The herald., 1896-07-29
GOLD DEMOCRATS
Hill favors q Third Tickct-Tammany Stands
Pat

CHICAGO, July pa special to the
Record from New York says: Senator
Hill Is now In favor of q third ticket.
This information comes direct from a
personal friend of the senator who is a
prominent Democrat.
The action of the Populist convention
at St Louis Is what seems to have caus-
ed Mr.. Hill to come to a decision as to
his course The position of the senator
as thus outlined by the friend in ques-
tion is as follows:
Mr. Hill has been between two fires
from both factions of the party for some
time. He could not indorse the Chicago
platform, nor could he advocate the elec-
tion of any candidate who stood upon It,
The st. Louis Populist convention only
served to widen the breach between the
sound money and silver wings of the
party. making it impossible to bridge,
as the western Democrats had practic-
ally affiliated with the Populists in
everything but in name. You will find
that when the Saratoga state conven-
tion meets Mr.. Hill will be Dainst the
simply following in the footsteps of
A~"Si, w hitHCyp anu QUIET
eminent leaders in the Empire state"
Senator Hill himself continues nom
'committal and the state committee,
which meets at the Hoffman house to-
day. will merely decide. 1t is said, to
call the convention at Saratoga without
indicating any line of policy.
All doubt as to Tammany's Intentions
concerning the Chicago ticket and plat
form has been set at rest by the issue of
call for meeting of the executive
committee Friday to arrange the details
for ratifying the ticket. This step was
decided upon by. Mr. Martin and John
c. Sheehan In accordance with the ex-
pressed desires of thrty-two out of
thirty-five district leaders of Tammany.
Senator Hill and other leaders of the
state organization have endeavored to
induce Tammany to defer action until
after the state convention, but the ma
jority of the district leaders in the wig
wan Is opposed to any postponement
and the ratification meeting to endorse
the Chicago ticket will be held next
week.
A CONVENTION CALLED.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 2s.-The gold
standard Democrats of Kentucky will
hold a state convention on August 20,
in this city, to perfect a thorough or
ganization of their forces and select
delegates to the national convention de-
cided upon at the recent conference held
in Chicago. Mass meetings are to be
held in the various counties of this state
on August 8 to select delegates to the
state nnnUanfin0 This w dnaidad 11n-
on at a well attended conference at the
board of trade hall today, at which
prominent Democrats from all over the
state were present. Chairman George
Davie. in calling the meeting to order,
stated the opinion of the Sound money"
Democrats Of Kentucky, the real party,
had no organization in the state or in
the country, and the pressing business
before them lay in the formation of a
thorough organization in Kentucky.
Prior to the state convention the ma
chinery of the party would be conduct
ed by committee appointed from the
congressional districts.
Hon. Charles r. Long, who until re-
Gently was chairman of the regular
Democratic state central committee.
was chosen chairman, and Judge w. c.
Ward of Bourbon secretary. A call Of
the congressional districts showed that
with the exception Of the second. all
were represented.
An executive committee of one men,
ber from each congressional district
was appointed to act until the conven-
tion, August Is.
Mr.. Davie was made the chairman Of
the executive committee. Hon. r. T.
Taylor of Fulton was chosen national
committeeman. After issuing a call for
state con1ention the conference ad-
journed.