The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-06

The Creshamites Very sore over the Result
National Committee.

National committee
OMAHA. EEB.. July 5.-It was ten minutes
after this morning when the National Con.
yention Of the Peoples party took a final ad-
lournment.
IL was well on TO o'clock when the vice
presidential nominee VAS escorted 20 the
platform. General Field. who bears strIk-
llg resemblance 10 the late Jefferson Davis
"a tall Southern gentleman Of the old school
with a courtly bearing and q nature bubOling
over with good humOr He made a
bright address. saying that the con-
yeution might send telegram To
Buzzards Bay informing the Democratic
nominee for the presidency that he
could stay fishing and could send to
the White House notifying the Presi-
dent 70 pack up and get ready 10 leave IN
March. Ia the meantime General Weaver
had been brought from his hotel 10 tho plat
form. where he grasped the hand Of his col
league on tho ticket while the convention
cheered for Our next President
General Weaver's speech OF acceptance and
thanks was brief but 70 the point. he said
that he appreciated the great amount Of labor
O. be done, but go long as he was the
standard bearer the banner Of the People B
party should not be trgiled 10 the dust or
Lowered In the campaign. 1t was bis inten-
ton, he said 90 make an active can
yass, and before November he proposed
TO visit every State in the Union.
The present was the Rrandest move
mont Of modern civilization. There
We're great problems 10 be worked ont and
solved. but faith and work would conquer
30 longer should the country be governed by
the capitalistic few. lt was the duty of the pe0-
pie TO rescue the government and TO govern
themselves. At o'clock hat was passed
around for contributions % form the nucleus
otacampagn fund. and 1T was tiiied up with sill
yer pieces ranging from dimes to dollars. and
with this as a hnale the convention adjourned
sine die.
THE GREsHAM MIN SORE.
Outside OF the Weaver element. which Of
course is iubiiant over the success Ot their
iag rite the feeling among the delegates to-
day os they arc scattering far their homes Is
not one of satisfaction or enthusiasm over the
ticket. The large number of delegates who
favored Gresham with kyle as second choice,
are disgusted with tho outcome of the gather
ing aud do not hesitate 20 say 80 ia
private. They say that tho ticket
VIII not commend itself 90 Independent voters
oil the country and that the movement will m
o. national sense cut but little better figure
than that heAd8d by Andrew j. Streeter, If
Illinois, as the presidential candidate four
years ago. The trades uniouists aud espe-
ca.ly many of the Knights OF Labor. are espe-
clally sore and say that the party has de-
m0nstrated its weakness in selecting pOii-
tlcal hack who for years has been relegated
o. the rear instead OF going to the front
with new blood. Moreover. they say the
nomination OF pronounced Greeubaeker
upon a free silver platform Will expose the
movement TO ridicule and cOntumely. while
q Yeav0r's past pOlUcal record VIII Oa rnkoC
up aud used for all 1t is worth Weaver
friends admit the existence of q well-deyel-
oped sore, but say that It will heal up in a
q q fI...t. hn moi
on the platform than on the candidates that
they will appeal TO the country.
THE NEW COMMITTEES.
The national committee effected temporary
organization at noon with j. II. lCycl0nel
Davis. of Texas. as chairman and a. j. Iur-
ner of Florida secretary, and went into exc
outiye session on ways and means on the ques-
ton of where and how the funds for
the campaign We're 30 be secured.
There were many manifestations ot chagrn
and disgust when Robert Schllnug reported
that last nights collection from some fifteen
hundred delegates and altornates and five
thousand sympathiLeFs had netted precisely
su3.35 That's O fine showing for national
convention" said the Cyclone sarcastlcauy.
rHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES.
Tho national committee Of the People s
party 90 its session this afternoon elected an
executive committee % act for the next eusu-
ing four years It IS thus composed Chair
man. 5. III. Taubeneck OF Illinois. Secretaries,
d. n. Turner of Georgia. Lawrence Mctar-
land of New York; treasurer, Nj. e. Rankin
~ Indiana.
Committee Icnatiu5 Donnelly Of Mime
sofa. G.. f. Washburue OF Massachusetts, r.
O.. Gather of Alabama j.. II. Davis or Texas,
N. %. Strcki6r of Nebraska
The matter of methods for securing cam
paign funds was referred % the executive
committee. aud o meeting of this body was
called for 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.