Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30
THEIR CALL TO ARMS.
Subcommittee Meets in Chicago to
Set Date for New
Convention.

Chicago, Ill.,, July 24.-The committee
appointed by the gold standard Demo
Gratis at their meeting last night to pre-
pare and issue a call for another conven-
ton met at the Auditorium at IL o'clock
To-Day. These men were present: Johi
Il. Wilson, Indiana; Henry Vollne
iowa s. III. Holding. Ohio: w. X. .she.
by, Michigan; G. NJ. Davis, Kentucky,
l.. Krauthoff, Missouri; W. +. Villas,
Wisconsin; H S. Robinson, Illinois; e.
w. Vaughan, Nebraska.
Prior to the meeting it was Impossible
to obtain a hint as to the contents OF the
proposed call, what date had been, de-
rided upon or what city was favored.
Comptroller Eckles arrived early this
morning and went into the conference.
1t had been supposed that Mr. Eckles
would be the bearer of some sort or mes
sage from President Cleveland, but he
emphatically denied this. Il have no
message from President Cleveland, SAID
Mr.. Eckles, and l am here as others to
assist in a movement which l believe to
be for the best interests OF the Demo
cratic party"
Mr.. Eckles, when asked what name he
favored for the head of the proposed tick
ct, said that he did not care to express
choice. but that he had met many men
who favored John NJ. Palmer.
report was prepared calling for q con-
ventioD to be held in September.
a committee of five was selected to
arrange for state conventions to be held
for the purpose of nominating state tick
cts. The national committee is to meet
at Indianapolis August to decide on
the place for the national convention,
which will be held not later than Septem-
Der >.
The Majority Report.
The ajority report as adopted is as fol-
lows:
TO the Conference: Your committee rec
onmends the adoption of the following res
lutons: In view Of the revolutionary ac-
tions of the recent Chicago convention, its
reputation of all Democratic Platforms and
principles. and it's condemnation of the
Democratic administration,
Resolved, FIrst-That it is the sense of
from Illinois, Ohio Indiana, WISCONSIN,
Kentucky, Missouri, Michigan Texas, Iowa,
Minnesota and Nebraska, that d thoroughly
sound and patriotic declaration of Demo.
cratic principles be enunciated and that
candidates for President and sice-pr2sidelt,
i'll accorance therewith. be nominated
Secondhand the Democrats in the sey-
cral states who are i'll sympathy with this
recommendation and unalterably opposed
TO the declarations and tendencies Of the
Chicago platform, be. requested to name
members of a national Democratic commit
Third-That the committee thus selected
meet at the city of indianapolis Friday
the 18th day OF August at o'clock =. M
a fo lor 'ne fpoTe "d 1sSlng aof
to be held not later than the I'd day Of
September. 1886, at such place and to be
constituted and convened in such manner
as such national committee May determine
Fourth-That an executive committee o.
five be appointed by the chairman OF thi:
conference (of which he shall be one), witt
authority to name suitable persons in eacl
state, where necessary, to take appropriate
steps to cause state meetings Ito be helc
of selecting members of such committee, o.
if no committeeman be selected in any stat,
in time for said committee meeting, to desig
nate q member to represent such state tenn
porarily. Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD S. BRAGG,
GEORGE NJ. DAVEY 'lsA'
Secretary.
A committee of two-Henry S. Rob
bins of Chicago and w ID. Bynum o.
Indiana-was appointed 10 open head
quarters in Chicago and begin an as
Gressive hard money campaign.
The committee then adjourned
The Meeting Last Night.
The meeting OF the gold-standard Dem
ocrats began soon after 8 O'Clock las
night and was held i'll secret, the public
and press being excluded. The conference
lasted until after midnight, and follow
ing the adjournment it was announced
that a decision had been reached to issu,
a call for the Democratic convention 1.
be held on or before September ? a
which Il Democratic national ticket shall
he nominated on q Democratic platform
The plan for holding the convention was
not determined upon and the conferenc.
will he continued.
1t WAS reported that Comptroller Eek
els would be present with Il communica
ton from President Cleveland, defining
the administration views and wishes
which were likely to have great weight
but he did not appear.
Gen. f. S. Bragg of Wisconsin was
elected chairman, and c. A. Ewing OF
Illinois secretary. The conference def
initely decided that a convention should
be called. the only question being wheth
err the meeting last night should issut