New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-04
STILL LOOKING TO GRESHAM
AN Aggressive FACTION AT OMAHA INSIST
HE WILL ACCElT.
GENERAL WEAVER AND SENATOR KYLE NEXT
IN FAVoR-THE ILLINOIS DELEGATES
SOLID FOR THE JUDGE.

Omaha July 3.-Amid the booming Of can
| non and the food Of patriotic oatoFy
! the Peoples party will meet tomorrow 10
nominate candidate for the Presidency Who
is to be the candidate no one can possibly predict
There are many leaders In the new party. but none
| so old or tried TO be unanimously accepted by
the various industrial organizations that make up the
| allied armies Of this movement. Only one man
would be- uncomplanlngy accepted by all. and he Is
not n member OF the new party. The great inris OF
| Indiana remains the popular favorite and al
though he has stated that he would not accept the
| nomination on any platform. Gresham Is siill to-
night the candidate Of aggressive fac ion which In
ssts that he will accept the nomination II 1t be ten
dered to him. and that the success OF the party dc
| 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 en-
| thusiasm OF the hour.
The Gresham movement came up like phoenix to-
night seemingly stronger than |. y. smith, an
Illinois delegate. who had Just arrived from Chicago
fresh from an interview last night with the judges
son. Otto Gresham. was herald Of the glad dings
Immediately after Mr.. Smiths arrival meeting of
the Illn0isans held After hc had unfolded his
plans the delegates quickly scattered about the df
| fcrent hotels. trumpeting tic Judges with
vigor which took away the breath Of those who sup
posed that Gresham had been disposed Of T. s.
Magarell of Chicago, who of the committee
Of forty headed by Dcl Terrell. II Texas, that had
! the interview with Judge Gresham June 23, In
which the Judge neither refused nor accepted their
tender Of support, Of the most active Of the
| Gresham missionaries this evening after he arrival
Of Delegate smith. According to Magarell. otto
Gresham has Smith that OF the authorized
communications from the Peoples party leaders had
yet reached the Judge. but would be presented to
him to-day. IL possible by the son in person. who In
leaving smith last night, took the train from Chicago
TO Indiana for that purpose The son was to first sec
his mother and enlist her aid. Together with her.
the son would 60 the situation with the Judge
laying before him all messages. Mr.. MagaNn de-
carcd tho dispatches purporng 10 have been received
from judge Gresham 70 be inventions.
rather sensational Incident occurred about this
time. Nagarcu made his way q General Wcavcr'o
headquarters and taking tie latter aside OILY asked
him to be the one to place Judge Greahams name
before the convention 70 morrow. General Weaver
adroltly replied that he willing and ready TO be
spokesman for Judge Gresham, hut that be had no
substantial evidence that the Judge would accept.
P,ior 20 the arrival u the Chicago envoy the
Gresham hrsi-last and allthcume' men were sorey
pressed FOR means 10 stem the tdc several oaacu'"'
were held and at last plan Of action was evolved.
II vas 70 scud a committee oi three >trcctet, Of
Ilincs. Tempeton, % Indiana, and orr u Colorado
to find Gresham and obtain from him his expression
and II should be wired In cipher 70 be laid before
the convention The arrival oi Delegate smith and
the Nieli ccnce he brought only Str'hSth'hcd tuc
determination 10 have further eXprr- ton from
Judge . -e,ha n. which. beyond I'll dgu.t would be
authentic. A. result Mcssrs strectcr. IcmPeon
and orr lch omaha this even NJ In Guest 81 their
idol. The meeting which authorized this errand
was ATTENDED by upward O. 200 delegates one Of
the reasons advanced for sending the TITO was the
,,ct that the chairman of the committee wluch was
m conference with Judge Gresham June -. In
ChicagO. claimed 10 have boon as-unl by nm theh
,lat any further communication from the judge re-
saring tho nomination would be made 10 De com
niitec's chairman ard the latter had snce received
no word whatever.
Extraordinary as IL may SEEM two of the pest
known men In the convention were among the many
who ,tulbornly declined 90 accept he Gresham t"i'
gram, n, definitely settling the situation 4 Grcshains
cnndidacy. one was John ". Hayes general sccre-
tary Of tie knights OF Labor, aud the other Marion
Cannon u California. who was chairman of th" big
National conference Of the Peoples party at -
Iouis Both profcs.,d to believe that something was
wrong With the dispatchc, TO and from Grcsmm
secretary HAYES showing around as evidence 81
the something wrong telegram from o'to
GRESHAM son Of the Judge, which received here
last evening long after the messages from judge
GRESHAM. ,ayng tic latter wouli decline ia" nomi
nation on any platform. The otto GRESHAM telegram
laid: Telegraph company advised Of failure TO de
liver la, nights message before father lett French
Lick this morning. Win cnGcayor 70 get II to him
he but where there is telegraph Office
Mr. Cannon said There Is soma croolcdnoss !
about uc.e Gresham di,pltehes. We shall wait
until tomorrow. at least and learn more tcforo We
ncccpt these ue,-aee, n authentic
The GiIrhcaf was put upon the reiuyenatcd |
Gresham boom by the formal action Of tie InlnoS !
delegation. They voted solidy during the after |
noon to stand by the Judge from start to finish II
there shod be received tho slightest definite int
llrcncc from him that he would accept tho nomina |
ton Added significance was given 10 tho dec sion !
of The man from the fact that they constitute bv |
far the largest State delegation In the convention
Three men loom up conspcuouSly tonight rs can
ddates for the Presidential nomination. and all these
are members of the new party. They are General |
Weaycr Of Iowa. senator Kyle, of south Dako Il,
and ex Senator Van Wyck, OF Nebraska with |
Judge Gresham out OF the race. Weaver /
and Kyle viii lead the first ballot, and the |
strength Of Van Wyck lies IN h, peculiar popularity !
as comp, omIsc canddate for Governor Of Nebraska.
This he is likely TO be for the asking, aud with the
strength Of the party In that state Van Wyck feels
confident of hi, ability to carry Nebraska. Governor |
Pcnnoyer Of Oregon, Is much discussed by the free
silver men, and the Pacific Coast delegates are
faucusslng on the advisabiiiy OF supporting MIN |
solidly lie wa> elected Governor OF oregon on n |
frees liver platform. and denounced the Democratic
n,otform This spring and stumpcd the state for
the PEOPLES party candidate senator stewart ,ol
Nctra,ka and General A. J. Warner. Of ONO, are
also prominently mentioned by the silver men, ana J"lh
F. Wctt, of Kansas, National lecturer Of the Alliance
and Paul Vandcrvort. Of Ne5rusa. also suggested
by their friends. There is every probability that a'
least a dozen candidates will be balo'cd for In TO-
morrow's convention as the list OF faVorite sons VIII
be unusually large.
little attention will be paid to the Vice Presidency
,,,u tho hcod of the ticket Is selected. but half
dozen or more prominent Southern leaders have been
mentioned for the honor. senator Morgan. OF Ala
hama: Congressman T. NJ. watson OF Georgia; Ben
TerrelI OF Texas: General Field, OF virginia; ICY
clonen Davis Of Texas. and President Mcdowell OF
tbs Tennessee Alliance. all In the list )f IHasi-
bilitles
The peculiar complications over the Presidency may
hn rnnn Il Tho lnmmIinc