People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-15
The Nominations,

OMAHA, Neo. July 5.-DelegateS were
prompt in arriving for the night session
and they were all nervous and expect
ant, owing to the lack of positive and
final information as to the possibility
of an acceptance of the nomination by
Judge Gresham. The audience was a
large one.
The first actual business was the
reading by Chairman Branch of the
resolutions committee of a supplement
to the platform. The immigration
plank and anti-Pinkerton plank were
loudly cheered
When the first paragraph, that relat-
ing to the elections bill and the Austral-
ian ballot system, was read delegate
moved to lay it on the table. They al
ready had the ST. Louis platform, he
said. His motion got second, but was
beaten most decisively on a vote, nearly
the whole convention voting no.
As soon as the reading was finished
Branch moved its adoption. The mo-
ton was promptly seconded and it was
adopted before some protestants could
get hearing They protested against
any gag" law and moved a reconsider
alton, but on its being put to a vote it
was defeated by viva voce vote, though
delegates from Ohio ahd Mississippi
protested against this method of count
ing and demanded call of states on the
vote.
Mr.. Branch then introduced Hugh
Cavanagh, of Ohio, secretary of the res.
olutions committee, who read the fol.
lowing resolution, unanimously adopt.
ed by the committee:
Resolved, That this convention sympathizes
with the knights Of Labor in their righteou:
contest with the tyrannical combine of clothing
manufacturers Of Roches ter and declares it t
be the duty of all who hate tyranny and oppres
sion to refuse to purchase the goods made by
the said manufacturers or to patroni1e any
merchants who sell such goods.
Inc resolution was adopted by accla-
nation. ........
At last the moment had arrived wher
all was ready and the roll of states wa.
called for the presentation of candidate.
for the presidency. The first state
Alabama" was scarcely shouted by
the secretary when J. c. Manning, O
Alabama, arose and promptly placed il
nomination a man, "the meation O
whose name creates such enthusiasm a!
was never heard in our state. He is al
old war horse, but say he is good TO
a thousand campaigns yet to come"
"Who is hep" shouted voice.
; "Gen. James B. Weaver, of Iowa
Prolonged cheers.
r California YVES the next state to re
spond, and sn enthusiastic delegat
! ! from that state said his state was di
! vided on the presidency, but he woul
vote for Weaver if no other man fror
: that state did. [Applause.1
The place of Colorado was yielded t
4 Col S. F. Norton, of Illinois, who place
: Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, i
e nomination.
Stephen 81. Bashor, of Illinois, paste
. of the Progressive church, nominate
l. ex-senator Van Wyck, of Nebraska
r This nomination later was withdrawn
!. A stampede soon followed to Weaver
e From the very beginning of the ro
t, call Weaver led all his competitors, an
d so overwhelming was the vote cast fc
him that his nomination was PRACTICAL
!. assured before the ballot was half con
it pleted. The Weaver infection SCENE
e 10 spread, and as state after state cas-
! its vote almost unanimously for Weave
e the people grew wildly enthusiastic
IS cheering being loud and long continued
Norton, of Illinois, moved to max
Il the nomination unanimous and Schi
N ling, Of Wisconsin; Washburne, {
e Massachusetts, and the delegates frol
I South Dakota, Montana and Mass;
e chusetts, seconded the motion.
u 1t was carried amid a hurrah an
a. loud cheering, ending with calls fl
j. Weaver" The general was not pre-
ent and committee was appointed
y escort him to the hall. 1t was no
IS after a. m With little delay a 70
II call of states for nominations for vic
't president was begun
: George F. Gather, of Alabama, Or
e sented the name of Mr.. Ben Terrell,
Texas, for the honor.
g Delegate Beverly, of Arkansas, nom
n mated ex-Confederate Gen. James
Field, Of Virginia, who had pre-,