Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-04
FULL-FLEDCED GENERALS To Say Nothing of Bragg, Who Wasn't in It. PALMER AND BUCKNER Are the Nominees of the Party Without Law
 ful Name. THE WORK WAS DONE IN QUICK ORDER After the Adoption of the Platform the Band Played America" to the Tune
 of"God Save the Queen.''
 Proceedings.
TIE WORK WAS DONE IN QUICK ORDEF

Convention Hall, Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 3.-The delegates were tardy in getting to the convention hall this morn ing. At Il o'clock the hour to which the convention had adjourned, there were not fifty delegates present, but the gall leries were being fast filled up.
 When Senator Palmer of Illinois en- tered the hall and took his seat on the platform he was complmented with a round of applause.
 Soon after Il o'clock the delegates, with the exception of those on the com mittee on resolutions, began to crowd in, coming in solid delegations and the space assigned to them was in a short time fully occupied. The arrival of each state delegation was indicated by the musicians, who played the airs most ap propriate to the location-"Yank Doo- dle'' for New England state; Mary land, My Maryland" for the delegation from that State; "Old Kentucky Home" Dixie etc. As is usual the popular &C., claim was in favor of Dixie" and Ma ryland."
 About this time MT. Buckner of Ken lucky entered the hall and was greeted with cheers. Then Mr. Breckinridge of Kentucky came in with his delegation, and "Hurrah for Breckinridge" was shouted from scores of throats. The shouts for Breckinridge were kept up from the galleries as it it were expected that he would deliver the speech which he failed to make at the mass meeting last night. He took no notice of the shouts but engaged in conversation with Governor Buckner, who sat by his. side.
 At II 40 Senator Caffery of Louisiana, as chairman of the convention, rose and said: "The chair desires to announce to the convention that the opening of the fc 6nl xn1f for. n fnxxy ar1f to ascertain whether or not the com mittee on resolutions is ready to report. The chair is informed that the committee will report shortly. I beg you, there- fore, to be patient for a few moments to see whether that committee is ready"
 This was the signal for a renewal of the shouts for Breckinridge, which final ly became overwhelming, though few misses were heard intermingled with them.
 "Sllver Tongued" Breckinridge.
 MT. Breckinridge, advancing to the platform, was received with great cheer ing, He delivered speech of great pow CT and eloquence and of considerable length, which was listened to with pro- found silence and attention except when broken in upon by applause
 After MT. Breckinridge had left the platform and taken his seat MT. Sparks of Tennessee offered a resolution declar- ing the sense of the convention at the great loss sustained by the democratic party and the nation In the death of the Hon. William E. Russell of Massachu setts and expressing 'the profound sor- row of the convention at MT. RusselPs untimely taking off,"
 The resolution was taken up by ris- ing vote and was carried unanimously, every delegate standing.
 Dr. William Everett of Massachusetts was called upon to speak in acceptance of the resolution, which he did, speaking with intense feeling and earneStneSS
 Mir. Savage of Kentucky read to the convention a telegram from Senator Lindsay of Kentucky in these words: Give us an unequivocal democratic plat form and an old-time democratic ticket and all will be we'll"
 MT. Savage said in connection with the telegram that there was mo more show for Bryan carrying Kentucky than there was of the blessed master visiting Chi cago."
 Brief speeches were made by John De- Witt Warner of New York, Frederick Lehman of Missouri, Bynum of Indiana, Comptroller Eckels and MT. Hammond of Georgia.
 At the close of these speeches the band struck up the Star Spangled Banner" and all the delegates and those in the audience rose and joined in singing the national anthem with great fervor and enthusiasm.
 In the interval of waiting there were numerous cries for Belmont" but MT. Belmont did not respond.
 At 1:50 p. m. the announcement was made that the committee on resolutions was ready to report and Senator Villas, chairman of the committee, took the stand and read the platform in his clear resonant voice with much emphasis, be- ing accompanied by applause at every telling point.
 Synopsis of Platform.
 It declares that the convention has met that democrats may unite to arrest dis aster from the country and ruin for their property; that the Chicago platform at- tacks sound financial policy; that the delegates to that convention abandoned for republican allies the democratic cause of tariff reform to court the favor of plu- tocrats; that the delegates to this con- ventfon cannot support the candidates of that convention nor be bound by it's acts or platform
 Liberal policies towards American shipping is demanded. It demands an economical administration of the govern ment and favors international arbitra- tion and liberal pension policy.
 It condemns all efforts to touch the su- preme court or impair the confidence and respect which it has always held.
 It declares that the gold standard must be maintained and the parity of the dol- lar ISsucu Uy tue government preserved and expresses opposition to the free and unlimited coinage of silver and the com pulsory purchase of bullion.
 It denounces the present system of pa- per currency as a constant source of in- jury and peril and demands currency re- form.
 It commends the fidelity, patriotism and courage of Cleveland's administra- tion.s
 At the close of the reading the whole convention stood up and waved flags, hats and handkerchiefs. while the band played America" to the usual time of 'G5d Save the Queen"
 When order was restored. Mi. Villas said: MT President, before such bc,dy as this ne argument can be deemed nec- essary to the full understanding of the principles set forth In the platform