The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-24
The Gold Standard Democrats
Have Decided to Issue
a Call.
a CONFERENCEiN CHICAGO
Another Presidential Ticket
Will be Nominated.
THE CALL TO - ISSUED TODAY.
No Conventions Will Be Held in the
States and Delegates Will BE
Appointed at Mass
Meetings.
Meetings.

Meetings.
Chicago, Ill, July 23.-The meeting
of gold standard Democrats, called to
consider the advisability of issuing a
call for a National convention, was
held tonight at the Auditorium au-
mex.
The meeting convened shortly after
s O'Clock and was held in secret, the
public and press excluded. The cause
for the secrecy was that Comptroller
Eckels, who arrived this evening from
Washington, was generally understood
to carry in his pocket the wishes of the
present administration regarding a
convention and a third ticket and it
was desired to give him all possible
chance to say what Mr.. Cleveland de-
sired without its being too extensive
~ advertised It was generally admit
ted that the wishes of the administra-
tiCn would so far toward determining
whether or not there should be an
other ticket in the field but many of
the visiting Democrats had no hesita-
ton in saying that a ticket would be
put up in spite of everything.
Those present were as follows:
entucky-Littleton Cooke, Thomas
w. Bullitt, w. b. Haldeman, Il. w.
Knott, A. J. Carroll, Geo. NJ. Davie.
Missouri-Col. James o. Broadhead,
F. w. Lehman, Henry 7. Kent, Rolla
Wells, st. Louis; L. c. Krauthoff, Kan
sas City.
Wiseonsin-Geo. S. Bragg, Senator
Villas, Ellis Busher.
Iowa-Col. J. NJ. Martin, Marshall
Town; Judge French, Davenport;
Thomas Bowman, Council Bluffs;
Henry Volmer, E. w. Boynton, E. NJ.
Sharon, Davenport.
Indiana-S %. Pickens, w. D. By
mum, John r. Wilson, j. p. Frenzell.
Nebraska-Euclid Martin, Fred
Vaughn.
Illinois-John P Hopkins, c. A.
Eking. .,e.,~
kilograms were received and read
at the conference from prominent
Democrats from all over the country.
strongly endorsing the movement for
another ticket, and their reading at
the conference caused great enthu-
siasm.
Comptroller Eckles did not appear
and the meeting, after waiting some
time for him, went into session. Gen.
+. s. Bragg, of Wisconsin. was elected
chairman, and c. a. Ewing, of Illinois,
secretary.
The conference definitely decided
that a convention should be called.
the only question being whether the
meeting of tonight should issue the
call and on this lively debate ensued.
&. NJ. Dyis, of Kentucky, presented the
principal resolution, cllltng for a con
vention to be held ON September 1st in
Detroit II. S, Robinson. Of Illinois,
did not favor the issue Of a call bv the
meeting of tonight and r. w. Knott,
OF Kentucky, spoke strongly in favor
Of calling the convention at once.
Senator Villas, of Wisconsin, violent
ly opposed the issuing of a call by the
conference. His speech was frequent
Iy cheered although the general SEN
timent of the meeting seemed to incline
the other way. He said: 'If we are
to have an organization which shall
represent the Democratic party we
must recruit it from every State in
the Union. We must not issue a call
from body too narrow to be potential.
L think the best way is to appoint a
committee to select representatives
y L
each State should hold a State conven-
ton. Let a mass meeting be held in
each State and let them nominate dele
gates to National convention. It is
too late to hold State conventions in
the regular way. This conference
should not issue a call; we want all the
States represented when the call goes
forth for the convention. Then we are
sure of our ground and of our
strength"
After a long debate a resolution
was adopted to the effect that it was
the sense of the meeting that Demo-
cratic convention should be held. q
Democratic platform enunciated and
for President and Vice-Pres-
ident chosen and that the said conven-
tion be held not later than Sept. 2.
committee of one from each State
represented was appointed by the
chairman to draft a call for the con-
yention with orders to report to the
general meeting at II o'clock to-mor-
row morning.