The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-11
GOLD DEMOCRATS MEET.
FyECUrIyE OOMMITTEE DECIDEa
CONTINUE ORGdNIzdTIOy
And Carry on Missionary Work-Henry
Watterson, the Guest OF the Evening,
Speaks on the Party's Future.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Dec io.-fhc
National Executive Committee Of the Ma
tonaI Democratic party held It's nrst meet.
Ing since election At the Bates House, in
this city, this afternoon. and in the even
Ing enjoyed little supper with Henry
Matterson as the guest OF honor.
Tho business OF the afternoon was the
auditing OF the accounts OF tho commit
tee and discussing the question OF or
G4nization during the next four years.
The accounts were found TO be correct,
with balance left in tho treasury, not
large one, but sufficient 90 send out a
good deal OF literature before the next
presidential election comes around.
Those present We're w. O.. Bynum.
chairman: John p. Frenzel, treasurer. and
John r. Wilson. OF this city. the latter
holding the proxy OF T. @. KrauthcH, OF
kansas city; Henry Watterson. with y.
Haldeman and George y. Davie. all OF
Louisv.llei Thomas n. Clarke. Of Mont
geometry Ala, holding the proxy of j. VI.
Fauikncrl W r. spellman. OF New Or
leans; q. Foster Peabody OF Br0oilyn:
John T.. Hopkins. OF Chicago, c. Vey
Holman, OF R0cEand. Maine: I. w No
Cutcheon, OF 81. Paul, and william u.
Given. OF Columbia. Pa. holding the
proxy Of John c. Bulltt, OF Philadelphia.
IL was decided 10 hold tho organization
intact. and 20 make an off6rt 10 extend
into States where Il had no footing in the
last campaign.
Various subcommittee were appointed.
ana resolutions were adopted on the death
OF Johu r. Fellows. Of New York, and
c. \. Ewing, OF Illinois
MIR. WATTERsON SPEAKS.
AZ $50 4, NJ. the members vi the com
niittoe sat down 90 q little banquet In tho
Bates House. ana tho supper resolved
itself into a. discussion OF tho future OF
tho National Democracy. Chairman
Bynum introduced the speech-maAing
With ioW Introductory lenarha, a"i
then proposed toast TO Henry Water
SON. Mr NattcrsOn was received Mith
applause as be arose To acknowledge tho
compliment. lie said.
"Hcutcmcu. J am enuroly IN sympathy
with the movement for which you are to-
gCther here. "a course there aIc twO
courses open 10 those Ot US who are IN
tho movement inausurated here at india
nupOls. ono Is alylng ourselves with
tho Republican party, which elected tho
President tho other rs 10 maintain our
own organization ana use IL 10 olsDand
botn OF these party extremes ON tAe one
side and Tie other. Mdnliosuy We can
not Identity ourselves with tie EeplD-
liCan party. because tho Republican party
is committed 10 policy tie results or
which We can have no faith IN. Mr..
Mckinley himself. II he Is an honest and
sincere man. ana / take IL for granted
hs ls. IS also committed 10 that policy.
in that event We can nave nothing ia conf
AIM OF THE MOVEMENT.
"Our movement in tho beginning mad for
It's aim the preservation of tAo Demo-
cratic party pure and indebted Incl
dcntally the result ci our action assisted
In the election OF Mckinley and the de-
feat Of Bryan. Iut In our present POSI-
Hf
two lines. either act with the Republican
party OF To rcOrsafIle the Democratic
party. IT We arc to nave u Democratic
party IL must DO rcOrEdniled upon the
lines laid down by you gentlemen at
your convention I'm this City, uuu upon 40
other. / believe II We adhere 90 THIS
organization that In the next eighteen
months perhaps "A million and "a half or
two million OF Democrats who vCtod for
Bryan VIII have no Otntr place 10 go.
/ see no reason why Ia IJJ this Organila-
tlOu VIII NOT DO able TO dictate terms
20 tho country. 1 agree most heartily
with this movement. because 81 tic cOun-
Try is a. 30 year in and year out between
these two extremes OF stc-saW. n'st up
aud then down, 10 ls only "a question OK
timc when this mObOcrlcy Will he in the
saddle ANA get hold Oh tho country. in
that case see nothing between the
country ana the peril which some Of Us
ployucsled during tAe last campaign.
No FUSION.
I'VE cannot stand with tho Republicans
party ana protection. and without pro-
t,cuOn the kepubii, - party cannot stand
with us. it has no lrcat leader who can
combine these Two forces as Sir Robert
Peel did iu English politics iity years
ago. when the LihCrai-IulOnlsts formed
their coalition with tho Conservatives.
lt is only question on time when de-
feat VIII OverluKo The Republican party.
pltoruIlsm Is tho father OF protection
and fAo .odilthCr Of t0pu.ism. We can
not follow The Republican party in those
lines. and therefore / can see no way ~
which Hn can cooperate with the llcDuD-
loans. as the LihCral-Uni0nlsts dld with
mo fOusDrlatlNss. And therefore
wholly agree with This 0reanizat0n which
fUu have esrm lcd her. to-day t0 perfect
w should stand by our guns
After a Htlf more talk tuo committee
went into executive sosa ION. and tho sub
committees reported.