Evening star., 1896-07-25
GOLD STANDARD DEMOCRATS.
Another National Convention Favor
ed by the Chicago Conference

Another National Convention Favor
ed by the Chicago Conference.
The gold standard democrats will hold a
national convention not later than Sep.em-
Der 2. Where this convention will be held.
and how the delegates will be selected. re-
mains to be decided The national commit
tee. in whose hands will be left the selec-
ton of the place of holding the convention.
VIII meet in Indianapolis August 4 The
question Of the representation of states will
be decided by an executive committee of
hve which will be selected from the ma
uonal committee at its Indianapolis meet
ing. The members of the committee which
settled on these matters yesterday at Chi
cago and the states represented were: In
diana, John r. Wilson: Iowa Henry Voll-
mer: Ohio. S. Fl. Holding: Michigan. w. Il
Shelby: Kentucky. G. Nj. Davie: Missouri
l.. Z. krauthoff; Wisconsin. w. F. Villas
and Gen. f. s. Bragg: Illinois. Henry S
Robbins, and Nebraska Fred w Vaughn
The hour set for the meeting of the CON-
mittee was 10 O'Clock. but all the members
were present an hour earlier and ii was
decided to proceed at once with the bust
ness in hand. Cen Bragg was elected
chairman, and the committee locking The
doors against the press and public dis
cussed the situation for three hours
That radical difference of opinion ex-
lists as to the methods to he adopted in :he
furtherance of the common interests was
shown by the fact that majority and mi
nority reports were evolved from the de-
liberatiOnS.
The Majority Report.
The majority report reads in full as fol-
lows:
To the conferences: Your committee rec
ommends the adoption of the following
resolutions:
In view of the revolutionary action of
the late Chicago convention and its re-
pudiaton of all democratic platforms and
principles. and its condemnation of the
national democratic administration,
Resolved. first. That it Is the se,se of
this conference. composed of democrats
from Illinois. Ohio Indiana, Wisconsin,
Kentucky. Missouri. Michigan, Texas. Iowa.
Minnesota and Nebraska that a thorough
ly sound and patriotic declara ton of dem
ocratic principles be enunciated and that
candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent in accordance Herewith be nominated
Second-That the democrats in the sey-
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
fol a member of a national democratic
committee.
Third-That the national committee to
be selected meet in indianapolis on Fri
day, the 7th day of August, 1886, at 2
o'clock, for the purpose Of issuing a for
NAL call for a national democratic con-
vention. to be held not later than the I'd
day of September. 1896. at such place and
to be constituted and convened in such
manner as said national committee may
determine.
Fourth-Tnat an executive committee of
five be appointed by the chairman of this
conference, of which he shall be one, with
authority and directions to name a suita-
BILE person in each state where necessary
to take appropriate steps to cause state
meetings to be held, with all convenient
speed, for the purpose OF selecting men,
bers Of such committee. or if no commit
teeman be selected in any state in time
for said committee meeting. to designate
a member to represent such state tenn
porarily. Respectfully submitted
EDWARD 8. BRAGG. Chairman.
GEORGE NJ. DAVIE. Secretary
Late in the day Chairman Bragg an
nounce1 the names Of the committee Of
five provided for in the report:
Gen. Edward s. Bragg. Wisconsin,; W.
D. Byrum. Indiana: H. s. Robbins, IL
lnois: James o. Broadhead, MissoL oLri; W.
B. Haldeman. Kentucky.
Six OF the eleven states represented at
the conference named their members Of
the provisional nationa! committed:
Illinois. John NJ Palmer; Indiana. J. r.
Wilson: Wisconsin. E. B. Usher; Missouri.