The herald., 1896-08-23
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President cleveIani win Favor the Thlrd
Candidate Program

President Clevelani VIII Favor the Thlrd
Candidate Program
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 22.-
While it is not specifically claimed at the
national headquarters Of the gold
standard Democrats that President
Cleveland will declare himself in favor
of the nomination of third ticket, there
is. nevertheless. firm belief that the
administration will not oppose the
movement The following statement
was authorized today at national head
quarters:
There is no one authorized to speak
for President Cleveland. but certainly
there has beenNno antagonism of the
movement from Mr.. Cleveland or his
friends and any one observing the situa-
tion can see very clearly that Senator
Villas. Senator Caffery. Senator Palmer
and Senator Gray are, to put 1t mildly,
not unfriendly to Cleveland. In fact
these gentlemen have been most closely
identified with him and are his friends.
The Chicago platform, as everyone
knows. seeks to impeach his personal
integrity and his political administra-
ton. and Governor Stone of Missouri,
in his Madison Square Garden speech,
saw fit to go outside the record and de-
clare Cleveland to be a traitor. The
newspapers that are supporting Bryan
are engaged in the same kind of work
Mr. Cleveland and his friends are not
Of the makeup that kisses the hand
that Smites them. The leaders say there
Will be from five to eight thousand peo-
pie at the convention, and accommoda-
tions are being made upon that magni-
tude. New York engaged quarters for
125 persons today at the Bates house.
Seventeen states have now engaged
headquarters at the different hotels. A
communication received at headquarters
from New York regarding Senator Hills
attitude, which expresses the sentiment
Of the leaders, is as follows:
Cochran is a candidate for the sem
ate and Hill knows that no man who
indorses the Chicago platform can be
elected from New York, nor can any
man who indorses the work Of that con-
vention ever be elected here. Cochran
has taken the popular road. Hill has
come to the forks in the road and you
will see that within ten days he will be
sprinting up the road that Cochran has
taken. He burned the bridges behind
him when he refused to attend the
Bryan meeting"
IN OREGON.
PORTLAND. Ore. Aug. 22.-The gold
standard Democrats of Oregon held
mass convention today and selected
eight delegates to represent them at the
national convention to be held at In
dianapolis, September I'd.
The following were selected as dele
gates to Indianapolis: c. E. S. Wood,
w. M. Whiddep, L. l.. Macarthur, J. H.
Albert. E. G. Garfield, Sera Snow, ]. G.
Bennett and E. r. Skipworth. The
question of choosing electors was left to
the state central committee which will
meet after the Indianapolis convention.
IN ILLINOIS.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 22-The
gold standard Democrats of Sangamon
county met here this afternoon and
elected delegates to their state conven-
ton, which meets at Chicago next Thurs
day. Senator Palmer presided and ad-
dressed the convention. He declared
that the platform adopted by the Demo-
cratic national convention did not stand
for Democratic principles and expressed
his opinion that the sound money Demo-
Gratis should elect delegates to the In
dianapolis convention. He further de-
clared his belief that the gold standard
Democrats should nominate candidates
for president and vice-president with
the purpose as he expressed it, mot of
making war but to assert our individual
ity." He added:
Our position is that the claims of our
country are paramount to any political
party"
Senator Palmer's declaration was
greeted with mingled applause and
misses from outside the railing.