The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-04
PALMER At
THE HEAD
OnnffriLed frnrn EYrSf pnns.

bon Democracy. Loud and loDg-contln-
ued cheering.]
After Mr.. Breckenridge had left the
platform and taken his seat Mr.. Sparks of
Tennessee offered a resolution declaring
the sense Of the convention at the great
loss sustained by the Democratic party
and the Nation in the death of Hon. Will
liam E. Russell of Massachusetts, and ex-
pressing ''the profound sorrow of the con-
vention at Mr.. Russelrs untimely taking
off," The resolution was taken by q ris-
ing vote and was carried unanimously,
every delegate standing.
DR.. William. Everett of Massachusetts,
was called upon in acceptance of the reso-
luton. He spoke at some length with
intense feeling and earnes tness.
Brief remarks were made by Messrs.
Savage of Kentucky, De Witt Warner of
New York. Frederick Lehman OF Missouri
and W. D. Bynum of Indiana on the
necessity for ear nest work.
Mr.. Eckels of Illinois, Conn trolIer of
the Currency, was then invited to the
stand and addressed the convention. No
one, he said, who looked over the assem-
blage would dare to assert that the Demo
cratic party aid not still live, the cham
pion of the peoples rights and the quick
avenger of the peoples wrongs.
They were here to prevent the National
honor and the great party of their love
and affection from being Kissed and a
byword throughout the land. lApplause. I
They were here in no unkindIy spirit
toward any one. They desired to make
the Democratic party once again haven
of refuge. [Applause.l If the convention
accomplished that it would not have been
held in vain. Ii they had pointed out the
errors of the people who met at Chicago
and had turned attention from Populistic
to Democratic doctrine, they had done
sufficient to deserve the gratitude of their
party and their country. Applause
The men who met at Chicago have built
up faction, which under right and nor.
NAL conditions would not for single day
stand the test of American common
| sense, of American honesty. They had
built their faction on fallacious ideas oil
| finance. But he thanked God that there
still remained in every nook and corner OF
the land sufficient pride, sufficient hon.
esty and sufficient patriotism to drive the
adherents of the Chicago convention from
| the spells of Office into the slough of such
J dependency that there should never again
rise to bother the American public or tc
make unsettled the question of whether
this was debt-paying Nation. ZAP.
plause.]
William Hammond of Georgia also
spoke.
At 1:50 P. NJ. the announcement wa.
made that the committee on resolution.
was ready to report and Senator Villas.
chairman of that committee, took the
stand and read in his clear, resonant voice
with much emphasis the platform, being
accompanied by applause at every telling
point.
At the close of the reading the Who'll,
convention stood up and waved flags, hat:
and handkerc hiefs, while the band playec
America" to the usual tune of Zoo
Save the Queen"
The convention then proceeded to the
nomination of candidates, and the roll O
States was called. Alabama yielded x
| Kentucky, and A. ]. Carroll made an elo
quent speech, telling how the friends o
Henry Watterson had urged him by cable
to allow his name to be presented as {
candidate, despite his strong disinclina
ton. Still they persisted; but now, ir
view of the fact that they have founC
many other tried leaders willing to max,
the fight. and the further fact that Ken
lucky is to present General Buckner foI
the second place, Mr.. Watterson has Sent
word he should not be presented.
California yielded to Michigan, and L
L. Kilbourne of that State, in a brief bu
able speech, presented the name of .stha
grand son and magnificent statesman O
the State of Illinois, General John M
Palmer" [Cheers.l Senator Palmer.
nomination was briefly seconded bv .
delegate from Michigan.
Connecticut yielded to Wisconsin, anc
Mr.. Jones Of that State took the stand I,
place General Bragg in nomination. H,
spoke as follows:
do not quite quote the language of one VIII.
| In Republican convention became known :,
| fame when ask what are we here for If no
! Tor our principles Although in former year
Wisconsin was classed as Republican State
in 1890 the Democracy was successful, and il
1892 Wisconsin again cast q handsome ma