The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-06
WORK FOR SOUND MONEY
NEW DEMoCRACY's CAMPAIGN TO
BEGIN NEXT WEEK.
Many Troubles i'm Local POpocra Il G
Ranks-ChairmanH Holt Not Wanted
and Rockford Incompetent.

Chairman s. o. Pickens of the National
Democratic State committee, stated yester-
day that the campaign of the sound-money
Democrats in this State would be in full
swing not later than Sept. 20, and possibly
as early as Sept. Is. The first speech will
be made by S. w. NJ. Cutcheon, of Min
neapolis, at Peru, and effort is being
made to have D. w. LAWYER of ST. Paul,
speak at Fort Wayne next Friday night.
Requests for speakers for ratification meet
ings have come from South Bend, Lafay-
cite, Columbus and Vincennes and these
will be supplied as soon as speakers can
be got into the field.
The managers of the National Democ-
racy propose to begin vigorous cam
paign as early as possible. 1t is no secret
that the party contains within itself the
brains and most of the oratorical ability
OF the heretofore united Democratic party
and the fervor and eloquence displayed at
the convention will be spread out over the
country by means of speakers. This cam
paign will begin with the notification of
the candidates at Louisville next Satur-
day, Sept u, and the managers look for
ward to that occasion as a great sound
money demonstration. Senator Caffery, of
Louisiana, has been called upon to make
the address notifying General Palmer, and
John K. Fellows of New York, will make
the address to General Buckner. Chairman
Bynum has planned that the return jour
ney of the candidate shall be by way of
Nashville and Memphis, and General
Palmer has been asked to approve this
plan. If he and General Buckner consent
to make the journey they will leave Louis
vile Monday morning, Sept. IA, speaking
at Nashville that night and at Memphis
Sept 16, with platform speeches along the
route Thus the meetings planned upon
these dates for John r. Fellows at Nash
vile and Memphis will prove to be II uch
greater affairs than originally INTENDED.
Mr. Fellows will accompany the party and
deliver speeches at these points along with
the candidates. An effort is being made to
have him return to Louisville and reply to
the speech that is to be delivered there
by Bryan on Sept. H.
The Southern States Will require much
OF the immediate attention of the man
ayers. The registration in Florida will be-
gin within couple of weeks and it is the
intention to look after this matter all over
the South and see that the vote which has
heretofore been silent largely on account
OF nonregistration is registered and
that in Alabama and Florida and possibly
one or two other States of the South the
republican party will be induced to in
dorse the electoral tickets put out by the
National Democracy, and it is not beyond
the realm of possibility that in Alabama
at least the Populists will join in the
fusion movement, strange as it may seem
TO nave the Populist organization work for
sound money. The Popuiists of Alabama
consider the preservation of their party or
ganzatlon paramount to all other ques-
tons tons and they fear that it may be swal-
lowed up by the silver wing of the Democ-
racy; In Alabama, as ia Florida and other
Southern States, all the Republicans can
hope TO do by such fusion Is to hold those
states from the Bryan column, for the
electors put up, il successful, will vote for
Palmer and Buckner. Such a contingency
ton into the House of Representatives is
possible and has been considered. In this
case the present House would elect and
there would not be much question of it's
choice.
There has been some discussion of a pos
sible reconsideration of the announced in
tention of removing the headquarters to
Chicago on the ground that their location
there would be apt to cause considerable
confusion in mail and telegraph matter, but
this is not, in Mr.. Bynums opinion, a very
fight is to come largely in the States CEN
terlng about Chicago that is the most con,
Xenent point w fer the headduarsrs and
Bynum will go to Chicago next Monday to
look up a location, and expects to transfer
the headquarters there early the following
week.
c. Vey Holman. of Maine, was added to
the executive committee yesterday, and the
early next week 1t is not unlikely that
Ben T. Gable. of Illinois, will act as a men,
Holman, of Maine, will be put in charge
of the literature. l.. c. Krauthoff, of Mis-
souri, has been asked to take charge of the
speakers bureau. He left for Kansas City
to-day and will give his answer after TAX
ing look at his affairs there to see if he
can devote the necessary time to the work
The convention developed a remarkable
flow of oratory, and the executive commit
tee proposes to get many of these men
in the field as quickly as possible. John p.
Irish, of California, has been asked to de-
vote a month Of his time from the middle
of September to the middle of October in
the States of this section, and John r. Fell
lows of New York, Dewitt Warner, of New
York, William Everett, of Massachusetts,
and others will be asked to devote all the
time they can to the campaign.