The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-11
GOLD MEMS REsOLT.
Movement Looking Toward IudepentS,u,
Action Out,ii ed,

Movement Looking Toward Independent
Action Outlii ed.
Chicago III. July Ex-senator Wen,on
Of New Jersey said ''rhe popul!s,s have
made the platform and VIII name the
ticket. Now they mus, elcc, L. No demo.
ciat can support tho ticket. nor can he
support Mckinley" The sentiment Of the,
delegation indicswcs that the sam, slient
ron participation will occM as when Hon
ace Greeley WAS nominated, when ~ 1000
New Jersey democrats stayed away IRON
the polls. Local. county ana city Nckv,s
VIII be votel on. ana The National uoho,
let alone.
rhe Delaware delegation is DIVIDED. but
VITA the exception oil one silver de..Nltc
the ouirent is siremgiy tor the indcpend-
ent ticket. The Connecticut men have
HAD no caucus upon the situation. hut tho
CONSENSUS OF op-nion III the delegation
seems to I've that IT SHAH play a passive
.urt hereafter and hold n!ooi i,om Not.i.r.
y canvass OF the delegates elected uA
other sentiment y dr.esAte SAID. TIN,
d. mocracy OF tenncrAcut Instructed its
representatives to vote against platform
emhotss.ng the free coinage q, silv,e.
Since the majority OF the convention has
committed the party 10 a new creed, en-
hiNclns all the doctrines vi populsts and
abandoned historic democratic prnciples.
! do not SOC how we can give the appear
ance OF acqu escins IN this revolt by
| taking any part in voting for candidates
on such a platform.
The cousse to he followed by the sound
money democrats will depend largely upon
| the position MIR Mckinley may take IN his
prrsis, in putting protection TO the front
ans stauong upon that as the only issue.
it is hard to zee hoy Eastern, democrats
| can support him. if they Will recognize
the fact that the financial question Ia the
main issue IN this campaign our position
may be different"
on any independent ticket has developed.
s. nator Gray of Delaware il at the head
Of u committee arlo rted some days ago
with one from each gold S;atr to asccr-
tain the sentiment of thor PEOPLE on their
return hem" on the advisabili,y @! a
separate convention and nom mating a
new ticket and platform. This committee
Is ordtred not TO rrnonI hei ore me lop'
ui'st convention at St Louis. the under
standing hcng that II an in1ep ndeut
convention is cNlled 1t will be des.sHnt q
a. a dGIlncraiiC conversion. while 'hs
one and that 20 hc held AT ST. l1ui. vii.
be classed together as popul's' con'en
tons.
General Bragg OF Wisconsin. who Do
clared las. night that Wisconsin would h'
fighting for another candidaie, and UNI
der n different banner his ian. decline
to say anything further today.
Tho gold standard delegates are n,ucl
lncensed y, Governor paitisons deelnr :
tinn that he VIII SUPPORT tho ticket of tn
convention OF Chicago.
National Chairman IlarrIty declined Il
express an opinion further than to ga
r4itiscn would bring down upon NJ
bend the condemnation Of tho gold stand
ard pancrs of the whole country.
Senator GRAY charm an q; the COMMIT
toe which is 10 report on the sentiu'en
for independent action. snvs tho silnnr
Of MANY delegations on hlllotng. aad IN
expressions Of the Enstarn press and p'l
Tic show plainly what tho drifi Of IN
sentiment IS. He will not exprcss hi
: personal views rs Ia indcncnhcnt action
ard says That thus far No definite pro
gr- mme has boon proposed.
Two Of the MARYLAND delegates nre r'
frairing from taking par, IN the tallo
. Ing and are expected to frin move
,nnni toward lndenenfnnt notion.