The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-02
GRESHAM WON'T ACCEPT.
he is NOT IN FULL ACCORD WITH
THE THIRD PARTY.

Some of the Leaders Inferred From an
Interview That He Would Not De-
cline the Nomination if offered to
Him-A Telegram From the Judge
Settles It.
OMAHA, July 1.-The following card was
prepared to-day by committee composed
of Eugene Smith, A. r. Francis. Ambrose
". Smith, Charles W. Russell, II. II. Full
wiler Andrew Ashton and Alfred Clarke:
We, the undersigned, members OF the Peo-
PIES party OF America, called upon Judge
Walter Q. Gresham at his residence, No 2502
Prairie avenue, Chicago, on the night OF June
y. This pleasant conference lasted over an
hour, and during that time various addresses
were made by various members of the People
party, in which every speaker declared his desire
that Judge Gresham should be the Peoples
party nominee for President To these ex-
pressiOns Judge Gresham made no dissent.
While he did not and could not, a self-re-
spectlnR man, accept the nomination which
this committee has no authority to offer, he did
not, as he could most probably have done, say:
81 will not accept the Peoples party nomina-
ton" Judge Gresham is a distinguished states
men, distinguished for his high sense of honor.
II it was out OF the question 10
for President he is precisely the grand, true
man TO have told that TO the committee in clear.
unmistakable language. He would not have
allowed them to leave his presence in any doubt
circumstances Of the case? Judge Gresham, in
a long, frank and free conversation, declared
himself heartily in sympathy with all the essen
tial principles OF tine Peoples party. He did
not refuse to be it's presidential nominee, but al
lowed the committee TO go away believing that
he would accept II the honor were rendered
him by the convention. Would honorable
man have done this il be did not mean TO accept
the nomination. He would not and Judge
Gresham is known 70 the entire land as the soul
of honor Consequently hs will accept the
nomination Of the Peoples party II honorably
offered him. This is the hrmer conviction OF
the undersigned Peoples party men, all of
whom were present on the occasion In question.
ANOTHER PHASE TO THE QUESTION.
There is another phase to this question.
r. S. Scott, chairman Of the state central
committee OF the Peoples party, yesterday
sent Judge Gresham the following tele-
gram:
Will you stand as the candidate Of the Omaha
convention for the presidency on the St. Louis
PLATFORM
To this telegram Judge Gresham tonight
replied
stand by my interview Of a few days ago on
this subject. My name will not be presented to
the omaha convention.
The interview to which Judge Gresham
refers was the one in which he stated that
he agreed with the Peoples party on great
many things, but that he did not agree with
the party in all its declarations This tele-
gram this evening received from the
judge is interpreted as meaning that he
cannot stand as a candidate on the St.
Louis platform since in his interview he
stated tnat he did not agree
with that party in all it's declarations. The
indications now are that this telegram will
be accepted as authoritative and final, and
the Gresham boom is a thing Of the past.
ELLINGTON FOR TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
The national central committee OF the
Peoples party met this afternoon and Sc
lected G. H. Ellington of Georgia as tenn
porarY chairman Of the convention, and
John w. Hayes, general secretary of the
Knights of Labor, rs secretary. 1t also de-
cided that Ben Terrell of Texas should on
behalf of the convention make a response
to the address Of welcome of the mayor of
Omaha at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning
1t was decided that addresses in memory OF
President Polk of the farmers alliance
should be delivered