Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-22
fHE EARTH CLAIMED
By Third Party Leaders, Who
Are Expecting to Carry
ALI the Sections
FROM MAINE TO OREGON.
They Can't See Where Old Parties
Can Get a COrporal's Guard
TO VOTE FOR THEIR CANDIDATES,
The South to Re Split All to Pieces and
the West Wrecked.
TO VOTE FOR THEIR CANDIDATES.
The South to Re Split All to Pieces and
the West Wrecked.
ENTHUSIASM OF PEOPLES PARTYITES
rrRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT,

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the National Wdtchnaan, the organ of the
Peoples party, the work that has been
done and that is being done in the third
party movement in the various States and
fancy the wide swath they claim to be
cutting will surprise even those who have
tried to keep pace with events as they have
been announced from dav to day as they
have occurred. 1t NAV be interesting to
group in single statement the work up to
this time of the party that is causing no
little anxiety to the leaders of both the old
parties.
Beginning in the far Southwest: Nugett
has been nominated for Governor in Texas,
q complete electoral ticket has been chosen,
and candidates for Congress have been or
will be nominated in every district, with a
fair prospect of carrying several districts,
tine old Mills district among them, as An
tonv, the successor of Mills, had but 346
majority.
The result Of the recent State election in
Alabama leads the new PARTY managers to
expect pretty near a clean sweep in that
State There will be a complete Con-
cressionel ticket and an electoral ticket has
been chosen Old General ",Toe" Wheeler,
who got Tom Watson investigated to such
poor purpose, has already acknowledged
himself beaten, and has Withdrawn. Colonel
Herbert, of the Second district, has fol-
lowed suit, and there is a strong proba-
b;lity that Judge Oates will drop out also.
states in ,hr outh Counted ,sn.
Mr. Dunning counts confidently on the
election of every Congressman in Alabama
hv the Peoples party. 1t is expected that
Kolb, who ran for Governor, will run for
Congress in the Oates district.
The Arkansas election takes place on the
9Th of September, and it is expected that
the effect OF the Alabama election will as
sist to give the Peoples party a great i'm
petus there Candidates have been nomi-
mated tor Congress in every district, electors
have been named and leader named Car-
nahan has been nominated for Governor,
with a complete State ticket. If, as is ex-
pccted, the State ticket and share of the
Congressman are elected, or if a big vote is
given for the State ticket, the moral effect
on Georgia will be tremendous, it is assert
ed, and in that case a clean sweep is counted
on in the latter State
A fight to the death is being waged in
Georgia, where William L. Peck has been
nominated for Governor, with q complete
State Congressional and electoral tickets.
EVERYTHING that can be thought of is being
done to defeat Tom Watson, who is blamed
io- much OF the discomfort with the Demo-
cratic party in the South. Forty outside
speakers, beside the best talent in tine
State, have been imported, and the district
has been stumped from schoolhouse to
schoolhouse, and from farm to farm, but
Mr.. Watson is thought to be invincibie.
Florida to Re W .pt Clean.
Pretty nearly clean sweep is expected
in Florida, where Congressional and cleo
nal tickets are in the field. In South
Carolina similar state of things exists,
except that there is a State ticket, and the
CANVASS for Governor is so hot that riots are
narrowly averted at nearly every meeting.
Governor Tillman, who ran two years ago
as a mixed Democrat and Alliance candi-
date, is now the avowed candidate of the
Peoples party, and will be elected, it is as
serted, almost beyond a doubt, with
sprinkling OF Congressman and the electoral
ticket.
In North Carolina, State, Congressional
and electoral tickets are in the field DR..
Exum, one of the foremost men in the
State, being the nominee for Governor
In Virginia no State ticket is to be
elected, but complete Congressional and
electoral tickets will be put in the field.
a thorough organization has been effected
Following tie meeting of the State Com
mittee q counties were organized in one
week.
In West Virginia. Huston has been nomi-
mated for Governor, and State, electoral
and Congressional tickets will be named.
Governor EuChar ans W ,!kover.
In Tennessee Governor Buchanan has
hoa is,Ia Nv ha labO
and electoral tickets are up, and Congress
ional candidates were nominated in every
district with the possible execution of that
one Wv represented by Pierce, who has
hecM renominated and who is a great favor
lite with the third party people. Several
COngre ssmen are expected from this State
Kentucky elects no State ticket, bnt a
Congressional and electoral ticket will be
put up and the parry expect to make q
break in the Congressional delegation.
A great fight is being waged in Missouri
over State, Congressional and electoral
tickets, with L. G. Leonard as the Peoples
party candidate tor Governor. Two or three
Congressman are counted on from this
State.
In Mississippi il is exrected that General
Hooker and Private Lewis will be sup
planted by Peoples party Congressman.
In MARYLAND candidates foT Congress will
pc nominated in every district except those
u Baltimore. In Louisiana the election of
two Congressman is confidently predicted
:. Summing Up the solid South.
To sum up the Southern States, complete
tickets will be nominated in
every one except Maryland. Victories are
counted on for State, and where State off,
GERS are to be elected, electoral tickets, in
ha c,1f h.
healed, and in Alabama, Arkansas, Flor |
ida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Caro-
lima and Tennessee, with large proportion |
o. the Congressman and every one of the |
with Congressman here and |
there from the other States, with consider. |
able portion of each OF the Legislatures, if |
not the majority in each.
Coming to the Northern States Mr.. Dun |
ming claims that Kansas, Nebraska, Colo |
rs 10, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and |
Nevada will all be taken out of the Repub- |
Iicau line as regards the electoral and State |
is, those which elect the latter |
with most of the Congressman, and ma
ority in the Legislatures. Even Oklahoma |
and Indian Territories have been organized, |
and, it is claimed, will send Peoples party |
delegates to Congress.
In Oregon, Washington, California, Wis
,onsin. Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois,
Indiana and Ohio a thorough organization |
mas been or will be speedily effected, and |
electoral and Congressional candidates put |
lp where they have not been already |
Governors nominated in the States men,
.ioned are Llewellyn in Kansas, Van Wyck
in Nebraska, Cannon in California, and
Ignatius Donnelly in Minnesota
Great Gains Exp c.ed in Kansas.
In Kansas, Davis, Baker and Simpson,
low representing the Peoples party in Con-