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FHE \ TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , MONDAY MOllNJING , JULY a , 3892. NUMBER 16 Presidential Aspirations That Will Bo Put on Drets Parndo Today. BUNDAY SPENT IN INCUBATING THEM Promising Purorea for Diffident Champions Carefully Nurtured and Expanded. SENATOR KYLE IS EARNESTLY PUSHED Couth Dakota's ' Preacher-Politician Given the Benefit of Ardent Exertions. BUT HIS CAUSE LACKS LEADERSHIP Ho Ens Promise of Much Support from Delegations Outside His State. WEAVER IS STILL CONFIDENT , THOUGH Iowa's ' Favorit3 Son Sees no Reaion to Withdraw from the Raoj Yet. RAPIDLY LEARNING THE LITTLE GAME Intricacies of Practical Politics Becoming Very Apparent to the Delegates. WHAT THEY WILL STAND UPON STATED Declaration of Principles Formulated for Presentation and Adoption Today. OOWN ON THE NEW PLAN FOR VOTING Iliiny DcloKHtrx Kxpri'SH ThomnulirH Op posed to tliu CiiimilittUi ! schmno for KomlimtliiK ( iKiiurul Summing Up of u Oonipllciituil Munition. Who is to bo the candidate baptised by to day's convention ns the tmtlomit lendi-r of the now parly no ono c.m possibly prodiol. ' 1'bero nre mnny leaders in Iho now party , cut none so old or tiled us to bo unanimously jccepteil by the various Industrial organ- 1iralions Hint make up tbo allied armies of this reform movement. Only ono man would bo uncomplainingly accepted by all , nnd ho is not a member of the now party. Tbo great jurist of Indiana remains the pop ular favorite , aim , although ho has staled that ho would not accept Iho nomination on any platform , Gresham is still tno candidate of mi aggressive faction which Insists that bo will accept the nomination if it bo ten dered him. nnd that the success of the partv demands Hint bo bo named. Thcro is every indication that , despite nil that may bo said bv Judge Urcsham or his authorized repre sentatives , his name will yet DO prosenlod to iho convention by bis admirers and an at tempt made to force his nomination In the nthuslnsm of tbo hour. biiiiui of tliu Prominent. Ttiroo men loom up conspicuously ns can didates for the presidential nomination , and all these nro members of tbo now party. They nro Gonornl Weaver of . " Iowa , Senator Kyle of Houth Uakoln , mid ox-Sonntor Vnn vVyck of Noornska. With Judge Gioiham out of the race , Weaver and Kyle will load on the lirst bal lot , and the strength of Vnn Wyck lies In his peculiar popularity as a compromise can didate in the event of a prolonged contest. The ex-senator maintains that ho Is not In any Bcnso n candidate for the presidency. Governor I'entioycr of Oregon is much dis cussed by tbo free silver men , und the 1'n- clllc const delegates nro caucusing on the ad visability of supporting him solidly. Ho wns elected governor of Oregon on a frco silver plntfotm and denounced the democratic platform this spring nnd stumped the state Jor the people's party candidate- . Senator Btowurt of Nevada nnd General A. J. Wnr- Her of Ohio nro also prominently mentioned by the silver men , nnd John F.Villlts of Knnsns , national lecturer of the alliance , nnd 1'uul Vmidorvoort of Nebraska nro also sug gested by their friunds. Thoru Is every proonblllty that at least n dozen candidates will hu balloted for In tomorrow's convcn- < y tlon , ns the list of favorite suns will bo un usually laigu. Si'ouuil riuru Not Sought. Very Ilitlo nttonllon will bo pahl to the vice presidency until the bead of the ticket Is selected , hut n unlf-doion or moro prom inent southern loaders have boon mentioned In ibis connection. Senator Morgan of Ala bama , Congressman Tom \VnUon of Govrgln , * > . Bon Torrell of Texas , General Kiold of Vir ginia , "Cyulono" Davl * of Texas and Presi dent McDowell of Tonncssou are ull In Iho list of possibilities. lloii't I.Iho tlin Nim I'liin , The peculiar complication ever the presi dency may result In n con test ever the report of the committee on rules tomorrow morn- Ing. The report embodies n now-fungled ichcmo of voting Uy which , If ndoptod , a Domination for head of iho presidential tlekot Is almost certain ou or before tbo third ballot. Right there IB ttio trouble. Friends of dark-horse candidates nnd fourth and fifth choice men who hnvu contemplated A. or mudu Ingenious tr.idos for Iho ilr.it few ballots are In disgust at the prospect that Iho return favors which they hnd hoped or bargained to bo delivered Inter in the game nri inado Impossible , should tbo scheme carry. Kvcu the stronger favorite sonswho might win on ono of iho first tbrco ballots , nro distrustful of a suddenly-sprung plan , w Ilh the workings of wuicli ihoy nro utifu- inlllur , \\hicliuould probably necessitate tbo laying out of entire now lines of balilu. The piemen I of confusion tins Its source In . Ur. Tuckormnn of Cloveluud , n Huck- / eye delegate , handed In the draft of thu plan / to iho committee , who It appears wcro In clined to vluw It with suspicion , but uftor eomo modlllenili n adopted It. Dr. Tucker- iiiuu wiib not it member of the cuiiiiulttco undU. T Ihitlor of Clnclmmll , who ropre- icnti'd Ohio , disclaims any rcupotiflbllU.v for Iho plnu. lu prlticlpul champion wns L. If. i'-ijlorof Nuhviilo. Toun. , u furii.ers mil- 4 incumaii , whuknjs bo heard of it In the \ coiiiimticofir the llrst time , and understood thnt It wns In use in Knight * of Labor us- icmbllos. General Seciolury Hayus of the kulghu uys , however , thut ibo Kuighls of Labor have no such device and that It Is en tirely now to him , Ilicrc'n .Something In Tint. Taylor of NaOivIllo declares that the plan was accepted by the committee for iho purpose - pose of preventing any dendlock , to allow each dclccato a chauco to express his second choice while voting for bis llrst favorite , and to avert long drawn out stiKo or opnor- ttinUy for corruption. As first p/osented the plan provided for the sending of the ballots direct from tbo delegations to the secretary , but this wus filtered so that the result In ouch state shall llrst bo read to the conven tion by the cliahman of the state delegation In order , as Hutler of Cincinnati naively expressed - pressed it , that "there might bo no changing of the llgurcs in the transfer. " The fooling that a sinister design Is back of the plan Is not confirmed by Inquiry. Dr. Tuckcrman uppeara to have attempted Its Introduction at least once before In a pcoplo's party gathering , the last Ohio state conven tion. It was defeated them as too compli cated , onlv a small fraction of the 1)03 ) men present being nblo to immediately grasp Us lutricaeloj. With nearly Hvo times as many delegates In the present convention , the chances tor Us being understood or adopted would scorn to bo