Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-02

party delegates who crowded eagerly into
his room.
"who is your choice for President"
General Weaver was asked by an Asso-
eiated Press reporter.
"Walter @. Gresham is nv first choice,
and Weaver is my second" said the Gen.
eral, smiling.
''What do you think the platform will
Predictions on the Platform
~ think it will be the st. Louis plat
form, which you have already published,
with plank added denouncing the force
bill In nv opinion there will be very lit
tie difference of opinion on the platform,
and it will be matter very quickly and
very harmoniorsly disposed Of
General Weaver smiled at the suggestion
that Senator Stewart had sent messenger
to Omaha with platform upon which he
would accept the nomination for the Presi-
dency. and said: ST don't think Senator
Stewart has done anything of the kind.
He is very sensible man, and would be q
good candidate, but he would not expect the
platform to be nodded to suit the con-
venience of anv man"
Colonel Lee Crandall, of Washington,
member of the National Committee and
delegate from the District of Columbia, ar
rived this morning. he is also Secretary OF
the National Bi-Metallic League, recently
organized, and delegate to the National
Mining Congress at Helena He has been
connected with the Greenback or the Peo-
Piles party movement since 1876 THE
membership of our League is scattered all
over the country" said Colonel Crandall,
"and it is growing rapidly. 1t is made up of
men of all political faiths. The League
is non-partisan, but its members will
naturally support the candidates who stand
for free silver and unlimited coinage of
silver The league as an organization will
not come before this convention, but it
passed a resolution at its recent meeting
asking the Peoples party to name ticket
and make platform acceptable to our mem-
bers Individual members will be here to
urge that, and among them will be General
A. J. Warner, of Ohio, who, though a
No Candidate to Be Doomed.
"We will not urge any particular candi-
date Ny idea is that the delegates from
the Northwestern and the Pacific States
should be allowed to make the candidate for
President, and that the Southern States
should be permitted to fill the second place.
With proper candidates on the right plat
form the Peoples party will carry Georgia,
North and South Caroliua and Alabama.
We also have fighting chance in Texas,
and Western silver men are confident we
can carry Colorado Of course, this conven-
tion is already committed to give us silver
plank that will concede all the League
asks"
Editor William r. Dobbyn, of the Pro-
gressiye Age of Minneapolis, delegate at
large from Minnesota, said that Minnesota
and the Northwest was solid for Gresham,
with Weaver as second choice. In case the
Indiana man could not be prevailed upon
to accept, he thought 1t certain that
Southerner would be selected for second
place. He was in favor of drafting new
platform, embracing the main features of
the St Louis production. To the prohibit
tion and equal suffrage contingent, he said
that while the North was in favor of
equal suffrage it was very unpopular, and
he thought the convention would probably
try to conciliate the Southerners by drop
ping the plank. He did not think ANYTHING
would be said about prohibition, but a
a plank inserted concerning the national
liquor traffic "That," said Mr.. Dobbvn,
'will be a vote-getter instead of vote
loser. 1t removes the revenue tax, destroys
the political power of the saloon, prevents
the adulteration of liquors, and would not
offend the personal liberty advocates The
position of the Prohibitionists will throw at
least 1OO 900 of their people to our ranks
without doubt"
A Stewart Boom on the Road.
The announcement of Hon. A. J. Streeter,
of Illinois, tonight that he did not believe
Judge Gresham would accept the Presiden-
tai nomination, and that in the event of his
refusal he was in favor of United States
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, has caused the
Stewart boom to receive quite an impetus. 1t
S becoming very evident that the delegates
from the silver States of the West will give
Senator Stewart very earnest support, and
in the event of Gresham being stricken from
the list, it is probable Weaver and Stewart
will be the leading candidates. The drift
of sentiment at this time is in favor of
Weaver as between these two, but there are
careful preparations being made to spring
formidable Stewart boom on Sunday.
General A. J. Warner, of Ohio, is on his
way to this city to make the nomination of
General Stewart, and when this fact came
to public knowledge tonight it created
great deal of discussion, as 1t was at once
accepted as an evidence that the powerful
Silver League had decided upon Senator
Stewart. of Nevada, as the Presidential can
1idate of the Peoples party.
The National Central Committee of the
Peoples party met this afternoon and
selected Hon. c. Ellington, of Georgia, as
Temporary Chairman of the convention,
and John W. Hayes, General Secretary
Knights of Labor, as Secretary. 1t also de-
,ided that Hon. Ben Terrell, of Texas,
should, on behalf of the convention, make
.he response to the address of welcome of
he Mayor of Omaha, at 10 o'clock to-mor-
Tow morning. 1t was decided that addresses
n. memory of President Polk, of the
Farmers Alliance, should be delivered.