Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-05

ssrsAAm AGAIN DECLINES Noml-
RATION.
csncral James T.. Weaver Nominated
on the First Balloi.-Dr.
Field for Vice.
by Teleufph to tho NswA
TItE OMAHA CONVENTIONS.



OMAHA, July S.--Chairmnn Tau
hsueck announced the liz. Of temper.
.rt oriccfA tglUutcd ~ the National
Committee AMI they were elected by
Actlnmation'
troturpd ~ Temporary chairman. IN
ms sptech OF acceptance hc thanked
tlp convention Tor the high honor con-
i,fr,i and spDko ol0queutiy Of the
Great pufpOlu Tor which tho cOnvcn.
ION IL IA avgsi9u, and declared that
there had been no other such gather
inn Of people, north, east, south or west
mingiing lu nosls for "A purpose never
hsiDrs realized ia this country. When
In ILLEGALLY days our forefaihcrs fought
or liberty and won, Il was n different
10, and by different means. Again
$50 fought In the late rivalry, though
hrtweon brother and brother, the fight
wiaa blouly one, and now for the mt
time all glasses IN THESE United States
are marching and maishalling their
armies for the greatest struggle the
world ever saw. The mortal combat u
on and the ballot will be the weapon of
war. The eyes Of the world are upon
", and nothing would give more JOY
To our opponents than to seu this vast
hssemblage disagree. Hundreds Of pens
are ready to nOte the INST sound Of
discord. In every direction the wires
ar, Whiting 10 transmit the hOpcd-i0r
news. "lirethren and friends let w
dlsnppOint them, and nom the very
beginning shake hands upon this one
point, that harmony, unity and good
will shall prevail"
At the conclusion OF tho chairman's
speech, Mn. Todd Of Michigan took
the platform and presented the chair.
man with gavDl carved by the wife
OF ben. Terrill OF Tcxss, from n tree
planted by George Washington at
Mount Vernon. This announcement
was received with enthusiastic cheers.
Chairman Ellington accepted the
gavel In an appropriate speech. He
directed tho roll cal Of states 10 report
members Of the committee on crcden-
tlls. Unfortunately, at the first rap
OF the new gavel It Hell TO pieces, the
he'd flying of the handle and rolling
down 10 the foot OF the stage. There
was a little burst OF laughter, but the
occasion was too reycrentlal TO cause
general mefrimCnt.
After the members Of the committee
on credentials was announced the mem
btss were requested 10 meet after adj
grand commander OF the q. a. r., an.
nOuncod u reunion OF the veterans Of
the blue and tho gray 10 be held to-
night. lie said It would be the great
est ever held In Nebraska.
The committee on rules and peTma-
nant organization was announced.
While this was In progress delegate
paraded the hall with u banner benr.
ing the following inscription: "N0lun.
l teer State Of Tennessee; Blup and
Gray, Peoples Party. 10000 votes
for the ticket" The convention then
adjourned TO 3 \. m,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the opening OF the afternoon
session messages OF cOngmtulatiOn
were reed from the PARTY leaders. The
ono which provoked the greatest np-
plaupe WINS from the representatives Of
the party In Congress, and the com.
municatlon says IN part:
The two Wall street PARTIES held
conventions and nominated caudi.
dates and are nlarsha!ling their forces.
They have no aims or objects but the
P!oils OF Office, While the people ave
Hinking 10 pnury aud lnborcrs In cities
are dying 10y starvation anu by Pin.
kefton bullets. This IL the mission OF
the now party then to restore TO
tue people their God.glven flshts
and cheaper government; to IL.
stre the lands and couflscatcd
highways ami 10 wtest from CORPORA.
tons and money kings the control OF
tho peoples money and all other april.
anors " commerce OF our Christian
civilization. We have faith In your
united wisdom. Men arc everywhere
turtenuonug party pIcjudlCtH and
lIAnlpllhg unucr foot old party lincr,
i.et uh ON with the WORK 20 nOhiy be-
gun, thnt government OF the peoplc.
10y the people and Tor the people aInll
not perish from the carth.D
Whilo awaiting tho report OF the
committee ON crouontlsle the Hon,
lgnatiu. Donnolly was introduced nnJ
spoke at some length on tho issneg of
the Peoplu'a party. lie said In part,
"Ihis body In many respecla Is the
most astonishing gathering tho country
has over rten, a convention without
single tool reinstatement Of monopoly
in l. midst; o convention whose every
man paid the expenses Of his Journey
hitler and return, or which were Maid
by meu ns poor Nc himsolL (Chttrs.)
There h not IN this gathering q single
president Of railroad company, n.t n
representative Of any rlug which IL
r0hbiny md smoking tho lilo blood Of
the American people. 1 cannot tut
think Of the hstOundinr contrast % the
conventions which recently met in
Minneapolis aud Chicago.
"On yonher bunnHr SEQ the words
spirit OF l77d.' This IL the spirit which
animate. this august gathering. We
are lineal representatives Of those mun
IN HoMEspUH AND DELRsEiy
who founded the nation. Without a
milllnnRlreRnd without n paupoF. A
hundred and SIXTEEN years Of national
life under the management ~ the two
great parties has given us, according
h different estimates, from eight thous.
and TO thirty thousand millionaire
hud one.half millinn trampg, while the
whole land Is bllslereu with mortgages
rud the people are STEPPED 10 the Ills
IN poverty. My iritnds, every great
hsht ever made In the past for right
ana liberty has eliminated In the
present gathering. Tho battle in
which we aTe employed Is the battle VI