oven loss , although the fact that It was somewhat generally discussed yesterday may make it friends. Wi'inor'8 A-lli It. General Weaver , whoso idherents nro per haps moro thoroughly organized than tboso of any other candidate In the convention , rcaa n copy of the committee's proposal yestoulay with careful attention. In brief It Is that if no nomlnoo recolvo n majority on the tlrst ballot a second ballot shall at once bo taken wherein each dolcgato must write on his ballot the niuno ot bis Hist choice and his second choice , the first choice to bo given one vote and the second choice half a vote , the two candidates receiving in this way the largest number of votes to Do the only candi dates for whom votes would bo counted on the third ballot. "I don't think that will over bo adopted , " was General V/oovor's comment. itoo.n iuvivirni ) . DIsp'itrlioH Purporting to HUM'Como fioni tin * Kiiiliipiit .IiiilKu Drulureil Intentions. The Gresham movement came up last night sccmlnely stronger than ever. 1. N binltn , an Illinois delegate , airlvcd from Chicago cage , fresh from an interview with Otto Cites Mam , the judge's sou. Immediately after his arrival u meeting of the Illinoisans was held , and after ho had unfolded his news the delegates quichlv scattered about the different hotels trumpeting the Judge's nnmo with a vigor that took awny the breath of these who supposed the Grosbam boom had been finally disposed of. T. Z. Magarrell of Chicago , who was ono of ttie committee of forty that hua the mem orable interview with Judgu Gresham Juno J , was ouo of the foremost of the Gr.&ham missionaries after the arrival of Uelccnto Smith. According to Magarroll , Otto Gicshara had assured Smith that none of the authorized communications from the people's party leaders hud yet reachca the judge , but would bo presented to him today If possible , by tbo son himself , who In leav ing bmltb toolf the train last night from Chicago to Indiana for that purpose. The son was to first , see bis mother and enlist her aid. Together wife and son would co over the situation with Iho Jadgo , laying beforO him nil messages. Mr. Mugarrcil declared thu dispatches purporting to h.wo been re- celcd from Judge Grcsnam to be inventions. A'.Mission DUpiitvliiiil to Orchil.mi. A rather sensational incident occurred about this tlmo. Magarrcll made his way to General Weaver's headquarters und taUne the laitor iisHo boldly asked him to bo the ono to place .ludgo Grcsham's nnmo boforu the convention today. General Weaver is too bright a man to be carried elf his feet uy oven so remaikablo n proposition as that made b3' Mr. Mngarrull. To have refused , however , would have placed him in an UWK- \vard position In many ways. Ho adroitly replied thin ho was willinc and ready to bo .spokesman for Juilcu Greshum , but that ho bad no .substantial evidence that the judga would accept. Prior to the arrival of the Chicago envoy the Gicsharn-llrst-lasi-and-all-lho time men wei o sorely pressed for means to btcm tnu tido. Several caucuses were held , and at Ins > t n plan of action was evolved. It was to send u commlttoo of thrco Streoter of Illi nois , Tcmploton of Indiana and Orr of Colorado to llnd General Gresham and obtain fiom himself an expression which should ho wired In cipher to bo laid before the convention. Tun airival of Delegate Smith und the intolllccnco ho biotight only strengthened tlio determination to have a further expression from .ludgo Gresham which would bo pond all doubt bo authentic. As a result , Mosbrs. Strootor , Tompleton and Orr loft Omaha last evening in quest of their Idol. Migpcrtuil "Siimotliliifj Wiis Wrong , " The mooting wblcn authorized their errand wns attended by upwards of " 00 delegates. One of the reasons advanced for sending the tt lo was the fact thut the chairman of the com mittee \\liich win in conference with Judge GrcHham Juno''U in Chicago claimed to have boon assured by Him then thnt any further communication from the Judge regarding the nomination would bo made to thu com mittee's chairman and thu latter bud since received no word whatever. ' 1 Ills also was partly the reason for the widespread sus picion and unlimited lulu that there was something both dark und vain connected \vllh the difllculty of uecurlni ; telegraphic communication with the Judgo. It is notuwortny that two of the best known man In the convention were among the many who stubbornly declined to accept the Grt'sbam telegrams as definitely settling the miestlon of iho judge's candidacy General Secretary John W. Haves of the Knights of Labor and Marlon Cannon of Cillfornln , who WHS chairman of tlio St. Louis national conference. Hotti professed to believe thut "something was wrong" with the dispatches to and from Grosham. llllnoU u Unit lor ( roiliiini. Secretary Hayes was showing nround as evidence-of the "something wrong" a telegram - gram from Otto Gioshum which was re ceived long after the mcssngn from Judge Gresham , saying tbo latter woulJ decline the nomination or. any platform. The Otto Greaham telegram said : "Telegraph com pany tidvlscs of failure to deliver last nlcht's moHsaeu before father left French Lick this morning. Will unduavor to got It to him at Lur.csville , HurrUon county , where I think ho must bo , but where there is no telegraph oftlco. " Mr. Cannon saldsTiiero is some crookedness - ness about these Grcbtmm mes-sages. "There bus evidently been tampering with our dis patches. Wo shall wait until tomorrow at least and learn moio befoiova accept those messages as authentic. " The cnpshcnf was put upon the rejuvenated Grostium boom by the formal action of the Illinois delegation. They vqtod ROlldly dur ing tbo afternoon to stand uy the judge fiom start to jlnlsli , If there should bo received thu slightest definite Intelligence from him that ho would accept the nomination. Added slg- nlllcancu uus given by the decision of the Illinois men from the fact that they consti tute by liir the largest elate delegation In the convention , A rtir iiudrr limn l'iiwili > ily , Latt thing at night , when most of the Kyle und Weaver workers \\oro asleep , It was leportoJ thiil John Dovlin of tbo gencuil cxt'iuitlvo board of the Knights of Labor ucconipaulcd the committee ) of three ulilcli liift tlio city to try to Induto Judge Giushuin to accept the picslilonll.il nomina tion , Dovlin , It ix said , curried In bin pocket u letter from Gimerul Master Workman Powdcrlv urging Judge Giv haiii to accept. A promfui'nt ropublli.au , loug u frlcud ol Grcsham , Is also said to have sent on n simi lar letter. The labor delegates held n Hireling last nleht at which the sentiment was zahl to bo unanimous to ostt him if ho would accept. NOW