The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-07
THE PEOPLES PARTY.
SECOND DAY OF THE NATIONAL CON-
vENTION AT OMAHA.
Organization Perfected and Candidates Pre-
sented--The Platform Is the Same Old
Chestnut and Tactics Same as Those
Of Other Politicians.

10 HleeG, scarcely cofporaIS guard OF
delegates were present with an equal
ly small number of spectators, yet
Chairman Ellington on the minute,
raped the body to order and intro
duced Rev. VIM. McReady of Buffalo,
who offered prayer. 1t was S:45 how
ever, before it was dared to call the
roll and see if q quorum was present
A quorum of states was found on
hand. Then on report of the creden-
tials committee previously made the
persons whose names were on the rolls
were declared legal delegates.
The committee ON permanent or
ganization then reported: For per-
manent chairman, H. l.. Loucks of
South Dakota; permanent secretary,
John w. Hayes of New Jersey; assist
ant sergeants-at arms, S. S. King of
Kansas, George Wilson of Michigan,
G. w. Denmark of South Carolina, d.
w. Monroe. In addition long list
of vice. chairmen, one from each state,
was presented. The report was i'm
mediately adopted, and then Chair
man Ellington introduced his success
sor, who first returned thanks and
then proceeded to congratulate the
delegates upon the success of the con-
vention so far. Continuing he said:
TT 10 nrot,I tri h,,ta - Tho
civilization, and though many of our
friends think the republic in danger,
Pm one of those who believe in the
people of this nation. The great mass
of wealth producers have come to that
high standard of changing this sys-
tenn of government by the ballot.
This nation is then saved, or will be
saved, by this means, and we can GER
tainIy congratulate ourselves on that "
(Applause.) He asserted that Though
there were great many delegates
from all parts of the country who did
not know who the candidate was
to be, states had not been fixed
up by this convention and
all were at sea, but the result would
undoubtedly be that the choice of the
people would be nominated by the
convention, and not the choice of the
machine element of the nation" The
question is, he said, "Who represents
our principles? More than that,
there is spirit abroad here that the
man who is nominated by this con-
vention must not only stand firmly
and squarely upon our platform of
principles, but he must have burned
the bridges behind him. Applause,
We are at critical period, and can
not afford to take any chances. We
wantn doubtful man to lead"
The committee on organization re-
ported the following rules for the pre-
sentation of candidates for pres
ident and vice president roll of
States t, be called alphabet
cally, nominating speeches to
be limited to fifteen minutes and re.
marks on all questions in debate to
five minutes. In balloting the secle-
tary shall call the roll of states and
the chairman of each state shall an
Each state delegation shall appoint it's
own tellers, collect and count its own
ballots and its chairman shall an
nounce the result to the convention.
In case no nominee shall receive ma
.jority on first ballot second shall at
once be taken, wherein each delegate
must write on his ballot the name of
his first choice and second
choice, the first choice being coun-
ted one vote and second choice
half vote. The two receiving the
largest number of votes to be voted
for on the third ballot, votes for other
persons not being counted. All reso.
lutions offered in the convention TO be
read and referred to the committee on
resolutions without debate. Each
state and territory to be allowed a
number of votes equal tc the number
of delegates reported by the commit
tee OH credentials. Following will be
the order of business: Announce
ment of names of the National COM
mittee; report of the committee on
platform and resolutions; nomination
of candidates for president; balloting
for candidate for president; nomina-
ton of candidates.
Various signs Of disapproval greet
ed the reading of the paragraph COW
ering the proposed new system of bal
loting. 1t was moved that the report
of the committee be received and its
recommendation be adopted. After
some debate the rule for balloting was
amended so that balloting be carried
on in the form usually taken in ma
tional conventions, VIZ, succeeding
until the nomination is reached; then
the report of the committee as amend
ed was adopted.
At this point a recess of twenty
minutes was taken to admit of dele
gates viewing a local parade then
passing. When the convention reas.
sembled the roll of states was called
and each state sent up the names o.
members of the national committee.
AS the convention rPassembled
songs served the double purpose o.
keeping the audience in good humol
and in semblance of order. 1t was
o'clock when Chairman Loucks called
the convention to order, but it was
8 p. M. before all the delegates auC
visitors secured seats, and the rapg o.
the chairman resulted in the begin
ming of business.
A motion was carried that.the resolu
ton committee report such planks o
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