The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-12
A SOUND MONEY TICKET.
Illinois Takes the First step for n
National Convention.

Chicago, July 1.-THE sound money DEM
ocrats OF Illinois have taken the first step
TO call a national convention which will
represent their views. Texas is a close
second A conference OF leaders, repre-
senting the gold organization in these two
states was held last night, al which the
following resolutions were adopted;
Resolved, by the sound money demo-
Gratis OF Illinois. That We are in favor
Of calling a national convention OF the
democratic party OF the United States for
the purpose OF nominating democratic
candidates for the Offices Of President and
Vice President OF the United States up
on democrat platform, and to that end
We invite the advice and cooperation Of
the sound money democrats Of the other
states of the union, and be il further
Resolved, That the chairman OF the
sound money organization OF Illinois be
directed to appoint a committee to pre-
pare an address to the democrats Of the
United States, stating the grounds and
reasons for putting a national democratic
ticket in the field.
The meeting OF the state executive
committee was called to order promptly
at s o'clock. No out-of-toWn politicians
had been invited to take part in the ses-
sion, which was secret, the only persons
who were there besides the members be-
ing q few sound money advocates from
the Texas organization, and a number OF
sympathizers with the movement from
states whose representatives happened 10
be in the city at this time Among those
present were the following: Adams A.
Goodrich, James H. Eckels, z. S. Common
of Paris, Tex; w. T. Heffiey Of Texas; J.
A. Reed and J. T. Sexton of New York,
Judge French OF Iowa, ]. H. Everitt OF
Massachusetts,; F. w Lehman of st.
Louis, Lynden Evans, AdOlph Kraus,
John P. Hopkins, John r. Walsh, Henry
s. Robbins, Thomas A Moran. r. z.
Spangler, c. A. Ewing, Franklin Mac
VeRgh, Russell Whitney Benjamin T. Ca
BILE of Chicago,Judg BOblit of Lincoln, w
z. Williamson, A. c. Babcock of Quincy,
and J. J. Enright of Detroit.
The states represented were Georgia,
Michigan. New York. Rhode Island, Texas
Massachusetts,, Iowa, Minnesota and Ill
inois.
The resolutions, the adoption Of which
was moved by ex-Judge Moran, were
unanimously adopted
The Illinois anti-free silver democrats
who have been actively represented from
the beginning of the night by Cook county
party leaders, were disappointed to-day
to find they had been practically left
alone in the west to meet and decide the
question of another democratic nauona
convention. The announcement last
night by the Illinois Sound Money Dem
ocratic League that an address would be
issued to the democracy Of the United
States setting forth the necessity for an
other democratic convention was expect
ed to be followed by the cooperation OF
the recusant eastern delegates. The east
ern states did not make any formal de-
claration in favor of the stand taken by
the Illinois and Texas gold standard men
1t was said in explanation that many OF
the delegates had left for their homes
and that the prevailing sentiment was t
test the feeling of the people on the ques
tion before openly declaring for another
convention.
Franklin MacVeagh, chairman Of the
committee appointed to draft the address
and other Cook county gold leaders, ex
pressed their disappointment at not re-
ceiving prompt support from their cas-
| tern friends. The address is being pre-
pared and may be issued Monday.