Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-08
THE THIRD PARTY.
WEAVER AND FIELDS
IT'S NOMINEES.

The National Convention Of the indepen-
dent movemest, known better as the Fai-
ners' Alliance, but calling its sell The
Peoples Party" made its selection for Ffs.
sident and Vice President last Tuesday ana
adjourned at 4 O'Clock in the morning after
naming General lanes B. Weaver Of Iowa
f.r President aud General James g. Field OF
Virginia for Vice President. The Gresham
boom was collapsed by the receipt Of a tele-
gram from. Judge Gresham, in which he said
tbat he must stand by his despatch to Mr..
orr which was to the effect that he would
not be a candidate. Then the tide set in for
General Weaver, whose name was presented
by 7. B. Manning Of Alabama. Colonel S. r
Norton Of Illinois presented the name of
Senator Kyle Of South Dakota. Other nopaiu-
atoms and numerous speeches followed, but
whsn the vote was taken Weaver geceived
COX votes and Kyle 265 There were three
scattering votes.
General Field and Benjamin STerrell Of
Texas were presented as candidates for Vice
president. The 6rst and only ballot stood;
Fields, 75a; Terrell, ss4s Aherthe success
full candidates had been given an informal
reception on the platform the convention ad-
iourned.
General James B. Weaver was born at Day
ton, o., in June, 1888, served during the war
with an Iowa regiment, of which he became
colonel, aud was brevetted srigadier-generali
served as district attorney and assessor ofin-
ternal revenue, and in 1873 was elected to
Congress on the CTeenback ticket. In 1880
he was the Greenbaek candidate for Pre-
sident, and received 3o7, 500 votes. In 1884
he was returned TO Congress, retiring in 1889,
having been defeated for fourth term in
1888. Since then he has been one Of the
editors Of the Iowa Tribune, weekly organ
ofthe Farmers Alliance, publishad at Des
BIeines.
General James Gayen Field was born in
Walnut, Culpepper county, Va, on Feb. ~,
1926. He traces his ancestry back to the
Fields from whom are descended also the
four famous brothers. DAVID Dudley, Stephen
IT,. Cyrus W and Henry N Field. After at
tending a classical school for time he be
came a teacher, but in IS4sj joined the train
of the argonants and for two years lived IL
California. In 1850 he was elected one O
the secretaries Of the convention that framed
the first constitution Of that State. He re
turned to Virginia in the same year and in
1889 was admitted to the bar. From 1860 tc
1865 he served as attorney for the common
wealth in his native county, Culpepper. He
was also in active service during the war
holding the rank Of brigadier-general in the
Confederate army and losing leg at the bat
tie Of Siaughter's Mountain. In August
| 1877, he was appointed by Governor Kempei
to fill the unexp ired term of Attoruey-Gen
eral Daniel, and at the state election of tha
year, when the Republican party of Virginia
was too demoralized to put a ticket in the
field, was elected attorney general without
opposition, receiving Ioo,eS2 votes. He at
tracted general attention by the bitterness o
s3me of his speeches during the Presidential
campaign Of 1880. On one occasion he said
1--WE killed great many Yankees during
the war, and wish we had killed twice al
many nore-enough to have given us victor,
and our cause success"