<P> In 1891, the American farmers' alliances met with delegates from labor and reform groups in Cincinnati, Ohio, to discuss the formation of a new political party . They formed the People's Party, commonly known as the "Populists," a year later in St. Louis, Missouri . </P> <P> Leonidas L. Polk was the initial frontrunner to the presidential nomination . He had been instrumental in the party's formation and held great appeal with its agrarian base, but he unexpectedly died while in Washington, D.C., on June 11 . Another candidate mentioned frequently for the nomination was Walter Q. Gresham, an appellate judge who had made a number of rulings against the railroads that made him a favorite of some farmer and labor groups, and it was felt that his rather dignified image would make the Populists appear as more than a minor contender . Both Democrats and Republicans feared his nomination for this reason, and while Gresham toyed with the idea, he ultimately was not ready to make a complete break with the two parties, declining petitions for his nomination right up to and during the Populist Convention . Later he would endorse Grover Cleveland for the presidency . </P> <P> At the first Populist national convention in Omaha, Nebraska, in July 1892, James B. Weaver from Iowa was nominated for president on the first ballot, now lacking any serious opposition . While his nomination brought with him significant campaigning experience from over several decades, he also had a longer tract of history for which Republicans and Democrats could criticize him, and he also alienated many potential supporters in the South, having participated in Sherman's March to the Sea . James G. Field from Virginia was nominated for vice-president to try and rectify this problem while also attaining the regional balance often seen in Republican and Democratic tickets . I </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Presidential Ballot </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Vice Presidential Ballot </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ballot </Th> <Th> 1st </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 1st </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> James B. Weaver </Th> <Th> 995 </Th> <Th> James G. Field </Th> <Th> 733 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> James H. Kyle </Th> <Th> 265 </Th> <Th> Ben Stockton Terrell </Th> <Th> 554 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Seymour F. Norton </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mann Page </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Others </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> </Table>

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