Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 4, 1892, Page 1

TWENTY—SECOND YEAR. NURSING BOOMIS Fresidential Aepirations That Will Be Put on Drets Parade Today. IN INCUBATING BUNDAY SPENT THEM Fromising Furores for Diffident Champions Carefully Nurtured and Expanded. SINATOR KYLE IS EARNESTLY PUSHED fouth Dakota's Preacher-Politician Given the Benefit of Ardent Exertion: BUT HIS CAUSE LACKS LEADERSHIP He Hae Promise of Much Support from Delegations Outside His State, WEAVER IS STILL CONFIDENT, THOUGH Towa's Favorita Son Sees no Reason to Withdraw from the Racy Yet. RAPIDLY LEARNING THE LITTLE GAME Tutrioacies of Practical Politics Becoming Very Apparent to the Delegates, WHAT THEY WILL STAND UPON STATED Declaration of Principles Formulated for Presentation and Adoption Today. 00WN ON THE NEW PLAN FOR VOTING Many I tes Express Themselves Op- posed to the Cumulative for Noj Seheme ating. al Summing Up of a Complicated Situation. . Who is to bo the candiaate baptised by to day’s convention as the national leader of the uew party no ono cau possibly prediot ‘I'hero are many leaders 1 the new party out none so old or tried us to be unanimously azcepted by tho various industrial organ- t7ations that make up the allied armies of this reform movement. Oniy one man would be uncomplainingly accepted by all, and ho is not a member of the new party. I'be great jurist of Indiana remains the pop- ular favorite, ana, although ho has stated that he would not accept the nomination on any platform, Gresham is still the candidate of an aggressive faction which insists that he will accept the nomination if 1t bo ten dered him, and that the success of the party demunds that he be named. There is every indication that, despite all that niay be said by Judge Gresham or his authorized ropre- sentatives, his namo will yet ve presented to the convention by his adunrers and an at- Yemnt made to forco his nomination in the suthusiasm of the hour. Some of the ‘Tnreo men loom up conspicuously as can- flidates for the presideutial nomination, ana all tnese aro members of the new party. They are Goneral Weaver of lowa, Senator Kyle of South Dalota, and ex-Senator Van Wyck of Nebraska, With Judge Gresham out of the race, Weaver and Kyle will lead on tho first bal- lot, and the strength of Van Wyck lies in his peculiar populurity as a compromiso can- didate in the ovent of & prolonged contest, The ex-senator maintains that he is not in Suy senso a candidate for the presidency. Governor Pennoyer of Oregon 15 much dis- cussed by the freo silver men, and the Pa- cific coust delegates are caucusing on tho ad- vasability of supporting himsolidly. He was elected governor of Oregon on a free silver platform and denounced the democratic platform this spring and stumpod tho state for tho people's party candidate. Senator Btewart of Nevada and General A, J. War- wer of Obio are also prominently mentioned by the silver men, and John . Willits of Knnsas, national lecturer of the alliance, and >aul Vandervoort of Nebraska are also sug- gested by their frionds, Thero is every provability thut at least a dozen candidates will bo balloted for in tomorrow’s conven- tion, as tho list of favorite sons will be un- usually large, S sminent, 1 Place Not Sought. Very little awtention will be paid to the vice presidency until the head of the ticket Is selected, but a balf-dozen or more prom- 1went southorn leaaers have been mentioned In this connection, Senator Morgan of Ala- bama, Cougrossman Tom Watson of Georgin, Ben Terrell of Texas, General Field of Vi ginia, *Cyclone” Davis of Texas and Prosi dent MeDowell of Tennesseo are ail in tho list of possibilities, 1 t Like t wn. ‘The veculiar complicationk over the prosi- dency may result in a contest over the report of the committee on rules omorrow moru- Ing. The report embodies a new-fangled achemo of voting by which, if adopted, a noumination for head of the presidential ticket is almost certain on or before tue third ballot. Right there is the trouvle. Friends of dark-horse candidutes and fourtn and fifth choice men who have contemplated or mudo ingenious trades for the firat few bailots are in disgust at the prospect that tho return favors which they had hopea or bargained to be delivered later in the game ar> mado impossible, should the scheme earry. Eveu the strongor favorite sons, who might win on oue of the first three ballots, are distrustful of & suddenly-sprung plau, wilh the workings of which they are uufu- miliur, and which would probably necessitate the layiug out of entiro new lues of byttle, The plement of confusion Las its source in Ohio. Dr. Tuckerman of Cleveland, & Buck eyo dolegate, hauded in the draft of the plan to the committee, who it appears were in elined to view it with suspicion, but ufte some modificaticn adopted it, Dr. Tucker- WAL Was 1ot 4 wember of the committeo sud R 2. Butler of Cincinnati, who repre sented Ohio, disclaims any respousibility for the plau. It principal enampiou was L. K Taylor of Nushviile, Teun., u farwers aili sucy man, who says be beard of 1t in the Lowmities for the first time, and uuderstood shat it was o use 1w Kuights of Labor as semblies, General Secretary Hayes of 1he kuighte says, bowever, that the Kuights of 0 New Labtor have no such device and that it is en- tirely new to him, There's Something in This, Taylor of Nashville declares that the plan was aceepted by the committee for the pur- poso of preventing any deadlock, to allow each delezato a chance 1o express his second choice while voting for his firsu favorite, and to avert long drawn out strifo or opbor. wuniy for corruption. As first presented the plan provided for the sending of tho ballots direct from thoe delegations to the secretary, but this wus altered so that tho result in cuch state shail first be read to tho conven tion by the chairman of tho state delegation in order, as Butler of Cincinnati naively ex- pressed it, that “there might be no changing of the figures in the transfe ‘Tho feeling that a sinister design is back of the plan is not confirmed by inquivy. Dr. Tuckerman appears to have attompted its introduction at least once before in a people’s party gathering, the last Ohio state conven- tion. Tvwas defoated there as too compli- cated, only a small fraction of the 300 men oresent being able to immediately grasp its intricacies, With