New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-01
THE PEOPLES PARTY.
vp,RLIy THINKS HIS ORGANIZATION
w. WILL POLL 100000 VOTES.
,rrvG HIMSELF on THE oMIss1oi
~ THE ONE PER CENT CLAUSE FRoN
THE ELECTION coDE-"hEhE
TIE PARTY EXPECTS TO
OBTAIN VOTES.
r.vr CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE

., q What does the Peoples party
Nv. 20 IN the state of New-IorK
smoa 4. a oucsiion which some pohuc'"'s "''o ~
tbs ,,hen discussing the probable vote OF
sskns :. recarding The Presidency ana 'he prooaoie
New" ., that vote among the various cahuiua'es'
d'''" weaver. the Peoples party 'ui'uu'''e ~,
Generai ., nresent in the Souih and soon VIII
fresdeh'' " western states, where he intends to
h his canvass. Dul mas NV '
pu'a ~ sneak in this state.
men's !" r head OF the Peoples party IN New
Tue .. ,,vos in this little city and his name Is
YORK 90. :. Ncporlin Mr. McParlin Is lawyer ana
h"'e'' scco at No. so Man-st.; but his law once
has az ,.nuary last has been rather poiucai ne'O
Sn' than the work-room OF one engaged III IA"
quar'e' Ite Is a man of medium height. with sandy
pn'"a heard and might be mistaken ior Henry
n whose writings he greatly auihrcS' io
George sttoon wears past he has shown keen
-, IN hopeless poitcai causes """ mas
'n'er', hson prominent In the Greenback' the Ma
eess'es s,ng,eTax and the Labor party. =" think
uoDX' ,orcb,nrly to-day, /" that no less than SIX
be S 80 heen the candidate of some political
umo s,hou, ghost of a chance of being elected. Tor
wV =, tho Court Of Appeals" And apparently ne
'uu So tho candidate Of the Peoples party LOT the
10 go tho present fall 81 See" he said. that
raN II peckham Is likely TO be the Democra &c
s.,,o for Judge OF the Court OF Appeals ana that
.,o Republican side Judges Haght, Rnmsey anu
W. .-.r and william A. sutherland are suggested ior
49, s,me place. am afraid that we nave 50 re'e"uy
ue 49, ,,a Peoples party in this State that its candl-
sare u..mo, he elected But shall make big
, oa!e a.. ,.o ranks Of both of the old parties"
'0a ,,cpar,in holds the position in the Peoples
m =, yevYork member Of its National Com
pes and also secretary and treasurer OF the state
a~,,,,,oe 81 have been devoting my time to tho
..,ests OF the Peoples party" he sad today ever
,... last January. I attended both the st. Louis
ror,erence and the Omaha convention, ana on sep
,m,s, o. next l shall attend the State Convention
:, ,he Peoples party in Syracuse. We snail nominate
:, electoral ticket at our State Convention. our
.nrsntion will not be large one. There VIII be
,Iv one delegate from each one OF TIE thirty-iohr
congressional districts We are poor or we would
,oM A larger convention. But think we shall make
a GOOD showing at the polls"
sHow many votes do you hope to poll?' asked
him.
I'm nv Judgment he replied. eve shall poll at
least 100000 votes. A good proportion OF these
totes will come from the Knights Of Labor living in
the cities am the master workman OF one Of the
Knights Of Labor divisions in this part OF the state
OF course the Knights Of Labor as an ORDER, take
no part in political action. but after meeting Of
The rider, and an adjournment has been taken there
can be political argument without offence"
aWiu General Weaver make speeches in this
Slater
q aNo: have advised him to keep ont OF It, But
We shall have as large number Of speakers at work
Is We can afford to put into the field. Streeter. the
Labor candidate for President four years ago. spoke
from dry goods box in jamestown the other day
have also had in the State such noted speakers
Is Mrs. Mary Lease, now with General Weaver in the
South Mrs. Marian Todd. Mrs. Sarah f. V. Emory
and Robert Schilng, Of Milwaukee. But Speakers
Bureau is In charge Of Farmer Dean Of Honeoye
Falls He has been doing herculean work for our
cause going about from place to place making
speeches and selecting organizers. have been as
sng him In this work OF organization. using the old
list Of names of the Greenback party for the purpose
A large number Of them formerly prominent in the