The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-07
THIRD TICKET
PROBLEM.
Indianapolis Conference By
No Means Certain to
Recommend One.
HURTFUL IN SOME STATES
National Leaders Missing, and a
Lack Of Purpose
Apparent.
IS HILL FOR BRYAN +?
Chairman Jones Denies That the
Gold Senator Has
Crawfished.
CLEVELAND NOT INTERFERING
Telegram TO Deny Rumors-Haeken-
sack Democrats for Nc
Kiniey.
IS HILL FOR BRYAN !?
NOT INTERFERING
Telegram TO Deny Rumors-Hacken-
sack Democrats for ne
Kinley.

INDIANAPOLIS. IND, Aug. Z, 1886
Two lively thunderstorms during the night
shad the effect of cooling off the swelterins
atmosphere and the delegates to the Gold
Conference were able TO make themselves
comfortably cool this morning. But the
sudden change of the weather was not
the chief topic of conversation about the
lobb-es CT the Bates and Denison Hotels
Where the delegates are stopping. As one
OF them expressed it, This Is a sert of
lonesome affa r. but ex-Congressman
Bynunl, the leading spirit of the move
ment. still assures all inquistors that at
least thirty States VIII be represented
1t IS also noticeable and much COM
mented that not one of the big leaders
of the Democratic gold wing is pres
ert. and there is . strong undercurrenl
of disappointment as a result. The In
diana silver leaders are poking fun at the
gold delegates because of the refusal,
inability or whatever it may be. of Louis
Enrich, the prominent sound money lead
er, to be present. The sllverites claim to
have positive Information to the effect
that he is not i'll and that ne viii step
into the same boat with Senator Hill,
Whitney and others. and take seat
has no other information than that given
IN the despa ches fgep. Colorado Springs
M. ahsich's failure to attend has spoil
cd much of the proposed programme.
LAS .sle lime for the conference.-the
c'ee5ck tii4s afsnrEScn-ap pprLa ches. it
IS e-lId d ne5re ar-i mere ceftaln that some
OF re C5ieSa-es vii urge aga nst the
cstlirg OF a Convention and the nominal
ticn Of gold Ticket and that they VIII
press tile9f ia4gi5.llefsts upon the confer
A s-t- f4f ,Er1 .
s{tG.l5eiSnee ef tile Eastern geld leaders
MI be se .zed upon 10 thal end and while
II reasonably certain ttsat conven-
I'm H.li te decided upon, the programme
Tot 50 through without opposition.
The report sent out from New York
that Senator Hill has made up his mind
- stppois the Shlcago tlcket. whetnar
tEae OF not, was generally discussed by
TIE delegates today. As TO The truth Of
t9f Fep3rt, there We're varying opinions.
Mr Mccormick of Williamsport a mem
i as his opinion that the report is true
Further, he said:-''My delegation and
th9sa from Massachusetts and Maryland
held sort Of informal conference on
esty. While there seems to be an
suppression that the matter of nominate
ins third ticket will be hurtful to the
ovbbtful States, such as Michigan, II
liflois. Wisconsin ard Indiana yet | think
IL can be truly said that such a ticket
viii be nominated We of Pennsylvania,
= skdts WHICH Is sure TO De carried Tor
Mckinley, do not feel that we should
demand third ticket From the con-
aversation which l have heard from deie-
gates from doubtful States. there seems
to be no question but that a national
convention VIII be called aad a platform
adopted and a ticket nominated
Are the Democrats in your State in
favor of a third tickee?"
cannot say that they are. No. I
could not even guess at the strength of
the sound money Democrats in Pennsyl-
yania. The strength Of the movement all
but / am of the notion that the vote that
can be polled fer sound money ticket
will snrprise SONG IlsnraIe =,