The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-08
Spirit of Speeches Denoted Deter
mined Fight Against Chicago
Free-SiIver Platform.
NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
BYNUM HEADS 1T AND THE QUAR-
TIERS WILL BE OPENED HERE.
Love Feast Follows Adoption of
Convention CalI-Speeches by Palm
er, Buckner, BulIitt and others.

The spirit shown by the conference at its
meeting last night shows lack of deter
mination TO carry the fight for sound mon
ey and the old principles of the Democratic
party 10 the last ditch. The men gathered
here yesterday thoroughly believe that
their action means the salvation of their
party as well as the rescuing of the
country from a dangerous cheap-money
craze They are convinced that il the DEM
ocratic party should be allowed to go un-
checked along the lines marked out by the
Chicago convention large and much the
more influential part of its following would
be driven into the Republican party or into
permanent independence in politics, while
the mass of the party's following would he
swallowed up by the Populist organization
after its defeat this year. or if ii should
win this year. then unon the disintegration
that would be sure to come with disas-
trous administration of public affairs. Gen.
eral Palmer expressed precisely the feeling
that was uppermost when he declared that
they were forming a nucleus about which
the party might again rally after it had
seen the error of its ways.
Upon the tariff upon the questions of
broad" or marrow" construction of the
powers of the national government these
men are as bitter Democrats as they have
ever been and they are as uncompromising
in their attitude toward the beliefs OF the
Republican party as they are toward the
silver heresy, but rather than take TO the
woods" as not a few other well-known
Democrats have done. they prefer TO stay
in the open and fight in both directions
without hope of accomplishing anything
for themselves further than having the sat-
l. f.rht for
what they conceive TO be right.
At the evening session the committee or
ganized permanently by electing General
j. NJ. Palmer, of Illinois. chairman; John Il.
Wilson. of this city. secretary. and John
+. Frenzel of this city, treasurer The
formal call for new convention to be
held here Sept. was offered by the sub
committee. and adopted with considerable
enthusiasm by the full committee The
chairman was empowered TO appoint an
executive committee of nine members 10
have charge of the campaign up to the time
of the convention and this executive COM
mittee was instructed to prepare and issue
an address TO the Democrats of the coun-
try setting forth the purposes of the move
ment and the reasons of it's being. The
business thus disposed Of the conference
resolved itself into a love feast. in which
some very stirring speeches were made,
notably by General Buckner. OF Kentucky,
and Mr.. Bullitt. of Pennsylvania.
| After the conference had adjourned Gen.
| eral Palmer called few of the leaders to-
| gether in his room. at the Denison. and the
conference resulted in the announcement
| of the following executive committee short
| ly after midnight:
w. ID. Bynum. Indianapolis. Ind.
W. III. Haldeman, Louisville. Ky.
Frederick Lehman, st. Louis, Mo.
| John T.. Hopkins Chicago. ILL.,
Ellis b. Usher, Lacrosse. Wis
Il. w. NJ Cutcheon. st. Paul, Minn.
Samuel II. Holding, Cleveland, Q.
General Charles Tracy. Albany, N y.
| At an informal conference OF this COM
mittee 1t was decided to at once open head
| quarters in this city and conduct the cam
] paign from this point at least until after
| the convention.