Show say the sound money democracy TOL HOLD to be composed only of gold democrats the provisional committee of sound money democracy meet at indianapolis and resolve to hold another convention to be held at indianapolis september 2nd general buckners speech says they must save democracy they ido ot hope bor victory indianapolis ina aug 7 the conference of the sound money democrats fully met the expectations of its pro there were thirty three states represented and about democrats from all over the country were in at tend asce though the most famous politicians of the party were absent this act did not dampen the ardor or deter enio atton of those present toco ahead and put in the field a ticket and plat lorin that would represent what they be lierd to be the real tenets of the democratic party of the country the conference reflected in large measure the class 01 ol democrats it represented that is the tb anness element they went u their work in a buchness aibe way without waste of time an informal conference waa held at noon which was not open to the public tho purpose of which was to bring nto line the members from texas georgia ST aryland pennsylvania and maine who came here with the impression that sa abird ticket would di more harm argood ahe bound money 1 orace of the country at this confer 09 were made by general of mr obio mr aileon of indiana and mr sowing of illinois demonstrating the issaef that in their states a third ticket in order that the sound anoney democrats might have to for landmake a campaign for they do aafred that in this section of the country where every inch of political bae been fought year by year thero is morein e political 1 name than in a political li principle with the average voter and large number of democrats who be inclined to vote for a aoun ticket would swallow and the chicago platform eventually rather than vote ohp alcan ticket before the conference at noon ended all opposition to the calling of another convention was withdrawn and it was inbreed that the meetings of the com in the aitor noon and evanine public it was also informally gen john aa palmer of j should be made permanent chairman of the provisional committee room of the corn mercial club was packed to the door with about people at called the confer ria co to order explaining that he did so ecce of generel blogg chair man of the executive committee com who delayed by a ho palmer waa also on the and would arrive shortly view of facts the executive had that the per of the provisional until this oven and that they proceed aw the present under tho temporary or animation aniza tion mr ewine of made temporary A roll call of etalea was taken and it was found thai thirty states were represented by committeemen either in per san or by proxy as follows alabama J A falkner montro f a connecticut joel A sperry floridan Flor idaJ L gaskina Gask lna St erke geargia T B keal atlanta al palmer springfield in diba joan it aileon indianapolis iown L M martin kansas a hagan topeka ken tacky II 11 T oyier II ickman maine av holman tombstone maryland jolin E semmeal baltimore masta nathan matthews Jr Boston michigan A wilson jackson minnesota F V mccutcheon st missouri L 0 krauthoff kan aws city montana charles A conrad euclid martin new york clas tracey al baoy new hampshire gordon wood bary manchester corp carolina I 1 louia de la croix oxford ohio J H colombia Colom bua oregon 0 E S wood portland pennsylvania J 0 ballet philadelphia rhode island mumford Mum tord providence south carolina T F polly anderaon And ereon south dakota john B hanlen watertown tennessee john 0 McKey nolda faeh ville texas ML crawford dallas vermont john W gordon barre virginia joseph bryan washington ira M grutze north Y west virginia henry 0 simma huntington wisconsin ellis B usher la E B pond of san francisco the california committeeman and edgar S wilson the representative of mississippi did not put in an appearance there was prolonged applause when mr bynum announced that three states were represented covering the country from maine and florida t washington and texas no time at all was wasted in determining the main questions which bad already been practically decided by a canvass of the members of the committee mr ewing read the resolutions adopted at the auditorium conference in as the authority for the action of the present gathering As soon as ho finished mr Oa thwaite of ohio moved that a committee of five be appointed by the chair to prepare a call for a motional convent loa to nominate a democratic candidate for president and a democratic candidate tor vice president ap clause ol ause the motion was adopted amid great applause even the texans who had been talking for endorsement indorsement indor of the republican ticket raised no objections mr bynum named the following committee J charles tra cey new york JM Falkner alabama L 0 krauthoff missouri F W mccutcheom st paul the committee retired at once the main question of whether or not a convention should be called having thus been disposed of the conference proceeded to select a location and in this indianapolis won right handily by a vote of 19 against 6 for memphis and two for louisville talks among the delegates exhibited much confidence in the success of the abound money movement neal of georgia declared that his state contained bout democrats who would not ate for bryan oyier the kentucky member declared that the sound bonfy rote in hig state would run anywhere to H 0 simms of west virginia declared that they would poll about votes for the third ticket L M martin of iowa declared hata er cent of the democrats of iowa are or sound money and ellis ausber of wisconsin declared that fully CO per sent of the democratic vote of that state bould be against bryan eugene hagan 0 kansas expressed the fear that the bryan ticket would carry hie state john 0 bullitt of pennsylvania and in fact all of the eastern been without exception declared that bryan would be overwhelmingly defeated in their state J II 11 aith waite of ohio eaid there was not the slightest danger 0 free dilver carding liis state and mr ewine of illinois declared that while the state was not fe safe he did not believe brjan could carry it john E semmes of maryland said ho thought a great of maryland democrats would repudiate the chicago platform as they repudiated german in the election of 94 J M falkner of alabama expressed the belief that a sound money ticket carry alabama E mccutcheon of minnesota regards that state as doubt ful with the situation very much mixed at the evening session of the conference the formal call for tha convention was adopted and alie date fixed at september and 2nd at the evening general of new york nominated for chairman of the provisional committee senator M palmer of illinois the selection was made by acclamation general palmer made a brief speech in the course of which he eaid it devolves upon us to form the nucleus about which the democratic party of the country that