The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-07

Woe-y Already Done by the sub 4 omm i
tee ON state Organization aud for tho
Selection Of the Remaining National
Commit teemen Letters and Kilograms
CHIo AGO, July 3i.-Chairman Bragg
yesterday called a meeting OF the pro-
visional national eNecu tive committee
of the sound money democracy 10 be
held at the Palmer house next Sa.ur-
day 10 consider the work done by the
subcommittee on state organization
and selection OF the remaining ma
Y tional committeeman for the Indian.
, apOlis meeting. Several more states
reported by telegraph that they had
been partly organized for the new
movement.
George w. Ochs, of Chattanooga,
telegraphed: Active steps for third
ticket are now under way. Tennessee
sound money democrats are in earnest.
They will be at indianapolis
Hon. j. f. Provine, prominent
democrat of Coffeyville. Miss, sent
word: The third ticket would have
some support here"
Ex-State Senator c. b. Pendleton. OF
Key West. Fla. sent message to say
that Col. shiplcy, candidate for tho
United States senate. who had thrown
cold water on the movement in
Florida, was mistaken. and adding
that gold democrats were numerous
in that state.
Byron IL. Burnett. a prominent dem
ocrat of Jacksonville. Fla, telegraphed
the committee that he favored third
ticket.
From +. c. Lewis, of Nashville,
Tenn, and Anthony ii. Young, of
Lebanon. Tenn. came assurances of
help and substantial support from
other democrats.
William Everett. of Quincy, Mass,
wrote: Il believe j. Sterling Morton
is the man for president. He is sound
on gold; he is sound on the tariff; he is
Il devoted civil service reformer; he is
devoted to economy; he is devoted to
every part Of the country, and he rep
resents the administration"
Hon. j. NJ. Falkner has been desig~
mated as the provisional member of
the national committee of Alabama
Hon. }. j. Van Allen. of Newport, T.
l.. who was nominated by President |
Cleveland for the Italian mission,
wired that he wound do everything in
his power with other third ticket de M
ocrats Of Rhode Island.
4. L. Linn. of Columbus, O., who I
was one of the representatives at the (
Chicago conference. wrote To say that \
a meeting of Ohio democrats had been
called for that city August to name
n national committeeman and the
movers had assurances from most Of
the cities that they would be repre-
sented. The movement was meeting
with more success than he had antici-
pated
The sound money democrats of
Michigan telegraphed that John 5.
Lawrence, Of Grand Rapids. had been
named as the provisional committee
man.
The committee received an interest
ing circular and letter from Ellis Ii.
Usher, the Wisconsin member of the
national committee, who is organizing
the state by sending printed addresses
to the democrats, stating the reasons
Tor third ticket and urging all sound
money men to support the movement.
Mr.. Usher heads his circulars: Ma
tional Democratic Committee and
prints the names of the few
national committeeman who were
chosen last week
Ex-Congressman William 5 Fore
man. Of East 1t. Louis, member of
the Illinois executive committee, ar
rived yesterday. lie said: 1T seems
TO me the democratic sound money
men should be given something TO
cling TO until this free silver craze has
had its ran"