Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-16
THE GENERALS COME AND Gu
Palmer and Buckner Were B!r-
-mingham's Guests.
WERE MET AT THE STATION
And Were Shown Every Courtesy by Citizens
ofAli Political Creeds.
THEY SPOKE AT THE OPERA HOUSE
Many Citizens of Other Towns in the Audi
ence and Likewise Some Bryan Men,
Accorded Respectful Hear
ing - Their Speeches.
WERE MET AT THE STATION
THEY SPOKE AT THE OPERA HOUSE

Generals John M. Palmer and Simon
b. Buckner, national" democratic candi-
dates for president and vice-president,
were the guests of Birmingham yester-
day, and made speeches at noon in the
O'Brien opera house to an audience of
about 800.
They are making a tour through the
south They spoke at Montgomery last
night and will speak at Mobile today.
Their objective point is New Orleans,
though they may decide to make a few
speeches in Florida, the itinerary being
left open for this purpose in case they
decide to enter Florida. They will stop
at various points between Montgomery
and Mobile and also between Mobile and
New Orleans
The candidates spoke at Pulaski, Tenn,
Wednesday night and reached Birming-
ham early yesterday morning.
The party is travelling in special car,
and were met on the way to this city by
the following committees: Messrs. j. Rv-
ers Carter, j. Lamotte Morgan, H. w.
Perry, Eugene l.. Brown, Gen. Fred s.
Ferguson, J. p. Mudd and Richard
Brooks.
The party remained in their car until
about 8 o'clock, when they were escorted
by a local committee, headed by w. Fl.
Kettig, chairman of the county executive
committee of the nationals to the Nor
ris hotel, where breakfast was served
The following constitute the members
of the party: General and Mrs. John M.
Palmer, General and Mrs. Simon b. Buck
ner Master Bolivar Bucllner. Mr.. Jacob
w. Richards of Chicago, manager of the
tour as official representative of the ma
tional committee of the national" demo-
cratic party, Judge Fl. A. Watkins of
Munfordville, KY, private secretary of
General Buckner and Mr.. Fred A. Stowe,
representative of the Chicago Chronicle.
The local reception committee was as
follows:
Gen. F. s. Ferguson, j. P. Ti1lman, W.
T. Johnston, Albert Adler, H. w. Perry,
w. ]. Gilmore, w. ]. Rushton, R. A. Ter
rell, Marcus We'll, Eugene Fies J. A.
Montgomery, j. M Davidson. w: W. Cog
hill, j. w. Worthington, ]. @. Cohen w.
]. Dangaix, Sam Galloway, H. K. Miner,
]. D Moore, A. H. Benners, E.. H. Caba-
Miss, Nat Baxter, Jr., N. e. Barker, w. J.
Miner, w. S. Brown, John Towers, Joe
Slaughter, w. b. Leedy, W. H. Kettig, Sol
Haas, T. H. Motion, p. HI. Earle, Sig
Steiner, e. F. Enslen, HI. H. Sinnige, w.
w. Crawford Jacob Fies, James s. Ker-
noodle, Syl DAILY, Otto Marx, M. e. With
ington. John M. Caldwell P. G. Shook, T.
w. Gathright, #. D. Nabers, P. A. Holley,
Aug. Schillinger, c. p. Williamson, Thad
Weatherly, c. e. Thomas, George Ross,
Alex T. London, Walker Percy, D. III.
Brown, B. F. Moore, Porter Lewis Dr. ].
M. Miller J. p. Mudd, James Weatherly,
Erwin Schillinger, ]. H. Hard, II. M. Nc
Mutt, Ben J. Dryer, George Huddleston,
T. j. Stubbs, J. -Lamotte Morgan, Hamp-
ton Smith, J. A. Van Hoose, John McCar-
tin, F. P. O'Brien, Robert Warnock.
AT 10 O'clock Weber's band marched
through the various streets playing pop
ular airs, after which the musicians took
their position on the front balcony of the
opera house, where they furnished music
to the assembling crowds until IL O'clock
when the meeting was called to order.
Gen. Fred s. Ferguson was made mas
ter of ceremonies, and introduced the
speakers.
When the curtain arose Weber's band
played Dixie" followed by Yankee
Doodle"
Gen. Ferguson Introduces Gen. Palmer.
General Ferguson introduced General
Palmer by Stating that for the first time
in thirty years the war-clouds have van
ished and peace has spread its white
wings over this land of ours; that the
Indianapolis convention, in its patriotism,
had offered to the people of this country
as candidates for president and vice pres
ident one who wore the blue and another
who wore the gray.
"As candidates of the national demo-
cratic party they know no north, no
south, no east and no west.
I'VE say to the people that whether
you elect these gentlemen or not, they de-
serve to be elected. a
"I have read that we are to have a fu-
neral here today Yes. funeral Of Sec
tional.sm, a funeral Of discord and fu-
neral of everything inimical to the best
interests of this country and around
these corpses will spring up peace, happi-
ness and the perpetuity of the principles
of free and independent country.
cat the battle of Chickamauga we find
Buckners division leading a charge on
Palmer's division. The boys in gray on
that occasion had to get back from the
front. These two gentlemen and leaders
are before you, not as antagonists in war;
but as brothers in peace, representing a
common cause.-the true principles of de-
mocracy.
II now have the pleasure of introducing
to you General Palmer of Illinois. the ma
tional democratic nominee for president"
It was evident that General Palmer
realized that more than half of his au-
dence were for Bryan, for when General
Ferguson concluded his Introductory re-
marks the applause lasted for several
seconds and cheers for Bryan fairly rent
the building, and 1t was only when the
venerable gentleman raised his hand
and gracefully shook back the few re-
manning white locks on his head that
quietude was restored.