The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-08-15
FOR A THIRD TICKET
COMMITTEE OF GOLD DEMOCRATS
At INDIANAPOLIS AGREE.

That One Il Desirable-Address to Demo.
crats Issued and Call Made for a Con-
vention-Organizers Of the New Party
Name II the National Democratic.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 8.-The National
Democratic party has been launched
and an address to the people issued.
The first convention of the neN party
will be held ut Indianapolis Sept. q.
Thirty-three states were represented at
the conference Of gold Democrats and
there was unanimity in the conference
on the selection of the name and
also In determining to distinguish the
two parties by referring to those
supporting the Chicago platform as
the Sopulist Democratic party.
There was conference before the pro-
visional national committee met at
which it was decided to call conven-
tion and
Nominate Another National Ticket.
Some Of the Eastern and Southern
members opposed third ticket at first,
but when they were told that in the
Middle states party feeling was so re-
garded that many Democrats would not
vote unless there was third ticket,
then all objections from the East and
South were withdrawn and the decision
20 hold q convention was unanimous.
The Illinois and Ohio delegations did
not ask for anything, but there was .
general drift for Senator Palmer for
president. The Kentucky delegation
also asked for the convention at Louis
VILE, but Indianapolis showed guar
anteed fund Of $iO, 900 for all expenses,
and the guarantee in this case was
made to . body Of very substantial men,
who duly appreciated the best bid.
There was objection from all to holding
the convention in any city in which q
national convention had been held this
year. The committeeman said we will
60 before the people on the difference
between the Indianapolis platform and
tickets and the platforms and tickets
that bear the brands Of other cities.
sslsotsd National Chairman.
At the evening session General
Palmer Of Illinois was unanimously
elected chairman of the national com.
mittee. In accepting he said he sympa-
thized most earnestly in the purpose Of
the meeting. He would work for the
preservation of the integrity and future
usefulness Of the Democratic party.
John r. Wilson Of Indiana was
elected secretary and John P. Felenset
r c<ol k,noo
Joseph II. Cultivate Of Ohio, as chair.
man of the committee on a call for the
national convention and plan Of organ
ization, reported the following, which
was repeatedly interrupted by applause
In it, reading and adopted unani-
mously:
T1,s Address Issued.
To the Democrats Of the United States:
A political party has always been defined
to be an association Of voters to promote
the SUCCESS of political principles held in
common The Democratic party during
Ats whole history has been pledged to pro-
, mote the liberty Of the individual, the
security of private rights and property
and the supremacy Of the law. 1t has al
ways insisted upon q safe and stable
1isted npon the maintenance of the fnan-
cial honor of the nation, as well rs upon
the preservation inviolate Of the institu-
lions established by the constitution.
These, Its principles, were abandoned by
the supposed representatives of the party
at q national c0nrention recently assem-
bled at Chicago, The Democratic party
win therefore cease to exist unless 1t be
Preserved by the Voluntary Action
Of such Of it's members as still adhere to
the fundamental principles. No majority
OF the members Of the convention, how
ever large, had amy right to surrender
those principlea When they undertook
to do 60 that assemblage ceased to be a
Democratic convention The action, the
irregular proceedings, and the platform
enunciated by that body, were and are so
utterly and indafensibly revolutionary
and constitute such radical departures
from the principles Of true Democracy
which should characterize q sound and
patriotic administration Of our country's
affairs that it's results are not entitled to
the confidence or support OF true Demo
Gratis. For the first time since national
partiss were formed there Ii not before the
American people platform declaring the
pgnized and most courageously and con-
ststently administered BY
JsAsrson, Iaoisen and Cleveland,
nor are the nominees for the offices Of
president and vice president of the United
States pledged to carry those principles
Into practical affect. The faithful and
true Democrats Of the United States are
detsrmined that their principles shall not