Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-04
A NEW PARTY BORN.
Convention of the Peoples Party at
Omaha.
STILL WAITING ON JUDGE GRESHAM.
The Democrats in Kansas Favor
Fusion.
NATIONALS AGAIN BEATEN
IN THE CONVENTION HALL.
The Gathering Called to Order at O'ciocl
This Morning.

This Morning.
CONVENTION HALL. OMAHA. July 4.-The
situation this morning was one almost unpar-
alleled in the history of presidential conventions
1t had been expressly intended 10 make the nomi-
nations on the country's natal day in order that
the ticket might be surrounded with the proper
eciat,and hence the preliminary organization was
advanced two days in order that the desired
effect might be accomplished. But TODAY n
majority of the delegates are awaiting n final
word from Judge Walter Q. Gresham. 10 confer
with whom delegation was due in Chicago
at 8 O'Clock.
Chairman Ellington was in favor Of the presi-
dent calling the convention TO order this morn
ing. When the gathering adjourned on Satur-
day 1t was to meet at am, and although less
than hundred delegates were on hand at
that hour the proceedings were inaugurated
with a PRAYER by Rev. William McCreedv OF
South Dakota. A call of the roll having dovel-
oped the fact that a quorum was lacking. a glee
club was pressed into service until the commit
tee on rules WAS ready with its report.
From The committee on credentials came the
reports that there were no contests and I.aOo
delegates had filed their credentials
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN CHOSEN.
Judge Robertson Of Texas presented the re-
port of the committee on permanent orcaniza-
ton. naming II. l. Loucks of South Dakota as
permanent chairman ami Tom W. HAYES Of New
Jersey secretary-treasurer of the knights with a
yell. and hartman Loucks on being presented,
| received an enthusiastic welcome. He is a one
legged veteran and supported himself on has
crutches.
Mr. Loucks announced amid applause that be
would dispense with a speech and would con-
tent himself with expressing the opinion that
this was the greatest and grandest convention
ever held. not only in this country. bat in the
civilized world
He was not one of those who believed that the
republic was IN danger so long rs tie people
existed. He congratulated them on the bar
monv thai prevailed There were no states
| fixed up FOR the convention; the nominee would
be the choice of the people, and not the choice
of the machine element.
The speaker then launched ont into a dis
paragement of the Gresham boom and an eu-
logy of Gen. Weaver. without. however, men
tioning names. He said that they must have
candidate who would stand fair
and square upon the platform. who
would burn all his bridges behind
| him; man who had ALREADY been weighed in
the people, PARTY balance and not been found
| wanting. 1t had been sid that thev
must not select of the old quart
because, forsocth, he had been a green
backer in times past. Did the repub-
| licans or democrats drive their old leaders in
the rear in this manner? Had il come 20 this
because a man had been active in the interest
Of his party he must be knocked in the head?
He hoped not, and insisted that only a tried
and true reformer should be placed on guard.
These remarks were received with slight an
plaUse from "a few and silence from the majority
of the delegates and created decidedly I'M
favorable impression.
KILLING TIME.
None Of the committee being ready to report
Gen. Armstrong Of California was given the
floor for twenty minutes speech of the usual
independent party stripe. and which was greeted
al intervals with enthusiastic applause.
Gen. Armstrong had spoken about ten min
utes when a New York delegate defiantly
protested that they had come there for busi-
ness. and not talk. and Caiiforniasman wanted
TO know who Gen. Armstrong was. anyhow.
Out III California, he said, they did not know
him. So Armstrong moved himself of the
stage. few remarks were made by Mrs.
Emory of Michigan and y. V. Rois of Oregon
presented gavel in behalf Of tina. state
The committee rules made a remarkable
report. recommending that one regular ballot
be taken for presidential nominee and that il
no choice be made on the second ballot the
delegates should write on a card their first and
second choice. the first choice to count as one
vote. the second as half a vote; that after this
ballot all other names be dropped and the third
ballot be confined to these two candidates. This
would shut out ali dark horses
The proposition TO drop all but the two high
est candidates after the second ballot provoked
a lively debate, accompanied at times with con-
siderable feeling. An amendment sub
mitted by Nebraska delegate that when the
balloting had been commenced it should be con-
tinued until some candidate had been selected
This was adopted. the proviso stricken out
and the report. amended. was adopted
The chair was rushing things with too much
rapidty to suit a majority of the convention
and there were loud protests against his arbi-
trary rulings and cries Of mo gag law"
At this point. and after considerable opposi-
tion. the convention decided. at 10a5, to take a
recess for twenty minutes to witness the civic
Fourth of july
After the recess there was long debate over
a proposition to admit soldiers who wore the
blue and the gray to the two thousand or more
of vacant seats, but it defeated on the
contract with the citizens of Omaha, who had
retained the vacant seats.
NO FLyoRs ASKED OF RAILROADS.
The committee on resolutions reported a res
olution authorizing the chair to appoint q COM
mittee Of three to seek redress from the man
ayers Of those western roads that had failed to
give special rates to the delegates from the far
west, but this was antagonized BY delegates from
California and Montana The former said that the
roads had been asked for special rates-the
same given to the republican and democratic
conventions; that they had been refused; that
they had paid their way and asked no favors,
people would own the Union and Southern Pa |
cifc roads.