The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
THE FARMERS FAVOR 1T
BANKING END OF CURRENCY RE-
FORM BILL WILL AID THEM.
More Delegates VIII Attend Coming
Monetary Convention than the
Last One Held Here.

The prospects for large and represent
alive convention of the currency reformers
is growing daily. Up to last evening the
executive committee had been notified of
the election of 152 delegates from cities
scattered all over the country. This num-
Der does not include delegations from Chi
cago, Milwaukee, Omaha, Louisville, Gin
cinnati Cleveland, Pittsburg and number
of other large cities, whose commercial or
CARNATIONS have notified the committee
that they will take the matter up the lat
ter part of this week or the first of next.
The convention year ago contained 2s9
delegates, and the indications are that it
will contain over four hundred this year.
One of the gratifying points about the
progress of the work is that the Southern
and the Northwestern States will be much
more fully represented than a year ago.
This fact the executive committee ascribes
very largely to the popularity of the bank
ing end of the commissions plan, which,
it says, has proved to be very popular in
the agricultural districts. The business men
and the farmers, it is commended believe
that this plan will go long way towards
giving them the relief they have demand
ed from poor barking facilities They have
for years cried out against the inequality
of the banking credit system that caused
them to pay or per cent. for Honey
during the crop-noVing season, HEich
could be had in New York or any other
of the Northern seaport cities upon coll
lateral of like value at AZ or per cent.
The smaller banks and flexible currency
advocated by the commission will, they be-
lieve, in large measure cure this trouble,
and the correspondence of the committee
indicates that the plan is more popular out
side OF the large centers of population than
in them.
Among the cities that have thus far elect
ed delegates are Albany, N. Y. Baltimore
Md, Brooklyn, N. Y, Dallas, Tex, Daven-
port, Ia. Detroit, Mich, Indianapolis Ind,
Kokomo, Ind, Lafayette, Ind, La Crosse,
Wis, Madison. Ind, New York city,
LOUIS Mo. St. Paul 0S MIME rtrre aaute s
Ind, Wichita, Kan, Winston, N c.,
Youngstown, O., Logansport, Ind, Gales
burg, III, Elkhart. Ind, Savannah, Ga.
Cal. Laredo, Tex, Frederick, Md, Auburn
N. Y, Utica, n. Y, Anderson, Ind New
Albany, Ind, Lincoln, Neb., Cairo, ILL.,, Ell
Paso, Tex, Lowell Mass, Springfield, ILL.,,
Grand Rapids Mich, OttumWa Ia Pc
tersburg, Va, Ottawa, Ill.
The local arrangements for the conven-
ton are progressing smoothly. w. f. G.
Colt has consented to act as sergeant-at-
arms, and will have full charge of all ar
rangements at the Grand Opera House. He
served in the same capacity a year ago,
and had an able corps of attendants, who
handled the convention quite handsomely.
Mr. Colt will also take care of the dec
orations of the opera house 1t is his in
tention to use simple decorations of flags
on the stage and then make a liberal use of
potted plants.
The matter of hotel accommodations will
be taken care of by Bement Lyman and
Evans Woollen. A great many rooms have
already been reserved for delegates at the
DeniSOn and Bates House.