The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-25
Chicago. Detroit and Minneapolis
tanning the Delegates.
INDIANAPOLIS ALSO A BIDDER
NECESSARY FUNDS WILL BE PRO-
VIDED BY HOLSTERS.
w. ID. Dynum Appointed on the Ex-
ecutive Committee and John II.
Wilson on National Committee.

CHICAGO, July 24-The gold-standard
Democrats will hold a national conven-
ton not later than Sept. 2 Where this
convention will be held, and how the
delegates will be selected, remains to be
decided. 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 de-
cided by an executive committee of five,
which will be selected from the national
committee at its Indianapolis meeting. The
members of the committee which settled
on these matters to-day and the States
represented were:
Indiana-John r. Wilson.
Iowa-Henry Vollmer.
Ohio-S. III. Holding.
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Missouri. c. Krauthoff.
Wisconsin-W. f. Villas and Cen. F. S.
Bragg.
Illinois-Henry S. Robbins
Nebraska-Fred w. Vaughan.
The hour set for the meeting of the COM
mittee was 10 o'clock but all the members
were present an hour earlier. and it was
decided to proceed at once with the busi-
ness in hand. General Bragg was selected
chairman, and the committee. after lock-
discussed the situation for three hours.
That radical difference of opinion ex-
lists 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 al
it's adjourned session, provides for the
ho1d Of nal of
money Democrats not later than Sept. 2
and reads in full as follows:
Your committee recommends the adop-
ton of the following resolutions, In view
of the revolutionary action of the recent
Chicago convention. its reputation of all
Democratic platforms and principles and
its condemnation of the national Demo
cratic Administrations:
"First-That 1t is the sense of this con-
ference. composed of Democrats from Illi-
nois Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin. Kentucky,
Missouri, Michigan. Texas, Iowa, Mime
sofa and Nebraska, that a thoroughly
sound and patriotic declaration of Demo-
cratic principles be enunciated and that
candidates for President and Vice Presl-
dent in accord Herewith be nominated
''Second-That the Democrats in the sew
eral States who are in sympathy with the
recommendation and unalterabiy op-
posed to the declarations and tendencies
of the Chicago platform be requested to
arrange for a member of a national Demo-
cratic committee
i
thus selected meet in the city of Indian
apolis on Friday, the seventh day of Au-
gust. at o'clock p. M 1886 for the pur,
Democratic convention to be held not later
than the second day Of September, 1896, at
such place and TO be constituted and con-
yened in such manner as said national
committee may determine.
"Fourth-That an executive committee of
five be appointed by the chairman of this
conference. of which he shall be one. with
authority and directions TO name suitable
person in each State. where necessary. to
take appropriate steps to cause State meet
ings to be held. with all convenient speed
for the purpose of selecting members of
such committee. or If no committeeman be
selected in any State in time for said COM
n1ittee meeting to designate a member to
represent such State temporarily
The report was signed by Edward s.
Bragg. chairman, and George NJ, Davis,
secretary.
A committee of two-Henry s. Robbins,
of Chicago, and W. d. Bynum, of Indiana
was appointed TO open headquarters in Chi
cago and begin an aggressive hard-money
campaign. The committee then adjourned.
Later in the day Chairman Bragg an
nounced the names of the committee of
FIVE provided for in the report: Gen. Edward
S. Bragg. of Wisconsin; w. d. Bynum, of
Indiana; H. S. Robbins. of Illinois; James
o. Broadhead. of Missouri: w. b. Halde-
man, of Kentucky
Six of the eleven States represented at
the conference named their members of
the provisional national committee as fol-
lows: Illinois, John NJ. Palmer: Indiana.
John r. Wilson; Wisconsin, L. b. Usher:
Missouri. L. L. KrauthoT; Minnesota f.
w. McCutcheon: Nebraska, Euclid Martin.
The other States deferred the appointment
of their committeeman.
There Is vigorous rivalry between the
cities. not less than four of them being
contestants. for the honor of entertaining
the gold-standard Democrats. Indianapo-
lis telegraphed an offer to providc all
necessary funds. The friends OF Don NJ.
Dickinson are working for Detroit Mime
apolis has asked for it, and the claims of
the northern city are seconded by ST. Paul
And Chicago is also claimant
Eleven States were represented In the
Auditorium meeting to-day. Texas was the
last to appear. and the representative of
the Lone Star State heartily cheered
when he took his place. While the States
represented at to-day's meeting and at last
nights conference were almost, without