The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-30
A NATIONAL CONVENTION WILL
BE HELD NOT LATER THAN
SEPTEMBER ..
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED At CHICAGO
The National Committee Will Meet in
Indianapolis August I to Issue
Formal Call-Eleven States Repre-
sented at Chicago Yesterday

Chicago, July 24.-The gold standard
democrats will hold convention not
later than September .. Where this
convention will be held and how dele
gates will be elected has not yet been
decided. The question of representa-
ton of states will be decided by Il COM
mittee of five. The members of the
committee settled on this matter today
and the states represented We're: In
diana, John II. Wilson; Iowa, Henry
Nollmer: Ohio, S. II. Olding; Michigan,
w. Il. Shelby; Kentucky, J. n. Davis:
Missouri. L. G. KrauthOff: Wisconsin,
w. f. Villas and Gen. e. s. Bragg; H.
linois. Henry S. Robbins; Nebraska, Fred
W. Vaughan.
The hour set for the meeting of the
committee was 10 o'clock, hut all the
members were present an hour earlier
and it was decided to proceed at once
with the business in hand.
Gen. Bragg was selected as chairman
and the committee locked the doors
against the press and public and dis
cussed the situation for three hours.
That radical difference of opinion eX-
listed as to the methods to be adopted
in furtherance of the committees in
terest was shown by the fact that Il mi
nority and majority report were evolved
from the deliberations. The majority
report, which was adopted, provides for
the holding of a national convention of
sound money democrats not later than
September >, and reads in full as fol-
lows:
Your committee recommends the
adoption of the following resolutions:
I'm view of the revolutionary action
of the recent Chicago convention. its re-
pudiation of all democratic platforms and
principles and its condemnation of the
national democratic administration.
Resolved, First-That it is the sense
of this committee of democrats from
Illinois. Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky. Mich
igan, Texas. Minnesota, Iowa and Ne
braska, that a thoroughly sound and
patriotic enunciation of democratic prin-
ciples be promulgated and that candi-
dates for president and vice president
in accordance Herewith be nominated.
''Second-That democrats in the sew
eral states who are in sympathy with
this movement and opposed to the Chi
cagO platform he requested to arrange
a meeting of the democratic national
committee.
"Third-That the national committee
thus selected meet in Indianapolis, Ind.
on Friday, August I, ut , p. M. 1896.
for the purpose of issuing Il formal call
for Il national democratic convention. to
be held not later than September .. 1896.
at such place and to be constituted and
convened in such manner as said ma
tional committee may determine.
"FOurth-That an executive committee
of five be appointed by the chairman of
this conference, of which he shall be
one. with authority and direction to
name suitable person in each state.
where necessary, to take appropriate
steps to cause state meetings to he held
and make all convenient haste for the
purpose of selecting members of such
committee, or if no committeeman he
selected in any state in time for said
meeting, to designate n member to rep
resent such state temporarily. Respect
fully submitted.
"EDWARD s. BRAGG. Chairman.
sc. NJ. DAVIS, Secretary"
There is vigorous rivalry between
the cities, not less than four being CON
testantS for the honor of entertaining
the gold standard democrats. Indian
apOls telcgraphed an offer to provide all
necessary funds.
The friends of Don NJ Dickinson are
working for Detroit. Minneapolis has
asked for it and the claim of the north
ern city is seconded by st. Paul. Chi
cago is also a claimant.
Eleven states were represented in the
Auditorium today. Texas was the last
to appear and the representative of the
Lone Star state was heartily cheered
when he took his place. While the
states represented at today's meeting and