nearly five times as many delegates in the proseut convenuou, the chavces tor 1ts being understood or adopted would seom to be even less, although tho fact thatit was somewhat generally aiscussed yesterday may make 1t friends, Weaver's Agin It, General Weaver, whose adherents are per- bhaps more thoroughly organized than those of any other candidate in the conveution, reaa a copy of the committee’s proposal yesterday with careful attention. In brief it is that if no nominee receive a majority on the first ballot a second ballot shall at once be taken wherein cach delegate must write on his ballot the nawe ot s fivst cholee and his second choice, the first choice to be given one vote and the second choice half a vote, the two candidates receiving in this way the largest number of voies to ve the only candi- dates for whom votes would be counted on the third ballot. “1 don’t think that will ever be adopted,” was General VWeaver's comment, GRESHAM BOOM REVIVIFIED, Dispatches Purporting to Have Come from Eminent Jud slared tuventions, The Gresham movement came up last night scemingly stronger than ever. 1 N Swith, an Ilinois delegate, arrived from Chi cago, fresh from an- interview with Otto Gresham, the judge's sou. Immediately after s arrival a meeting of the llinoisans was bLeld, and after ho had unfolded his news the delogates quickly scattered about the different hotels trumpeting the judge's pamo with a vigor that took away the breuth of those who supposed the Grosham boom had been finally disposed of, L. Z. Magarrell of Chieago, who was ono of tue committee of forty that hud the mem- orable futerview with Judge Gresham June 23, was one of the foremost of the Grasham wissionaries after the arrival of Delegate Smith. According to Magarrell, Otto Gresham had assured Smith that none of the authorized communications from the people’s party lenders had yet reached the judgge, but would be presented to bim toduy if possible, by the son himself, who in leav- ing Smith took the train last night from Chicago to Iudiana for that purpose. The son was to first sce bis mother and enlist her aid. Together wife and son would o over the situation with the judge, laying beforo him ail messages, Mr. Magarreil declared the aispatehes purporting to have been re- ceivea from Juage Gresham to be ventious. A Mission Dispuatehed to 6 A rather sensational incident occurred about this time. Magarrell made his way to General Weaver's Leadquarters and takine the latter uside boidly asked him to bo the one to place Judge Gresham’s namo before the convention today. General Weaver is too bright & man to be carricd off s feet vy even so remarkable a proposition as that mado by Mr. Magarcell. ~ To have refused, owever, would have placed him in an awi ward position in many ways. He adroitly replicd that_he was willing and ready to be spokesman for Juage Gresham, but that he bad no substantial evidence that the judgo would accopt. Prior to the arrival of the Chicago envoy tho Gresham-first-last-and-all-the-time men were sorely pressed for means to stem the tide. Scveral caucuses wero held, and at Inst'n plan of action was evolved. It was to send n committee of threo—Streeter of 1lii- nois, Temploton of Indiana and Orr of Colorado—to find General Gresham and obtaia from himself an expression which should bo wired in cipher to bo laid before the convention, T'he arrival of Delegate Smith und the intellicence he brought only strengthened the determination to have a further expression from Judge Gresham which would besond all doubt be auibontic, As a result, Messrs, Stroeter, Templeton and Orr loft Omaha last evening in quest of their idol. Suspected “Soi sham. thing Was Wrong." The meeting whicn authorized their errand was attended by upwards of 200 delegates, Oue of the reasons aavanced for sending the trio was the fuct that the chairman of the com- mitteo which was in conferonce with Judge Gresham Juno 23 in Chicago claimed to have been assured by him theu thatany further communication from the judge regarding tho nomination wouid bo made to the com- mittee's chairman and the latter had since receivod 1o word whatever. This also was partly the reason picion and unlimited talik that there was somethivg bouh dark and vain connected with the dificulty of securing telegraphic communication with tho judg It is notewortny that two of the best known men in the convention were among tho many who stubbornly declined to accept the Gresham telegrams as definitely settling the question of tho judge's candidacy — Genoral Secretary John W. Hayes of tho Kuights of Labor and Marion Cannon of California, who was chairman of tho St Louis national conference. Both professed to believe that “sowethiug was wrong with theo disputehes to and from Gresham, 1Winois & Umt for Gresham. Secretary Hayes was showing around as evidenco of the “something wrong" a tele- gram from Otto Greshatn which was re- ceived long after the messagn from Judge Gresham, sayiug the latter would decline tho nomination or. any platform, The Otto Gresham telegram said: “Telograph vom- pauy udvises of failureto deliver lust nicht's message before father left French Lick this morning. Wil endeavor to geb it 1o bum at Lagesville, Hurrison county, where I think he must be, but where there 1s no telegraph ofice.” Mr. Canvon said: *“Inere is some crooked- ness about those (iresham messages, *‘Phere has evidently been tampering with our dis- patches. We shall wait antil tomorrow st least aud learn move vefore we accept those messages s authentic,” “The capsheaf was put upon the rejuvenated Grestau boom by the formal uction of the Iiinois delegation. They vgted solialy dur- ing the aflerncon to staud by the Judge from start to finish, if there should be received the shghtest definite iutelligence from him that 0o would nccept the uomination. Added sig- nificance was given by the decision of the Ilivois men from the fact that they consti- tute by tur the lurgest state delegation in the couvention, A Pors Last thing at night, Kylo aud Weaver v it was veported that Johu Devhn of the general excoutive bosrd of the Kuights of Labor accompanied the commitice of three which left the city to try to induce Judge Gresbam to aceept the presidential nominu- yon. Devlin, 1t 1s said, carried in bis pocket @ letter frowm Goeveral Master Workman Powderly urgiug Judge Gresham to