The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02
GOLD MEN FEEL GOOD.
-urv EXPECT A LARGE GATHER
ING AT INDIANAPOLIS.

Fbirty-One states Have Been Heard
r-om-A List of Delegates Fur
,tshed the Committee Other
s,ates VIII Take Action This
UeeIs-ResuIt of Some of the Gold
MEMS Meetings Through the
Union.
chicago. Aug. 1-Aecording to the re-
,sints received by the provisional national
.vscufiye committee Of the anti-free silver
5smocrats thirty-six states will be rep
-sssnted at the indianapolis meeting OF
rstioual committeeman, who are instruct
e5 TO sign and issue call for a national
nominating convention.
The executive committee met at the
palmer House headquarters to-day, and
the members were higly gratified to hear
the report of the work Of the sub-commit-
toe ex-Congressman w. d. Bynum Of In
diana. and Henry S. Robbins of Illinois,
which has been in communication with
the states in sympathy with the move
ment. In addition to the foregoing MEM
hers there were present Gen. Edward ).
Bragg of Wisconsin, chairman; Col. ]. o.
BroaGhead Of Missouri, and W. b. Halde-
man Of kentucky, and the full committee.
It was found that the sound money men
of nineteen states had already organized
and named their committeeman with IN
structions to attend the Indianapolis
meeting. Those who have reported by
name are as follows:
Aabama-J. N. Faulkner, Montgomery.
CaHfornia-E. B. Pond, San Francisco.
EnTiuQfHlO.
Indiana-John r. Wilson, indianapolis.
Kansas-Eugene Hagen Of Topeka
Kentucky-Richard t. Tyler Of Hick-
man. ,r...,..
u MnneSota-F. W. NJ. Kutcheon of st.
Nigsissippi-Edgar s. Wilson Of Jackson.
Nssouri-L. C. Krauuhoff Of Kansas
Nebraska-Euclid Martin of Omaha.
New ampshire-Gordon Woodburn or
New York-Charles Tracey Of Albany;
alternate, George Foster Peabody OF
% Pennssyivania-Joe ems c. Bullet of Phila-
delphia; alternate, George F. Baer.
South Carolina-J. f. Tolley of Ander-
West virginia-H. S. simms Of Hunt
ington, alternate, r. Stallmaker.
Wisconsin-Ellis B. Usher Of La Crosse.
Oregon-C. L. S. Wood Of Portland.
Maryland-RepOrted an organization
perfected with H. A. Parr president and
a committeeman chosen, but gave no
name.
Ohio and Texas reported that CONFER
ences had been called for to-day to name
representatives
Connecticut Florida, Iowa, Maine,
Michigan, Rhode Island, Vermont, Ten
nessee, Virginia and Washington were
heard from to the effect that meetings
had been called for early next week to
appoint representatives, which practically
adds ten TO the indianapolis list. After
the committee meeting, a telegram was
received from Charles II. Baker of Seat
Tie, stating that conference there to-day
had chosen Judge Thomas Burke to rep
resent Washington.
The committee was advised that in the
following states action was being taken
which would result in naming committee
men:
Colorado, New Jersey, Montana, South
Dakota and North Dakota.
The committee feels sure Of the partici-
patton of at least thirty-one states in the
convention call, with the other five to be
1ued at indianapolis. New Mexico and
Ohlahoma asked to be represented at
Indianapolis, but the committee does not
leel authorized to accept commit eemen
from the territories. An invitation to be
present, however, was extended
Mexico
In addition to these already named
prominent democrats have declared their
intention of being present at the Indian
apohs meeting, and the committee is as
sGred OF large outside attendance.
IL was decided to hold the conference
III lne club room of the Dennison hotel
While the committee was in session
numerous dispatches were received fav-
oIaole to the movement. Among them was
Sne from eX-Gov. Stone ana Judge Cal
selection of their committeeman.