The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-03
Committee in Session Saturday Fa-
vors Chicago for the Ma
tfonaI Convention
ALTGELD'S CABINET POSITION
CANDIDATE BRYAN DENIES HE HAS
MADE ANY Such PROMISE.
Forecast from Alabama Indicates a
Clean sweep for the
Democratic Ticket.

CHICAGO. Aug. e.-The executive nation
al committee of the g~old-standard Demo-
cratic conference. which meets in Indian
apolis next Friday, having In charge the
arrangements of the preliminaries for the
conference. made an announcement yester-
day 10 the effect that thirty-one States
will participate in that meeting. The an
nouncement was made after going over
the responses TO the address recently is
sued as the result of the gathering at the
Auditorium. where General Bragg and
Senator Villas differed in a sensational way
as to the policy of an immediate call for
a national convention. Chicago is favored
for the convention. but Detroit. Indian
apolis and Minneapolis are candidates.
The national executive committee, which
held its conference yesterday in the Palmer
House. consisted OF: General Bragg, Wis
consin; j. o. B~roadhead, Missouri; W. B.
Haldeman. Kentucky: II. S. Robbins, ILL.,
nois: W. D.. Bynum, Indiana.
All the members Of the committee were
present. The committee met at . o'clock
in the morning and remained In cont'nu-
Gus session until I o'clock In the after
noon. The advices from thirty-one states,
Mr.. Bynum and Mr.. Robbins reported.
were SUCH DIS 10 MdIEah NiC ~ 49, ~h@e
all of them would be represented at In
dianapolis. After canvassinE in detail the
correspondence il was found that the gold
standard men of seventeen States had al
ready organized and named their commit
teemen TO the indianapolis conference. The
committeemen thus nameo are as follows:
Alabama-J. NJ. Falkner. Montgomery.
California;. y. Pond. San Francisco.
Ilhnois-John n. Palmer, Springfield.
Indiana-John r.. Wilson. indianapolis.
Kansas-Eugene Hagen; Topeka
Observation-Disclosures n. Matthews,
Boston.
Minnesota-F. w. M~cCutcheon, St. Paul.
Mississippi-Edgar s. Wilson. Jackson.
Missouri. c. Krauthoff. Kansas City.
Nebraska-Euclid Martin. Omaha.
New Hampshire-Gordon Woodbury..
Manchester.
New York-Charles Tracey. Albany; al
ternate. George Foster Peabody. Brooklyn.
Pennsylvania-John C.. Bullitt. Philadel-
South CarolinaNT. F. FOLLY. Anderson.
West Nirginia-P. S. Simms, Huntington,
and r. Stainaker.
Wisconsin.Ellis B.; Usher. La Crosse.
In the following States the committee
was informed that the gold-standard men
had organized and called a conference TO
appoint representatives from their States
to the Indianapolis conference on the 18th:
Connecticut. Florida. Iowa. Maine, Mary
land. Michigan. Ohio, oregon. Rhode ISL
and. Texas. Vermont. Tennessee. Virginia.
Washington. The was also ad-
vised that in the following States steps are
being taken which will result In the NAM
ing of committeeman Colorado. Montana,
New Jersey. North Dakota. South Dakota.
Two of the Territories New Mexico and
Oklahoma, placed themselves in communi-
cation with the and desired to
be represented at indianapolis.
A communication was received from the
Denison House. OF indianapolis, rendering
free of charge committee rooms for the
use of the on Aug. Z. This offer
was accepted and the committee decided
that the conference would be held in the
clubroom of the Denison Hotel. at 2 o'clock
p. n. In addition TO the committeeman
appointed from the States prominent Dem
ocrats have notified the committees of their
States of their intention to be present at
the Indianapolis meeting.