The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-25

unite In supporting the principles and
nominees of the national democratic par
ty. Such are the chief reasons and mo-
tves which actuate u.s. and we confdent-
ly appeal for support to our fellow demo-
Gratis to assist us in preventing betrayal
of our party"
Theodore Bacon of Monroe was chosen
as an elector-at-large in place of Judge
Earl, who was found to be- Ineligible. Os-
wald Ottendorfer, the other electorate
large, was chosen at Syracuse. Electors
were named for the thirty-four congr6s-
Slonal districts.
Nominations for governor being in order,
St. Clair McKelway of Kings took tho
platform and put .Ae convention in good
humor by some witty allusions to the
Bryan meeting in the academy last even
ing. He called il a one-act farce in a
silver ring. He closed by placing in nom
nation Daniel G.. Griffin Of Watertown.
Mr.. Bliss Of Queens then took the plat
form, and in a brief speech nominated
Patrick j. Gleason, now mayor of Long
Island City.
Mr.. Gleason himself moved that Mr.
Griffin be nominated by acclamation. This
was done.
Frederick w. Hinrichs of Brooklyn was
nominated for lieutenant governor and
Spencer Clinton OF Buffalo for associate
justice of the court of appeals
A resolution was adopted indorsng the
indianapolis platform and ticket.
The business of the convention having
been concluded Chairman Fairchdld in
troduoed Gen. Palmer The presidential
candidate was received with cheers He
said, in part: 81 have had an extensive
experience in public life l have seen
time when business conditions were
worse than now. remember the time
when in our state of Illinois, our people
we're embarrassed, our state in debt. My
10, oh 20 xflA
was a proposition submitted to the people
to pay their debt. The people responded
and from that hour the integrity of the
state was restored.
"In 1869 l remember the state debt was
inflated, but the legislature declined to take
advantage of the greenback craze and de"
cided to pay the debt in gold. From that
time the state of Illinois has been prosper
Gus. There has been no repudiation thera
Applause) The lesson to be taught to
the people of the United States Is to be
honest. No matter If the cloud lower now,
there VIII come a time when we will get
over the threatened Reputation. The hour
will soon come when the nominee of three
conventions will be beaten. 1 ask that
the people Of the United States settle
this question once and for all. And tho
popuiists accept Mr.. Bryan because he
is a populist. The silver men accept him
because he Is a silver man. The democ-
Iacy at CHlCdBO dCcepttu MIN DeCdust
they call themselves democrats, and ne
calls himself "A democrat. But who can
tell the difference between the populists
Of st. Louis and the democrats of the
Chicago convention. They are one and
the same. They are born OF the same
mother. They rest In the same cradle and
at the coming election they will be beaten.
They will be damned together daughter
and applause) Mark you, use
the word damn in the sense
that the horse breeders do. Mr.. Bryan
tells us that he favors bimetallism. There
are two kinds of blmetallism, one imagi-
nary, and one real. Mr. Bryan believes in
the former. Congress can no more estab-
can do any other impossible thing. Con-
gross has the power to coin money and de-
clare the value thereof, but It cannot con-
troll the great law OF commerce. Mr..
Bryan asserts and belives that If the free
coinage of silver Is established the effect
would be that all the silver OF the world
would come up to par varue and establish
blmetallism. Think of such a wild imag-
nation. If Mr.. Bryan's theory is right
think of the enormous increase that will
take place In the Mexican dollar|'
Gen. Palmer said that all the people of
this country, except the silver mine own
ers, and the mon who are desperately I'm
debt and desire 10 pay their debts In the
least possible value, are interested in pre-
serving the present gold standard.
Mr.. Palmer closed by saying that 1t gave
him pleasure to address convention
whose delegates stand for honesty and in
tegrity. 1t was II o'clock when Gen.
Palmer finished.
The convention Immediately adjourned
sine die.