accept A prowinent republican, long fricna of ader fy orly, when most of the rkers were asieep, for the widespreaa sus- | Gresham, is also sald to have sent on a simi lar letter. Tho labor delogates held a meeting last night at which the sentiment was said to be ununimous to asi him if he would accept. NOW IT'S KY Anti-Weaver Men Thrast the South Dakota S ¢ fnto the Ring. With Gresknm out of the race, the situa. tion had shaped into Kyle of South Dakota and Fiela of Virginia on one side for presi- dent and vice president,’and Weaver ot Towa aud Terrell of Texas on the other. Gradually all the strageling elements wero oentering upon one or the other of these tickets, when- ever the outlook was considered with Gresham in the shadow. Tho selection of Kyle for tirst place was taken to mean Field second place, whilo the success of twas geoerally conceaed, would put 1 to the frout for the vice presi- den Georgla led off yosterday 1n o procession for Senator Kyle. Under the inspiration of Delegates Jonos, Branch and Post its dele- gation was the first (o hold a meoting and declare in Kyle's favor. Other states later followed suif, including ail or nearly all tho silver states, The withdrawal of Mr, 8. F. Norton of Tulinois from the presidential contest yester- day afterooon gave additional strength to the Kyle boom. At the lllinois siate con- vention, the delogates were instucted to present Mr. Norton as a presidential candi- date and to use all honorable means to sceuro his nomination. Yesterday afternoon thoy held a meeting, and in a brief address Mr. Norton stated that he desired his name to ve withdrawn from all consideration in connec- tion with the presidential nomination and urged that the state delegation support Sen- ator Kyle of South Dakota, wfident Kyie Will Get There, Chairmop Taubeneck, who 1s a momber of the Ilinois delegation, says that Mr. Norton's wishies will be followed by most of the prairie state delegates, ‘I am impartially for Sea- ator Kyle since Mr, Norton has withdrawn, said Mr. Taubeneck, ‘und have not tho slightest doubt we will take three-fourths of the [linois delozates into the Kyle camp with us. Iam confident that Senutor Kyle will be nominated by the convention. The fight is really between him and Geueral Weaver of lowa, ns Gresham is out of the raco, and the' efforts of this commitiee which has been appointed to vproceed to Chicago and confor with him will prove entircly futile. The first ballot tomorrow will show Kyle and Weaver to bo the prominent candi- dates, with Kyle deeidedly 1 tho lead. I think he will ‘be nominated on the second ballot, if not on tho first.” The growth of the Kyle boom during tho day and cvening waus quite pronounced. It had an_energetic manager in ths person of Waushburn of Massachusetts, membor of tne national committee, aided by Taubeneck of Illinois, while Messrs. Branch aud Post looked nfter the Kyle cumpaigy among the southiern delegates. The Massachusetts men, and, indeed, practically all tho New Englanders, came’ into the convention in a neutval frame of mind prepared to follow the lead of the delezations from the western and southern stutes, whera the party strength is geeatest, Supporters of the South Finding today thnt crystalized strongly candidato tho New Englunders believed themselves to some extent the probable arbiters of the situation, aud being urged by leading southern and western men to take a more active part proceeded to canvass the situation, and Senator Kyle was taken up as likely to prove the strongest candidate at the polls. Weaver was objected to by this element as being weighted with defeal as a greenback presidential candidate and likely to have his strength confined largoly to tho old guard in the independent movement. The southorners to some extent, too, wero not altogether pleased with bis ideas as to pensions. During tho day a nearly continuous meet- ing of Kylo's sympathizers was kept in ses- sio, the small nucleus of the moraing being systematically doubled and quadrupled as the day wore on. The stronger men wero labored with first, and by night the list of those who had come into the meeting ana spoken in favor of Kyle included Ignatius Dornelly, H. 1. Taubeneck, Davis of Teoxas, Branch ana P’ost of Georgia, Wilkins of OLio, Schilling of Wisconsin, Wilsun aund Iield of Virginia, and Paul Vandervoort of ours. One of the argumests that had considerable effact was that the Grusham boom was being secretly kept up by Woaver's friends to. frighten off other candidates and leave tho way open in the end (o Weaver. No Support From His Own State, A drawback to the Kyle cuthusiasts was the absence of support from Kyle's own state. Tho South Dukota men, of whom Rev. William McCready of Buffilo Gap, an wtimate friend and old-Liume associate 10 the ministry with Mr, Kyle, was # fair typo, seemed to feol that KKyio would bo more val® uable to the movement if bis efforts were not spread over the nation, but were kept for the present in his own state, aud particularly that his career in the senate as South Da- kota's reprosentative and the good he would undoubtedly do the state in congress should not ve cut short. *While I do ot speak by Mr. Kyle's suthority,” said Mr. McCready last night, “‘those are the facts, nevertueloss, and 1 thok they should be generally known.” Buchanan of New Jersey was outspoken in opposition to Kyle and intimated that the Soutdi Dakota senator woald be received with lukewarmuess by the trades unionists aud labor men generally in the convention and at the polls. The ideal candidate for the latter element, it was said, would be Van Wyck of Nebraska. Another circumstance anflitating agniust the Kyle boom was the fact that his candidacy appears Lo liave been started some time go by his congressional associates ut Washington, and there is a Intent hostility to anything having even the tinge of an appearance of dictation from out- sido the convention, s Kyle's supporters at_midnight wore ciaim- ew York hud voted to support the South Dakotan and that his nowmination on na first ballot was practicaily assured. The ow Yorisers hold a mecting, but other ro- ports had it that they were divided. Dakota Sy seutiment for or, had not 1y one availaole THINK WEAVER WILL WIN, nds of the Old-Time Greenbacker Say They Will Nominate Him Sure, While the Kyle:movement has recaived its accossion