The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-07-09
WEAVER SHALL LEAD THEM
The Iowa Orator Nominated on the
First Ballot.
General Janep. G. Field, of virginia,
Chosen for tho Second Pince--
Gresham ID ciined to Allow
the Use of III, Name.


Chosen for the Second Place.
Gresham d ciiEed to Allow
the Use of HI, Name.
For Prcsident-GEN j. y. WEAVER
For Vice e-President--GEN. j. G. FIELD
OMAHA, July g.
"The robber of old was simple and bold
And rarely put on any frills,
But the robber today has different wev,
And the Taxpayers foot up the bills. y
That was the song, to the tune of
robin Hood, !" which greeted the del-
egates and spectators who filed into
the big Coliseum for yesterday alter
moons session Get Off, Get Off the
Earth, We Cunt Have Rest Upon IT.
was the successor to "rhe Taxpayers
Foot Up the Bills. I" They were sung
from the stage with spirit by q
phenomenal glce club aud were re-
ceivcd with enthusiasm. A half dozen
others followed, being accompanied by
a kicking shufie OF the feet as IL the
bassos saw with Il prophetic vision the
propulsion of an invisible army of
oticeholders of the OLD parties milking
an iuVoluhtarY exodus
These songs served the double pur-
pose OF keeping ther audience in good
hnmor and in u semblance of order.
1t was 2:o7 o'clock when Chairman
Loucks called the convention to order,
but it was afterss before all tho dele.
gntes and visitors had secured seats
and the raps of the chairman had re-
suited in even beginning of
business. The tickets which had
been withheld early in the day had evi-
IDENTIFY got into the hands that would
use them, for the i'm nense hall was al
most completely filled. 1t was very
sultry and fully u third of the dele
gates We're in shirt sleeves.
a motion was carried that the reso-
lutions committee report such parts of
the platform MS were ready, and that
these be considered by tho convention
while the other pnrts of tho platform
were being considered by the commit
tee. This was apparently the first
move on the part OF the Weaver mon
to hasten a ballot A suspicion had
gained currency that tho COM
mittee on resolutions was
not anxious 10 make very speedy pno-
gress for the reason that it as a whole
preferred Judge Gresham for tho can
didate ana wanted time to get an
agreement from him that he would let
the convention nominate him The
motion was carried, but the committee
reported that it was not prepared Just
yet to make q partial report
George c. Ward, of Missouri, got rec
ognition at once on this announcement
and moved to suspend the rules and
proceed to ballot for nomination OF
candidates This was seconded, but
there was no intention on the part
OF the ardent Gresham men to give
up until the last straw on which thcy
leaned was broken, and an Illinois del.
egate made the point of order that the
motion was contrary to the rules fixing
an order of business
The chairman oyerruled the point on
the ground that the convention could
do as it pleased.
Ellington, of Georgia. made coun-
ter move on the chcss board to this
ruling b. moving the tabling of the
motion and carried his point by very
large majority.
The Weaver men knew they We're
strong in view of the Kyle telegrnms
and laughed at assurances from
Gresham men that he would accept
and they wanted more speed rut on
the wheels of the conventions
Lamb, OF Texas, q Weaver man, and
also working for Terrell for vice. pres
ident, moved to adopt the entire St
Louis platform as tile party platform
TINS motion was greeted with mingled
cries OF approval aud disapproval.
Brown, of Massachusetts, made n
speech on the subject deelu ing, amid
applause, that the st Louis platform
was the Quo upon which the organiza-
lions of united labor stood. They did
not intend that anything should be
taken from Or added to i. '.rhe com
pact OF ST. Louis if,n he continued,
they desire some additional resolu-
tons as the sense of this body they
can move them when they return.
lChcers But | see no reason why we
should sit here and be kept
here while ell those who
have crude theories appear before
the committee on resolutions and air
their superior knowledge of what the
country needs at this time [cheers]
therefore let us adopt the ST Louis
platform and proceed with th nom
inatlon of the peoples leader upon the
principles which are to smash plu-
tocrncy. Let the nominating speeches
be nude on the Fourth of July, the
natal day of the country's lndepen-
dence"
The effect of the proceedings in the
convention was to alarm tho reso!u-
tions committee. They became STAN.
peded, and soon fled to the stage with
u platform hastily brought to a com.
pletion. Their appearance removed
the cause for the fight on the floor and
1t was permitted to go by the board,
nnd The convention became silent
while Thomas V. Gator, of California,
read the preamble of the unanimous
report of the resolutions committee
on the platform adopted Gator
moved the adoption of the preamble
and it was adopted by unanimous up
rising of delegates and tumultuous ap-
plausr,
Tho Prcambie.
Assembled on the ll6th anniversary of
the declaration of independence, the peo-
pies party, invoking the blessings of
Almighty God, puts forth in the name of
the people of the country the following
preamble and declaration of principles: 7.
We meet i'll the midst of n nation brought
to the verge of moral, political and mate.
rial ruin Corruption dominates the ball
even touches the ermine of the bench
The people are demoralized; most of tile
states have been compelled to isolate
voters at polling places to prevent univer-
sal intimidation or bribery; newspapers
are subsidized or muzzied; public opinion
is silenccd; business is prostratcd; our
homes covered with mortgages s; labor i'm
nd nut Yptt t,,tr f,, !,