The Red Cloud chief., 1892-07-15
The NOM nations.

OMAHA, Neh July 5.-Delegates were
prompt in arriving for tho night session
and they were all nervous and expect
ant, owing 10 the lack Of positive ard
final information Us TO the possibility
OF an acceptance OF the nomination by
Judge Gresham. The audience WIS u
large one.
The first actual business was tho
reading by Chairman Branch of tho
resolutions committee Of = supplement
to the platform. Tho immigration
plank and anti-Pinkerton plank were
loudly chcered.
When the first paragraph, that relat-
ing to the elections bill and the Austral-
ian ballot system, was read n delegate
moved to Lay 1t IN the table. They al
ready had the 1t. Louis platform. no
said. His motion got a second, but was
beaten most decisivsly on a vote, nearly
the whole convention voting no.
As soon rs the reading was finished
Branch moved its adoption. The mo
ton was promptly seconded and it was
adopted before some professionals could
get u hearing, They protested against
any gag" law and moved q reconsider
alton, but on its being put TO a vote 1t
was defeated by a viva voce vote. though
delegates from Ohio and Mississippi
protested against this method of count
ing and demanded u 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 sympathizcs
with the knights OF Labor in their righteous
contest with the tyrannioal combine OF clothing
manufacturers OF Rochester and declares II to
be the duty OF all who hate tyranny and oppres.
sion to refuse to purchase the goods made by
the said manufacturers or 70 patronize any
merchants who sell such goods.
The resolution was adopted by aocla-
nation.
At last the moment had arrived when
all was ready and the roll of states was
called for the presentation OF candidates
for the presidency. The irst state,
alabama" was scarcely shouted by
the secretary when J. C. Manning. of
Alabama. arose and promptly placed in
nomination q man, ''the mention of
whose name creates such enthusiasm as
was never heard in our state. He is an
old war horse, but l say he is good for
a thousand campaigns yet to come"
"Who Is hep shouted q voice.
"Gcn. James Il. Weaver, Of Iowa"
Prolonged cheers.
California was the next state to re-
spond. and an enthusiastic delegate
from that state said his state was di-
vidcd on the presidency, but he would
vote for Weaver if no other man from
that state did. Applause.
The place of Colorado was yielded 10
Col. $. +. Norton, of Illinois, who placed
Senator kyle, Of South Dakota in
I nomination.
Stephen II. Bashor, q Illinois, pastor
of the Progressive church, nominated
ex-senator Van Wyck, of Nebraska
This nomination later wa withdrawn.
A stampede NOOK followed to Weaver.
From tho very beginning Of the roll
call Weaver led all his competitors, and
NO overwhelming was the vote east for
him that his nomination was practically
assured before the ballot was half com
pleted. Tho Weaver infection seemed
To spread. and as state after state ohs,
its vote almost unanimously for Weaver
the people grew wildly enthusiastic,
cheering being loud and long continued
Norton, of Illinois, moved To make
the nomination unanimous and Schil'
ling, of Wisconsin; Washburne, OF
Massachusetts, and tho delegates from
South Dakota, Montana and Massa
chusetts, seconded the motion.
1t was carried amid a hurrah ant
loud cheering, ending with calls fol
weaver" The general was not pres
eut and a committee WAS appointed I.
escort him to the hall. 1t was nov
after 1 a. IN. With little delay a rol
call of states for nominations for vice
president was begun.
George Il. Gather, of Alabama, pre-
scented the name of Mr.. Ben Terrell, o
Texas. for the honor.
Delegate Beverly, OF Arkansas, nomi
mated ex-C~onfederate Gen. James G
Field. OF Virginia. who had prcvj