The herald., 1897-07-22
Because Leaders Fail to
Come
THE DEMOCRATIC G0LDITES
FIGURING ON PLANS FOR FALL
CAMPAIGNS
Speakers Of National Reputation Will
Be Asked to Aid in Break
ing Up Organism
Associated Press Special Wire.

NEW YORK, July 21-The executive
committee of the National Democratic
party, the gold wing of the Democratic
party, met today at 81 William street.
There were on hand William D. By
mum, chairman of the national commit
tee and ex-officio chairman Of the exec
utive committee; c. B. Holman of Rock
land, Me-; M. D. Haldeman of Louis
Vile; John C. Builitt of Philadelphia;
George Peabody of New York; c. NJ
Cutcheon of st. Paul; w. w. Screws of
Montgomery, Ala; T.. P. Lynn of Co.
lumbus, Ohio; Charles ]. Canda of New
York.
There was much disappointment over
the absence of three members of the
committee and also because number OF
politicians who had been expected from
Michigan, Kentucky and Ohio to talk
over the prospects of the fall campaign
did not come. The purpose of the meet
ing was apparently to- hear these men
and discuss whether to conduct cam
paigns in the various states with speak
ers or with campaign literature.
When the meeting was called to order
this subject was taken up, and at the
close of the meeting Chairman Bynum
gave out a statement.
He said that after a discussion of the
matter of assisting the states of Michi-
gan, Kentucky and Ohio in their cam
paign this fall, it was finally decided to
assist the state campaign committees
with prominent speakers of national rep
utation.
An appeal will be made to all prom
inent speakers who participated in the
campaign last fall for Palmer and Buck
ner.
! Although only a clerk of the appellate
court is to be voted for this year in Ken
| lucky, the Gold Democrats say they ara
going to make a strong fight for their
candidate. simply as a test.
| Mr.. Haldeman said that Kentucky is
the battle ground, and if the Democrats
polled a good vote, which he estimated
would be between $4,000 and $4,000, 1t
would have the effect of breaking Bry
anism in the south.
At the conclusion of the reports the
executive committee adjourned to meet
at the call of the chairman.
| 1.-The meeting, said Chairman Bynum.
will, think, demonstrate the fact that
the fight for a restoration of Demo-
cratic principles is to go on harder than
ever. We expect to show in elections
like those in Ohio, Kentucky and Iowa
| that we hold the balance of power, and it
| is impossible for so-called Demo-
cratic ticket to win on free silver plat
| form. If it can win after such fight as
we will make, then there is no reason
for the existence of this movement, and
we will go out of business. 1t is our de-
| sire to conduct campaign of education
| in these and other States, and to put
Democratic speakers on the platform in
every county. But there is no occasion
| for Democrats to vote the Republican
| ticket, because the danger that threat
ems the country is not so great and we
expect to poll very large vote. An in
dication of what we may do was shown
in the Michigan election. There in 1896
Palmer polled only $500 votes, but few
months later the gold Democrats of
Michigan polled over $4,000 votes. We
have had many important accessions to
our ranks and we have not lost man.