Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
NATIONAL DEMOCRATS.
They will Hold a Convention at
indianapolis September 2 to
Name Ticket.

Name Ticket.
Indianapolis Ind, Aug S.-The name
of the new party is the National Demo
cratic party. Its organizers call those
supporting the Chicago platform and
ticket the Populist-Democratic party.
The national convention of the National
Democratic party will be held at Indi-
annapolis Wednesday, September :.
There was unanimity in the conference
on the selection of the name of the Ma
tional Democratic party and also in de-
termining to distinguish the two parties
by referring to those supporting the
Chicago platform as the Populist-Deno-
cratic party.
Late last night an executive committee
of nine was appointed to take charge of
the campaign and to issue an address to
the Democracy of the country, setting
forth the purposes and plans of the party.
At II O'Clock Chairman Palmer an
nOunceG the committee as follows: Ala
Hopkins: Indiana, w. u. Bynum; Ken
lucky, w. B. Haldeman; Missouri, +.
w. Lehman; Minnesota, +. w. Nc
Cutcheon; New York, Charles Tracey;
Ohio, Samuel Holding; Wisconsin. Ellis
IS. Usher. The committee will meet to-
morrow TO elect a chairman. Chairman
Palmer of the National committee is a
member of the executive committee eX-
ofticiO.
This committee will make I'D and an
nounce the roll of the delegates entitled
to participate in the preliminary organi-
cation of the convention.
1t was announced at the afternoon
session that Gen. Bragg was delayed by
washout on the Pennsylvania. At the
night session the announcement was
made that he could not get here.
Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. S.-The first
meeting of the executive committee an
nounced late last night by Chairman
Palmer of the gold Democrats was held
in the Century clubrooms at the Denison
hotel this morning beginning at 10
o'clock. There were present every mem
Der as follows: w. D. Bynum, Indi-
annapolis; w. H. Haldeman, Louisville,
Ky; Frederick Lehman, st. Louis, Mo-;
John s. Hopkins, Chicago, Ellis 3.
Golding, Cleveland, o.; Charles Tracey,
Albany, n. Y; T. w. NJ. Cutcheon, ST.
Paul, Mimi, and j. NJ. Falkner, Mont
gomery, Ala.
The committee organized by electing
Mr.. Bynum chairman and John r. Will
son secretary. A transportation commit
tee was appointed to arrage railroad
rates for the national convention. 1t
consists of Hopkins as chairman, Falk-
ner and Holding.
A committee Of two on campaign liter
allure was appointed consisting of Clutch
con and Usher. The literature commit
tee was authorized to proceed at once
| to secure and distribute gold standard
literature. To this end John |. Rooney,
secretary of the Democratic Honest
Money league of America, was called to
arrange for a large quantity of such lit
erature.
The headquarters of the campaign
work previous to the convention are to he
in this city and Messrs Bynum and VIII
son were authorized to rent quarters
suitable for an aggressive precOnventfon
campaign. 1t was the sense of the COM
mittee men that the work should begin
at once. The next meeting will be held
at the Palmer house. Chicago Monday,
August II.
In the meantime the address to the
country, which was authorized last night,
will be issued. Mr. Wilson said that it
was now in progress of composition and
that 1t would probably be out within
seven days. 1t will be the joint work of
the executive committee and will be so
signed.
Mr.. Rooney stated to the committee
| that his organization had the promise
of Bourke Cochran that he will reply to
the Madison square speech of w. j.
Bryan two days after the Madison
square speech, which occurs next
w cuueSudy uISuI. MI. COCHRAN ) speech,
therefore, will be delivered on Friday
The plan is not yet positively settled,
| but it will be either at Madison square
or the Grand Central palace The league
has for its president John Byrne, for
| merly of Detroit, but ROW of New York,
and Gov Flower is It's treasurer.
1t is the purpose of the league to dis
tribute gold standard literature where
ever it can be ascertained that literature
can be useful in accomplishing the de-
feat of the Chicago candidate. 1t seeks
cooperation, it is announced, with every
agency that is working against the Chi
cago ticket.
The executive committee is of the IN
derstanding that the work is to be Wig
OrouSly pushed from the start It is IN
derstood that favorabl rates can be Sc
cured on all the railroads.