New-York tribune., 1896-07-23
SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS
TO HOLD AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
IN CHICAGO.

TT rs RELIEVED THAT THEY WILL CALL A
CONVENTION FOR THE NOMINATION OF
THIRD TICKET. BELIEVING THAT THE
BEST WAY TO BEAT BRYAN
Chicago, July 22-Th.re will be conference
of the leaders of the sound-money Democrats
from ten States at the Auditorium Hotei TO-
morrow night. for the purpose OF dec'o'hs
whether or not TO hold another conVehtioh'
These leaders will represent ILLINOIS, ihu'a"a'
Ohio. Michigan. Kentucky. Wisconsin, Iowa.
Nebraska. Missouri and Minnesota senator
Palmer. c. A. Wing II. 8. Robinson. Thomas A.
Moran and John p. Hopkins are the men VINO
will speak for Illinois. Charles r. Long JON"
NJ. Etherngton and Boyd Winchester are COM
Ing up from Louisville to pledge Kentucky ioi
the movement. Virgil Kline. or CieVeiano' VIII
be Ohio's spokesman. Don NJ Dickihson anu
F. G. Stevenson coming over from De'ro''
10 say that Michigan is in line senator 'iaS
and General Bragg will he here from wisconsin
cor.ra, lanes O. Broadhead and r. w. Leh-
man NJ ST Louis. will do the talking for Mis-
sorr,. 7 7 Richardson ex-National Committee
man and Mayor vollrner. Of Davenport for
Iowa: Daniel W. Lawlor for Minnesota; Eucho
Martin and r. w. Vaughn for Nebraska; W. ~
Rvnur s. O. Pickns and John p. Frenzel. for
Indiana.
The conference at this time is due largely 10
tho rrgert solicitation of Mr. Bynum that 1t be
held as early as possible 1t was said that the
local people were holding back httie OH "o-
oorr, ~ the absence of Franklin MacVeagh,
but there seems TO be no foundation for any
such suspicion.
The conference is the result OF the work that
has been going on since the Illinois com'n'''ee
issued its address to the honest-money Defho-
Gratis calling upon them to take action Wheh
that address was issued the local leaders nau
an understanding with the chief representatives
Of other states. Because OF the ract tna' ,1 .nu
so,,nd-money men In this State were SO Wen
orgapized then they agreed that the de1nanu Iot
another convention should come lro''i 'i t,I
II was not known whether New-iork Tecyi
vania and the New-England Sta,es WTu,t Wguat and
in the movement Men from the West anu
south said they could push the tnins ihrousn
without any help from the East, put slnce .i,as
time Chairman Ewing has received assu! an.e
from Ex-Governor Waller. Of Connecticut anu
Iohn DoyVitt Warner Of New-YOrk. that II
sound-money Democratic Convention ~ he,n 80, anI
q sound-money Democratic candidate Tor fresi-
dent nominated, he VIII get the suppo.s o.ss u
hc cnest-money Democrats in those S'ates 49,.
Anathy on the part Of the leaders IN tuc
Eastern States toward the scheme Is que .Nns
70 the fact that the regular party orean,Aa.,.'
thore have not been captured by the sii'eri.es
r. that reason they seem to be more inter-
ested in local Issues than in the Natlohai coi
paien No Presidential Electors ior Pa" n varS oil"
Sewall have been chosen ir So,,tharn sold
The sole aim Of the Western ana southern soiu
odvocates is TO defeat the Chicago nominees.
They think that object can be accomP'smnsSu mS q.
hv the nomination Of another ticket Ihs. II
Is urged. would enable Mckinney 10 ,,hir .h,os .
some of the Southern States and everything
east of the Rocky Mountains or-
There appears to be little DOUBT vhe. az 'o-U, nor-
row nights caucus Will issue call TOT con.
vert,on' to be held IN Chicago IN the latter part
Of August The Indiana; KentucKy, ,,o,,s Ss sor T.
and Nebraska people are fully as anxious ior IL
es the Illinois men s o. ~. rst
Texas and Kansas were added to-oay W tlie l,n,
=, states which will be represented at the goia
Democratic conference here to-nlorTU" TOW nIsne' ,
making twelve in ali. Michigan ana ss,na M
uhich scnt part gold delegations to the Cnicaeo
Convention have not made mucn prosreSe W"
ard organizing for a new Convention.
The Convention agitators are feehng uneasy
because of the uncertainty regarding the at.i,
,ude nj president Cleveland toward seconu
Democratic ticket. Some of the Illinois leaders
take the opposition of Mr. whitney TO mean Una ina
the President will throw damper on tne On
yention plan and bring all their labors 10 naus"