The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-22
THE GOLD DEMOCRATS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS
POLITICAL SITUATION.
No Report from Indiana, but Ken
lucky People Say Organism VIII Be
Broken Up in the South.

NEW YORK, July 2l.-The executive
committee of the National Democratic
party, the gold wing of the Democratic
party. met to-day at No. 81 William street.
There was not a full attendance and the
members present Waited some time to see
if more would not come. After wait they
went to work as they were. There were on
hand William D. Bynum, late of Indianap-
oils and now of Brooklyn, chairman of the
national committee and Elk officio chairman
of the executive committee; c. B. Holman,
of Rockland, Me; w. D. Haldeman, OF
Louisville; John c. Bullet, of Philadel-
phia; George f. Peabody, of New York; F,
w. NJ. Cutcheon, of st. Paul; w. w.
Screws, of Montgomery, Ala, proxy for j.
NJ. Falkner; T. p. Linn, of Columbus, o.,
proxy for L. c. Krauthoff, of Kansas City;
Charles J. Canda, of New York, proxy of
j. P. Frenzel, of Indianapolis
There was much disappointment over the
absence of the three members of the COM
mttee and also because a. number of pol
iticians who had expected to be present
from Iowa, Kentucky and Ohio to talk over
the prospects OF the fall campaign did not
come. The purpose of the meeting was APP
parently to hear these men and to discuss
whether to conduct campaigns in the var
ious States with speakers or with campaign
literature. When the meeting was called to
order this subject was taken up. 1t was
said that the gold Democrats had a good
fighting chance for victory in Kentucky and
a fair chance in Iowa. Then whether IT
was better to spend what money they ha0
and could get for speakers or for literature
At the close of the meeting Chairman
Bynum gave out a statement. He said that
after a discussion of the matter of assist
ing the States of Ohio. Kentucky and Iowa
in their campaigns this fall IT was hnally
decided to assist the States campaign com
mitteeS with prominent speakers or nation
al reputation John Z. Irish, or san iran
cisco, was spoken of, also Senator CAREY,
of Louisiana; Senator Lindsay, OF gen
lucky; Col. w. c. z. Breckenridge, OF Ken
lucky, and others. An appeal will be made
to all prominent speakers who partcl-
pated in the campaign last fall for Palmer
and Buckner. When asked if Bourke Cock
ran would be invited, Chairman Bynum an
swered that Mr.. Cochran had not identified
all who spoke for Palmer and Buckner III
the last campaign would be invited.
After the discussion of the matter of
speakers the committee considered the re-
ports made by the representatives of Ken
lucky, Ohio and Iowa. T. P. Linn, Of CO.
lumbus O., chairman of the states com
mittee Of the gold Democrats, said that the
outlook was very encouraging in Ohio Be
fore asking for a call for state convention
it was decided to write to one hundred
prominent gold Democrats to see what they
had to say on the subject. Ninety-eight OF
the replies received were in favor of call
ing a convention. Mr.. Linn stated that
many of the rank and file who were Bryan
ties last fall had come to a serious con-
temptation of their error, and would be
found with the National Democracy this
year. A letter from l.. w. Morton, of Iowa,
which gave some details as to the vote OF
that State, was read but the committee re-
fused to make it public.
Although only a clerk of the Appellate
Court is to be voted for this year in Ken
lucky, the gold Democrats say they are
going to make a strong fight for their
candidate, simply as test.
w. 3. Haldeman, general manager of the
Louisville Courier-Journal, told the com
mittee that it would be a hard fight, but
that the result would be delightfully."- sur
prising to the gold Democrats. lie stated
that in the state convention of gold Demo
Gratis which met in Louisville on July IT,
there were many delegates who last year
were Bryanites. He said that the gold
Democrats started out in Kentucky with
the advantage of a popular candidate with
a strong personal following. Mr.. Haldeman
said that Kentucky is the battle ground, and
if the gold Democrats polled good vote,
which he estimated would be between $4,000
and 60 900, it would have the effect of break
ing Organism in the South.
At the conclusion of these reports the ex-
ecutive committee adjourned to meet at the
cali Of the chairman.