The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-06
WEAVERA WEAK LEADER
HIS NOMINATION NOT APT TO
BURT THE OLD PARTIES.

6OhT Thh OLD kAhIAHSs
A Strong Man at the Head of the Third
Party Ticket Might Have Won Big
Vote, But the Danger Is Over Now.
Third Party Leaders Profess to Be
Satisfied With the Conventions
Action
WASHINGTON, July 5.-The nomination
of Gen. Weaver for President by the Peo-
pies party eliminates to q great degree
what might have been a great factor IN the
coming presidential contest. for there were
possibilities in the third party movement
which made it formidable But that 10 all
over now. In the south none but the ex-
treme third party men will vote for man
like Gen. Weaver, who has been in all
parties and who never stays anywhere very
long. There are no democrats IN the south
who will leave their party, which
Is no easy parting, TO cast their
votes for Gen. Weaver, whom
they all know, and in the
west the same is true Of the republicans
who would vote with the third party If the
right man were put up. Weaver will make
no converts and the fight narrows down to
the two great parties Some OF the
alliance members, however, seem bound TO
make themselves believe that the nomi-
nation is all right
WATSON SATISFIED.
Representative Watson Of Georgia is
enthusiastic over the platform and ia very
well satisfied with the candidates. DE
counts confidently on a victory for his
party in his own state, Georgia. The
November victory, be believes, will be
preceded by a Peoples party triumph in
the October state election.
MIR. Davis Of Kansas, an anianceman.
fs well satisfied with the present
situation and looks forward to
victory for his party. Speaking
of the ticket and platform he said: Il am
very well pleased with the ticket and the
platform so far az have studied IL, seems
60 be a splendid document and meets the
enthusiastic approval OF the Peoples party
representative here. 1t Is a clear cut ex-
preston OF doctrine. Some people just at
present may be Of she opinion shat some
stronger man than Gen. Weaver might
have been nominated, but as the smoke clears
away, have an idea that zen weaver
will be found as good a vote getter as any
one that could be suggested. He Is
worker, and an able worker, and DOM
see in his long public career that he has
made many mistakes. Possibly he haz
made enemies, but what Of tnasI be mas
more than turned the balance by making
firm friends Of men who will get out and
work with their coats of.
THE CLOSE OF THE CONVENTION.
OMAHA, NEB., July 5.-The old guard
has won, and Gen. James B. Weaver Of
Iowa is the candidate Of the Peoples party
for President Of the United States. For five
days it has been manifest that OF all the
leaders OF the new party Gen. Weaver was
the choice OF a great majority, but the Pc
culiar availability Of Judge Gresham over
Swallowed bis personality, aud 1. was
not until the distinguished turiss positively
declined to be candidate that
own ranks, and. With almost
one accord selected the veteran greenbecker
as their standard bearer There were some
who feared his greenback predictions might
affeos his availability and ii was these gem
tlemen who brought Senator Kyle OF South
Dakota to the front but the sentiment that
one Of the old guard should be selected 30
lead the party was overwhelming and Gen.
Weaver's triumph was finally most COM
plete Indeed, the failure of the Gresham
movement reacted promptly and powerfully
in Gen. Viewers favor. The friends OF the
Ioweu have commended for several days that
those who PERSISTED in booming Judge
Gresham after his practical refusal to be a
candidate were actuated solely by
desire to defeat Gen. Weaver and when
the Gresham movement finally collapsed
lent a color of truth 70 this assertion and
made the waverers turn unanimously to
Gen. Weaver.
KYLK's CANDIDACY.
Senator Kyle's candidacy was effective
only In humiliating the South Dakota
friends Of the senator. His own state dele
CATION have always insisted that Senator
Kyle was not a candidate, and the senator
himself telegraphed that he did not desire
his name 10 be presents led to the convention.
Despite this, however, the anti Weaver
men, In the flush OF their fret ephemereal
success, wired Senator Kyle that he was the
conventions choice, and that harmony de-
manded his nomination and thus finally
succeeded IN getting a statement from the
senator that II bis nomination YVES men,
toned by the convention In the interest OF
harmony, he supposed he could not
decline Upon this conditional assent
the anti Weaver men placed Senator Kyle
In nomination and made strenuous attempts
TO carry the convention, but even the efo-
Quence of p, ular Bob Schilling was in
sufficient 10 turn the Weaver tide, which
had been swelled by the sudden reaction In
favor OF the "old guard"
Then ex-ccntederste general, James q.
Vice President
Gen. Weaver and Gen. Ffeid, the new
made nominees, were brought on the stage
and given an ovation. Each made q spirited
address and at O'Clock this morning she
convention adjourned SINE die.
The national committee of the Peoples
party met this afternoon and organised by
electing the following executive committees:
II. E. Taubeneck of Illinois, chairman; ].
H. Turner Of Georgia, secretary; J. 81.
Davis OF Texas, George Washburn OF
Massachusetts, V. o. StrIckler of Nebraska
Ignatius Donnelly Of Minnesota, G. F.
Geither Of Alabama, NJ. c. Rankin Of In
diana The committee has under consider
alton proposition to make its headquarters
at Omaha.