Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-09-10

! souri, had expected 90 present the name a
/ their fellow citizen. James .. Broadhead. be-
Heving that his private life. his high public
services and great experience made him
/ worthy Of that distinction, but he has de-
cIined TO permit TO use his name and we re-
/ luctsntly acquiesce. He continued: We 20 70
| certain defeat No candidate we can nameean
| be elected ICrfes Of mol Let US face the
worst and event take e for granted he wills nos
carry one solitary electoral vote. Renewed
| cries OF dissent Though oCr hope IS for
lorn one This contest. * worthiIy sustain IL,
will prove a new Thermopylae-the sacrifice
| Of individuals and the salvation OF the
/ nation. The situation requires the utmost
courage and daring We find those requisites
united in citizen who has borne himself
with equal gallautFy in battle and debate,
who has the impetuous courage of the cavalier
in attack, and the stubborn bravery OF the
roundhead in defense; man who has no more
fear Of a metaphor than he has Of a muslzet !
second the nomination Of the grim, gray, griz-
zled veteran, the iron leader OF the iron bril-
gade, Edward ;. Bragg, of Wisconsin lap
plause.J
Nebraska being reached. Mr.. c. VI. Mont
gomery, Of that state, responded, amid much
laughter:
Mr.. President, the state Of Nebraska has al
ready furnished one too many candidates for
president"
Mr.. Clarence E. Carr replied for New Ham1-
shire that he had no candidate to propose, but
he had sentiment to offer. which was: You
shall not place upon the fair face OF American
prosperity q silver Iscagiot kiss" Cheers
When Ohio was calle5 }ir. 5. H Holden an
swered:
with unusual modesty the state Of Ohio has
no candidate" Laughter and appIause.1
Mr.. Lewis L. Macarthur, from his place in
the Oregon delegation. seconded the nominal
tion Of Gen. Bragg ii = typewriter speech,
which was heard with III 1ch Impotence.
Another delegate from the same state said
that oregon also seconded the nominGti on a
John N Palmer.
Tennessee, through Mr.. J. Il. Holman, Sec
onded the nomination Of Palmer, also did
Washington, Vermont and Virginia, the latter
state through Mr.. S. V. SouthoId. who spoke
from his place in the delegation, and was in
audible at the reporters tables.
Then Illinois. which had been passed earlier
in the call, asked to be heard, and Judge
Thomas A. Moran assembled the platform and
said:
I'VE only break silence now tn explain to
you why, during the progress Of this conven-
ton. Illinois has been silent so long. We have
been silent because our lips were sealed by
the command OF Hon. John NJ. Palmer, of Hi
nois. 1t has been our conviction from The first
that he was the proper candidate of this con-
vention, but we have been forbidden to say so
by that man who is as modest as he is great
And now we speak what we have to say with
out his permission or consent. In his selection
as standard-bearer you win honor Illinois and
Illinois is Of the battleields, if not the
contested. There is but one issue in this cam
paign, and that is the issue between sound
money and deprecated currency, and in John
NJ. Palmer you have a man whose whole life
has been devoted, whenever this question has
been to the frOat, to the defense Of sound
money against all sorts of deprecated cur
roncy and fiat money"
All the states having been called for nomi-
nations, the chairman stated that the vote
would now be taken.
1fo5 a
progressed as far as the state of Wisconsin.
Senator Palmer receiving a large majority of
the votes.
When the state of Wisconsin vas called Gen.
Bragg rose and said:
MI. CHAIRMAN-Thanking my noble state
for the honor she has done me ia presenting
p1y name to this distinguished convention, and
thanking those other states that have kindly
gwen me their support, think 1 can do my
self no greater honor than to move at this time
that the nomination of Gen John NJ. Palmer
be made unanimous. [Cheers.I And assure
him and his friends that will occupy for him
and for the principles Supported By This Con-
vention (as far as I am abIe) the place which
the state OF Wisconsin says that her sons
should occupy in battle-the place nearest to
the flag of the enemy" Loud cheers.I
Gen. Bragg's motion that the nomination of
Gen. Palmer be made unanimous was put to
the convention and carried. and the chairman
announced ofhcially that Gen. John NJ. Palmer
party for president of these United States.
AS soon as the nouncement was made
there was an outbursE of wild enthusiasm on
the part of the convention. Tho guidons and
flags and banners that were within reach were
caught up, and the March OF the Standards
around the convention hall was performed
amid shouts and cheers.
As soon as the uproar subsidized the chair
man announced that the nomination Of candf-
dates for vice-president was next in order,
There was no useless formality about the pro-
ceeding; no calling of states alphabetically
but the secretary started at once with Ken.
lucky, when Mr.. w. B. Browder, Of that state,
made speech nomir ating Gen. Simon Bolivar
Buckner. The convention was impatient al
the speech, but was ready to declare the NOM
nation.
The chair put the question, and declared
that Gen. Buckner WAS the nominee of the ma
tional democratic party for vtce-president OF
the United States. This announcement, like
the other, was followed by loud cheering and
by the procession OF the standards-that of
Kentucky being carried by a colored man.
During the procession the band played Amer
lea Yankee Doodle" and Dixie" and the
enthusiasm was great
The following resolution was offered by DIR.
Broadhead. of Missouri, and was carried:
ReSotred, That the national committee shall
have full power to arrange for the placing OF
all candidates nominated by the national con-
Ventfon On the ballots of the respective states
in the manner required by the election laws OF
said StateSi that that committee have power
to fill all vacancies. to arrange for the noti-
fication of the candidates nominated by the
convention and genrallV to exercise the pow
ers OF this convention after the adjournment
thereof.
Resolutions of thanks to the members of the
temporary national committee and of the tenn
porary national executive committee for their
good and wise work, and to the people of In
dianapolis for the manner in which the con-