New-York tribune., 1896-07-24
WILL NAME A CANDIDATE.
SOUND-MONEY DEMOCRATS DECIDE TO
HAVE A CONVENTION.

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OF REPRESENTATIVES, PARTY MEN WHO
WILL NOT SUPPORT BRYAN
AND FREE SILVER
Chicago. July 23-Pursuant to the call issued
by the Democratic organization OF Indiana
which is opposed to the Chicago platform and
in favor of holding another nominating conVen-
ton to declare against free silver. conference
J. OF representative Democrats from nine States
was held tonight at the Auditorium Hotel ILL.,
nois. Wisconsin, Michigan. Indiana Missouri
Kentucky. Ohio, Iowa and Nebraska were the
States represented, most Of the seventy-hve dele
gates being sent by sound money organizations.
The unanimous sentiment Of the conference
was that another Democratic convention should
be called. and the following resolution to that
end. offered by r. w. Shelby. of Michigan. was
adopted
Resolved That II Is the sense OF this conference
that there should be n Democratic National con,
vention held Democratic platform m ehunca1es ,h oces
Of President and Vice ce-President of the United
States, said convention 10 be held not later than
September 2
The matter Of detail as TO the call was ielt 10
a committee OF one from each Of the States rep
resented which the chair was authorized to ap-
point The committee will report at II o'clock
tomorrow morning, to which hour the confer
ence adjourned.
THE OPENING DEBATE
Early In the meeting there clearly de-
fined opposition to taking immediate action
toward issuing the Convention CALL and pro-
tracted debate ensued to the details and mode
Of procedure Senator Villas Of Wisconsin; S.
n Holding of Ohio, and others advocated the
holding Of mass meetings in the States repre-
sented to take counsel Of the people there and to
get the siren 9Th of the sound-money Democrats
who repudiate the platform and demand third
ticket.
Senator Villas favored the selection Of delegates
to a National Convention at these State mass
meetings rather than at delegate conventions.
Those who opposed immediate action did so on
the ground that the delegates were individuals
who had no authority to represent any one but
themselves Several OF the speakers sharply
criticised Mr. Whitney for his reported advice 10
Democia ats 20 vote for Mckinley and for not
leading a bolt from the Chicago Convention
when the platform adopted. 1t was al
legged that the Eastern delegates had been rec
reant and diatory. and that Senator Gray
should have appointed the committee which he
was authorized to name at the conference Of gold
delegates held during the Convention The Chi
cago platform denounced revolutionary.
Anarchistic Populistic and undemocratic to the
core.
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
The committee OF one from each State, ap
pointed by the Chair IN accordance with the
resolution OF Mr. Shelby. was as follows: Indi-
ana John r. Wilson, Iowa. Henry Vollmer;
Ohio. s H Holding: Michigan, W. R. Shelby;
Kentucky. George NJ Davies; Missouri. L. c.
Krauthof; Wisconsin, Senator Villas and Cen
eral Bragg: Illinois. Henry S. Robbins. The
various resolutions as to the best plan Of pro-
oedure in Issuing the call referred to this
committee to report.
The Kentucky delegation divided to
the proper method to adopt In reaching the con-
ventior stage. Richard W. Knott strongly urged
immediate action and the signing OF call to-
night while Mr.. Davies wanted n more repre-
sentative and better-authorized conference Of
all States The sense Of the majority. however.
was that although none Of the delegates were
authorized to act for city. county or State. yet
whatever the conference did would meet with
the hearty Endorsement of every sound-money
Democrat in the land
THE MEMBERS OF THE CONFERENCE.
The following delegates were present:
Kentucky-LittletoI Cook Thomas w Bull
HIT, W. ID. HaIdeNlan, H. W. hHott "a j. Sdr-
roll and George NJ Davis.
Missouri-Colon-l James o. Broadhead. F. W.
Lehman. Henry J. Kent. Rolo Wells st. Louis
c. L. c. KrauthoN Kansas City.
Iowa-Colonel j. NJ. Martin. Marshalltown
W. Nat French Davenport; Thomas Bowman.
Council Bluffs; Mayor Henry vollrrer. F. W.
Boynton and E. NJ Sharon. Davenport.
Wisconsn--G General f. s. Bragg Senator Will
tam + Villas and Ellis B. Usher ex-chairman
State Committee.
Indiana-O Pickins W. d Bynum. John r.
Wilson. J. P. Frenzel Judge John j. Dye. Allen
W. Conduit, Indianapolis.
Nebraska-Fred w. Haughn.
Ohio--J P. Lynn S p. Holding.
Ilinos-Henry S. Robbins c. A. Ewing, John
p HOPKINS Linden Evans. Adam A. Goodrich.
Judge Thomas A Moran.
General Bragg who was chairman OF the Wis
consin delegation at Chicago was chosen TO pre-
side over the conference. c. A Ewing. chairman
of the Illinois Executive Committee. was elected
secretary
MESSAGES OF ENCOURAGEMENT.
The first business done the reading OF
larg. batch OF letters and kilograms showing
that Eastern and other States were represented
in spirit One was from Senator John NJ Palmer
dated Springfield III. follows:
Business long neglected keeps me here am IN
ready TO fight Anarchy and Popunsm as uelleu a.. IN
tnv t,or ~ EationaI State and Congressional con-
ventions Count as private In the 'front.'
rank.
Another message came from Calvin Tomkins.
John De Witt Warner and Lawrence T.. Sexton
,f New-York and read as follows
State Committee OF Democratic REFORM
marty last night bolted Bryan PLATFORM ana cahui-
dates resolved TO cooperate with you ana ap- |
pointed committee to confer. We are trying 70 ger
orne one 70 go 10 Chicago to-day. but II Is scarcely
nrnbable that any can leave on such snort
notice besides which needed here ana pre- |
Ter 10 follow your lead Connecticut friends IN
town concur
A telegram from Franklin MacVeagh at Dub
in ~ H. said:
rh. Central States must lead the Eastern Dem
ocrats are hampered by their State organizations
but will follow.