IT'S Antl-U > n\or MfiThriMt the Smith Diittntii MMiiitiir Into the Itlng , With Grcst.nm out of the i.ico , the situa tion had shaped Into Kyle of South Dakota and Field of Virginia on ono sldo for president * dent mid vice pro Iclontand Weaver ot Iowa and Terrell ot Texas on the other. Gradually all the stragcling elements were centering upon ono or the other of these ticket * , when ever the outlook was considered with Gresham In the shadow. The selection of Kyle for llrst plnco wus taken to me.ui Fluid for second place , whllo thp success of Weaver , it wus generally conceded , would put Torivil to tbo front for thu vlco presi dency. Georgia led off yesterday in n procession for Senator Kyle. Under the Inspiration of Delegates Jones , Iranch ) and Post Its dele gation was thu llrst to hold n mooting und declare in Kyle's favor Other states later followed suit , including all or nearly all the silver states. The withdrawal of Mr. S. F. Norton of Illinois from the presidential contest yester day afternoon gave additional Ktrcngth to tbo Kyle boom. At the Illinois stata con vention , the delegates were Insl.'uctcd to present Mr. Norton as a presidential candi date and to USD all honorable means tosecuro his nomination. Yesterday afternoon they hold a mooting , and in a brlaf address Mr. Norton stated thut ho doslrod his name to bo withdrawn from all consideration in connec tion with the presidential nomination and urged that the state delegation suppoit Sen ator Kyle of South Danota. Conlliluiit Kjlu Will ( Jet HIITC. Chalrmoi Tuuboneck , who is a member of the Illinois delegation , says that Mr. Norton's wishes will bo followed by most of the pr.ilile state delegates. " 1 am impartially for Son- ntor Kyle since Mr. Norton"bus withdrawn , " said Mr. Tnuboneck , "und have not the slightest doubt wo will take three-fourths of thu Illinois dele ; tcs into iho Kyle camp with us. I am conlldont that Senator Kyle will bu nominated by the convention. The light is really between him and Go'iotiil Weaver of Iowa , as Grasbam Is out of the race , and the clTorts of this commltlco which has been appointed to proceed to Chicago and confer with him will prove entirely futile. The llrst ballot tomorrow will show Kyle and Weaver to bo the prominent candi dates , with Kyle decidedly in the lead. I think ho will bo nominated on the second ballot , If not ou ibo first. " The growth of Iho Kyle Doom during the day and evening was quite ptonounccd. It had an cnergotio manager In thu person of \Vushbuni of Massachusetts , member of the national committee , aided by Taubeneck of Illinois , \\hllo Mossis. Branch and Post looked nftcl1 iho Kvlo campaign among the southern delegates , i'ho Massachusetts men. and , indued , practically nil the New Englandcrs , came into the convention in a neuirnl fnimo of mind prepared to follow the lead of the delegations from tbo western and southein blatcs , wheio the party strongtu is greatest , suppoi-lcrs of tlio South D.ikotii Snnntor. Finding today that sentiment had not ciyhtalizud strongly for any one availaolo candidate the Now Knglunders believed themselves to some extent the probable arbiters of the situation , and being urged by leading southern and western men to take amore moro active part proceeded to cinvnss the situation , and Senator Kyle was taken UP n < s likely to prove tbo strongest candidate at tbo polls. Weaver was objected to by this element as being wcicbtcd with defeat a ? u greenback presidential candidate and lixoly to have his strength con lined largely to iho old guard in iho independent movement. The southerners to some extent , too , were not altogether pleased with his ideas as to pensions. During ttio day a nearly continuous moot ing ot Kylo's sympathl/ors was kept in ses sion , the small nucleus of ibo morning being systematically doubled and quadrupled as thu da } ' wore on. The stronger men were labored with llrst , und by night the list of tboso who had coma into the meeting and spoken In favor of Kyle included Ignatius Donnelly , II. 1C. Tauhonocir , Davis of Texas , Uram-hana Post of Georgia. Wllklns of Oblo , Schilling of Wisconsin , Wilson and Field ot Virginia , and Paul Vundorvoort of ours. Ono of tbo ufKUiuojts that had considerable uffnct was that the Gresham boom was being secretly Kept up by Weaver's friends to. frighten oft ether candidates and leave tbo way open in the end to Weaver. No Support Prom IIU Ou n Stiun. A drawback to the Kyle enthusiasts was the absence of support fiom Kyle's own stato. Thu South Dakota men , of whom Hov. William McCroady of Uuffulo Gap , an intimate friend and old-llmo associate in tbo ministry with Mr. Kyle , was a fair typo , seemed to fool that Kyle would bo moro val uable to the movement if his elTorti were not spreud over the nation , but. were kept for the present In his own state , and particularly thnt his career In the senate as South Da kota's icproseutatlvo and tbo good ho would undoubtedly do tbo state in congress should not DO cut short. "While I do not spcaK by Mr. Kylo's authority , " said Mr. McCroady last night , "tboso nro the facts , nuvortneloss , and I think they should bo generally known. " Uuchannn of Now Jersey was outspoken in opposition to Kyle and Intimated thut the South Dakota senator wojld bo received with lukowariniioss by tbo trades unionists and labor men generally In the convention und at the polls. The ideal candidate for the luttor element , It was said , would bo Van Wyck of Nebraska. Anollior circumstance militating against the Kyle boom was the fact thut bis candidacy appears to have been started .some time ago by his congressional associates ut Washington , and tbero is a Intent hostility to anything having even iho tinge of an appearance of dictation from out- sldo tbo convention. Kjlo's suppnrtcis at mldnluht were claim ing that Now York hud voted to support tbo South Dakotan and that his nomination ou tnn llrst ballot was practically assured. The New Yorkers hold a mectlne , but other re ports had it that tboy were divided. THINK WIAVIK : WJM. WIN. I'rlciulK ol ( hi ) Olil-Tlmo ( irc-oiilmckcr Say Tlii'.v Will Nomlniito Him Suro. While the Kylo'inovomunt has received Its accession today , the followers of Weaver have also had muiiy reasons for encourage ment. Mr. Blown , ono of the most prom inent nfen of the Massachusetts delegation , who has , up lo this time , been Inclined to oppose Weaver , suddenly came out In favor of thu Iowa man last night , and Is said to boone ono of the managers of the Weaver forces. All thu reports of Weaver's withdrawn ! nro evidently Inspired by iho enemy , and there Is no doubt that ho is In the tight to utay. Mr. Gillette of Iowa