Evening star., 1896-08-07
GOLDEN DEMOCRATS
Scope of the Conference at Indian.
apolis Today.
QUARREL OF ALTGELD AND JONES
ex-Cha'rman Taubeaeck Says Pop
a'ists Are for Bryan.
IODAI'S POLITICAL NEWS

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. August The
PROVISIONAL national committee OF those
democrats not indorsing the recent Chicago
platform and ticket holds its initial meet
ing here this afternoon. IL will first con-
slider the question of calling another ma
uonal democratic convention After This
matter is settled and the character of tho
call Is agreed upon then will come up the
usual matter as to whom and where the
national convention shall be held There
are questions of policy to be passed on as
"eH as those OF time and place" and
the meeting will be participated in by more
than the usual committeeman from each
state. While over two-thirds of the states
nave representatives as members of the
provisional national committee there are
more advisory visitors than committeeman
Inc occasion is more in the nature Of a
general conference Of the gold-stan,lard
democrats than that Of committee meet
ing.
While the movement is an outgrowth or
the Tree silver element controlling .he Chi
cago convention of July {, il did not take
organic form TIL after that convention,
Wnen an address was issued and a confer
ence held in Chicago. July - on The fol-
lowing day a temporary plan was adopted
under which the meeting is held here today
ms temporary plan provided for an ex-
Wisconsin. Broadhead of Missouri. Haloe-
man of Kentucky, Robbins OF Illinois and
Bynum OF Indiana, which has made IN.
arrangements for the meeting today and
carried on correspondence with gold stand
ard democrats in those states not r,pre-
sented at Chicago July 23, so as 10 have a
iuii representation at this time. The tenn
porary organization will be succeeded To-
Gay by a permanent organization. which
VIII continue until national convention
is held and the customary party machinery
is made up la the usual way. The ,xecu-
tive committee will this afternoon make a
report OF all that has been done up to the
present time, and then turn everything
ever to the national committee.
For "a Third Ticket.
Members Of the executive committee held
a short meeting this morning. Delegates
continue to arrive and by noon all will
probably be here. Gen. E s. Bragg, who
Is regarded one CT the most important
personages to be present. will arrive at
noon.
John C. Bullitt of Philadelphia said:
The democrats want something around
which to rally. There is a strong sentiment
in Pennsylvania among the democrats
against Bryan and free silver" Mr. Bull
htt said that he was of the determination
TO aid and give encouragement to the gold
STANDARD sentiment in whatever way IL
was possible.
f. w. NJ. Cutcheon of ST. Paul, speaking
from the standpoint of Minnesota demo-
Gratis, thought a third ticket should b.,
named, provided it could be done without
the election Of Bryan. 1T is worth our
while" said he, Ito maintain he demo-
cratic party. We don't want to be alb
sorbed by the republican party and there
lore cannot vote for Mckinley"
Mr.. Cutcheon said that in Minnesota a
third ticket would draw twelve democratic
votes where Mckinley would not draw one
For the third ticket he favors John J.
carlisle for President and L. S. Bragg
for Vice President.
Ex-Congressman Cultivate of Column
BUS favors third ticket, but has no
choice of candidates. THE primary pur-
pose OF this movement" said he. lis 10
preserve the democratic party and its prin-
ciples. This necessarily involves the nom
ullst ticket named at Chicago"