Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-07-07
The Proceedings.


OMAHA, Neb., July 5.-The commit
tee on permanent organization an
nounced its readiness to report as soon
as the peoples party convention met
yesterday morning and submitted the
following;
Your committee on permanent or
ganization beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing report: For permanent chair
man, ii. L. Loucls, South Dakota.
prolonged applause. For permanent
secretary, J. w. Hayes, New Jersey.
Applause. For assistant secretaries,
s. S. King, of Kansas; George Wilson,
OF Michiganj @. w. Denmark, Of South
Carolina, and ID. w. Monroe" Follow
ing this was also a long list of vice
chairInen, each state being represented
in the distribution of this honor. The
report was unanimously adopted amid
applause and Temporary Chairman
Ellington at once introduced his sue
cessor.
1t was picturesque spectacle when
Permanent Chairman Loucks standing
firmly on his one leg and swinging a
crutch at arms length waved the great
assemblage TO order. His speech rs II
progressed was a surprise to majority
of the convention, but its impetuosity
and fire II not its hints for and against
candidates elected cheers at every few
words. Mr.. Loucks said;
Gentlemen OF the Convention: The time has
arrived when we must begin the serious busi'
ness OF this convention believe that we have
had SUFFICIENT amount OF oratory as prelinll-
nary to our work and we can dispense with it
until we finish our business. Therefore, have
no speech 10 make TO you this morning, but
would be less than human II did not extend 10
you my sincere thanks for the honor conferred
upon me OF presiding over this, the grandest
and largest convention that has ever been held
in the United States or anywhere In the civil
Lied world. lApplausel 1 cannot resist the
temptation OF saying very few words TO con-
grntulate you on the success OF this magnificent
convention. 1t is grand tribute TO the civili-
ration OF the present century, In the past ages
when great revolutions were In progress they
have been brought about as q rule by the
sword, by the bullet This Is the greatest OF
ali revolutions, as being propelled by that silent
power OF education the ballot Applause
II Is grand tribute 10 the present civillza-
ton and, though many OF our friends think the
republic is In danger, am one OF those who DO.
lieve that when the people Of this nation, the
great mass OF wealth producers, have come up
10 that high standard OF changing this system
of government by the ballot that this nation is
thea saved OF will be saved by this means and
we can certainly congratulate ourselves lap
pinuse We can congratulate ourselves that
We are progressing all along the line. Why. /
have not heard OF q single saloon in Omaha hav
ing TO double its capacity 70 accommodate this
vast crowd loud applause.l That, | think,
was not true OF some other convention cities or
some other conventions in the past We can
congratulate ourselves on that
want to congratulate you on the harmony
that has prevailed all through. There are q
great many delegates from all parts OF the ooun'
try and they did not know who their candidate
was 70 be States have not been hxed up by
this convention and we are all Of sea, but the
result undoubtedly will be that the choice OF
the people will be nominated by this eonyen-
ton lapplausel, and not the choice Of machine
elements OF the nation. You hear talk In the
other oonyen lions about nominating certain
men because they can carry certain states We
do not hear OF that In this convention by the
delegates at least The question Is who repre-
sents our principles. More than that, there Is
spirit abroad here that the man who Is nomi-
mated az this convention must not only stand
squareiy upon our platform Of principles, but
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