Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-01
POPULIST ADDRESS.
John SSlnlOn Speaks 10 Numbers Of
His Party In New York.
VINO WILL DE Stxr PRECEDENT
Altgeld, lie says, u the Election is
Thrown Upon Cobgrsss aud Popu-
Hats Hold the Balance Of Power.

Ngw yoRN, Oct. l.--John Swinton
addressed 200 members OF the Peoples
party Last evening. What he said
was earnest n 10. at all Times compli'
mentary TO those whom he addressed,
aud the Indications arc the Peoples
party will have him up for mayor OF
thls city In their convention today.
The boom was set In motion te'ore he
had been speaking fifteen minutes AMI
had become 20 pronounced that by the
time he nniihed three cheers were
given "for Gus nsIt mayor"
Mr.. Bwinion shook his head mega
lively.
The ifsi thing Mr.. swlnton said TO
tn. New York PopullsiH wH;
at IL not impossible that the next
President Of the United states may be
n Z pull t." Then he read mn extract
from = published dispatch from CALI
fOrnia IN which the writer asserted
that the chances OF the Populist ticket
were 20 good this fall that tne Demt-
crstlo and Republican parties were
combining against It. "My hope is In
the wish. IL IL possible that the cleo
lion OF the President may be thrown
ugon Congress and that the Populi,ts
may hold tue balance OF power. In
view Of this contingency IL IL well Tot
us 10 consider our candidates. Who. l
u,k, shalt he the Populist President In
the event that ono eau be clecttd?"
At this question, which was pro.
pounded seemingly In seriousness,
half dozen men Ia tho audience
nht utcu, "PeiieiiD
"No.n said Mr.. Bwintou, "Penet
viii not do. He has the misfortune OF
being regarded A. comic person.
That 10 fatal. II he would shave his
preposierous beard he might answer,
but not Otherwise"
"Hogg, Of Texas" IA .u,ed voice.
"No, no." said MT. Swinton. He
lent his counIenAnce 10 burning ne.
gfoes; be will not do"
"Brllamy," said somebody.
"Bauiv said the orator, che is not
I'll 10 DO tho mayor OF n country vii.
lngc.D
Allen, Of Nebraska, and LATE Pence,
Of Colorado, were next named by tho
nuuirncr.
"Oup IA too young and tho other Is
a minister, "sAid Mr. swinton, dispar-
lucy.
.ui.s IA lLs senr ol the room.
"rhAt Is better" said tho orator,
"hut you have not hit II yet"
The two hundred Popullfls scratched
their hoaus and nnAlly u female voice
exclaimed,
"Ggvernor Altgellp
"Now you have H." said Mr. Swim.
ton; "he Ia the man. He will prove n
national Pafkhurst Ia the cause Of
human emancipation. Remember Ills
namr; 20 out and work TOT hini, aud
uou't forget that n new era 10 dawnlng
End that the dAY OF human slavery u
almost nj an emit"
a TRAITOR.
SHANGHAI, Oct. LII Ia reported
that fabtai shung, chief magistrate Of
the district, has LETT Iien Tsin, AZ u
has been reported that Shung was im.
ulicatcd with others IN furnishing iu-
formation to Japan OF the movements
Of the Chluese forces ON land and sea,
II 10 now believed tne fugitive Taoiai
will ue unable 10 render additional 40
sistaueo 10 Tho enemy.
TAotai shung Ia believed 10 have
been the Tcfson who notified the
agents OF Japan OF the kow Shiug ex-
yuditlon, which resulted In the sinking
OF that transport and tho drowning oil
over 1000 Chinese soldiers. Later
advioes from TIon Tsin say that moth
Ing 10 actually known Of The deslina.
ton OF laolal Of Tien Tsin, but II II
believed his JApanese friends have
succeeded In smuggling him 10
some place OF safety from which he
viii shortly escape to Japanese ,etrl.
tory. IL In said that Taotai IL not the
only Chinese official implicated IN
furnishing important war news to
Japan.
Oniclal Advlces from Toxic say ia 9
Japauosu government has declared
lead to be- contrabsnd OF war. Tue
docks at NagasAki, Japan, are iull OF
cruisers, warshipa anu other vessels,
undergoing repairs.
The japanese army which has bee n
marching upon houknon ever since
the battle Of Ping Yang, where the
Chinese were completely defeated,
losing over 10, 900 men, tho majority Of
wnOm were taEen prisoners, recently
occupied Heichou ON the frontier OF
Manchuria, without opposition.