Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-30

fkhslpkNTIAL TIMER IN ITS RASKs-srATEs
WHICH IT Is RELIEVED IT CAN oARRr-rHE
MONEY QUESTION THE LEADING IssuK-oP-
POSED TO FUSION, But WILL FUsK WHERE
ADVANTAGEOUS.
Some folks may not have Q very firmly
founded belief in the peoples party, but Sens-
tor Kyle Of South Dakota does not belong to the
unbelievers
There is no lack OF good presidential timber
in our party" said the Senator TO n STAR re-
porter. Weaver of Iowa, yandervoort Of Ne
braska, Pennoyer Of Oregon, Donnelly OF Min
nesota and Stewart Of Nevada are all available,
and who will say that either Of them is not first
class men? OF these none is q stronger prob
ability than Senator Stewart. Nevada will send
twelve delegates TO the Omaha convention,
every one of them Instructed for Stewart.
Would Stewart accept the nomination? feel
sure he would / have no hesitancy in SAYING
that Stewart stands squarely upon our plat
FORM" And Senator KYLE drew out Of his vest
pocket frayed clipping from Kansas news
paper which was to the effect that Senator
Stewart could leave the republican party with
out trouble because he had never been in line
with its precepts or practices.
STATES THEY EXPECT TO CARRY.
"What states do we expect to carry?" re-
peated the Senator. "Several that the republi-
cans are figuring on now. With Stewart at the
head OF the ticket we can capture the electoral
votes Of Nevada, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska,
Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana,
and possibly Minnesota, in the north We
would have something 10 show for our labor in
the south. too. Stewards attitude on the force
bill would help him materially In that region.
and the fact that Mrs. Stewart is a daughter of
Senator Foote of Mississippi would not be dis
advantageous TO the Senator's candidacy With
a good southern man for second place on the
ticket the peoples party would have no difficulty
in capturing Georgia and South Carolina, with
good fighting chance in North Carolina. Our
success In those states would doubtless be due
in part TO Clevelands unpopularity for he is
extremely unpopular in the south and west.
Harrison has but little advantage over his ad-
versary in those same sections. A large pro-
portion of the people would not turn a hand TO
elect either of them. The old parties propose
to do battle on the old issue, but the money
question is on top and everybody wiIlbefore
long have to recognize that fact.
THEIR NATIONAL srI.ATFoRM
81 do not IN ticipate the introduction Of any
novelties in our national PLATFORM" continued
the Senator. every plank will be sound, and
the utterances at Omaha will be in perfect har-
mony with the 81. Louis declaration.
'.Will we fuse with either of the old parties?
there will be four straight tickets in the field In
every state-the peoples, the prohibition,
republican and democratic. Both the peoples
and the prohibition tickets will draw largely
from the old parties. In the north the repubn-
cans viii lose, in the south our voters will come
from the democratic ranks. Fully thrce-foufths
OF our party In the northwest came from the
republican forces-people who were discon-
tented as to national finance and the tariff
With us the tariff Is a secondary affair, but all
of us are low tariff men. The tariff will not be
debated in cur campaign. You might follow
our speakers all over the country this fall and
not one in ten would make any reference to the
tariff. Where there are joint discussions we
may have to take 1t up temporarily, but We are
going to insist upon arguing out the money
question"
''sure there will not be any fusion with the
democracy?" asked the reporter.
OPPOSED TO ANY KIND OF FUSION.
"We are opposed to any kind of fusion" re-
piled the Senator, "but there may be local
combinations where such combinations promise
good results. Last year the republicans and
democrats fused against US in Nebraska, but
that will not be repeated at any election where
there are national tickets in the field and
national issues are to be voted upon. In South
Dakota and Kansas the democrats have never
been in control; not more than one-third of the
voters are democrats. Naturally they do not
care q plcayune about the state Offices, for they
have always been beyond their reach. II the
democrats were to propose fusion with our
party-they to get the electoral vote Gmpossi-
BILE without our add and we to get the state ma
chinery (something they never had and conse-
quently do not care for IL would regard such
q combination as good politics.
PROHIBITION WILL CUT FIGURE.
prohibition is going to cut quite figure in
several of the states this year. You must not
underrate the strength Of that ticket. After the
last presidential election the prohibitionists
started out to secure pledges for a million votes
in November, 1892. great deal Of house to
house canvassing has been done, and it would
not surprise me in the least if they dropped at
least a million ballots in the boxes on election
day. The work has been conducted quietly.
but from what have seen of it IL has every
appearance of soundness. Three-fourths of the
prohibition vote will come from the republican
party, SO you can easily see that in some Of the
doubtful states the peoples party movement
will cut quite figure.
"Our convention will be a big affair. There
will be more than LOO delegates. Omaha will
be filed to overHowing I may attend, but
shall not leave my post in the Senate unless
the silver bill and the anti-opton bill are first
disposed Of. You see I do not pair with any
one and am therefore personally responsible for
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