The herald., 1896-07-25
Dissatisfied Democrats Call q
Convention
NEW NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Will Meet at Indianapolis on the Seventh
of August
A Declaration of Democratic Principles Will
Be Made and Candidates in Accord
Herewith Nominated
Associated Press Special Wire.

| CHICAGO, July 24.--The committee
| appointed by the gold standard Demo-
! Gratis last night to prepare and issue
call for another convention, met at the
| Auditorium at II o'clock today. Comp
! troller Eckels arrived this morning. 1t
| had been supposed he would bring a
message from President Cleveland, but
he emphaticala- denied this.
After an hours discussion a majority
report was prepared calling for a con-
ventlon not later than September 2. A
| committee of five was selected to ar
range for state conventions.
The national committee is to meet at
indianapolis August 2. to decide on
place for the national convention.
The majority report as adopted is as
follows;
To the Conferences: Your committee
recommends the adoption of the follow
ing resolutions:
In view of the revolutionary actions of
the recent Chicago convention, its re-
pudiaton of all Democratic platforms
and principles and its condemnation of
the national Democratic administration;
Resolved First, that it is the sense of
this conference, composed of Demo-
Gratis from the states of Illinois, Ohio,
Indiana, Wisconsin. Kentucky. Michi-
gan, Missouri, Texas. Iowa, Minnesota
and Nebraska, that Il thoroughly sound
and patriotic declaration of Democratic
principles be enunciated and that can
didates for president and president
in accord Herewith be nominated.
Second-That the Democrats in the
several states who are in sympathy with
this recommendation and unalterably
opposed to the declarations and tenden-
cies of the Chicago platform. be request
ed to arrange for a member of nation
al Democratic committee.
Third-That the national committee
thus selected meet at the city of Indian
apolis on Friday. the seventh day of
August, 1896 at o'clock p. m, for the
purpose of issuing a formal call for a
national Democratic convention to be
held not later than the second day of
September. 1896. at such place and to be
constituted and convened in such man
ner as such national committee may de-
termne.
of five be appointed by the chairman of
this conference( of (which he shall be
one) with authority and directions to
name suitable person in each state
where necessary to take appropriate
steps to cause state meetings to be held
with all convenient speed for the pur-
pose of selecting members of such COM
,1ittea in time for said committee meet
ing to designate a member to represent
such state temporarily. Respectfully
submitted, EDWARD S. BRAGG,
Chairman.
GEORGE NJ. DAVIS, Secretary.
A committee of two. Henry S. Robbins
of Chicago and W. D. Bynum of Indiana,
was appointed to open headquarters in
Chicago and begin an aggressive hard
money campaign.
The committee then adjourned
Later in the day Chairman Bragg an
nounced the names of the committee of
five. provided for in the report, as fol-
lows: General Edward S. Bragg, Wis
consin; w. D. Bynum Indiana; H. $.
Robbins, Illinois; James o. Broadhead,
Missouri: w. b. Haldeman, Kentucky.
Six of the eleven states represented at
the conference named their members Of
the provisional committee:
Illinois, John NJ. Palmer; Indiana, j.
r. Wilson; Wisconsin, e. B. Usher; Mis-
souri, L. C. Krauthoff; Minnesota, F. w.
McCutheon; Nebraska, Euclid Martin.
The other states deferred appoint
,,7a,,t Of their committeeman