declares thut thu dele gation from tbo Hawkuye state U solid for General Weaver and that the reports that ho Is to withdraw hla name from llie contesturo ridiculous , If not malicious. "If tbo convention were to ballot today , " said Mr. Glllotto , "Weaver would bu tbo nominee beyond a doubt , und I do not sou nur evidences that ho is fulling In strength , lie bus mated that If Gresliam were a candi date ho would bo glud to place thu Judge In nomination and many people have accepted this as un Indication that Weaver did not doslro to bu considered In connection with the presidential nomination. Hut wo expect to present Weaver's name tomorrow and wo think ho will bo nominated. " WKitVKK AtiAl.N'sr THIS rilMiI ) . riottliiKO mill Coiintoi-riottiiiKJ Tlio l.u l Trjlni ; to ( 'apturn tlio South. Caucuses woi o numerous last ultnt ? and tbo now puny delegates were qulto us Industrl- out , und considerably moro demonstrative , in their work than member * of the old Una organizations coulu bo. Thu most outlvo work wua done by tbo opponents of General Weaver. It U Weaver ugamsttbo Hold , with Inability on tbo part of the llnld lo concen trate Iti strength , though K.vlo's friends lute in the nlpht were clalWrifr thnt the following states had voted to go subunnilully solid for Kyle : Tennessee , Kontu'ckr , Virginia , Geor- gln , Ohio , Massachusetts , Now llnmpsliho , Washington , Colorado ana half of Kansas , The effort to ftwlntr to ono man against Weaver Is causing many ncv names to bo suggested , and the geographical .scope of these now tickets Is ni wide mtnu continent. Thcso tlrkots. howevur , nro not received In : i manner lo make thorn strong , und with thu cxcopllon of Kylo. whoso nomlmitlor. bis own stito oppose : ! , with lha sama objections \\lilchlcnva raised against placing Holes in second place at Chicago , namulv , n bettor use for him In iho senate , no name bus yet been brought foriuml which tins stioug ele ments cl availability mid strength , It therefore sootns njuito likely that General - oral Weaver will enter Iho convention today with a following coiuideruolo larger than thnt of iho other men , though the olTort to Unit n ilval for him tulhu convention Is still being ptifheil with unabated vigor. 'Iho mainspring uf the objection to General Weaver Is his previous greenback record , with some minor matters , and in Now Kng- land and Now York ah ) located the most no- tlvo opponents of hU selection. Now York und Now l2uglnndarj'notasklni ' ! anything for themselves , but tire opposing General Weaver because of n fear tbat.atiorhls nomination ho will not grow In strength. Tom Watson of Georgia for president and Governor Pennoyor of Oregon for vlco presi dent Is the ticket with which Now York , with aid from Nuw Knglnnd , last night attempted to create a landslide that would overflow the Weaver movomnnt. It locked effectiveness and virility for the reason lhat It wuseakcst whorcf In utder to win , it should huvo boon strongest , namely , in the homo of ils friends. The southern delegates do not want tno first place ou the tlcKOt und they say so frankly. "Idi'iiN Ilnrcl to lU'itll/n Now. " Delegates from Maine , Massachusotls , Connecticut , Hhodo Island und poasluly thu ether two Now England states held a caucus und talked the situation over. New York also consulted about' tbo matter. Thcso states reached the conclusion that they would fuvor , a southern muii for the presidency. Committees wore- appointed and they visited the various south ern delegations und urged upon them that tlio south unite upon .n man , guaranteeing that they could count on Iho aid of Now York und Now ICnglund. Watson of Georgia and Pennoyer of Oregon Wpro named as a ticket. The a'rgu m out advanced was thnt four or live western states could bo carried on the principles of the people's party and Unit with the additional strength there mt ht bo n fair prospect of making it a national success. In Gcoigm Ibo movement was not favored , nor was It In Alabama. Virginia wai also against the advisibillty of running a southern man. Arkansas was favor able to Weaver and so was Alabama.nnd this In general , it may bo said , was fo ind to ho the. sentiment of other southern status , \\itli the exception of Georgia , which was strongly in favor of Kylo. The southern delegates asked to huvo a stronger man in the westurn states than Weaver nunied , and the reply re ceived did not convince them that a stronger mim was available , although they admitted that , Weaver was not their Ideal candidate , "but , " they added , "Ideals are hard to realize now. " N MV Yorkprit1 Mission Mlscnrrlcil. In the Alabama contingent , Mr. Cunning ham listened patiently , but ended by saying thai Ihcv uero ugainst running n southern man. The visit of the Jfow Yorkers to the South and North Dakota delegations was also discouraged , for they wore told that thu two Dakotiis were almost to a man against placing Mr. Kylo. , ou thu ticket and did not want to sacrifice him. The * situation In Now York Is nho at present fivorablo to Weavnr , as between bun andjvylo. Mr. Fiord of the New York dologatlou last mgnt said that while ho flavored the laitor the others were against It. > < * Several of the southern delegates as a means ot beading off any southern talk sug gested Mr. Powdcrlv. The Now Yorkers' response wns that Mr , Powdorly hud posi tively declined and thai his name would not go before tbu convention , JIAUNING run < : AMI : . ( inllelosH Grangers Itupldly Upcoming Adopts 111 Convention TiirtlcH , It's going to bo qulto n convention after all. That much is already a dead moral cer tainty and it's ' getting moro so every minuto. The Kyle nnd Weaver forces have perfected Ihclr organizations , and the canvassing , lobbying and caucusing that was going on lust evening bore a strkiug ) resemblance to what is expected , and Invariably found at any of the conventlons"pf either of tlio old parties.f1ho | now movement has at last as sumed u really politics ! uspocl , but not until jostorday did it take On this hue. In this ro- spcct , at least , tbo third party folns arc mak ing progress. The llr fcheers for Individual candidates were board fast evening In the Millurd rotunda , whore for sovciul hours en- thushi'itio followers i'whoopod * 'or up" in regulation style. > Tbo Indications point conclusively to a rod- hot contest on tbo lloqr of thu convention as soon as the nommatloa of a presidential can didate Is declaiod to Do In order. The advo cates of the two leading candidates are urging the claims of their rospoctlvo favor ites with an energy and spirit "thut was not deemed to bo ovun possible twenty-four hour * nco. While It Is not boliovcd thin Iho fight will