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Show HE MAY AND HE MAY NOT. Younsr Mr. Greshem Talis Quite Glibly Upon His Father's Probable Action, i BELIEVES IN MOST OF THE DOCTRINES And Can See No Reason Why the Elder Gresham Should Refuse the People Party Nomination for President. Valparaiso, Indiana, July 1. N. J. Bo-zartb, Bo-zartb, the people's party candidate for supreme su-preme j.udge, saya he has received positive assurance from the Indiana state central committee that Judge Walter Q. Gresham has promised to make tho race for president as the nominee of the people's party. The judge's son, Otto, 6aid: "I know of no reason why father should not accept the honor were it tendered tend-ered to him. He believes in most of the doctrines of the new party. Still I cannot say authoritatively that the nomination will be offered or accepted." PEOPLE'S PAKTY CONVENTION. Delegates Arrive in Great Numbers Every State Represented. Omaha, July 1. Delegates to the people's party national convention are arriving in lnrtre nnmhr Inrliffi rinna nn thnt every state in the union will have a full delegation. delega-tion. The convention will have more of the appearance of a mass meeting than an ordinary convention. Those of the old parties were composed of only about nine hundred delegates. This convention will have seventeen hundred and seventy-six. Notwithstanding the diversity of opinion among the delegates it is believed that bar-mony bar-mony will prevail, as the general sentiment is that way iu order to present a solid column col-umn in the doubtful stafes this fall. Only the broad cardinal principles upon which all the industrial organizations will agree re to be accepted as the basis of the platform. Among the arrivals this morning were General James B. Weaver of Iowa, who, next to Judge Gresham, is probably the man most prominently mentioned men-tioned for the Presidency General Weaver 6ays he is for Judge Gresham if the latter will accept. In the event of Gresham's declination however, Weaver says he in the hands of his party. The re-union of the blue and gray is to be one of the leading features of the ronven-tion, ronven-tion, and every feeling or suggestion of sectionalism sec-tionalism seems absolutely banish from convention. con-vention. The Coliseum, in which the convention will be held, has room fur 5000 people. It is being profusely decorated with flags and bunting, and will be a very commodious and attractive auditorium for the purpose. Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota was among the arrivals today. The national committee held a meeting this afternoon to complete arrangements for the convention. The central committee has decided that Hon. C. H. Ellington of Georgia will be presented as temporary chairman. The indications are that the convention will be even a greater success in point of numbers than had been anticipated by the most sanguine of the leaders. The delegates are pouring in on every train, and the hotels, both large and small, are already crowded, although the rank and file of the delegates and their associates will not be here until tonight or early tomorrow morn, ing. It . is concluded that, between those now here and on their way, the event will, attract to the "tity between 25,000and 30,000 visitors. - Pledges of accommodation and entertainment entertain-ment made by the citizens of Omaha last February at St. Louis have not, however, been very largely fulfilled. Committees galore have been appointed, but their wortc has borne little fruit. A small sum of money has been raised, scarcely enough to pay for the arrangement and decoration of the convention hall, and even now, at the last momont, funds are coming in so slowly that the committee is weD nigh disheartened. "FARMER" SMITH SELECTED. Kansas Republicans Nominate Him for Governor. Topeka, Kansns, July 1. A. W. Smith, or "Farmer" Smith as he is familiary called, was nominated this morning on the fifth ballot by the republican state convention for governor. During the night the Murdock, Smith and Morrill leaders took but little sleep, spending the time in electioneering. The determined efforts made by the Morrill men to concentrate the opposition to Smith failed, there were too many Murdock men for Smith for second choice. On the first ballot this morning Smith showed a gain of forty-two over the third and last ballot last night. This settled it, and on tle fifth ballot bal-lot the break came. Smith being nominated. B. F. Moore of Butler county, a farmer, was nominatad on the second ballot for lieutenant governor. A motion was made to make the ticket practically one of agriculturalists. agri-culturalists. Say Gresham will Accept. Omaha, July 1. The committee which called on Judge Gresham in Chicago to ask him to accept the peoples' party nomination for the presidency, have issued a card in which it is held, because he did not say to toe committee in plain terms he could not accept the nomination, that he will accept if nominated. Moore Nominated. Topeka Kas., July 1. Robert F. Moore of Butler county was nominated for lieutenant-governor on the third ballot. |