Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-01
THEY WANT GRESHAM.
THE PEOPLES PARTY HUNTING
FOR A CANDIDATE.
Half q Dozen Prominent Aspirants.
Marion Cannon Mentioned as
Possibility-Stewart In
the Field.

OMAHA, June 30.--The Peoples party
will meet in national convention at 10
O'Clock Saturday morning. The indics-
tions are that the national day of the
republic, the Fourth of July, will wit
ness the birth of great political party,
which is to be a menaceto the old or
ganizations. There is not the slightest
evidence of discord, and there seems to
be general resolve to make the conven-
tion harmonious. The three rival polit-
ical organizations hich hope that the
Peoples party would divide over ques-
tions of principle, and not be able to
agree upon common form of declara-
ton, will be surprised to know that the
Peoples party platform is already
practically settled. 1t has been tao
lilly agreed that the st. Louis platform
of February I'd shall be taken as
a basis, and that the only extraneous
matter to receive consideration will be
the denunciation of the force bill, the
demand for broader reciprocity than is
offered by the Republicans, and the con-
demnation of the recent state bank
plank adopted at the national Demo-
cretic convention, and endorsing the
Australian ballot. =.
Half dozen prominent men of the
great independent movement are freely
discussed for the presidential nomina-
ton, but none has arrived upon the
ground, and none is making the slight
eat effort for the great honor, which any
man might covet.
The selection of q candidate is to be
the last work of the convention, and the
choice is to be made after calm and ma
ture deliberation.
Walter @. Gresham of Indiana could
have the nomination by the merest sig
nal of assent, but he has forbidden his
friends to mention his name in the con-
vention, and his friends are so loyal
that they are disposed to accept his
wishes.
The other gentlemen whose names are
used in connection with the presidential
nomination are Gen. James B. Weaver
of Iowa, Hon. Marion Cannon, presi-
dent of the California Farmers Alliance; !;
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly Hon. John Will
letts of Kansas, ex-senator Van Wyck
of Nebraska, and Congressman Davis OF
Kansas. Weaver has probably 100 in
structed delegates, but the remainder
will come uninstructed and uncommit-
ted.
There is disposition to give the vice.
| presidency to some young campaigner
of the party, and Tom Watson of Geor-
gia, could have the nomination if he
would accept it. Hon. J. III. Davis of
Texas is also mentioned for vice-presi-
dent.
| The temporary chairman of the con-
vention will be Hon. G. II. Ellington of
| Georgia.
| Chairman Taubeneck arrived this
evening and was soon in consultation
with the other party leaders. Some of
his admirers are disposed to boom Tau
beneck for the presidential nomination,
but the Illinoisan discoursges the sug-
| gestion and says he is for Judge Gresh-
am, if the latter can be induced to ac-
| cept the nomination.
Taubeneck this evening said the most
important declaration in the platform
! would be the denunciation of the Re-
publican force bill. He said: "It will
mean five states sure for US in the south,
and think will be the means of raising
the total of the Peoples party's states
this fall to eight, with chances bright
for ten or twelve"
The advance guard of the Kansas
ueiegablOn drTlVeu bule uOruluS' VI. E'
Hathaway, of Atchison, says Kansas
may present the name of John Willi,ts,
national lecturer of the Farmers Alli-
ance, for the presidency. Hathaway
says there will be no platform, except
that adopted at st. Louis.
number of delegates from Terre
Haute, Ind, arrived this morning, wear
ing Gresham badges.
GuTCAnO Juna 2Q A anpciQl IN the
Inter-Ocean from Washington, says
Senator Ste wart sent a special messen.
ger to Omaha tonight with platform
and information for the third party con.
vention, that he will accept the nomina'
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