The Portland daily press., 1892-07-05
GRESHAM'S NO.
1t Was Too Big Even for the Peo.
PIES Party to Disregard.
so WEAVER OF GREENBACK FAME
HEADS THE TICKET.

AT One Time Yesterday the Convention
| Went Wild Over a Rumor that Gresham
Had Consented But Later News Spoiled
| that Sensation and at the Eleventh
Hour the Delegates Fell Back on
Weaver.
OMAHA, Neb., July 4.-The Peoples
party delegates from Georgia and several
other states, yesterday, declared in favor
of Senator Kyle of South Dakota, for
President. Mr.. Washburne of Massa-
chusetts, national committeeman and
Messrs. Taubenrek of Illinois and Branch
OF Georgia, were managing the Kyle
boom last night. Practically all the
New Englanders came to the convention
ina neutral frame of mind, and Senator
Kyle was taken up by most of them as
likely to prove the strongest candidate.
Gen. Weaver was objected to by this
element as being weighted with defeat
as Greenbacker presidential candidate.
Despite the Kyle boom, the Weaver fol-
| lowers nave kept up courageous front.
of the Massachusetts, delegation. is said
| to be one of the managers of the Weaver
forces. Today Delegate Taubenreck re-
| received the following despatch from
| Senator Kyle:
II have wired Louecks and Washburne that
| could not accept If the convention determined
| on me, presume cannot refuse, if necessary
| to harmOnize."
The following telegram was received
| from j. A. Hauser of Indiana, candidate
for lieutenant governor on the Peoples
| party ticket:
| 81 have just seen Gresham, If unanimous
| he will not refuse"
Tremendous excitement was caused
| by this message. ''Your success seems
assured" was the message sent to each
Of the three leading candidates by his
supporters just before the hour set for
the battle to begin in earnest. Gresham's
| friends seemed increasingly enthusiastic.
| General Secretary Hayes of the Knights
! of Labor said the Knights had determin-
ed to stand by Gresham. George Wash
| burne of Massachusetts was unqualified
| ly claiming the nomination for Kyle on
the first ballot, and Gen. Weaver's dis
| ciplined corps declared their candidate
was as solid as rock.
| Permanent Chairman Louecks, stand
|
| Swinging His Crutch
at arms length, waved the assemblage to
order. His speech was surprise and
disagreeable one to perhaps majority
of the convention. Its impetuosity and
fire elected cheers every few words. Mr.
Louecks said among other things: 'sThis
is the greatest of all revolutions. Being
propelled by that silent power of educa-
ton, the ballot [applause], we can con-
! graduate ourselves we are progressing
all along the line. The states have not
been fixed up by this convention, we are
| all at sea, but the result will be the choice
| of the people, renominated by this con-
vention [applause], not the choice of the
machine elements of the nation. There
| is spirit abroad here that a man nomi-
| mated by this convention must not only
stand fairly and squarely upon our plat
form of principles, but he must also have
burned his bridges behind him. TAp-
plause. We'want no doubtful man to
lead this movement. We must know he
has been with us long enough to have
been found true.
Mr.. Vandervoork of Nebraska offered
an amendment striking out that clause of
the rules providing that after the second
ballot all candidates except the two lead
ers shall be retired and inserting the
provision that when voting began the can
didates should be voted for until there was
a choice. This amendment prevailed by
a large majority, so the rules as to bal
loting are in accordance with the custom
airy rules in national conventions of this
nature. Chairman Branch of the resolu-
tions committee, offered a resolution
stating that through some Oversight the
ticket agents of the Union Pacific rail
way did not receive instructions to allow
delegates to the convention the usual re-
duction in fares and providing that a
committee of three communicate with
the railway officials to have the mistake
rectifed.
Mr.. Marion Cannon of California pro-
tested against the resolution as exhibit
ing want of independent spirit.
His Vehement Denunciation
of the roads brought his audience to their
feet several times. He said: SIT is not
by accident that the Pacific coast dele
gates were overlooked. Our request for
the customary courtesy was denied de-
Hberately and withinsolence. The Dem
ocrats and Republicans secured half fare
but we, the producers of the earth, have
been refused equal terms.'
Mr.. Dean of New York moved that the
matter be brought before the interstate
commerce commission to see whether
the law permitted the railroads to dis
criminate in favor of one national politi-
cal convention against another. He pro-
posed using the matter for campaign pur-
poses. The motion was carried.
OMAHA, Neb., July 4.-Gen. Weaver
was nominated for President late tonight.
IN EASTERN MAINE.