Evening star., 1896-08-26
Gold Democratic Conventions in Many
States.
Enthusiastic Support Of the Third
Ticket Movement.
ELECFING INDIANAPOLIS DELEGATES
NEBRASKA FOR WATTERSON
Michigan.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LANSING. Mich. August 26.-The sound
money democratic convention opened at
noon today with few over one hundred in
attendance, made up mostly of business
men who have been liberal contributors to
democratic campaign funds in the past,
but few of them active or practical poll
ticians. Prof. Bradley NJ. Thompson of the
State University presided as temporary
chairman and made vigorous sound mon
ey speech. This afternoon delegates to the
Indianapolis convention will be elected. A
full state and electoral ticket will be nomi-
mated and a state central committee will
be appointed. The resolutions denounce
the Chicago platform and ticket and the
abandonment of principles by the state de-
mocracy in seeking alliance with populists
and free silver republicans in Bay City,
and indorse Cleveland's administration. In
the convention Kent county has the largest
representation, while Detroit sends seven
delegates.
Maryland.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, August 26.-The
meeting of gold standard democrats who
advocate third ticket, which is to be held
at the Hotel Rennert this evening, is being
awaited with great interest by the republi-
cans. regular democrats, and by the men,
bers of the honest money league well.
The meeting mas been called by COM
mittee of one hundred gold democrats. who
are unwilling to vote for Mckinley. and
the movement is frowned upon by the
democrats of the sound money league. who
aTsert that all allies of the gold standard
should vote for the republican nominees
Notwithstanding party prejudice. TIE op-
position of the league has intensified the
interest ir tonight's meeting. The main
object of the gathering is to select sixteen
delegates TO represent the state at the
approaching convention in indianapolis.
Alabama.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. August GA
number of prominent sound money leaders
from different sections of the state in
the city today discussing plans for the
sound money democratic convention to be
held in the capital tomorrow. Nothing has
been agreed upon yet. and a conference of
about fifty leaders will be held tonight,
after the arrival of the late trains. at
which all preliminary matters will be agreed
upon The reports received at sound money
headquarters show that forty-eight of the
sixtysix counties of the state have select
ed delegates to the state convention. and
Secretary Jones states that additional
counties will be heard from by later mails.
This number of counties is almost % per
cent greater than the estimate made yes
terday of the probable number of counties
that would be represented.
Nebraska.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
OMAHA. Neb.. August 26.-Sound money
delegates to Indianapolis convention met
here in caucus and voted to support Henry
Watterson for first place and Gen. Bragg
for second place-hrst. last and all the time
j. Sterling Mortons personal friends named
the delegation.
DES MONIES, Iowa, August 26-Henry
Voilmer. chairman of the national demo-
cratic committee, called the state conven-
tion of the national democrats to order at
II am. today. following the adjournment
Of the district conventions. which were
held at 10 o'clock. The Grand Opera House
was packed when j. E. E. Markley rose to
give his address as temporary chairman.
following a prayer by Rev. Mr.. Cathell of
St Paul's Church. Markley was frequently
applaUded during the course of his re-
marks r. T. Coffman of Marshall county
was temporary secretary. These with
Judge Babb as chairman, were slated for
permanent officers also. The weather was
perfect, and the convention about as large
as the usual Iowa democratic conventions
Nearly all of the old leaders were on hand,
giving an appearance that no split had oc-
Cured.
Washington.
TACOMA. Wash. August 26.-The state
convention of gold standard democrats
have elected Hugh o. Wallace, L. W. Nes-
telle. E. w. Pollock. John L. sharpstein,
T. n. L. D. Nash. Theodore Burke and G.
W. Stapleton delegates to the INDIANAPOLIS
convention. A provisional committee was
selected TO call state convention after
the Indianapolis convention.
Wisconsin,.
MILWAUKEE, August 26-It was 10
O'Clock when Provisional Chairman Ellis
Il. Usher called the convention of gold
democrats to order at the Stadt Theater
MIR Usher Immediately introduced John
H. Brennan of Stevens Point, who had
been selected as temporary chairman Mr.
Brennan made a ringing speech In favor of
honest money. which was received with
great applause.
New Jersey.
TRENTON, y. j., August 26-There were
about three hundred persons in Taylor
Opera House when ex-senator Henry D.
Winton called the gold standard democrat
ic convention to order. Mr.. Winton stated
the object of the convention, and then in
troduced eX-Secretary of the Treasury
Charles 81 Fairc hild. who made an address
The work before the convention ia the
election of twenty delegates to attend the
gold standard democratic national conyen-
t1on at Indianapolis.