The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-22

WITH tbe Fnruers' Alliance rnd Peoples Far
~ Unite 10 Ru, . Presidential Cnndid.tef
THE NEW YORK woRKrNGMEN.


F The Pres
THE NEW YORK woRKINgMEN.
The. communication. received to-day from
president bowling OF TIE Now YORK state
In Til, cSnvass. .Mr. bowling isp,rfcctly rishi
wnf9 mr. says thHt e ssT Hf e ayy% h e
aIeuks with authority when he says ,nat such
q candidate vii b. PVT in tho Held if Mr.
the aSt Of oiithc Hostility witch they have shown
Ro"vtcs tie dsesa,cs t. tits Convention to
weigh carefully what Mr. bowling says. for
ls assurance is most mlh9ii;c that Should
ins,nsn. witch viii surely lead 10 tho loss Of
At this time We cannot nlicnatc thousnndsot
labor votes from ~ ticket IN this WY. nnh i
David y, Hill should lie the nomiHco u this
Convention in ord9, tn Hve't the thlrd party
carefully considered this is u very serious
In 1884 tho workin=mcn OF New York and
tho State Trades Assembly. OF which Mr.
Bowling is nov President; grn4sed Mr., Gieve;
labor In tho two years that h. was Governor.
In 1888 their opposition was even, still greater
and nd We attribute iho ;ss Of NM {Drk S,a,G in
speak for 2o10oo. Their powrr i sreat when
would he uron Mr.. HE who has been to them
the lest friend that ever OCCUPIED tht Efecu.
from this opposition 10 Mr.. Cleveland the third
party labor candidate matter should be taken
into consideration by every State delegation
hero.
1t is n serious question that confronts us. and
i is in the hands of this Convention to make
ragn when tho Democratic party more than
ever has reason to look for tho vote of organ
Mr.. Hill represents the choice OF tho work
ingmen Of his state. and that ought to, 10
sufficient recommendation for his approval by
the workingmen Of other States.
III nominated; this great neutral body known
as tho state Trades Assembly VIII rrodnc.
record whore Mr. Hin has favored their cause
ut every possible OPPORTUNITY. which will DO
all tho evidence needed to avert q third party
movement. leaving hut two candidates in the
vice Of Mr. bowling, viii be given that cons!d-
Grafton that Il Justly deserves. and that this
Won. the nomination Of the iahor candidate to
sands Of labor votes in the United States.
which. it Is sale to say. is 90 per cent. Demo-
WHAT THE THIRD PARTY MAY DO.
FIRM the World
CHICAGO. ILL.,. June 2O.-A question OF great
Importance. aud ono which is now receiving
cratic leaders. is tho possibility that in the
election next November the led third
to sontrS the balance Of p5wSr in the electoral
college.
cratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
has given this subject great deal Of thought.
and has made some significant, figures show
stances which might throw the choice Of the
next President into the House Of Representa-;
provision. To tic World correspondent Mr.
Gardner said to-day:
The third party. composed OF tho Farmers
Alliance and many other smaller orEunZa-
tions. the membership OF which Is largely
made ~ Of asricn!turists and !NhorinG, men.
next month. a Presidential ticket will be put
in the field. and in u number Of Western and
will also bc nominated Thcle "ftho third
party now claim with much c9nidcncc that
they will be able to secure the, electoral votes
see south Carolina. and West Virgin a. This
would give an aggregate OF forty line votes
action Of the electoral college. But even with
a smaller, number of electoral votes the third
the oass Il s hshy @
portant for US to prepare to meet tho plans
in several States largely from tho Democratic |
leaders c"ntinusd Mr.. &arhner and Pam any
nvinccd that no fusion either with tho Dem
has been sngecstod that, by a compromise oi
snmo sort the Alliance and its follow orGaniza-
tons miE. b" Induced t. to snrp%rt the fAndi-
tics. it has also been suggested that certain
pledges or concessions might be made to the
direct the casting Of such electoral votes rs
they control for the Republican or Democratic
' From the he pre- Political outlook am
satisfied that there Is no possibility OF a fusion.
Under certain c , IT might u pos
strong fight for their principles. rather than
for Immediate SUCCESS. which they realize can
such as would Justify tho leaders in retiring
thcIE own fapdiates cHpId hs secured by
arrangement would be out OF the question.
VIII HaErsHp in the old on tho Repbfan
silver candidate will be put in the field by the
Democrats. there is no hope OF bringing about
THE great issue of the Democratic party is
tariff reform. but. although a reduction in
the third party. it is n secondary. consldera-
ton with thom ns compared with the free
silver ssus For free SILVER the third r%asty
together. As between Harrison and any
probable, Democrats candidate there would
They would. therefore. east such electoral
votes rs they might secure for their own
OF the other parties from securing IA minority
Of the college. would throw the choice OF the
next President into the House OF representa-
THE situation is encouraging rs we'll az in
teresting. from the Democratic standpoint:
March 4. 1888 and upon it would dcyolve tho
choice Of the next President. We. therefore.
have two chances Of elccting our candidate.
ono at tho polls in case We can secure a ma
iority of the electors, and another in the
House OF Representatives in the event that
the third party carries two or three Of the
States they SO confidently claim
said Mr.. Gardner ms. to the success OF tho
third party next November. There are many
States decidedly doubtful. In WeSt Virginia.
for example. tho situation presents itself Of n
Alliance faction. who's" manhors arc
drawn. largely from the Democratic party.
Should the 4 ianco poll lnrg" vote tho Re-
publicans might carry the state.
TIE PEOPLES Party ~ TEXAS.
I,on ne I'"tETi"'s'.
When Roger g. Mills was elected to tho SEN
alto his seat in the House becnm" vacant. and
a special election to MI TINT Vacancy was or
juno a. The returns Of that election, Just re-
ceivcd, show majority Of "l1 for j: L. Az
Barrier. the candidate Of tn" Peoples party.
That result is likely to asfonish Democrats
all 90 q IlIs