today, tue followers of Weaver havo also had many reasons for encourage- meut. Mr. Brown, oneof the most prom- inent nfen of the Massachusetts delegation, who has, up tothis time, been inclined to oppose Weaver, suddenly came out in favor of the Iowa man last night, and is said to be ono of the managors of the Weaver forces, All tho reports of Weaver's withdrawal are evidently inspired by the enemy, and there i no doubt that he is in the fight to stay. Mr. Gillette of lown declares thut the dele- gotion from the Hawkeye state is sohd for ieneral Weaver and that the reports thut he 1s to withdraw his name frow the contestare ridiculous, if not malicious, *I1 the convention were to ballot today,” said M. Gilletto, “Wouver would be the nowlaee beyoud a doubt, ana I do not see any evidences thas ho is fulllag in strongth, He bus stated that if Gresham were a candi- dute he would be glad to place the judge in nouwnnation aud many people have accepted this as un indication that Weaver did not desire to b considered in connection with the presidential nomination, But we expect to present Weaver's uame tomorrow and. we thiuk be will be nominated.” WEAVER AGAINST THE FIELD, Plottings and Counter-Plottings Eust Trying to Capture the South. Caucuses were numerous last nigat and the new party delegiates were quite as industri- ous, aud cousiderably more dewmonstrative, 10 thewr work than members of tho old line organizations conle be. Tue most active work was doue by the oppouents of General Weaver. Itis Weaver sgainst the field, with inability on the purt of the teld o concen- The 10 the night wore claiminf thit the following states had voted to go substAnuially solid for Kyle: T oo, Kentueky, Vireinia, Geor gin, Ohio, Massachusotts, New Hampshire, Washington, Colorado ana balf of Kaosa: The cffort to swine to ono man against Weaver s causing many new names to bo suggested, and the geographical scope of these new tickets is as wide as tno coutinent. Theso tickots, however, are not received in a manner to mako them ' stroug, and with tho excoption of Kyle, whose nominatior. his own state opposes, with the samo objoctions which Towa raised against placing Boies in second placo at Chieago, namely, a botter usc for him in the sbnate, no name has yet been brought forward which has stroug éle ments of availability and strength, Anti-Wenvers Mov 1t thereforo scoms quito likely that Gon- oral Woaver will enter tho convention toiluy with a following consideraolo lurger than thot of the other men, though the effort to find a rival for him inthe convention is still being pushed with unabated vigor. ‘Lo mainspring of the objection to General Weaver is nis preVious greenbick record, with some minor matters, and in Now ISug- land and New York are lovated tho most nc- tivo opponents of his sclection. Now York and New Kngland ars notasking anything for themselves, but areopposing General Weaver because of a fear thatafter his nomination ho will not grow In strengtn. Tom Watson of Georgla for prosident and Governor Pennoyer of Oragon for vice prosi- dent is the ticket with which New York, with aid from New England, last night attempted to create a landslide that would overflow the Weaver movement. It lacked offectiveness and virility for tho reason that it was weakest where, in orvder to win, it snouid huve been strongost, namely, i the home of its frionds. The southern delegates do uot want tno first place on the ticket and thoy say so frankly. “Ideals Hard to Realize Now." Delegates from Maine, Massachusotts, Connecticut, Rhode Island und possioly the other two New England states held a caucus and talked tho situation over. New York also consulted about the matter. These os reached the couclusion that they would favor o southern mun for’ the presidency. Committees were appointed and they visited the vari south ern delogations and urged upon them that the south unite upon & man, guarantecing that they could count on the aid of Now York und New Bogland. Watson of Georgia and Pennoyer of Oregon were named as a ticket. The argument advasced was that four or ive western statos comld be carried on tho principles of the people’s party and thut with the additional strength thero might be a fair prospect of muking it & national suce Tn Georgia the movement was not favored, nor was it in Alabama. Virginia was also against tho advisibility of runuing a southern man. Arkmisas was favor- able to Weaver and so was Alabama,and this in general, it may vo said, was foind to be the sentiment of other southeru states, with the exception of Georgia, which was strongly in favor of Kyle, The southern delegates asled to huve a stronger man in the western states than Weaver nanied, and the reply re ceived did not convince them that a stronger man was available, aithough they admitted that Weaver was not their ideal candidate, “but,”’ they added, “ideals aro hurd to reaiizo now.” New Yorkers' Mission Misearried. In the Alabama contingent, Mr. Cunning- ham listened potiently, but ended by saving that they were against_running a southern man. The visitof the New Yorkers to the South ana North Dukota delegations was also discouragad, for they were lold that the two Dakotas were almost to a man against vlacing Mr. Kyle, ou the ticket and did not want to sacritice i, The situation in New York is ako at present fhvorable to Weavar, as between him and Kyle. Mr. Floyd of the New York delegatiou lass night that while he févored the latter the others wore against it . Several of the southern delegates as a means ot heading off any southern talk sug- gested Mr. Powderly. The New Yorkers’ response was that Mr. Powderly had posi- tively declined and tuat his name would not 80 before tho convention, nts. LEARNING THE GAME, Guileless Grangers Becoming Adepts In C It's going to be quite a couvention after all. That much is already & dead moral cer- tainty and it's getting more so every minute, The Kylo and Weaver forces have perfected their orgamizations, and the canvassing, lobbying and caucusing that was going on lust evening bore a striking resemblance to what is expected and_invariably found at any of the conventions of either of the old parties, The new mavement has at last as- sumed a really political aspect, but uot until yesterday did it take of this hue. In this re- spect, at least, the third party folks are mak- ing progress. ‘The