The San Francisco call., 1896-08-05
THE GoLD DEMOCRATS.
There NH Be Large Representation a
Indianapolis.

There 8Su Be Large Representations al
indianapolis.
CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. 4.-The gold Dem
ocratic headquarters received information
to-day by telegraph that four more States
had chosen representatives to attend the
indianapolis meeting. Jesse Metcaf OF
Providence will meet the committee on
behalf of the Rhode Island sound money
Democrats.
Colonel Louis R. Enrich of Colorado
Springs, the author of a well-known book
on the currency question, will represent
Colorado sound money Democrats ana
make speech in public.
A telegram from Arthur Meigs OF jack
sonville, Fla, informed the committee
that an enthusiastic meeting had been
held in that city in which all parts OF the
States were represented and that Hon.
]. L. Garkins, ex-speaker of the Florida
Legislature, had been elected provisional
committeeman, with D. G. Amble as al
ternate, to the Indianapolis meeting.
G. E. s. Wood, Oregon's representative,
wired to-day that he had lett Portland for
indianapolis.
The committee received telegram
from Edwin Sully from Rockingham,
N. c., stating that conference would be
held there to-day, and that North Caro-
lima would send representative to In
dianapois. The committee had not ex-
pected that State 10 contribute commit
teeman.
Local leaders of the movement said they
had not heard anything to substan tiate
story published this afternoon which pur-
ported to give the details of deal be-
tween the silver leaders on behalf OF
Bryan and the Eastern gold Democratic
leaders, whereby the Democratic nominee
was to be supported in the East, the main
condition being that Mr.. Bryan's admin
istration should restrict the free coinage
of silver in proportion to the production
of gold and at the ratio of 16 to l. The
story was regarded as mythical, and the
regular Democratic leaders professed the
same Ignorance and lncredulity.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Aug. a. - The
sound money Democratic executive COM
mittee finds that there is going to be a
much larger attendance at the meeting of
the National Committee next Friday than
was anticipated. Rooms are being en-
gagged at the hotels for parties ranging
from five to fifty from various States Of
the Union, and it looks as though the COM
mittee meeting would develop into gen.
eral conference of sound money Demo-
Gratis.
"If can judge from the dispatches am
receiving" said Mr.. Bynum of the execu-
tive committee to-day, instead of the
single representative Of thirty-odd States
that will be represented we shall have here
a gather of two or three hundred represen-
tative Democrats whose opinions will
command attention.
II think there is no doubt that conven-
tion will be called in September. We find
in other States as in Indiana that the
politicians have largely slumped, but
among the business men and the people
there is determination to hold the party
true to its traditions and defeat the un-
Democratic ticket nominated at Chicago
upon platform that is anything but
Democratic. You have noticed how rap
idly the sentiment is developing in this
State where Democrats, not only in this
city but all over the State, are hocking to
our standard, Our advices are that the
same thing is true in other States, and as
the work of organization goes on it will
develop more rapidly.'
The executive committee will have a
meeting Thursday evening, but the mem
bers of the National Committee are not
expected until Friday morning in time
for the meeting, which is called to meet
in the Commercial Club assembly y-room at
2 o'clock P. M.