The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-19
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Turing the afternoon an informal con-
heii at Senator Dubois's room, at whicn
there were about twenty present. Inc
con- ercnce was held behind closed doors,
bit the proceedings were given out. Inc
essential feature was decision TO place
Senator Teller in the field as presidential
candidate. At 4 O'Clock IL was officiaiiy
announced TO the members OF the press IN
waiting that the conference could not give
oGt its appeal to the people until to-mor-
row In this appeal II Is known that tne
o4nmended for President and that deciaF-
alton of principles viii be made
II was stated that no temporary organ-
ization had been effected: that the CONFER
ence was informal and for the purpose OF
an exchange OF views. Senator'S cannon
ana si DUBOIS and Others blcb 1SdHr dsered only
in form except on one point The point OF
difference was as 10 whether the twenty
three delegates who. withdrew from tne
course TO be pursued. Senator Cannon leu
those who held that the convention tnat
delegates power TO do as was done in with
drawing from the convention and proceed
ing In accordance with the well-known
wishes of their constituents. Others ar
gued that they should not proceed TO nom
mate an Independent until they had sub
mitted the proposition TO the people py
calling other district and State conven-
tions. An exception was conceded by all
in the case of Colorado where the STATE
convention instructed its delegates to be
ator Teller. While this action was the Col
orado delegates final jurisdiction as 10
their course, there was a hitch because
Senator Teller had been requested not 10
be present owing to the desire of his as
sociates to make him their presidential
candidate.
1t was stated In the conference that there
were about 100 other delegates in the con-
vention who wanted to cooperate with the
silver men, but who did not believe IN
III.
ate in an Independent move on the plan OF
reSubmisSion to the people. II Is expected
that the address Will be signed by about
twenty-five or thirty delegates. After dis
cussing the issue as to the form of proceed
ings and other minor differences IL was
decided not TO make public the official
row. The leaders will in the meantime
draft declaration for bimetallism that
will meet the views of all and at the same
time outline an agreed statement in Justi-
fication OF those who withdrew from the
convention. During the conference all
those delegates present who had wlthdrawn @
These badges and the delegate tickets were
taken up by passing around the hat and or
dered returned to the national committee
men or the Sergeant-at-arms or the con-
vention. There was then reference TO this
day being the anniversary of the battle OF
Waterloo. During the informal talk the
work in both the subcommittees and the
full committee on resolutions. as well as OF
the action of the convention was referred
TO. Inere was regret tnat cendtOT IdFter
the retiring chairman of the national com
mittee. had not withdrawn. There was also
comment on the three alternates going into
the Utah delegation and filling it up II
was stated that Mr.. Matthews. while re-
naming in the convention, announced thai
Montana could not be carried on a gold
PLATFORM
Mr.. N. j. Salisbury, who has been a mem
Der of the national committee from Utah
and had just been reelected, announced
that he had declined to serve and returned
his credentials. He is a gold miner and a
banker, and was one of the delegates who
walked out.
Mr. Salisbury said he indorsed the action
of the delegates who withdrew, but he
differed from Senator Cannon on one point
of expediency. Mr. Salisbury thought they
should resubmit their case TO the people
before proceeding further. He said: 81
believe we. as delegates. were acting only
as agents, and that we are not here in any
individual capacity to do we think best
after the withdrawal without consulting
our constituents. / don't propose TO sup.
Fort the nominee nor the platform that the
Republican party to-day decided on re-
gard the financial question as paramount
to protection or any other issue. and
shall support the candidate for President
who is nearest in accord with my conyic-
| tions on the financial question"