The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-17
THE PEOPLES PARITY.
socklcss Jerry Simpson Outlines
tho New Party's Policy.
THEY may CARRY EIGHT STATES
This Year, he Says, and Expect to
Hold the Balance OF Power in the
Next Honsc-.-What tho Now politi.
cal Force Expects to Accomplish In
tho Approaching Campaign.

WASHINGTON, u. U, March lb.--The
Now York Htrald'a correspondent sends
tho following'to his paper:
Whom shall you nominate for tho
presidency" I asked Jerry Simpson, OF
Kansas, to-day.
The Alliance leader smiled. "That is
rather q difficult question. General
Weaver, OF Iowa, may have the nomi-
nation II he wants it. IIc possesses
many elements oi popular strength.
lie was, ms You remcmbor, u good rough
and tumble parliamentary fighter when
no was a member Of tho house. He is
also IN effective stumper and in other
respects a robust'cxponcnt of tho prin-
clplcs the Farmers Alliance advocates.
tic was, as you also may remember, the
presidential candidate on tho green
back ticket in 1850, when Garfield was
clacted. .+sss Z. a
II don't Think Mr.. Simpson con
tinucd,J that General Weaver caros for
tho nomination that he will acceptit.
II he declines I should be glad to SOC
lgnatlus Donnelly, OF Minnesota, nom
mated. Donnell7 has q strong and en-
Gaging personality. 10 Is man Of
great intellectual force, and our people
have confidence In him. 81 l have no
licsitancy in saying that he is my per-
sonal choice T.
"Whcn will tho Farmers Alliance
convention meet?"
I'm Omaha, on July4. BY that time
both Republican and Democratic parties
will have had their conventions and
promulgated their declaration Of prin-
ciplcs. This will make it the moro easy
for us to act"
DO you expect to carry any states
this autumn? n 8i%
EXPECT TO CARRY EIGHT STATES,
eve do indeed" said Mr.. Simpson
earnestly. 1--WE cxpect to secure tho
electoral vote OF four northern and four
southern states. There is probability
OF our CARRYING five northern states. Do
1mind telling you what they are? Not
at all They are Kansas, Nebraska,
Minnesota, North and South Dakota.
The southern states arc Georgia, Ala
bama, Arkansas. and. North Carolina.
We fecl certain OF carrying all OF these
with tho exception Of North Dakota
@ THAT will not enable you to elect
your President" said con the con-
trary Eou simply make certain the cleo
ton OF Democratic President by
throwing the election into the house"
THAT is all right" said Mr.. Simpson
calmly. ut is not the presidency we are
after. Our underlying purpose is to
either obtain control OF tho house and
the senate or else to hold the balance OF
power in both bodies. We would, of
course, elect our President if VIC could.
At present We don't anticipate that.
But presidential ticket carries with it
n certain prestige. A full ticket, with
presidential electors and everybody else
on it down to the humbles: candidate,
VIII give US great many votes we could
not otherwise get. That is our princi-
pal purpose in putting Il presidential
ticket i'll; tho iield-that and desire to
continue our national organization"
"What,we want" Mr.. Simpson went
on, lis tho contro, OF the legislative
branch OF the government We never
can accomplish our purposes in any
other way. With bright clever man
like 1gnatius DonnelIy leading our
ticket, ours would be q campaign OF ed
ucatlon, and VIC must educate the peo-
pie so that they will see thai VIC arc
right and that both OF the old parties
arc wrong" -