The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-15
GENERAL WEAVER TT rs.
Nominated By the Peoples Party on
First Ballot.
The Fourth Presidential Ticket Placed
In the Field. ---Scenes at the
Convention in Omaha.

Convention opened with prayer by Rev.
VIM. McCreedy, of South Dakota. From
the committee on credentials camc the
report that there were no contests and f.
400 delegates had filed their credei tials
Judge Robertson, of Texas, presented
the report of the committee on perma-
nent organization, naming H. L. Loucks,
OF south Dakota, as permanent chairman,
and John w. Hayes, of New jersey sec
retary-treasurer of the Knights of Labor,
as chief secretary. The elections were
ratified with yell, and Chairman Loucks
ON being presented received an enthu.
slastic welcome. He is one-legsed
veteran and supported himself on his
crutches. Loucks announced, amid ap-
plause, that he would dispense with
speech and would content himself with
expressing the opinion that was the
greatest and grandest convention ever
held, not only in this country but in the
civilized world He was not one of those
who believed that the republic was in
danger, so long as the people existed.
He congratulated them on the harmony
that pr, vailed. There were no states
fixed up for the convention; the nominee
would be the choice of the people and
not the choice Uf the machine element.
There was long debate over propo-
sition to admit soldiers who wore the
blue and the gray to the two thousand
or more of vacant seats, but it was de.
feated on the ground that it wouli be
violation Of the contract with the citizens
OF Omaha, who had retained the vacant
seats. The committee on resolutions re
ported resolution authorizing the chair
to appoint committee of three to seek
redress from the managers of those West.
ern roads that had failed to give special
rates to the delegates from the far west,
but this was antngonized by delegates
from California ard Montana. The for
mer said that the roads had been asked
for special rates, the same as given to
Republican and Dem ocratic conventions:
that they had ben refused; that they
had paid their way and asked no favors,
and that the time was not far distant
when the people would own the Union
aud Southern Pacific roads.
The latter declaration VS. a signal for
a g eat demonstration, the e tire audience
rising and cheering heartily. After more
debate the resolution was so amended rs
t. instruct. the chair to appoint com.
mittee Of three to prosecute the offending
roads before the Inter State Commerce
Sasssa ESaSs@ssmalss5Sn, SIC aud in this form il Was s
o'clock it WAS reported that the platform
would not be ready for several hours and
a recess was taken until 2 p. IN.
The roll of States was fist called for
members of the new national committee
with the following results for the South
ern States:
Alabama-J. B. Ware, j. G. Manning.
GcorUc F. Gnithcr
Florida-S. s. Harvey, P. 1. jenkins,
F. III. I.ytte.
Georgia George H. Turner, c. II.
Ellington, j. F. Brewn.
North Carolina-W. II Lindsay,
Thomas B. Long, s. Otho Wil,on
South Carolina ~---
Tennessee H. Gynne, I. X Tay-
lor, w. f. Wilkes.
Virg MAJ. II. Hobson, Mann Page,
8. l. Newberry.
At the afternoon session, while wait
ing for committee to respond, Kansas
quartette brought down the house with
campaign song, with the refrain, "Good
bye, old parties, good bye"
AS the committee on platform was not
ready, accordingly W. r. Lamb, of
Texas, moved that the convention re-
adopt the st. Louis platform and pro
ceed to nominations.
This WAS seconded IN vigorous speech
by Brown, of Massachusetts, General
Weaver's recognized spokesman.
Or Mr.. Lambs demand the secretary
began to read the st. Louis platform. II
was read, plank by plank, bit Manning,
bate was stopped at this juncture, just as
II.
by the appearance of the committee on
platform with its report, the body hav-
ing deciied, in view of the temper Of the
convention, to throw overheard a score
of resolutions that had been submitted to
IL for consideration. The convention
settled down into dead calm, when Ca
tor, Of California, WAS presented and
commenced to read the preamble. The
enthusiasm increased tenfold when the
speaker read declaration to the effect
that the time had come when the rail-
roads would run the people, or the peo.
pie the railroads. and it was couple of
minutes before order could be sufficient
ly restored for the speaker to proceed.
Branch, of Georgia, moved the adop-
tion of the preamble, and it was adopted
by rising vote with more cheering
Gator now gave way to Branch, who pro-
ceeded to read the platform proper.
Cries of "amen" and cheers greeted the
plank in favor of government control Of
all telegraph and telephone systems, and
were repeated when the resolution was
finished. The entire preamble and plat.
form were put to another vote and adopt.
ed by acclamation, amid another scene of
boisterous enthusiasm.
Gen. James G. Field, of Virginia, was
nominated for Vice President on the first
ballot, the vote standing Field 1888, Terrell
664.
The THIRD PARTY STANDARD BEARER.
James b. Weaver was born in Dayton,
Ohio, June 12. 1888. and IS lawyer by
profession. He enlisted in the Federal
army as private, and at the close of the
civil war was mustered out as brevet
brigadier general. He served in Con-
gress from 1879 to 1881, was nominated
for the Presidency on the Greenback La