The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-12
SOUND noNKr DEMOCRATS.
Illinois TalIs u SatiupnI t'ouycuti.,,
Secuted Nv TcNns.

sChicaSo. llnly 1.-The .5tuuJ MONEY
Democrats Of Illinois have taken liz,
hrst step I" call Il naUounI convention
which will represent thriI virw.; r,rrns
~ Il close second. \ conference of l,,,I
rrs rcprcsciitng the gold urgani.atinu
IN these. two States w;is held lnst mimi
at Which the following resolutions wrr,
adopted:
Of Illinois, That we are i'm fnynr nf
calling Il national convention of thr
Democratic party ot the United STATES
'pr .H" purpose ol nominating Demo
nf;ttIc can'li'i;ltca For the Offices of
resident and iCc-Prc.ilcnt of The
united states upnn Il Democratic Mat
.prin and Ia ihat cud we invite th,.
advice ind cooperation of the sound
money Democrats rf the ether Stat,.. Of
.hc Union.
And BE- it further resolved, Tha, the
ilIairnnu 81 III" sound money ori:auizn
lion of Illinois lie directed To ai,noiuf !,
committee I" prepare an address tu thr
democrats of the United States; stating
~" Eiounia ana reasons for putting n
National Democratic ticket in the field
The meeting ut the t.Xccutiv, Com
mltt"r was called Ia order PROMPTLY ut
: O'Clock. No uut-Vf- town politicians
iad been invited I" take part III t!,.
session. which WAS secret the only nrr
sons who were there besides The mem
hers. being !rw sound money adNu-
Gates from the Texas organization and
u number of symUathiacrs with The
movement from thc state whose rcrrc-
srhtntivcs happened tn bc in TIE city
at this time.
Among those present were the follow
ing: Adam a. Goodrich, JuInea IL.
Eckcls. H. =. Conner. Paris. Tex; ".
4. licilly. TeNns; J. \. Reed, j. T. Sex
ton. New York: Judge French. Iowa:
j. H. Everett Massachusetts; j.. "
lehman. ST Louis: Lynicn Evans.
Ndolf kr;,ug. John :. Hopkins. John Il
Walsh, Henry $. Robbins. Thomas \.
Moran, Il. H. SpanSlcr, G. \. i:wrine.
tranli:in MacNragh. Russell Whitney.
benjamin r. Cable. Chicago: Judge
Bobhitt, Lincoln; W. l.. Williamson. \.
=. iiahcnck. Quincy; j. j. l;irii;lit. i,c-
troit. Tile States represented were.
ti%rgia. Michigan. New York Khudc
Island, Texas Massachusetts, Iowa.
Minnesota and Illinois.
The resolutions. the adoption of which
was moved by N.Iudi;c Moran, were
adopted.
The Illinois anti-frcc silver Demo
Gratis. who have been actively repre-
sentcd from the beginning of the fight
by County county party leaders, were
diShppointcd u find they had been
left alone in the West To
meet ana decide the question of an
other Democratic National Convention
Chc announcement last night by the
Illinois Sound Money Democratic Lea
que that an address would be issued To
the Democracy of the United States
setting forth the necessity for another
Democratic Convention, was expected t.
be followed by the co-operutiun of the
Eastern delegates. The Eastern States
did not make any formal declaration i'm
favor OF the stand taken by the Illinois;
and Texas gold standard men. Ii was
said in explanation that many OF Tho
delegates had left for their homes and
that the prevailing sentiment was To
test the feeling of their people before
openly declaring for another convention.
Franklin McFragh chairman OF this
committee, and other Cook county gold
leaders. expressed their disappointment
at not receiving; prompt support from
their Eastern friends, The address ia
being. prepared and may bc issued Mon-
day.