The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-07-05

| "''houe q HioitSdS the Othe
"the people will be damned no longer
White haired, feeble old men tottere6
around with the procession. Father,
llfted the little ones holding flags in thei,
hands. A mother wrapped her babe q
tour months in silk flag, and fell into
line. Somebody found a tin pail and j,
was hoistod upon the Texas banner
A reminder of the Gresham tin
pail campaign in Chicago in 1888
One of the Mississippi deleea
gates hoisted brawny darkey ON his
shoulders and carried him to the sneakers
| stand, while the colored man and broth
er waved the stars and stripes in one
hand and picture of Gresham in the
other. The band marshalling the forces in
front OF the platform, started the famil
lar strain Of Yankee DoodIe.n alternat-
ing to Dixie" and the throng giving
Its throat rent, kept time with it's
thousands of hands and feet. 1t was a
demonstration that entirely eclipsed the
memorable Blaine furor at Minneapolis
In point of enthusiasm, noise and strik
ing situations, as well as in point of the
number OF those participating.
Kyle Out of the Race.
In response to Washburne's message a
telegram has been received from Senator
Kyle absolutely refusing to allow his
name to be presented to the convention
under any circumstances. His friends
have decided to take him at his word.
and will support the Gresham follow
Night Session.
The convention was called to order at
80. News that Gresham had given the
nnal refusal to accept the nomination
mad been received aud it acted like a
wet blanket. Mr.. Branch, of Georgia.
read the report of the committee on
platform. When the reading was
flnlshed Hugh Cavanaugh of the Knights
OF Labor, reported this rcsolu-
ton OF the committee: Resolved, That
this convention sympathizes with the
knights OF Labor in their righteous con
test with tyrannical combines of cloth
ing manufacturers of Rochester and de
clares 1t to be the duty of all who hate
tyranny and oppression to refuse to pur-
chase the goods by the said manufac
turers, or to patronize any merchant
who sells such goods. Adopted. The
platform being adopted candidates for
the presidency were placed in nomina-
ton. The candidates were Gen'l. Jno.
Is. Weaver, of Iowa; Senator j. II. KYLE.
OF south Dakota; Genl Fields, of Vir
gina, and Senator G. H. Vanwick, of
Nebraska. Speeches were concluded at
l2:3O O'Clock when the first ballot was
taken. 1t resulted as follows: Weaver.
99o; Kyle, 275; scattering, 2. Made
unanimous.
A delegate then moved adjournment
until 30 but the chair ordered the call
OF the roll for nomination for Vice Presi-
dent at 2 a. M.
For Vice-E'resident.
OMAHA. July 5.--2:5S A. M-Bul-
letin. Gen Jas. G. Field, of VIRGINIA
was nominated for Vice President on
Lne hrst ballot; the vote standing Field
733, Terrell 554
The Presidential Candidate.
James b. Weaver was born in DAYTON. !
Ohio, June IL, 1888, and is LAWYER by
profession. He enlisted in the federal
army as private, and at the close of the |
rebellion was mustered out as Brevet
Orlgadler general. He served in Con
sress frym 1879 to 1881, was nominated
lor the presidency on the green back la
Dor ticket in 1880,
The Platform.
OMAHA, July 4.-The sub committed I
ON resolutions 0f the peoples party re-
ported the following demands as the
platform: We demand free and unlimii- I
TED coinage of silver and gold at the
present legal rate of 16 to l. We de
demand that the amount of circulating
medium be speedily increased to not
less than $50 per capita We demand a
graduated income tax. We believe that
me money OF the country should be kept
as much as possible in the hands of the |
people and hence we demand that all
state and national revenue shall be lin
tea 10 the necessary expenses of the |
government, economically and honestly
We demand that postal
'avlngs' banks be established by the
government for the safe deposit of the
'arnlngs OF the people and facilitate ex-
change
On the force bill resolution vas |
'dopted providing for purity OF cleo
ions, but pronouncing against federal
Interference. 1t read: Resolved, That
We are IN favor of free ballot and fair
count in all elections, and we pledge
ourselves to secure it to every legal voter
trough the invention of the States bv
means of the Australian or secret ballot
ystem.
The following plank on land was
dopted: The land, including all the
atural resources of wealth, is the herit-
ge of all the people and should not be
nonopolizcd for speculative purposes
nd alien ownership of land should be
'robibited. All land now held by rail
Dads and other corporations in excess Of
heir actual needs and all lands now
wned by aliens should be reclaimed by
he government and held for actual set
lers only.
The transportation planks were as fol-
ows: Transportation being a means Of
xchange and public necessity. the
government should own and operate the
ailroads in the interest of the people.
The telegraph and telephones. like the
'ostal system, being necessity for the
ronsmission of news, should be owned
nd operated by the government in the
interest of the people.
Ii Congress shall determine that Mic
ragua canal, or any national water
Vay necessary, the same should be con-
owned and operated bv the
government, and we oppose auy subsidy
r notional aid to any private corpora
Ion for any purpose.