The record-union., 1892-06-27
THE PEOPLES PARTY.
Preparations for the National Con
VentiOn at Omaha.
THE HALL BEING FITTED UP FOR
THE DELEGATES
Chairman Taubeneck of the National
Executive Committee Confident
That the Silver States VIII Declare
Against the Candidates and Plat
forms of the Old Parties and Fall
Into Line With the New Movement,
Special to the RECoRp-UNIoN.


OMAHA (Neb.) June 26.-The coliseum,
which is to be used as the hall for the In
dependent National Convention, is in the
hands of mechanics, and the arrange
ments are rapidly approaching compile
ton. The hall will seat II coo people, be-
side the delegates. 1t is ex pected that the
crowd in attendance will exceed any
thing that Omaha has dealt with, and
thousands Of private homes viii be open
lor the entertainment of the guests. The
local Grand Army Post proposes to have
an immense camp, where they viii take
care of Confederate veterans who come to
the convention. Citizens are arranging
for an old-fashioned spread-eagle Fourth
of July celebration.
| In many respects the convention will
be unique. 1t has no precedence to be
guided by, and it Is thought confusion
| may result. Who will preside is a ques-
ton Of much doubt.
| There is some gossip attending the
distribution of admission tickets, it be-
ing reported that members Of the older
parties Will secure control of the tickets
ana pack the convention with heelers to
turn 1t into farce. V. 0. Stricken, act
ing for Faubeneck, says there is no foun-
daticn Tor the report, as the convention
VIII be almost wholly within the control
OF the independent party.
RETURNING TO THE FOLD.
Topeka (kas.), June 26.-The CdpitoL
| this morning contains a letter from
Frank McGrath, eX-President of the
! Kansas Farmers Alliance, renouncino
allegiance and announcing his return to
! the republican party. The course is
taken by him, he says, because he has
| discovered the Alliance to be an Office
seeking, boodling annex to the Demo-
cratic party.
SILVER ADVOCATES MAY FALL IN LINE.
ST.. LOUIS, June 26.-P. e. Tubeneck.
chairman OF the Peoples party National
Executive committee, was questioned to-
DAY regarding the partys prospects re-
| gardlng the ver-producing States
| during the coming campaign. "From
the correspondence / am receiving" said
! he, especially from Colorado, neither
Harrison nor Cleveland can poll over five
! per cent. OF their respective party votes
| That holds true in every other mining
state. think the convention of Demo-
Gratis to be called by delegates from Cole
| RADIO at the Chicago convention
VIII declare both the Chicago
nominees and platform as undemo-
cratic, will repudiate it and select
delegates to confer with the PEOPLES
party at Omaha. They will also cali on
| every silver State to do the same. and /
think it will be done. The Executive
Committee of the Bimetallic League is
now. IN session, and, from information
received, they will declare both the old
parties enemies of bimetallism, and will
issue call to free silver clubs and BIZ
metallic leagues to send delegates to
Omaha and confer with the PEOPLES
party. With proper nominations ana a
good canvass we will sweep the South
and West"
Asked regarding the voting strength of
the party, Taubeneck said: From the
! roll-books Of the different organizations
last February we have between six and
and seven million voters.n