The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-06-30
TICKET NAMED.
Grover Cleveland and Adlai L. Steven
son the Democratic Standard
Bearers.
A Brief Synopsis of the Pro-
ceedings of the Democratic
Convention.
FIRST DAY.

FIRST DAY.
The National Democratic Convention |
convened at Chicago on Tuesday, June u.
The convention was called to order by |
Chairman Brice of the National committee |
who introduced Rev. John Rouse, who OF. |
fered PRAYER ter which the national |
committee reported the following list oil
officers for the temporary organizations
Chairman, Hon. William {. Owens OF |
Kentucky; secretary, Simon 2 Sheerin of |
Indiana; assistant secretaries. Edward j.. |
Merritt of Illinois, II. Doyle of Pennsyl- |
vania Hambleton Shepard of Virginia, |
Clinton Tllery OF Missouri, l.. r. RoWley |
OF Michigan, Robert r. Wilson OF MlsSls5-
ippi, Charles Il. Da!ree>t OF New YORK |
James &. Strain OF Illinois; principal read
ing clerk, Hon. Nicholas NJ Bell of Missouri;
assistant reading clerks, Martin Morrison
of Indiana G. A. Tosscs of Iowa, Bernard
Broman of Montana, William E. Thomp-
son of Michigan, Henry J. Lynn OF Ten
nessee; sergeant alarms, Richard J.; Bright
of Indiana; official stenographer, Edward
b. Dickinson of New York.
The nominations were confirmed without
dissenting voice and n committee appoint
ed who escorted Mr.. Owens to the chair.
After greeting of applause Mr.. Owens
ackno wledged the honor conferred upon
HIM in very graceful speech.
The committees on credentials, perma-
nent organization, rules, and resolutions
were appointed
sYMPA THY FOR BLAINE.
Mr.. Cable of Illinois offered the following
resolutions:
THAT this convention tender its profound
sympathy to that distin- uished American,
James G. Blaine, in the many att1Ictlons
that have befallen 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 at 2 p. H. adjourned until ii
/ o'clock next day.
SECOND DAY.
The convention was called to order by
| temporary Chairman Ovens and Rev. A II
| Henry Introduced who opened the proceed
ings with prayer
The committees not being ready to re-
| port the time was taken upm short speeches
| by prominent Democrats.
| Mr. Bronson OF Kentucky here appeared
| and announced that the committee ON Gre
| dentials was now ready to report NJ Mr.
| tee on credentials then said:
! lam directed by the committee credentials
| to make the following unanimous report. In
| the contest from the State Of Alabama the regl
| lar delegation recommended by the Demo
| cratic National committee is seated and gwen
the right to vote. while the conte>tlhg delegation
| is given seats upon the floor OF this conVention
| In the Twenty third and TWeHty-SiXth districts
| of PENNSYLVANIA the regular delegates as recon-
| mended by the national committee are gwen
the seats and the votes upon the floor. In the
ta Of ha First c
gate Mr.. Bernard, is seated III the territory OF
The Democrafic national committee NessrS
| Henry B. Henderson aud John II Game. are
given the seats and the votes upon the
| floor Iu the Territories OF New Mexico anu
| Arizona it was recommended by the national
| committee that each be given six seats upon the
| floor of this convention. In view OF the lacl
that these tW territ cries have been barred from
| the sisterho0d OF states i'll this Union upon the
| sole ground that they were Democratic, ana me
| further fact that Il Democratic house has AL
| ready passed an enabling act to make them
| states OF this Union, your committee unanl-
! mousIy adopts the recommendation OF the ma
| tiOnal committee and submits 1t Tor the APP
| prOyal of this convention. Mr.. Chalrman' l
| move the adoption OF the report OF the com
mittee. iii,
| FREQUENT cheers and especially that part OF 1t re-
Iating to the admission OF the states peterped TO
| through the enabling act oicongress was cheered
| to echo.
The report was adopted.
