The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-03
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Inc natlonal convention of the Demo-
cratic party, otherwise known as the
Sound Money Democracy began to-
day in Tonlinson hall The interior of
the building was profusely decorated
with the national colors and various
other designs emblematic of the Sound
money" faith. The front portion of the
stage was furnished with plants in pots
the golden rod being predominant
The main body of the hall was occu-
pied by delegates. On the three sides
of the hall are galleries for the specta-
tors the fronts of which were hand
somely decorated. A band of music
in smaller gallery dispensed popular
airs during the day
Hanging high up over the platform
was the UniLed States coat of arms,
on which golden eagle appeared to
be Tapping his wings in triumph. To
the right of this were hung framed
llkenesses of Jefferson, Jackson and
ex-senator Mcdonald, and to the left
pictures of Cleveland, Hendricks and
Tilden- The appearance of the hall
was, on the whole, very pretty and at
tractive, and there was a good deal of
applause and clapping as various pro-
minent Democrats entered the hail and
took their seats with their delegations
Among those thus specially honored
were Buckner and Breckenridge, of
Kentucky Ghe silver tongued), but
Senator Palmer, of Illinois, came in
unnoticed and took his seat among the
delegates from his state. A white silk
flag on which was printed a likeness of
the president, with the motto
''FLORIDA'S CANDIDATE"
was carried through the hall by a
colored man aud was cheered frequent
ly. All the delegates wore bright
codored badges on the lapels of their
coats-the prevailing hue being golden
yellow-and many of them sported in
addition twigs of golden rod" so that
the character of the convention was
asserted in an unrnisltakalble manner.
The convention was called to order
at 1890 by Senator John M. Palmer, of
Illinois. He said:
"Gentlemen:I have the honor, for
the moment, to preside over the first
national Democratic convent ton held in
the year 1896. (Cheers.) The gavel will
be in my hands, however, but a mo-
ment. We are assembled here for high,
noble, patriotic purposes. Our earnest
thought is to serve our country zap
plause), and in the sincerity of that
purpose we may appeal to the judge of
all hearts. In order that we may now
appeal to the Great Master, the Great
Giver, I beg you to listen to the invo-
cation of Bishop White of the Diocese
of Indiana.
Bishop White delivered an earnest
invocation, that the Almighty would
give us grace seriously to lay to heart
the great danger the nation is in by our
unhappy divisions.
The call for the convention was then
read. When the name of Cleveland
was mentioned in connection with the
names Of Jefferson and Jackson, the
members of the convention rose and
cheered for several minutes.
AMUSING INCIDENTS.
The call of states was read with sew
elal amusing incidents. When Colorado
was called the response was, present
with a solid delegation of one"
Florida said: "a double delegation
and OVERLOOKING"
Illinois said: "a full delegation and
some to spare
When Nevada was called there was
no direct response, but a voice from
the rear of the hall shouted: Digging
silver"
There was no answer from Wyoming.
When the call of states was finished,
some one called for the territories.
Alaska, Arizona and New Mexico were
Senator Palmer then called for a. re-
port from the national committee and
this was read by Mr.. Brennan, of Wis
conSin.
1t declared that the delegates have
been selected and are present from
forty-one states. Those in which no
delegates have been selected are Wy
oming, Utah, Idaho and Nevada. In
justice to
THE TRUE DEMOCRACY
of those states, 1T should be stated
that they are so far distant from the
of the executive commit
tee that they are not available for
correspondence, and organization has
been relatively so short and the popu-
lation of said states so widely scatter
ed that it has been impossible to take
the necessary steps to form local or
CARNATIONS and to secure the election
of delegates to this convention. Demo-
crafts of the true faith in those states
doubtless regret the absence of rep
in this convention as
deeply as can the convention. Although
territories are not mentioned in the
call for this convention the Democracy
Of the territories of Alaska, Arizona
and New Mexico have gallantly sent
delegates reported to the secretary
shall be entitled to participate in the
organization of the con-
vention, and that those who are pres
ent and the alternates for those absent,
if any, shall be entitled to cast the
full number of votes to which their
states are entitled.
1t was also recommended that the
rules OF the Democratic convention of
1892 shall govern this convention. Ex-
Governor Flower was named for tenn
porary chairman.
Ex-Governor Flower was then con-
1ucGed to the chair and delivered his
address in part as follows:
This gathering is a notice to the world
hat the Democratic party has not yet
to Populism and anarchy. The
rue principles of Democracy, expounded.
~ Jefferson and exemplified through
century of natural history, are not dead
because those principles have been repudi-
tied by a convention calling itself Demo-
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