The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
NOT OF ONE MIND
PROGRAMME OF GOLD STANDARD
DEMOCRATS is NOT CUT AND
DRIED.
NEW TICKET MOST FAVORED.
THE BOURKE COCHRAN PLAN is
NOT LIKELY TO. BE
ADOPTED.
NEW TICKET MOST FAVORED.
Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Da-
kOtas VIII All Have Delegates
at Indianapolis Today.

tional committee Of gold standard
Democrats here to indicate that there
will be some differences of opinion at
tomorrow's meeting. The committee
men and visiting conferees will first
decide whether they will call a conven-
ton, and If so so, whether they will
call it for the nomination Of candidates
for president and vice president as
well as for the adoption of another
platform. Some have been industri-
ously advocating what is called the
Bourke Cochran idea of adopting an
old time Democratic platform, a gold
standard financial plank and indirectly
indorsing Mckinley by not naming
another ticket. But there are many
who say they are here to devise the
best means Of defeating Bryan. They
do not indorse this idea.
While the plan has been freely in
dorsed in the hotel corridors, it may
not get much consideration in the COM
mittee The members of the executive
committee, Bragg, of Wisconsin;
Broadhead, of Missouri; Haldeman, of
Kentucky; Robbins, Of Illinois; and
Bynum, of Indiana, are opposed to 1t
and they have all the arrangements for
the temporary organization of the pro-
visional national committee in their
hands. The executive committee has
the credentials of the following mem
bers of the provisional committee
which meets tomorrow and of which
twelve are here tonight:
Alabama, ]. NJ Falkner, Montgomery Cali
fornia, E. B. Pond, San Francisco; Connecti-
cut, David A. Wells, Norwich; Florida, j.
L. Gaskins, Jacksonville; Illinois, John NJ.
Dol Orl,.fr1 1l6 T16fn TNhr,
Indianapolis; Iowa, L. NJ Martin, Marshall
town; Kansas, Eugene Hagan, Topeka; Ken
lucky, R. T. Tyler, Hickman; Massachusetts,,
Nathan Matthews Jr., Boston; Michigan.
Thomas A. Wilson, Jackson; Minnesota, F.
W. NJ. Cutcheon, st. Paul: Mississippi, Edgar
R. Wilson, Mississippi City; Missouri L. G.
Krauthoff, Kansas City: Montana Charles G.
Conrad Kalispel; Nebraska, Euclid Martin,
Omaha; New Hampshire, Garleon Woodbury.,
Manchester; North Carolina, Louis Delacroix,
Rocking Hill; New York, Charles Tracey,
Albany; Ohio, j. H. Outwaithe, Columbus;
Oregon, c. E. S. Wood, Portland; Pennsyl-
vania, John c. Bulitt, Philadelphia; South
Carolina, T. F. Woole Anderson; South Da-
kota, ]. H. Hinton, Watertown; Tennessee.
w. s. Frierson, Chattanooga: Texas, George
Clark. Dallas; Vermont, w. H. Creamer
Montpelier; Virginia, E. G. Venaple, Peters
burg; Washington Thomas B. Burke Seattle;
West Virginia. H. G. Simms Huntington;
Wisconsin, Ellis B. Usher. Lacrosse.
The executive committee has infor-
nation that Arkansas, Maine, New
Jersey, Georgia, Rhode Island, North
Dakota and Louisiana will alse be re-
presented In the committee tomorrow.
Mr.. Bynum said tonight that there
would be forty states represented.
Some noted men will participate,
but Gen. Bragg, of Wisconsin,; Senator
Palmer, of Illinois, and ex-Congressman
Bynum, of Indiana, are looked upon
as the leaders In starting and organi-
zing the movement. Committeeman
David A.Wells, of Connecticut, is ac-
companied by Charles S. Root, of Water
bury, and Joel A. Sperry, of New Hav-
en-, who are also political economists.
1t is understood that the executive.
committee has some letters from prom
trent men that are to be read to the
provisional committee in executive ses-
sion. This correspondence shows some
difference of opinion on the propriety
of nominating another ticket, but all
concur in wanting another platform.
The middle states all want another
convention called to nominate another
ticket and adopt a gold standard plat
form. All the objection to this plan
comes from the East and South, most
ly from the South. But with the East
and South divided and the other states
solid, it is believed there will be call
for a. convention early in September.
The only places talked of for the
VILE and Indianapolis, with the latter
so far having things its own way.
The attitude of the Detroit Free Press
and of the Louisville Courier-Journal
are being used as effective arguments
In favor of their respective cities. Chi
cago would no doubt be the favorite,
butte for the argument that the gold
men do not want their platform called
the gold platform or the boilers plat
form. They want one called the Chi
cago platform, and the other the Indian
apolis platform or whatever city is Sc
lected for the convention, the same as
the two Democratic platforms in 1860
were designated by the cities of the two
respective conventions.
Edward Crosse, secretary of the Ger
man Democratic Sound Money League
of New York, is here to attend the meet
ing tomorrow. Mr.. Crosse is not a mem
Der of the committee, but will do what
he can in the interest of gold stand
ard. He said that a large majority
of the Germans favored a gold stand
ard. He would not speak officially for
the league, as that organization had
not yet declared its position, but it
would do so after all the tickets were
nominated. Mr.. Crosse will organize
German clubs in the West.
Bynum, of Indianapolis; Hopkins, OF
Chicago; Cultivate, of Columbus, and
others, were together tonight when
Bynum showed that 29 of the commit
teemen favored another convention,
platform and ticket. There are only
six members against it. They will be
given a hearing, after which a call will
be decided on for the convention Then
committee will be appointed to pre-
pare an address. This committee will
not report until Saturday, when the
time and place for the convention will
be fixed. There is talk of Palmer,
Carlisle and Bragg for president. and
for Gen. Buckner. Gov. Stone, of Mis-
souri,, and Bynum, of Indiana. for vice
president, but all say the men are
secondary in this movement. which is
one for the defeat of the Chicago plat
form and ticket.