greshdm man,
sought how to create q diversion
| against the imminent stampede of the
convention to Gresham. He made a
| speech OF some length oh tarious
issues. Taubeneck finally got on the
4 PLATFORM and there was Comparative
! quiet, but attention was agaii taken
from the matter OF reul interest by
the chair recognizing, instead OF
Iaubeneck. delegate named Wads-
worth, of Indiana, who made an ad-
dress Of considerable length.
Then Taubeheck, With the telegram
in his hand, was at lust accorded d
hearing.
al have" said he, lust received
/ telegram from Dr. Hauscr, of Indiana.
In order that you may know what
credit to place in it will tell you who
he Is. He is the pfesciit candidate for
/ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on the peoples
party ticket and author of the cele-
brated work, as Marriage Failure
This is the telegram
| have seen Gresham. If unanimous he
| will not decline.
The effect OF this telegram was elee-
tficnl Thousands of people sprang
instantly to their feet and thousands
of voices cheered again and again for
Gresham. There seemed no doubt
that among those wildly cheering en-
thnsiasts We're majority Of the dele
gates whether the enthusiasm was
evidence of their enthusiasm or not
Immediately after the reading of
this dispatch Mr.. Brown, of Massa-
| SiN5Stpo, lOcN lllS SlaE6.
rights to all, special privileges to
none," he said Loud cheers. The
chairman has made the announcement
that Gresham will accept if nominated
unanimously Cries of That's right
and more cheering. visiblv to the
nanoyante Ut the speaker. l
hold in my hand letter
from Chairman Page, of the Virginia
State alliance, in which he tells
Inc that his name may 90 before this
convention for the presidential NOM
ination. After full, free and fair cx-
preston of the will Vt the convention
he is prepared to abide by the result.
Fnint cheers and laughter This is
just n little better than Gresham, who
wants it unanimous
| Here the audience arose en- masse.
"Greshaml Three cheers for Gresham!
Hnrrah for Grcsham!" rang through
the hall for several seconds and the
words We're accompanied by wild man
ifestations Of enthusiasm.
brown resentfnlly yelled: II do not
propose to attempt to stampede the
convention with the aid of the gallery.
That is an old party triclt''
A volley of Kisses. loud and long
continued, greeted this statement,
and again Chairman Louclts inter-
fered, shouting, ''rhis is disgrace to
the convention. y Instantly Robert
scailling. OF Wisconsin, sprnng to his
feet mo gentleman has right to
insult our chairman or our national
committee and our convention he
said, amid ringing cheers, mo one
has right to SO insult us by making
charges and fraudulent insinuatons
against the pnrty's chairman.
Indcscribable confusion followed,
and recriminations We're hurled back
and forth by the two factions When
silence was restored Brown apologized
for anything he might have said in the
heat OF the moment
Then Mrs. Lease elbowed her way
to the front and shouted in her stem
torian voice: ~, too. have a message.
| am authorized to sny that if the nom
nation is rendered unanimously even
General Harrison will not decline. !"
| lDerisive laughter. The Gresham
people, however, were not dismayed
by these evidences of sharp opposition
TO their candidate and their cheers
were renewed.
At this point the opposers of Gresham
made a clever move to prevent his
htllAo carrying Lne convention Dy
storm. Paul Vandervoort. of Ne
braska, said that ''ifWalterQ. Gresham
will accept on the platform of the peo-
pies party / will support him with all
my heart, and second his nomination
in this convention :" Vanderyoort,
moved that the convention adjourn
after the nomination speeches were
made until Z p. IN. The Gresham peo-
pie received this motion with but lit
tie favor, but it was finally declared to
be carried, and nominating
speeches We're now announced to be in
order. Again Vundervoort spranp to
his feet with a motion for DELAY, NOV.
ing for recess till o'clock to give
time to hear from the committee that
had gone to see Gresham. Brown
moved to amend by mahiny the hour
7:ao. Vandervoort accepted the
amendment
General Secretary John w. fIaves, Of
the X. OF L.. strong Gresham man,
denounced this as scheme unworthy
of the recognition of the peoplo's
party.
| Atthis moment T. v. Poyderly and
james S. Weaver entered the hall s,do
l.