first cheers for individual candidates were hoaed Inst evening in tho Millard rotunda, where for several hours en- thusidstic followers 4'whooped ’er up” in regulation style, The indications point conclusively to a red hot contest on the floor of the convention as s00n as the nomiation of a presidential can- aidate is declared to be in order. ‘'he advo- cates of the two leading candidates are urging the ciaims of their resvectivo favor- ites with an enorgy und spuit that was nob deemed 1o be even possible twenty-four hours ago. Whilo it is not believed thav the fight will take on_an acrimouious tingo, such a thing is far from being outside the range of reasonaolo possibilities, and it is evident to eyeryone that today’s sussion will be lively encugh to turnish ample returns for all iu- vestments in convention tickets, Starting the Kyle Boom, Tmmeaiately after the adjournment of tho morning conference, which was held at 11 o'clock in room 126 ‘at the Miilard, and at vhich thirty delegates representing oighteon States were present, tho oven fight begun to manifest itself. Wasbburn of Massachusetts was tacitly agreed upon by the Kyle men to load their forces, and to offset this, Brown, also of Massuchusetts, was chosen by tho Weaver men to eugineer their side of tho fight. Brown was the only one of tho speakers at the morning conferenco who ad- vocated Weaver, and the Kyle men used as one of their arguments the fact that this con- ference of the ieaders was practically ununi- mous, and that Kyle wasthe only man whose name has as yet beed suggested on which ooth north and south coutd unite, Ellington of Georg! is the temporary chairman of tho couveatign, said that the Georgin delegation wouwld show up almost soiid for iKyle. At o' meéeting oi the dele- gation late in the afternoon at which forty- six of the delegates weérepresent a ballov was tuken and all but tw yoted for Kvle and those were uot stremuously opposod to him, Ellington said that Weaver would be a weak mav to take befope thd peonle of Georgia on uccount of the old soldiér resolution adopted at St. Lous. he demoorats have been f that,”’ he suid, *just 48 they have used the force bill against the fepublicans. We have staved it off by saviug that it was not in our platform, Now, if we nomtinato Weayver they will say it is a teick: that we left it out of our platform to misledd atd then nominated the daddy of it. Weaver introduced a bill i congress in 18 that was de sigued 10 cover this very point. The mass of our people dou't care anything aoout it, but 1t would bring defeat by alienating our floating vote.” A ballot taken by the Massachusetts delegation last evening resulted Kyle 15, Weaver 2 A Colorado member of the siver leavue, when asked how [yle and Weaver stood with them, replied; “Kyle a thousand Lo one 1fit's Weaver welrs dumped, that's all. We would o home with our heads down and sy nothing 1vg us Kyle and we'll give ‘o & mighty «.‘.J‘ hase 1 Colorado,” “Why," suid & Novadd siver wan, who stood at bis elbely, “itivs Kyie I can prowm. is0 our state for biw.” Connectiout Wants & Southerner, A Connecticut delegate declared southern man, aud favored Macune of Texas, as did two of the Maine delegutos who wero workiog with him. They said that as o matter of expediency Weaver must not be Rapldly hiing us on trate its streugin, though Kyle's frieuds late l nominated, as it would look too much like ap out and out greenback move and a revival of an issue that was kiiled long ago. IKansas stands_about evenly wween Kyle and Weaver Tlhnois js hovelossly cut up botween Grosham, Van Wyck, Kylo and Weavor A Wisconsin delcgate objected to Weaver beeause his fusion record would hurt him, Harvey of Ilorida deplored the fight o individunls, “\What we want,” ho & mun who stands on the piatform, 'Chat is all that should be considered, and this row over men showa that there 1s somothing rot ten somewhere, We are doing just what the two old parties did--fighting “over two men, and it ain't vigh Dotter of New Jorsy sald: “Weo came here realizing that wo couldn't cast an elect- oral voto in our state, and agreed to support any man the south and west wanted We favor Grosham ana next to him Van Wyek. Weaver would put us on the defeusive against the cry of ‘old greenback move- ment.’ There is an aching void in tho old parties, and miliions of their voters are de- manding a change, but we must name a nan they can hava some excuse for voting for, Weaver would ve a dead load to cavry.” Kyle on the First Ballot, The latost report last night was that the Now York delewntion would support Kyls al- most solialy. Said **Deacon’’ Hathaway of Kansns : onutor Kyle of South Dakota is zoing to be nominated” on the first baflot tomorrow. Tte pecunarity about the situation is that s is for Weaver and Towa 1s for Ben but from the telegrams sent to-night by the aifferent state delegations to Sonator Kylo it is ovident that unless somothing o traordinary happens ho will have a- majori of tho votes in the convention ou the first ballot. The 142 votes of Now York will be cast for him, as will the votes of the Now England states, Peunsylvania and all of the southern states excep: Texa: while the majority of the votes of Kansas, Nebraska, and the soild vote of all the silver states will o to him. It scoms to me that nothing can now prevent the nomination of Kyle on the first batot. Tho candidate for vico president will ve selected from the south, and probably from Toxas. So far as the sentimert of the Kyle men goes it is for Cyelone Davis and a ticket which will aver- age six fect two inches in the stockings.” FURTHER PFROPS FORTHE Subcommittee Will Make Some Interesting Recommendations Toduy. The people’s party platform will demand a constitutional amendment limiting the office of prosident and vice president to one term and providing for the election of United States senators by direct voto of the people. This was decided upou by the subcommitteo on miscellaneous matters yesterday and will doubtless reccive the eudorsement of tho main committee at this morning’s session, “The subcomuiittee was 1n seasion five hours and considered various planks whicn it is proposed to appena to “he resolutions adopted by the full committee. Among tho new resolutions which it was accided to recom- mend to the main committeo were the follow- ing: o rogard the maintenance