Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-07-16
Taubeneck had durinU The latter

Taubeneck had during the latter
part Of the scene, following the adop-
ton Of the platform, been in despair
seeking to get an opportunity to be
heard. He was on q chair waving a
telegram he had just received. The
surmise that the dispatch was from
Gresham spread like wild fire and from
all over the hall people ran to get in
formation from Taubeneck, while
others became excited and added to
the confusion by bowling down their
neighbors. The people on the stage
were the noisiest, and Ingersoll, of
Kansas, regardless of tho rapping OF
the chairman's gavel, excitedly rushed
up vehemently warned them TO
~3uiet
hartman Loucks, whose speech on
I taking the gavel in the morning
"a Hn,yva him as an anti-Gresham man,
sought now to reate a diversion
against the imminent stampede Of the
convention to Gresham. lie made a
speech of some length on various
issues. Taubeneck finally got on the
platform. and there was comparative
quiet, but attention was again taken
from the matter Of real interest by
the chair recognizing, instead of
Taubeneck. a delegate named Wads-
worth, of Indiana, who made an ad-
dress of considerable length.
Then Taubeneck, with the telegram
in his hand, was at last accorded a
hearing.
81 have" said he, lust received a
telegram from DIR. Hauser, of Indiana.
In order that you may know what
credit to place in it / will tell you who
he is. lie is the present candidate for
Acknowledgements on the peoples
party ticket and author of the cele-
brated work, is Marriage u Failure.
This is the telegram
have seen Gresham. II unanimous he
The effect Of this telegram was cleo.
trical. 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-
thusiasts were a 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-
chusetts, took the stage. Equal
rights to all, special privileges 10
noue," he said. Loud cheers 1.-THE
chairman has made the announcement
that Gresham will accept if nominated
unanimously [Cries Of That's right,
and more cheering, visibly to the
annoyance Of .he speaker.
hold in my hand a letter
from Chairman Page, of tho Virginia
State alliance, in which he tells
me that his name may go before this
convention for the presidential nom
ination. After a full, free and fair ex-
preston OF the will of the convention
he is prepared TO abide by the result
Faint cheers and laughter. This is
E1st n little better than Gresham, who
It's it unanimous"
IRE the audience arose en- masse.
'Gresham! Three cheers for Gresham!
Hurrah for Gresham" rang through
the hall for several seconds and the
words were accompanied bv Wild man.
ifestations of enthusiasm.
Brown resentfully yelled: II do not
propose to attempt 10 stampede the
convention with The All OF the gallery.
That is an old party trick"
A volley of Kisses. loud and long
continued, gree.ed this statement,
and again Chairman Loucks inter
fered, shouting, This is a disgrace TO
the convention" Instantly Robert
Schilling, of Wisconsin, sprang to his
feet. mo gentleman has a right to
insult our chairman or our national
committee and our convention" he
said, amid ringing cheers. mo one
has a right to so insult us by making
charges and fraudulent insinuations
against the party's chairman"
lndescribable confusion followed,
and recriminations were 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
xhen Mira Lousc cibuwed her way
to the front and shouted in her stem
torian voice II, too. have a message.
am authorized to say that if the NOM
ination 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
name carrying the convention by
storm. Paul Vandervoort. of Ne
braska, said that IF WalterQ. Gresham
will accept on the platform of the PEG.
pies party / will support him with all
my heart, and second his nomination
in fhiQ nnnuanti1n N.-a
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 Vandervoort sprang to
his feet with u motion for delay, NOV.
ing for a recess till s o'clock to give
to hear from the committee that
gone to see Gresham. Brown
moved to amend by maMing the hour
1870. Vandervoort accepted the
amendment
General Secretary J~hn W.. Hayes. OF
the X. Of L., q strong Gresham man,
denounced this as n scheme unworthy
Of the recognition OF the peoples
party.
At this moment T. V. Powderly and
James s. Weaver entered the hall side
by side. Their appearance was the
signal for prolonged cheers and a
brief era of good feeling ensued.
Mrs. Lease, of Kansas, rushed up to
Weaver and said: "Do not desert US,
gentlemen; you are the choice of the
people"
Weaver replied that IL
were received from Gresham himself
that he was willing to accept on the
peoples party platform he was for
Gresham, but he agreed with his
friends hat it would be wiser to be
authoritatively informed of the judges
before nominating him.
Recess Till 3 O'Clock.
The question required on the motion
for a recess until 1880. but was SO We
opposed by the Gresham peo-
pie that u call of states was demanded.
s. Il. Norton, of Illinois, finally
gained the floor and said: 'If it is in
order, I move the suspension of the
roll call and MAKE q motion to adjourn
until 8 o'clock. and put ourselves to-
c~thar To- God Enox,. -o~.