The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-08-13
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Nstiosai Convention In Indianapolis,
September 2.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Aug. s.-The
large assembly room of the commercial
club was packed to the door with
about three hundred people at $3.50
o'clock Friday, the time set for the af.
ternoon session. Congressman Bynum
called the conference to order, explain
ing that he did SO In the absence of
Gen. Bragg, chairman of the executive
committee who had been de-
layed on his way from the east.
A roll Of the states was called and It
was found that 80 states were repre-
sented by committeeman present, either
In person or by proxy.
No time was wasted in determining
the main question which had already
been practically decided by canvass
of the members of the committee. Mr..
Ewing read the resolutions adopted at
the Auditorium conference in Chicago
as the authority for the action Of the
present gathering.
"Mr. Chairman, in orde- to carry out
the purpose set out in the resolution
just read, move you that committee
of Eve be appointed by the chair to pre-
pare call for u national convention
to nominate democratic candidate
for president and democratic candi-
date for vice president (applause,) and
that that committee report its call to
this committee at $3.50 o'clock this even
ing" Carried.
Mr. Bynum named the following
committees: j. H. Outhwaite, Ohio;
Charles Tracey, New York; j. M. Falk-
ner, Alabama; L. C. Krauthoff, Mis-
The main question of whether or not
q convention should be called having
thus been disposed of, the conference
proceeded to select local convention,
and in this Indianapolis won right
handily.
Gen. John M. Palmer, of Illinois, ar
rived in company with his wife at five
o'clock Friday evening from Lawrence
Vile, ILL.,, where he had finished argu-
ing case at II o'clock. It did not
take him long to take himself COM
pletely out of consideration as possi-
BILE candidate for president on the
sound money ticket.
AS soon as the evening session was
called to order Mr.. Bynum announced
that the first business would be the
permanent organization Of the pro-
visional committee by election of q
chairman and other officers. Gen
Tracey, of New York, nominated Sena-
tor John M. Palmer, of Illinois, for
chairman in brief but stirring
speech. The name of Gen. Palmer was
greeted with loud applause and the Sc
lection was made by acclamation.
Messrs. Tracey, Cultivate and Hop
kins were appointed committee to es-
cort him to the chair. His appearance
was greeted with three cheers and .
tiger. He bowed his acknowledge
ment and spoke very briefly, only in q
few sentences.
John R. Wilson, of Indianapolis was
made secretary upon motion of L. M.
Martin, of Iowa, and John P. Frenzel,
of this city, was made treasurer, on
motion of L. G. Krauthoff. Mr.. Outh-
waite, chairman of the subcommittee,
then presented the call for the conven-
tion as follows:
To the Democrats Of the United States:
A political party has always been defined to
| be an association Of voters to promote the sue
cess Of political principles held In common
| The democratic party. during its whole his
tory. had been pledged to promote the liberty
Of the individual, tho security Of private
| rights and property and the supremacy Of law.
1t has always insisted upon safe and stable
| money for the peoples use. 1t has insisted
| uoon the maintenance OF the financial honor
| of the nation, as we'll rs uron the preservation
! inviolate of the institution established by the
| constitution These, its principles, were aban-
| doned by the supposed representatives OF the
| party at national convention recently assem-
| bled at Chicago The democratic party will.
| therefore, cease to exist unless 1t be pre-.
served by the voluntary action Of such
Of its members as still adhere to its
| fundamental principles. No majority
| Of the members of that convention, however
large, ha any right or power to surrender
| those principles When they undertook to do
SO, that assemblage ceased to be democratic
| convention. The action taken. the irregular
proceedings, and the platform enunciated by
that body were and are so utterly and inde-
| fensively revolutionary, and consti-
| tute such radical departures from
the principles Of true democracy,
| which should characterize o sound and patri-
| that its results are not entitled to the conf
| dence or support Of true democrats. For the
| first time since the national parties were
formed there is not before the American peo-
pie platform declaring the principles
Of the democratic party IS reoog-
|
| sistently administered by Jefferson,
| Jackson and Cleveland. nor are there nomi-
| nees for the offices Of president and vice pres
| ident 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 ruthlessly surrendered. nor the
people be deprived of an opportunity to vote
| for candidates In accordance herewith.
Therefore, the national democratic party OF
| the United States. through its regularly con-
| stituted committee. hereby calls q national
! convention OF that party, for the announce.
ment Of its platform and the nomination Of
candidates for the ofnces OF president and vice
| president OF the United States and the tran
ssction Of such business as is incl.
! dental thereto. to be held at Indian
| polls ON Wednesday, the second day OF
September. 1885, at 1e o'clock noon. and here
by requests that the members Of the party in
| the several states who believe in sound mon
| ey and the preservation Of law and order, and
who are unalterably opposed to the platform
adopted and candidates nominated at Chica a.
~o will select In such manner as to them