The Indianapolis journal., 1896-12-27
PREFERS A COMMISSION
CURRENCY QUESTION SHOULD BE
REFERRED TO ONE.
Mr.. Hanna Reports to the Conference
Executive Committee the Result
Of His Visit East.

The executive committee of the monetary
reform convention met yesterday afternoon
at the headquarters in the Denison House
and Mr.. Hanna laid before IL the results of
his Eastern trip. He was more than graft
fed at the universal interest he found in
the subject among the best and most in
fiuential men Of the cities he visited. In
Pittsburg and Philadelphia little meetings
were held of the best known business men
Of those cities, and they gave expressions
of the most cordial support to the move
ment for a nonpartisan effort to reform
the currency. In New York and Boston
he met with the same encouraging recep-
ton. and was kept busy comforting with
the large numbers of business men who
called upon him 20 display their interest in
the convention. During the session of the
committee the question arose as to what
the convention was apt to do, and Mr..
Hanna expressed himself with much feeling
on the subject.
Il feel that il would be not only a mis-
take said he, but it would be suicidal.
for the convention TO endeavor to agree
upon bill or detailed plan. While it
will in all probability adopt resolutions, l
sincerely trust that it will leave the matter
of details to a commission which can sit
three months or six months IL necessary, 10
study this question in all it's various phases,
to consider every plan and every sugges-
tion that is brought before it, and TO finally
devise currency plan that can meet the
approval of all classes. 1t is not alone the
commercial class or the manufacturing
class the banking class whose interest
must be looked after. but the farmer, the
mechanic and the wage Garner are as deep
ly interested as any other, and their in
terests must be taken care of. Then 1
should like to see, in addition to this COM
mission, an executive committee whose
business it should be To- see that the COM
mission was organized, that it's expenses
were provided for, that men and data it
might desire should be brought before ii
and after the commission had completed its
work it would be the business of this
executive committee to educate the coun-
try and Congress to the adoption of the
plan, and thus crystalline it into law
feel that here is a great opportunity for
US to set precedent in the settlement of
and nonclass lines. AS a matter of fact,
this is the way the tariff question. the ques-
ton OF a bankrupt law and all other QueS
tionS affecting the material prosperity of
the people should be settled, and if we
are successful in devising a method to set
tie the currency question, these other
things would naturally follow in time.'
Z. Il. Martindale expressed the view that
the convention was likely, in adopting reso-
lutions, to lay down certain fundamental
principles along the lines of which cur
reney system should be established, and
Mr.. Hanna agreed in this view.
The committee also discussed some mat
terS of routine concerning the convention.
1t was thought probable that it would con-
tain from 800 TO 500 delegates and not
draw very large number of spectators In
view of this fact, it is not unlikely that
Plymouth Hall or some other place than
Tomlinson Hall may be selected. The ques-
tion of the expenses of the convention was
touched upon, and, while sufficient
funds have not yet been collected, the COM
mittee felt sure that responses would be
erly A number of sample badges had been
sent by manufacturing houses, and at the
next meeting a design will be selected for
delegates badges. The question of hotel
accommodations will be taken up in a few
days and it is probable the leading hotels
will be asked TO reserve a considerable
number of rooms for the of the dele
gates
The following additional delegates to the
convention were reported yesterday:
Terre Haute Commercial Club-B. CT.
Hugnut. Preston Hussey, Robert Geddes
and +. F. Havens.
Savannah, Cal. p. williams, w. w
Gordon. j. b. Piedman and A. b. Moore.
New York Cotton Exchange-Jafnes o.
Bloss. Charles b. Miller and Samuel f.
Hubbard. jr.
Fort Smith, Ark, Commercial League
@. I. Sparks. j. b. Williams, y. +. Atkin-
son and w. j. Johnston.