The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-30
A CONVENTION CALL.
Gold Democrats Will Hold One
September 2.
4 NEW NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
It IL to Meet In Indianapolis August
TO Decide on Place For Holding
National Convention-The Report Was
Adopted by the Conference.

CHICAGO, July 25.-The committee
appointed by the gold standard Demo.
Gratis at the meeting last night TO pre-.
pare and issue call for another con.
vention met at the Auditorium and
these men were present John r
Wilson, Indiana; Henry Vollmer,
Iowa; s. II. Holding, Ohio; w. r
Shelby, Michigan G.. NJ. Davis, Kan.
sas City l.. Q. Karuff, Missouri; w.
i. Villas, Wisconsin: w. S. Robbins,
Illinois +. w. Vaughan, Nebraska.
Comptroller Eckels arrived and went
into the conference. 1t had been sup
posed that Mr. Eckels would be the
bearer of some sort of message from
President Cleveland, but he empatically
denied this. "l have no message from
President Cleveland" said Mr.. Eckels,
"and am here as others to assist in the
movement which believe to be for the
best interests of the Democratic party
Mr.. Eckels when asked what move he
favored for the head of the proposed
tickets said that he did not care to ex.
press a choice, but that he heard many
men who favored John M. Palmer
The majority report as adopted is as
follows:
In view of the revolutionary action Of
tho recent Chicago convention, its repu-
diatiou Of all Democratic platforms and
its condemnation of the national Demo
cratic administration.
Resolved, First-That 1t is the sense OF
this conference, composed of Democrats
from Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin,
Kentucky, Missouri, Michigan, Texas,
Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska, that q
thoroughly sound and patriotic declara
Ion ~ rot itf YAFtN if.lR l.n m
| ciated and that candidates for president
and vice president in accord Herewith bo
nominated.
Seoond-That the Democrats in the sew
eral states who are in sympathy with the
recommendation and unalterably opposed
to the declarations and tendencies of the
| Chicago platform be requested to arrange a
| member of the national Democratic com
| Littee.
Third-That the national committe,
| thus selected meet at the city of Indianap
oils on Friday, the 9Th day of August, al
| 2 o'clock p. M, 1896, for the purpose OF Is
suing formal call for a national Demo
cratic convention, TO he held not latel
than the 2d day of September, 1896, at sucl
place, and to be constituted and convened
In such manner as said national commit
tee may determine,
Fourth-That an executive committe,
of five be appointed by the chairman o
| this conference, of which he shall be ono
with authority and directions to name
suitable person in each state, where neCes
sary, to take appropriate steps to cans
state meetings TO be held with all conven
lent speed for the purpose of selecting
members of such committee, or If no com
mittcemen he selected in any state in tim
for said committee meeting, to designat
member to represent such state temper
arily.
After an hours discussion, majorit,
report was prepared calling for a con
vention to be held Sept. 2. A commit
tee of five was selected to arrange 70
state conventions to be held for the puI
pose of nominating state tickets. TIL
national committee is to meet at In
dianapolis, Aug. 2, to decide on tn
place for the national convention, ,whic
will be held Sept. 2.