clings to the principle of organization may gather it is our duty to preserve an organization in order that we may be ready when our erring brethren see the folly of their ways and when god has forgiven them to receive them back and reconstruct a united party john B of indianapolis was made secretary and john P frenzel of this city treasurer mr outhwaite chairman of the committee subcommittee sub reported the call for the convention aa follows to the democrats of the united states A political party has always been defined to be an association of voters to promote the success of political principles held in common tte democratic party during its whole history haa been pledged to promote the liberty of the individual the security of private rights and property and supremacy of the law it has always insisted upon a safe and stable money for the peoples use it has insisted tho maintenance of the financial honor of the nation as well as upon the preservation inviolate of the institutions established by the constitution these its principles were abandoned by the supposed representatives of a part yat a national convention recently assembled at chicago the democratic party fore cease to exist unless it be preserved by the voluntary action of such of its members as still adhere to its fundamental principles no majority of members of that convention however laree had any right or power to surrender those principles ahn they undertook to do eo that assemblage erased to be a democratic convention tho action taken the irregular proceedings ce and the platform enunciated by that body were and are isa utterly and indefensibly revolutionary and con statute such radical departures from the principles of true democracy which should characterize a sound anzi patriotic administration of our affairs that results are pot entitled confidence or support of demo cpr the first time since national parties were formed there is not before the american people a ing the principle olf the democratic party as recognized and and consistently administered by jaffer eon jaceton and cleveland nor are there nominee for the juices dent and vice president of the united sta act pledged to carry these principles into practical effect the faithful and true democrats ol 01 the united states are that these principles shall not be mth lessly surrendered nor the people ot an opportunity to vote for candidate in accord therewith therefore the national democratic party of the state its regularly constituted committee hereby alls a national convention of tbt party for the announcement of its aad the nomination ca candidates for the offices for president and vice president of the united state and the transaction of such business as incidental to be held at on wednesday the second day of I 1 I 1 er 1896 at 12 noon and hereby requests that the members of the party in the beveral states who believe in sound money and the of law and order and who are unalterably opposed to the platform adopted and candidates nominated at chicago will select in such manner as to them shall seem best a number of delegates to the same equal to twice the number of electoral votes to which such states are respectively entitled buch delegates shall be duly accredited according to the usages of the democratic party credentials shall be forwarded or delivered to the secretary of this committee with all convenient speed and this committee will make up and announce the roll of the delegates entitled to participate in ibe preliminary organization of the committee the reading of this document was greeted with applause and it was evident that it would be adopted without dissent lothine else was left to be done and the gentlemen present indulged in something of a love feast in discussing the report mr cum lord ot rhode bland raid the point that in bis etao precluded the possibility lity of the word democratic mr outhwaite said this subject biad been considered to some extent but would have to be further looked into mr mccutcheon in an impassioned speech pleaded for tho use of the old name mr bullitt of pennsylvania spoke in lavor of the name used in the call lie spoke in the highest terms of president cleveland and hia eulogy was received with warm applause upon the close of mr bullitts speech mr outhwaite moved the adoption ot the call and it was adopted unanimously mr outhwaite then moved that the secretary be authorized to sign the name of each member of the committee to the call and as no objection was made this was taken by con sAit A resolution was adopted authorize auth oriz ng the chair to appoint an executive committee of nine to have the general direction of the sound money campaign until the time of tho convention and have in charge the preparations for the convention and act for the national committee until its next meeting which will be held in this city 1 second resolution was instructing the executive committee ti issue an to the democrats of the country betting forth fully the reasons bior and purpose of this movement there was no further business for the the conference coa ference and motion to adjourn was made but loud calls for buckner brought tho venerable governor ex of kentucky to his feet and he a brief speech eliat earned the crowd by adorm he said in part mr chairman this ie I 1 believe the first instance in the bistarky of the democratic party where it haa been necessary for those who believe in its principles to protest against usurpations five ot the of so called democrats icho have trampled epou these principles we have had examples recently in e ery stale of this union in kentucky ini indiana and in your where th aults of justice covern just men in all relations of life have been denied to the minority chero powers have been usurped even by minorities ani this great democratic party is threatened with destruction at the hands of such we are here sir ta protest bubb acta of usurpation we believe in light in justice and as lias been boid eo frequently tonight in the supremacy ot law and resistance to that mob rule w hibb would trample law and MORE IN NAME THAN PRINCIPLE CONTINUED PAGE right and justice under foot I 1 mr chairman am here from kent participant to some extent in ibia great movement for it is a great movement the voice which you lave toed hare tonight and which this committee bae uttered will go forth as a warning those who would usurp powers in the interest of individual ambition to those who would for the sake of personal preferment trample right and justice under toot ave expect no victory ve do not expect to win one electoral voto for the ticket which we will came wo expect to meet our thermopylae as leonidad Leon idaa and tan band did but as in that cabo our hope Is that the example which we give of fidelity to principle and patrio liem will be of hereafter achieving marathons Mara thone for the democracy great applause several members of the committee also made brief speeches epee ches and the confer ence adjourned at |