The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-21
GREAT CROWD EXPECTED
ANTI-BRYAN CONVENTION WILL
DRAW 5000 TO 10000 PEOPLE.
Michigan Democrats Arrnfgn the
PopOcrats and the Chicago Plat
form I'm Strong Language.

The correspondence of the National
Democratic executive committee has
grown TO proportions With
in the past week and the indications
for a large gathering at the conven-
ton of Sept. 2 continue TO grow.
Chairman Bynum and his co-workers are
confident that not less than forty States
will be represented by full delegations and
believe that the convention is likely to
draw a crowd of from 5000 TO 10000 people.
There was much gratifaction expressed
over the showing made by the National
Democrats in New York and the calling of
the New York convention for Aug. 81
They are watching with much interest the
State convention in Kentucky. The execu-
tive committee will hold its next full meet
ing at the Grand Hotel in this city on
Monday before the convention. and the ma
tional committee will meet at the same no.
tel the next day to make up the tenn
porary convention roll. While the appoint
ment of temporary officers of the conven-
ton will be made by the national commit
tee at its full meeting. the executive COM
mittee will probably recommend such Off
GERS, and there it talk of appointing
Bourke Cochran as either temporary or
| permanent chairman.
| IQere was considerable delight dl Htdu-
quarters yesterday upon receipt of the in
formation that the Popocrats in the state
of Washington had fused with the Popu-
lists and dropped the Democratic title.
calling themselves 1.-The Peoples Party"
This gives the National Democrats a clear
field in that State. This Popocratic con-
~vention, by the way, was productive of
some funny things. The account in the
Spokane Spokesman relates this incident:
Delegate Peters. a woman, lauded A;
Richardson, of Clearlum. whom she placed
in nomination for Auditor, only TO have
the name withdrawn, saying that he was
an excellent man, but would never i've 10
an age when he would not spit TOBACCO
juice upon the floor; whereupOn w. w.
King was placed in nomination by an Ad-
ans county Populist, who declared that
his man neither chewed. smoked nor
and a good penman.' Will D. Jenkins, who
was nominated by acclamation for Secre-
tary of State, said it was the first time he
had ever been a candidate for office,
though he was forty years old. He de-
clared that if he had known 1t was as easy
fetred upon him. he would have been after
office many years ago. jenkins predicted
that the fusion ticket would find every
man on it elected by from $4,000 to 1900
majority.
The call for the Michigan convention
reached national headquarters yesterday.
1t is a brief but strong document and
says: 1.-The late Chicago convention de-
clared in favor of a debased currency, re-
pudiation and class legislation. 1t threat
ened an assault upon the Supreme Court
of the United States. 1t refused to in
dorse the Democratic administration be-
cause, first, it used the powers of the
government to enforce the DEGREES of the
courts in maintaining law and order; and.
second, because it preserved the Nations
orad;t ;,nariIad nv rioio,r Panr1bIican Loo
~islation. 1t arbitrarily unseated regularly
elected delegates of the State of Michigan.
overriding the will of her Democracy. 1t
put a Populist in nomination for President
of the United States. In doing all these
revolutionary things is ceased to be Demo
cratic. and forfeited all claim 10 the sup
port of true Democrats. We believe that
the doctrines enunciated by, that conven-
and having been duly authorized there
unto. do hereby call upon all Democrats
in Michigan who sympathize with the pur-
pose of this invitation and desire the
preservation of the Democratic party and
are opposed to the platform adopted by the
Chicago convention. and it's heresy of free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
of '16 to l. to meet in mass convention
in the city of Lansing, on Wednesday. the
18th day of August, at II o'clock noon. for
the following purposes: First. to put in
nomination electors for President and Vice
President of the United States and
twenty-eight delegates and twenty
eight a~Iternates TO the convention
of the National Democratic party, to be
held in the city of Indianapolis on Sept.
2, 1896; third. TO elect a State central COM
mittee; fourth, to transact such other bust
ness as may come before the convention"
1t was arranged by correspondence yes
terday that Maryland and South Carolina
shall send delegations. This makes it GER
tain that all the States will be represented
except IDAHO. Utah and Nevada. and pos
sibly Wyoming, though there is a fair
probability that the latter State will be
represented.
Hon. Marcus r. Sulzer, Republican can
didate for Congress in the Fourth district.
wandered into headquarters yesterday
seeking Mr.. Bynum, with whom he had
business concerning the State Board of
Trade, of which both are members. The
sign wv. d. Bynum, Lawyer is on the
door, and he thought he had found Mr..
Bynum's law office. -
In the State headquarters of the Ma
tional Democracy business was going on
with a rush yesterday. The committee is
devoting itself largely to preparation for
the district meetings of Aug. 26. and the
prospects are that they will be well at
tended.
Kentucky's Big Convention.
Last night John X. Wilson, secretary of
the National Democratic national commit
tee, received the following telegram from