The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-14
THE MONETARY MEETING
MIR. HANNA LEAVES TO ATTEND COM
MISSIONS FINAL SESSION.
Question as to Recommending the In
dianapOIis Convention at Once
or i'm the Spring.

Mr.. II. H. Hanna, chairman of the none
tary executive committee, left last evening
for Washington to attend the final meeting
of the monetary commission, which will be-
gin in that city tomorrow and may last
several days. 1t is the expectation that at
this session the commission will conclude
its labors and turn over it's report to the
executive committee, which has been called
at the same time
The executive committee will take up
consideration of the report and determine
what next is to be done in urging upon
Congress the measure recommended by the
commission. The general lines of the COM
missions recommendations have been prac-
tically determined upon and Mr.. Hanna yes
terday expressed great confidence in the
belief that they would commend themselves
thoroughly to the members of the execu-
tive committee and to the sound business
sense of the country as well. The question
of reconvening the convention will be dis
cussed at this meeting. The delegates that
attended and, through them the CONNER
cial organizations they represent, have been
kept thoroughly informed by letters sent
nearly every week of the progress of the
movement and the responses received indi-
cate that they are fully alive to the neces-
sity of united and harmonious action
One of the most gratifying evidences of
the success Of the movement lies in the
close interest those Republicans who usual
ly have influence in the home affairs of
their party take in the effort to obtain cur
rency reform. This was strongly evidenced
when sixty-five letters of inquiry were
sent to prominent Republicans of Indiana
two weeks ago Since then sixty-fve re-
all of them being letters of a thoughtful
character. Furthermore, all expressions of
opinion from business men have been the
expression of the hope that Congress would
act without delay
If it is determined to reconvene the con-
Vention, 1t will become Il question as to
whether it should be called at once or in
the spring, after there has been ample time
for the discussion of the commissions re-
port; Chairman Hanna yesterday said it
would be impossible to determine upon
what course would be taken until the re-
port was laid before the executive commit
tee and the members had had an opportun-
ity by personal observation to form a cor
rect Judgment of the situation in Congress.
1t is probable however, that the eXecu-
tive committee will exercise the authority
given it by the convention and increase its
membership to forty-fve. selecting a mem
Der from each State not now represented
upon the committee. If the commissions re-
port proves to be such that the business
interests of the country will support, it is
the intention to conduct an active campaign
for the measure, not only before the two
houses of Congress at Washington, but
throughout the country as well. 1t is the
theory of Chairman Hanna that the men,
bers of Congress will obey the appeal of the
people, whenever they are convinced that
a majority of the people are behind the
appeal and that the Surest and most salts
factory way to get a measure through Con-
gress is to first go to the country with it
in the belief that whenever the people are
convinced that ii is right Congress will do
its duty in the matter.