Arizona republican., 1896-09-03
FORNINSP FREE SILVER Gold Democrats in Con-
 vention. About Eight Hundred Dele
 gates Present.
Governor Flower of New York, the Choice for Temporary
 Chairman.

IT, convention of gold Democrats to order at noon today in TomInson hall. The gathering exceeded expectations both in point of members and the states represented. The lists, in the hands of Secretary Wilson show, over 800 delegates present representing forty. one or forty-two states and territories. After calling the convention to or
 der Chairman Palmer said: Gentle.
 IT n, have the honor for a moment i to ..:;'aa-ide over the first National Dem.
 ocrattic convention held in the year 1896. We are assembled here for | lofty, snoi1lc and patriotic purposes, I Our earnes'. 1oeire is to serve our
 country And in sincerity of that
 earnest purpose, " may appeal to the judge of all hearts. We may appeal to
 the great master, the great governor. | beg you now, listen to the invoca.
 tion by Bishop White of the diocese of l Indiana r..
 Ex-Congressman Outhwaite of Ohio
 read the call for the convention after the prayer. In reading the reference 1 to Jefferson, Jackson and Cleveland.
 Outhwaite put particular stress upon l Cleveland's name and brought the del
 egates to their feet with cheers louder
 than any gone before.
 In roll call Colorado answered Solid
 delegation of one," for California,
 John P. Irish answered Here" adding
 that his colleagues had been delayed by railroad accident Montana be
 ing called, a gentleman announced, "A
 solid delegation; here it is.'' At call of New York her seventy-two dele
 gates arose. General Bragg of Wis.
 consin declared the presence of a full delegation, adding that they are all I Democrats, honest men, honest money
 and honest government. Idaho, Ne.
 vada, Utah and Wyoming were the
 only states whose names passed un.
 answered. Alaska's single represent. ative was cheered Oklahoma anG Indian Territory had no spokesman
 Senator Palmer introduced MT. BreD. , ham of Wisconsin, who read the re port of the National committee Int recommendation that rules "whic1 governed the last Democratic conven tion, which was held in 1892, should govern this convention was cheeret to the echo. The report recommend ed ex-Governor Flower of New Yorl for temporary chairman and John R Wilson of Indiana, temporary secre ,, tary. The mention of Flowers nam, was the signal for burst of applaus
 which swelled into a war cry. Ely l Governor Jones. of Alabama and Geo
 F. Peabody of Massachusetts escortet him to the stage. Senator Palme
 shook hands with ex-Governor Flower
 who bowed in response to the demon stration. General Flower read hi speech from manuscript in a clea 2 voice. It was frequently interrupte s with applause.
 President Cleveland's name elicite an ovation. His characterization 0
 Bryan as ambitious, unsteady and up il safe,'' as a "demagogue and word jug a gler," raised a storm of applause. Flowers statement that bimetallis1 n was a genuine Democratic doctrine wa r received in silence. Flowers speed # was concluded at 1:45. The state . were then called for members of com Q mittees, etc. N. '' The convention then took reces r until o'clock.