The next business was the report o. the
| committee on permanent OrSanlzatloh.
The report was ready, and was read by
the secretary as follows:
For chairpan; Hon. William L. Wilson. West
| Virginia; secre tary, Simeon p. 'Sheerin, of
| Indiana; assistant secret taries, EdWard l.. Mer-
| ritt OF Illinois, w. IL Doyle of Pennsylvania;
| Hamilton Shepard of Virginia; Clint on Galloway
| of Missouri; D. L. Rolls of Michf4an Robert Z.
Wilson of Mississippi Charles I. Depres OF New
York; James G. STRAIN Of Illinois, Thomas
Brady o! Minnesota. Reading secretary,
Hon Nicholas NJ. Bel OF Missouri.
Assistant reading secretaries, Morgan Morrison
OF IHdiana, Cato Sells of Iowa. II. s. Martin OF
| Kaneas, William i. Thompson OF Michigan,
| William wilkins Carr Of Pennsylvania. Henry
J. Lynn of Tennessee, Thomas i. KnaRp Of
Missouri: sergeant arms, Hon: hlchard !.
Bright OF Indiana: assistant sergeant at arms,
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 division.
4 committee escorted Mr.. Wilson to the
chair and he delivered an appropriate ad-
dress of acceptance
| On motion the convention took q recess
at 1:44 p. M, until s p. M.
The committee on resolutions presented
the following platform which was alter
considerable discussion adopted:
Section /. The representatives Of the Demo
cratic party of the United States in national
| convention assembled do reatirm their allie
| glance to the principles OF the party formu
lated by Jefferson and exemplited by the long
| aud ilIustrious line OF his successors in Demo
cratic leadership from Madison to Cleveland
| We believe ths pDbiic welfare demands that tn: Sc
| npricples be APPLIED to the conduct Of the i'd
| eral government Through the ACCESSION to power
| of tie party that advocates them, and we
solemnly DECLARE that the need Of a return to
| these fundamental principles OF free popular
| government, based on home rule and lndt-
! Yidual liberty, was never % re urgent tfannoY,
| when the tendency to centralize all power at the
| federal capital has become q menace to the re-
served rights Of the states that stFkes at the
very roots OF our government under the consti-
| nv reDllUli0
THE FORCE BILL.
Sec 2 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
Eravest of dangers, scarcely less momento ons @
| fbsn would result from q revolution practically
Establishing monarchy on the ruins OF the re-
| public Ii strikes at the North as Weil as the
south and f the ss0r eo,0rea borde erzen5 Of n sEs
ty marshaIs at every 'poAns pace armed with
itderai ] pogef' returnfng boards appqitttd and
the electoral rights of tha paople ip the several
! states; the sublugation of the eol9Fed people tQ
the control OF the. party ~ power, ana tne Fe
ed, OF the utmost peril to the safety aud happi
| ness Of all: a measure deliberately aiq
Justly daSoribed by leading Republican sena:
| t1r las the most Infamous bill that ever crossed
i the threshold OF the senate.' Such a po icy b
sanctioned by law, would mean the dominance
of aself-perpetuatng ogaFcy OF 9HcenolaearSS AM
| the rarty first entrusted with its machinery
| could not be disIodged from power unless by al
| appeal to the reserved right OF the people TO re-
| sfst oppression which is inherent In al seii'gGV
| erning communities, Two years ago this reYo
lutionary policy was emphatically ccndemnec
by the people at the polls: but in contempt o
that verdict the Republican party has detantly
! declared in its latest authoritative utteFane
that ITS success in the coming elections dc VII VII
aissn nnd t91 the S@asSmTatt GsbPpatio0 Of despot
control oveE eiefti6Gs in all states
Believing that the preseryatt3R 81 republican
government in the United states il dspapden
npon the defeat of the policy of legaliled ,'foEe
and fraud we invite the support Gf all citizen
who desire to see the constitution malntHined II
its integrity with the laws pursuant thereto
when have given our country d hundfed years