The morning times., 1896-08-09
WHO WILL Be THE NOMINEE.
Senator PalmerSaysC Cleveland
Won't Head the Gold Ticket.
BYNUM ELECTED CHAIRMAN
Committee Organized I'm
mediately After the Indianapolis
COnference-Indtca That the
Convention VIII Be Larger Than
Was Believed.

| luuld HapoiS, lnu., aug. o.-MOSt oI INC
| delegates to the national conference OF the
| Democratic sound money men left In
dianapoIs last night and this morning.
Many of them engaged quarters at the
hotels for the convention, September 9, and
1T is now believed that the meeting will
be far larger than has heretofore been
anticipated. By those still here today
| General Bragg was being discussed as the
| probable nominee on the sound money
ticket for the Presidency, and General Buck
ner will probably hold second place.
Senator Palmer. the venerable Demo
cratic Senator has altered his previous
| statements somewhat. He thus expresseu
| himself this m orning:
II would not say that I would not &C.
| cept the nomination under any circum-
| stances. Certain contingencies might
arise, which might persuade me that It
would DC the proper thing for me to ao
cept But I am not a candidate in any
| sense OF the term, and there Is no proba-
bilty that 1 would accept it."
There has been considerable talk among
the delegates to this conference that fresi-
| dent Cleveland may be placed on the ticket,
| do you think he would accept?"
"I do not. yet would not say that he
will not do SO. 1t is a very remote proba-
bility. year ago last January had
| conversation with him, during which he
| expressed a profound WEAKNESS Of the
office and its responsibilities. Last winter
| 1 saw Mr.. Cleveland again and asked
| him if he still held the same views he
| had expressed year before. He told me
| that he did.
/ ~ N
81 do not believe that he will consent
| to the use of his name in connection with
| this sound money movement, although l
| am not speaking for him. He has told Inc
that he would not again take the nonina-
| ton, even though he knew his election
| was certain"
WHO do you think will be nominated?''
1t is impossible to predict. man who
has plenty of time, energy and combatiye-
ness should be nominated. 1t will be
losing fight, but il is in such fight that
| man may win his spurs. Had my way
| about it | would advise the domination
| of a young, bold and fearless man. No,
| l don't care to mention any names"
what Is your opinion about the sue
| cessor defeat of the Bryan aud Sewall
| ticket?"
| II think it will he defeated I have
| not been outside of my own State. how
| ever, and 1 may not be In a position to
| judge accurately but my best impression
| is from the reports have beard that the
| Chicago ticket will be defeated l realize
| that the free silver movement Is a strong
| one. but do not heiieve its strength wi II
| hold OUT
| The executive committee OF the national
| Democratic party he'd it's first meeting in
| the Century Club rooms Deuison Hotel.
| this moruiug. The committee organized by
electing W. ID. Bynum chairman. and John
| r. wilson OF Indianapolis secretary. This
committee of transportation was ap-
pointed Hopkins OF Illinois. chairman;
Fa!kner OF 4 Alabama. aud Holding of Ohio
The committee on campaign literature is
| composed Of Cutcheon of Minnesota. aud
Usner OF Wisconsin. Inasmuch as the Dc
| naI;d for sound money literature is simply
tremendous, the committee was ordered
| TO at once go about getting documents
together The demand. says Secretary
| wilson, is particularly great In Indiana.
| COCHRAN TO REPLY.
| Messrs Bynuin and Wilson was author
1 ecu ~ SPltCt III
TO be used until the national convention
at least. They have not determined where
headquarters will be located An address
to the public is being prepared by the
4 executive committee. Secretary wilson
| saws that it will be ready for publication
| within q week.
John J. Rooney, secretary Of the Demo-
| cratic Honest Money League, Of America,
| with headquarters in New York, appeared
| before the committee to offer the sound
| money all the aid that it can possibly give
| This league Is a month old, and WIS
| organized for the single purpose of de-
| feating the Chicago ticket Major John
Byrne, formerly of Detroit, now of New
| York, is president, and ex-Gov. Flower, of
| New York, is treasurer
The Lcague's minor officers and it's
membership, Mr.. Rooney says, are filled
| hy men prominently identified In the New
York business world. His offers of as
| sistance to the committee were gladly ac-
| copied and he was asked to forward all
| The literature at his command at once.
l He notified the committee that two days
| after Bryan makes his speech in New York
Bourke Cochran will make a reply, either
| in Madison Square Garden or in the Grand
| Central Palace. ..
The committee has not yet chosen its
| committee On finance. 1t will meet again
| in Chicago at the Palmer House August
IT. Secretary Wooden of The Commercial
Club, was before the committee for a short
| time and the arrangements for the coming
convention were discussed informally and
without reaching any definite conclusions
| The arrangements Of TomIinson Hall
were discussed and probable alterations,
| such as the enlargement Of the stage, were
| referred to.
Mr.. Wooden says that the hotels Of
Indianapolis can easily accomm odate
$4,000 people.
Grand summer concert at the Rams
Horn Inn today.