The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-14

ways been even in his professions, Dem
ocrat
This has made such crisis, both for the
nation and the Democratic party, tAat the
sound money Democrats must at once
decide what political action they will
take for the protection of the honor of teh
nation, the prosperity of the people and
life and usefulness of the party. The
sound money Democrats of Illinois have
fairly made up their minds that new
Democratic national convention should be
called for the earliest feasible day to NOM
mate Democratic candidates for president
and vice president and to adopt plat
form of Democratic principles.
REASONS FOR THE CONVENTION.
The address then gives the reasons
for calling another convention and con-
cludes as follows:
Democrats who believe in Democratic
principles must have a party. They will
have a party sooner or later. The sooner
the better. They now have the opportun-
ity TO reOrganiae and keep the Democrs tic
party intact and the interests of teh
party intact and the interests OF the
nation imperatively demand that the
Democratic party shall be rescued out
of popul!sm and kept on its historic
foundation. The sound money Demo-
Gratis are already sufficiently argan-
lied in this state to be able to meet
their fellow Democrats in new conves-
tion and are anxious to confer with rep
resentatives of another state whenever Il
representative conference can be brought
about. We hope that out of the responses
to this public statement of the views Of
the Illinois Democracy there can be gath
cred so much of the judgment of the lead
ing sound money Democrats of the United
States as can be formulated into plan Of
action. Communications should be ad-
dressed to Mr.. Charles A. Ewing chair
man. Palmer, House, Chicago.
The address is signed: John NJ. Pal
mer, Charles A. Ewing, Franklin Mac
Veagh. Ben. II. Gable. w. s. Foreman,
Thomas A. Moran, John p Hopkins,
Henry s. Robbins, A. A. Goodrich. Jas.
II. Hobbs. Adolph Kraus, James Shee-
han, Charles II. Williamson. Linden
Evans, r. +. Spangler, executive COM
mittee of the honest money Democracy
of Illinois.
This pronounciamento of the gold
party Of Illinois sets forth the pace for
the east, but in the minds Of the leaders
there is not an abundance of faith that
the party organizations which sent
gold delegates to the Chicago conven-
tion will declare for another conven-
tion. The most that Illinois expects is
that enough gold Democrats outside
the regular organization will send dele
cations to the new convention pro-
posed as to make II successful and the
middle and southern states are relied
on to give the new movement much sup
port 1t Is In those that the gold men
eSp.et to win. Names of standard
bearers have been freely mentioned.
Clrief among them is Secrtary Car
lisie. He is regarded as the ideal can
dldate If he would accept but the as
surances have not been received from
him. Henry Watterson, Is too, looked
upon with almost equal favor, coming
from the same state, but he Is out Of
the country and it is not known when
he Will return. The other statesmen
mentioned are Senator John M. Pal
mer, OF Illinois, and Secretary j. Ster-
ling Morton, who is from Bryan's
state.
THE SENATOR AN OBSTACLE.
The senator is regarded as the local
obstacle to the cooperation Of eastern
party organization in the call for new
ticket. From private kilograms re-
ceived today from the New York sena-
tor and other party leaders In the EN-
pire state 1t seems almost certain that
New York's Democratic organization
will not favor another convention. Sem
ator Hills plan is reported to be fight
for the election of gold congressman
and for the throwing Of the presidential
election into the house of representa-
tives, in which event a successful con-
test for gold president would be more
probable than with a third ticket
The Illinois gold Democrat received
another setback today by the announce
ment Of Postmaster Washington, a
leader of that factor In the start. that
he was opposed to third ticket. He
denounced the proposition on the ground
that third ticket would mean the elec-
tion of the silver Democratic ticket.
The revol. of the Illinois delegation
against Gov. Altgeld, which broke out
first in the convention hall when the
state swung to Bryan, was accentuated
today by the resignation of Col Henry
2. Donovan. OF Chicago, Of his position
Of Inspector general of the Illinois Ma
ttCnal guard, to which he was appointed
by the governor. Col. Donovan was an
original Boies man and led the anti
Bland forces against the governor. Be-
fore leaving Chicago Mr. Sewall de-
nnunced the attack which had been
made on him in a morning paper, de-
picting him az Il foe of organized la Dor.
He said: Amy one acquainted with
Maine and her lumber and ship build
inb industry, knows that the house Of
Sewall has always had the friendship
of its employees. We have never had
the slightest trouble nor have we ever
opposed union labor. am an advocate
Of the cause of laboring men and our
men have always been treated on that