Arizona republican., 1896-09-04
PALMER IS THE NOMINEE Selected by the Gold
 Democrats. Buckner Nominated for Vice
 President.
President Cleveland Declined the Nomination for Obvious
 Reasons.


 the convention today was the adoption of a recommendation to make the or ganization permanent and to empower the National committee appointed to call future conventions. This indicates a contest four years from now over the regularity of the two organizations and may prove far reaching in its eff fleets.
 Hugh c. Wallace is now engaged in ::ryi ing to undo all he has been doing in bool..iE3.; Cleveland for the nomination and h:s: efforts were not approved by | the president, as was shown by the | following dispatch from the president to J. D. S. Gsi,::n: Judgment and personal inclina ion is so unalterably | opposed that I cannot for one moment consider the suggestion.
 l GROVER sCLEVELAND.' .''- l This is in response to the telegram sent last night by MT. Griffin, chair man of the New York delegation, ask ing MT. Cleveland to permit the use of his name as candidate for the presi- dency.
 The delegates assembled slowly to- day but despite the rain ticket holders were eager to seek an entrance. It was conceded that Buckner's rlomina- tion for the presidency was a cer- tainty, and speculation concerned the selection of a candidate for president Cleveland's telegram to the chairman of the New York delegation declining to permit the use of his name was ac- cepted by the convention as final. The fact that Senator Palmer had declined for personal reasons to allow his name to be used was not generally known. Fully 4,000 people were ir the hall at Il :38. Chairman Gallery called the convention to order. Caffery informed the convention that the committee on resolutions was not ready to report and begged heir patient indulgence for
 a few minutes. He had hardly fn- ished the sentence before a thousand voices shouted for Breckenridge Many
 delegates jumped on the chairs and yelled. At last Breckenridge arose. He seemed to hesitate and was pushed
 along toward the stage. Three thou , sand voices cheered Senator Palmer
 met him with Outstretched hands at
 the top of the steps leading to the
 stage. My countrymen from every
 section of an imperial republic" were his first words He declared the speeches tlhe night before marked g crucial period in the republics history The hearing given him was respectful and enthusiastic
 When he said it was charged thai
 the conv vention was here to elect Nc | o1d drd bod fhn
 Democrats had taken the job out O. ] their hands, the delegates and gallerie. went wild. Bryan's teachings, he said l were for those unfortunate in life t, } unite against those who had been pros 5 porous. Bryan, he said, pointed ou 1 the booty and told his followers to US
 the ballot as the weapon to seize tha
 which life had made unequal "I pro
 test" he cried. "Hhis is not Democ
 racy! The Democratic theory is no | that the government should suppcr Il the people, but that the people shoul, T support the government"
 $ The platform agreed upon by tn 0 committee declares for a single gol j. standard with such subsidiary coinag
 as is necessary without disturbing tn
 parity It does not mention an inter
 national agreement and makes no ref
 erence to an income tax. The tari1 e plank is substantially the same as tn > main plank in the Maine sound none > platform. There is no minority re '1 port.
 l. The platform was adopted unani 'e mously by a viva voce vote. The con
 ventdon then proceeded to the nomins
 tion of candidates. Carroll of Ker
 lucky withdrew Wattersons name. ,e First ballot, Palmer, 7671s; Bragg " 1231s; necessary to a choice, 553. f On motion of Bragg the rules we1 in suspended and Palmer made the nom i- nee by exclamation.
 :. Browder of Kentucky placed th E name of General Buckner in nomins
 tion for vice-president. He was nom
 mated by exclamation. After the non g. ination of Buckner, no further bushes I'd being before the house the conventio ry adjourned.