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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-27
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.
The Convention Favored Separate
Tick ct for Everything.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Aug. 26.-Tbe Thir-
teenth district sound-money Democratic
convention was held this afternoon in the
South Bend sound-money Democratic club
rooms. and two hundred were in attend
ance. They were all active workers of the
party. representing every county in the dis
trict. Stuart Mackibbin, Of South Bend,
was made permanent chairman. with Mil
ton j. Reece. of Fulton county, secretary.
Joseph G.. Orr, of st. Joseph county, and
Daniel Agnew. of Fulton. were chosen del
egates to the indianapolis convention. with
Elias S. Salisbury. OF Elkhart, and John r.
Hay. of Pulaski. alternates. Melvin Mix,
of st. Joseph county, was chosen for pres
idential ~elector, and John NJ. Palmer, of
Marshall county. contingent elector. Joseph
G.. Orr was made a member of the State
central committee. The convention favored
the nomination of State, congressional, leg
%islative and county sound-money Demo-
cratic tickets. Mr.. Tox. a young Democrat
from Starke county. made a ringing speech.
Several of the local free-silver leaders
watched the proceedings of the convention
from the back seats.
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EIGHTH DISTRICT.
SOund-MOney Claim 1000
I'm that Section.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. Aug, rs. The sound
money Democrats of the Eighth congress
sional district met in convention in this
city to-day at the courthouse, with a much
better representation than even epromot-
ers had hoped for at this early date. The
meeting was called to order by John II.
Smith. of Muncie. who was made chairman.
and l.. A. Rizer, of Alexandria, secretary.
DIR. Edwins. of Elwood. Madison county,
and George Grimes. of Button, Wells
county. x-ere elected delegates TO the ma
tional convention at indianapolis. The al
ternates are Harry Smith. of Blackford
county. and DR.. H. Nj. Winans. of Muncie.
l.. A. Rizer. of Madison county, was chosen
elector and j. +. Krehl, of Button, con-
tingent elector. j. H.. Smith, of Muncie,
was elected district member of the State
central committee. and ii was decided to
defer the selection of n congressional cam
didate until after the national meeting.
The only speech made, except a few re-
marks as a matter of explanation from
Chairman Smith. was a short address by
Mr.. Rizer. In part, he said:
AT Alexandria we claim the distinction
OF having organized the first sound-money
Democratic club for the campaign, of 1896;
members. and there are more than that
many others who will soon be registered
with us Before many weeks the club in
Alexandria will number $50. These are SIM
ply business meetings.. held by business
men and laborers who have the welfare of
the government most at heart. 1t is no
time for speeches yet, but they will come
later on. We DO not ask reporters to tele-
graph lies to the Indianapolis papers, as
this is no tin-horn movement. We are led
by good Democrats. / believe that in four
years these free-silver f1oaters will have
forgotten there ever was such a movement.
and, like the Greenbackers. will be ashamed
that they were ever identified with such "a
movement. 1t is about the same thing as
advocated by the Greenbackers. who want.
ed the newspaper printing presses to stop
publishing papers and print money so that
the farmer could back his wagon up to the
office and fill ii with the money. We must
defeat this movement and save the Demo.
cratic party. The Populists came and stole
our flag and put IL over their craft, but
we can still be Democrats
The speaker was warmly appiauded. Jack
Brunt, of Anderson, q brother of the Popo.
cratic candidate for Congress in this dis
trict, was present and made a few re-
marks. predicting a tremendous ownfan
for his brother. Every county in the dis
trict was represented except Adams and
Jay. There were about fifty representa-
tives present. among them being profess
sional men and farmers. Mr.. Smith pre-
diets that the party will secure one thou
sand votes in the district. and he has a
list of names to su~bstantiate the predic-
ton. His list has seventy-two names in
Anderson and forty-two in Muncie.
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PYTHIANS AT CLEVELAND.
Officers Elected by the Ststerhood-
Knights Of khorassan Parade.

