The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-07-09
He Could Have the Nomination IL He
Could Be Induced to Ac-
cept 1t.
General Weaver 0f Iowa Will Prob
ably Receive the Honor on
the First Ballot.

bard, Eugene Smith, A. Il. Francis, Am
brose n. Smith. Charles w. Russell, b.
NJ. Fulwiler, Andrew Ashton and Alfred
Clark. I'VE, the undersigned members
of the peoples party of America, called
upon Judge Walter g. Gresham at his
residence. 2G02. Prairie avenue, Chicago.
on the night of June 22. This pleasant
conference lasted over one hour and dur
ing that time various addresses were
made by various members of the peoples
party in which every speaker declared
his desire that Judge Gresham should be
the peoples party nominee for president.
To these expressions Judge Gresham
made no dissent. While he did not and
could not as a self respecting man accept
the nomination which this committee
had authority to offer. he did not as he
could most properly have said: II will
not accept the peoples party nomination
at Omaha.
Judge Gresham is a distinguished
statesman-distinguished for his high
sense of honor. If it was out of the
question for him to accept the peoples
party nominee for president he is pre-
cisely the grand, true man to nave told
that committee so IN clear and unmis-
taxable language. He would not have
allowed them to leave his presence in
any doubt or delusion on hat question.
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case? Judge Gresham in a long and
frank conversation declared himself
partly in sympathy with all the essential
principles of the peoples party. He did
not refuse to be its presidential nominee.
but allowed the committee to go away be-
lieving he would accept if the honor were
rendered him by the convention. Would
an honorable man have done this if he
did not mean to accept the nomination?
He would not. and Judge Gresham is
known to the entire land as the soul of
honor. consequently he will accept the
nomination of the peoples party if hon
orably offered him. This is the firm
conviction Of the undersigned peoples
party men. all of whom were present on
the occasion in question"
The national convention of the peoples
party VIII SohNCI uldCI tDC lIlsplIlug
circumstances that lend roseate hopes to
the future. The passage of the free sill
yer bill by the United States senate to-
day is accepted by delegates to the ma
tional convention tonight as a vindica-
ton of those vital principles of their or
gan ~iZation demand for a greater c~irculat-
ing medium among the common people.
Leaders all agree that nothing could
have been done at this time that could
have been more propitious for the peo-
pies party hopes or that could have
given greater inspiration Of the emphatic
demand in favor of those cardinal prin-
ciples to which the various industrial
organizations have been so long commit.
ted.
The national central committee com
posed of 80 prominent members of the
peoples party from all sections of the
union was in session in this city this
afternoon when the United States senate
took the final vote on the passage of the
silver bill. Thirty seconds after the re-
suit was announced by the chairman of
the United States senate, LOO miles
the announcement Of the pass
g of the bill was reported
to this conference by a represen
tative Of the Associated Press. The
effect was electrical. Nearly every men,
Der jumped to his feet and three cheers
were give for the United States senate as
the first legislative body to come to the
relief of the people; and it was brawny
Ben Terrell Of Texas who shouted, snow
let the peoples representatives, the low
err house of congress, do the peoples bid
ding and likewise pass the bill" There is
a feeling here tonight that the house of
representatives will hardly dare adjourn
without giving this measure its consid
Grafton and it is determined by leading the
spirits of this convention that its posi-
ton on the financial question will be
such as to leave no avenue OF escape for
democrats of the sold south and the re-
publicans of the silver west in the event
of the failure OF the lower house to pass
this bill. kilograms of congratulation
innumerable have flashed from this city
u Washington tonight congratulating
Senators Kyle and PETER and all other
peoples party Legislators for the first ray
Of hope that comes in the passage of the
free coinage bill by the United States
senate.
The presidential question is naturally
becoming the engrOssing topic in this
great gathering, and the feeling of un-
certainty as to the outcome is becoming
one of positive anxiety. The great pop
ularity of Judge Walter @. Gresham
makes his nomination practically certain
in the event Of his Willingness to accept,
and 70 strong is Gresham's popularity
becoming that many Of the more con-
sentative leaders are fearful that the
convention may be led into the serious
error of bestowing the nomination upon
a man who may subsequently, reject it.
Ignatius Donnelly expressed the senti-
ment OF a strong element this evening
when he said: ave must not go toe fast
with this Gresham movement, but must
await some expression from Judge
Gresham himself before we nominate.
II he is willing to accept and make the
fight on our platform ] think there is
but one opinion as to the desirability OF
his nomination.; but until il is known he
will accept prudence demands that the
nomination should not be rendered a
man who is outside our party. II IL
should be done and Gresham should
then decline il would bring our marty