standing army of mercenarios, known as the Pinkerton sjstem, as u menace 1o our liberties, and demand its abolition. “Wo condemn the recent invasion of the territory of Wyoming by tho hired assassii of plutocracy, assisted by tue federal ofticrals. Want Senators Elected by Popular Vote, **We favor constitutional provisions limit- ing tho office of president and vice president to one term, and providing for tho election of senators of the Uunited Stutes by direct vote of the prople. “Woe pledge ourselves to fair and liberal pensions to ox-unfou soldiors and saiiors, *In a graduated income tax lies the truo solution of the vexed question of federal taxation. . “We condemn the fallacies of protecting America lubor under the present system, which opens our ports to the pauper and criminal classes of the world and crowds out our wagoworkers, and wo denounce the present jaefective laws aguinst contract Inbor as a subterfuge to catch the votes of the American workingmen. *We demand a free ballot and a fair couat in ull clections and pledge ourselves to so- cure it to every legal voter without federal interforence through the adoption by tue stutes of the Australian or secret ballot sys tem.” ree ¥ divided ve- ar said, ‘s PLATFORM. of a largo Illot Plank to be Again Put Up, The plank quoted above referring to the frocdom of the ballot is tho same plank re- ported by the main committee and subse- quently withdrawn aftersome dispute, The subcommittee decided aftor discussion that it was best to stand by this plank and that it bo again recommended without any change. A cauvass of the members of the maio committeo shows a r wajority in favor of the adoption of this planic without 1ge, 80 there is likely to be very little discussion on the matter today. The matter of the Rochestor, N. Y., cloth- ing manufacturers’ combine. which locked out a number of their workingmen for bowg Inights of Labor, was reforred to the ge Al committee with the request that M Wright of the general executive board of the Knights of Lavor bo allowed to address the full committeo on the suvject. Mr. Pow- derly probably will also bo asiked to address the main comittee in regard to the same matter, T'he graduated income tax clause proviaed for is not to be in lieu of the one adoptod Sat- urday ovening by tho committec, but is rathér 1 explanation thercof. Tramigration and Eight-Hour Day. Hon, . J. Schulteis, lats member of the Kuropean Immigration commission, gave the subcommittee tho benefit of his expericnces und showed tho necessity of more rigorous immigration luws. There scems little doubt that the plauk bearing on this subject will be adopted by the main committee without any significant alteration. The subcommit- 10 WS ULAnimous in its recommendation. It was decided to refer to the main com- mitteo the question of a plank decluring eight bours siall be e legal duy's work. planks declaros that the peoplo’s party favors the eight-hour day, rocommends that the various states enact legislation on the subject uiid 1nsists on tho enforcement of tho eight- hour law enacted June 25, 1863, and now on tho statute books, but practically a dead letter. Mr. Schulteis expressed himself in favor of the bill now pending before congress aud re- ported by the house committee on labor, and it may bd that this measure will bo formally endorsed. It was also decided to refer to tho main committee tho advisability of adopting un cducational plank designed to win the votes of the dissatisticd sectarians in various states where the compulsory schiool law is considered unguly rigid, but the sense of tho main com- mifteo 80 far ascortuined does nou soem to be fayorable Lo tue adoption of such @ plank. DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES, Delegnted Representutives Peoplo's Party” Belleve ana Pic Following is the text of the preamble und declavauion of principles formulated nnd agread upon lastnight by the subcommitteo of tho commitie on resolutions, appoluted by the national convention of the people's party, and whioh will ba prescuted to the delegates in convention today : Assembled upon the one hundred and six- teenth aunly v of the declaration of indepandemce, the People's party of Amerioa, jo their first natlonal couvention, wvoking upon their action the blessicg of almighty (iod, puts forth in the nawe and «n hohalf of the people of this country, the fol 0w g pre- awblo and declaration of princip ee The conditlons which surround us Justity our co-operation. We moet in the midst of nition brought tothe verge of moral, p Ltleal wnd materlal rain, Corruption doninates th box, the v congres! touches ermine of morulizod poiled to 5o {n order Lo bribery. The of the Vo b © YOLers it the pol 1L vent universal int midation or Gwspabors nre subsidized or niuzzled, publid oplnion silenced, businesy prostratid, our homes covered wigh worts Euges, .abur dmpoverished, sud the lund cone Z contrating in the The urdan hands workmen e denfed | right "ot or.anization for self pr teetion: — Amported pauperizea labe Leats down their wages; a hireling staviin urmy, unrecognized by OUE [nws, 18 estah | Hshed to shoot them doy and they are rap- Iy decenerating (nto Buropean conditions Tlio fruits of the toll of millions wre boldly stolen to bulld up coilosal fortunes for w fow, | unprecedentod “in the history of man- | Kind, and the possossors of these, { I turn, despise the republic and ondungat lverty. From the s prolific Womb of governmental injustl breod the LV wront elasdos—tramns and milonairos. The AL PIWOR L0 CrOAte money 1S anpro: i tod te ol A vast publie Upny fegul 4 currency has o1 rold-bearing bonds, theroby adding millions to the burdens of e people. The OLL Parties Arraigned. Silver, which has boen aceopted nscoln since the dawn of history, s beon_ demonetized to udd o the purehasing power of gold by de- creasing the value of all forms of property, ns well a8 himan Look and the supply of cur- reney I8 purposely abridzed Lo fatten usurers, Lankruptenterprise and onsiave industry. A Vast conspiracy neainst mankind has b anized on twa continents and s rapldly ing possession of the world. 