The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-07-12
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ceive.
We warmly commend the nomination OF Al
len q. Thurman for the Vice-Presdency, as that
OF an honored democratic statesman OF long ex-
perlence and high ability, qualified in every
way to adorn that Office and to stand next in
succession TO the Presidency
give our hearty Endorsement to the sound
and courageous message of President Cleveland
at the opening of the present Congress and we
rejoice al the coming passage by the democratic
majority OF the House of Represen tatives of a
bill tor effecting genuine reform of oppressive
war taxes.
Every sentence was applauded to the
echo. Delegate Hinricks, of the young
Mems Democratic Club OF BROOKLYN.
moved their adoption in roasing speech.
The Convention was in no humor to
listen to any more speeches, and the res
olutions were adopted by rising vote
and amid the greatest enthusiasm.
WORKING THE GAvEL RACKET.
At this stage of the proceedings r. f.
Jones, a colored editor and delegate
from Georgia, appeared on the platform
Holding up bandanna, amid the widest
cheering, he said =" Gentlemen, hold
in my hand a color that will wave higher
than any other in the land except the
Stars and Stripes" He then presented to
Chairman Winans a handsome gavel
made of wood taken from Allen g. Thur
mans house. He said =" present this
as a token from the colored Democrats
OF the United States, and hope that it
will fill place in the history of the coun-
try"
MIR. Winans accepted the gavel amid
great cheering. After Mr. Jones' speech
delegate from Vermont obtained per-
mission to introduce resolution in refer
ence to the joint assembly of the soldiers
of the blue and gray at Gettysburg.
The resolution stated that the delegates
to the Convention were thoroughly in
sympathy with the spirit shown bv the
soldiers of the two armies now united at
gettysburg. 1t was unanimously adopted.
THE CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED
Congressman Timothy F. Tarsey, of
Michigan, chairman of the Committee on
Permanent Organization, submitted the
constitution of the " n National Associa-
tion of Democratic Clubs" The plan
proposed was for the selection of Presi-
dent, one Vice-President from each State
and Territory and one Secretary and
Treasurer. The following names were
recommended for officers of the associa-
tion President, Chauncey F. Black, Of
Pennsylvania; Secretary, Edward b.
Whitney, of New York Treasurer George
IL. Lambert, of New Jersey. 1t was sug-
gested that each State name its own Vice
President and four executives before the
Convention adjourned. The constitution
agreed upon further states that the OBJ
ject Is to foster the formation of perma-
nent Democratic clubs and societies in
the United States to insure active CO.
operation in the dissemination of Jeffer-
sonlan principles of government; to pre-
serve the constitution of the United States
and the autonomy of the States, uphold
local self-government, resist revolutiona-
ry changes, Capitalization of power and
the appropriation of public moneys for
other than the purposes of government
economically administered; to oppose
commercial restrictions for the benefit of
few at the cost of the many, and class
legislation which despoils labor and
builds up monopolies.
The affairs of the association are to be
managed by general committee of four
from each State and Territory with the
officers of the association. The officers of
the association are to be elected at each
regular Convention, and the members of
the general committee to be selected at
the same time by the several States. The
general committee shall raise funds by
voluntary subscription. The regular
Convention of the association shall be
held once in every four years subsequent
to the National Democratic Committee,
the time and place to be fixed by the gen.
eral committee after two months notice.
THE CONSTITUTION ADOPTED.
The constitution of the National AS
sociation was then unanimously adopted,
with a prolonged shout, and cries of
Black Black" arose from every hand.
Mr.. Black was escorted to the platform
and made rousing speech.
COLONEL FELLOWS MAKES A HIT.
Colonel J. r. Fellows, of New York,
who was the next speaker, was heartily
welcomed. "In this campaign" he said,
"the democracy was not to have the lines
of battle drawn for it by its republican
adversaries The democracy itself would
present the issue and compel the enemy
to attack it on the lines of its own selec-
ton. The fight would be on living issues.
There would be no cropping amid the
smouldering and dying embers of past
hate and bitterness. (Applause.) Mr..
Ingalls, might couch his blackguard ut
terances in grammatical phrases, and
that creature in Ohio who vamped him
self as If he were a continent, instead OF
being the miserable Foraker concern he
was1(applause and laughter)-the Dem
ocratic party would not be diverted from
the important business which demanded
its attention and invoked its best efforts.
Referring to the ancestry Of Senator Har
rison, Colonel Fellows paid tribute to
the memory of William Henry Harrison,
but suggested that grandfather's fame
was something like grandfather's clock
which stopped short, never to go again,
when the old man died" Laughter.)
The Democratic party, he asserted, was
opposed to trusts and combinations and
subsidies ana supported the principle of
equality to all under the law, and it was
going to fight for this principle, knowing
that victory in November was victory
forever.
Other speeches were made, and amid
great enthusiasm the proceedings termi-
mated.
PECAN TREES.
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