CLEVELAND. Aug. 26.-The session OF the SUI
preme Lodge. knights OF Pythias. to-day was
very brief. Reports were referred to standing
committees. after which the lodge adjourned
until tomorrow morning, when the real business
Of the session will be taken up
At to-day's session OF the Pythisn sisterhood
the following officers were elected; Supreme
chancellor. Mrs. George w. Bemfs. OF Massa-
chusetts; supreme vice chancellor Mrs. II. Il.
Libby. OF Maine: suprs me prelate. Mrs w A
Diiworth, OF Nebraska; supreme mistress OF the
excheQuer. Mrs. l.. A Small, OF New Hamp-
shire, supreme mistress Of arms. Miss NJ.
Mueller. OF Rhode Island; supreme assistant mis-
tress OF arms, Mrs. Robert smith. OF Ohio: SUI
preme inner guard, Mrs. 5. Loring. OF New
York: supreme outer guard. Mrs. j. O. Arthur.
OF pennsylvania; supreme organist. Mrs. O.. W.
Adams. OF Massach.s sets.
The Rathbone sisters to-day listened TO reports
OF officers which were referred TO standing CON-
mittees.
The Knights of Khorassan adjourned to-day to
meet I'm Evansville. Ind. The parade OF the
Knights OF khorassan this evening was a very
elaborate affair. The Knights. attired In fantas-
tic dress. paraded the downtown streets. which
were Illuminated. being cheered all along the
line OF march by an immense crowd OF specta-
tors. After the parade many Of the Knights at
tended a clam bake at Mulberry's on the lake
shore west of the city. The greater part OF the
night was passed there.
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Small Attendance Owing tn Misunder-
standing About the Time.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind, Aug. 26.-The gold
STANDARD Democrats of this district met
here to-day TO select delegates TO the In
~dianapolis National Democratic convention.
p. A. Randall presided and explained to
the forty-one people present that a mistake
had been made in calling the convention
at l o'clock. as many thought the time
was Z o'clock this evening. +. M. Smith,
the Ca~lhoun-street hardware merchant.
was elected secretary. Emmett H.. McDon-
aid, Democratic member OF the board Of
water works trustees. and ex-Congressman
G. A. O.. Mcclellan. of Auburn. were elected
delegates and Patrick S. ORourke. super
intendent of the Grand Rapids & Indiana
railroad. and Samuel NJ. Foster were
elected a~lternates. On motion of editor
Sarninghausen of the Fort Wayne Stats
Zeitung. Mr.. j. +. w. Meyer, druggist, was
chosen ~elector. and A. e. Hoffman, Demo-
cratic member of the School Board. was Sc
lected as contingent elector. Perry a. Ran
dali was elected member of the State DEM
ocratic committee. Samuel Foster closed
the meeting with an eloquent speech up
holding the principles of the Democratic
party.
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State Ticket in Missouri.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 26.-The gold-standard
Democrats OF Missouri met in convention
here to-day. Between 800 and 400 delegates
from all parts of the State were present
The committee on resolutions reported a
platform which reaffirms the Democratic
platform of 1892; indorses President Cleve-
lands administration; protests against the
assault made on the United States supreme
Court and upholds President Cleveland 5
action In sending troops to Chicago; pro-
tests against a currency which would rum
the country: declares for the use OF both
gold and silver as standard money and to
coin both gold and silver into money or
equal intrinsic and e~xchangeabl value,
such equality to be secured by international
agreement or by such safeguards OF ieSisia-
ton as viii insure the maintenance OF the
parity and equal power of every dollar at
all times. Twenty-Five delegates and four
delegates at large to the Indianapolis con-
vention were elected. Tomorrow a full
State ticket will be nominated.
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n DISTRICT.
Representative Democrats from Ev-
cry County Turned Ont.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MONON. Ind. Aug. 26.-The gold Demo-
Gratis of the Tenth district met here at 10
o'clock. Judge Reynolds. Of Rensselaer,,
was chosen chairman. Emory b. Sellers,
of White county. and f. H. Scott. of War
rem county. were chosen as delegates to
the Indianapolis convention. with II. c.
Harris. of Benton county, and Thomas
Wood. of "a county. a~lternates. NJ. A.
Mcdonald. of Warren county. son of the
late Joseph f. Mcdonald. was chosen as
elector for this dictrict. and James r.
Malone as contingent. Thomas Hogan, Of
Lafayette, was selected member of the
State central committee. An executive
gold Democratic committee was ordered
appointed. consisting of one delegate from
each county in this district. as an intelli-
gence committee. whose duty will be TO
keen the State central thor
oughly posted on political affairs in their
respective counties. Every county In the
district was represented. generally by their
most prominent Democrats. About seven
ty-five men were present at the conven-
ton. which was carried on i'm the most
earnest and businesslike manner. The at
tendance was confined TO representative
men. principally. from the ten counties.
which was about evenly divided. About
twenty-five Democrats and Republicans
OF this city were in attendance
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Timothy Woodruff Named for Lieu
Vnnn for Appeals Court Judge.
D. D. WOODMANSEE HONORED
OHIO IAN ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
The REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
w. J.. Bowling Given Another Term
as Secretary-Detroit to Be Next
Place of Meeting.