take on an acrimonious tin go , such n thing Is far from being outside the range of rcasonaolo possibilities , and it in evident to uycryono lhat today's suasion will be lively enough lo turnlsli ample returns for ull In- voilmoula ID convention tickets. Starting tlip Kjlu Hoom , Immediately after the adjournment of the morning conference which wns hold at 11 o'clock In room 100 at iho Millard , and at jvhlch thirty dologutoi representing eighteen "tales were present , the open light begun to manifest Itself. Wastiburn of Massachusetts was tacitly agreed upon by the Kyle men to load Ihclr forces , and lo offset this , Drown , also of Massachusetts , was chosen by tbo Weaver men to ouglneer their bide of ibo light. Drown wus the only ono of Ibo speakers at the morulng'conforenco ' who ad- vacated Weaver , and the Kyle man used as ono of their arguments tbo fact unit this con ference of the tenders was practically unani mous , and that Kyle iValhoonly man whoso name has as yet becii succestcd on which both north and south could unlto. Ktlinglon of Georgia , wuols the temporary chairman of the convt-tio'n , said thut the Georgia delegation wblld | show up almost solid for Kylo. At a1 mc tinir of the dele gation late in Ibo afternoon at which forty- six of tbo delegates wonip'rosonta ballot was taken and all but twp voted for Kvlo nnd these were not streiruousJy opposed to him. Ellington said thut Wcnvor would bo a weak man to taka before thd nedplo of Georgia on account of iho old soldlrr resolution adopted ot St. Lotus. j t "Tho democrats have ? , been fighting us on that , " lie said , "Just u4 'they huvo used the force bill uguinst the reVuplicuns. Wo have staved it olT by suyinrf thixt It wus not In our platform. Now , if wo n'nniinnUi Weaver they will say It Is a trick ; that' wo loft It nut of our platform lo rnlslc u n'tid then nominated the daddy of It. Wonv'or Introduced n bill In congress In 18S ( ) that was de signed lo caver this very point. The mass of our people don't euro anything nuout It , but it would bring defeat by alienating our flouting vote. " A ballot taken by the Massachusetts delegation lust evening resulted Kvlo Iti , Weaver " A Colorado member of the silver loacuo , when asked how ' Kyle and Weaver stood with them , roi.llod ; "Kylo a thouxiuul to one. If It's \Veuvcr wo'ro dumped , thut'tt all. Wo Mould go homo with our Iioadu down unit say nothing. Give us Kyle und we'll glvo 'om ' n mighty flow ! chuso liiColorado. " "tNhy. " suld iif NnvodS slivjr man , who stood his clbaW "If It's I at , Kjlo can prom ise our u tu to for him. " ( 'oiinuutli'iit ' Wimla a biiutlinrntir. A Connecticut dulogatu declared for a southern man , mid favored Macunoof Texas , as did two of the Malno delegates who wcro uorklug with him. Tboy said that us n matter ot expediency Weaver muni not bu nominated , a > it would look too much llRu an out nnd out greenback move and n revival of an Jssue that was killed long iigo. Kansas stands about ovonlv divided be tween Kyle and Weaver. Illinois is bonclo slv cut up bo wcon Greihnm , Vnn Wvclc , Kyle and Weaver. A Wisconsin dcicg.Uu objacto I to Weaver because his fusion record would hurt him. Hnrvcy of Florida depleted the light ever Individuals. "What wu want , " ho said , "U n man wuo stands on the platform , That Is all thai should bo considered , and thU row ovft men shown that thuro is something rotten - ton somoxvhcro. Wo are doing Just what the two old pit-ties did-lighting ever t o men , nnd lluln'i Unlit. " Potter ot Now Jorsvsild : "Wo came hero tcnli/lns that wo couldn't east nn elect oral vote In our stale , and agreed to support any man the south und west wanted. Wo favor Gresham and next to him Vnn Wyck. Wi'.ivot would put us on the defensive neainst iho cry of 'old greenback movo- nionl. ' There Is an aching void in tbo old parties , and millions of ila-ir voters nro de manding n change , but wo must name a man limy can havj some ovcuse for vollng fur. Weaver would bo n dead load lo cairy. " Kjlo on tlin I'li-nt Iliillot. The latest report last night wns that the Now York deliiiratlon would nupuortKjlo al most solidly. S ild "Deacon" Hathawuy of Kansas : "Senator Kyle of South Dakota Is going to bo nominated on the lirst buBot totiorrow. Tto poculiuiitv about the situation is that Texas Is for Weaver nnd Iowa is for Hen Terrell , but from tbo telegrams sent to-night by the different state delegations to Sonnlor Kyle It Is evident Unit unless something ox- lraordltmr > happen * ho will hnvo a majority ot tbo votes In the convention ou the lirst ballot. The 142 votes of Now York will bo cast for him , as will thu votes of the Now nntrlaml states , Ponns > lvanln and all of the southern states except Texas , whllo the majority of Iho votes of Kansas , Nebraska , and the solid vole of nil the silver states will go to him. It seems to mo thnt nothing can now prevent the Humiliation of Kyle on the ilrsl ballot. The candidate for vlco president will bo selected from the south , nnd probably from Toxas. So far na the sentiment of the Kyle men goes it is for Cyclone Davis n-id n tlekot which will nvor- ngo six feet two Inches In the stockings. " i'fiiTinii iMioi'h roit TIII : n.ATroitM. SulifoniliiUti'ii AV1I1 > lul i 'somo IiittirostliiR ItrcoiiimumliitloiiH I'oiluy. The people's party platform will demand n constitutional amendment limiting the ofllco of piosident and vice president to ono term and providing for the election of United States senatois by direct vote of the people. This wus decided upon by the subcommittee on miscellaneous matters yesterday nnd will doubtlobii receive the endorsement of tbo main committee nt this moraine's session. The subcommittee wus in suasion five hours and considered vnilous planks which it is proposed lo append lo ' .ho resolutions adopted by the full cominitloe. Among the now resolutions which It was decided to recom mend to Iho main committee \\cio iho follow ing : "Wo regard Iho malnlonanco of a largo standing army of mercenaries , known as Iho Pinkciton Hjstem , ns u menace to our liberties , nnd demand its abolition. "Wo condemn the recent invasion of the territory of W.vomlnir by the hired nssussins of pltitociacy , nssislod by Ibu federal ollicmls. Wmit ScnatoiH Klccti-d liy 1'opnliir Vott > . "Wo favor constitutional provisions limit ing the office of piesidont and vice president to ono term , and providing for Iho election of beimtors of tno United Slates by direct vote of Iho pnople. "Wo pledge ourselves to fair nnd liberal pensions to ox-union soldiers and sailors. "In a graduated income tax llos the true solution of Iho vexed question of federal taxation. "Wo condemn the fallacies of protecting American