The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-03
HARD TO FIND A LEADER.
THE PEOPLES PARrr CONVENTION
Assemblies Mt Omaha-Judge Gresham POSI-
lively Declines TO Accept If Nomi-
nated-The Proceedings.

gan 70 Ill notable feature was the preeenoe
OF many women delegates. Chairman Tau
beneck, Of the national executive COMMITTEES,
came upon the platform chortly after 1890
o'clock and entered into consultation with
other leaders.
BY II o'clock the part of::the hall allotted to
delegates was fairly well filed. most Of the
l,776 delegates beiug present, bat in much
confusion. The general remark was that i
was fine looking body of men. Strong ana
striking physiognomies were numerous.
Cranks and odd characters, however. were
occasionally seen.
Chairman Tauheneok called the conyen-
tion to order, or attempted 10 do So at i've
minutes after IL. 1t required ten minutes TO
produce order and the aid of Sergesat-aI-
Arms Beltzer's loud voice was also necessary
10 make Chairman Taubeneoks gayel efec-
tive.
Chairman Taubeneck at once introduced
Chaplain Diienbach. Of the Nebraska House
of Representatives, who made the opening
prayer In strong. full voice, readily heard u
all parts Of the hall.
CHEERS FOR TIRE MAYOR.
When Mayor Bemis. of Omaha. was intro
| duced 10 welcome the delegates he was re-
ceived with hearty cheers and his speech was
frequently interrupted by loud applause. AT
gave three tremendous cheers for the mayor
Of Omaha.
Ben. S. Terrill. Of Texas. was introduced to
reply on behalf of the convention 20 Mayor
Bemis address Of welcome. He dld so IN
vigorous and complimentary speech, Wnich
was received with applause at frequent inter,
] walls. His declaration tnht tue new party lal
wiped out sectionalsm and united the blue
aud the gray as no other party could was
met with applause which shook the building.
As an eI-Confederate soldier he declared that
the new party made him feel AS much at
home IN Nebraskas - in Texas.
Chairman Iaubeneck then introduced az
temporary chairman G. il. Ellington, OF
Georgia. and surrendered the gayel TO him.
j. w. HAYES OF New jersey. was made tenn
porary secretary, with 9. p. Carpenter. OF
Minnesota. and Jesse PoundstOne, OF Cali
fornia, assistant.
A PONDERoUs ADDRESS.
Mr.. Ellington proceeded in a somewhat la
bored manner to deliver a ponder
GUS address, which was only finished by
final resort TO manuscript 20 which the
speaker closely and wkwardly confined HIM
self The convention began t. give evidence
of WEAKNESS and impahence as the long
drawn out and platitudinOus speech Weared
on When he came % refer 20 the death 0t
the late President Polk, Of the Farmers Al
lance, he did so feelingly and somewhat
were interrupted by bringing upon tho stage
q large portrait OF Polk
| AT the conclusion Of the speech ''Sister"
| Todd, of Illinois, was introduced and re-
ceived with loud cheers. She came forward
and presented TO the convention gayet
carved by Mrs. Ben. ): Terrell from the wood
of timber planted by Washington and grown
| at Mount Vernon. Sister Todd delivered q
ringing address IN a clear. strong voice that
penetrated all parts Of the hall and arouse
the great audience TO high pitch Of enthu-
siasm.
THE GAyRL LOST us HEAD.
When first used the gavel misbehayed as
| some people do by losing its head which
/ flew OF and landed among the delegates.
| The States were then called for members Of
| the committee on credentials. 1t was found
that the South Carolina delegation had not
yet arrived. The credentials committee was
directed to meet at once. motion was made
by a delegate from New Hampshire 10 take
a recess until 1880. This was amended to 2
O'clock Before the motion was put it was
! announced by Mr.. Vandervoort. Of Nebraska,
| that there would be a reunion tonight Of the
blue and gray, which was received with pro-
longed cheers.
At / O'Clock the convention took recess
for one hour.
The most important step taken by the lead
ers this morning was the sending of a tele-
! gram signed by Benjamin 5. Terrell, Chair
man Taubeneck and others to Judge Gres-
/ ham, asking him 10 state whether or not no
would accept a nomination for the presidency
! from this convention.
CHAIRMAN ELLISGT0N's SPEECH.
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Ellington said:
Ladies and Gentlemen. Fellow -Countrymen
and Brethren: ! salute you. From far-off
Georgia. the great Empire State Of the South.
! / come 10 greet you. Language fails me- IL
i fs fr,-ouafbla 10 feli my hipn appTeciqfion ~
the honor this greatest Of conventions
! has conferred upon me by elect
| ing me TO the temporary chairman
| slip. But when my mind turns ia the
| great purpose for which we have met-its
! mighty depth, length and breadth. its won
derfui conception. all that's wrapped UP ia t..
| what it means 20 us 10 be defeated and what
| it would mean should victory crown our et-
/ fOrts-an these things crowd upon me and
| long for the tongue Of Gabriel. whose trum-
pet tones shall reach TO the farthest end Of
/ the globe. arousing and convening the people
wherever it should fall upon them.
A AsIGNwIcAST GATHERING.
In all the history of this country. the land
| Of the free. the nome Of the brave. there has
not been another such gathering of people.
! North. South. East and West are to-day
| Iaingling their hosts together in a sense aud
! for a purpose never before realized In this
country. When ia the early days OF this new
country our foretAtheTs fought for theif hb-
erty and won it was with different foe and
| by the use of different means. The battle
! field which settled the fight was long and
| bloody one.
And again. when we fought in the late
/ rivalry between brother and brother, between
| those who we're bone Of the same bone and
| flesh of the same flesh. the fight was bloody
one, and now for the first time the classes
in these United States are marching and
| Inarshaling their armies for the greatest
struggle the world ever saw. A mortal COM
| bat is on, and the ballot will be the weapon
/ Of war.
The eyes Of the world are upon us. Some
are looking at us with bate and fear in their
/ hearts while others are watching Us prayer
fully. snxiously aud hopefully. Nothing
| would give more Joy T. our opponents than 70
see this vast assemblage disagree. They
want us g. bicker and wrangle
Hundreds Of thousands stand ready 80 note
| the first word of discord and In every direc-
ton the wires are waiting to transmit the
| hoped-for news.
| APPEAL FOR UNITY
Brethren, friends, let's disappoint them.
| and from the very beginning shake hands
upon this one point that harmony. unity and
good will shall prevail. Let us lay aside All
selfish. individual feeling. all personal ambi-
ton that may bY any possibility tend 10 dis
harmonize Us and come together in the spirii
of pure. fraternal brethren. determined that
the dominant principle shall be patrlotlsn'