The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-05


In 1892 the Democrats in the states of
Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, North Dakota
Nebraska and Wyoming fused with the
| Populists to take the states named from
the Republicans. This year in several of
these states the Democrats a third
ticket. In 1892 the Fusionist ticket in Neb-
raska received S3,14 votes. In 1894 the Pop
ulists alone polled S097S votes for their con-
gressional candidates.
In North Carolina the Republicans and
Populists fused this year, but the Republic.
an independent voters ran third ticket.
| In South Carolina where the Democratic
organization fell into the hands of the Till
man Populists, the straight-out Democrats
also ran third ticket.
In 1892 the Populist party cast about one
twelfth of the total vote. This year the
total vote cast, except in Illinois, Califor-
MA Wisconsin, Texas and one or two other
states was much smaller than in 1892. 1t
| is doubtful if it was more than 1o,WOOO0
altogether.
In two years, therefore, the third party
| has grown from representation OF o,0ooV0
| to a representation of 5000 900 people.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 26-The World S
figures comparing the votes of the Popu-
| lists in 1892 and 1894, and showing an IN
crease in the Populist fractional part OF
| the total vote from one-twelfth to one
sixth, were shown by World representa-
| tive tonight to various Populist leaders
| who are in the city. Senator stewart salo
.~rhe figures show that the third party
has come to stay, and that there cannot
| exist long two national parties advocating
| the same side of the paramount issue IN
yolyed in the financial question Inc ag-
| cressive attitude of Mr.. Cleveland IN load
| ing the country with debt to maintain the
gold standard will disgust the Democ-
| ratio masses that, unless the Democrat tic
| leaders separate from Mr.. Cleveland and
his policy these masses viii! swell the
| ranks of the Populist party from one
| sixth TO three fourths of the voters or the
United States.
| ,oo+ion in Colorado, said: ut was what
| ,,o axnected. Cleveland has done 1T all
| through his course on the nnahce ISSUE
on which he has taken staho so III me
| with the Republican party tnat ne mas
| dr;van Democrats all over the West TO sup
| + nc IF Cleveland continues in his
| noursa he will drive many more TO US, es-
| necially if the newspapers are correct III
| "a wing that in his message LOT the coni-
| ing session he will advocate an enlarge
ment of the powers OF the oahNa ~ 80.
Won will find that our great gains nave
hoon made in the South. We look forward
| to 1906 with great hope as we DeneVe the
coming session of congress VIII 40 US
great deal of good. If Cleveland should
submit proposition lor "a an ss em,as and the
democrats should adopt his IDEAS we could
| not fail to profit
W. A. Harris, Populist member-at-larg
| from Kansas, said: 1.-The Worlds figures
nrove what we have been claiming from
| the first-that we have made gains every
where. In Kansas we made substantial
aainc and were defeated only by the ad-
ministration Democrats deserving their own
ticket and going bodily to the Republicans
Unless the Democrats come out on JeIter-
sonian principles soon and take up free
silver, control over corporations and Kin
bred subjects, the Popullsts VIII sweep
| them away and be recognized as the true
Jeffersonians."
Senator PETER is ill, and could not be
| interviewed.
| Chairman Taubeneck, OF the Populist ma
| tional committee, left this afternoon for
! ST. Louis. ostensibly to devote his time to
| the Trans-Missippi congress but really to
| meet various Populist leaders and consid-
| er the proposition of calling a great con-
| ycntion of that party for the near future.
| This move has been dictated by the numer-
GUS letters that have come from all parts
| Of the country urging that the party shall
| Immediately make known the fact that it
| has outgrown many Of the isms that