The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-02
VIEWS OF THE LEADERS.

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VIEWS OF THE LEADERS.
Weaver. Crandsll, DonnelIy and Others Talk
About Candidates and Platform.
OMAHA, July 1.-Gen. James B. Weaver.
Of Iowa. established himself at the Millard
Hotel this morning and received the varl-
ous Peoples party delegates who crowded
eagerly into his room.
"Who is your choice for PRESIDENT" Gen.
Weaver W as asked.
walter @. Gresham is my first choice
and Weaver is my second" said the Gen.
eral. smiling. IF Gresham will accept.
think we are ell for him, and presume we
will hear something authoritatively from
him or from some one authorized to repro :
sent him very soon."
"What do You think the platform will
be-"
II think 1t will be the st. Louis platform
which you have already published. with q
plank added denoupcing the force bill. In
my opinion there will be very little differ
ence Of opinion on the platform and 1t will
be q matter very quickly and very har-
moniously disposed OF"
General Weaver smiled at the suggestion
that Senator Stewart had sent mesecr ger
to Omaha with platform upon which
he wonld accept the nomination for
President. and said: II don't think
senator Stewart has done anything of the
would be q good candidate. but he would
not expect the platform to be nodded to
suit the convenience of any man."
Col. Lee CrandaIl of Washington, q
member of the national committee and Q
delegate from the District of Columbia. ar
rived this morning. He is also secretary
of the National Bimetallic League recently
organized, and delegate to the national
mining congress- Helena. He has been
connected with the Greenback or the Peo-
pies party movement since 1876.
The membership of our league is scat
tered all over the country" said Colonel
Crandall to reporter, and 1t is growing
ical faiths. The league is non.partisan,
bnt Its members will naturally support the
candidates who stand for free and nnlim-
tied coinage of silver. The leaene, as an
S, wl not come before t1s
recent meeting asking the Peoples party to
name o ticket and make q platform ac-
cepteble to our members Individual
members ,, are re here here to urge that and a%%SS;ns %S;s
who. though Democrat. is president of
the league.
"Wo will not urge any particular candi-
date. My idea is that the delegates from
the Northwestern and Pacific States should
be allowed to name the candidate for Pres.
ident, and tho Southern States should be
permitted to fill the second place. Gresham
would be satisfactory to the silver men.
known that he will accept and stand on a
free-silver platform. With proper candi-
dates on the right platform the Peoples
party will carry Georgia, North and South
rA A 1ah
good fighting chance In Texas, and West
ern silver men are confident we can carry
Colorado, Nevada. Idaho. Montana and
tho two Dakotas. OF course this conven-
tiOn ls already committed to give Ms q sil-
yer plank that will concede all the league
asks"
II. l.. Loucks of Huron, S. D., vice. presi-
dent of the national Alliance. has arrived,
and is laying wires for General Weaver's
nomination. From Omaha Mr.. Loucks will
60 to Washington to take the place of the
late l.. l.. Polk. president of the Alliance.
When asked as to the preferences of South
Dakota, Mr.. Loucks said: "Our delegation
is in favor of the nomination of General
Weaver for President and j. H. Mcdowell,
president of the Tennessee Alliance, for
Vice president. / think the convention
will adopt the platform of the st. Louis
sure to carry both DakOtas and their seven
electoral votes. have been campaign in z
two weeks in North Dakota, and know the
sentiment up there
(which Other States do you expect to
/ carryp was asked.
I'm the Northwest we will capture Ne
braska, Kansas and Montana, in addition
to the two Dakctas. ! count on the fonr
silver States and eight in the South. We
ought to get California. too. which will
make eighteen in all ! predict that the
Peoples party will carry more States than
either of the old PARTIES"
Editor William r. Dobbyn. of the Pro.
gressive Age, of Minneapolis, delegate at
large. stated that Minnesota and the entire
Northwest was settled for Gresham, with
Weaver as second choice in case the Indi-
ana man could not be prevailed upon to
accept. He thought it certain that q
Southerner would be selected for second
place. He vas in favor of draI sing new
platform, embracing the main features of
| the ST. Louis production. He says that
| while the North WAS in favor of equal
| suffrage. 1t was very unpopular in the
South. He thought the convention would
| probably try to conciliate the Southerners
by dropping that plank. He did Iot be-
| lieve there would be anything said
about prohibition, but believed that
plank would be inserted regarding
4 buo Va tuo liQuOT tIamC.
That" said Mr.. Dobbyn, will be a vote
getter instead of q vote loser. 1t removes
the revenue tax, destroys the political
| power of the saloon. prevents the adultera.
tion of liquors and would not offend the
personal liberty advocates. The position
of the Pr0hibitionists will throw ut least
100000 of their people to our ranks without
| doubt
The Hon. Ignatius DonneIly arrived IN
the city to-day, and at once laid at rest all
doubts as to the probability of the great
Shakspearean scholar being q candidate
for the presidency. "As to the man who
will be selected finally.' he said, 1.-THE mat.
ter is not one upon which it is very safe ia
predict at this moment. There are already
half dozen candidates liz the field. II
Judge Gresham would accept he would he
nominated without question. But we
have no assurance of his acceptance and
we conld not afford to nominate any man
without guarantee of his being pr epared
to represent our cause in the presidential
| race. General Weaver seems to be the