Show A THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT THE industrial conference now in session at st louis louie mo is discussing the propriety of establishing a third party to enter the lists with republicans and democrats in the pending presidential campaign there are about a dozen industrial organizations represented at st louis general weaver of greenback danae in i there and so BO are ignatius Lg T V powderly and L L polk president of the farmer 1 union there are also aloo present a number of well known labor agitators reformers prohibition lets late nub advocates advocate Christ christian ivAri socialists and several others prominent in side issues and minor move the prospects for a third party movement at present seem very favorable the division in the democratic party in new york will inspire the leaders of the new movement to active wo work rk the convention which only Duly yesterday pledged itself to support senator hill for the presidency does not receive the endorsement of gotham democrats generally another convention it is said aid will be held at syracuse for the purpose of con aldering some other candidate than hill it is likely that at the national democratic convention in chicago next summer new york will have rival delegations contending for recognition this will have a bad effect and may leave wounds that cannot be healed before november taking the situation as it exists outside of party feuds and factions it would seem that there might be an opening for a third party in currency issues there is no difference between eastern republicans and aird democrats on the silver question harrison and cleveland stand on the sume same ground on tariff reform conservative democrats democrate and republicans do not differ very much and on the question of subsidy bounty and reciprocity there are in each party both advocates and opponents the republican party seems generally harmonious president harrison to is regarded as aa the certain nominee of the national republican convention he is for high tariff subsidy bounty reciprocity and a gold money standard jandard tan dard with the exception of the last question there is nothing else likely to cause any internal discord in his party however it difficult is to imagine how bow any new movement could disrupt the democratic party it has hais had feuds and factions in the past in new york especially has this baft the came aee and old campaigners claim that even with elih hill as the candidate victory is assured he has never lost a political battle and they think he will not lose in the presidential fight although a third party might gain a considerable following it is not likely to cut a very important figure in the co coming ag campa campaign agn an and by drawing sup porters from botn both parties it will probably not accomplish com anything that will great greatly affect the jasue issue |