Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-26
A BRITISH ALLIANCE.
A Society to Bring Into Closer Re.
latlons America and England
FOR ANOTHER NATIONAL TICKET.
The Anti-lmperiaiist Committee and the
National Gold Democratic Committee
to Meet In Conference To-Day
aud Argue on Fusion

Philadelphia, July 25.-In the be-
lief that an open alliance with Great
Britain would be an excellent thing
Tor the United States, society has
been formed in Philadelphia composed
OF many men powerful in the tinan-
cial and political world. The first
meeting OF this organization which is
known as the transatlantic Society
OF America, was held about one week
ago. The proceedings were kept Sc
cret, but yesterday the plans of the
organization became known through
an application for a charter.
In this application the officers of
the new Anglo-American society are
given as follows: C. Stuart Patterson,
president; Theodore c. Search and
John H. Converse, vice presidents; Al
fred r. Wiggan, treasurer; Thomas C.
knauff, secretary. The board of gov
ernors consists of William d. Winsor,
William P. Henszey, Charles Curtis
Harrison, Rev. Horace +. Fuller, Ed
ward II. Coates, Rev. ]. L. Levy, Alex
ander Van Rensselaer,, John Thorn
son, Alba B. johnson, Fred Turnbull,
Greville E. Fryer, Joseph G. Rosen-
garter, Henry r. Edmunds and Will
liam H. Lucas.
Mr.. Patterson is one of the most
prominent financiers in this city. Mr..
Search, one Of the vice presidents, is
the president of the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers and John H.
Converse, the other vice president, is
one OF the firm operating the Baldwin
locomotive works.
In the application to the court the
object Of the society is stated to be
"the bringing into closer relations the
president of the United States and
Great Britain by general strengthen
ing of the political, social and COM
mercial bonds which unite the two
countries" This is to be done "by
rendering hospitality and manifesting
friendship toward British subjects
who may be temporarily sojourning in
Philadelphia, and by collecting, pre-
serving and disseminating informa-
ton tending to educate public opin-
ion in this direction"
The society is similar to one formed
in England known as the Atlantic
union.
For Another National Ticket
Indianapolis, Ind, July 25.--The
anti-imperialist committee and the ma
tional gold democratic committee will
meet in conference here this after
noon. The indications last night were
not favorable to fusion. 1t was de-
cided that the conference should take
place at four p. m. and that John Jay
Thomas NJ. Osborn and
Everitt B. Abbott should present the
of fusion and argument
favoring the same and the placing
of the third national ticket in the
field. As outlined. the argument will
inveigh heavily against the republic
an policy of expansion that has
marked the republican administration
of public affairs during the past four
years and attack with equal strength
the free coinage Of silver as expressed
in the money plank of the Kansas City
platform.
Secretary Frenzel said last night:
Thirty states will be represented
either by the committeeman in per-
son or by proxy. We shall goat once
into, the work before us and if posi-
bic finished it tomorrow night
must decline to express myself on the
question of a third ticket"
The states which Mr.. Frenzel said
would be represented at to-day's meet
ing by committeeman in person were
the following: Ohio, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York,
South Carolina, Minnesota, Missouri,
Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Alabama,
New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont
md Rhode Island.