The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-08

not before the people a platform oe-
claring the principles of the Democrat
&c party as recognized and most cour-
ageously administered by JEFFERSON
Jackson and Cleveland, nor are there
nominees for the offices of president
and vice president Of the United States
pledged to carry those principles into
practical effect. The faithful and true
Democrats of the United States are De
termined that their principles shall not
be ruthlessly surrendered, nor the peo-
pie be deprived OF an opportunity to
vote for candidates in accord there
with.
Therefore the National Democratic
party of the United States through
national committee, calls a national
convention of that party for the an
nouncing of the platform and naming
candidates for offices of president and
vice president of the United States and
the transaction of such business as is
incidental, to be held in Indianapolis
on Wednesday, on the second day of
September, 1895, at II o'clock, noon, AMI
hereby requests that the members of
the party in the several states who be-
lieve in sound money and the preserva-
ton of law and order and who are OPP
posed to the platform adopted and can
didates nominated will select in such
manner as to them shall seem best,
NUMBER delegates the same equal
to twice the number of electoral votes
to which such states are respectively
entitled.
'Such delegates shall be duly accred-
tied according to the usages of the
Democratic party. Their credentials
secretary of this committee with all
convenient speed so as to entitle them
to participate in the preliminary or
ganizatiOn of the convention
report presented by Mr.. Cultivate. In
the speeches made the financial policy
of Cleveland, Carlisle and other promi-
nent Democrats was praised and some
speakers referred to the manner in
which they as well as the supreme
court were 'insulted" at the Chicago
convention. General Buckner of Ken
lucky, as well as other southern speak
ers, and those from the west, warned
mem bers from the eastern and middle
states not to underestimate the silver
crusade.
After the adoption of his report, Mr.
Cultivate moved that the names of
all committeeman be appended thereto.
This was carried and created much en-
thusiasm.
On motion of Mr.. Cultivate, Chair
man Palmer was directed to appoint an
| executive committee of nine who should
| take hold of the National Democratic
| campaign at once and report to the
! general national committee of the new
| party at a meeting to be held in In
| dianapolis, Tuesday, September 1, the
| day preceding the national convention.
/ By resolution this executive committee
/ was directed at the earliest practicable
| day to issue an address to the Dernoc-
| racy Of the country setting forth it's
| purpose and plan. Chairman Palmer
! was authorized to go outside of the
membership of the national committee
| in selecting nine members for the ex-
| ecutive committee.
Chairman Palmer appointed: Ala
| bama, J. M. Faulkner; Illinois, John P.
| Hopkins; Indiana, W. d. Bynum; Ken
| lucky, w. B. Haldeman: Missouri, F.
| w. S. Lehman; Minnesota, f. W. NJ.
| Cutcheon; New York, Charles Tracey;
| Ohio, Sam'l L. Holding; Wisconsin, Ell
/ lis B. Usher.