1f not mot and overthrown at once it forelbodes tor social convulsions, and dostraction of ciyilization, W have witne o struzgies of for hiy two gre and plander, white inflicted dpon w suering peop that tho controlling influcnces dominating Loth these parties have permitted the existing dreaaful conditions to dove op Without serlous effOrts 1o prevent or restrain then Neithor do they now proniiso us any substantial reform. They have agroced tc cether to gnore in the” coming campalin overy Issuo hut one. They Propose to drown the uteries of a plundered pooplo with the of Sl battle over the S0 that eapitaiists, national bunks, rings! trusts, watered stock, the domonstizi: tlon of e1 and tho oppressions of the 11've lost sizht of. Thoy pro- nies, lives and ehildren i to destroy the mul- ure corruption funds 1S Wronus on the altur of ma titudy ‘i order from tho milifona Assembled on the anniversary of the birth- day ¢ wtion. und fiilod With the spirit of o grand goneration who established our fn- dependence, we seck our independence; wo SO 10 POSEOES T KOVEMmONCoF thy repubITe to the hunds of * in peopio” with Whose cluss itoriginatod. “The War 18 Over.” We nsscrt our purposes to be fdentioal with the purboses of: the national coustitution “To foran i moro pei tee. Tnsure domest the common defonse welfare and sceure the blessings of iberty fo ourselves und our posterity.” We decls that this repubile can only endure s a fr governient whie the love of th whole poc r tho nation; by Duyoncts: that the civil war s over. nnd that every passion and resentment which grew ont of 1t must die with it, and thut we must he in fact, us we are in name, one brotherhood of freemen, Our country finds itself confronted by eon- ons for which there is no precedent tn the story of the world—our nnnual agricultural proauctions amount to bililons. of dolinrs in vabue, which must within a few weeks or months bo ¢ wzed for billions of dollars of commoditios consumed in thetr production; the existing eurreney supply 1s wholly Inude- Guito to 1 ) talling prices. the o i the impover! producing class. Wo pl thut it given power we will lnlor U these ev wise and r A0l tion In ace I tho ternis of ou t the powers of words, of the people=-shiould be expanded (ns in thecase of the postal s ) s rapldly and as far as the an inteiizent nd e teachines of experienca shall to the ond thit oppression, injustice poverty shall eventually ceuse in the for ral feet union, establish L provide and | land. Threefold Declaration, | While our symputhies as a ty of reform arc naturally” upon the side of every proposi- tion which will tend to s men fntedigent, virtuous and temperate. we nevertholoss re: gard these quostions. Importunt as thoy are, us subordinate to the groat I8SUes now press- fug for solution, und upon which not enly one individual prosperity but the very exisience of free Institutions ‘depend; ani we ask all men 1o first heip us to deterinine whuther we arc to have a ropublic to administer before we ‘er us to the conditions upon which It is to inistere !, beileving that the foree this duy Set in rotion Wil neve to move forwurd untii every wre 1 cqual elghts wnd equal ire.y estabiished for all the fon’ of the lutor fc States, this duy consummated, 1be permunent and perpotud. May (13 er into all he irts for the sulvition of the republic and the uniifting of manikind. Se ith belonzs to him who creites dollar tuken from industry with- valent is robbery, “If uny will ric, nelther shall he eat.” The interests of rural ind civie lubor are the sume; their ntical, We beifeve that the When the ralirond corporations own the peonle or the people the corporations 1 should the government enter upon th K of owning and managing any or all rail- ads we should favor an amendment to the constitution that all omployes. upon sich roads shall for the tin the ex sc of their right of < cordanc with the precodent established’ by the consti- tution of the United States as to the inhabi- tants of the District of Columbia, Uniited time has come st either WANT A MA ROM THE NORTHWEST, Viceo P'restdent Probability Fleld of Vire- inka on the Situntion, Among those who have been named for vice president is yudge J. W. Field of Albe- marle county, Virginia, who was for five years attorney general of the stato of Vir- ¥nia, electea on the democratic ticket, but who loft his party and was cuaivman of the rocent stato convention of the now party and is here as ono of the delegatos-at-large. Dole- gates swy o numbor of southorn states have urged consideration of bis name as vice presidential pomineo, Speaking of the situation of affairs in the southeast Judge Field said: *Virginia is for any good man, but strongly prefors that be should bo tagen from tho northwest. Wo were all for Giresham because we believe ho would have brought groat personal strongth to the now movement and was man of purity aud uprightness, aud in sympathy with our principles. Weavar would be ac- coptablo to us. Yes, wo would all support Kyle, but hieds in the senate and we don’t think it would ba good policy for us to tako away @ ¥oldier from his postof duty and put bum in anotber pluce, Wo want 1o koep all we've got and gev all wo can, Frankly, I do not think that wilh any mau, unioss it bo Judeo Gresham possibly, that we can eloct our mun, but [ think we muy carry enough states to throw the presi- dericy into the houso and also cloct enough congressmen 10 miko the people’s party rep- resentatives a balance of power, and hold things until we cuu 20 back to the people, aud let thom sce to it that their roprosentatives, who under the caucus docrees of tho old partias no longer ropcesont the peoploy do what the peoplo want.” wentution, rench Molis are represerted in the convention, or will be if a majority of the delegatos are willing, Thoro are five of the would-be dologates—Honore J, Jaxon, Moise Quellette, Gabriel Dumont, Michael Dumas aud Napoleon Nautt, ey aro ludiaus and aro he st agalust the Cherokee action to tuo republicans, They claim thut ueither of the old partics ropre soob the best interests of tho Iudian, aud tnat the people’s purty will come nearer fill fng the bill. While thoy belong on the other side of the lme, thoy insist that the forty- ninth parallel Qivision is a crime aguinst natural and constitutional right, ‘Thoy hold that they are uaturally tributary ‘o this country, and that Englana should” keep her huvds off Tho delogation revollion in tha Suskatchowan soven yoars ago. reprosents tho Louis Riol valley of Nebras Kinwas Togeth Tho Kandas and Nebraska delogations mot in caucus lag\ night