The record-union., 1896-08-04
S0UND-MONEY DEMOCRATS.
MANY PEOPLE FAVOR ANOTHER
CONVENTION.
Letters From the South Indicate That
the Party is Anything But
Unanimous for Bryan.

| CHICAGO, Aug. 3-Four National
! Committeeman were added to the list
to-day of sound money Democrats who
! will attend the Indianapolis meeting
! w. b. Haldeman of the National Ex-
ecutive Committee sent word for Geor-
gia that T. 3. Neal, President of the
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. would
| represent that State. Lynde Harrison
a delegate to the late convention, tele-
graphed that David A. Wells of Nor
wich, the original tree trader Charles
r. Root of Waterbury and Joel Sperry
of New Haven would represent Con-
necticut at Indianapolis.
Ohios National Committeeman is J.
| Fl. Southwaite. Texas will be repre-
sented by General Clarke, J. w. Afford
and ]. H. Smith
! The committee received a letter from
| W. T. Jenny, Chairman of the Young
Mems Democratic Club of Boston, stat
| ing that the club, which had already
a membership of 1,200. had repudiated
the Chicago platform and candidates.
and were engaged in active campaign
| work
| E. NJ. Falkner Of Montgomery, Ala,
who will represent that State at In
dlanapolis, wrote to say that a sound
money club would be organized in Bir-
mingham this week, with probably
] 600 signers to the call, including
practically all the business men of the
city He added: Il believe that with
proper management Alabama can be
carried for sound money. 1 have called
& conference here of the sound money
men from different parts of Alabama
1 4aa,e HFaTns- Tlrr- Il
our State election
f. l.. May of Montgomery. Ala,
wrote: THE condition of sound money
sentiment here is most encouraging,
and you may rely upon it that Ala
! bama will be heard from in no uncer-
tain tones after our State election is
over. Our Eastern friends are making
a grave mistake in supposing that the
| Southern people desire the enthrone-
ment of the hydra headed monster of
! free silver. The progressive solid busi-
ness portion Of our population are bit
terly opposed to it. Men in this COM
mEnity who have hitherto looked upon
desertion of the Democratic party as a
crime would not hesitate to withdraw
| their allegiance rather than become
supporters of this heresy''
G. H. Baskette. publisher of the
/ Nashville Banner" wrote: THE sound
| money Democrats of Nashville will or
Sanize August 18th and send a repre-
sentative to the indianapolis confer
ence. In Knoxville, Chattanooga and
other portions of Tennessee there will
be similar organizations, and the State
Will have full representation at the
! convention in September"
j. c. Bullitt, the Pennsylvania sound
money man and National Committee
man, wrote that a meeting of represen-
| tative men from each county in the
State would be called to perfect the or
ganization.
Alexander Hamilton of Petersburg,
Va, wrote: Il have no reasonably ac-
curate mode of estimating the number
of Democrats in Virginia who will not
vote for Bryan and the Chicago plat
form, but / am inclined to think there
are 5000. If no sound money Demo-
crat is named a number of these may
vote for Bryan rather than not vote at
ALL
F. p. Glass. Secretary of the Mont
gomery Advertiser informed the
committee that a club of over 200 men,
bers had been formed in that city, and
another strong club had been organized
in Troy. He added that the regular
party pressure is becoming stronger
each day upon the rank and file to
stand up for the Bryan ticket, and
something in the shape of Democracy
which sound money men could hold to
consistently ought to be offered as soon
as possible
The sound money oganization in
Kentucky has issued to the Democrats
of that State vigorous address urg-
ing immediate thought and action, as
the condition which confronts them is
as serious as any in the history Of the
country. 1t lays the panic and these
depression to the worlds distrust of
our national financial integrity.