The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-02
THE HONEST MONEY MOVEMENT
AMONG DEMOCRATS is sHAP-
ING ITSELF.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MET.
ADVICEs FROM ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY SHOW ENTHUsIA-
STIC ORGANIZATION
THIRrY-oNE STATES TO BE In 1T.
Letters Show That Nearly Every
Commonwealth VIII Send Del
eEates to indianapolis.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-The executive
national committee of the gold stan
dard Democratic conference, which
meets in Indianapolis next Friday,
having in charge the arrangement Of
the preliminaries for the conference.
made an announcement today to the
effect that thirty-one states will par
ticipate in that meeting. The an
nouncement was made after going
over the responses to the address re-
Gently issued as the result Of the
gathering at the Auditorium, when
Gen. Bragg and Senator Villas differed
in sensational way as to the policy
Of an immediate call for a national
convention
Chicago is favored for the conven-
ton, but Detroit, Indianapolis and Min
neapolis are candidates also. The nat
1onal executive committee, which held
It's conference today in the Palmer
House, consisted of Gen Bragg. Wis
conSin; ]. o. Brodhead Missouri; wv
b. Haldeman, Kentucky; H. S. Robbins,
Illinois; w. d. Bynunl, Indiana
ALI the members of the committee
were present. The committee met at g
in continuous session until o'clock in
the afternoon. 1t was found that the
men of II states had already organized
and named their committeeman to the
Indianapolis conference. The commit
teemen thus far named are as follows:
Alabama. M. Falkner, MONTGOMERY
California-E. B. Pond San Francisco
lliinois-John M. Palmer, Springfield.
Indiana-John r. Wilson, Indianapolis.
Kansas-Eugene Hagen Topeka
Kentucky-Richard T. Tyler Hickman.
Massaehusetts-Ex-May N. Matthews, Bos-
Minnesota. w. NJ Cutcheon, st. Paul.
isstssfppi-Edgar S. Wilson, Jackson.
Missouri, c. Krauthoff Kansas City
Nebraska-Euclid Martin, Omaha
New Hampshire-Gordon Woodbury. Man
chester.
New York-Charles Tracey Albany; alter
nate. George Foster Peabody, Brooklyn.
Pennsylvania-John G.. BuIIftt PhiladeIphfa.
George f. Baer
South Carolina-T. F. folly, Anderson
West Virginia-H- S. Simms, Huntington;
R. Stalnaker.
Wisconsin-El1is b. Usher. La Crosse.
In the following states the commit
tee was informed that the gold stand
ard men had organized and called a
conference to appoint Representatives
from their states to the Indianapolis
conference on the 7th: Connecticut.
Florida, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Michi-
gan. Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tex
as. Vermont, Tennessee Virginia.
Washington
The committee was also advised that
in the following states steps are being
taken which will result in the naming
of committeeman: Colorado, Montana,
North Dakota, New Jersey, South Da-
kota-
Two Of the territories, New Mexico
and Oklahoma, placed themselves in
communication with the committee and
desired to be represented at India
napolis. A communication was received
from the Dennison house of Indianapo-
lis, rendering free of charge committee
rooms for the use of the committee
on Aug. 7. This offer was ac-
cepted and the committee decided
that the conference would be
held in the club room Of the Dennison
hotel at o'clock, p. m. In addition to
the committeeman appointed from the
states, prominent Democrats have mott
fed the committees of their states Of
their intention to be present at thu
Indianapolis meeting.