Evening journal., 1896-08-03

ticnGl committee of the sold standard
democratic cunfcrunce which meets IN
indianapolis next Friday, having IN
charge the arrangement Of the prelimina
ries for the conference, makes an,announco-
ment to the effect that 81 states Will par
ticipate in that meeting. Tho announce
ment was made after going over the Ie
sponses 20 the address recently issued as
tho result of the gathering ut the Audito
rum, where General Bragg and Senator
Villas differed IN a sensational way as to
she policy OF an Immediate rall for q IA
tional convention.
Chicago IS favored for the convention,
but Detroit. Indianapolis and Minneapolis
are candidates. Thu national executive
committee which held its conference in
the Palmer House. consisted of General
Bragg. Wisconsin,; O. Broadhoad Mis-
souri,; W. r. lialdeinan, kontucky; H. ).
Robbins, Illinois, W. d. Byuum, Indiana.
An the members Of rhp committee were
present. The committee met at O'Clock
in the morning and remained In con'inn-
ous session until .. m Advioos from 81
states, Mr. Hynum and Mr. Robbins re-
ported, were such as to warrant the cor
tainty that all of them would bo represent
ed at indianapolis.
spondunoo IT was found that the gold
standard men Of IL states had already or.
canized and named their committeeman
TO the indianapolis conference. The COM
mitteemen thds named are as follows:
Alabama, J. l.. Faulkner, Montgomery;
California, II. b. Pont, San Francisco;
illinois, John d. Palmer, Springfield; In
diana John r. Wilson, Indianapolis;
Kansas, Eugene Hagan, Topeka; Ken
tucky, Richard T. Tyler, Hick man; Mas
sachusutts, o. Mayor \. Matthews. Pos
ton; Minnesota +. W. ~. Kutcheon, St.
Paul; Mississippi, Edgar :. Wilson, Jack
son; Missouri, L. g. Krauthoh, Kansas
City; Nebraska, Euclid Martin, Omaha;
New Hampshire, Gordon Woodbury., Man
chester; New YORK, Charles Tracey, Alba
ny; alternate, George Foster Peabody,
Brooklyn; Pennsylvania John G. Bullitti
| Philadelphia; alternate, George f. kaer;
| South Carolina, T. f. Tolly, Anderson
/ West Virginia, II. >. Simms, Huntington
| alternate r. Stainmaker; Wisconsin, Ell
| lis b. Usher, La Crosse.
in the following stntes the committee
was informed thAt the gold standard mon
/ had organized and called osnference tC
, appoint representatives from their status
| to the Indianapolis conference on the 7th
! Connecticut Florida, Iowa, Maine, Mary
| land Michigan, Ohio Oregon, Rhode Is
| land, Texas Vermont, Tennessee, Nir
| ginip, Washington
Tho committees wns also advised that II
the following states steps are being takei
which will result u the naming Of com
mitteomen, Colorado, Montana, New Jer
sey, North Dakota, south Dakota.
Two Of tho territorles-New Mexico an,
Oklahomn-placed themselves in com
munication with the comsittee and de
sired to he represented at indianapolis
A communication was received from TN
/ Donnison House of indianapolis tender
ing. free OF ohnrqe, coinmittee rooms 70
the members Of the committee on the 7tl
inst This offer was accepted, and tn
I committee decided that a conference nigh
he held In tho clHbroom Of the Dennisoi
hotel at . o'clock p. m. In addition {
the committeeman appointed from tn
states prominent Democrats have notine
the committees Of their states of their IN
tention to be present at the lndianapoli
meeting.