The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-03
Sound-Money Democrats at
indianapolis.
FoRTY-oNE STATES REPRESENTED
Temporary Organization ETected with
Flower Chairman-He Makes
a Spirited Address. IS

INDIANAPoLIs, Sept. PA bright
morning greeted the delegates to the ma
tional gold Democratic convention. The
city streets surrounding the hotels were
gay with bunting and flags. The arrival
of delegates from nearby and far West
ern states added to the general con-
fusion, and bands kept up a merry
round of music. There was general
there were plaudIts and sometimes jeers
from the crowd that surrounded the
hotel lobby. Orators, bankers, mer-
chants, lawyers, railroad men formed
the great mass of the delegates. All
but four states are represented with full
delegations. Railroad men estimated
that there were over 5000 people, dele
gates and strangers, in the city. Chi
cago furnished large proportion, in
Guiding the Cook County Marching
Club, 200 strong.
Promptly at IL o'clock the doors lead,
ing to Tomlinsen hall were opened, ad-
mission being confined to ticket-holdere,
who arrived slowly. The decorations in
the hall, in which gold was the most
conspicuous color, were beautiful. A
gold eagle with wings outstretched, sur
mounted sunburst. A band was To-
Gated in the gallery at the rear of the
hall. Many early arrivals in the gallery.
were ladies. Mrs. Hendricks, widow of
the late vice. president, was one of the
first distinguished persons to appear in
the reserved seats. General Bragg
moved to seat at the head of the Wis
consin delegation, and was uproariously
applauded. When Colonel w. G. P.
Breckenridge, with snow white hair and
beard, entered at the head of the Blue
Grass delegation, the galleries cheered.
At noon Senator Palmer, of Illinois,
chairman of the national committee,
made his way to the platform. The gall
leries were about half filed and the
main body of the delegates were in their
seats.
The entrance of the Florida delega-
tion, headed by two burly negroes, one
carrying portrait of Cleveland, the
other gold alligator, bearing the words
ga Gold Bug,'' created furry of ap-
plause.
Headed by Ex-Governor Flower and
General Tracy, the New York delega-
tion marched to its seats 70 strong, to
the sound of continuous hand. d.clappings.
Each delegate worein his button-hole a
spray of golden rod.
Senator Palmer rose at, 1870 and
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the delegates jumped to their feet shout
ing and waving the state banners, end
ing the demonstration with three cheers.
After calling the convention to order,
the chairman said:
Gentlemen, have the honor for the
mopent to preside over the first national
convention held IN the year1896 (cheers9.
We are assembled here for noble
and patriotic purpose tcheers). Our
earnest desire is to serve our country.
(Cries of fright, right and cheersl, and
in the sincerity of that earnest purpose
we may appeal to the Judge of All
Hearts tapplause). We may appeal tc
the Great Master, the Great Governor
I beg you now to listen to the invocation
Dy Dlsnop W nlte,oI tne olocese OF 1nolan'
apolis.
Idaho, Nevada Utah and Wyoming
were the only states whose names passed
unanswered. Alaska's single represen.
tative was cheered. Arizona, Oklahoms
and Indian territory lad no spokesman
Senator Palmer introduced Mr.. Bren
nan, of Wisconsin, who read the report
of the national committee. The recon-
mendation that the rules which gov
erned the last Democratic convention
which was held in, 1892, should govern
this convention" was cheeredy 10 thu
echo. The report recommended ex
Governor Flower, of New York, for tenn
porary chairman. John R. Wilson, 0
Indiana, for temporary secretary.