New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-07
GOLD DEMOCRATS ASSEMBLE
THE ADVANCE GUARD OF THE CONFER.
ENCE IN INDIANAPOLIS.
OPPOSITION TO THIRD TICKET DEVELOPING IN
THE SOUTH AND EAST-THIRTY-NINE
STATES MAY BE REPRESENTED
AT THE MEETING TO-DAY.

THE SOUTH AND EAST-THIRTY-NINE
STATES MAY BE REPRESENTED
AT THE MEETING TO-DAY
Indianapolis, Aug. 6.-The delegates to the
conference of the Provisional National Com
mttee OF the gold Democrats which will hold its
first session at p. m. tomorrow, began TO
rive to-day. The first 20 reach the city were
NJ L. Crawford. of Dallas Tex. and j. H. Smith.
of For. Worth. The Texas delegates had little
to say Of the prop osed conference. but from their
differences IL may be said that they are not in
favor Of a gold convention.
Down in our State" said Mr. Smith, "the
gold men have allied themselves with this or that
party, and the sound-money faction has been
almost obliterated. There has been too much
delay. and do not think that action at this
time will bring out the full strength Of the move
ment"
1t Is apparent that there will be no. n little op
position to a third ticket. coming from the South
ern and Eastern States LAS for myself. l think
third ticket IS good thing" said Mr.. Ballard,
of Atlanta, "but most of people don't be-
lieve In 1t. They want to see Bryan defeated,
and believe that the surest way Is to vote for
Mckinley. The Eastern people, so far I
learn. feel very much the same way Another
point that holds them back is that by declaring
for third ticket they might lose their hold upon
the organization. and once they should lose that
they would be practically out of politics. I want
to make Sc und-money speeches in the campaign,
but | would rather do 1t in behalf Of straight
sound-money Democratic ticket thar for Re-
publican candidate. l want to be able to look
any Democrat in the eye and tell him I'm as
good Democrat as he is"
our people" said Colonel II. G. Simms. Of
lara for Str oh
Democratic ticke; and platform meeting their
honest-money views We want something for
which make q straight, aggressive fight
Most Of the machine politicians in our State
have fallen into line. You can go along every
line Of railway in our country and you Will
hardly find Democrat in business who is not
willing to vote for sound-money ticket They
cannot bring themselves to vote for McKin-
ley. but If there is not another Democratic ticket
in the field. considerable number Will be
brought into line for Bryan"
The indications point to a large REPRESENTA-
tion OF well-known Democrats. aside from the
members OF the committe. 1t Is known that
thirty-fve and possibly thirty nine, States will
be represented as follows:
Alabama, J. X Faulkner. Montgomery; Cali
fornia, f.. B. Pond San Francisco: Connecticut.
ID. A. Wells. Norwich; Florida d. L. Gaskins
Jacksonve Georgia T. b. Neal, Atlanta;
Illinois, John NJ Palmer. Springfield Ind
diana. John r. Wilson. Indianapolis Iowa
l.. NJ. Martin. Marshalltown; Kansas Eu
gene Hagar. Topeka Kentucky. X. T.
Tyler. Hickman; Maryland, John r. semmes
Baltimore; Massachusetts Nathan Matthew'S
jr.. Boston; Michigan. Thomas A. Wilson. Jack
son. Minnesota +. ". McCutoheon, St Paul
Mississippi. EDGAR s Wilson. Mississippi City;
Missouri, l. c. krauthof Kansas City Mon
tana. Charles Conrad, Kalspel; Nebraska. Eu-
cid Martin. Omaha; NewHampshire, Goordon
Woodbury., Manchester; North Carolina. Louis
de Lacroix Rockingham; New-Jerse.', W. j.
Curtis Paterson NewYork, Charles Tracey
Albany; Ohio, J. II. Cultivate, Columbus, Ore
gon c. F. s. Wood Portland; Pennsylvania
John C. Bullitt Philadelphia Rhode Island. c.
c. Mumford, Providence; South Carolina T. F..
Foley Anderson; South Dakota J. II. Hanton
Watertown: Tennessee. W. 5, Frierson Chat
tanooga; Texas. George Clarke. Dallas; Yer
mont w. H. Creamer. Montpelier; Virginia, f.
c. Venabe, Petersburg; Washington. Thomas
Burke, Seattle West Virginia. II. c. SimmS.
Huntingdon Wisconsin. Ellis B usher, La
Crosse.
Aside from these. Maine. Louisiana and North
Dakota are expected TO send representatives.
Colorado selected Louis Enrich, but he is de-
tained at home by illness.
The meeting of the commttc: will be held at
the Commercial Club. beginning at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon and II Is not likely that the
committee will at this session determine any
thing further than the question Of whether or
not to call convention. The situation In each
State will be carefully canVassed before de-
clsion on this subject is reached.
While the sessions Of the committee VIII no.
be open to the public, not only the committee
have come to the city will be invited In and their
Views consulted. If It is determined to call
convention, which Is likely, Indianapolis VIII
make a strong plea for the gathering
A canvass made tonight OF the sentiment or
the thirty five committeeman who VIII be in to-
morrow's sound money Democratic meeting
shows that twenty-nne OF them Will favor an
other convention and ticket The six who are
opposed are from Texas Georgia, Alabama and
three Eastern States. The States of the West
and Middle West, where the fighting ground Is
supposed TO be, are In favor OF a new ticket
This will be decided upon at to-morrows meet
ing and subcommittee will be appointed 10
draw up ar address 10 the sound-money Demo-
Gratis of the country giving the reasons why
third ticket Is deemed necessary. This VIII be
adopted at Saturdays meeting of the committee
and the time and place of holding the conven-
ton will, then be fixed 1t will probably be held
during the first week in September.
Much comment is excited by the attitude OF
the Eastern leaders. While all the Eastern
States except New-Jersey and Delaware. will he
represented at to-morrow's meeting, they Will
not be represented by party leaders nor by men
who have the party organization behind them.
Neither Mr. Cleveland nor any Of the men close
to him has spoken word Of encouragement for
the movement as yet
DETERMINED TO KILL HIMSELF.