The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-05


proper. The strong sentences, picturing
graphically the ruin of the country unless
there was reform were well re-
ceived and met appreciation, but
when the sentence relating to government
ownership of transportation in the peo-
Pies interest was reached there was
demonstration which interrupted prog
ress. Ex-senator Van Wyck was in front
of the hall. leading the Nebraska delegation
and the convention. The reading of near
iy every plank of the platform proper was
received with some applause. The free
silver plank was enthusiastically greeted
with cheers and the waving of hats The
government ownership of railroads
plank got tumultous greeting. in which
it was noticeable that Nebraska, Georgia,
Kansas and Texas led. Applause and
cries of "Amen" from all parts
of the house was the recep-
government control of telephone and tele-
graph lines. A regular Baptist campmeet-
ing chorus greeted the land plank. At the
conclusion of the reading of the platform
its adoption was instantly moved, and
though Missouri delegate was striving
for some unknown purpose to get recogni-
ton, it was put through by unanimous
consent.
Then the convention broke over all
restraint and went wild. Delegates arose
in their chairs, cheering. swinging coats,
waving hats and fans and throw
ing things in the air. Several delegates
seized Branch, of Georgia. chairman of
the committee on resolutions. and trotted
him up and down the main aisle on their
shoulders. A number of delegates
seized the uprights used to hold the
placards designating the place of the state
delegations and rushed with them to the
platform, forming Gordon about the
whole platform, and banners were borne
there. Frontier county, Neb., bore a
placard inscribed, "What is home
without a mortgage? Don't all speak
at once" A picture of settlers cabin
was part of it, and on the reverse side, on
a big gold piece, was inscribed Twenty
dollars. 1892" the portrait device
on the coin being money
lender with long. avaricious nose and
notable lack of chin. The Tennessee
banner pledged $4,000 votes to the new
party. Virginia had George Washington
for its examplar. Banners and placards
were rushed down from the stage, and an
impromptu procession, new adherents be-
ing constantly received, started around
the body of the hall in which
the delegates sat. drummers head
ing the marchers. The Connecticut ban
ners had Congress, not the people, be
damned and 'Sh ylock's twins,
Grover and Ben." The crowd broke
forth time and time again in applause.
Women joined in the movement, and, get
ting in line, marched with their male
associates, the men not in line shout
ing encouraging cries of Right,
Sister," After twenty-five minutes
of this sort of thing the leaders concluded
to stem the tide, but it was hard work.
The remarkable demonstration still con-
tinued, and forming in the center of the
hall band played yankee Doodle" and
Dixie" while a number of enthusiastic
delegates sang party songs.
Taubeneck had, during the latter part of
the scene following the adoption of the
platform, been in despair, seeking to get
an opportunity to make himself
heard. He was in chair, wildly
waving telegram just received. A sur
mise that the dispatch was from Gresham
spread like wildiire, and from all over the
hall people ran to get information from
Taubeneck, while Others became excited
and added to the confusion bv howling
down their neighbors. The people of the
stage were the noisest, and Ingersoll of
Kansas, regardless of the rapping
of the chairman's gavel, excited
ly rushed up and vehementiy
warned them to keep quiet
Chairman Loucks, whose speech on first
taking the gavel in the morning stamped
him as anti-Gresham, sought now
to create a division against
Gresham, and made speech of some lenghth
on various issues. Teubeneck finally got
on the platform, and there was compare
tive quiet, but attention was again taken
from matters of real interest by the
chair recognizing instead of Taubeneck
delegate named Wadsworth, of
Indiana, who made a rambling address of
considerable length. Then Taubeneck. tel
egram in hand, was at last accorded
hearing. II have" said he, lust
received a telegram from DIR. Hauser, of
Indiana. In order that you may know
what credit to place in it, / viii tell you
who he is. He is the present candidate
for lieutenant governor on the Peoples
party ticket and author of the celebrated
work, Is Marriage Failure?'
Laughter This is the telegram: : l have
seen Gresham. If unanimous he will not
decline" The effect of this telegram
was electrical. Thousands of people
sprang instantly to their feet, and thou
sands of voices cheered again for
Gresham. There seemed no doubt that
among the wildly cheering enthusiasts
were majority OF the delegates, whether
the enthusiasm was an evidence of their
preference or not. Immediately
after the reading of this dis
patch, Brown, of Massachusetts, took
the stage Equal rights to all,
special privileges to none," he said, Loud
cheers "The chairman has made the
announcement that Gresham will accept
if he is nominated unanimously. [Cries of
That's right"and more cheering, visibly to
the annoyance of the speakerl. II hold
in my hand letter from Chairman Page,
of the Virginia State Alliance, in
which he tells me his name may
90 before this convention for
the presidential nomination and
after a full, free and fair expression of the
will of the convention he is prepared 10
abide by the result. Faint cheers and
laughter. This is just a little better than
Gresham, who wants it unanimous"
Here the audience arose EN- masse.
Gresham, Gresham, three cheers for
Gresham Hurrah for Greshamp' rang
through the hall tor several seconds, and
the words were accompanied bywild mani
festations of enthusiasm. Brown resent
fully yelled: II do not propose to stam-
pede the convention with the aid of the
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