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INDIANAPOLIS Qnd). Aug. 80
The movement that brought into being
the convention of the National Demo-
cratic party, which will be called to or
der Wednesday noon, will be started
with the adoption Of the platform
The movement has developed so rap
idly that now the National Democracy
is organized in forty-One States, all OF
which, it is said, will be represented by
full delegations in the convention TINS
week Mr.. Bynum, as Chairman of the
Executive Committee, has been busy
almost night and day in pushing the or
ganization and he has had the full sup
port and assistance of many of the most
able Democratic leaders in the country.
Senator Wilson completed making up
the temporary roll-call of the conven-
ton so far as he could go until the Tues
day meeting of the National Committee
The following States have certified the
names of full delegations: California,
Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
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Carolina North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Tex
as, Vermont, West Virginia, Geor-
gia and Wisconsin-twenty-n States
in all The following States have
notified the Executive Committee that
they have elected delegations but have
not yet sent in their lists: Alabama.
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New Hampshire, Virginia and Wash
ington. These States viii, it is ex-
pected, elect tomorrow: New York
Arkansas, Mississippi and Montana
making a total of forty-one States and
leaving Idaho, Wyoming Nevada and
Utah as the States which will not take
part in the convention.
The convention will be notable in one
or two particulars aside from the sld-
denness with which it has been brought
together. 1t will have no contending
factions nor opposing ambitions, and it
will contain more notable men than any
of those held this year. The speeches to
be delivered at the Tuesday night mass
meeting by Fellows, Breckenridge, Eek
els and Cultivate are looked forward to
as notable contributions to the sound
w ]. Curtis of New Jersey one of the
leaders of the sound money movement
in the Democratic party of his State, ar
rived in the city this afternoon. He
said the full delegation of twenty men
from New Jersey would be here and
that number of others interested in
the movement would attend the con-
vcntion.
Nha ont in Tar~c 1ar
said, lis widespread and powerful OF
the fourteen members of the State Com
mittee, when the committee voted as to
whether or not it should support Bryan,
three voted absolutely against such a
course and one failed to vote.
We have three of them now in our
State Committee and the Chairman and
Secretary of the old State Committee
are only waiting for the State Conven-
ton for the election Of electors at large
TO leave the Old party and identify
themselves with the new movement. |
use the term old party as referring to
what is generally spoken of as the Dem
ocratic party. but we do not recognize it
as the Democratic party at all We
look upon the adherents to the Chicago
platforms as the bolters and as d mat
ter of fact they are the boilers in New
Jersey, for they left the principles
which the Democrats of the State had
already declared for"
Who is the preference Of New JERSEY
for the Presidential nomination." was
asked Mr.. Curtis.
Il cannot speak for the delegation. "
he answered. "as We have had no con
ference and every man comes free ia
cast his vote as he chooses can saw
however, that we will probably be
united and our principal aim. perhaps
will be to add strength to the strongest
man. Personally / believe that Cen
eral Palmer would make the ideal can
didate.
General Bragg is a man of whom
am very fond and a man who would dc
honor to the ticket. Watterson is very
popular and would make a very accept
able candidate To many, and there is
only one reason that l could offer for
not supporting him for the nomination
Coming from the same State as General
Buckner, his nomination for the Presi-
dency would defeat Buckner's nomina-
ton for the Vice Presidency, and want
Buckner to get that nomination"
The Florida delegation will come tC
the convention to support Grover
Cleveland for the Presidential nominal
ton. To-day a telegram was received
by Mr.. Taggart at the Grand Hote
from Arthur Meigs Chairman OF the
delegation, asking that banner be pre-.
pared for the delegation. The banner Is
to be of white silk with gold border
containing in the center the portrait Of
Cleveland and inscribed with the word:
Our Candidate" MIR. Meigs requested
that the banner be sent to the Unior
Station to meet the delegation at IL ~
o'clock Tuesday morning.
Chairman Bynum returned this morn,
ing from Bradford Junction. o., wher,
he spoke last night to a meeting com
posed largely of railroad men. He say,
there were 1000 people i'm the crowd
three special trains having brough
large numbers from the surrounding
country. The meeting was, to him a
least, very satisfactory demonstra
ton of the interest of the people in tn,
cause of sound money.
Senator Donelson Gallery of Louisi