Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-05
WEAVER CHOSEN.

An Exciting Session OF the Peoples Party
Convention.
James B. Weaver Of Iowa WIS nominated for
the presidency of the United States by the
peoples party in convention assembled at
Omaha last night. Only one ballot was taken.
Although the afternoon session called to
order at 2 o'clock 1t was not until m hour later
that the delegates were seated. The committee
on platform reported for the second time that
1t would take two hours to finish its labors,
whereupon Delegate Harvey demanded that the
committee should bring in the preamble and as
many Of the planks as had been agreed upon,
SO that the convention might take them up for
consideration and reinforced the demand by q
resolution, which was adopted with hurrnh.
While Whiting for the committee to respond a
Kansas quartet brought down the house with
a campaign song with a refrain Goodbye, Old
Parties, Goodbye"
When they had finished the platform
committee, through Delegate Cater of Cali
fornia, reported that the committee declined to
present partial report, but would make fun
one as speedily as possible. Upon this half q
dozen Delegates submitted resolutions 70 pro-
coed to the next order of business. that OF nom
mating candidates for the presidency. This
caused considerable cornmotiou, in the midst Of
which q motion to table the resolution was
Gresham element. The anti-Greshamites, how
ever, were in for fight, and accordingly W. r.
Lamb Of Texas moved that the convention
readopt the st. Louis platform and proceed to
nominations. This vas seconded in vigorous
speech by Mr.. Brown of Massachusetts, Gen.
Viewers recognized Spokesman. He said that
there was no reason Why they should be kept
there all the week while the committee allowed
people with crude theories to appear before
them and air their superior knowledge Of what
the country needs at this time.
The st. Louis platform. he said, was the one
upon which the candidate for the people was
going to smash the plutocracy in November.
Mcdonnell of New Jersey reinforced Brown
and so did delegate from Oklahoma, who said
that the convention could do in fifteen minutes
what the committee on platform h3d been en-
gagged on for four days and was Still engaged
upon
On Lambs demand the secretary began to
read the IT. Louis platform.
1t was read plank by plank, but Manning Of
Alabama interrupted with passionate speech,
declaring that the convention should have con-
fdence in its committee and should not at
tempt to anticipate its action override its
authority. The secret of the fight now was
that the Weaverites we're determined to force
the nominations, while the Greshamites were
anxious to delay all further proceedings until
after the conference in Chicago last night.
Further debate was stopped at this juncture,
BY the appearance Of the committee on the
platform with its report, the body having de-
cided, in view of the temper of the convention,
to throw overheard a score or more of resolu-
-tions that had been submitted to it for con-
Bideration.
THE PLATFORM.
The convention settled down into dead calm
when Cater Of California was presented and
commenced to read the preamble. The en-
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read declaration to the effect that the time
had come when the railroads ran the people or
the people the railroads, and il was a-couple Of
minutes before order could be sufficiently re-
stored for the reader to proceed.
Branch of Georgia moved the adoption of
the preamble, and 1t was adopted bya rising
vote with more cheering. Cater now gave WAY
TO Branch, who proceeded to read the platform
proper.
Cries Of 'amen'' and cheers greeted the
plank In favor Of governmental control Of all
telegraph and telephone systems, and were re-
peated when the resolution was finished.
CHEERING THE PLATFORM.
The entire preamble and platform were put
to another vote and adopted by reclamation
amid another scene Of boisterous enthusiasm.
Branch Of Georgia. chairman OF the committee,
was lifted upon the shoulders of q stalwart
Texan and carried around the ball. while men.
women and children shouted themselves hoarse
and waved everything within reach. The ban
ners designating the locations of the various
delegations were lifted high IN the air, q por-
trait Of George Washington being attached to
were carried to the platform and uplifted over
the chairman's head. Meanwhile every ono of
the 10000 souls IN the great Coliseum shouted
and reared and cheored and hundreds of other
wise cool-headed delegates, seized with frenzy,
stripped themselves of coats and, il some cases,
hSzrr cAa~l AkaN el..~,- raxxxl. IL \
free As if by magic hundreds Of stars and
stripes made their appearance ell over the hall.
while one OF immense size was borne up to the
platform and waved in triumph above all
towering Georgian actually climbed on top of
the table. The band struck up 1.-The Star
Spangied Banner, but the din was so OVERFLOW
ering that even the big bass drum would not
penetrate.
When tho demonstration had been going on
Tor fifteen minutes the chairman Of the various
state delegations took possession of the state
banners and headed by fife and drum band
proceeded to march around the hall. making
the complete circuit half dozen times over.
On the second round an American flag was at
tached to every banner and the howls and
cheers took q fresh start, the women this time
bearing their share.
Numerous notices were resurrected from
the ante room and sandwiched in between the
banners One read. What is Home Without q
Mortsage2 Another, The People Will Be
Damned No Longer"
White-haired, feeble men totte-ed around
with flag on either shoulder; fathers lifted
their little ones, piekabsck, and put q flag in
Their hands, mother wrapped her babe Of
four months in q silk flag and fell into
June. Somebody found q tin pail and il was
Aoisted upon the Texas banner, a reminder of
the Gresham TN pail campaign in Chicago in
1sSs- One Of the Mississippi delegates hoisted
. great bravny dsrkey on his shoulders and
carried him up to the speakers stand, while
the colored man and brother waved the stars
and stripes in one handanda picture Of Gresham
In the other.
The band, riarshaiing its forces in front Of
the Platform, started the familiar strain Of
fankee Doodle, !" alternating to Dixie" and
The thronS, giving its throat Q rest, kept time
with Its thousands of hands and feet. It was
Demonstration that entirely ecipsed the
memorable Blaine furore at Minneapolis in
point OF enthusiasm. noise and striking situa-
hons as well as in point of time, for Its dura-
f1on was within q fraction Of thirty minutes.
IL was without question, and especially IN
view Of IL spontaneity, the most remarkable
demonstration ever witnessed in political con-
vention in this country. But the most ORA
matte incident Of the day and one so over
powering In ifs intensity as to be scarcely de-
Dcribable was yet TO come
Hardly had the tumult subsidized when the
tall form Of Representative Taubeneck Of Ill.,
)nois appeared upon tbs platforIn on the left of
the presidents table. In his fingers was vel
low piece Of paper, discernible 70 those near by