The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-04
BOLTERS IN COUNCIL.
GOldbug COnspiratOrs Discuss Ways
to Overthrow Democracy.
Senator Palmer Calls the Meeting to Or
der-GOv. Flower Makes Speech
FOrty-One States Report.

convention Hall, indianapolis,
Sept. 2.-The first days session of
the National Democratic Conven-
ton called by the advocates of
'sOund money" and the opponents
of the Chicago platform to meet in
Indianapolis, was marked by unani-
NOUS action and favorable sur
roundings of wind, weather and en-
thusiasm.
Eight hundred and twenty four
delegates were present out of a
possible pine hundred. These rep
resented forty-one States and three
Territories. In many instances the
delegates were supplemented by full
sets of alternates, so that the attend
ance equaled and almost surpassed
the seating capacity of the hall.
AS a body, the delegates presented
the appearance of substantial bust
ness men, well dressed, well man
uered and exceedingly courteous
some of them so unaccustomed to
the ways of political conventions
that they had to be instructed as to
the simplest matters of procedure.
There was quite a sufficient adj
mixture of veteran politicians, in
Guiding three United States Sena-
tors, Palmer, Gallery and Villas, four
or five Governors and ex-Governors
of States, Jones of Alabama; Stock.
bridge, of Delaware; Buckner, Of
Kentucky; and Flower, of New
York, besides several prominent eX-
congressman, among them d. E
Everett, of Massachusetts, and Perry
Belmont, of New York.
The convention went to work with
business celebrity, effected both a
temporary and permanent organiza.
ton and got down, by one days
work, to that important point OF
business where platform comes in
Senator Palmer, of Illinois, Chair.
man of the Convention, called the
convention to order. Ex-Gov. Flow
er was made temporary chairman
and read very long address, many
points of which scored. He was
succeeded as the permanent chair
man by Senator Gallery, of Louis
lana, whose speech was much short
er than the temporary chairman's
but was equally incisive.
The oratorical effect of the day
was secured by DR.. Everett, of Mas
sachusetts, and John P. Irish, o
California. DR.. Everett boldly de
clared that Massachusetts was TO
gold and not for bi-metallism by in
ternational agreement, asserting
that every nation whose money wa
worth having had adopted the golC
standard. He also repudiated an!
alliance with the Mckinley protec
tionists, and proclaimed regularit!
for the present convention, which
he believed would be the precurso
OF long line of regular Democratic
Conventions. The Chicago Conven
ton and platform were ignored a
Democratic institutions by thu
speakers and by the convention
The Committee on Rules and Per
manent Organization both recon-
mended the adoption of the rule
of the last Democratic Convention
of 1892, and their recommendation
were adopted without a dissenting
voice. Gov. Flower and subsequen
speakers referred to the 1.-TWO POpu
list Conventions" of the year, one a
Chicago and the other at st. Louis
Mr. Irish was very aggressive il
his remarks. He spoke of Nc
Kinley's protection and Bryan
free silver populism as twin sister
of the horse leech" working in con
cert, each to produce depression o
prices for which free trade or fire.
silver was to be the remedy. HI
opposed an income tax, and Gale,
upon all true Democrats to protec
the United States Supreme Cour
from the degradation which woul
be thrust upon it by the pupil Q
the silver syndicate. All these re
marks were vigorously cheered
Yet the most noticeable feature G
the days gathering was the recep
ton which met Mr.. Cleveland
name. Whenever it was men tone
it was greeted with demonstration
of applause the heartiness and sin
certify of which seemed beyon
question.
AT o'clock p. M, the conventio
adjourned until II o'clock Thursda,
morning.