The morning call., 1892-07-05
ALMOST A STAMPEDE.
There Was Magic tn the Name Of Waite
%. Gresham.

ALMOST A STAMPEDE.
There Was Magic In the Name Of Walter
O. Gresham.
On AHA, July 4.-Taubeneck had, during
the latter part of the scene following the
adoption Of the platform, been in despair,
seeking to get an opportunity to make him.
self heard. He was on a chair wildly wav-
ing a telegram he had just received, and
the surmise that the dispatch was from
Gresham spread like wldfre From ali
over the hall people ran TO get information
from TauDeneck, while others became
excited and added to the confusion
by bowling down their neighbOrs. The
people on the stage were the noislest, and
1ngersOll of Kansas, regardless of the rap
ping of the chairmau's gavel, exeitedly
lushe0 up and yehementy warned them to
keep quiet.
Chairman Loucks, whose speech on first
taking the gayel In the morning had stamped
him as antl-Gresham. sought now TO create
diversion against the imminent stampede
OF the convention to Gresha m by making a
speech Of some length on various issues.
Taubeneck finally got Oh the platform
and the house was comparatively quiet;
but attention was again taken from the
matter of real interest by the chair TecOg-
nlZing, Instead of Taubeneck, a delegate
named Wadsworth OF Indiana, who made
Then Taubeneek, telegram in hand. was
at last accorded hearing. II have" said
he. lust received a telegram from Dr.
HauSer of Indiana. In order that you may
know what credit TO place in it will tell
you who he is. He is the present candidate
in that State for LIeutenant-G0vernor on
the Peoples party ticket and the author of
the celebrated work, rs Marriage Fail
ure?" lLaugh,er.l This is the telegram:
81 have seen Gresham. Ii the nOmina-
iS ,ir,,p ha wi I'M
The effect of this telegram was electrical.
Thousands of people sprang instantly TO
their feet and thousands of voices cheered
again and again for Gresham. There
seemed to be NC doubt that among those
wildly cheering enthusiasts there was
majority of the delegates. whether the en-
thusiasm was an evidence OF their Senti-
ments or not
Immediately after the reading of this dis
patch Brown of Massachusetts, took the
stage.
Equal rights to all. special privileges to
none," he said. Loud cheers "The chair
man has made the announcement that
Gresham will accept If nominated unani-
mously. tCries of That's right" and more
cheering visibly To the ANNOYANCE of the
speaker. Il hold in my hand letter from
Chairman Page of the Virginia State Alii-
anee in which he tells me that his name
may go before this convention for the Pres
idential nomination, and that after full,
free and fair expression OF the Will OF the
convention. ne is prepared 10 abide by the
result. Faint cheers and laughter This
is just little better than Gresham, who
wants IL unanimously
Here the audience rose en- masse.
Gresham, Gresham, three cheers for
Gresham, huTrah for Gresham" rang
through the ball for several seconds ana
words were accompanied by wild manifes-
tatlonS OF enthusiasm.
Brown resentfnlly yelled II do not pro-
pose to stampede this convention with the
aid Of the gallery. That is an old party
trick"
A volley of bisses, loud and long con-
tnued, greeted this statement, and again
Chairman Louck interfered. shouting:
This is a disgrace TO the convention"
Instantly Robert ). Chilling of WiScOn-
sin sprang 10 his feet mo gentleman has
q right to insult the chairman OF our Ma
tiOnal Committee and our convention" he
said amid ringing cheers "No une has
right to so insult us by making charges and
fraudulent insinuations against our party's
chairman.
A scene of indescribabe confusion fol-
lowed. and recriminations were hurled back
and forth by the two factions.
When silence was restored Brown apollo
gized 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 stentOrian voice:
II, too, have received q message. / am
authorized TO say that If the nomination is
rendered him unanimously even General
Harrison will not decline" [Dersive laugh
ter.
The Gresham people. however, were not
dismayed by these evidences of sharp oppo-
sitOn to their candidate and the cheers were
renewed.
At this point the opponents OF Ores ham
made clever move to prevent his name
carving the convention by storm. Paul
NanderyoOrt of Nebraska, who is b tterly
opposed to Gresham. having been removed
from Office by Gresham when the latter was
POstmasteT-G General. claimed recognition.
With remarkable dexterity he shifted his
position aud assumed the role of Gresham
enthusiast. IF 1t is true" said he. that
Walter q. Gresham will accept on the plat
form OF the Peoples party | will support
him with all my heart, and / Will second
his nominal ion in this convention"
VandervoOris hen moved that the co nyen-
tl0n adjourn, after the nomination speeches
were III ade, until p. m. The Gresham peo-
pie received the motion with but little favor.
but 1t was finally declared to be carried and
nominating speeches were announced to be
in order.
Again Vandervoort sprang to his feet:wth
motion for delay, moving for a recess TIL
8 O'Clock, 10 give time TO hear from the COM
mttee that mad gone TO see Gresham.
Brown moved to amend by making the hour
1880 and VanderyoOrt accepted the amend
ment.
General Secretary John W. Hayes of the
denounced this as scheme for delay
unworthy of the recognition of the Peoples
party.
At this moment T. v Powderly and
James ). Weaver entered the hall side by
side and their appearance was the signal for
prolonged cheers. A brief era of good feel
ing ensued. Mrs. Lease of Kansas rushed
uptO Weaver and said, "Do not desert us.
general You are the choice Of the people"
Weaver replied that if assurances were
received from Gresham himself that he was
willing to accept on the Peoples party
platform he was for Gresham, but that he
agreed with friends that it would be wiser
to be authOritatively informed of the Judges
Intention before nominating him.
The question occurred on the motion for
recess until 80 but it was so vehemently
opposed by the Gresham people that call
of States WAS demanded.
5. +. Norton of Illinois finally gained the
floor and asked, rs IL in order to move to
suspend the rollcaIl and to make the motion
to adjourn until s o'clock and put ourselves
together? God knows, we need it," [Great
laughter and applause.
Norton's speech seemed like oil on the
troubled waters, and, by unanimous con-
sent. the rules were suspended and the mo-
tion to adjourn TIL o'clock, being substi-
tuted for the pending motion, prevailed.