Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-13

Indianapolis, Ind. Aug. Tho
name OF the new party 10 the National
Democratic party. It's organizers cal!
those supporting the Chicago platform
and ticket the Populist Democratic
party. The National Convention OF
the National Democratic party will be
held at indianapolis the first week in
September. There was unanimity in
the conference on the selection Of the
name of the National Democratic patty
aud also in determining to distinguish
the two parties by referring to those
supporting the Chicago platform as the
"Populists' Democratic party"
The conference met at the CONNER
cisl Club at 3 p. m. and was called to
order by ex-Congressman Bynum Of
this city, and who took a prominent
part in framing the present tariff law,
while member of the House ways and
means committee. Thirty States were
represented. Senator John NJ. Palmer
Of Illinois was made chairman OF the
national committee. The following adj
dress was issued:
To the Democrats of the United ,
States: A political party has always
been defined to be an association OF
cal principles held in common. The
Democratic party, during it's whole
history, has been pledged to promote
! the liberty OF the individual, the Sc
curity OF private rigbts and property
and the supremacy Of the law. 1t bias
| always insisted upon a safe and stable
money for the peoples use. 1t has 10.
sisted upon the maintenance OF the
| financial honor OF the nation, as we'll as
upon the preservation ipyiolate OF the
institutions established by the Copsti-
| tuition. These, It's principles, were
abandoned by the supposed represepts-
tives of the party at national conven-
ton recently assembled at Chicago.
The Democratic party will, there
| fore, cease 10 exist unless it be pre-.
served by the voluntary action of such
| OF lite members as still adhere to the
fundamental principles. No majority
OF the members of that convention,
however large, bad any right or power
TO surrender those principles. When
they undertook 10 do 80, that assem-
blage ceased 10 be a Democratic con-
venlion.
The action taken. the irregular pro.
ceedings and the platform enunciated
by that body were, and are, SO utterly
and indefeusibly Evolutionary and con-
atitute such radical departures from
the principles Of true Democracy, which
should characterize sound and pa
triotic administration Of our country's
affairs that lite results are not entitled
10 the confidence or support OF true
Democrats For the first time since
national parties were formed there is
not before the American people plat
form .declarings the principles OF the
Democratic party as recognized and
most courageously and consistently adj
ministered by Jefferson, jackson and
Cleveland, nor are there nominees for
the Offices OF President and Vice Presi.
dent of the United States pledged to
carry those principles into practical
effect. The faithful and true Democrats
OF the United States are determined
that their principles shall not be ruth.
lossly sundered, nor the people be de-
prived OF an opportunity to vote for
candidates in accord herewith.
Therefore. the National Democrats
party OF the United States, through Ito
regularly constituted committee, hereby
calls national convention of that
party for the announcement Of it's plat
form and nomination of candidates for
the Offices OF President and Vice. Presi.
dent of the United States ADD the trans
action Of such business as is incidental
thereto. to be held at indianapolis
Wednesday, the second day of Septem.
Der. 1896. at II O'Clock, noon. and
hereby requests that the members of
the party in the several States who be-
lieve in sound money and tho preserva-
tioD Of law and order, and who are I'M
alterably opposed to the platform
adopted and candidates nominated at
Chicago will select, in such manner as
to them shall seem best. number OF
delegates 10 the same equal to twice
the number of electoral votes to which
such States are respectively entitled.