The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-07-25
DEMOCRATIC BOLT STRE.
Gold Men Decide on an indie.
pendent Party Convention,
THE DATE NOT YET SELECTED,

INNNeA1 NAJ SNA
THE DATE NOT YET SELECTED,
A National Committee, to he Chosen by
Different States, VIII Meet In Indian
apolis on Aug. ! TO Select the Time and
Place.
CHICAGO, July 25.-The gold standard
Democrats will hold q national conven-
ton not later than Sept ,. Where this
convention will be held and how the dele
gates will be selected remains to be dc
cided. The national committee, in whose
hands will be left the selection of the
place of holding the convention, will meet
IN indianapolis, Aug. Z. The question Of
the representation of states will be decided
by al executive committee of five, which
will be selected from the national commit
tee at its Indianapolis meeting,
The members Of the committee which
settled these matters yesterday, and the
states represented, were: Indiana, John
r. Wilson; Iowa, Henry Vollmer; Ohio,
5. H. Holding; Michigan, w. r. Shelby
Kentucky, e. NJ. Daviei Missouri, L. G.
Krauthoff Wisconsin, w. +. Villas and
General e. S Bragg; Illinois, Henry S,
Robbins; Nebraska, Fred w. Vaughn.
The hour set for the meeting of the com
mittee was 10 o'clock, but all the members
were present an hour earlier, and 1t was
decided to proceed at once with the bust
ness in hand. General Bragg was elected
chairman, and the committee, locking the
doors against the press, discussed the sit
uation for three hours
Tbot n roAipo1 1{fnropna ,P ,rInI,p Nv
listed as to the methods to be adopted in
the furtherance of the common interest
was shown by the fact that majority and
minority reports were evolved from the
deliberations
The majority report, which was adopted
by the larger conference at its adjourned
session, provides for the holding of "a na-
tional convention Of sound money Demo
Gratis not later than Sept. 2, and declares
In view of the revolutionary action Of
the recent Chicago convention, It's repu-
diation of all Democratic platforms and
principles and its condemnation of the ma
tiOnal Democratic administration
Resolved, That it Is the sense Of this
conference that o thoroughly sound and
patriotic declaration Of Democratic prin-
ciples be enunciatod, that candidates for
president oud vice president in accordance
Herewith DO nominated, and hat the Dem
ocratS in the several states who are in sym
pathy with the recommendation be re-
quested to select d member of q national
Democratic committed"
There Is u vigorous rivalry between the
cities, not less than fouF being contestants
for the honor of entertaining the gold
standard Democrats indianapolis tele-
graphed an offer to provide all necessary
funds. The friends of Don NJ. Dickinson
are working for Detroit Minneapolis has
asked for 1t, and the claims of the north.
ern city are seconded by St Paul, Chicago
is also q claimant.
Eleven states We're represented in the
Auditorium meeting. Texas was the last
to appear, and the representative of the
Lone Star state was heartily cheered when
he took his place.
While the states represented at yester
days meeting and at Thursday night
conference were almost without exception
middle western states, the news received
indicates, those in charge of the work de
clare, that they will have good support II
all parts of the country. The arrival Of
COMPTROLLER Eckels, fresh from Washing
ton, has done considerable to strengthen
local gold standard men. The whitney
llUtTNltW lEOln NtW 10TH dCltu us
damper to some extent, but Eckels sooI
dried it out by his u%tterances, as the meet
ing believed that he is close to the feeling
Of the administration, despite his declara
ton that politics had nothing to do witt
his present trip west
II I'm just on my wny to Ottawa" sale
; the comptroller of the currency. "Ther
is no politics in my visit at all. No, l an
not the bearer of a message from Presiden.
l Cleveland. So far as q choice for presi
: dental and vice presidential candidate
goes, l don't think he has made any ex
I preston. 1 know Of no one who is likely
t to be made the repository of such u conf
1 dence
For myself, any sound Democrat is &c
. ~ceptable, 1t is an odd thing, however, tina
> In all the tickets which speculation offer
us, one name is almost invariably used. l
: is always Palmer and somebody. Palmer
name, by an almost universal choice
, seems to DO made a part of every suggeste
ticket Sometimes 1t Is Palmer and Cor
don, sometimes it is Palmer and Hill, blu
1t Is always Palmer"
Mr.. Eckels did not remain in the cit
until the conference had completed II
work, but took an early train for his HON
at Ottawa.