and the former mado an urgent pleu to'the luttor to permit tho use of Van Wyck's name for the presidency, urging combioation on @ ticket made up of V Wyck aud Pield of, Vireinis, & soldier from ench urmy, and a favwer at tho head of the tic ‘Phe Nebraskaus were at last per. suaded aud said thoy weuld yield any of thoir sons as a candidate 10 the of the party, but thon one man said V' 1o day positively declined, and so the meeting aujourned uutil this moraing, when anotber mecting will be ueld and an’ offort mude to make & winulug ticket aguinst Weaver, f the capitalls <% ~ NUMBER 16, e — LOLKS MEMORY 2 epondents Gathor to Pay a Tribute to the Lately Decaase 1 President, [ FITTING EULOGIUMS ABLY PRONOUNCED Weaver, Powderly, Lowss and Donnelly Pour Out Words in His Honor SINCERELY MOURNED BY HIS FOLLOWERS Men Who Looked Up to Him in Lifo Rever- once Him in tho Grave. SINGLE TAXERS HOLD A HUGE MEETING Hamlin Garland and Mrs, Leeso Push the Goorgo Idea Forward, DOCTRINE OF DISCONTENT EXPOUNDED Woes of the Workers Contrast:d with the Ideal Existence Longed For. BELLAMYITES HAVE A LOVE FEAST Nationalists Getting Acquaiated and Ex- changing Nots on Experience, THEIR HOPE OF SUCCESS UNBOUNDED Reports from Various Statas to the Effect That Bellamyism is Winning OTHER MASS MEETINGS HELD YESTERDAY Grand Master Workman Pow ewsey A Woman's Home Gutherlng—How the O Day Was Spent in Furthe ering Various Causes, Tho vast assemblage which sttended the second day's session of the peoplo’s party afforded a striking proof of tho respect in which the memory of the late Colonel Polk is held by the supporters of the movemen which hie was instrumental in founding. The session was devoted exclusively to the aelivery of nddresses culogissic of the dead champlon of reform and oxpressive of the reverence 1 which his name is held. Though the speeches contaited many inspiriting son- tences as t6 the future of the fight in which the independent party is engaged, the recog- nition of the loss whioh the purty has suse tained in the death of its leader seemed to be the ono thought which occupied the minds of the delegates, aud rarcly was there a doe parture from solemu silence, which gave te the gathering more the air of a church serve ice than of a great national convention, After prayer by Chaplain Diffenbacher, the opening address was delivered by Mr. H. L. Loacks of South Dakota, who has been selected for the permancnt chairmanship of the convention. ‘The specch was markod by a sympathetic feeling, which caught every individunl of the vast audience, which ree ceived it with a silence that pore testimony to the respect in which the memory of the late presidentof the farmers alliance is held by those in the movemont with which he had been identitied. Dicd n Martyr to the Cause, Ouncof the seutences which broke the pain. ful stillness of the gathering was the declu: ration that the people of the new movem ent looked to L., L. Polk as the Liocoln of an era of freedom. “‘Brother Polk,” tho spenkep councluded, “'was the one man whose plaod cannot be filled. He was the one around whom all our hopes centered as they oaa around no other man. It is meot that wd should pay our respects to his memory. He died & martyr to our cause from overwork, His kindly spirit looks down upon this meet- ing today avd will remain to guide it until our proceedings are ended,” Editor Macune followed. “I know our lost friend,” he said, *'und it is a pride and a pleasure 1o me o bo ablo to say 1 knew him. To lknow him was to iove him,” Those who kuew him best Joved him best. The noblo soul, the magnificant brain, the wonaerful orutory of L. L. Polk were given to the cause of our movement. Ho devoted him- self to the destruction of sectionalism. The cause whioh Colonel Polk led meant the frecdom of labor, the triumph of the people: it meant that this country would come back tothe principles of those who foanded it and incorporated in its constitution the privciple of government of the people, Dy the peovle and for the peonlo, fnspiratio ilix Momory, “Had ho beon here tomorrow,” doclared the speaier, amid Lho rousing ohoers of the ussew iy, “the would have bean seleoted to bear your baoner ,aloft. His memory in- snires us with hope; it reminds us of a duty. Let us be caroful how we discharge thai duty. Let us dischargo it as becomes our manbood by keeping in view the example of our lost loader and by determiaing that wa shall not lag behind until the oause which be champlored shall bo carrlod to success,” Mrs. Toda of Michigan paid s touchin tribute to the memory of the decease: lcader. His atitude tosward the debauchory of the presont system of government gained for him persecution and villainous slander, Shosaid ho was crucified as the saviours of the people have over buen crucified in ono form or another. “But ho 1s not dead. He never lived ull now, and the recollection of his deeas will ever wct us an inspiration till who victory of our cause is proclaimed.' Hix Family Th General Weaver was the next spoaker, His speech was brief, and summed up in well chosen and pathetic words tho publio 1ify and deeds of Colonel olk. Ho loved his race, he declared, “and dospito the fact that L hud » full knowledge sud completo under: standing of the greal wrongs under which tho people of this country were suffering his fnith rose suporior to all diMiculties, aud b felt certain of the ultimale triumph which is certaln 10 come Lo 8 movemeut which shall free the downtroddon people of this nation. T'he sentonco received with theloudest and longest choras of cheoring was & quotation from the dead southern reformer, I am standing now just behind the curtaln nd 1o the full glow of the coming sunset, Behind 1o are tho shadows on the track; before me lies tho dark valley. When I mingle with 1ts dark waters | want 1o cast no lingering look upun & country whose governmont is of tho people, for the poople and by the poople.’ be natne of Colonel Polk,” the speaker concluded, “will remain for ages 8 monument of power in this country sud o great buls wark against the surging tides of hatred snd political aoimosity, May we cherish him forever, aud may we soo that his family, who huve lost & hoad aud a father, shall bo cared for." e referenco to the family of the de- ceased wis received with # response which snowed thil tho peopis's party delogates are ir Care.