The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-12
NOT DISCOURAGED.
PETER Talks About the
Populists.
THEIR VOTE is INCREASED.
A Democratic Alliance to the
Third Party.
HEIR VOTE is INCREASED.
SENATOR STEWART is FIERCE.
Prefers to Remain Independent, as
lie Could Thereby Raise Greater
Ructio MS.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator PETER
has arrived trOm Kansas. Discussing the
result Of the recent election he said the
PopuliSIs had nc reason to feel discour-
aged.
what we have lost in congressman.
he said, I'VE have more than made up in
votes. The reports generally published
would lead one 10 suppose that we had
suffered material loss in all respects in
Kansas. Such is not the case. In 1890 We
had about 105, 900 votes in that State; in
1892 about 133, 900, and in the late election
from 100, 600 30 125,000 in the face of the
fact that about 10000 of our voters had
left the State on account Of the drouth.
We failed in the election o officers because
we were not paired with the Democrats,
but we have every reason to feel encouT-
aged for the future. In the country at
large l feel confident that when the re-
turns are footed up they will show our to-
tai vote to be little less than 2.000 900,
which is about twice the Populist vote of
two years ago."
Asked if he believed Governor Tillman
would cooperate with the Populists
il be should be elected to the Senate, Mi.
PETER replied he could not say, as
Governor Tilman had never outlined bis
intentions in that respect He called
attention to the fact that Mr.. Irby, who
supposedly shares the political views of
Mr.. Iillman, had remained IN the Demo-
cratic ranks.
STILL" he added, 'the time must soon
come when all Dem oerats believing as TIL
man and Irby do must ally themselves open
ly with the Populist party. The Eastern
Democrats are to all intents and purposes
Republicans, and Democrats of the
Tillman-Irby stripe cannot long remain
in the same party organization with
them"
The Senator declined to discuss the
question of the probable organization of
the Senate after the 4th of March by the
Republicans with the aid of such Popu-
lists as himself who had affiliated with
the Republican party before they became
Popul!sts further than to say the time was
too far distant to speculate upon and in a
general way to remark that if the time
should come when the Populists would
hold the balance of power in the Senate
he had no doubt ''they would exercise that
power continuously and wisely"
Senator Stewart of Nevada was less
guarded than Senator PETER in speaking
of the assumption that certain of the Pop
ulist Senators would aid the Republicans
in the organization of the Senate. He
says emphatically that so far as he is con-
cerned he viii not enter in 10 coalition with
either Of the old parties 10 secure Or
ganizatioD.
Il don't care" he said, (which of the
III ha of IN
Senate. There is no advantage TO us to be
joined by combination with either the
republicans or the Cleveland Democrats
We do not care for the few paltry offices
there are to be bestowed, and could not
afford TO sacrifice our independent interests
as party for them. So far as am con-
cerned personally, do not care whether
they put me on any committee or what
they do with me as long as l am entitled TO
my seat ia the Seuae and can get into the
chamber. In fact, l can make myself
more felt when entirely free from such
obligations than when bound by them"
The Senator says be thinks the Populists
will be able to exercise a more potent in
fluence by keeping entirely aloof from en-
tering into any entangiiDg alliances with
either of the old parties, and it is his opin-
ion that this is the policy that will be pur-
sued by the third party In the Senate, and
he will advise that this policy be pur-
sued. He thinks there is no doub BIT that when
the test comes Senator Jones will be
found acting in full harmony with the
POpulist Senators, and that if Governor
Tillman should be chosen to succeed Sena-
tor Butler he will also be found in the
PopuIist column, as will also the two
Senators to be chosen from North Caro-
Ina. This would give the Populisis s
Senators as against ~ Republican and IS
Democra after the 4th of March. These
figures do not embrace the two Senators
who may be sent from Utah.
1.-The only ground" he said in concu-
sion. son which l should be willing to
unite with the Republicans could be on
platform pledging that party to a free
silver policy. do not want any halfway
measures, such as the coming Of the
American product, as l should know
that whatever was promised would be
nothing but trap. / do not propose f.
be caught with anything less than COM
pliance with our complete demands"