Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-08


country from Maine and Florida to
Washington and Texas.
No time was at all wasted in determin-
ing the main question, which had al
ready been practically decided by a cam
Vass of the members of the committee.
Mr. Ewing read the resolutions adopted
at the Auditorium conference in Chica-
go as the authority for the action of the
present gathering. As soon as he had
finished Mr.. Cultivate of Ohio arose ana
said:
"Mr. Chairman, in order to carry out
the purpose set out in the resolutions
just read, | move you that a committee
of five be appointed by the chair to pre-
pare call for a national convention TO
nominate a democratic candidate for
president and democratic candidate
for vice president, and that the commit
tee report it's call to this conference at
$50 O'Clock this evening""
He was interrupted by loud applause.
which arose again when he finished. The
question was put and carried by accla-
nation and again the applause was en-
thusiastic Apparently the feeling was
unanimous, even the Texans who mad
been talking for Endorsement of the re-
publican ticket raised no objections.
Mr.. Bynum named the following COM
mittee: J. H. Cultivate of Ohio, Charles
Tracey of New York, j. M. Falkner or
Alabama, L. C. Krauthoff of Missouri
and f. w. McCutcheon of Minnesota.
The committee retired at once to an
other room in the building to prepare It's
call, Mr.. Cultivate inviting any gentle
man present who had prepared anything
in that line to present it to the commit
tee.
The main question of whether or not
a convention should be called having
thus been disposed of, the conference
proceeded to select a location for the
convention, and in this Indianapolis won
right handily. John P. Wilson, the In
diana member of the committee suggest
ed that they listen to the representatives
of such cities as might desire to enter
tain the convention. This was agreed to
and Mr.. C. D. Lawler of Minneapolis ex-
tended an invitation for his city in
warm speech. When he mentioned the
name of Grover Cleveland big demon
stration of enthusiasm broke out. John
L. Griffiths and S. o. Pickens presented
the invitation of Indianapolis, guaran-
teeing the expenses of the gathering and
pleading for the convention for political
reasons. George M. Davies extended an
invitation from Louisville, giving prom
ise of a warm welcome.
The vote resulted in the choice Of In
dianapois by vote of 10, against 6 for
Memphis and for Louisville.
AS soon as the evening session was
called to order Mr.. Bynum announced
that the first business would be the per-
manent organization of the provisional
committee by election of a chairman and
other officers. General Tracey of New
York nominated Senator Palmer of Illi-
nois for chairman in brief speech. On
being escorted to the chair, Mr.. Palmer
spoke briefly as follows: ut devolves
upon us to form the nucleus about which
the democratic party of the country that
clings to the principles of organization
may gather 1t is our duty to preserve
an organization in order that we may
be ready when our erring brethren see
the folly of their ways and when God has
forgiven them to receive them back and
reconstruct united party
John r. Wilson of Indianapolis was
made secretary upon motion of L. M.
Martin of Iowa, and John p. Frenzel or
this city was made treasurer.
Mr.. Cultivate, chairman of the SUBJ
committee, then presented the call for the
convention as follows:
To the Democrats of the United States:
A political party has always been de-
fined to be an association of voters to
promote the success of political princi-
pies held N common. The democratic
party during it's whole history has been
pledged to promote the liberty of the in
dtvidual, the security of private rights
and property and the supremacy of the
law 1t has always insisted upon safe
and stable money for the peoples use.
1t has insisted upon the maintenance of
the financial honor of the nation, as we'll
as upon the preservation involate OF the
tion. These, it's principles, were aban-
doned by the supposed representatives OF
the party att a national convention recent
ly assembled at Chicago. The democrat
ic party will therefore cease to exist un-
less it be preserved by the voluntary ac-
ton of such of it's members as still ad-
here to it's fundamental principles. NO
majority of members of that convention.
however large, had any right or power
to surrender those principles. When
they undertook to do so that assemblage
ceased to be a democratic convention.
The action taken, the irregular proceed
ings and the platform enunciated by
that body were and are so utterly and
indefensibly revolutionary and consti-
tute such radical departures from the
PRINCIPLES of true democracy, which
should characterize sound and patri-
otic administration of our country's af-
fairs, that its results are not entitled to
the confidence or support OF true uemo-
Gratis. For the first time since national
parties were formed there is not before
the American people platform declar-
ing the principles of the democratic par
ty as recognized and most courageously
and consistently administered by Jener-
SON. jackson and Cleveland, nor are
there nominees for the offices OF presi-
dent and vice president of the United
States pledged to carry those principles
into practical effect. The faithful ana
true democrats of the United States are
determined that their principles shall
not be ruthlessly surrendered, nor the
people be deprived of an opportunity to
vote for candidates in accord herewith.
Therefore the national democratic par
ty of the United States, through its reg
ularly constituted committee, hereby
calls a national convention of that party
for the announcement of its platform
and the nomination of candidates for the
offices of president and vice president OF
the United States and the transaction OF
such business as is incidental thereto, to
be held at Indianapolis on Wednesday,
the I'd day of September, 1896, at IL
o'clock noon, and hereby requests that
the members of the party In the several
states who believe in sound money"
and the preservation of law and order,
and who are unalterably opposed to the
platform adopted and candidates nomi-
mated at Chicago, will select In such
manner as to them shall seem best
number of delegates to the same equal
to twice the number of electoral votes to
which such states are respectively en-
titled. Such delegates shall be duly ac-
credited. according to the usages of the
democratic party. Their credentials
shall be forwarded or delivered to the
rerretarv of this committee with all con-