Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-30
WILL SURELY BE HELD.
Prominent Party Members Say Another Demo
cratic Convention Will be Held.

Chicago July GA sound money Dem
| ocratic national convention VIII be called
and third ticket nominated. This IS the
opinion Of every member OF IN" executive
committee nf the sound money Dcnloc-
raCy.
| Il Is; based on letters and kilograms re-
/ porting the progress of the movement Ia
| an sections o. the country. The indica-
| tions are that every state with the cxcep-
ton OF those In the silver mining section.
| viii be reprpscnteti bv an authority at the
| meeting Of the provisional national COM
mittec in Indianapolis. Aug. :. rms com
mittee will frame the call Tor the cohNeh-
ton
Henry d Robbins and former Congress
| man William ID. BYnum of the Sub-com-
n,ittee. said last night. That letters re-
/, ccived showed that the sound money
| Democrats in many states. particularly
IN the East. who have heretofore been
' apathetic. have become enthusiastic.
1 The cail is now our for a sound money
conference by the Democrats of Maine.
| looking toward Il convention to nominate
! Il gold standard ticket. This makes u
states that have thus far signited their
wishes To support third ticket
I.vnde Harrison of Connecticut, one of
tine delegates-at-large to the Chicago
| convention. who had been requested by
| ihe executive committee to take steps to
organize the sound money Democrats Of
| MS state. has ielegraphed that the third
| T. rket plan has many supporters and that
| the Connecticut sound money men would
| perfect a strong organization and send
duly accredited committeeman to Indian
, apolis.
samuel Kimbe of Manhattan. Kan.
one of the leading sound money Demo-
Gratis of Kansas. has wired the committee
that arrangements are already under
way for the organization of the sound
money Democrats of Kansas. and that
-ansas would appoint a provisional ma
ional committeeman in time for the In
'dianapols meeting.
Rufus Hardy chairman OF the Texas
, graphed that Texas would name its pro-
visional national committeeman: Satur-
day \ telegram received from Judge II.
:. SimmS of Huntington. w. Va. a lead
ing lawyer and Democrat of that state,
assured the committee that the West Viz
ginia Democrats Will organize ana name
heir provisional national committeeman,
1day.
John c. Bulitt. one of the leading law
Ears Of Philadelphia. who had been
rs ked by the executive committee to lead
the sound money organizations in Penn
SvIYania, wired the committee that he
would do so. and that a provisional COM
mittseman from Pennsylvania would be
named.
Euclid Martin. chairman of the regular
Democratic committee of Nebraska. sent
" ord that the organization would support
the nominee of the new convention.
Tcleerams have been received announc-
fng that the sound money Democrats of
Minnesota had been organized.
The reports from Baltimore show Il
strong sentiment there in favor Of a third
4 cket. A meeting of sound money Demo-
Gratis was held. yesterday.
The committee is greatly disappointed
over the apathy of the sound money
Democrats who led the fight in the con-
,-ention. The silence of the New York
Massachusetts. Pennsylvania and Miss
curl leaders is discouraging. Col. Grin
Prather and former GOV. Francis of Miss
oiri who control the sound money men,
are against the third ticket
Harrty of PENNSYLVANIA. has been in
yited to take a hand. but has not replied.
Members of the provisional national
committee have already been named by
Is states.
Former Congressman Forman's name
has been added to the list of possible can
didates for Governor of Illinois on the
sound money Democratic ticket. The
sound money Democrats are also talking
of Charles A. Ewing of Decatur. and for
mer Judge Moran.
The date of the sound money state con-
vention has not yet been selected.
c. 3. Cassell of Tennessee. says: 81 be-
l;eve that an honest money ticket in Ten
ressee will poll a large number of votes. |
as even in our county here. which has a
population of about 25.000 the Democracy
is evenly divided between free silver and
honest money with nearly all the repre-
tentative men in favor of honest money. |
We have organized an honest money club
and intend to have an organization.