The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-31
Eminent Men From Nearly
Every State in the Union
Are Delegates.
BRAGG AND BUCKNER FAVORED
FOR THE TICKET.
The Florida Delegation Will Go tc
the Convention With a Grover
Cleveland Banner.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Aug. 3o.-The
movement that brought into being the
party, which will be called to order in
Tomhnson Hall at noon Wednesday next,
started with the adoption of the platform
by the Chicago Democratic Convention.
No definite steps were taken, however, un-
til July 19, when w. D. Bynum, John P.
Prenzel, John B. Wilson. John 7. Dye and
Evans Woollen sent out from this city
kilograms asking for conference of sound
money Democrats at Chicago.
From that day the movement has de-
veloped so rapidly that now the National
Democracy is organized in forty-one
States, all of which, it Is said, will be
represented by full delegations in the con-
vention this week. Mr.. Bynum, as chair
man OF the executive committee. has been
busy almost night and day in pushing the
organization and he has had the active
support and assistance of many of the
ablest Democratic politicians in the
country.
Secretary Wilson of the National Com
mitlee this evening completed making up
far ss he could go, until the Tuesday meet
ing of the National COMMITTEES. The fol-
lowing States have certified the names of
full delegations elected: California, Con-
necticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Eentaeky, louisiana, Maine, Mary land,
Massachusetts,, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon. Pennsyiva-
MIA. Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, West
rginia-twenty- in all.
The following States have notified the
executive committee that they have
elected delegations, but have not yet sent
in their lists: Alabama, Colorado, Della
ware, Florida, Nebraska. New Hamp-
sAire, Virginia and Washington.
These States will, it is expected, elect
tomorrow: New York, Arkansas, Mis-
sissippi and Montana, making a total of
forty-one States, and leaving Idaho,
Wyoming, Nevada and Utah as the States
which will not take part in the conven-
tion.
The convention viii be notable in one
or two other particulars aside from the
suddenness with which 1t has been
brought together. 1t will have no con-
tending factions nor opposing ambitions
and it will contain more notable men than
any of those held this year. The speeches
to be delivered at the Wednesday night
mass-meeting by Enrich, Fellows, Breck-
inridge Eckels and Cultivate are looked
forward to as notable contributions tn the
sound money Literature of the campaign.
W. J. Curtis OF New Jersey, one Of the
leaders of the sound-money movement in
the Democratic party of this State, arrived
in the city this afternoon. He said the
full delegation of twenty men from New
Jersey would be here and that a number
OF others interested in the movement
would attend the convention.
The movement in New Jersey" he
said, sis widespread and powerful. OF the
fourteen members of the State Committee
when the committee voted as to whether
or not it should support Bryan, three
voted absolutely against such course
ana one failed to VOTE"
We have three of them now on our
State committee and the secretary and
chairman of the old State committee are
only waiting for the State convention
for the election of electors-at-large
to leave the old party and identify them
selves with the new movement. I use the
term old party as referring TO what is gen.
orally spoken of as the Democratic party.
but we do not recognize it as the Demo-
cratic party at all. We look upon the ad-
herents to the Chicago platform as the
boilers, and as q matter of fact they are
boilers in New Jersey, for they left the
principles whicn the Democrats of the
State had already declared for.
VINO is the preference of New Jersey
for the presidential nomination." was
asked Mr.. Curtis.
." cannot speak for the delegation" he
answered, as we have bad no conferences
and every man comes free to cast mis- vote
as he chooses. l can say, however, that
we will probably be united and our princi-
pal aim, perhaps, will be to add strength
to the strongest man. Personally 1 be-
lieve that General Palmer would make the
ideal candidate.
General Bragg is man OF whom l am
very fond and man who would do honor
to the ticket. Watterson is very popular
and would make a very acceptable candi-
date to many and there is only one reason
that l could offer for not supporting him
for the nomination. Coming from the
same State as General Buckner his nomi-
nation for the Presidency would defeat
Buckner's nomination ior b Vice-Presi-
dency and hope to see General Buckner
get that nomination"
The Florida delegation viii come to the
convention to support Grover Cleveland
for the Presidential nomination. To-day
a telegram was received by Mr.. Taggart
at the Grand Hotel from Mr.. Arthur