The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-04
THE STANDARD
BEARERS NAMED
TKO Grizzled Veterans Of the Blue
and Gray National DemOc-
racy's Candidates.
PLATFORM SHORT AND SWEET
The Banner Of Sound Money. Law and
Order In the Hands Of Old Soldiers
to be Flung skyward. Sea-
ward High and Low.

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ward High and Low.
indianapolis, Sept. 3.-John ". Palm
er Of Illinois. and Simon Bolivar Buck
ner, Of Kentucky, two whIte-haired vet
Grams Of the war. and rival command
ers of the blue and gray, were nominal
/ ed today by the national Democratic
convention for president and vice pres
ident on a brief but emphatic platform
which repudiates tn doctrines enunclat
ed by the Chicago convention; endorses
President Cleveland and his admins
tration in glowing terms; declares fol
the gold standard a tariff for revenue
only. liberal shipping laws. currency re
form. civil service and economy in pub
lie expenditures. The spirit that ami
mated the convention was contained
In this declaration Of the platform:
The Democratic party has survived
many defeats, but 1t could not survive
victory won in behalf Of the doctrine
and policy proclaimed in its name al
Chicago"
And so, in the language Of Mr.. Ham
mond OF Georgia. this convention has
placed in the hands OF other nominees
their banner and bade them fling II
forth. "skyward. seaward. high an1
low"
The real work Of the convention was
soon transacted when it was reached
but delay In reporting the platform
gave opportunity for a series OF elo.
quent and stirring speeches. The at
tendance was larger than on yesterday
and the enthusiasm was great Colonel
w C. P. Breckenridge. the famous blue
grass orator; Dewitt c. Warner, OF
New York: II. A. Hammond, of Geor-
gia; F. w. Lehman, of Missouri; d. w
Bynum. OF Indiana, and Controller OF
Currency Eckles, Of Illinois. were in
turn called TO the stand and stirred
enthusiasm TO a high pitch.
When the platform was at last
brought in. shortly before o'clock, and
after the convention had been in ses-
sion three hours, it was read amid an
almost continuous storm of applause
and was adopted unanimously without
word OF debate.
When nominees for president were
raIad for % uas annorant tbat pol,,ar
would be nominated over his protest.
as the opposition TO Bragg had concen-
trated upon him. These two names
were the only two presented to the
convention. 1t was known that a mes
sage from President Cleveland had
reached the convention announcing
that he could not entertain for a mo-
ment the suggestion of his own NOM
ination. and his decision was at once
accepted as final. Before the states
were called for nominations, Henry
Watterson was taken out of the list by
Carroll. of Louisiana, who from the
platform conveyed to the convention a
message from the Kentucky editor in
his retreat in the mountains of Switzer-
land. Mr.. Watterson, Carroll said. four
days after the Chicago convention, had
cabled that other candidates must be
named, or Democracy was lost Later
he said he did not want the honor, but
that II no one else could be found to
take command he would not ask others
to so where he would not lead. Now
that others were ready to accept he
preferred to do battle in the ranks.
Some Of the nominating speeches were
eloquent and full OF fire. Kilbourne, of
Michigan. placed Senator Palmer in
and there was a series Of
seconding speeches. Burr W. Jones, OF
Wisconsin. nominated Gen. Bragg,
The hero Of fifty battles and COM
mander Of the Iron Brigade"
Illinois waited until all the other
states had been called. Then Judge
Moran, of Chicago. took the stage and
said they had recognized from the first
that Senator Palmer was the man to
lead the fight. He was, he said, a plat
form in himself. All his life he had
fought fiatism. greenbackism, free sill
yer and other vagaries. But he had
sealed their lips. After seeing the tenn
per Of the convention, however he said,
Illinois was compelled to join hands
with her sister states in urging his
The roll call Immediately
developed an overwhelming majority in
favor of Senator Palmer, but it pro-
,eeded to the end, Palmer receiving
'57H votes, and Bragg 124la At its |
conclusion the commander of the Iron |
Brigade mounted a chair and in a brief |
out graceful speech moved that the |
be made unanimous: and |
hat Wisconsin, in coming into battle |
would be where brave soldiers should |
always be-nearest the flashing of the |
runs. He was given three hearty |
'heers and General Palmer was declar-
d the nominee amid an enthusiastic
during which the state
;uidons We're carried about the hall in
he wake of the Illinois standard. When
oregon was reached in the call of
tates for the nomination for. presi-
lent, L. L. Macarthur read a speech
econding General Bragg, but the dele