The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
NATIONAL DEMOCRATS.
\ HE.FIRST NATIONAL CONVEN-
! E TON REACHES PERMANENT
4 ORGANIZATION.
Y OVER EIGHT HUNDRED DELEGATES
IN ATTENDANCE 49, FORTY ONE
STATES AND TERRITORIES
WERE REPRESENTED.
TO FORM THE PARTY INTO A PERMANENT ONE
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4 Recommendation to That Effect Was
Adopted-Spceches by Senator CAT
ferry and Governor Flower-Dif-
ference of Opinion as to
Wording of Platform.
Cleveland's Name
Was Chcercd.
TO FORM THE PARTY INTO A PERMANENT ONE

indianapolis, Sept. 2.-FOrty-Onc states
and three territories, represented by S24
delegates, met today in TOmlinson hall
rs the climax of Il six weeks campaign
to rcpudiatc the action of the Chicago
convention and put forth declaration of
principles and name Il presidential ticket.
Senator Palmer, who called the body
to order, termed it the first convention of
the national democratic party. while
others referred to it as the democracy
which held its last convention in 1892.
Admission to the hall was confined
strictly to ticket holders. AS result
many people were denied admittancc.
Inside every seat reserved for delegates
and alternates was taken and the gal
leries were comfortably filled without
being crowded, while the chairs in the
rear of the platform reserved FOR the dis
tinguished guests We're nearly all occr-
pied. The decorations were brilliant and
i, lavish. There was profusion of flags
and bunting, trailing smilaX, Spanish
moss and ported flowers, but the most
noticeable feature was the prevalence of
. Kilt. symbolical of the spirit of the con-
Il 1stion. Gold wreaths were every
EssIyherc in the decorations. and half the
delegates wore sprays of golden rod in
4 the lapels of their coats.
There was an unusually large number
of ladies in the galleries and in the
chairs back of the stage, their bright
gowns and hats Frightening the general
S off pf ho ,r b,,
from distance, but some of the most
prominent ladies of Indianapolis were
present Mrs. Hendricks. widow of
!, the late Vice President Hendricks was
especially conspicuous.
The delegates themselves were an i'm
posing body of men. Among them were
many for years prominent in national
affairs. Not Il few were delegates to the
Il Chicago convention. Several charmCn
of delegations to Chicago were returned
here III the same capacity. except. that
whereas they were Kissed there for de-
Ginning to participate in the proceedings.
I their appearance here was the signal for
outbursts of applause.
The big New York delegation perhaps
s1sstttra cted the most attention. In it were
essuch conspicuous men as Ex-Governor
Flower, the temporary chairman: en-
\ Secretary of the Treasury Farchild cX-
Minister to Turkey Strauss: Gen Tracey
{sof Albany, Horace c. King. Col. John II.
NsFellows. Perry Belmont. John De Witt
EAVarner and others. From the Old Bay
i state there were DR.. Everett and God
frey. Maine sent c. Vey Holman. New
Jersey sent W. j. Curtis: Virginia. ex-
Governor Cameron and Col. Rivcs, the
n d-famous engineer; Kentucky. Cen
Buckner, w. h. Haldeman and Col. w.
f9' Breckenridge; Ohio. eX-Congrcss-
Ism lOuthwaite: Illinois. Senator Palmer.
INA btroller Eckels and X-Mayor Hop
n III; Wisconsin, Gen. Bragg and Senator
y llas: Minnesota. Daniel w. LAWYER:
iowa. Henry Nolmer: Missouri Judge
Broadhead and f. w. Lehman: Califor-
4 nia, John p. Irish: Colorado. Louis r.
Erich; Louisiana, Senator Caffery and
4 John II. Spellman; Alabama. ex-Gover-
fnor Jones; Georgia. w. s. Thompson:
'Washington, Hugh c. Wallace.
There was plenty of enthusiasm. and
demonstra lions were numerous. The
|delegates cheercd at the sight of promi-
nenH men: in fact, everything and any
tthhlE The whats the NATTER man
M e\there and kept them busy. Every
t2efi pee to Mr. Cleveland was the sig
nals-5sa scene during which men cheered
and waved whatever they could get their
hands on.
The convention held two sessions, but |
got no further than effccting permanent |
Organization.
The1A was not jar or hitch any
|wherS The temper of The delegates
WAS displayed in the vigorous fashion
I'with which the denunciation of the Chi
]scago platform and its candidates was
Ireceived. Governor Flower referred to
Bryan as an ambitious unsteady and
kmsafe man" and a "demagogue and
WORD juggler,' with a revolutionary
kaglc behind him, and the rafters rang
2Rthe applause. Governor Flowers
beech went somewhat extensively into