SARATOGA, y. Y. Aug. 26.-The Repub-
lican State convention to-day nominated
Congressman Black, of Troy. for Governor:
Timothy Woodruff. of Brooklyn, for Lieu
tenant Governor. and Irving G.. Vann, of
Syracuse, for Associate Judge OF the Court
OF Appeals. Mr.. Black. il is said, was ex-
Senator Platt's f~avorite.
Before the Republicans began to ASSEMBLE
in the convention hall to-day it was any
body's race in the contest for the guberna-
torial nomination. Every one was asking
For whom will Mr.. Platt declare?" But
that gentleman said. Il will not interfere
in any manner. This is a free-for-an fight
and shall not declare for any candidate
if the convention lasts all The
followers of George w. Aldridge were very
confident this morning; in fact. more so
than they have been for some days. They
claimed that the Palmer and Bracket
votes would come to them on the next
ballot taken in the convention and that
they would have gains below the Harlem.
The Fish people were equally confident
that they would have gains, but did not
announce from what locality they would
come. Senator John Raines was doing ac-
tive missionary work for j. Sloat Fassett
and claimed that as a dark horse Fassett
headed the list.
The convention was called to order at
1l:45. Mr.. Speard, of Herkimer county,.
answered Warner Miller's speech of last
evening. He denied that there had been
any fraud at the primaries.
Balloting for Governor was then resumed.
and Frank S. Black. Of Troy. was nomi-
mated on the fourth ballot. two having
been taken yesterday. After il was found
that Mr.. Black was nominated Aldridige's
ms ma was Wifhdr1 Nn and Racks nominal
Of Brooklyn, was nominated for Lieutenant
Governor on the first ballot. The secre-
convention for Irving G.. Van of Syracuse,
for Associate Judge of the Court of APP
peals, and then the convention adjourned.
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ASIATIC CHOLERA.
Death Of n Chicago Coal Dealer from
the Dread Disease.

CHICAGO. Aug. 2s.-This afternoon Dr.
Reilly. of the Health Department. had
brought to his notice a case OF what Is
said TO have been genuine Asiatic cholera.
from which the patient died. The victim
was James Mcfarland. a retail coal dealer.
vino was taken sick late Monday night and
died Tuesday morning. The health officers
did not hear Of the case until yesterday
and an inspector was sent to the house at
once TO make an investigation. He found
the map's death to have resulted from a
malignant attack of the dread disease, and
the place was carefully disinfected.
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The virginia Convention.

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 26.-Delegates to
the gold-standard Democratic convention,
which will meet in this city tomorrow.
began to arrive this evening. Indications
point to a large attendance, representing
almost every city and town in the State
and many of the counties. Petersburg will
send thirty delegates; ~Lynchburg will have
a strong delegation. as will Norfolk and
other towns. The convention will be called
to order by Joseph Bryan, Of Richmond.
1t is understood that Alexander Hamilton,
a prominent lawyer of Petersburg, will be
temporary chairman.
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NINTH DISTRICT.
Fourteen i'm the Convention, but
None Felt Discouraged.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind. Aug. 26.-Representa-
tives of the sound-money Democracy of the
Ninth district met here this afternoon. The
attendance was small, only fourteen being
present from over the district. Attorney
w. r. Stokes. of this city. presided. DR..
T. w. Jordan. of Whitestown. this county.
and j. s. Nave, of Attica, were chosen del
egates TO the national convention, with
Benjamin +. Wheeler, of this county. and
Dr.. w. II. Colt. OF Charlottesville. alter
mates. Jasper n. Davidson. of Crawfords-
vile. was named as elector: no contingent
elector being selected. Frank Daily, of this
city, was chosen district committeeman.
Although disappointed at the small num-
Der present. Committeeman Daily and the
other delegates in attendance express them
selves as not at all discouraged and say
the work of organization will be pushed
with vigor.
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Zig Convention in Iowa.