lubor under the present sjstum , which opens our ports lo the pauper and criminal classes ot the world nnd crouds out our wugoworkers. and wo denounce the present inefTuutlvo luws uiruinst contrucl labor as a subterfuge to calch the votes of thu American \vorkiiigmun. "Wo demand u frco ballot nnd n fair count in nil election i and pledge ourselves lo so- cuio it to every legal voter without federal Interference through the adoption by ttio states of ibo Australian or secret ballot sys tem. " TriMi llallot IMnnlt to lie Agiilti Cut Up. The plonk quoted above referring to the freedom of the ballot Is thu sumo plank re ported by the main committee and subse quently \ \ . The subcommittee decided after discussion that it was best to sland by ibis plunk und that It be again recommended without unv change. A canvass ol the members of the main commitlco shows n clear majority in favor of tlio adoption of this plaint without change , so tharo is likely to bo very llttlo discussion on tbo matter today. The matter of the Rochester , N. Y. , cloth ing manufacturers' combine , which locked out a number of their woruinginon for bomg Knights of Labor , was icforred to Iho gen eral committee witn the request that Mr. Wrij-'ht of the general executive- board of tbo Knlchts of Labor bo allowed to address the full committee on the uujcct. Mr. Pow- derlv probably will also bo asKcd to address the main committee in regard to Ibo same matter. The graduated income tux clause provided for is not to bo in lieu of the ono adopted Sat urday ovcuinc by tno cominitloe , but is rather in explanation thorcof. Immigration mill Klglit-Hoiir Day. Hon. II. J. Schultels , lata member of Iho European Immigration commission , guvo thu subcommittee the benefit of his experiences und showed the necessity of moro rigorous linmlgiation luws. There scorns little doubt thnt thu plank bearing on this subject will bo adopted by tbo main commlttoo without any significant alteration. The subcommit tee wus unanimous in Its recommendation. It wns decided to rufor to tbo main com mittee the question of n plunk declaring that eight hours ahull bu p. legal day's work. This plunk declare * that thu people's puitv favors the eight-hour day , recommends thnt the various states enact legislation on Iho subject nifd insists on Iho enforcement of the eight- hour law enacted Juno U5 , IblW , and now on the staluto books , but practically n dead letter. Mr. Kchultols expressed himself In favor of tlin bill now pending before congress nnd ra- ported by tbu houiu committee on labor , and It muv Da thut tub moasuru will bo formally ondorHCd. It was also decided to rufor to iho main committee tlio advisability of adopting un educational plank designed to win the votes of the dissatisfied social lans in various mates whore the compulsory school law Is considered unduly rigid , but the sense of ibo main com- mllteu BO far ascertained docs not seem lo bo favorably to tuo adoption of such u plank. i > ii.AitATioN ! ( H'riti.NOiri.r.s. . XVIial Duliigiittiil Ki'prrNRMliitlxoi of tliu " ' ' ' ' " HolliiMi 1'i'oplii'H 1'arlj" HIKI rromUu , Following U the toxl of the preamble and declaration of principles formulated nnd uyrojil upon lastulgbt by tbo subcommittee of tlio committee-on tosolutlons , appointed by the national convention of the people's party , and whlnh will bo presented to the delegates In convention today : Assembled upon thu onu hundred and six teenth nnnlvorjury of the declaration of Independence , tbo People's party of America , In their Ural national convention , invoking iioa [ tboir action tbu blosblug of almighty God , puts forth lu the name und t n bohulf ot Iho people of this country , Iho foi ow ag pro- uinblo nnd declaration ot princlp ct : The conditions nhU < h surround us justify our cuopuialloiiVomuot In iho inldui of u u it on bioiuht tulhu vortfo of moral , pu- litlu.il und mutmlul iiiin ( -'on upturn dominate * the bullut box , thu luKliluluruu , the conmvss , und toni-he * uvun tbu erinlno of thu bunoh. Tim pcuplu are < | e- inoriill/ml. Must of ilie states liuvu buun coin- pulled to Isolate thu vutuiHitt thu polling place * In order lo piovtint uimuiH'il ' Int. inldutlun or hrlliuiy , Thu nununitpurd uru uutimilUud or iniu/lud , pnlilld opinion ullenccd , hiuinuhi proHiratoil , our liomu uovuiuJ wlt'i mort- jjii.ua , .ubur iiupotcribbed , uuu tbo luud uou- riMitrntlns In the hands of the capital ! ) C The unl.in workmen uro denlcil t , right of or.nnlratlun for salf pr . . tuftlon ; linnnrlvd p.iuiu'rlrcd lubi l.o.its down tlii'lr W.IKOSS n hlrellnc stall tin iirmv. iiiiioeiiiriiiZLMl by our Inns. N o'tnh llshod to shout thuni down , and tlu > y are lap- Idly divunur itliij Into Kuropu in conditions The fruits of the toll of million * urn boldly stultn lo build npcolkMil fortune * tor u fu , tinprucciliMtioil In the history of mm- Kind , und tlio POS USSOM of tin-so , In tin n , dcsplso thu lepuhllo and otulaneor liberty I'roni thu same prollllo \\oiiibofgo\uriiiuiMital Injiistleu hrued the iv o irronl iM mi's tranilis and nilllkmiUres. The n itlonul | ) iunr tovii'iito inoncv Is appro- pilitcd to rni It'll lonillioliloia A vast publlo ili'in pnyiiblu In li-.nl tondi'r uiiiii'iu-y h.n bi'on tiiiuliMl Into oul-buarlm ; bonds , thi > roby adding tnilliotiM to the burdens uf thu people. Tim Old I'.u lli-s Arr.iigucil. Silver , which bus boon lu-coptod us coin since tli ilnwn of hlstorj. h is boon dent metl/od in ndil to the iiiircli.islni ; po\\ur of gold by de- eii'.Tsinu' the value of all forms of property , us \\ell im litini in luonr. and thu supply of uur- luncy Is pin n si > ly uhiUUed to fatten usurers , b inurupt iMitrrpri-e nnd en luxu Indiistiy A vast uonspli.u-y uitulnst inuiiMiid hashoun or- uanlrod on tuo uontliu'nts und Is uipldly tuu- Inu' possession of iho world , If not mut und ovrrlhrown ut once It forol odes torrlhlo social coin ulsloim , und destruction of ulvill/atlon , oi thu vstubilshiiiuntof nn absolute- despotism , \Vo h ixo wltni' < si > d for moro tliiin u lonttiry the struggles of the two gri'.it politic il pintles for POM i-r und plunder , w Idle grim Ions w roius huvo been Inlllvtutl upon a siiirerlng people. Wu cliar'e that tlio unntrollliitf IntliiiMices doinlnntliii ; both those patties have pel milled thu cxlstlne ( head fill eoiiilltlons todevuop without M'floiiRniruits to pruvcut or restrain them. Nullhordo they now proiuKe us unv HUlistniitlul reform , 1 hey have ugruud to- u'ethcr to Ignore In thu coming uatupalKii uuny Issue hut ony. Tliuy propose to ifronii thu outcries of n plundered puoplu with the uproar of a Hliain balllo ox or Ihu turllV , so thnt eapltallsts , nallonul hiinUs , rings , trusts , watered stock , Ihu dumomitlru- llon of silver , and Iho oppressions of the ustiiurs mavill no lost sl la of. Thuv pio- UO50 to siicrlllou our homes , then und children on tlio ullurof manimon ; to destroy the mul titude In order to sucuio corruption funds fiom thu intllloimlies. Assembled on the annlvcrs'irv of thn 'jirth- duv of the nation , and 111 led \\ltli tlio t-pltlt of Ihu grand generation who I'stahllshrd our In- depondL'tiL'c , wo seek our liidupeiiiluiiuu ; o seolc to rustoio the Kovi > rniuuiilor thu lopuhllu lo the h mils of "tho plain people" ullhwliuso eluss It origin tied. "I'lio Wur U O\er. " Wu iisierl our purposes to ho Identical with the imtpo.HH of Ihu national coiislitiition "I'o form n moio puifcvt union , establish jus tice. Insure domeatlu ti.iniiiilllty , provide for tliu ( ' 0111111011 defense , promote thu goncrul elfuru anil secure tlio blessings of liberty for ourselves nnd our postoilty. " Wu iluulnru th it this republic can onlr undiiro nsuficn govurnmi'iit white bill , t upon the love of thu whole people fur unuh other and for thu nation ; that It oannol lie pinned together bv bayonets ; lhat thu chll w.n U over , and that every p isslon and resentment which prow out of It must die with It , und thut wu must hu In fact , us wu uio In name , onu biothui hood of freenu'ii. Uur country Duds Itself confronted by con ditions for which tlicro Is no precedent In thu history of the world our annual agricultural prouuutlon * amount , to billions of dolluis In value , which must within a few weeks or months bo exchanged for billions of dollar- . of commodities consumed In ihulr pi oil net Ion ; the existing currency supply Is w holly Inado- iiuato to iniiUu this cxohaiitfu : the rusuilH are fulllii ! ; prices the formation of combines and thu Irmiov ciNhment of tbo produchu class \\o iili'dt'o ourselves thut If given ponur wo lll liilior to loiruct these ovl s by wlsu mid lunsonablu loxlslutlon In iiccordiincu vvltb the terms of our platform. Wu 1'ullmu that iho puwcis of uovoiiimcnt In other words , of tnu pi-oplr should bo expanded ( us In the ease of the postal suivli'i1) ) as lanldly and as far as thu good scniu of un Intel Ijri'nt iiuoplu und the teachings of uxpi'iluneo shill Justify , to the end that oppri'sslon , liijusilco und poverty .shall eventual ! v uuunu In thu land. Tin cefolil Iucluritl : n , While our sympathies as a parly of reform nro nuturnllv upon tbo sldo of every proposi tion whluli will tend to iniiku men intuilUcnt , vlituous and ti'inpcriite. we novurtliolms ro- gaii ! those nuustloiis. Important lib they are , us subordinate to the grout Usuos now press ing for solution , und upon which not only onu Individual prosperity but thu very existence of fiuu Institutions depend ; un l wo ask all men to first hull ) us lo determine \vhuthuruu uru to huvo a iiipublle to administer Luforu wu ulfTur as to the conditions upon which It Is to he uiltiilnistciu I , beiluvliig that the forces of inform this dav set In i lotion will nuvei ueusu to move fonviird until uxery wionst IK rem edied mid equal rlithts and cqtml prlvllu us ate secure y I'stiibllshed for ull thu men and women of the country. Witleclnre. tlieiotore , 1'iisi , 'J hut thu union of Iho labor forces of thu 1'iiltud Mates , tills day consummated , shall hu permanent and uerpotil il. Mav Its spirit enter Into ull hu irth for tliu Hulv.uion of tliu rupubllu und the iipllftlngor nrmicliul. bocond. Wealth beloius lo him who viuiitos It. unn every dollar taken from Industry with out un equivalent K robbery. "If uny will not wane , neither bhall bo oat. " Thu Interest * of rural und olvlo labor me the sainu ; their ( iiiumles uio Identical. OThlrd , Wo holluvo Hint Iho tlmo has come whuti the railroad corporations must either own the puoplu oi the people the corporations , and should HID goxuiiitnunt enter upon thu woilc of owning -ind inaniKlni ! uny or ull rail- loads we khouiil favor an anieniuiicnt to thu conslitutlon that nil umployoi upon snub roads shall foi the tlmu bislns forego thu e\- erclsuof their right of sail rage , In uccoidnncu with thu prucudont I'slabllshud by thu consti tution of thu llintud h-tulos HS to the Inhabi tants of thu District of Columbia. WANT A .MAN 1'ItOM Till : NOIlTIMVr.ST. Vlco I'rnnhloiitlal Probability I'lelil of Vlr- Klnlit on tlio .situation. Among these who have boon named for vlco president Is judge J. W. Field of Albo- marlo county , Vitginia , who was for live years attorney gcnotal of the sUto of Vir- ginlu , elected on the democratic tlekot , but who loft his party und was chairman of the recent state convention of Iho now party nnd Is ho re ns ono of the delegutos-nl-largo. Dele gates suy a number of southern states huvo urged conslduratiou ot his name ns vica presidential nominee. SpuaKing of thu situation of affairs In the southeast Judge Field said : "Virginia U for any coed muii , but Htiongly prefers that ho should bu tuiten from iho northwest. Wo wcro nil for Greahnni because wo bclievo ho would have brought great personal slrongth to thu now movement and wns n man of purity nnd uprightness , and in sympathy with our principle ! ) . Weuvor would bu ac- copiablo to us. Yes , wo would nil support Kyle , but ho Is In the sonuto and we don't thinlc It would bo good policy for us to take awny u toldlor from his pot of duty nnd put him In another place. Wo want , to keep nil ivo'vo got nnd get ull wo can. Frunklv , I do not think thai witli any man , unless it bu Judiro Greshnm possibly , Hint wo can elect our man , hut 1 think wo muv curry enough states to throw the piesl- deuuv Into Iho house and also elect enough congrunsmen lo iriuko ibo people's party rep resentatives u balance of powor. and hold thlnp * unlil wo can 30 back lo Iho people , nnd let thorn see to it that llicir ropro < uiilntivos , who under the caticiu decrees of tliu old purlins no longer represent thu people , , do what tbo pooplu wnnt. " * They Wmit Itiipri'Nmitiillon , The French Motis nro represented In the convention , or will bo If n mujoritv of the delegates aiu willing. There nru llvo of Ihu would- delegates Honoro J. Jaxon , Moiso Qucllotto , Gubriol Dumont , Michael Dumas and Napoleon Naull. Tnoy uro liulluns und nro he ro to piotont nvalnat thu Churokcu action lo going to tlio republicans. They claim thut neither of iho oldpirticu ropiu- seat thu best Interests of the Iiidlun , und thai Ihn peoplu'b imrlv will coino nearer Illl- Intr thu hill. Whllo tiioy belong on Ihn ether tilde of thu line , they insist that iho forty- ninth parallel division Is u criino uyainst natural and constitutional right. They hold that they urn naturally tributary to thin country , mid thnt IJnglnnd