Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-01
4 Platform Already Practically Agreed
rpou Niilou, Dis.
cord.
THE PRESIDENTIAL NoMiRArioN
DISCUSSED.
Walter Q. Gresham Has Forbidden His
Friends to Mention Ills
Name.
40 bc Opened Tomorrow Platform
aud Presidential Candidates.


OMAHA, June 30.--rho Peoples
party will meet IN national convention
at ~ O'Clock Saturday morning. The
indications are that the natal day Of
the republic, the an Of July, will wit.
ness tbe birth Of great PARTY which IL
10 he menace 10 the Old Or-nnizations.
There II not the slightest evidence OF
discord and there seems 10 be- n general
resolve TO make the convention har-
moniouu. Three fivnl political organi.
cations which hope1lihe Peoples party
would diviuc over the question OF
principle and not DO able 10 agfne upon
y common Platform Of declaration, will
be surprised o. know that the Peoples
party platform IL already practically
settled. tt Is tacitly ngrced that the
~. Louis platform OF February 22ud
shall be taken ~ a basis and that the
only cNttaueOus matter 10 receive con.
Hlduratlon will be the denunclatlOn Of
the force bill; demand for broader
reciprocity than ollert Il by the Repub.
| leans anu condemnation Of the recent
State bnGk plank adopted at the IA
/ tionnl Democratic convention aud en-.
/ dorsiug the Australian ballot. Half a
/ dozen promiuent men OF tho great In.
/ del uicut movement are freely dis.
/ cussyd Tor tho presidential nomination,
but no ono has yet arrived on tn.
| ground and none are making the slight
vst effort for tho great honor which
any mnn might cOvut.
The selection Of u candidate Is To be
| the last work Of the convention, AMI
| the choice ~ TO be made after calm and
choice elaboration. Walter q.
| Gresham VI Indiana could have tue
nomination by thu mefest signal Of
assent but no ha1 forbidden his
triendf 10 allow II 10 he mentioned Ia
the convention, and his ff.ends are 20
loyal they are disposed to accept his
wishes. Other gentomun IN the con.
ventiou who are mentioned are Gcner.
al James u. Weaver Of Iowa, Hon.
Marion Cannon, president o. 'thy
California Farmcfs' Alliance, Hon.
lgnntius DJnuuliy, Hon. john
Wiliets u kansas, ex-senator OF Van
Wyke Of Nebraska aud Congressman
Davis Of Kansas. Weaver has prObah'
ly 100 instructed delegate, bat the re-.
mainder will come uuiusIiuCiud an,
uucummittod. There is disposition
10 give the Vice. residency 10 somt
young CampRlgner Of 'fa party, ant
Tom Wnttoron Of Georgia could nav,
the nominal % II ho would accept It
Hon j. II. Davis Of Texas is ais,
mentioned for tho Vice. Presidency
The temporary chairman VI the con
veution will DO Hon. G. II. Filing
ton OF Ge0Esia. Chairman Taube
neck arrived this evening and wa
soon In consultation with other party
leaders. Some admirers ar. disposed
TO boom Taubeneck for the Presidential
nomination, but the llliuOlsnn dis
cUufagCs tlro suggestion and says he Il
for Judge Gresham II the latter can be
indeed TO accept the nomination
TaubenCck this evening said the mos
important declaration iu the platform
would he the dcuuuuiatIon Of the Re
publican Force ui'l. Hesald;
at will mean live 5u,lss sute for u,
In the South aad | think will be the
m,ans Of raising the Total OF People
party States this inll 10 eight, with
chances bright Tor ten OF twelve"