DES MONIES, Ia, Aug. 26.-Henry Voll-
mer. chairman of the National Democratic
committee. called the State convention Of
the National Democrats to order at IL a.
m. to-day. following the adjournment of
the district conventions. which were held
at 10 o'clock. The weather was perfect
and the convention about as large as the
usual iowa Democratic convention. Nearly
all the old leaders were on hand, giving
an appearance that no split had occurred.
The convention placed in the field electors
and selected delegates TO the indianapolis
convention. The groundwork of a com
plete State organization was also laid and
a determined fight will be made. Judge
Babb, as permanent chairman, made an
able address The platform declares for
the Democracy of Jefferson. Jackson. Til
den and Cleveland and charges that the
recent Chicago convention surrendered its
national cha to Il combination OF the
West and the South as against the East
and the North. Special stress is laid on
the threat TO debase the currency" In
conclusion the platform says: we will
not only protest; we will organize to de-
feat the Populistic contract entered into at
Chsna
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Stewart Replies to sherman.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator Stew
art, of Nevada, has addressed an open let
ter to Senator Sherman in answer to the
latter's speech of Aug. II at Columbus, o..
in which he charged that the Senator from
Nevada in 1874 advocated the gold stand
ard. The letter charges that Senator Sher-
man grossly misrepreSented him (StewarD
and that If he (Sherman) had printed the
context Of the speech IL would nave re-
futed the inference that was orawn from
the extracts printed. In the quotations
from his (Stewart's) speech of Feb. IL. jSif.
he says the word gold was used for
specie. The context OF that speech. he de-
clares, shows that he was not advocat-
ing the gold standard as against the double
standard.
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j.. j. Van Allen 4. a Delegate.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. 26.-The State
was held in this city to-day. Arnold Green
was elected chairman. The resolutions re-
pudiate the Chicago convention and say:
I'VE insist upon the maintenance of the
present gold standard of money and OPP
pose the free and independent coinage of
silver at any ratio a tariff for revenue
only is advocated. Arnold Green, c.. c.
Nichols, w. c. Baker. Gardiner G. Sims
and Edmund Walker. OF Providence; c. IL.
Page. of Scituate: j. J. Van Allen. of New
port, and A. L. Andrews. of North Provi-
dence, were elected delegates to the In
dianapolis convention.
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DISTRICT.
Enthusiastic Convention of sound
Money Men at Peru.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
PERU. Ind. Aug. 26.-1ne sound-money
Democrats OF the Eleventh congressional
district met In this city this afternoon and
selected a district committeeman. presiden-
tial electors and delegates to the national
convention. Every county in the district
was represented and about two hundred
delegates took part in the convention. Hon.
Chafies A. Cole presided and the follow
i22Gere chosen: Member OF State commit
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Contra diets Himself.
Philadelphia Telegraph.

Mr.. Bryan in his latest utterances still
claims that free coinage will raise the price
of silver to $l29 per ounce. and also that
the debtor can buy 50 cents worth Of sill
yer. take ii to the mint and convert IL into
a dollar that will pay loo cents worth OF
debt. If Mr.. Bryan cannot see that he is
making a radical blunder by persisting in
these contradictory averments somebody.
for the credit of the country, ought TO i'm
press the absurdity of his discourse upon
his mind with a stuffed club.
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In North Carolina.

