The record-union., 1896-08-08
Delegates From Thirty-Three States Meet
at indianapolis.
Issue a Call for Another National
Convention.
September Second the Time and In
dianapOlis the Place Selected for
Holding the National Convention
of the "Real Democratic Party of
the United StateS.''

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. THE con-
ference of the sound money Democrats
met the expectations of it's promoters.
There were thirty-three States repre-
seted and about 200 Democrats from all
over the country were in attendance.
Though the most famous politicians of
the party were absent, this fact did not
dampen the ardor or determination OF
those present to go ahead and put in the
field ticket and platform that would
represent what they believed to be the
remnants of the Democratic party of
the country.
The conference represented in large
number the business class. They went
at their work in businesslike way,
without a waste of time. AT caucus
which was not open to the public the
purpose of which was to bring into line
the members from Texas, Georgia,
Maryland, Pennsylvania and Maine.
who came here with the impression that
a third ticket would probably do more
harm than good by dividing the sound
money forces of the country. AT this
conference speeches We're made by Cen
eral Buckner of Kentucky, Cultivate
OF ONO, wilson Oh lnuldnd anu Ewing VI
Illinois, demonstrating the fact that in
their States a third ticket was neces-
sary in order that the sound money
Democrats might have some rally
power so as to fight against the oppo-
sition. They declared that large num-
bers of Democrats who would be in
clined to vote for sound money Demo-
cratic ticket would swallow Bryan and
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than vote the Republican ticket.
Before the conference at noon ended
all opposition to the calling of another
convention was withdrawn, and it was
agreed that the meeting Of the confer
ence in the afternoon and evening
should be public. 1t was also agreed that
John H Palmer of Illinois should be
made Permanent Chairman of the Pro-
visional Convention.
Talks among the delegates exhibited
much confidence in the success of the
sound money movement. Taylor, the
Kentucky member, declared that the
sound money vote in his State would
run anywhere from 1000 to 10000. H.
C. Simms of West Virginia declared that
they would poll about 10000 votes for
the third ticket. Martin of Iowa de-
that fully go per cent. of the Demo-
Gratis of Iowa are for sound money, and
Ellis B. Usher of Wisconsin declared
that fully 60 ped cent. of the Demo-
cratic vote of that State would be
against Bryan. Eugene Hagan of Kan
sas expressed the fear that the Bryan
ticket would carry his State. John c.
Bullet of Pennsylvania, and in fact the
Eastern men without exception, de-
clared that Bryan would be over
whelmingly defeated in their States. j.
II. Cultivate of Ohio said there was not
the slightest chance of free silver carry
ing his State and Ewing of Illinois de-
clared that while the State was not yet
safe. he did not believe Bryan could
carry it. John Z. Semmes of Maryland
said he thought a greater number OF
Maryland Democrats would repudiate
the Chicago platform than repudlated
German in the election OF 1871 j. M
Falkner of Alabama expressed the be-
lief that a sound money ticket would
carry Alabama. w. NJ. Cutcheon of
Minnesota regards that State as doubt
ful with the situation very much mixed.
The large assembly room OF the COM
nercial Club was packed to the door
with about 300 people at 2:3o o'clock
Congressman Bynum called the con-
terence
so in the absence of General Bragg,
Chairman of the Executive Committee
who had been delayed by a washout- He
announced that General Palmer was
also on the road, and would arrive
shortly In view of these facts, the Ex-
ecutive Committee had suggested that
the permanent organization of the pro-
visional committee be postponed until
+lax- fnr
the present under the temporary organ
ization.
Mr. Ewing of Illinois was made Tenn
porary Secretary.
A roll-call of States was taken, and
IT was found that thirty-three States
were represented by committeeman
present either in person or by proxy, as
follows: Alabama, j. A. Faulkner; Con-
necticut, Joel A. Sperry; Florida, j. L.
Daskins. Georgia, T. b. Neal: Illinois
J. NJ. Palmer; Indiana, John II. Wilson;
Iowa. l.. NJ. Martin; Kansas. Eugene
Hagan; Kentucky, r. T. Tyler; Maine,
c. V. Holman; Maryland. John E.
Semmes: Massachusetts, Nathan Mat
thews. Jr.. Michigan. Thomas A. Will
son; Minnesota. f. w. McCutcheon;
Missouri. l.. C. Krauthoff; Montana,
"A.
Martin; New York, Charles Tracey;
New Hampshire, Gordon Woodbury.;
North Carolina, Louis de LaCroix; Ohio,
J. II. Cultivate; oregon. c. f. >. Wood;
Pennsylvania j. c.. Bullett; Rhode
Island. c. C. Mumford; South Carolina,
T. F. Polly; South Dakota, John B..
Hanlen; Tennessee, John c. Mickey
nolds: Texas, NJ. l.. Crawford; Vermont.
John w. Gordon; Virginia. Joseph Bry-
an Washington, Ira NJ. Krutze; West
Virginia. Henry c. Sims; Wisconsin, Ell
lis Il. Usher.
f. B. Pond of San Francisco. the Cali
fornia committeeman. and E. S. VIII
son, the representative of Mississippi,
did not put in an appearance.
There was prolonged applause when
Mr. Bynum announced that thirty-three
States were present, covering the coun-
try from Maine and Florida to WASH
ington and Texas
No time at all was wasted in deter
mining the main question, which had
already been practically decided by a