Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-09-12

4 tAathe Ras the propef candidate Of this COZ
{ v~eatiou. but We hare been forbidden TO say $
!, BY that man Who Is IS modest as he Is great
{ And new We speak what we have TO say with
r cu, his permission or consent In ibis s~electioI
IS Sts~aaard-eearer you will honor Illinois an
mtaeis is one Of the battlehelds. II not tn
chief battlefield, where this election Is to b,
1 contested. There is but one issue In this cam
: patgn. aud that is the issue between sounl
| money aud . deprecated currency, and In jobs
NJ Palmer you havea man whose whole llfs
{ has been devoted. whenever this question ha.
been 10 the front, TO the defense of sound
money against all sorts of deprecated cur
rency and nat money
All the states having been called for nomi-
nations, the chairman stated that the vote
would now be taken.
The states aud territories were called and
progressed as far rs the state OF Wisconsin,,
Senator Palmer receiving q large majority OF
the votes
When the state OF Wisconsin vas called Gen.
Bragg rose and said:
Mr. misunderstanding my noble state
for the honor she has done me IN presenting
my name to this distinguished convention, and
thanking those other states tat have kindly
slven ne their support, / think | can do my.
self no greater honor than 70 move at this time
that the nomination Of Gen. John NJ. Palmer
be made unanimous, IChcersl And l assure
him and his friends that | will occupy for him
and for the principles supported by this con-
~Nention las far as | am ablel the place which
the state OF Wisconsin says that her sons
snonld occupy In ~battle-the place nearest to
the flag of the enemy" Loud CHEERS
Gen. brasg's motion that the ominatton OF
Gen Palmer be made unanimous was put to
the rnHyGnt{op api IN rriaj arl 81 a ,hi.u.
announced officially that Gen. John NJ. Palmer
Is the nominee OF the National Democratic
party for president OF these United States.
As soon as the annou ncement was made
there was an outburst OF Wild entht siasm on
the part OF the convention. The guidons and
fags and banners that were within reach we're
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 d, candi.
dates for vice-president was next In order.
There was no useless iormality about the pros
ceeding; no calling OF states alphabetically
but the secretary started at once with Ken.
lucky, when Mr.. W. Il. Browder, Of that state.
made a speech nominating Gen. Simon bolivar
Buckner. The convention was impatient at
the speech, but vas ready to declare the nom
inatlon.
The chair put the question, and de ,ared
that Gen, Bucknar was the nominee OF the ma
tional democratic party for vice-president OF
the United States. This announcement. like
the other, was followed by loud cheering and
by the procession OF the standards-tha OF
being carried by q colored man.
During the procession the band played Amer
lea, Yankee Doodle and Dixie, - and the
was great.
The following resolution was offered by Mr.
OF Missouri, and was carried,
Rssoired, That The nat onal committee shall
nave fuii power 20 arrange for the placing of
III candidates nominated by the national con-
on the ballots OF the respective states
n the manner required by the election laws Of
'ald states; that that committee have power
MI nl vacancies, TO arrange for the nOti-
ication OF the candidates nominated Nv the
and g%enrally to exercise the bow
RS OF mis- convention after the adjourn nlent
hereof. "'
RESOLUTIONS OF thanks to the members d, thu
national committee and of the tenn
orary national executive committee for their
ood and wise work, and to the people of In
Annapolis 10Y the manner In which the con-