Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03
GOLD DEMOCRATS.
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GUS men among them. was also warmly re-
ceNed. massachusetts, carried two silk
GG1neriean G flags and state banner. Ex-
place on the platform with Mr. Bynum and
Secretary Wilson,
~ Senator na1o5 Palmer rose at 1880 and struck
pumped to their feet. shouting and waving
ti tneir state banners, ending the demonstra-
..,a .rGH; winch was brief, by three cheers. The
nlst pemocratic convention of the year,
ana mat He who knows all things might
19 t1ok INTO the hearts of the assembly and
discern that its purposes were patriotic.
@ II was hitting to call upon that omnipotant
R4Mer ;., t8r guidance, and he presented
smooth-faced, spectacied man, who read a
t orieL PRAYER from written manuscript, be-
tween zen, tne ne pages of a prayer book.
arose. Senator Palmer announcer that the
secretary would read the call for the con-
yWention and ex-congressman Outhwaite, of
was recognized by a breezy burst of hand
clapplng. This applause punctuated every
telling point of the call during it's read
Jackson and Cleveland" Mr.. outhwaite
put particular stress upon Mr.. Cieveland's s
name nan and brought the delegates to their
any which had gone before During the
reading. the Chicago Marching Club filed
INTO the gallery, with about fifty members
a call of states to ascertain the represen-
.afi9n 9 followed. Colorado answered. "a
1s Her, Fer af9rea lis eoi.
leagues having been delayed by a railroad
accident. Montana being called. a gentle
here it is" AT the call of New York, her
seventy-two representatives loomed up in
e ahs compact n5 group in the left hand section Of
which inspired cheers. Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania also testified to their presence by ris-
ing; hsIs Mhasylands Mar Spokesman answered AN
fun deiesaion adding ARd they are ar niI ali
daho Nevada Utah ana Msomngs sr9ep Tere
the only. states whose names passed un-
answered. Alaska's representative was
cheered. Arizona, Oklahoma and Indian
Territory had no spokesman.
After. this call. Senator Palmer raised a
laugh la, !,ta by announcing that the next thing
self. But, he continued, ''Fll omit the
remarks. Words are silver, silence is
golden" He then introduced Mr.. Bremen
national committee. The recommendations
that the. rules which governed the last
Democrats De- convention; which was held in
cheered to the echo: The report recon-
mended Ex-Governor Flower, Of New York
Of 9nr ana 5ha r M
The mention of Ex-Governor Flowers name
was the signal for a burst of applause
jones'. eftf Of Aabama % and MIs George Pesboay
of Massachusetts. escorted the .distin
guished New Yorker to the stage. Senator
who bowed in response to the demonstra
ton. Governor Flower read his speech
from manuscript in a clear voice. 1t wa:
Mr.. Flower declared at the outset that tn,
| gathering before him was notice to tn,
| world that the Democratic party has no
vet surrendered to Populism and anarchy.
nTfnCnl6S n
| racy, as expounded by Jefferson, are no
| yet dead. He asserted the disintereste,
motives of those who are participating ii
| mocracy of himself and every man in tn
convention. The speaker declared the Chi
cago platform to be dangerous In its tend
of the silver leaders as 1.-The radicals Of tn
| French revolution"
The real issue Of this campaign" h
said. lis an issue of patriotism"
| resentative of the revolutionary force
behind him-ambitious, unsteady and un
safe" "An untrfed man," he continued, I"
| demagogue and word juggler, he perhap
| will represent the restless mob from whic
he rose and with characteristic reckless
| ness does not hesitate to appeal to bas
| That in this incendiary role. standing, a
| he processes to stand, on principles as un
Democratic as those of Herr Most, h
should deserve, by any conception of part
!
is past comprehension, and explainabl
only by ignorance of the man and his plat
form or disloyhlty to genuine party faith.
His argument against the free and unlim
tied coinage of silver was exhaustive. H
paid brief tribute to President Cleveland
speaking of him as a man who had bee
| vilified. This utterance provoked pre-
| longed applause from delegates and spec
tators, who rose and cheered Justify.
Every mention of President Cleveland
name in the speech was given an ovation
His Characterization Of Mr.. Bryan as Am
| bilious, unsteady and unsafe" as dem
agogue and word-juggler." received
storm of applause. His statement that bl
rnetallism was genuine Democratic doc
| trine was received in silence.
Governor Flowers speech was conclude
| at 1:45 Its delivery occupied only abou
forty-fiye minutes: Governor Flower the
the states were called for members of tn
committees on resolutions, credentials an
the selection of national committeeman an
| vice presidents.
After an announcement that the commit
tees would meet Immediately. the conver
ton at 2:0S. on motion of Mr.. Curtis. @
New Jersey, took a recess until 4 o'clock