Show GOLD BUG DEMOCRATS will call a gold standard convention the illino ts contingent succeeds in getting a conference of ue legates from nine states money Is the issue chicago biily 23 pursuant to call issued by the democratic organization of illinois which ia opposed to the chicago platform and in favor of holding another nominating conven liou to declare against free silver conference of representative democrats 0 nine was held tonight at the auditorium lintel illinois wisconsin Ali chizan indiana missouri kentucky othio iowa and nebraska were the states represented most of the seventy anve delegates beine sent by sound money organization iza tion the unanimous sentiment of conference waa that another democratic convention should be called and the following resolution to that end was adopted that it is the sense of this convention held a democratic platform enunciated and a democratic ticket nominated for the office of a president and vice president ol 01 the united states eaid convention to be held not later ahan sept 2 the resolution which was offered by W K shelby of michigan was unanimously adopted the mat er of detail as to the call was left to a committee of one from each of ot the states represented which the chair appointed as follows indiana john R willoa iowa henry vollmer ohio S H holding nebrask Ke brask a fred M it shelby kentucky geo M davies missouri L C krauthoff wisconsin senator vilas and gen bragg illinois henry S robins the committee will report at 11 tomorrow morning to which hour the conference adjourned early in the meeting there was clearly defined opposition to taking immediate action towards issuing the convention call and protracted debate ensued as to ane details and mode of procedure senator allas of wisconsin R H hollin of ohio and others advocated the holding of mass meetings in the states represented io take counsel of the people there to get the strength of the money democrats who repudiate the platform and demand a third ticket senator vilas favored the selection of delegates to a national convention at mass meetings rather than at delegate conventions those who opposed immediate action did fa on the ground that the delegates were individuals who bad no authority to represent any onu but themselves beveral of the speakers sharply criticized criticised mr whitney for his reported advice to democrats to vote for mckimley McKi uley and for rot leading a bolt the platform was adopted it was alleged that tho eastern delpratt s had been recreant anil dilatory and taht senator gray should have appointed the committee which he was authorized to name at the conference of eold delegates during ohp convention ven tion the chicago platform was denounced noun ced as revolutionary anarchistic and undemocratic to the core general bragg who wag chairman of wisconsin s delegation at chicago pre aided over the conference and ewing of the illinois legislative committee was elected secretary A lare batch of letters and telegrams showing that eastern and other states were lepio dented in spirit was read that chicago would not be considered aa the place for holding the sound money democratic national convention was the opinion after the conference by the members of the committee the hoice is apparently between detroit and indianapolis gen of wisconsin was added to the committee appointed by the chair |