The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-02
GEN. wEAvER's REPORT.
He Returns from Phenomenal
Tour Of the West.

THE PEOPLE TIRED OF OLD AND USELESS
PARTY ORGANIZATIONS AND BIG CROWDS
GREETED HIM EVERYWHERE.
General Weaver returned Sunday night
from his western tour and left on Monday
evening for an extended tour through the
south. Notwithstanding the strain of SO
many thousands of miles of railway travel,
the making of from one to eight speeches a
day and shaking the hands of tens of thous-
ands of the people, the general was in the
best of health and spirits, in good voice and
eager to carry the peoples standard south
and then east in the very strong holds Of
monopoly.
AS may well be imagined he was very
busy for the few hours be was at home, but
we prevailed upon him to write for the
Tribune the following summary of his
wonderful to1r, about which The partisan
press service has allowed SO little to filter
this far east, though it has never been
equaled in demonstrations of enthusiasm In
the history of the west:
1--WE commenced at Denver on the 26th Of
July and remained in Colorado eight days
visiting nearly all the principal centers Of
population. Public sentiment is completely
revolutionized and the old parties have but
few adherents in that state. Three out Of
every four votes will be cast for our party.
Public sentiment in our favor is simply
overwhelming and irresistible and has swept
within its folds all classes Of people. From
Colorado we proceeded 10 Nevada. Public
sentiment is practically unanimous in that
state. Full ninety-six per cent of the peo-
pie are in our favor and there will be but
one electoral ticket before the peuple. We
were compelled to speak eight times in one
day while in Nevada. We touched at all
the principal points in the state, holding
night meeting at Reno, which was addressed
by Senator Stewart and other leading lights
of the state, in addition to the speeches
made by Mrs. Lease and myself. Our next
appointment was at Los Angeles, Call,
where the meeting numbered from seven to
nine thousand people assembled from every
part of southern California. At this meet
ing began TO be manifest the peculiar psy-
Geological phenomena which characterized
the early Republican meetings throughout
the country in 1860. The people are deeply
in earnest, and their devotion to the cause
partakes largely of religious phenomena.
Their convictions of right and justice have
been awakened and they are ready to make
any sacrifice necessary to secure victory.
The people travel hundreds of miles to
attend these meetings, often driving hun
dred miles in their wagons across the dusty
and parched country. Our next meeting in
California was at Fresno, where we met
fully six thousand people in an open.air
meeting. The following day we were at
Oakland, on the opposite side of the bay
from San Francisco, where we held meet
ing four to five thousand strong in the
afternoon. AT night we addressed meeting
in Mechanics Pavilion in San Francisco;
the seating capacity of tine building is
twelve thousand, and it was crowded TO its
utmost capacity. The trades unions of that
city have unanimously resolved to support
the Peoples party candidates, which alone
means fully 1900 votes. The next night
we spoke at Sacramento, to the largest
audience that has assembled in that city for
many years. We took the train from San
Francisco to Portland, Oregon, where we
held two meetings, one in the afternoon,
composed of farmers about three thousand
strong, and another at night which could
only be counted by acres. Governor Pen.
mover was called away on official business,
but he wrote me letter of which the fol-
lowing is copy:
PORTLAND, ORE, Aug. II, 1892.
GEN. J. B. WEAVER, Portland, Ore.
My DEAR GENERAL:
Official business will call me TO Salem the
day You speak in Portland. I write this
to you to show that I am with you in the
fight, heart and soul. Unless am greatly
disappointed shall soon speak in your be-
half before larger audience than any that
could be gathered at Portland. GiYe my
regards 10 your wife.
Very respectfully,
SYLVESTER PENNoYER.
'From Poatland we proceeded north to
Tacoma and Seattle. We expected simply
to meet few friends at Tacoma. but 10 our
surprise we were met by crowd of 5000
people, and as they rushed up the hill
cheering and swinging their hats and run
ming at the top of their speed, Mrs. Lease
remarked, This rivals Carlysle's description
of the storming to the Bastile.' The enthu-
siasm of the meeting battles description. We
left Tacoma at and arrived ut Seattle at
8 o'clock, and we were met by an innumer-
able crowd of enthusiastic people which
filled the plaza and the streets leading TO il
to an extent that made it almost dangerous
to alight from the cars. 1t was with great
difficulty that we reached our carriages and
we're finally driven to the place of speaking.
Two meetings were held at the same time,
one addressed bv Mrs. Lease and one by
myself. After each had spoken an hour we
alternated, SO as to reach all the people
We called it exchanging pulpits, and this
had 10 be done almost every day.
Jour next meeting was at Spokane
and was an immense success. From
thence we proceeded to Helena and