The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-08
U MONEY PARTY.

Chairman Bragg Calls q Meeting of His
Provisional COMMITTEES to Consider the
Wo-I Already Done by the sub-Commit-
tee IN State Organization and for the
Selection of the Remaining National
Committeemen-Letters and TeIegrams-
CHICAGO, July 31.-Chairman Bragg
yesterday called a meeting of the pro-
visional national eXecu tive committee
of the sound money democracy to be
held at the Palmer house next Satur-
day to consider the work done by the
su subcommittee on state organization
and selection of the remaining ma
tional committeeman for the Indian
apolis meeting. Several more states
reported by telegraph that they had
been partly organized for the new
movement.
George W. Ochs, of Chattanooga,
t~elegraphed: ACTIVE steps for a third
ticket are now under way. Tennessee
sound money democrats are in earnest.
They will be at indianapolis"
Hon. j. f. Provine, a prominent
democrat of Coffeyville, Miss, SEN
word: The third ticket would have
some support here"
Ex-State Senator C. B. Pendlcton, Of
Key West, Fla, sent a message to say
that Col. Shipley, 4 candidate for the
United States senate, who had thrown
cold water on the movement in
Florida, was mistaken, and adding
that gold democrats were numerous
in that state.
Byron II. Burnett, a prominent dem
ocrat of jacksonville, Fla, telegraphed
the committee that he favored a third
ticket.
From E. C. Lewis, of Nashville.
Tenn, and Anthony II. Young, of
Lebanon, Tenn, came assurances of
help and substantial support from
other democrats.
William Everett, of Quincy, Mass,
wrote: II believe J. Sterling Morton
is the man for president. He is sound
on gold; he is sound on the tariff; he is
II devoted civil service reformer; he is
devoted to economy; he is devoted to
every part of the country, and he rep
resents the administration"
Hon. j. NJ. Falkner has been desig-
mated as the provisional member OF
the national committee of Alabama.
Hon. j.. J. Van Allen, of Newport, Il.
l., who was nominated by President
Cleveland for the Italian mission,
wired hat he would do everything in
his power with other third ticket dem
ocrats of Rhode Island.
Il. p. Linn, of Columbus, O., who
was one of the representatives at the
Chicago conference, wrote to say that
a meeting of Ohio democrats had been
called for that city August l to name
a national committeeman and the
movers had assurances from most Of
the cities that they would be repre-
scented. The movement was meeting
with more success than he had antici-
pated.
The sound money democrats of
Michigan telegraphed that John S.
Lawrence, of Grand Rapids, had been
named as the provisional committee
man.
The committee received an interest
ing circular and letter from Ellis b.
Usher, the Wisconsin member of the
national committee, who is organizing
the state by sending printed addresses
to the democrats, stating the reasons
for a third ticket and urging all sound
mon9y men to support the movement.
Mr.. Usher heads his circulars: Ma
tional Democratic Committee" and
alongside prints the names of the few
national committeeman who were
chosen last week.
Ex-Congressman William S. Fore
man, of East st. Louis, a member of
the Illinois executive committee, ar
rived yesterday. He said: 1T seems
to me the democratic sound money
men should be given something to
cling to until this free silver craze has
had its run"