The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
IT IS PALMER.


pointed out the booty and then told his
followers to use the ballot as the weapon
20 equallze that which life had made I'M
equal.
= protest" he cried, that this is not
that the government should support the
people. but that the people should support
the government" ne denied that the con-
Venton was here to announce declara-
ton of principles and shoot into the air. 1t
was here. he said, TO nominate candidates
who would place before the people a ticket
IN contrast with that named at chicago
II mattered not to him, he said. who was
the candidate. His reference to Senator
who was now anxious to lay aside the ar
NOR produced a great demonstrated which
was followed by a counter demonstration
as he mentioned General Bragg, the COM
mander OF the Iron Brigade
THE RUSSELL RESOLUTION.
He concluded with a brilliant and elo-
quent per0ration on the duty of patriots to
home and country. After the demonstra-
ton which followed the conclusion of the
speech had subsi1ad Mr.. Griffen. chair
man Of the New York delegation, attempted
to read resolution on the coinage ques-
ton, but it was referred to the committee
under the rules without debate. Mr.. Ochs
of Tennessee, then mounted a chair and
offered a resolution expressing the deep
IL IS the National Democracy felt in the
death of Massachusetts brilliant ex-Gov-
ernor, William h. Russell. In closing he
referred to the spirit of sectionalism which
mad bfooded over the Chicago convention,
cratic convention.
The resolution was adopted by rising
vote. and Dr. Everett of Massachusetts, at
the request of the Bay State delegation
took the stage and responded feelingly in
pehaif or Massachusetts, to this great trib-
ute to her distinguished son.
John Dewitt Warner, of New York,
former member of Congress and leader in
e G4e Sounid.m9ney League, spoke for his
York Democrats were strong partisans
they dld not believe that party loyalty re-
CURED man to be a weathercock to find
out where he was going; that, although
some New York Democrats believed it to
be their duty to vote for Mckinley, they
were not in the delegation to this conven-
ton, and in the masses which the dele
cation represented, New York Democrats
were equally opposed to the legitimate Re
ana the bastard Republicanism drawn from
the Democracy.
NJ, F. W: Lehman, a portly, smooth-faced
mocracy stood for equal opportunities for
all, and special privileges to none.
Judge Moran, of Illinois, then moved that
the convention invite w. d. Bynum of In
diana, to address it as he had done more
than any other to make this convention a
success. The motion was adopted with
Wn1rl ana Mr.. BynumS appearance on the
platform was received with prolonged APP
Plause Mr. Bynum said he had no words
70 express his gratitude for the cordial
he received. He spoke of
the arduous labor the preliminaries of the
convention had entailed and it's great sue
cess seemed to him almost a dream, and
yet, he said, it was not surprising that a
month should suffice to raise up this great
protest against the treachery at Chicago.
He expressed the opinion that this conven-
ton would not only preserve the Democ-
racy, but lift it to a higher plane and make
1t a nobler organization than it had been
for twenty-five years. The Democracy had,
he said, not always been honest with the
to be honest in the future. The convention
applauded when he told Of his futile at
tempt to address a ''so-called Democratic
in Tomlinson Hail a few weeks
ago. In conclusion he called upon this con-
vention to continue the battle until the
When Mr.. Bynum retired Mr.. Eckels. of
Illinois, arose to- announce that the COM
mittee on resolutions had agreed on plat
form and would report in a few minutes,
but the convention insisted on q speech and
he made his way. to the stage. Mr.. Eckels
is a very effective speaker and his re-
marks were continually interrupted by ap
plause. We are met" he began for con
science sake; we are not struggling for the
public place; We are here TO defiantly as
sert our rights as
abroad in the land feeding on discomfort
But he concluded, Il thank God that
there is in this country sufficient pride in
American honesty, sufficient PATRIOTS in
American yeomanry. sufficient strength in
the American character, to drive these
hordes from the spoils of office in a slough
Of despond where they will never again
bother the American public or foreign pow
ers with the question as to whether we are
a nation who pay our debts.
READING THE PLATFORM.
Mr. Hammond of Georgia, followed Mr.
Eckels with a brief speech in which he
scored the silver Democrats of the South
for appealing for Populist support When
he concluded the convention rose and sang
The Star-spangled Banner" The platform
was not yet ready to report
and there were cries for Belmont and
others An effort was made to take a
cess but it failed
At exactly 2 o'clock Senator Villas, chair
man of the committee on resolutions,
the stage and read the platform
to the convention. The reading of the
platform by Senator Villas was listened to
attentively and points in it were frequently
Endorsed with applause, that part referring
to the withdrawal of the government from
plause from the Eastern men The sound,
money declaration apparently just suited
the delegates, for they cheered it. Senator
Villas paused a moment after reading the
tribute to his old chieftain, Grover CleVe-
la nd, in order to give the crowd opportun-
ty to vent their enthusiasm.
There was discussion of the platform
1t was too much to the liking of the con-
yention. Every delegate voted aye on ITS
adoption and when Chairman Catfery called
for the noes there was faint aye , way
over in distant part of the hall: Ihen
the convention ready to nominate d
candidate for President on that platform.
on the call Of the roll Alabama had no
candidate and yielded its turn to Ken
tucky A. J. Carroll. of Louisville, one OF
the little band of Kentuckian legislators
that prevented the reelection or Blackpurn
to the United States Senate on account OF
he Senator's silver views, appeared on the
platform and surprised his kentucklan
friends by the ability of his effort He re-
Viewed the growth of the sound-money
Democratic movement in the country ana
recalled that when the idea OF a new con-
yention was first conceived, II was APP
m rent that candidate would nave TO pc
1rafted At that time all eyes turned TO
Kentucky to get a man to lead the forlorn
none Knowing that they would find men
here big and brave enough to lena Strengtn1
n any movement The man on whom all
ives were fastened was in a foreign chme,
Quitting to the pages of history the llfe OF i
one of the great Americans Natterson
had persistently refused to allow his name
ID he mentioned, but he had finally said
hat if there were no others 70 leau ne
would take the honor. Since that Iiine.
1owever the movement became great
md overwhelming one. and II was h0i
necessary to draft a man. MT. IaIIoll
qIosed by informing the convention that
Mr. Watterson had sent n1esI he not Of
which he desired that his name De MOT
used. The telegram was as follows:
INV name has been used WITHOUT any
authorization or wish OF my OWN am not
q candidate General Buckner is my fr1end.
IF T were in the convention / would urge
his nomination. When General b ttd+ -
was shown this telegram he said that IL
was more gratifying than the nomination
When California was called for the pres
eptation of candidates. Mr.. Irish announced
that the State had consented 10 giye M I