The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-25
SOUND MONEY MEN GOING SLOW.
Cali for a Convention Not 60 he
Issued Before Aug. 7.


CHICAGO. July A-The sound money DEM
ocrarc conference finished it's work to-
day, provided for the selection Of a ms
tional committee OF one from each state
m sympathy with tho movement 20 meet
on Aug. at Indianapolis, 10 issue a for
nal cali for a national convention no later
than Sept z and entrusted an executive
committee with the work Of organizing
state meetings.
The COMMITTEES OF one from each OF the
state represented nj the conference met
at 3 O'Clock to agree on a report az TO de-
tails and remained In session ut the Audi
torium hotel three hours. Gen. Bragg pre-
Minnesota was added 70 the states rep
resented, making eleven In all aa partci-
pants In the convention. The Minnesota
delegation, which was named Of yester-
DAYS sound money state convention, con-
sisted of Daniel w. Jawler OF st. Paul.
r. M w Cutcheon OF 81. Paul, Henry II.
Wells OF Preston and George Partridge Of
Minneapolis.
The Texas representative was William
D. Williams OF Fort Worth.
Judge Campbell, an eN-United States
fudge, arrived TO join the-Iowa delegation.
When the conference assembled the fol-
lowing report Of the committee was read
and adopted without any dissenting voice:
Your committee recommends tho adop-
ton OF the following resolutions:
ain view OF the revolutionary actions
Of the recent Chicago convention, its ~
pudistion Of all democratic platforms and
It's condemnation OF the national demo-
cratic administrations:
Resolved, That It Is the sense OF this
conference, composed from the states Of
Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ken
lucky, Missouri Michigan, Texas, Iowa,
Minnesota and Nebraska, that thor
ouEhiy sound and patriotic declaration OF
democratic principles be enunciatcd and
that candidates for President and Vice
President IN accord Herewith DO nomi-
mated.
several states who are IN sympathy with
this recommendation and unalternbly OPP
posed to the declaration and tendencies Of
the Chicago platform be requested to ar
range for the selection Of national dem
ocrauc committee.
Resolved, That the national committee
thus selected meet at indianapolis, on
Friday, Aug. Z, at .. m, for the purpose
of issuing q formal call for a nOtiOnal
democratic convention 20 be held not lat
or than Sept. Z, at such place, and TO be
consti tuted and convened in such manner
as said national committee may deter
"Resolvel, That an executive commit
tee OF I'VE be appointed by the chairman
OF this cOnference--of which he shall be
one-with authority and directions 10
name a suitable person In each state.
where necessary 10 take steps, 10 cause
state meetings TO be he'd with all con-
venient speed for the purpose Of seiec-
ing N1eTnbcfS Oh SNGn EOiuI1ltIFfs OF X no
committeeman be selected in any state
for such committee to designate a MEM
Der to represent such state temporarily.
George NJ. Davie,. secretary; Edward
s. Bragg, chairman"
In so far as the conference decided not
to issue and sign the convention cali at
once and to test the strength Of rho
movement BY holding state mass meet
ings the go-slow policy advocated by
Senator villas was sustained. The object
OF the convention and the postponement
of the cell until Aug. Z, Is to give the con-
vention represent atives authority and 70
hear from more statea IN the meantime.
go that everything could be done with
party regularity and avoid the accusa-
fion Of silver democrats that the unau-
thorized members of the conference were
running things"
Senator vilas went away well pleased,
and will arrange for holding a Wisconsin
state meeting Of democrats.
As the executive committee OF five. be-
sides himself Gen. Bragg appointed
Messrs. Bynem OF Indiana Robbins on
Illinois, Haldeman Of Kentucky and Erod-
head Of Missouri.