The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-05
WEAVER NOMINATED
The Choice of the Peoples Party
for President.
FIELD FOR WOE PRESIDENT.

YIELD FOB VIQE PRESIDENT.
Scenes of wild Excitement in tho
Convention. Hall When 1t Was
ANNOUNCED That Judge Gresham
would Accept a Mountaineering
Report subsequently DisSroven
end the Iowan Named on the First
BALLOT.
OMAHA, July 6.-The situation yester-
day was one almost unparalleled in the
history Of presidential conventions. II
had been expressly intended to make
the nominations on the country's natal
day in order that the ticket might be
surrour ded with the proper eclat. and
hence the preliminary organization was
advanced two days in order that the
desired effect might be accomplished.
But q majority of the delegates were
awaitinga final word from Judge Walter
Q. Gresham, to confer with whom
delegation had gone to Chicago.
There was sensation when Delegate
Nagarell, of Illinois, made his way to
General Weaver's headquarters, and
taking the latter aside, lfidly asked
him to be the one to place Judge Gresh-
ans name before the convention. Cen
eral Weaver is too bright man to be
carried of his feet by even 80 remark
able Q proposition, but to have refused
would have placed him in an awkward
position In many way6. he adroitly re-.
piled that he was willing and ready to
be spokesman for Judge Gresham, but
that he had no subbtaptial evidence that
the Judge would accept
Temporary Chairman Ellington was
prompt in calling the convention to or
der yssterday, and although less than a
hundred delegates were on hand the
proceedings were at once iuaugurated
with q prayer by Rev. William Nc
Greedy, OF South Dakota. A call of roll
having developed the fact that quorum
was lacking, gles club was pressed
into service until the committee on
rules was ready with its report.
Permanent Chairman Loucks.
From the committee on credentials
came the report that there were no con-
tests and that fourteen hundred dele,
gates had filed their credentials. Judge
Robertson, OF Texas, presented the re-
port Of the committee on permanent
organization, naming II. L. Loucks, OF
South Dakota, as permanent chairman,
dnd Tom W. Hayes, Of New Jersey,
eecretary-treasurer Of the Knights OF
Labor, as chief secretary. The selec-
Chairman Loucks, ON being presented,
received an enthusiastic welcome. He
q one legged veteran and supported
himself on his crutch.
Leucfs announced amid applause that
he would dispense with q speech and
would content himself with expressing
the opinion that this was the greatest
and grandest convention ever held, not
only in this country but in the civilized
world. BE was not one of those who
believed that the republic was in danger,
graduated them on the harmony that
prevailed. There were no States fixed
DIP for the convention. The nominee
would be the choice Of the people, and
mot the choice of the machine element.
The speaker then launched out into q
4 disparagement of the Gresham boom
Aandla eulogy Of General Weaver, with
pwsT hewover, mentioning names.
A Proposed New Departure.
The committee on rules made a re-
marksble report Recommending that
e.; n1ar ballot be taken for the presi-
hominet, and that it no choice
tQe oQ the beconu DailOb the uelo-
'srs5s should write on a card the names
Of their fifst and second choice, the fret
choice to be counted as one vote, The
second as half vote; that after this
ballot all other names be dropped and
the third ballot to be confined to these
two candidates. This would shut out
all dark horses.
The PROPOSITION to drop oil but the
two highest oapdidates after the second
ballot provoked lively debate. accom-
panied at times with conaiderable feel
Ing. An amendment was submitted BY
b Nebraska delegate that when the bal
loEing bad commenced it should con-
tiiue until some candidate has been se-
Iected. This was adopted. the proviso
stricken out, and the report as amended
Vas adopted.
After short recess there was a long
debate over o pre- POSITION to admit SOL
diers who wore the blue and the gray to
the two thousand or more Of vacant
SEATS, but 1t was defeated on the ground
that this would be violation Of the
contract with the citizens Of Omaha,
who had retained the vacant seats. The
resolution authorizing the chair to ap-
point committee of three to seek re-
dress FROM the managers Of those
western Road that bad failed to give
special rates to dele9Stes from the far
West, but this was antagonized by dele
gates from California and Montana. The
former said that the roads had been
asked for special rates the same given
to Republican and Democratic conven-
tions; that they Had been refused that
they had paid their way and asked no
distant when the people would own the
Union and Southern Pacific roads,
& A Victory for the Greshamites.
called 10 order at o'clock it was not
until an hour later that the delegates
were Sc ,ted. The committee on plat.
TO m reported for the second time that
It would take two hours to finish its la.
bors, whereupon Delegate Harvey de.
tnanded that the committee should
bring in the preamble and rs many of
the planks as had been agreed upon, SO
that the convention might take them ur
for consideration, and reinforced the de-
mand by q resolution, which was
committee. through Delegate Gator, Of
California, reported that the coinmittee
declined to present q partial report. hui
would make q full bne as speedily a:
POSSIBLY, Upon this half q dozen dele
getes submitted resolutions TO proceed
to the next order Of business, that Of
nominating candidates for the presi
-dency. This caused considerable com
motion, in the midst OF which p fnohot
to table the resolution was adopted by {
large majority Il D victory ee- tn;
Gresham 4lemept, who were Wefking Il
brevedt nomination until Judg'
Gresham had been heard from officially
The weaveritss then attempted o
adopt the st. Louis platform and pro