The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-26
COLD DEMOCRATS HAVE
ABANDONED The FIELD
National Committee Decides Unanimously to Name
No Ticket and Practically Endorses Mckinley.
Fusion With Anti ImperiastS is Declined-Latter Call
Convention to Name Ticket.

thus believing I shall vote for and
support William Jennings Bryan
Il have served on the auditing COM
mittee during the last four. years. Ev-
cry dollar of money that was raised for
the National Democratic party in 1896
so far as my knowledge goes, came
through Democratic sources. / aided in
securing the active work of the Hon.
Abraham 5. Hewitt in raising the cam
paign fund, declining absolutely to meet
Mr.. Cornelius Bliss, to receive aDv aid
from him or from the Republican party.
Mr. Hewitt raised for us a fund. main
ly from New York Democrats. which
enabled us TO pay every dollar of ou,
expenses and leave a balance to orr
credit which upon my motion before
the executive committee. was placed
on deposit with the Indiana Trust COM
pany. That money is there today. sub
Ject TO our order. and if we cannot re-
turn it to the individuals who sinh
scribed it, l move that as it came from
the Democrats of New York that IL be
restored to them in their state organi-
cation, and that the treasurer. MIR.
Frenzel. be instructed 10 pay this sum
Of money now in our treasury to thar
splendid Democrat, the able leader of
the Democrats of the east. David 3.
Hill, to use as his judgment may di-
rect.
The withdrawal of Mr.. Haldeman
from the meeting was understood as
withdrawal from the committee and
all further connection with the gold
Dew OcT3tic organization.
When the vote on the question of
fusion and third ticket was taken.
Gordon Woodbury. of New HamDshire
proved to be the only committeeman
present who favored a third party
ticket. The vote was by ballot and
stood Is to l against the proposition.
Mr. WOODBURY. at once moved that the
vote be made unanimous and this was
done.
Anti-Imperialists Call Convention.
The committee appointed at the con-
ference held at the Plaza hotel. New
York, gave out the following statement
and call for convention TO be held in
this city Aug. 10-14
The national committee of the gold
Democrats have brought the usefulness
Of the organization to an end. 1t be-
comes the duty of the independent
committee to enable the independent
voters to place in the field a platform
and candidates which thev can con-
scientiously support. This can only be
done by a new party. permanent in its
aims. and prepared to take positive
steps against both old parties
I'VE believe that the anti-imperial-
lists who have done splendid work in
recalling the republic 10 the ideas Of its
founders will conclude that they can
enforce their ideas more effectively by
means of third ticket than in any
other way. We believe that many
citizens who have not been Unidentified
with the anti-imperialiSts will welcome
this chance to express their disapprOval
of existing conditions.
In order to meet these conditions, a
mass convention is hereby called to
meet at Indianapolis at ? o. m, on
Aug. Il mot 1919, 1900 to nominate or
cooperate in the nomination of candi-
dates for president and Vice-preSident
upon a platform substantially as gOI-
lows:
Platform.
THE Republican party is conducting
an indirect attack upon the institutions
of our country. At home il corrupts
the public morals by selling public Of
fees and special privileges to the high
est contributors to party assets,
abroad. it wages a wicked war Of con-
quest in vain of the principles of the
declaration of independence.
The Democratic party is conducting
a direct attack upon the institutions OF
our country 1t advocates dishonest
money and threatens the integrity of
the judiciary.
NO man serves we'll his country who
joins in either of these attacks. Party
to neither. therefore. but opponents Of
both, will give our honest efforts to the
following ends:
''FirSt-IndeDendence and protection
to the inhabitants of Cuba. the Philip
pine islands. Porto Rico and Hawaii.
''SecOnd-A single gold standard and
a sound banking system.
Third Abolition of all special privi-
leges.
''Fourth-A public service based on
merit only.
This call is addressed to all those
opposed to the candidates and the plat
forms of the Republican and Demo
cratic parties
Those who favor the movement are
invited 10 send their names and ad-
dresses to the temporary headquarters
at 141 Broadway. New York City.
Indianapolis, Ind, July p, 1900
(Signed)
IT NJ OSBORNE
chairman.
EVERETT Y. ABBOTT.
Secretary"