The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-26
iR. HlLDEMAN HAS NITHDRAWr
KILLING OF GOV. GOEBEL DID
MUCH TO INFLUENCE KEN
TUCKIAN
FUSION PROPOSITION ROUTED
Eastern and Western Men Alike Op-
posed the Proposition to Unite
With the Antt-ImperiaIist
Movement.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 25.-By
unanimous vote Of the national committee
OF the national gold Democracy this after
noon, the scheme of fusion with the anti
imperialistio movement. originating with
the recent mass meeting at the Plazl
hotel in New York city, was defeated, as
was also the plan to place a gold Demo-
cratic ticket in the field this year
OF the thirty-nine members of the ma
| tional committee there were present nine
teen, two Of the committeeman holding
several proxies
The hour of 4 p. m. had been appointed
for the conference with the Plaza hotel
committee, and at that hour the commit
Tee made its appearance, and a subcom-
mittee presented an address setting out
the proposition for fusion and a third
party ticket, with the reasons coming
| down from the New York meeting.
Upon hearing the argument from John
Jay Chapman, Thomas NJ Osborn, of the
New York committee, and others, the gold
men decided upon an immediate consid-
Grafton Of the question, and the New York
committeeman took back. seats and listen
ed to discussion which continued for
more than an hour.
In accordance with a suggestion by
Charles Tracey, of New York. each mem
Der of the gold national committee, in sue
cession, expressed his views.
Eastern and Western men alike onnoe-
ed the proposition, taking the ground that
there had been disafections and with
drawals from the ranks of the national
Democracy hn
ticket in the field this year, with the new
ISSUES now before the country, would in
no way tend to the accomplishment of the
end and aim back of the Organization Of
the national Democratic party in 1896. II
was urged that those gold Democrats
VINO stand today where thew stood in -the
campaign Of 1896 on the money question
and against 'Bryanism'' would be left
! free to vote in support of the Republican
platform, which was Fundamentally in fa-
vor Of a Sound and stable monetary
system"
When 1t came to Mr.. w. B. HaIdeman.
proprietor Of the Louisville Courier-Jour-
pal' and member Of the national exec
utVe committee, to make expression n
sensation was sprung. Mr.. Haldeman In
raising funds for the organization and
maintenance of the gold Democracy, and
was member of the auditing committee
OF that party. He stood not three feer
away from John P. Frenzel as he talked
and apparently directed his attention ex-
cluslvely to that gentleman, and when he
| had concluded withdrew from the room
Mr. Haldoman spoke as follows:
MIR. HALDEMAN's ADDRESS.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Comm1ttee; In the campaign of 1896
tnere came to us who We're associated In
committee work Tor the national Demo-
C[auc party, a closeneSs not only of no
HllCaI animation, but a personal regard
ana esteem that time cannot and viii
not destroy: do not know the indi-
FlduaI sentiment Of a member of this
| committee, but as honest men we will
! at TINS meeting state frankly our views.
40 not today, any more than in 1896.
| when L stated my determine ton to sever
! my connection with this committee if #
saw tit TO accept one dollar from a Re-
| publican source, believe that honesty or
integrity III the administration of our
! government can be found in the Res)ub-
! llcan party.
In 1886 l took upon myself abundant
apuse from kentucky Democrats, and [
dld 1t because | believed, with my friend
| and commander, Henry Watterson. in
| the righteousness of a refusal TO com
promise with dishonor on the question
OF sound and stable currency. I be-
! neVeq that the national honor, in the
stabulty of It's money, vas involved and
! II beHeVed Ill this respect there was anv
danger now, L would stand this day
against the regular, Democratic organi-
zation. No sane man believes this dan
| ger exists. The free and unlimited CO.
! mage OF silver at the ratio of is to l
without WI out the @ consent of any other nation
! has, been relegated to another generation
by this nation 1t is a, past issue
MY heart goes out to those who strug-
| gle for liberty in every nation, and L ap-
| plaud and approve the expression in the
! Democratic platform Sympathzing with
! the Boers-a people who may be robbed
| of free citizenship in order to enable
! English gree to gather to its Golfers the
! diamonds ana gold of South Africa ONLY
| In the interest of her own selfish pur-
| poses does England desire the amity of
| the United States Of America. This Re-
! publican administration seems to love
! England more than it loves its own coun-
! try-the great republic which today is
! 11rst IN power, honor and place amongst
| the nato@ of the world. We cannot, we
must not encourage a weak and corrupt
| administration to barter free institution =
and civil liberty in a combination with
| the most autocratic arrogant and selfish
| with q sense Of what is due to the free
| America that | love to earnestly and
! actively support an American whom I
! believe loves his country, and whom l
! believe to be the highest and best type
Of an American citizen. and thus believ-
! ing, | shall vote for and support William
Jennings Bryan.
MONEY LEFT OVER
I have served with Mr.. Peabody, the
! chairman of this committee during the
! past four years, and / request that in
| the settlement of our accounts we do the
right and proper thing. Every dollar of
money that was raised for the National
Democratic party in 1896, SO far as my
knowledge goes, came through Demo-
! cratic sources.
l aided III securing the active work of
the Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, of the city of
New York, in raising a campaign fund,
declining absolutely to meet Mr.. Corne-
| lius Bliss, or to receive any aid from him,
or from the Republican committee. Mr..
| Hewitt raised for US fund.- through
prominent Eastern Democrats, mainly
New York Democrats, which enabled ua
! to pay every dollar of cur expenses and
leave balance to our credit, which,
upon my motion before the executive
committee, was placed on deposit with
the Indiana Trust company drawing the
rate Of interest which any other depos-
itor receives from that company.
That money is there today, subject to
our order, and if we cannot return it to
the individuals who subscribed it, move