The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-07
GOLD DEMOCRATS PLANS.
The Provisional National Committee
Meets at Indianapolis Today.

indianapolis. Ind, Aug THE pro-
visional national committee of those
Democrats not endorsing the recent
Chicago platform and ticket holds its
initial meeting here this afternoon. 1t
will first consider the question of call
ing another national Democratic con-
vention. After this matter is settled
and the character of the call is agreed
upon there will come up the usual mat
ter as to when and where the national
convention shall be held
There are questions of policy to be
passed on as well as those of time and
place" and the meeting VII be partici-
pated in by more than the usual com
mitteemen of one from each state
While over two-thirds of the states
have representatives here as members
of the provisional national committee,
there are more advisory visitors than
committeeman. The occasion is more
in the nature of a general conference
Of the gold standard Democrats than
that of z. committee meeting.
While the movement is the outgrowth
of the free silver element controlling
the Chicago convention, it did not take
organized form until after that con-
Vention when an address was issued and
a conference held in Chicago July %.
On the following day a. temporary plan
was adopted under which the meeting
is held here today This temporary
plan provided for an executive COM
mittee consisting of Bragg of Wiscon-
sin, BrOadhead of Missouri, Haldeman
of Kentucky, Robbins of Illinois and
Bynum of Indiana, which has made the
arrangements for the meeting here to-
7ay and carried on correspondence
with gold standard Democrats in those
states not represented at Chicago July
%, so as to have a full representation
at this time.
The temporary organization will be
succeeded today by a permanent or
ganizatiOn which will continue until
a national convention is held and the
customary party machinery is made
up in the usual way. The executive
committee will this afternoon make a
report of all that has been done up to
the present time and then turn every
thing over to the national commit
tee.
Members of the executive committee
held short meeting this morning.
Delegates continue to arrive. John Q.
Built of Philadelphia said: The
Democrats want something around
which to rally. There is a strong senti-
ment in Pennsylvania among the Dem
Ocrats against Bryan and free silver"
Mr.. Built said he was of the determi-
nation to aid and give encouragement
to the gold standard sentiment in
whatever way it was possible.
F. w. Cutcheson of St. Paul, speak
ing from the standpoint of Minnesota
Democrats, thought a third ticket
should be named, provided it could be
done without the election of Bryan. 1T
is worth our WHILE said he, ITO main
tain the Democratic party. We do not
want to be absorbed by the Republican
party and therefore cannot vote for
Mckinley"
Mr.. Cutcheson said that in Minnesota
third ticket would draw twelve votes
where Mckinley would not draw one
For the third ticket he favored John G.
Carlisle for president and E. S. Bragg
for vice president.
Ex-Congressman Cultivate of Co
lumbus, favored a third ticket but had
no choice of candidates
THE primary purpose of this move
ment," said he lis to preserve theDemo-
cratic party and its principles. This
necessarily involves the defeat of the
PopuIist ticket named at Chicago