The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-24
Gold Standard Democrats
Will Issue Call.
Name of National Democrats
May Be Adopted.
Conference That Decided q Conven-
tion Should Be Held at Once.
Chicago. July 24.--The meeting of gold

Chicago. July 24.-The meeting of gold
standard Democrats. called to consider
the advisability of issuing a call for a ma
tionai convention. was held last night
at the Auditorium annex. The meet
Ing convened shortly after o'clock. and
was held In secret. the public and press
being excluded.
Comptroller Eckles did not appear, and
the meeting, after waiting some time for
nm, went into session. General T.. s.
Bragg OF Wisconsin was elected chair
man, and c. A. Ewing of Illinois secre-
tary.
The conference definitely decided that
convention should be called, the only
question being whether the meeting in
session should issue the call, and on this
hVeiy debate ensued. q. M. Davis OF
Aentucky presented the principal reso-
luton, calling for convention to be
neio IN September, In Detroit III. s.
ROBBINS OF Illinois did not favor the issue
oi can py the meeting here, and
II. w. Knott OF Kentucky spoke strongly
IN favor of calling the convention at once.
Senator Villas OF Wisconsin violently
Opposed the issuing OF a call by the con-
ference. His speech was frequently
Iof the meeting seemed to incline the
other way.
After a long debate a resolution was
ndopted to the effect that il was tho
sense OF the meeting that Democratic
convention should be held, Democratic
platform enunciated, and candidates for
president and vice president chosen. and
that the said convention should be held
Ia % =.
one from each state represented wasap-
pointed by the chairman to draft call
for the convention, with orders to report
70 the general meeting today.
General Bragg said after the adjourn
ment OF the conferences; There is no
longer any doubt that the gold standard
Democrats mean bu@iness. We were all
decided that il We the best thing to
call convention and put ticket In the
field but there was some difference re-
garding the manner IN which IL should
be done. Indiana. Illinois and Missouri
were strongly OF the opinion that the call
should be issued at once, but the others
were not so sure about that part of IL.
The difference OF opinion on that point
was what made the meeting so long.
We are now all right. and the call will
be issued at once"
Minnesota should have been repre-
scented at the meeting last night, but a
Telegram from Minneapolis announced
that an organization was being effected
there. and its delegate, Daniel Lawler.
will be in Chicago today. The follow
Ing telegram was received from Comp
troller James II. Eckels while the meet
Ing was in session.:
II have no doubt that the eastern
democrats will take as great interest in
proper Democratic nominations, as do
the western. and give them an earnest
support. l think the name to be taken
5hould be National Democrats"
The leaders of the meeting expressed
themselves as sure OF the support of the
EASTERN and the southern Democrats,
hnd said that they had taken the initia-
tive in the maSter. because 1t was better
In their opinion that the fight should
be begun in the west where the Popu-
lists have their greatest strength.