The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-08
The Gold Standard Democrats
Meet and Organize.
THEY STEAL THEIR NAME
Will Call Themselves National
Democratic Party.
NATIONAL CONVENTION CALLED
1t Will Be Held in indianapolis the First
Week in September and a
Gold Sta 1dard Ticket
Nominated.
Nominated.


indianapolis, Ind, August THE
name of the new party is the National
Democratic party. It's organizers call
those supporting the Chicago platform
and ticket the Populist-Democrati
party The National convention of the
National Democratic party will be held
at Indianapolis the first week in Sep
tember. There was unanimity in the
conference on the selection of the name
of the National Democratic party and
also in determining to distinguish the
two parties by referring to those sup
porting the Chicago platform as the
Populist-Democratic party.
There was a conference before the
provisional National committee met at
which it was decided to call a conven-
tion and nominate another National
ticket. Some of the Eastern and South
ern members opposed third ticket
at first. but when they were told that
in the Middle States party fealty was
SO regarded that many Democrats
would not vote unless there was third
ticket then all objections from the
East and South were withdrawn and
the decision 10 hold a convention was
unanimous.
1t was argued that as the campaign
proceeded and the Republicans began
to say harsh things of Democrats
| many of the latter would vote fol
Bryan and Sewall, distasteful as the
Chicago platform was to them. As
the Eastern and Southern gold stand
ard men said they were for anything
TO defeat the Chicago ticket and plat
form, they readily consented to the
plan that had ben outlined by the exc
cutive committee.
The strongest opposition TO a third
ticket came from Rhode Island and
Texas-the smallest and the largest
State. They were given the fullest
consideration because of the desire for
| unanimous action which was finally
secured. The telegram from President
Cleveland was regarded by all as in
dicating his sympathy with the move
| ment Every mention of the Presi-
dents name was loudly cheered. The
| largest visiting delegations, outside of
| Indiana, came from Kentucky, Ohio,
| Indiana and Illinois.
Among the Kentucky delegates
were Ex-Governor Buckner, eX-State
Chairman Chas. r. Long, Senator \. j.
Carroll, ex-Chief Justice Thos. IL.
Hines and w. w. Knott, editor of the
Louisville Post. They accompanied
Mr.. Haiaeman, who is a member of the
Executive committee, and r. Il. Tyler,
who is member of the National com
mittee. from Kentucky They favor
| Carlisle for President and in the event
he is not nominated they want Gen.
Buckner for Nice-President.
The Illinois and Ohio delegation did
not ask for anything, but there was a
general drift for Senator Palmer for
President.
The provisional National committee
of Democrats not endorsing the recent
Chicago platform and ticket held it's
initial meeting here this afternoon.
The hall in which the convention as
sembled is a small one on the top floor
of Commercial Club building in South
Meridian street. The room was de-
corated with bunting damasll and lace
curtains hung at the windows, and
flowers and palms adorned every avail
able space. President Cleveland's pict-
ure hung directly back of the presiding
offers stand.
The commercial committee was call
ed to order at p. M, by Congressman
Bynum, of Indiana. He announced
that Gen. Bragg and Senator Palmer
were delayed by washouts. The meet
ing was open to visiting Democrats
as well as to the members of the com
mittee and the assembly room which
viii hold about so persons, was pack
ed. Temporary organization was con-
tinued until the evening session. In the
absence of Mr.. Robbins, of Illinois, Mr..
Ewing, of Illinois, was made Temporal
ry secretary. A call of States showed
35 States represented by committee
men present, as follows:
Alabama, j. M Faulkner. Montgom-
cry; California, i. b. Pond, San Fran
cisco; Connecticut, Joel A. Sperry;
Florida, J. T.. Gaskins, Jacksonville;
Georgia, T. B. Neal, Atlanta; Illinois,
John NJ. Palmer, Springield; Indiana,
John r. Wilson, Indianapolis; Iowa,
l.. NJ. Martin, Marshalltown; Kansas,
Eugene Hagan, Topeka; Kentucky, r.
r. Tyler, Hickman; Maine, C. N. Hol-
man, South Thomaston; Maryland,
John E. Semms, Baltimore; Massa-
chusetts, J. n. Matthews, Jr., Boston;
Michigan, Thomas A. Wilson, Jackson;
Minnesota, j. w. NJ. Cutcheon. st.
Paul: Missouri, L. c. Krauthaff, Kan
sas City; Nebraska, Euclid Martin,
Omaha; New Hampshire, Gordon Wod-
bury, Manchester; North Carolina,
Louis Della Croix, Oxford; New York,
Charles T. Tracey, Albany; Ohio, j. II.
Outhgaite, Columbus; Oregon, c. F. S.
Wood, Portland; Pennsylvania, John
C. Bullitt, Philadelphia; Rhode Island,
c. C. Munford, Providence; South Car
olina, T. #. Foley, Anderson; South
Dakota, III. Hanton, Watertown; Ten
nessee, J. C. McReynolds, Nashville;
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