The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-08
MEETING OF SOUND
MONEY DEMOCRATS
Indianapolis Is Selected as the Place for
Holding the Convention.
WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER
Not Play at POiiiics, but Go to
Work in Earnest..Generai COXey at
Headquarters.

indianapolis. Aug. THE conference
of the sound money Democrats fully
met the expectation of its promoters.
| There We're thirty-three states repre-
| sented and about 200 Democrats from all
| over the country in attendance. Though
the most famous politicians of the party
were absent. this fact did not dampen
| the ardor or determination of those
present to go ahead and put in the field
| a ticket and platform that would repre-
sent what they believed to be the real
tenents of the Democratic party of the
| country. The conference reflected in
| large measure the class of Democrats
it represented, that Is the business ele-
ment. They did not come here to make
great speeches or to play at politics and
| went at their work in a business-like
way without waste of time in contests
| for honor or preliminary manocuvering.
An informal conference was held at
noon, which was not open to the public,
the purpose of which was to bring into
| line the members from Texas, Georgia,
Maryland, Pennsylvania and Maine.
| who came here with the impression that
| third ticket would probably do more
harm than good by dividing the sound
| money forces of the country. At this
| conference speeches We're made by Cen
eral Buckner, of Kentucky; Mr. Outh-
waite of Ohio: Mr.. Wilson, of Indiana,
| and Mr.. Ewing. of Illinois. demonstrat-
| ing the fact that in their states q third
| ticket was necessary in order that the
| sound money Democrats might have
| some rallying point, something to fight
| for and to make a campaign for. They
declared that in this section of the c0un-
| try where every inch of political ground
has been fought over year by year. there
! is more in political name than in Il
political principle with the average
voter and large numbers of Democrats
! who would be inclined to vote for Il
sound money Democratic ticket would
| swallow Bryan and the Chicago plat
form eventually rather than vote the
| Republican ticket. Before the confer
ence at noon ended, all opposition to
| the calling of another convention was
| withdrawn and it was agreed that the
| meetings Of the committees in the after
| noon and evening should be public. 1t
| was also formally agreed that General
John Nj. Palmer, of Illinois, should be
| made permanent chairman of the pro-
visional committee.
| Talks among the delegates exhibited
much confidence in the success of the
sound money movement.
GENERAL COXEY APPEARS.
| General Coxey of Commonweal fame
created a ripple of excitement by ap
pearing at the headquarters hotel dur
| ing the morning. He is making
speeches i'm the state for the Populist
orsa aniZation and was simply over be-
tween appointments.
The action Of the committee was har-
monious and was quickly taken. The
| afternoon session which was presided
hour. but in that time it determined
to call convention and chose Indian
apolis as the place.
At the evening session the formal
call for the convention was adopted
and the date fixexd at September 9
The large assembly room of the Com
mercial club was packed to the door
with about 300 people at 2:3O o'clock.
the time set for the opening session.
| Congressman Bynum called the confer
ence to order explaining that he did
| so in the absence of General Bragg,
! chairman of the executive committee,
who had been delayed on his way from
| the east by washOut near Richmond
and did not get in until about o'clock
He announced that General Palmer
was also on the road and would arrive
shortly. In view of these facts the
executive committee had suggested that
the permanent organization of the pro-
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