The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-08-07
THE GOLDBUGS' GATHERING
So Far Consists of the News.
paper Men
SATURDAYS MASS MEETING
Called OF by Reason Of the Speaker 5
Sickness
There VIII Be Opposition to the Nomination
OF a Separate Candidlte-Vafious Meet
ings Fnv oring Gold
Press Special Wire.

! from the east, comprised nearly all tl.e
arrivals today for the meeting tomorrow
| of the provisional national committee
/ Of the gold standard. Democrats. Ex-
/ Congressman Byrum is overwhelmed
/ with mail and teegrams today, indicat-
! ing q larger attendance tomorrow than
/ he expected. Among tie kilograms is
/ one announcing the illness of Louis
/ Erich Of Colorado, who was announced
as the main speaker Of the mass meeting
| Saturday night at Tomlinson hall. The
executive committee has accordingly
| declared the Saturday night meeting off
Mr. Erich promised TO attend the ma
tional convention if one is to be called
| and deliver an address
NJ. l.. Crawford of Dallas, a delegate
who arrived today said that he was not
in favor of an Independent Democrat. /.
/ ticket, although he supposed one would
/ be named. If the Democrats refrain
/ from voting for Bryan, it will be because
! they are opposed to his election The
| same motive, he said should constrain
! them to vote for Mckinley If a gold
! standard Democratic candidate is nom
mated, Mr. Crawford thought it should
be Gen Bragg of Wisconsin.
j. +. Smith of Fort Worth, who is
| delegate from Texas. is also among the
| arrivals. Delegate H. c. Simms OF
Huntington. w. Va, and Randolph Stall
maker of Wheeling arrived at noon. Both
| these gentlemen favor an independent
ticket Mr.. StGlnaker favored as the
independent candidate Congressman
John X. Kowen of Maryland.
NtTccnrrnr
ST. LOUIS, Aug. Ga meeting called
by the gold standard executive commit
tee for the purpose of forming a gold
standard club in ST Louis was held last
night at Chatsworth hall. More than
200 prominent Democrats were present
and several made addresses. Among
those who spoke We're ex-Minister to
Switzerland j. O. Broadhead and Fred
L. Lehman, who denounced the free sill
yer movement. a club was organized.
with membership of 200 and Rolla
Wells as president. An address was is
sued, declaring that the highest duty
OF patriotism and partisanship in this
campaign is to defeat the Chicago tick
ct and platform. Their success means
disaster to the country and the over
throw of the genuine Democracy"
MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS.
GRAND RAPIDS, Aug. 6.-When the
Republican state convention met this
morning the motion to divide St Clair
county's vote. giving Bliss and Pingree
each eleven votes, was adopted by a
large majority. The first ballot resulted:
Pingree 80, Bliss 2S6, O'Donnell SO
Wheeler Al, Conant %. Atkin 56. Ne
cessary to choice, All. On the second
ballot Pingree had 35S, Bliss 297. On the
third ballot Pingree was but twelve
short of a majority, and he was nomi-
mated on the fourth ballot amid great
enthusiasm. Pingree received 44g votes
on the last ballot, Bliss 293. Pingrees
nomination was made unanimous. The
convention then took a recess until
o'clock
The remainder of the ticket was made
up as follows: Lieutenant governor.
Thomas r. Dunstan of Houghton, Up
per Peninsula; secretary of state Wash
irgton Gardner, incumbent; state treas
urer George A. Steel fist Johns; aud
itor, Gen. Roscoe d Die, Benton Harbor:
attorney general, Fred A. Maynard of
Grand Rapids; commissioner of state
land office. William A French, Alpena,
incumbent; superintendent of public in
struction, Jason f. Hammond of Hills
dale; member of state board of educa-
ton, John w. Symmons. Owosso.
During the closing hour of the con-
vention the Knox battery marked the
minutes by firing cannon stationed on
an island in the river.
a TICKET NAMED.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 6-In the Re
upblican state convention, before pro-
viding to complete the tickets, Delegate
Hall of Dunn county brought forward
his resolution declaring against the
correspondence and the use of railroad
passes by state officers, state legilators
and judges of the courts. The resolution
was adopted. A motion was presented
making state officers, other than govern
or, be nominated as whole, and it was
done by acclamation. They are: Lieu
tenant governor, Emil Baensch; secre-
tary of state Henry Casson; attorney
general, William Fl. Milroy; treasurer,
S. A. Peterson railroad commissioner.
d. Mckenzie; insurance commissioner,
w. A. Frick; state superintendent of ed
ucation, j. Q. Emery. The nominees ap-
peared before the convention and made
speeches of acceptance.
AFRAID OF BRYAN.
SALT LAKE, Utah. Aug. 6-Chairman
j. f. Dooly of the Republican state CEN
trail committee has issued a call for a
meeting of the committee and makes it
the occasion for making some sugges-
tions to the voters of the state. He says
under three years of Democratic ad-
miniStration industrial interests have
been paralyzed and that the people have
been waiting impatiently to restore the
Republican party to power. He says |
Bryans free trade record is such that !
the Republicans of Utah should think |
seriously before putting the various in
dustries of the state in the hands Of such |
a candidate and such n party.
He recommends that the Republican
party place in nomination Mckinley
electors, and that all Republicans unite