Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-30
PEOPLES PARTY PLANS.
PREsIDExTIALP POSSIBILITIES SPEC.
ULATED UPON.
Senator Stewart OF Nevada Looming Up
as Candidate-Gresham Still Talked
or-strong Weaver Sentiment.

OMAHA, June 29.--The advance guard
of the southern delegates to the inde-
pendent national convention, arrived
today.
D. Irwin, editor OF the Southern ALI
ance Farmer, said the sentiment of the
south was for western man as nomi.
nee, and Georgia suggested Congress-
man Tom Winn for second place, or O.
Hellington, a farmer. Georgia, he said,
would undoubtedly elect the Indepen-
dent state ticket and give its electoral
vote to the new party.
G. @. Post, chairman of the Georgia
state committee, favored western man,
but he did not want Stewart or Adams,
as he wanted something besides free
silver and was stuck ON the sub-treasury
scheme.
Word was received in Omaha TODAY
intimating that Senator Stewart Of
Nevada had written letter absolutely
bolting the Republican party. 1t ia said
that Senator John P. Jones will do like
wise, and as consequence the Stewart
boom has received an impetus. Still
Weaver sentiment leads.
General Van Wyck said if Gresham
positively refuses to permit the use of
his name, j. B. Weaver will be the
nominee. A free eilver platform will be
adopted, he said, thus carving the sill
yer states and throwing the election into
the house.
Troyer of Washington, Funk of Ore
gon, and Brown of California are all
Weaver men and many of their dele
gates behind them.
B. @. Edwards, delegate at large
from Illinois, declares that his delega-
ton will support Gresham, and after
Gresham. Weaver.
DR.. G. W. Lane, of Oakland, CAL. ia
here, holding two proxies from the first
California congressional district, and on
one OF them will present the name of S.
+. Norton, of Chicago, for first place.
Geocge ID. Gibson, editor of the Ne
braska Farmers Alliance, has formulated
tariff plank for the platform, which he
expects the Nebraska delegation will
introduce.
ST. LOUIS, June e29.-Chairman Taube-
neck said tonight, before leaving for
Omaha, that the platform adopted
there would be the same as that of the
industrial conference at st. Louis, to-
gether with denunciation of the force
bill, declaring for the Australian system
OF voting. and free vote and a fair
count. Woman suffrage and prohibit
ton would not figure in the platform.
The free and unlimited coinage of silver
would be declared for.
Taubeneck thought Gresham would
be the nominee, provided he could be
induced to accept, with strong man
from the south for vice-president. If
Gresham were nominated, Arkansas,
Colorado, Montana, Washington and
California would be carried for him,
with the probabilities of Texas, Ken
tucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Many
promises of support have been received
on condition of his nomination.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES..
Michigan has decided to put John
Rnssell in nomination for the presi
.dency, and New York is still consider
ing the question of naming H. Clay
Bascombe. The opposition to Bidwell
hopes to prevent his nomination on first
ballot and leave the way open for any
body but Bidwell or Demorest.
| The platform committee is in session
at midnight. A silver plank will be
embodied, but reported to the full COM
mittee without recommendation.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The following national executive COM
mittee has been elected: Chairman
Prot. Dickie, of Michigan; vice-chair.
man. John 2. St. John, Kansas secre.
tary, F. G. Wardsell, New York; treas
urer, Samuel D. Hastings, Wisconsin
Helen Cougar, Indiana; j. H. Tate
Tennessee; A. A. Stevens, Pennsylva
MIA.
Notwithstanding the gossip that head
quarters would be changed to Chicago
the committee again chose New York
for another four years.
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