WINSTON. n. c.. Aug. 26.-The State
of the gold Democrats was held
at Greensboro to-day. j. W. Fries, Of Sa-
lem. was chosen chairman. There were
only ~twenty-four Representatives in at
ten of whom were from Green's
boro. Resolutions were adopted favoring "a
national presidential ticket, instructing a
committee to put up electors. and after a
hot debate, pledging support to the State
Democratic ticket nominated at Raleigh on
Juno q. Delegates were appointed TO the
Indianapolis convention.
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TACOMA. Wash. Aug. 2s-The Repub-
iican State convention met to-day. State
Chairman SHETLAND. in calling the delegates
to order declared that the outlook for ear
rying the State by the Republicans is most
encouraging. Mai. y. Scot was made tenn
porary chairman. Committees were APP
pointed and the convention adjourned until
? o'clock. On reassembling the temporary
organization was made permanent. a plat
form was adopted and :. {. HYDE and ".
T.. Doolittle were ~rcnoninated FOR Con-
gress by reclamation. a platform favoring
woman suffrage was voted down. The con-
vention then adjourned until Tomorrow.
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tee. Moses Rosenthal. of Miami county:
delegates to national convention. Harry w.
Strouse. OF Miami. and NJ. b.: smith, OF
Howard county: alternates. DR.. c. l..
Thomas, OF Cass. and George A. South
wall. OF Grant county; presidential %elector,
DR.. w. r. Carson. of Huntington: contin-
gent elector. Nelson CT. Hunter. of Wabash.
The meeting was full of enthusiasm and
was highly gratifying TO the gold Demo-
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Pennsylvania Democrats.
Philadelphia Inquirer Rep.)

At Indianapolis the Pennsylvania delega-
ity and honesty. The men who meet i'm
Musical Fund Hall to-day are men Of prin-
cipie. They know that they cannot elect
a National Democratic ticket. but their pro-
test will be of great value in this campaign
and will make the election of Mckinley
doubly sure. There are. we believe. a
million Democrats in the country who have
not bowed the knee 10 the silver calf.
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shooter Murphy Won.

NEW YORK. Aug. 26.-The shooting
match at 200 live birds for $3.50 a side was
won on the grounds of the Hollywood Gun
Club by Edgar Gibbs Murphy. OF the Holly
wood Gun Club, from T. w. Morley. OF
Paterson. n. j.. this afternoon by eight
birds. the total kills being lss TO Isl. Nor
few scored twenty-nine kills before he
missed.
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Cannot Fuse in California.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 26.-The Call
says: Secretary of State Brown says that
he will refuse to place upon the ticket the
names of the fusion Democratic-Populist
presidential electors or the ground that
the election law of California requires the
names of the electors TO be rrang al
phabetically in groups under their party
designation. He said that as soon as the
fusionists present the names to him he will
apply to the Encouragement for his opin-
ion in the matter"
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Chairman Hanna. OF the national commit
tee: candidate Hobart. ex-senator Plat,
national committeemen Clayton. Scott and
Osborne. Treasurer G. -. Bliss. ex-Scrre-
tGry of State John w. Foster. Governor
Lippitt. OF Rhode Island. +. Jefferson
Coolidge. OF Boston. and EDWARD Lautcr-
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Three Hundred Marylandcrs Meet.

BALTIMORE. Md. Aug. &c. About three
hundred Maryland Democrats who are OPP
posed to the financial policy set forth in
the Chicago platform here this
evening and selected sixteen delegates to
represent Maryland at the National Demo-
cratic party convention to be held in In
~dianapolis Sept 2. The meeting also adopt
ed resolutions condemning. in unqualified
terms, the free coinage of silver at a ratio
of Is to ]. and maintaining that such a
course is but a synonym for population"
The resolutions also denounce the attitude
of the Chicago conventions towards PreSi-
dent Cleveland. There was a division OF
opinion at the meeting as to the adVisabll-
ity of placing a third ticket in the field in
Maryland; so. as the matter stands. the
delegation from this State will simply take
part in the deliberations of the Indianapolis
convention. and all action looking TO the
adoption of an electoral ticket in Maryland
will be determined by circumstances after
the adjournment. The resolutions denounce
the Chicago platform. its assault on the
administration. and concludes with the dec
~laration that the nominees do not represent
the principles of Jefferson, Jackson, Ben
ton. Tilden and Cleveland.
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Samuel j. Randall. son of the late ex-
Speaker Randall. was one OF the sound
money advocates at the Republican meet
ing In Lancaster on Saturday last. The
sons are doing good work I'm this campaign.
and the dollar of the fathers. the Tuti oof-
lar OF Jefferson and Jackson, Will not be
halved with their c~onnivance.