The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-04
VERY MUCH TANGLED.

Tho Peoples Party Patriots Still at Sea Con-
cerning a Leader-A Troublesome Rule.
OMAHA. Neb., July 3.-With the booming
of cannon, the waving of flags, and under
the inspiration of patriotic oratory. the
national Peoples party convention Will
celebrate the natal day of the Republic to-
morrow by nominating an Independent
candidate for President of the United
States. 1t Will be putting away of the
ola and the taking up of the new. The
habiliments of the older parties will be
cast aside by the enthusiasts that have en-.
tered into the new. and, donning the garbs
of apostles of reform. the crusade against
the tyranny of capital. monopoly and plu-
tocracy will be valiantly begun.
1.-The spirit of 1776'' is the favorite motto
of these latter-day reformers and much OF
the inspiration of the hour is gathered
from the frequent declarations of the lead
ers that in the peoples wrongs of to-day is q
parallel to the grievances of 1776 against
which our forefathers revolted, fought and
won. And so in a revolution alone Jean
these wrongs be righted. but the revolution
of to-day is to be wrought by the ballot.
and in the campaign that Is TO come the
voice of the people is to be more powerful
thanthe clash of arms or the roar of cam
non. 1t is true the tocsin is to be sounded.
but 1t is q signal of alarm to q slumbering
people, for the great victory to be won is to
be all the more triumphant because it 10
the result of q campaign of education.
Land, transportation and finance" is
to be the battle-cry from now to next No
vember, for in these three subjects are in
uolu oil ha r..i,, lac IN bfah fha
ple's party owes it's birth. To correct the
abuses which have grown up under the
ownership of the first, the monopoly Of
the second and the tyranny OF the third 10
the avOwed mission of this great political
party which has sprung up like a mush-
ing In the sunshine of the day. has thrown
its bouQhs to the breezes. and looks like
young oak above the politicai horizon.
s sOME WILL VOTE FOR GRESHAM.
Who will be the candidate chosen by to-
morrOw's convention no one can possibly
predict. There are many leaders IN the
new party, but none so old or tried as to be
unanimously accepted by the various in
dustrial organizations that make up the
allied armies of this reform movement
Only one man would be unoompIainingl gly
accepted bya IL, and be is not a member of
the new party. The great jurist of Indi-
ana remains the popular favorite, and al
though he has stated that he would not ac-
cept the nomination on any platform,
Gresham is still tonight the candidate Of
an aggressive faction which insists that he
will accept the nomination If it be rendered
him, and that the success of the party de-
mands that he be named. There is every
indication that despite all that may be
said by Judge Gresham or his authorized
representatives his name Will be presented
to the convention by his admirers, and an
attempt made to force his nomination in
the enthusiasm of the hour.
Three men loom mp conspicuously to-
night as candidates for the presidential
nomination. and all these are members of
the new party. They are General Weaver,
of Iowa; Senator Kyle. of South Dakota,
and ex-senator Van Wyck, of Nebraska.
With Gresham ont of the field. Weaver and
Kyle Will lead In the first ballot, and the
strength of Van Wyck lies In his peculiar
popularity as a compromise candidate tor
Governor of Nebraska. This he is very
likely to be for the asking. and. with the
great strength of the party in that State.
Van Wyck feels confident of his ability to
carry Nebraska. Governor Pennoyer, of
Oregon, is much discussed by the free-silver
men. and the PacIfic-coast delegates are
caucusing Oh the advisabIlity of supporting
him solldly. He was elected Governor of
Oregon on free-sllver platform, and de-
nounced the Democratic platform this
spring and stumped the State for the Peo-
pies party candidate. Senator Stewart,
of Nevada, and Gen. A. j. arner of Ohio,
are also prominently mentioned by the
silver men and John L. Willis of Kansas.
national lecturer of the Alliance, and Paul
Vandervoort, of Nebraska, are suggested
by their friends here. There is every prob
ability that at least dozen candidates
will he balloted for in to-morrow's conven.
tion the list of favorite sons will be un-
usually large.
Very little attention will be paid to the
vice-presidency until the head of the ticket
is selected, but half dozen or more prom
Inent Southern leaders have been men,
toned IN this connection. senator Morgan
of Alabama. Congressman Watson of
Georgia. Ben Terrill of Texas, General
Field of Virginia. Cyclone" Davis ef