The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-05

Gresham boomers accepted the inevitable
ssThat settles it, said Donnelly, ''Gresham
will not accept"
Powderiy, Hayes. Terrell and others ex-
pressed the same opinion.
A resolution declaring against the pres
ence OF public officers at the conventions,
prepared by Gator of California, was re-
ported from the resolutions committee it
provides that no person holding any office
or position. Of profit or trust or emolu-
ment under federal or any
state or municipal government Gncluding
lures state and nations) be eligible to sit or
vote in any convention Of this party.
Adopted with whcop.
Postmaster General Wsnamaker's re-
fusal TO permit the transmission through
the mails of one of the new reform books.
If that little book could not go
through the mails, ithere are thousands of
reform papers that could not go through
and their platform could not go through.
The man he should name had already won
his spurs In the brainiest assembly in the
United States, Jas. H. Kyle OF South
Dakota. Cheering.
A Connecticut delegate declared he
would present one who came from the
state which gave Us Washington and JEFF
ferson. General Jas. Field Of Virginia
Applause.
A Florida delegate seconded the nomina-
ton Of Weaver.
Kimberley OF Georgia seconded the
nomination of Senator Kyle.
Stephen II. Bashcr of Illinois, pastor Of
the Progressive church, said: "As armies
follow Intrepid leaders to conquest sn6
victory, so should political parties crown
with honor the genius and leadership
which gave 1t birth. The Peoples party
was founded on principles, not men, and de-
manded IS leader the biggest, brainiest aud
sQuarest man in the party fold. The party
should keep in the middle Of the road and
choose man who was old enough in the
party 10 know where the middle Of the
road is. That man Is Senator Van Wyck
Of Nebraska.
The mention Of Van Wyck's name
aroused some Of the livliest cheering of the
evening.
Jno. H. Borgermand Of Indiana seconded
the nomination Of Weaver. Prof. G. Vim
cent OF the Non conforHlfst Of Indiana,
said although, Indiana was divided now
she would not be in November. He had
nothing TO say against Weaver, but it
seemed to him they must get new blood
into the movement, and seconded Kyles'
nomination.
Another Indiana delegate jumped up and
said half OF the delegation was for Van
Wyck.
presentation of candidates for the presi-
dency.
When Alabama was called Delegate
Manning placed in nomination General
James b. Weaver, lowe, saying, HE is 8
man, the mention Of whose name created
such enthusiasm rs was never heard In our
state.n
California was called and an enthusiastic
delegate said the state was divided but he
would vote for W eaver
Golo-odo vfatdod N = n Norton If
nois. who placed Senator Kyle Of South
Dakota in nomination.
The principal speech for Weaver was
made by Morris L. Wheat of Iowa.
| Mrs. Lease OF Kansas, caused the
greatest enthusiasm of the evening by her
speech seconding Weaver.
A Kentucky delegate seconded the nomi-
nation of Weaver.
Major Webb of Massachusetts,, candidate
for governor OF his state on the Peoples
party ticket, seconded the nomination of
Senator Kyle.
The speeches were-getting wearisome to
hot-headed delegatessand besides for senti-
mental reasons they desired 70 make the
nomination before the Fourth expired, so
decided to limit the speeches to three min
utes, and this stirred up Bird, g colored
delegate of Chicago, who protested, and 2
compromise was arranged providing that
no speeches with reference to old candi-
dates be permitted, and in this form a mo-
tion limiting debate was adopted.
Delegate Brown of Massachusetts noml-
mated Mann Page of Virginia.
The withdrawal of one candidate, Van
Wyck Of Nebraska, varied the proceed
ings. Vandervoort in forcible and elo-
Quent speech stated that Nebraska had no
candidate TO offer.
Joe Waldrop of Portland, Ore, seconded
WeRver's nomination and the hartman of
the Indiane delegation announced that the
solid vote Of the Hoosier state would be
cast for Iowa.
The candidate Of the Virginia delegation
son and declared unanimously for Weaver,
G. B. Parma (Washington) seconded
Weaver, and West Virginia announced it
would cast solid vote for him.
The New York delegation announced
that they had agreed with New England to
remain neutral and allow the south and
west TO select the candidate and they
would vote for the man selected
Mississippi and Georgia also swung into
the Weaver line.
Schilling of Wisconsin entered an in
dignant protest permitting announcements
by allowing states to be called after they
had been passed ia order to stampede the
convention. The Kyle men decided TO
make a last desperate stand against the
Weaver land slide.
Washburn of Massachusetts and Schill-
ing made one of the most notable and
powerful speeches OF the convention.
Acknowledged By Blaine.
WASHINGTON, July T. = Ex-Secretary
Blaine sent the president a cordial
acknowledgement of the. receipt of his
telegram Of sympathy aud coincidence at
the time Of the death OF Emmons Blaine