The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02
Territories Also Clamoring. to
Climb Into the Sound-Money
:, Band Wagon.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEEMAN.
Ex.Mayor E. B. Pond of San Fran.
cisco Will Represent California
at the Rally.

CHICAGO. ILL, Aug. .1.--According. to
the reports received by the provisional Ma
tional executive committee of the anti
free silver Democrats thirty-six States will
be represented at the Indianapolis meeting
of National Committeeman, who are in
structed to sign and issue i call for a Ma
tional nominating convention.
The executive committee met at the
Palmer House headquarters to-day and
the mem bers were highly gratlied to hear
the report of the work OF the sub-commit-
tee, ex- Congressman W. d. Bynum of In
diana and Henry S. Robbins Of Illinois.
which has been in communication with
the States in sympathy with the move
ment. In addition to the foregoing men,
bers there were present General Edward S.
Bragg (chairman), Colonel J. o. Broadhead
of Missouri and w. B. Haldeman of Ken
lucky, the full committee.
1t was found that the sound money men
of nineteen States had already organized
and named their committeeman, with in
structions to attend the Indianapolis meet
ing. Those which have reported by name
are as follows: Alabama, J. M. Faulkner,
Montgomery; California, E. B. Pond, San
Francisco; Illinois. John M. Palmer,
Springfield; Indiana, John r. Wilson,
Indianapolis; Kansas. Eugene Hagen,
Topeka; Kentucky, Richard T. Tyler,
Hickman; Massachusetts,, ex-Mayor N.
Matthews, Boston; Minnesota. f. w. Nc
Kutcheon, st. Paul; Mississippi, Edgar s.
Wilson, jackson: Missouri, L. G. Krauth-
off, Kansas City; Nebraska, Euclid Martin.
Omaha; New Hampshire, Gordon Wood
bury, Manchester; New York, Charles
Tracey. Albany; alternate, George Foster
Peabody. Brooklyn; Pennsylvania, John
C. Bullitt, Philadelphia; alternate, George
F. Baer; South Carolina. T. #. Tolly,
Anderson; West Virginia, H. s. Simms.
Huntington; alternate, r. Stallmaker;
Wisconsin, Ellis Busher, La Crosse; Ore
gon, C. E. S. Wood. Portland.
Maryland reported an organization per-
fected with II. A. Parr as president and a
chosen, but gave no name..
Ohio and Texas reported that conferences
had been called for to-day to name repre-
sentatives.
Connecticut. Florida. Iowa, Maine,
Michigan, Rhode Island, Vermont, Ten
nessee, Virginia and Washington were
heard from to the effect that meetings had
been called for early next week to appoint
representatives. which practically adds
ten to the Indianapolis list.
After the committee meeting telegram
was received from Charles G. Baker of Se-
attic stating that conference there to-
day had chosen Judge Thomas Burke TO
represent Washington. The committee
advised that in the following States action
was being taken which would result in
naming committeeman: Colorado, New
Jersey, Montana, South Dakota and North
Dakota. Q
The committee feels sure of the partici-
patton of at least thirty-one States in the
convention call with the other five at the
convention. New Mexico and Oklahoma
asked to be represented at Indianapolis,
but the committee did not feel authorized
to accept com mmitteemen from the Terrific
ries. An invitation to be present, how.
ever, was extended. w, B. ChiIders will
come from New Mexico. In addition to
the regularly named committeemen prom
inent Democrats have ANNOUNCED their in
tention OF being present at the Indianapo-
lis meeting, and the committee is assured
of large attendance It was decided TO
hold the conference in the clubroom of the
Dennison Hotel, beginning att o'clock.
While the com mittee was in session nu-
merous dispatches were received favorable
to the movement. Among them was one
from Ex-Governor Stone and Judge CAL
houn of Jackson, Miss, announcing the
selection nj thair com m II eeuap