Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-13

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Speeches and the Reading Of
Letters and kilograms Of Regret,
Complete the Ceremonies - A
Telegram From President Cleve-
land, Expressing Sympathy.
Louisville, Ky, September 12.-Thou-
sands Of National Democrats did the
honor to the the nominees of their party
Tor President and Vice President to-
night. The occasion was the formal
notification Of the candidates of the ac-
ton of the Indianapolis convention.
Senator Done,son Caffery, from the Far
South. in words of warm personal
friendliness, and expressive Of the con-
fidence OF the party by which he was
delegated, made the speech notifying
Hon. John w. Palmer the hoary head
ed federal general, who tomorrow
turns his three score and nineteen years.
Sec.iOna ism was again disregarded
when The eloquent New Yorker Col.
John r. Fellows, rendered to Gen. S. B..
Buckner, a gallant eX-Confederate. the
honor of second place on the national
ticket. The speeches of these four gen
tlemen, together with messages Of
hearty sympathy from leaders Of the
moyemen. who were unable 10 attend
the notification and ceremonies, furn-
ished the inspiration for repeated out
bursts of enthusiasm.
Kentu>ay was the first State to choose
delegates to the Indianapolis conven-
ton, and to her very appropriately fell
the honor of the first notable demon
stration of the party in this campaign.
She turned out her hundreds of follow
ers of the new ticket. They came from
Louisville and scores Of towns through
out the State, and were joined by other
hundreds from Indiana as well as scat
tering visitors from other nearby States.
A feature of the event was its Demo-
cratic character. There was no door,
keeper. The Auditorium. which seats
about 4,500, was thrown open TO the
public with the exception of several
hundred seats on the stage, reserved for
distinguished visitors and part of the
parquette in which the out Of town dele
cations were provided for. On the
stage were nearly all the most promi-
nent figures in the indianapolis conven-
zion. The boxes on each side of the
stage, occupied exclusively by ladies
presented brilliant scene. They con-
tained the wives of the candidates.
their hOstesses, and parties of friends.
Their brillian costumes made a beau
tiful setting iOr notable scene.
The candidates and the distinguish
Cd visitors spent a busy day The Gal5
House corridors were crowded with call
ers most OF the time, while in the taste
fully decorated parlors the ladies held a
continuous reception.
During the afternoon the candidates,
together with Mr. Bynum. Col. Fellows,
Senator Caffrey and the local campaign
managers, were in conference. discuss
ing the event Of the evening and the con-
duct Of the campaign in this State in
the immediate future.
The weather though warm. was alto
gether favorable 10 the SUCCESS of the
demonstration. The crowd had begun
10 gather when the doors Of the Auditor
ium were thrown open at O'Clock
kilograms from President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle were read.
The President message was as fol-
lows:
Buzzard's Bay, Mass, September 10.
Hon. W. D. Bynum:-I regret that I
,cannot accept your invitation to attend
the notification meeting on Saturday
evening. As a Democrat devoted 10 The
principles and integrity OF my party. I
should be delighted TO be present on an
occasion so sign fcant, and 20 mingle
with those who are determined that the
voice of true Democracy shall not be
gmothered. and insist that rs glorious
standard Shall b. borne aloft as Of Old
in faithful hands.
(Signed GROVER CLEVELAND.
Long before eight o'clock The Audi
forum was filed 10 its utmost capacity.
A liberal proportion Of ladies' were on
the stage and in the audience. The re-
cipient cf the irst demonstration by
the audience was Senator Lindsay, who
has just recovered from a severe i'll
moss. and who has announced his in
tention TO stump the State for Palmer
and Ruckner. This showed the ternpa1
of the crowd and thereafter Dixie" "
"OId Kentucky Home" and the appear
ance Of Generals Palmer and Buckner
provoked roof-raising Outbursts or
cheering. eliminating in rising m
onstration lasting several minutes. when
A. $40 General Palmer. on the arm OF
General Buckner. walked upon the stage
and took the places assigned 10 tnem'
followed by Col. Fellows and Senator
Caffrey.
National Committeeman Zach Phelps
of Louisville. called the meeting 10 or
der in few well chosen words. begin
ming with the statement that TOT Jae
Arst time in four years the Democratic
nartv was 10 hold a notification meet
inc The audience arose ana sang
"America." after which Mr. Fhe'ps -u-
troduced Hon. ". d. Bvnum. chairm-A
NJ the national committee. as the PIE
siding officer. Mr. Bynum was imme."-
p+eIv recognized as a pioneer or the
movement. TO whose energy and untir-
i7g activity the national organization
-enresented in the meeting is largely
due He was cordially greeted. Mr'
Rvnum stated the purpose Of the meet
ING concluding with the reading OF
number Of telegrams, notably one rom
P~esident Cleveland This was eagerly
waited by the crowd. II had been me
III of The street and the hotels all day
T. reading created the greatest entnus-
iazm OF the evening.
Almost as much enthusiasm was