The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-24
Committee of One from Each State
Appointed to Draft the Call
and Report To-day.
VIEWS OF w. c. WHITNEY
M'KINLEY AND THE REPUBLICANS
SEVERELY CRITICISED.
They Are Said to Have Missed Their
Opportunity i'm Not Making "A
Strong Fight for Sound Money.


standard Democrats. called to consider the
convention. was held tonight at the Audi
torium Annex. and decided that a conven-
ton should be called. The meeting convened
shortly after o'clock, and was held in
cret. the public and press being excluded.
The chief cause for the secrecy was that
Controller Eckels. who was expected this
evening from Washington. was generally
understood to carry in his vest pocket the
wishes of the present administration re-
garding a convention and a third ticket,
and it was desired TO give him all possible
opportunity to say what Mr.. Cleveland de-
sired without its being too extensively ad-
vertised. 1t was generally admitted that
the wishes of the administration would go
far toward determining whether or not
there should be another ticket in the field.
but many of the visiting Democrats had
no hesitation in saying that ticket would
be put up, in spite of everything. Those
present were as follows:
Kentucky = Littieton Cooke. Thomas w.
Bullitt. w. b. Haldeman, r. ". Knott, A.
j. Carroll, George NJ. Davie.
Ohio-S. H. Holding, l.. n. Linn.
Missouri-Col. James Q. Brodhead. r. w.
Lehman. Perry T. Kent, Rola Wells, of
ST. Louis; l.. c. Krauthoff. Kansas City.
Wisconsin-Gen. f. S. Bragg. Senator VII
las Ellis b. Esher.
Iowa-Col. j. NJ. Martin. Marshaltowwn;
Judge French. Davenport; Thomas Bow
man. COUNCIL Bluffs; Henry Volmer +, w.
Boynton. +. NJ. Sharon, Davenport.
Indana-S. o. Pickens, John R. Wilson, j.
p Frenzel. w. d. Bynum.
Nebraska-Euclid Martin, Fred Vaughn.
Illinois-John p. Hopkins, c. A. Ewing.
kilograms were received and read at the
conference from prominent Democrats all
over the country indorsing the movement
for another ticket. Here some of the
most important messages received and
their reading at the conference caused
great enthusiasm:
Franklin McVeagh. Dublin. n. H.-Please
express to the conference for me the hope
that 1t will take decisive action for a ma
tional convention. The Central States must
lead The Eastern Democrats are hamp-
cred by their State organizations, but will
follow. The arguments for a convention are
having their unanswerable effect. Our
ample will do the rest
Senator Palmer, Springfield, Ill.-Business
keeps me here. j am ready to fight an
arcy and populism as defined in the Chicago
platform and it's candidates. am in favor
of national, State and Congressional con-
yentions Count on me as a private in the
front rank.
John Dewitt Warner. Calvin Tompkins
and Lawrence f. Seton. New York-State
committee of our Democratic reform party,
last night bolted Bryan platform and cap-
didates, resolved to cooperate with you
and appointed committee to confer. We
are trying to get some one to go to Chi
cago to-day. but it is scarcely probable
that any one can leave on such short no.
tice. besides which we needed here
cut friends in town concur.
W. S. Foreman, East St. Louis. Ill.-Im-
POSSIBLE for me to be with you tonight.
Act for me. as agree with you thorough
ly.
E. p. Russell Senobata, Miss.-All Mis-
sissippi Democrats cannot be turned over
body and soul to anarchy, socialism, COM
munism. revolution and dishonor. Give US
a sound-money Democratic platform and
nominees.
Rufus Hardy. Corsicana, Tex.-Texas
sound-money Democrats confide in the
wisdom of your conference. If you call
national convention Texas will send dele
gates. Our State sound-money nominating
convention meets on Aug. O. Trust IL yoa
call convention your date will not conflict
Controller Eckels did not appear, and ne
went into session. General r. S. Bragg OF
Wisconsin. was elected chairman and C.
A. Ewing, of Illinois. secretary. The CON
ference definitely decided that convention
should be called. the only question beinl,
whether the meeting Of tonight should IS
sue the CALL and on this a lively debate eri-
sued. sfs
G. NJ. Davis. of Kentucky. presentei tke
principal resolutions, calling for cso1ver :
ton to. be held on Sept. l. In Detroit e. S.
Robins. of illinois, did not favor the Issue
of a call by the meeting tonight. All r.
w. Knott, of Kentucky. spoke strongly In
favor of calling the convention at once.
Senator Villas. of Wisconsin. violently OPP
pcsed the issuing of call by the CONFER
ence His speech was freely cheered, al
though the general sentiment of the meet
ing seemed to incline the other way He
said: IF we are to have an Organization
which shall represent the Democratic party
we must recruit 1t from every State In the
Union. We must not issue call for q
body too narrow to be potential think the