Show THE PEOPLES PARTY Annual Convention of the New To rk Contingent Con-tingent SYLVAN BEACH N Y Aug ISTho annual convention of the Peoples party I of the state of New York assembled in a small tent on the grounds of the state farmers encampment this afternoon and prepared to place a tioket in the field for the November election and to prepare a platform General James B Weaver and Mrs Mary E Lease were present Senators Peffer and Stewart who promised prom-ised to come sent dispatches from Washington Wash-ington stating that a crisis was imminent there and they could not desert their post of duty Farmer Deane of Honeoye Falls called the convention to order He is manager of the Farmers Encampment En-campment which he explains as being called for the purpose of harmonizing the Grangers Patrons of Husbandry Farmers Farm-ers Legions Farmers Alliance free sil ver industrial alliances and other organizations organ-izations of the different states so they would work together for any measure meas-ure of relief upon which they agree After the call was read committies were appointed on credentials platform and resolutions and permanent organization and the convention adjourned after a session lasting fifteen minutes |