Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-05

were rushed down from the stage and
an impromptu procession, 10 which new
adherents were constantly received.
started around the body of the hall in
which the delegates eat, drummers
heading the marchers. The crowd broke
forth time and time again in applause;
women joined in the movement. and
getting in line marched with their male
associates, the men not in line shouting
encouraging cries of Right, sister"
After twenty-five minutes of this sort
of thing, the leaders concluded to stem
the tide, but it was hard work; the re-
markabie demonstration still continued.
and, forming in the center of the hall.
the band played Yankee Doodle and
| Dixie, while a number. of enthusiastic
delegates sang party songs.
A MESSAGE FROM GRESHAM.
Taubeneck had, during the latter part
of the scene following the adoption of
| the platform, been in despair, seeking
to get an opportunity to make himself
heard. He was on chair wildly wav-
ing telegram just received. The sur
mise that the dispatch was from Gresham
| spread like wild fire, and from all over
/ the hall people ran to get information
from Taubeneck, while others became
excited and added to the confusion bv
bowling Down, neighbors!" The peo-
pie on the stage were the noisiest, and
Ingersoll OF Kansas, regardless OF the
4 rapping of the chairman's gavel, ex-
1 citedly rushed up and vehemently
warned them to keep quiet.
Chairman Loucks, whose speech on
fret taking the gavel in the morning,
| stamped him anti-Gresham, sought now
to create diversion against the imml-
nent stampede of the convention to
Gresham. He made speech of some
length on various issues.
Tanbeneck finally got on the platform,
and there was comparative quiet, but
| attention was again taken from the mat
4 ter OF real interest, by the chair recog-
niging instead of Tanbeneck delegate
named Wsdsworth of Indiana, who made
rambling address of considerable
length.
Then Taubeneck, telegram in hand,
was at last accorded hearing. II
have" said he, ''just redeived tele-
gram from DIR. Hauser of Indiana. In
order that you may know what credit to
| place in it, will tell you who he is.
He is the present candidate for lieu
tenant governor on the Peoples party
ticket, and author OF the celebrated
/ work, I5 Marriage Failure?'
I Laughter This is the telegram:
II have seen Gresham. If unanimous
| he will not Decline"
The effect OF this telegram was cleo
trical Thousands of people sprang in
stantly to their feet and thousands of
voices cheered again and pgain for
Gresham.
A GRESHAM CYCLONE.
Immediately after the reading Of this
dispatch, Brown of Massachusetts took
the stage. Equal rights to all, special
privileges to none," he said. Loud
Icheers.l "The chairman has said that
Gresham will accept if nominated unani-
mously, ICries of That's right and
| | n maf,iSSe af,iSe speak Ter + / hold in my flafHaR
letter from Chairman Page of the Vir-
ginia state Alliance, in which he tells
tells me his name may 60 before this
convention for the presidential nomina-
ton, and after full. free and fair ex-
preston of the will of the convention
| he is prepared to abide by the result.
Faint cheers and laughter.] This is
just little better than Gresham, who
wants it unanimous"
Here the audience arose en- masse.
| "Gresham Gresham Three cheers for
Gresham Hurrah for Gresham p rang
! through the hall for severa, seconds, and
i the words were accompanied by wild
manifestations Of enthusiasm. Brown
resentfully yelled
81 do not propose to attempt to stam-
pede the convention with the aid of the
galleries. That is an old party trick
A volley of misses, loud and long con-
tinued, greeted this statement, and
again Chairman Loucks interfered,
| shouting, This is disgrace to the con-
vention
Instantly Robert Schilling, OF Wis
consin, sprang to his feet.
mo gentleman has right to insult
the chairman Of our national committee
and our convention - he said mo one
has a right to so insult us by making
charges and fraudulent insinuations
against the party's chairman" Ring
! ing cheers
Indescribable confusion followed and
recriminations were hurled back and
forth by the two factions. When silence
was restored, Brown apologized for any
thing he might have said in the heat of
the moment.
Then Mrs. Lease elbnwed her way to
the front and shouted in her stentorian
voice: 81 too have received message.
am authorized to say that il the nomi-
nation is rendered unanimously, even
General Harrison will Decline" [De-
risive laughter.
The Gresham people, however. were
not dismayed by these evidences OF
sharp opposition TO their candidate, and
the cheers were renewed.
ANTI GRESHAM TACTICS.
At this point the opp osersof Gresham
made clever move to prevent his name
from carving the convention by storm.
Paul Vandervort of Nebraska, who was
| bitterly opposed to Gresham, having
been re moved from Office by Gresham
when the latter was postmaster-general,
claimed recognition. With remarkable
dexterity he shifted his position and as
sumed the role ofa Gresham enthusiast.
"If it is true" said he, "that Walter @.
Gresham will accept on the platform of
the Peoples party, will support him
with all my heart and second his nom
ination in this convention"
Vandervoort moved that the conven-
ton adjourn after nomination speeches
were made until p. M. The Gresham
people received the motion with but
little favor, but it was finally declared
; / ~, N no. ,o1 ,o$s