Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-02
GRESHAM HEARD FROM.
He Will Not Stand on the st.
Louis Platform.
Hence Can Not Be the Peoples
Party Candidate.
Still Some Think He Will Accept
the Nomination.
General Weaver Is the Next Strongest
Possibility = Senator Stewards
Boom Is Growing The Sit
uation at Omaha.
BY the Associated Press.


By the Associated Press.l
OMAHA, July 1.-The national conven-
ton of the Peoples party will convene
under inspiring circumstances that
leuds roseate hopes to the future. The
passage of the free silver bill by the
senate, is accepted by the delegates as
a vindication of the vital principle of
their organization = a demand for a
greater circulating medium among the
common people. The leaders all agree
that nothing more propitious for the
Peoples party hopes could have been
done at this time. Innumerable tele-
grams of congratulation were sent to
Washington tonight ongratulating SEN
ators Kyle and PETER, and other Peo-
ple's party legislators, for the fret ray
OF hope that comes in the passage of q
free coinage bill.
The presidential question is naturally
becoming the engrossing topic, and the
feeling of uncertainty as to the outcome
is becoming one of positive anxiety.
GRESHAM HEARD FROM.
Judge Gresham has at last been heard
from, and has defined his position re-
garding the nomination. Chairman
Scott, of the Iowa central state commiE-
tee of the Peoples party, yesterday sent
message to Gresham asking him If he
would stand for the presidency on the
st. Louis platform as the candidate OF
the Omaha convention.
Gresham replied this evening: II
stand by my interview OF few days
ago on this subject. My name will not
be presented to the Omaha convention"
The interview to which Gresham re-
fers, is one in which he stated that he
agreed with the Peoples party on many
things, but not in all its declarations.
The telegram is interpreted as mean
ing that he cannot stand on the St.
Louis platform.
WEAVER STOCK GOES UP.
Gresham's telegram is generally &C.
cepted as being an expression oil his sin
cere, desire in regard to the matter, but
q few of the more enthusiastic Gresham
men are still disposed to believe that the
Judge will accept the nomination if it is
rendered him, but these gentlemen ap-
pear to be in the hopeless minority, and
| the indications tonight are that General
Weaver will be the presidential nomi-
nee. While he has expressed that his
| first choice will be Gresham, Weaver
does not deny that he stands prepared
| to make campaign in case he is se-
lected.
Ben Terry OF Texas is prominently
| mentioned tonight in connection with
the vice presidency.
SENATOR MORGAN MENTIONED.
M. H. Slater, a free coinage apostle,
with S. G. Nixon OF Nevada, has opened
silver league headquarters. The silver
men claim that 10000 members of the
Colorado league are pledged to vote for
no man except he be unequivocally for
free silver, and that the party can carry
Colorado. Slater thought Morgan of
Alabama would be the best selection for
the convention.
THE STEWART BOOM.
The declaration of A. j. Streeter of
Illinois that she is in favor of Senator
Stewart Of Nevada" has given the
Stewart Boom an impetus. It is becom-
ing evident that the delegates from the
silver states will give Stewart earnest
support, and it is probable that he and
Weaver will be the leading candidates,
although the drift of sentiment is de-
cidedly in favoro of Weaver, but careful
preparations are being made to spring
formidable Stewart boom.
Hon. Lee Crandall OF Washington,
apparently in charge of Stewards can
vass, has announced that there is no
doubt of Stewards willingness to accept
the nomination and make the campaign
on the Peoples party platform if the
convention should decide to select him.
Gen. A. j. Warner of Ohio, veteran
in the free coinage movement, is en-
route here to nominate Senator Stewart.
When this fact became public it created
sensation, and was accepted as an
evidence that the silver league had de-
cided to support Stewart. There is,
however, a disposition on the part of
the southern delegates, as we'll as repre-
sentatives of the Knights of Labor and
various industrial organizations OF the
east, to resent the attempt of the silver
league to assume charge of the
destinies of the Peoples party.
The dissenting delegates contend that
there is more in the Peoples party than
mere financial question, and that the
destinies of the party cannot be made
entirely subservient to the silver league.
And so it is likely, while strenuous
effort may be exerted in behalf of Stew
art, there is little doubt it will be met
by vigorous resistance.
STILL HOPING FOR GRESHAM.
The committee which called on Judge
Gresham in Chicago to ask him to ac-
cept the Peoples party nomination for
president have issued card, in which
it is held that because he did not say to
the committee in plain terms that he
could not accept the nomination, that
he will accept it if nominated.
DELEGATES POURING IN.
Delegates to the convention are arriv-
ing in large numbers. The indications
are that every state in the union will
have full delegation. The convention
will have more the appearance OF mass
meeting than of an ordinary convention.
Those of the old parties were composed
Of only about 900 delegates. This con-
vention will have 1776. Notwithetand-
ing the diversity of opinion among the
delegates, 1t is believed harmony will
prevail, as the general sentiment ie that