The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
A SOUND MONEY CRY
PROMINENT DEMOCRATS TO HEAD
OFF sILvERITEs.
An Effort VIII BE Made to Send to Chi
cago from This District Delegates
Opposed to Matthews.
A MASS MEETING CALLED
1T WILL BE HELD AT ENGLIsH's or
ERA HOUSE NEXT THURSDAY.
Democratic Primaries Indicate n
Stampede fo- silver-J. Maurice
Thompson Turned Down.
A MASS MEETING CALLED
1T WILL BE HELD AT ENGLIsH's OP-
ERA HOUSE NEXT THURSDAY.

The sound-money Democrats Of Indiana do
not propose to get out of the way of the
free-silver wagon without struggle. They
may yet be run over by the juggernaut, but
1t VIII get quite considerable jolt as 1t
passes over them. Last night number of the
leaders who believe in sound money held
little conference at the Gray Club with
view of organizing and speaking out their
sentiments. The conference was attended by
State Chairman Holt. w. r. Myers. John r.
Wilson, w. d. Bynum, A. G.. Smith, Frank
b. Burke. Judge Koroly. J. P. Frenzel, ].
w. Kern and a number of others. Some
of these men have been in communication
with w. F. Harrity. chairman OF the ma
tional committee, and Fairchild and other
sound-money men of the East, and have as
surances that If Indiana can be saved there
is no doubt that the Chicago convention will
speak for honest money. 1t was agreed last
night that each one Of those present would
correspond with other Democrats in the
State and find out what encouragement there
would be in movement 10 nominate q
sound-money candidate for Governor and to
get a modified plank in the platform on the
currency question. There was no talk of
any possible split or bolt and the idea was
made in the convention. The names Of
Mortimer Nye, Thomas Taggart, A. G..
Smith, Allen collars and w. d. Bynum were
canvassed as possibilities to present for
the governorship They would prefer to run
Taggart though it is now certain that If his
name Should come before the convention he
would be opposed by the silver men.
There was also talk of opposition to the
presidential candidacy or Matthew's. IN
diana Democrats who are for sound money
find themselves In rather embarrassing
position since Matthews has come out prac-
tically for free coinage. personally they are
bound to his interests and are obliged 10 as
sist his candidacy. These pledges were giv-
en- at a time when he was taking very con-
servatively on the money question. His re-
turn during the last two weeks to his
former attitude for free silver has left them
where they hardly know what TO say about
the matter Several of those present at the
conference were verv emphatically in favor
of Withdrawing their support from him al
together, and II seems certain that he will
not get the votes of the two delegates from
the Seventh district, thus giving him a
broken delegation at Chicago.
THOSE WHO SPOKE,
]. E. Mccullough presided over the con-
ference and 7. l.. Sullivan was made secre-
tary. About seventy-fve were present. In
the course OF the meeting speeches were
made by A. G. Smith John W. Kern. s. o.
PickeEs. John p Frenzel and Louis How
land. These speeches were all Of the same
tenor of determined resistance to the free
coinage movement, and Mr.. Rowland in his
address made the emphatic statement that
there is no use mincing matters. We must
take our position for principle and send
men to Chicago to represent that principe.
no matter whom IT hurts. 1t is a we'll
known fact that some men In high places
in our party, especially our two Senators
and our Governor, have gone wrong on this
question"
The fruit of the meeting was a call for a
public mass meeting at English's Opera
House next Thursday evening. This call
had been drafted by w. d. Bynum and con-
gone through the hands of a committee
of Mr.. Bynum, Louis Rowland, c. z. Bar
rett and others 1t came out in the following
form:
Believing that the maintenance of all our
money and exchange at an equality with
the standard Of values. as unalterably fixed
by the laws Of trade, is ESSENTIAL 10 the pros
perity of all classes and industries. and
that the adoption Of any policy that would
debase our medium OF exchange below the
standard will not only result in forcing out
coin, but also in contraction of credit and
a destruction of values that will bring upon
the majority of the people. and especially
the debtor and labor classes, financial dis
tress and ruin, we are opposed to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver; we there
fore invite all those Of our party who are
lieve to be In harmony with the best ira
ditions of the Democratic party to join with
us in calm but earnest expression Of senti-
ment in opposition to free coinage at a pub
lie meeting to be held Thursday, May Is,
at o'clock p. m, at English's Opera House.
Indianapolis"
This call was signed by sixty well-known
Democrats, among whom were Thomas
Taggart, w. d. Bynum, John w. Kern, A.
G: Smith, j. r. Wilson. c. A. Korbly, J. E.
Mccullough, Pierre Gray. j. p. Frenzel. NJ.
O'Connor, w. X. Myers, +. E. Helwig, A
Kiefer. Nathan Morris. NJ. B. Wilson.
Charles E. Barrett Albert Lieber, Charles
Gale, John Carlin, Paul f. Krauss, Jackson
Landers. Il. NJ. Johnson. T. j. Sullivan, j.
L. Bell and H. w. Lorenz. Stoughton j.
Fletcher's name was signed to it by j. p
Frenzel. A committee on arrangements for
the meeting was appointed, composed of j.
y. Bell, III. w. Loring. j. p. Frenzel, Pierre
Gray and A. Kiefer.
While but little was said at the confer
ence In open meeting, the feeling against
Governor Matthews on account OF his at
titude for free silver was very strong And
from the talk gathered from among the
members 1t seems certain that an effort will
be made to send from this district to Chi
cago two delegates who will vote against
Matthews.