Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-24
Once Said, We, the People of
 England"
AND so 75 DEMOCRATS
Meet in the Auditorium at Chicago and Issue Call for Another Convention
 September 2.

lsSueu by the democratic organization of Indiana, which is opposed to the Chi cago platform and in favor of holding another nominating convention to de- clare against free silver, a conference of representative democrats from several states was held tonight at the Audito- rum hotel. Illinois, Wisconsin, Michi- gan. Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky Ohio, Iowa and Nebraska were the states rep resented, most of the seventy-five dele gates being sent by sound money or ganizations.
 The unanimous sentiment of the con- ference was that another democratic con- vention should be called, and the follow ing resolution to that end was adopted:
 Resolved, That it is the sense of this conference that there should be a dem- ocratic national convention held, a dem oeratic platform enuneiated and a dem ocratic ticket nominated for the office of a president and vice president of the United States, said convention to be held not later than September g."
 The resolution, which was offered by MT w. R. Shelby of Michigan, was unanimously adopted.
 The matter of detail as to the call was left to a committee of one from each states represented, which the chair was authorized to appoint. The committee will report at Il o'clock tomorrow morn
  journed.
 Early in the meeting there was clear ly defined opposition to taking immediate action towards issuing the. convention call, and protracted debate ensued as to the details and mode of procedure. Sen ator Villas of Wisconsin, S. H. Holding of Ohio and others advocated the holding of mass meetings in the states reported to take council of the people there to get the strength of the sound money" dem ocrats who repudiate the platform and demand a third ticket Senator Villas fa- vored the selection of delegates to a na- tional convention at these state mass meetings rather than at delegate con venticns. Those who opposed immediate action did so on the ground that the del- egates were individuals who had no au- thority to represent any one but them selves.
 Several of the speakers sharply criti- cised Mr. Whitney for his reported ad- vice to democrats to vote for Mckinley and for not leading a bolt from the Chi eago convention when the platform was adopted It was alleged that the eastern delegates had been recreant and dilatory and that Senator Gray should have ap- pointed the committee which he was au- thorized to name at the conference of gold delegates during the convention.
 The Chicago platform was denounced as revolutionary, anarchistic, populiStic and un-democratic to the core.
 The committee of one from each state appointed by the chair in accordance with the resolution of MT. Shelby was as follows:
 Indiana, John R. Wilson; Iowa, Henry Vollmer; Ohio s. Fl. Holding Michigan, w. R. Shelby and John c. Holt; Ken lucky, George M. Davis; Missouri. l.. c. Krauthoff; Wisconsin. Senator Villas and General Bragg; Illinois, Henry s. Rob- bins.
 The various resolutions as to the best plan of procedure in issuing the call were referred to this committee to report Michigan was represented by w. R. Shelby and John c. Holt. The Kentucky delegation was divided as to the proper method to adopt in reaching the con- vention stage.
 Richard w. Knott strongly urged im- mediate action and the signing of a call tonight, while Mir. Davis wanted more representative and better authorized conference of all states. The sense of the majority, however, was that al- though none of the delegates were au- thorized to act for city, county or state, yet whatever the conference did would meet with the hearty indorsement of every "sound money" democrat in the land.
 The following delegates were present:
 Kentucky-Littleton Cook, Thomas w. Bullitt, w. D. Haldeman, R. W. Knott, A. J. Carroll, George M Davis.
 Missouri-Col. James o. Broadhead, F. w. Lehman, Henry J. Kent, Rollo Wells, St. Louis; c. l.. c. Krauthoff, Kansas City.
 Iowa-Col. J. M. Martin, Marshalltown w. N. French, Davenport; Hon. Thomas Bowman, Council Bluffs; Mayor Henry Vollmer, F. W. Boynton, E. M. sharon, Davenport.
 Wisconsln-Gen. E. S. Bragg, Senator William F. Villas, E. B. Usher, ex-chair- n sta a m
 Indiana-O. Pickins. W. D. Bynum, John R. Wilson, J. P. Frenzel Judge John J. Dye, Allen w. Conduit, Indian apolis.
 Nebraska-Fred W. Haughn.
 Ohio--J. F. Lynn. s. P. Holding.
 Illinois-Henry s. Robbins, c. A. Ew- ting, John P. Hopkins, Linden Evans, A. A. Goodrich, Judge Thomas A. Moran.
 General Bragg, who was chairman of the Wisconsin delegation at Chicago, was chosen to preside over the conference. c. A.. Ewing, chairman of the Illinois executive committee, was elected secre- tary. The first business done was the reading of large batch of letters and telegrams, showing that eastern and other states were represented in spirit.