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car of the Florida delegation
SENATOR CAFFERY TALhS'
Senator Carery. who is to be the permit
nent cnnirman Of the conVentio"' 500
a ,eporter of the Southern Associa'eo
Press. that his delegation had no. as
In support any particular candidate ou'
were for the ticket which the co'Ne''''''
might name t. be the strongest. MI,
mo man conyersant with Ohe 0"n"'',V"
., .,oirs in the South" said Senator
Caffery, can deny that there Is 'eiy
pronounced feeling I'm favor OF souho
uonev anil that the men who advocate
that sentiment. win vote their CONVECTION
This is the case, not only in my State o.
Louisiana. but in other parts OF the Sou'n.
The fact IL Gnat a great many oid-tltne
Democrats Immediately after the coNven-
ton renowned the ticket. and the plat
form. and declared themselves for Mckin-
ley, az lie lesser OF the two evils. While
they ala not agree with the Republi-
can candidate on the tariff question and
other tenets OF the Republican faith. for
which he stands. they lid approve Of
MS financial Views. These men have
many Of them. gone so far that IL is now
impossible to get them back, even for the
tnrd ticket, which we Will here nomi-
nate"
II look on the election OF Bryan as an
! impossibility. and. TO my mind. II is a
surprising thing that so many OF the old
Democrats dyed in the wool. born in the
faith and reared in its stronghold have
been so prompt to repudate the com
vention that failed to stand true 10 the
Old doctrines. 'ahcy have risen above
party and are ready'to do that which
best subserves the interests Of the whole
country. This is fight for sound money.
ana for this campaign Democrats will lay
aside their old party ties. and array them
selves on the side OF that candidate who
stands for the right and will repudiate
the man who denies the principles that
rave been the guidance Of Democracy
during its long and honorable career.
Bryan must be defeated and sound money
must prevail in this country"
KENTUCKY DELEGATES.
Nearly ali OF the Kentucky delegates
have arrived but no meeting or confer
ence mas been held py them To settle
Kentucky's claims 10 n place on the tick
CT.
Several Tennessee delegates came IN
with the Florida delegation. one OF them.
Mr.. Theodore Cooley. OF Nashville. said:
People down our way think Bri gg and
Buokner the ijgical candidates Of the
convention. There is however a strong
sentiment for Grover Cleveland. Without
question. he would add several hundred
thousand votes 20 the ticket i'm the
South that would otherwise go 10 Bryan.
II the convention should fail TO unite on
| another man I would not BE- surprised TO
sec Cleveland named almost unanimous
ly."
When n was suggested that Cleveland
had minated that he would not accept
teh nomination Mr. Cooley said:
We would draft him. and L do not
think he would then reject il.
Crowded hotels enthusiastic workers.
| and brass bands-three accomplishments Of
national conventions-whichw were not visi-
he in the indianapolis sound-money gath
ering until to-day, were al supplied this
afternoon.
Every fresh arrival seemed 10 bring news
which added 10 the enthusiasm of the
opponents OF the Chicago ticket. Senator
| Villas began IL by stating that Wiscon-
SIN would be carried for Mckinley. Sena-
tor Calery followed. declaring that many
old-time Democrats In Louisiana had gone
90 far In the Mckinley direction that il
was impossible 20 call Them back Goycr-
nor Stokely Of Delaware. asserted that
n the Republicans Of that State would
unite they could carry It for Mckinley.
Governor Jones. Of Alabama. did not
hesitate 10 express his belief that BRYAN
could be defeated In his State. and Judge
'lartln' or Nebraska prophosfed that the
nominee Of the Chicago Convention would
fail 10 carry even his own State From
tennessee and Oregon and other States
came similar assurances.
The spectacle thus presented Of promi-
nent Democrats rejoicing over the proba-
bic success Of a Republican candidate
forms one OF the most remarkable anoma-
/ lies OF the situation.
The conferences held by the several
! delegations to-day have strengthened a
| movement TO put up sound-money Demo
/ crItic State tickets in all the central
| States that are considered fighting ground
! Illinois Michigan and Missouri have led
! the way: Wisconsin and Minnesota arc
sure 10 follow. and there is a feeling that
! Indiana should do likewise and make the
! fight all along the line.