Evening star., 1896-08-08
FOR A THIRD TICKET
Democrats Urged to Hold a Conven-
tion at Indianapolis.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, THE Date
Appointment of an Executive Com
mittee of Nine.
AN ADDRESS IS ISS UED

The provisional national committee Of the
gold standard democrats met at the Com
mercial Club at Indianapolis at pm. yes
terday. Mr.. Bynum called the meeting to
order He announced that General Bragg
and Senator Palmer were delayed by wash
outs. The meeting open to visiting
democrats as well to the members Of
the committee and the assembly room was
packed.
Temporary organization was continued
until the evening session. In the absence of
Mr.. Robbins of Illinois. Mr. Ewing of I'LL
nois was made temporary secretary. A call
of the states showed thirty-fve states rep
resented by committeeman present, as fol-
lows:
Alabama. ]. NJ. Falkner. Montgomery:
California E. B. Pond. San Francisco; Con-
necticut. Joel A. Sperry: Florida. ]. L. Gas
kins. Jacksonville: Georgia. T. B. Neal. At
lanta; Illinois. John NJ. Palmer. Springfield;
Indiana. John r. Wilson. Indianapolis:
Iowa. l. NJ. Martin Marshalltown: Kansas,
Eugene Hagan. Topeka: Kentucky, r. T.
Tyler. Hickman; Maine. c. N. Holman.
South Thomaston: Maryland. John E.
Semms. Baltimore: Massachusetts. j. n.
Matthews. jr.. Boston. Michigan, Thomas
A Wilson. Jackson; Minnesota. F. w NJ
Cutcheon. st. Paul; Missouri. L. c. Kraut-
tin. Omaha: New Hampshire. Gordon Wood
bury. Manchester: North Carolina. Louis
De La Croix. Rockingham; New York. Chas.
Tracey. Albany; Ohio. j. II. Outhwaite Co
lumbus: Oregon. c. f. S. Wood, Portland;
Pennsylvania. John C. Bulltt Philadelphia.
Rhode Island. G. c. Mumford Providence:
South Carolina. T. F. Foley. Anderson:
South Dakota. H. Hanton, Watertown: Ten
nessee, j. &. McReyr olds. Nashville: Texas,
NJ. L. Crawford. Dallas: West Virginia. H.
c. Simms. Huntington: Wisconsin. Ellis B.
Usher. Lacrosse. Vermont. John W. Cor
don. Berry: Virginia. Joseph Bryan, Rich
mond; Washington, Ira Kr'tz. North
Yakima.
Those reporting committeeman selected
and who were not present were: Louis
Ehrick, Colorado; Edgar S. Wilson. MssIs-
sippi; Charles S. Conard. Montana. and T.
F. Foley. South Carolina.
The secretary read the resolutions adopt
ed at the conference held in Chicago, July
=. by ten middle western states, the object
or which was to arrange for the holding
OF another democratic national convention
at which an Independent gold ticket should
be named.
j. H Outhwaite moved that committee
or hVe should be at once appointed whose
duty 1t should be to select time and
place for the convention. There was loud
cheering over this motion. Delegate Mar
tin seconded this motion and 1t was passed
unanimously.
The chairman then appointed the COM
mittee as follows
James II. Outhwaite of Ohio, Charles
Tracey of New York. ]. H. Falkner Of Ala
bama. F. W. NJ. Cutcheon of Minnesota
and L. c. Krauthoff of Missouri.
indianapolis Chosen.
The states were called for the location Of
the convention. Col q. W. Lawler pre-
sented the claims of Minneapolis. followed
by John l.. Griffiths for Indianapolis.
II NJ. Davis presented the claims of
Louisville The strongest speech the
location was made by 8. o. Pickens, pres
ident of the Indiana Gold Standard Demo-
cratic League. He said there were many
democrats In this pivotal state who would
vote for either Bryan or Mckinley, and
since il had been determined to have a
third ticket IL would be a great help to the
gold standard democrats Of Indiana and
do much to defeat the Chicago ticket and
platform in this doubtful state II the con-
vention held in Indianapolis. This
settled the location. The ballot resulted:
Indianapolis, 10; Minneapolis, 9; Louis
VILE 2
The five members of the subcommittee
were out preparing their. report and three
others did not vote. The Indianapolis peo-
pie then celebrated their victory with in
vitations to luncheon at the Commercial
Club rooms and announced carriages for
evening drives about the city. A recess
was then taken to PIN.
Committee Reasscmbles.
1t was $40 last night when the provis-
ional national committee reassembled.
The visitors filled the assembly room.
Senator John NJ. Palmer was given an
ovation when he entered the hall. 1t was
announced at the afternoon session that
Gen Bragg was delayed by wash-out on
the Pennsylv tnia road. At the night ses-
sion the announcement was made that he
could not be on hand.
Gen Charles Tracey stated that they
had aiken measures 10 perpetuate the
greatest of all parties and needed the fore
most of leaders He nominated Cen John
Dol of HD,
national committee. Gen. Palmer was Sc
lected unanimously.
Gen Palmer said he sympathized most
earnestly in the purpose of the meeting
He would work for the preservation Of the
integrity and future usefulness Of the
democratic party The Chicago convention
had forgotten the honor. as well as the
principles Of the democratic party but he
hoped TO see all brought back into the fold
and would work to that end.
John r. Wilson of Indiana was elected
Secretary, John p. Felenzel of Indiana
was elected treasurer, Jos. II. Outhwaite
OF Ohio as chairman OF the committee on
a call for the national convention and plan
or organization reported the following,
which was repeatedly interrupted by ap-
plause in It's reading and adopted unan-
mously:
Convention Call.
To the democrats of the United States:
"A political party has always been de-
hHed TO be an association of voters to
promote the success of political principles
held In common The democratic party
during Its whole history has been pledged
TO promote the liberty Of the Individual
the SECURITY of private rights and prop
erty and the supremacy of the law. 1t has
always insisted upon a safe and stable
money for the peoples use. 1t has in
sisted upon the maintenance of the fnan-
clal honor of the nation, as well as upon
the preservation inviolate of the institu-
tons established by the Constitution
These, its principles. were abandoned by
the supposed representatives of the party
at a national convention recently assem-
bied at Chicago. The democratic party will
therefore cease to exist unless 1t be pre-
served by the voluntary action of such of
Its members as still adhere to the funda-
mental principles No majority of the
members OF that convention, however
large. had any right or power to surren-
der those principles. When they undertook
10 do so that assemblage ceased to be a
democratic convention. The action taken
the Irregular proceedings and the platform
tnunciated nv that body were, and are
so utterly and indefensibly revolutionary
and constitute such radical departures
from the principles Of true democracy.
which should characterize a sound and
patriotic administration of our country's
anairs. that its results are not entitled to
the confidence or support of true demo-
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