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

TO Kansas delegates
Marcus Snyder Spirit Lake. Ia.-Our del
egation looks upon ii as a strong ticket.
hear a good many remarks that ii is too
platform? 1t is perfectly TO my liking. /
do not see how / could better it If / were
to try The ticket viii poll 5000 votes in
Iowa. There is no possibility OF the State
going for Bryan. Mckinley will carry it by
from $4,000 TO 1900.
George w. Thayer, of Grand Rapids.
Mich;-Palmer's name was first presented
by Mlchlgan and We not unnaturally feel
very much gratified at the results of to-
Gay convention. L very much admire
General Bragg and was rather inclined TO
favor his nomination when L first arrived
here, but after consulting with others /
began looking at the question in a different
Hght Palmer will break the back of that
damnable Altgeldism in Illinois, and that
is one of the reasons why we preferred
him. What do / think of the platform?
Inc platform is what We came here to
make and we are satisfied with 1t. This
convention was one that it was an honor
TO participate in. The ticket is going to
gam great strength between now and cleo
t ti1n cay IL IS going TO exert a wonder
Iuly strong influence. We are here not
we are laying anew the foundations of the
Democratlc party separated from all errors
George H Parker, Cullmann, Ala.-What
90 we think of the ticket? 1t is our ticket.
IL couid not be improved upon in any way.
The platform is beyond question the best
Inc NUMBER of votes that the ticket will
It depends upon what the BRYAN men do.
If they take Sewall off the ticket, which I
pSe pen ,tney Will do, Alabama will go for
Gratis will not vote for Watson and a great
many now on the fence will come to the
good vote. Between so ard 60 per cent Of
the Democrats of Alabama are for sound
all vote for our ticket as it will be hard
10 induce them to break away from the old
orgahl ah we do think there is a very
good chance TO carry Alabama for this
new ticket and that a great MANY cons
money. 40 '0iiu
Judge Joseph T. Hoblit, of Lincoln. III
Ihere never was a candidate before the
of General Palmer. He is man of strong
intellect, and of happy epigrammatic
speech His war record is without a spot
10 blemish it. and he is as active in politics
as he was in war. For the past thirty
years his life has been under a fierce white
The party knew that the life of the can
didate selected would be given keen public
scrutiny, and they therefore choose Palmer
lie is great home-loving man. and re-
member an incident that will illustrate this
which occurred in Springfield, Ill. 1t was
during the time of the Homestead strike
when the Pinkerton detectives were taking
stringent measures to suppress the riot.
General Palmer ir his speech before the
State Democratic convention said with
reference to the Homestead trouble: I'VE
want government that is as strong as the
law and no stronger. l emphatically OBJ
Ject to outside agencies being employed to
uphold the law. The law is for our gov
This the sentiment of the entire as
sembly. and General Palmer was applaud
ed long and loud for giving it voice.
" T. Maott-The work of the convention
Is done and very well done. The platform
is conservative and sound. 1 attended the
SESSIONS or the convention yesterday and
to-day. and all the speeches L heard were
spirit.
John P. Irish. of California-The candi-
dates and platform are exceedingly agree
able to me. I have attended every conven-
WI two nnrl-
tions since 1860. / have never seen a con-
vent1on representing such deep convictions
and desire for the welfare of the country
as was manifested here. 1 want to say for
indianapolis that it is the best convention
The welcome extended and the cordialty
or your people here is appreciated on all
hands. The hall in which the convention
was held was not too large. and did not
permit an overawing audience. and the
convention has been more of deliberative
body on that account than any other one
l ever attended, and 1 but utter the senti-
ment OF the majority of the delegates I
assertion. They feel very glad that it met
here. ! will say. if you care to put it that
way that Mr.. Bryan will lose California
carry Oregon and Washington The ticket
will be received with great enthusiasm.
egation is entirely in accord with the nom
lnation OF the ticket put out and the plat
form for ga as We'll rel we expect in the cities of
delegation is made up of business men from
the cities. We propose to put up ticket
will not antagonize the Populistic and
Democratic candidates for State offices
what per cent of the votes viii be cast foy
the new ticket. Our State has 1877 counties
Many of them are thinly populated and it
tricts will be organized through the cities
The country population is not with u.s. oh
Palmer has always been a friend of thu
South. and the South has been friendly to
him OF course General Buckner cannot
be but acceptable, as he represents all that
we hold dear in the South. DR.. Eben Hill
yer, of Rome. one of our delegates, has
been Democrat ever since he voted for
Franklin Pierce. and he has carefully studied
every platform that the party has promul-
to-day is the strongest that the party has
ever had.
John c. Bullitt, of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
convention. What more could say? The
convention speaks for itself
the ticket is admirable. Tt is the best that
could have been selected The platform?
Faultless. | know of nothing more express
sive than that that could be said of it. No
man can tell how many votes the ticket
will receive in Texas, We must have $1,000 to
10000 honest-money Democrats. The ticket
will be. very popular. General Palmer has
many friends in Texas. He is held in very
high esteem. General Buckner is univer-
sally admired by the people of our State !
He Was Out Late the Night Before.
1HeIe was d SIdSnlHS Oh teeth IN the ed1-
torial rooms of the Indianapolis newspa-
pers yesterday when it was discovered that
the reporters had overlooked the important
fact so concisely stated in this opening de-
scription of the convention proceedings of
the Chicago Chronicles young man:
"a great beam of golden sunlight poured
through a high window in the south wall |
of the convention hall and streamed across
the auditorium from the topmost gallery
to the stage, beautiful with golden-rod and
palms. 1t shed a glorious radiance upon
the earnest, thoughtful throng gathered |
there to save their party. 1t touched the
pictures of Democracy's leaders proudly |
hung above the platform, and like Midas
turned them to gold. 1t cast a sheen as |
of FURNISHED metal upon the great vase of
golden-rod just in front of the chairman's |
desk, and illumined the national colors |
draping the stage to flashing lines of beau.
ty. The golden sunlight was all that was |
needed in that convention hall when the |
hour of noon was at hand the hour for |
calling into new being the old Democracy
Under it's genial influence that magnificent
assembIage of all that is best in Democ-
racy warmed to the utmost kindness and
good humor. 1t wiped out lines of bitterness
and rancor and made everyone feel better
for its presence 1t Travelled slowly across
the hall as the sun moved to the meridian
and then on toward the west, and il carried
with ii TO every man upon whom it's benef-
cence rested a mellowing influence and well
come