Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-29
KICKING IN KANSAS
Because the Buckeye Farmers Did
Not Join the Third Party.
NO FALTERING IN THAT SECTION.
Leaders Assert They Will Be in the Presi-
dental Race Next Year.
OPINIONS OF AN OHIO CONGRESSMAN
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE prsrArcH.]

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.]
ToPEKA, KAN, May 2s-The news from Co
lumbus telling of the failure of the Ohio
Farmers State Convention to declare for O
third party fell like wet blanket on the
Alliance leaders here, although they pre-
tended to consider it of little consequence
The Kansas delegation was assured on leav
ing the Cincinnati conference that the third
party men would have everything their OWL
way at Columbus, and preparations were
made Immediately on the return home to
ratify the work done at Cincinnati and al
the same time congratulate Ohio, whose dele
cation, together with that of Kansas, had
forced the third party idea
1t was admitted at the time that failure
of the Columbus convention to indorse the
work done at Cincinnati would give the
third party element decided setback all
over the country. P. P. Elders, Speaker OF
the last Kansas House of Representatives,
Chairman of the Union Labor Central Com
mfttee and Chairman of the National Peo-
pies Party Committee, in an interview at
Ottowa to-day said:
Surprised at the Buckeyes.
"The action of the Columbus Convention
is surprise, and plainly shows manipula-
tion on the part of the McKinleyites. Kansas
will not be disturbed by it, and the party
nationally cannot be injured by the work OF
one State. Ohio is as certain to put an inde-
pendent ticket in the field as the Peoples
party Is to nominate a candidate for Presi-
dent"
w. F. Rightmire, National Secretary of the
Citizens Industrial Alliance, said that the
refusal of the Columbus Convention to in.
dorse the work done at Cincinnati would
have no effect whatever on the Peoples
party in this State or elsewhere.
"The element which controlled in Cincin-
natl" said he, twill nominate a ticket any
how. The third party men understand each
other"
J. B. French, Secretary of the Farmers
Alliance, and other Alliance leaders ex-
pressed similar views. The Republican
leaders are delighted and declare that the
Peoples party cannot hold itself together in
this State unless the other Northern States
come out sqtarely.
Congressman Cooper Is Worried.
special telegram from Washington says.
Representative Cooper, of Ohio, who is in
the city, was asked to-day about the third
party movement in Ohio. "1t is" he said,
ian unmeasured and at this time an un-
measurable quantity. have no doubt that
there will be a third party organized in the
State and that they will put O full ticket in
the field. What 1t will result in no one knows.
This movement is very attractive to our ag-
riculturists, and you cannot tell how many
of them will be captured by it,"
"Do you think the movement is important
enough to make the result of the election
doubtfulT'
"Yes-rather; would not answer just that
way. If there were no third party NOV g.
ment there would be no doubt about Nc.
Kinley's election. by large ma.
puts that element of doubt into
the question which the throwing OF
any unknown quantity would. AS l say,
the doctrines Of the alliance are very at
cratic districts the Democrats Will be the
ones to suffer most loss by reason of the
movement, and in Republican districts the
Republicans will be the losers. What the
thing will sum up in the aggregate is doubt.
full"
Mr.. Cooper said that he had no doubt that
the Democrats would renominate Mr.. Camp
bell notwithstanding the determined oppo-
sition to him in the party.