The record-union., 1892-07-01
THE PEOPLES PARTY
VIII Meet in National Convention To.
Morrow

MORROW.
OMAHA, June 30.-The PEOPLES party
will meet in National Convention at 10
o'clock Saturday morning. The indica-
tons are that the natal day of the re-
public, the Fourth of July, will witness
the birth of great political party, which
is to be a menace to the old organizations.
There is not the slightest evidence of dis
cord, and it seems to be the general re-
solve to make the convention harmoni-
Gus. The three rival political organiza.
tons which hoped that the PEOPLES party
would divide over questions of principle,
and not be able TO agree upon common
platform declaration, will be surprised
now. The Peoples party platform has
already been practically settled. The
tacitly agreed st. Louis platform of Feb
ruary I'd shall be taken as basis, and the
only eXtraneous matter to receive consid-
Grafton will be q denunciation of the
force bill, q demand for broader recipro-
city than offered by the Republicans, and
to condemn the action of the recent State
bank plank adopted by the National
Democratic Convention, and indorsing
the Australian ballot.
Half dozen prominent men of the
great lndependment movement are freely
discussed for the Presidential nomina-
ton, but no one has arrived upon the
ground, and none are making the slight
est effort for the great honor, which any
man might covet.
The selection of candidate is to be the
last work of the convention, and the
choice is to be made after calm and ma
ture deliberation. Waiter @. Gresham of
Indiana could have the nomination by the
merest signal of assent, but he has for
hidden his friends to allow his name to
be mentioned in the convention. and his
friends are so loyal that they are disposed
to accept his wishes.
Other gentlemen named in connection
with the Presidential nomination are
General John b. Weaver Of Iowa, Hon.
Marion Cannon, President of the Califor-
MIA Famers' Alliance; Hon. Ignatius
Donnelley and John Willetts of Kansas,
ex-senator Vanwyke of Nebraska and
Congressman Davis of Kansas.
Weaver has probably 100 instructed
delegates, but the remainder will come
uninstructed and uncommitted.
There is disposition to give the Vice
Presidency to some young campaigner of
the party, and Tom Watson OF Georgia
could have the nomination if he would
accept it. Hon. j. III. Davis of Texas is
mentioned for the Vice-Presidency. The
temporary Chairman of tie convention
will be Hon. c. III. Ellington of Georgia
Chairman Taubeneck of the National
dTTlN6u ILllS SNSllIlg anu was
soon in consultation with other party
leaders. Some admirers are disposed to
boom Taubeneck for the Presidential
nomination, but the Illinoisan discour-
ages the suggestion and says he is for
Judge Gresham, if the latter can be in
duced to accept the nomination.
Taubeneck this evening said the most
important declaration in the platform
would be denunciation of the Repub-
lican force bill. He said: sit viii mean
five States sure for us in the South and [
think it will be the means of raising the
total of the Peoples party States this fall
to eight, with the chances bright for ten
or twelve"
HON. JERRY SIMPSONS VIEWS.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-Representa-
tive Jerry Simpson thinks that the third
party is going TO figure quite prominently
In the election this fall, and that it will
not have to go out of it's own ranks for a
Presidential candidate. 81 think" he
said to-day. ''that the third party ticket
will be Weaver and Beverley-Governor
Weaver of Iowa and Robert Beverley of
Virginia. / think we are very apt to poll
a very large vote in the so-called silver