The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-15

| ing things into the air. All the dele
gates were on their feet and the stag,
was crowded with members of the com
mittee on resolutions.
The Nominations.
OMAHA. Neb. July 5.-Delegates were
prompt in arriving for the night session
and they were all nervous and expect
ant, owing to the lack of positive anC
final information as to the possibility
of an acceptance of the nomination by
Judge Gresham. The audience was a
large one.
The first actual business was the
reading by Chairman Branch of the
resolutions committee of supplement
to the platform. The immigration
plank and anti-Pinkerton plank were
loudly cheered.
When the first paragraph, that relat-
ing to the elections bill and the Austral-
ian ballot system, was read delegate
moved to lay it on the table. They al
ready had the St Louis platform, he
said. His motion got a second, but was
beaten most decisively on a vote, nearly
the whole convention voting no.
AS soon as the reading was finished
Branch moved its adoption. The mo-
ton was promptly seconded and it was
adopted before some protestants could
get hearing. They protested against
any gag" law and moved a reconsider
alton, but on its being put to a vote il
was defeated by a viva voce vote, though
delegates from Ohio and Mississippi
protested against this method of count
ing and demanded 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 sympathizes
with the knights OF Labor in their righteous
contest with the tyrannical combine of clothing
manufacturers Of Rochester and declares il to
be the duty of all who hate tyranny and oppres-
the said manufacturers or to patronize any
merchants who sell such goods.
The resolution was adopted by accla-
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 first state,
Alabama" was scarcely shouted by
the secretary when J. c. Manning, of
Alabama, arose and promptly placed in
nomination a man, 1.-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 voice.
Gen. James b. 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-
vided on the presidency. but he would
vote for Weaver if 10 other man from
that state did. Applause
The place of Colorado was yielded to
Col. S. T. Norton, of Illinois, who placed
Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, in
nomination.
Stephen II. BaShor, of Illinois, pastor
of the Progressive church, nominated
ex-senator Van Wyck, of Nebraska
This nomination later was withdrawn.
A stampede soon followed to Weaver.
From the very beginning of the roll
call Weaver led all his competitors, and
so overwhelming was the vote cast for
him that his nomination was practically
assured before the ballot was half COM
pleted The Weaver infection seemed
TO spread, and as state after state cast
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 the delegates from
South Dakota, Montana and Massa-
chusetts, seconded the motion.
1t was carried amid a hurrah and
loud cheering, ending with calls for
Weaver" The general was not pres
ent and committee was appointed to
escort him to the hall 1t was now
after 1 a. N. With little delay roll
call of states for nominations for vice
president was begun
George F. Gaitzer, of Alabama, pre-
sented the name of Mr. Ben Terrell, of
Texas, for the honor.
Delegate Beverly, of Arkansas, nomi-
mated eX-Confederate Gen James G.
Field, of Virginia, who had previ
ously received one vote on the presiden-
tial ballot A delegate from Colorado
seconded the nomination, as did Della
ware
A Florida delegate named Ben Ter
rell, of Texas
James G. Field was nominated on the
first ballot