The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-06
AZ PEOPLES PARTY CONVENTION.
klsely Scenes Attending the Nomination
af N earer and the Confed erata Field.

3aseIy Scenes Attending the Nomination
5 ef Weaver and the Confederate Field.
onAHA, July 5.-In the Peoples party conyen-
3fu late last night, when California was Called
- he roll, an enthusiastic delegate said his
6f1 was divided, but would vote for Weaver.
keoiorado yielded to 5. +. Norton, of Illinois,
no placed Senator Kyle, OF South Dakota, in
Mmlnation.
Norton began by calling attention to Post
.6ssser- General Wanamaker's refusal to permit
y Transmission through the mails OF one Of
8e new reform books. If that little book could
nj 20 through the mails there are thou
16nds OF reform papers that could not
u through the mails, and their platform
{onid not 90 through. The man he should
zsIne had already won his spurs IN the brainiest
1sembly in the United States. The man no
eAosld name stood there as giant. One par.
e lis strength consisted in the fact that ho
rs member OF no faction. He was a man
51reft that no big white hat Of an ancestor
Huld hide him IRON public gaze. He
zSisit be- for no man could bc so great as the
S1sffarrn of the principles of the party. His
Srdidate was broad and liberal minded
IN. who gave to every one the right
a follow the dictates of his own
Gnscience in ell things. 1t was not impossible
= improbable that they might place the man
- would aame in the White House, that grand,
a6euifeent man, James ii. Kyle, OF South Da-
3os. Icheering.l
Connecticut delegate declared he would
s@&;eh gave us Washington and Jeferson-Gen-
- James G. Field, OF Virginia tApplause.l
IFIorida delegate seconded the nomination
siEeayer. and said: "If you will give him to
ZEE will carry the state of Florida for the Peo-
- party" [Applausel
Moberiy, OF Georgia, seconded the nomination.
1f3enat Kyle.
1<ephen H. Bushor, OF Illinois, pastor of the
356xressive church, said that:
foiloxx infrenfd les Hers RI aon1ua~S
- victory, should the political parties
Esxn with honor the genius and leadership D
hich gave it birth; The Peoples party. was
%~nsed on prinei pies, not men, and it de-
rSuded as It's leader the biggest. brainiest
"a squarest man IN the party fold. The
E@rsy shouId keep in the middle OF the road
"a choose man who was old enough in thu
| $5esy to know where the middle OF the road is.
| 81. man was Senator Van wyck, of Nebraska.
W ne mention of Van Wyck's name aroused
ecs Of the liveIiest cheering of the evening.
Hohn II. Borgermand, OF Indiana, seconded tbs
Inomins.sam of Weaver. Professor C. Vincent, of
he Non esnformist church, OF Indiana, said
thst althouss indiana was divided now. she
| riiI not " ~ November. He had nothing "a
81 asslnt' .,at rss but it seemed TO him that
shey - ls.o,d.d u.s. Kylslood into the movement,
| snd sndas,s.e ~ I,tiana REORGANIZATION.
an daiecation was - jumped up and said
har, VI nnrfneioaI speech for w. Nyek-
IN. lns I. Wheat. OF iowa. HeSsg was made By
- o,r,roon people of this ca.ssJn part:
In Ins resoived 10 take the rcins OF u. at last
i have - cir os n hands. We are y sssyern
rneass tssG = candidate ior the presidei il
E Pians aFgIin m s, e WG piaa a'Tss5 people
vho -. ,,a " ho Is in thorough So yInpatIN Hts
co.. wants one who touches elbows s5 WIN \, I,
soIer Of the shog aud the sF Si Ss ts the
lea !,t.s oi leadership from piutoerscy mo
than ever in the history OF an siiilet
nston II touchcd the PEG~ o Tse sae re1nit
agoi4s 49, a.. nf 80, " 10 were previously ehos
re eae' s5e money powers of the country; ~
siand upou platforms that p4c-s pyo4tise TI "
tfie grea5 army OF ~es,'al- 80, 80 ayysv and sac
sess non the base altar oi prejudice tne s 1e
4 est rights OF liberty, eqaasstits r1ovev,a
| r. l. not so here Ihie nv sS.-t- &
- wi+b the common peop
Min Them it mus; remain, II We "ouiu p's'''