The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-09-12
|4IIRMAN HOLT QUITS,
s.,,t in the Democratic State
rommittee in Indiana.
|n,aylu HOLT FlVOHs SOUND alAEf,
q. c,,ims TO Have Done His Duty
p.mo:ra,-He Could No,
However, Sand continuei
Fault Finding.

,,x.poIIs Ind, Sept. 10.--The
,.~oeratie state committee, which
..hurriedly called to indianapolis to
sn, the resignation of Chairman
NM m whose gold leanings brought
p~T ~, breach between him and Gov.
,",,hsws that finally forced his re-
.,'sment - met at the Grand hotel at IL
i senator Turpie and other silver
a.I,rs held a preliminary conference
,As corridor, while Holt and his
....ds met a few feet away in the
..aiug room. The bitterness between
~ actions was plainly to be seen,
mi n them who had been friends
!, wears declining even to recognize
one another.
Tbs committee met shortly after the
,.,oiuted time. Chairman Holt made
,href speech thanking the members
4, their loyalty and friendship and
Asn handed his letter of resignation
\ seeretary Wallace. 1t reads:
M ruE DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL.
.fsvwrrEE: hereby tender iny resig'
,,tIon as chairman of the committee
4 lake effect forthwith. | have
,s,ehed the conclusion that it is my
juty to pursue this course. | was
chosen 70 the position / now
,e,gn about eight months ago.
Since the adjournment of the
AIcaro convention | have been the
ebIcct Of unjust criticism and uncalled-
M suspicion. Nor has this criticism
M suspicion been confined to me, but
\ has been extended to all the mem
hn Of the committee and of the ex-
rutive committee who heretofore
have been opposed To free coinage OF
silver. This unremltting fault-hnding
has 50 handicapped and crippled the
rmmittee rs almost to dis
uusify il from doing efficient
work. Personally, during my whole
POLITICAL career, have been opposed tc
he doctrine involved in the free coin
sge Of silver, yet did not see in this
hct q satisfactory reason for quitting
he regular organization of the party
nd have SO stated; nevertheless, In
view Of the condition OF affairs, | have
aboye Indicated, feel that | owe 1t to
myself as a man and to you as a com
nittee to step down and out.
Signed STERLING Il. Holt.
Mr. Holt says that not one of the
silver crowd, from Gov. Matthews
down, has contributed II cent to th,
committee. ~ have been compelled tc
hold 1t up aud run it on wind.
would have probably been IL
good standing il | had beer
wiling to spend q lot of money
There was another source of criticism
that was pretty honest, though
must. This was from country chair
men and others, who have been writ
hg In and demanding aid for theil
sounties. In previous presidential
Years they have not had to demand it
has been pushed upon them; bu
This year have written again an'
iraln to the national com
ntiee and have gone to Chicago
Twice to get this sort of help for
The state, and have not got it
These men out in the counties, not un
dertanding the situation, have beef
Inclined TO think that | was n goldbuI
and was holding this stuff back on pur
pose ! had no way of getting it, 70
Vie national committee did not hav
III
y called the executive committe
ogether two weeks ago to try to d
something about finances and then
onered to be one of fifty to contribut
Wv each to the campaign fund, an
ald that II the others wanted to max
NE amount 81, ,0OO each my check woul
ready AS yet not man has com
othe 'front.'