The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-08
BOILERS CONVENTION
Dssgunted remuGras Confer and lssus a
Call for Another Convention. ~
INDIANAPOLIS, sEpTEM3[R SECOND
The Place and Time Named in the
ll-Represcntntives from Thir.
t,.three states Present ut the Con.
ference - The Name Of Grover
cleveland Causes Great Applause

indianapolis. Ind. Aug. Two lively
thunderstorms during the night had the
effect of cooling off the swetering at
mosphere. and the delegates TO the gold
conference We're able to make them
selves comfortably cool this morning.
But the sudden change of the weather
was not the chief topic of conversa-
tion about the lobbies of the Bates and
Dennison Hotels. where the delegates
are stopping. AS one of them expressed
it. This is a sort of lonesome affair.""
but ex-Congressman Bynum, the lead
ing spirit in the movement, still assures
all inuuirers that at least thirty States
will be represented 1t is also notiCea-
bic and much commented upon that not
one of the big leaders of the Democratic
gold wing is present, and. to be frank,
there is u. strong under current of dis
satisfaction.
The Indiana silver leaders are poking
fun at the gold delegates because OF
the refusal, inability, or whatever it
NAV be. OF Louis Enrich. u prominent
sound money leader, to be present. The
SilvcritcS clam to have positive infor-
nation to the effect that he is not Ill.
and that he would have stepped into the
same boat with Senator Hill. Whitney
and othelG and taken seat reserved
for spectators" Bynum has no other
information than that given in the dis
patches from Colorado Springs. t,h-
richS failure to attend has spoiled
AS the time for the conference, O'Clock
this afternoon approa ched. Il seemed
more and more osTtain that the delegates
w...u uiS. against the calling of Il con-
vention and the nomination of a gold
ticket. and that they Will press their
arguments upon confeiees. Lack of
time and the apparent ind.fferS nee of the
Eastern gold leaders Will be seized upon
to that end, and while it is reasonably
certain that convention Will be decid d
upon. the programme Will not so through
without opposition.
T2c report sent out that Senator Hill
has made UP his mind 10 support the
Chicago ticket. whether true or not. was
generally discuss, d by the delegates to-
day. AS 10 The truth of the report. there
We're varying opinions.
Mr.. Mccormick, of Williamsport,
member of the Pennsylvania delegation,
gave 1t as his opinion that the report is
true.
The delegate from Maryland. j. L.
Semmes. says that the sound money
Democrats of his Slate are not in favor
of thi!d ticket. They will probably
however, endorse the action of the sound
money convention and most OF them
vii! vote for Il sound money ticket. The
tendency of the sound money Demo-
Gratis from Maryland, he says, is to
stand solidly by the Republican ticket
Massachusetts faVors a third ticket
An informal conference was held at
noon which was not open to the pub
lie. the purpose of which was to bring
INTO line the memlnrs from Texas
Georgia, Maryland PENNSYLVANIA and
Maine. who came here with the impres-
sion that third ticket would probably
do more harm than good by dividing the
sound money forces of the country AT
this conference speeches were made by
General Buckner, of kentucky; Mr..
Outhwaite. of Ohio; Mr.. Wilson of In
diana. and Mr.. Ewing, Of Illinois. dem
onotratng the fact that in their States
n third ticket was necessary i'm order
that the sound money Democrats might
have some rallying point. They de-
clared that in their section there is
more In a political name than in n polti-
cal principle. with the average voters
and large numbers of Democrats. who
would be inclined to vote for IL sound
money Democratic ticket than would
swallow Bryan and the Chicago plat
form eventually rather than vote the
Republican ticket.
Before the conference at noon all OPP
position to calling another convention
was withdrawn and it was agreed that
the meetings of the committees In the
afternoon and evening should be public.
1t was also formally agreed that General
John NJ. Palmer, of Illinois. should be
made permanent chairman of the provi-
Sional committee.
Talks among the delegates exhibited
much confidence in the success Of the
sound money movement.
General CoXey. of Commonwcal fame
created ripple OF excitement by APP
pearing at the headquarters during the
morning. He Is making speeches in the
State for the Popuist organization and
was simply over between appointments.
ne action of the committee was hlr-
monious and was quickly taken. The
afternoon session lasted but an hour.
but 1t was determined TO call a conven-
ton and chose Indianapolis as the
place.
AT the evening session the formal call
ior the convention was adopted and
Inc GATE liked as September 2d.
Ihe large assembly room of the Com
hlerclal Cluo was packed to the door with
about 800 people at 2:3O O'Clock Con-
Rressman Bynum called the conference
10 order, eXplaini that he did so in the
absence OF General Bragg. chairman of
the Executive Committee. who had been
delayed on his way from the East by
4 washout near Richmond, and did not
get in until o'clock He announced
that General Palmer was also on the
road and would arrive shortly. In view
OF these facts the Executive Committee
had suggested that the permanent or
ganization OF the provisional committee
be postponed until evening at $3.50 O'clock
and then proceed for the present under
the temporary organization. Mr.. Ewing,
OF Illinois, was made temporary secre.
tary.