New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-06-29
Grover Cleveland and Adlai &. Steven
son the Democratic Standard
Bearers.
A Brief Synopsis Of the Pro-
ceedings Of the Democratic
Convention.
FIRST DAY.


Merritt Of Illinois, II. Doyle of Pennsyl-
vania, Hambleton Shepard OF Virginia,
Clinton Tllery OF Missouri, L. E. Rowley
OF Michigan, Robert d. Wilson OF Mississ-
ippi, Charles T.. Defreest of New York,
= James G. Strain OF Illinois; principal read
ing clerk, Hon. Nicholas NJ Bell of Missouri;
assistant reading clerks, Martin Morrison
OF Indiana, G. A. Tossels OF Iowa, Bernard
Broman ofMontana. William e. Thomp-
son OF Michigan Henry j. Lynn OF Ten-
nessee; sergeant-at-arms, Richard J. Bright
of Indiana; official stenoyrapher, Edward
B. Dickinson of New York.
The nominations were confirmed without
a.. dissenting voice and committee appoint
ed who escorted Mr.. Owens to the chair
After a greeting of applause Mr.. Owens
acknowledged the honor conferred upon
him in a very graceful speech
The committees on credentials, perma-
nent organization, rules, and resolutions
were appointed,
SYMPATHY F OR BLAINE.
Mr.. Cable of Illinois offered the following
resolutions:
THAT this convention tender its profound
sympathy to that DISTINGUISHED American,
James g.. Blaine, in the many att1ictions
that have belallen him."
The resolution was received with great
enthusiasm and was unanimously
carried.
Edward c. Sweet, of Maine, briefly
thanked the convention on behalf OF the
state OF Maine for its resolution OF sympa-
thy. '..
An invitation from President Baker, of
the worlds Columbian exposition, was
read, inviting the delegates to visit the
grounds of the exposition On motion OF
Delegate Bragg of Wisconsin the conven-
ton then at2 p. M. adjourned until II
o'clock next day.
SECOND DAY.
The convention was called to order by
tenn pOrary Chairman Owens and Rev. A. III.
Henry introduced who opened the proceed
ings with prayer. ~
The committees not being ready to re-
port the time was taken up in short speeches
by prominent Democrats.
Mr.. Bronson OF Kentucky here appeared
and announced that the committee on Gre
dentials was now ready to report Mr.
Lamb o; Indiana, chat man Of the commit
tee on credentials, then said a.
l am directed by the committee credentials
to make the following unanimous report. In
the contest from the State OF Alabama the reg
lar delegation as recommended by the Demo
cratic national committee is seated and given
the right to vote, while the contrasting delegation
is given seats upon the floor OF this convention.
III the rWenty-tnird and Twenty sixth. districts
OF Pennsylvania the regular delegates recon-
mended by the national committee given
state OF Ohio the First district, the regular dele
gate. Mr.. Bernard, is seated. In the Territory OF
Cotln the regular QeIeGat1On recommended Dy
the Democratic national committee, Messrs.
Henry b. Henderson and John T. Calue. are
given the seats and the votes upon the
floor. III the Territories of New Mexico and
Arizona it was recommended by the national
committee that each be given six seats upon the
floor OF this convention. In view OF the fact
that these two territories have been barred from
the sisterhood OF states i'll this Union upon the
sole ground that they were Democratic, and the
further fact that Democratic house has I'd al,
states OF this Union, your committee unani-
mOuSly adopts the recommendation OF the ma
tional committee and submits it for the APP
proval OF this convention. Mr.. Chairman I
move the adoption OF the report OF the COM
nlittee.
The reading OF the report was greeted with
frequent cheers, and especially that part OF it
latlng to the admission OF the states referred to
through the enabling act OF congress was cheered
to an echo.
The report was adopted.
The next business was the report Of the
COMMITTEES on permanent organization.
The report was ready, and was read by
the secretary as follows:
For chairman. Hon. William l.. Wilson, West
Virginia; secretary. Simeon 2. Sheerin. Of
Indiana assistant secretaries, Edward l.. Mer-
rift of Illinois; w. H. Doyle OF Pennsylvania;
Ham!lt on Shepard of Virginia; Clint OH Galloway
OF Missouri; L. E. Rolls OF Michigan; Robert e.
Wilson of Mississippi; Charles r. Depres of New
York YORK; James G. Strain OF Illinois; Thomas
Hon. Nicholas NJ Bell Of Missouri.
Assistant reading secretaries, Morgan Morrison
OF Indiana. Cato sells OF Iowa, III. S. Martin OF
Kansas. William f. Thompson OF Michigan,
William Wilkins Carr of Pennsylvania. Henry
J. Lynn OF Tennessee, Thomas N. Knapp of
Missouri serseant-at-arms, Hon. Richard j.
Bright or 1ndiana; assistant sergeant alarms,
John p Hopkins OF Illinois; official stenogra-
pher, Edwin j. Dixon OF Illinois; vice presidents,
the secretaries from each state.
The report was adopted without divisions.
A committee escorted Mr.. Wilson to the
chair and he delivered an appropriate adj
dress OF acceptance.
On motion the convention took recess
at la p. m, until p. III.
The committee on resolutions presented
the following platform which was after
considerable discussion adopted
Section l. The representatives of the Demo-
cratic party OF the United States in national
convention assembled do reaffirm their allie
glance to the principles OF the party as formu-
lated by Jefferson and eXemplifed by the long
and illustrous line OF his successors in Demo-
cratic leadership from Madison to Cleveland.
We believe the public welfare demands that these
nprciples be applied to the conduct OF the fed
eral government through the accession to power
, OF the party that advocates them, and we
soemnly declare that the need OF a return to
these fundamental principles of free popular
government. based home rule and indi-
vldual liberty was never m. re urgent thannoW.
when the tendency to centraliZe all power at the
federal capital has become II menace to the re-
served rights OF the states that strikes at the
very roots OF our government Under the consti-
tuition as framed by the fathers OF the republic.
THE FORCE BILL.
Sec. = We warn the people o. our COM
mon country, jealous for the preservation of
their free institutions that the policy Of federal
control OF elections to which the Republican
party has committed itself is fraught with the 4
gravest OF dangers, scarcely less momentons
than would result from a revolution practically i
establishing monarchy OH the ruins OF the
public. 1t strikes at the North as well the
South. and Injuries the colored citizens even
more than the white; it means horde OF depu-
ty marshals at every polling place armed with
federal power, returning boards appointed and
controlled by federal au. hority: the outrage OF
the electoral rights OF the people in the several
states; the subugation OF the colored people to
the control OF the party in power, and the re-
yiying OF race antagonisms, now happily abat-
ed. OF the utmost peril to the safety and happi-
ness OF all: measure deliberately and
Justly described by a leading Republican sena-
ter .':s the most infamous bill that ever crossed
the threshold OF the senate" Such a policy If
sanctioned by law. would mean the dominance
OF aself.perpetuatingo ligarcy Of iceholders and
the party first entrusted with it's machinery
could not be dislodged from power unless by an
appeal to the reserved right OF the people to re-
sist oppression which is Inherent in all sef-gov-
erning communities. Two years ago this reyo-
lutiOnary policy was emDhafically cOndepnad