The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-15

foundation The shoupd money
Democrats are already sufficiently or
! ganized in this State to be able TO
meet their fellow Democrats in a new
convention and are anxious to confer
with representatives of any other
State whenever conference Can be
brought about. Communications
should be addressed to Mr. Charles
A Ewing, chairman, Palmer House,
Chicago
JOAN NJ. Palmer, Charles A. Ew-
ing, Franklin MacVeagb, Ben T.
Gable, W. S Foreman, Thomas A.
! Moran, john P Hopkins Henry S
Robbins, A. A. Goodrich, AdoIph
Krauss, James NJ Sheeman, Charles
II Williamson, Lynden Evans, r
Z Spangler, executive committee Of
the honest money Democracy of ILL.,
nois
This pronunciamento Of the gold
party of Illinois set the pace for the
east, but in the minds of the leaders
there is not an abundance of faith
that the party organizations which
sent gold delegations to the Chicago
convention will declare for another
convention The most that Illinois
expects is that enough gold Demo.
Gratis outside the regular organiza-
tions will send delegations to the
new convention proposed, so as to
make it successful, and the middle
and Southern States are relied on to
give the new movement much sup
port. 1t is in those States that the
gold men expect to win. Names of
standard bearers have been freely
mentioned Chief among them is
Secretary Carlisle. He is regarded
as the ideal candidate if he would
accept. but no assurances have been
received from him Henry Waiter.
son is looked upon with almost equal
favor, coming from the same State,
but be is out of the country and it is
not known when he will return.
The other statesmen mentioned are
Senator John NJ. Palmer, of Illinois,
and Secretary j. Sterling Morton,
who is from Bryan's State
Senator Hill is regarded as the
great obstacle to the CO operation of
each Of the party organizations in
the call for new ticket From pri-
vate kilograms received to- day from
the New York senator and other
party leaders in the Empire State, it
seems almost certain that New
York's Democratic organization will
favor another convention. Senator
Hill's plan is reported 10 be the fight
for the election Of gold congressman
and for the throwing of the presden-
tial candidates into congress, where
contest for gold candidate would
be more probable than third ticket.
Another set back is the announce
ment of Postmaster Washington
Hesing, leader of that faction from
the start, that he was opposed to a
third ticket. He denounced the pro.
position on the ground that third
ticket would mean the election Of the
silver Democratic ticket.
The revolt of the Illinois delega-
ton against Governor Altgeld, which
broke out first in the convention hall
when the State swung to Bryan, was
accentuated to day by the resigna
tion of Col Henry F. Donovan Of
Chicago of his position of Inspector
general of the Illinois national guard.
to which he was appointed by the
governor. Col. Donovan was an
original Boies man and led the anti
Bland forces in the convention
against the governor.
Before leaving Chicago, Mr. Sewall
denounced the attack which had been
made on him in morning paper, ie-
picting him foe Of organized labor
He said "Any one acquainted with
the history of Maine and her lumber
and shipbuilding interests knows
that the house of Sewall has always
had the friendship of its employees.
We have never had the slightest
trouble nor have we ever opposed
union labor. | am an advocate of
the cause of the laboring man and
our men have always been treated on
that principle