New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-07
AGAINST A THIRD TICKET.
THE DEMOCRATIC HONEST MONEY
LEAGUES POSITION
1T SENDS A REPRESENTATIVES, TO INDIANAPOLIS
-BoURKE COCHRAN TO SPEAK AT A
MASS MEETING SOON

1T SENDS REPRESENTATIVE TO INDIANAPOLIS
-BouRKE COCHRAN TO SPEAK AT A
MAss-MEETING SOON.
The Democratic Honest Money League OF
America opened its National headquarters last
night at No 13 West Twenty -fourth-st., and at
the meeting that followed the organization was
finally completed when the Committee on Or
ganization presented it's final report. President
John Byrne announced that within ten days the
League would hold a mass-meetng in this city.
and that the principal speaker will be ex-Con-
gresham Bourke Cochran. Where or when the
meeting will be held has not yet been deter
mined.
The other important feature OF the meeting
was the delegation Of Secretary John j. Rooney
TO represent the League at the conference Of
sound-money Democrats that will be called to-
eether at indianapolis .o-day. Mr.. Rooney left
the city on the midnight train, with instructions
TO fght the third-ticket sentiment. The general
sentiment at the meeting was that it would only
harm Mckinley and help the election of Bryan
TO nominate gold Democrat to oppose Bryan
And Mr. Rooney socially instructed to adj
wise against such action
The Committee on Organization presented its
report. and stated that the headquarters had
been secured for the campaign work at the adj
dress named. The report suggested as an Ex
ecutive Committee l.. ]. Callahan. George w
Young, John A. Mccall. John Crane. George b.
Robinson. Michael f. Bannin and F. r. Penn
berton.
John A. Mccall and George w. Young were
added to the list of vice-presdents and the Ex-
ecutive Committee was empowered to add to the
list as ii fit. The president authorized
to appoint & Finance Committee.
As to the plan Of campaign, the committee
cd in fax Of cfa11 i-hf in 10 oftt- and
Brooklyn branch In each Congress district and
each Assembly district all 10 be governed ty the
County Committee For the State. ii sug
gested that organizations be established in each
school district in each township. and n each
county. the latter to supervise the county work.
and it in turn to be subject 10 the headquarters
here. The appointment Of representatives in each
district was vested In the president The EX-
ecutive Committee authorized to arrange
for public meetings throughout the State, and 1t
was also delegated to superntend the distribu-
ton of literature.
Jacob Bloom raised the question to the ad
visibility Of the League sending a delegate TO
the Indianapolis conference his argument being
that if the conference decided to advocate
third ticket, the League would stultfy itself
Major ByIne explained that individuals II the
League could vote for Mckinley anybody
Bryan. but that the secretary sent 20
the conference to advise against third Ticket.
and that the League would not in any way be
bound by its action save in so far az its individual
members At.
Letters of support were read from Henry A.
Parr OF the Baltimore Sound Money League;
John X Cowen. receiver OF the Baltimore ard
Ohio Railroad; Thomas Barrett, John T. Rosee,
of Wilmington. Del Michael Ryan, Of Cincin-
natl Ohio and W. Barclay Parsons the engi-
neer Of the Rapid Transit Commission.
Mr. Parsons inclosed a subscription to the
campaign fund