should keep her huiuls off. Tlio delegation rcproionts the Louis Ulnl rebellion in tin Saskatchewan valley of seven yuan ago. mill Kaiu IK Together. The Kansas and Nobruska dolo/atlons rnot hi caucus Innv night und the former made an utgcnt pleu to'tbu luttor to permit the use of Van Wyclc's immu lor tbo presldcuoy , urging combination on a ticket made up of Van Wyck and Field of . Vlruiulu , a aoldiar frtim unub urtny , and a farmer ut the bond of tbo ticket. The Nobruskuns were at Inst per suaded uud said thnv would yield any of tholr sons ns a candidate to tbu good of the party , but then one man suld Van Wyck to- dav positively declined , nnd so the meeting uujournod unlil this morning , when another mooting will bu Uitld und an olTort made to niaku n wiuutug Uokot unulnst Weuvor , , . z : : ' . opaiulentg Gntltor to Pny a Tribute t the Lately DOCSOJO 1 Prcsitloat , FITTING EULOGIUMS ABLY PRONOUNCED Weaver , Powtlorly , Loasa anil Donnollj Four Out Words in His Honor. SINCERELY MOURNED BY HIS FOLLOWERS Men Who Looked Up to Him in Life Reverence - once Him iu tha Grave. SINGLE TAKERS HOLD A HUGE MEETING Hamliu. Garland nnd Mrs. Loose Push the GoDrgo Idea Porward. DOCTRINE OF DISCONTENT EXPOUNDED Woes of the Workers Contrasted with the Ideal Existence Longed For. BELLAMYITES HAVE A LOVE FEAST Nationalists Getting Acqmiated and Ex changing Notjs on Experience. THEIR HOPE OF SUCCESS UNBOUNDED Reports from Various Sbt3S to the Effect That Bollamyism is Winning. OTHER MASS MEETINGS HELD YESTERDAY ( .mini Muster Workman I'owtliirlyAililrcusrv n Wonmii'N lloinn ( Jatliorlnj ; How thu Oil Day U us Spunt In l''urtti- urlng Various Cau ei. Tbo vast assemulago which attended thi second day's session of iho pooplo's party unordud n stnklni : pioof of tbo res poet m which thu memory of thu Into Colonel I'olk U held by thu supporters of thu movement which ho wns Instrumental in founding. The session wns devoted exclusively to tha delivery of addresses eulogistic of Iho dead champion of reform und uxprcssivo of the rovcronco in which his name Is hold. Though Iho speeches couluir.ud many Inspiriting sen tences as \ < f Iho future of tlio fight In which the independent party is engaged , tbo recog nition of iho loss which Ihu party has sus tained in thu death of its leader seemed to be the uuo tnougbt which occupied tbo minds ot the delegates , and r&rolv was there a do * parturo from solemn silence , which gave to the gathering moro the air of a church sorv tea than of n grual national convention. Alter prayer by Chaplain DifTeulmclior , the opening address wns delivered uy Mr , II. L. Loiioks of South Dakota , who has boon selected for the permanent el.alnnansliip of the convention. Tlio speech was maruod by n sympathetic feeling , which caught ovor/ Individual of the vast audience , which re ceived it with a silence tnat bore testimony to the respect In which tbu mumory of tbo Into president of the fanners nlllanoo U hold by tboso In the movement with whloh ho bad been identified. Dli'il ii Alurtyr to Iho Cause. Ono of the soiitoncos which broke the pain ful stillness of tha gathering was tbo decla ration that the people of tlio now movement looked to L. L. I'olk ns thu Lincoln of an era of freedom. "Rrothor I'olk , " the speaker concluded , "was the ono man whoso plaoa cannot bo tilled. He was the one urouutl whom nil our hopes contoreil as they oia around no ether man. It Is moot that wo should pay our respects lo bis memory. Ha died n martyr to our cause from overwork. His klndlv spirit looks down upon this meet ing today and will remain to puldo It uutll our proceedings are ended. " JCdltor Mnr.uuii followed. "I know our lost file-nil , " ho said , "und II Is a prldo nnd a pleasure lo mo lo bu ablu lo say I know him. To know him was lo love him. Tboso who knew him best loved him bast. The noble soul , the inuenitlcant brain , the wonderful oratory of L. L. Polk were given to the cniiso of our movement. Ho devoted him self to tliu destruction of sectionalism. The cause whloh Colonel I'olk led meant the freedom ol labor , tno triumph of thu people ; It meant lhat this country would coma buck ; to thu principle ! ) of those who founded It nnd incorporated in Its constitution the principle of government of tbo people , uy thu people and lor the people. Inspiration ul HU Mmnory , "Hnd ho beoii hero tomorrow , " declared tbu Hpudltor , amid thu roiulnif ohoors of iba assembly , "ho would have boiui selected to boar your banner , uloft. His memory In- biili-Oh us with hope ; it lumlnds us of n duty. Liu us ho carolul how wu discharge that duty. Lot us discharge It us becomes our manhood by Hooping In view the example of our lost lou'dor und by determining lhat wa filial ! not lag behind until iho cause which hu championed shall bu carried to success. " MM. Todd of Michigan paid a touching tribute to thu mumory of tbo deceased leader. His attlludo touard Iho debauchery of Ibo present system of government gained for him pomocutiun anil villainous ilander. Shosaid ho wu crucified ai the saviours of the people have over boun crucillod In ono form or another. "liut ho is not dead. Hu never lived till now , and the recollection of his deeds will over uut UK an inspiration till iho victory of our cause Is proclaimed. " IllH Family Tliulr Caru. Ciouoral Wuavor was the next speaker. Ills bpeecli won brief , und summed up In wet ? chosen mid pathetic words iho publio llfv nnd deeds of Colonel I'olk , Hu loved hlA race , bo declared , "and dosplto ibo fact that hu hud u full kuowlodgo and complete under , standing of the great wrongs uudur which thu people of this country wcro suffering hit faith rose superior to all dilllcuUIoa , nnd b fult certain of the ultlmalo tilumph which U certain to como to u movement which shall free the downtrodden people of this nation. " Thu Kcntonco received with the louden t nnd longest chorus of cheering was a quotation from the dead southern reformer , "I am standing now ] uat behind the curtain and m the full glow of thu coming nunsot. Itohind mo nro thu shadows on Ihu track ; before ma llos tbo dark vullov. When I inlnglu with Us durk wulors I wt.nt.to cast no llngoriiiK look upon a country whosov'ovurnmonl Is ot thu people , for tbu people and by the pooplo. " "Tbu iiuiiu * ot Colonel I'olk , " thu speaker concluded , "will remain for a 'cii a monument of power In this uounliy and n treat bul wark ngiilnst iho hiirKing lidos of hatred and politlrul unlmoslty. May wo cherish tilia fotovor , and may wo see thnt his family , who huvo lost n bo ad und a father , shall bo oared for. " The reference lo the family of the do- U'.iiod wu received with u respontto wblob that the pooplu'i purty delogalci ar