Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-09-17
THEY ARE NOTIFIED
Palmer AND BUCKNER ARE TOLD
on THEIR NOMINATION.
ne ceremonies Occur I'm the Pres.
e"ee Of u Large Audience at
houisri!ie-Teiegrams From Pre-.
sident Cleveland a,d S.cra,,rx
carlisle, Declaring ThemscIyes
IN Favor of the Ticket, Are Read.

''"r Oh the Ticket, Are Rend.
louisville, Sept. l5.-The following
eeieSraihs from President Cleveland
ahu secretary Carlisle were read AT
,ie Palmer ratification meeting.
>, buzzard's Bay, Mass, Sept. 10
10 lion. w. ID. Bynum: | regret thar
l cannot accept your invitation to at
,end the notification meeting on Sat
urday evening. As a Democrat deyot-
eu 10 the principles aud integrity of
my party. should be delighted to be
piesehl on an occasion so significant.
anu 10 mingle with those who are de-
ocfihiied mat the voice of true De
htocracy shall not be smothered. and
Insist that its glorious standard shall
:" borne aloft as of old in faithful
hands. -Grovar c,ayaI,na.
W ~ashington, Sept. Ito the Hon.
W. ID. Bynum: Your telegram inyit-
ing me TO attend the meeting at Louis
vile has been forwarded TO me at this
place and ! greatly regret my inabiIi-
" tn accept. The conservative and
patriotic declarations OF the Indian
apoiiS convention on the public ques-
iiohS involved in the pending contest
anu the high character OF its nominees
cannot fail To arous the real Demo-
cratic sentiment Of the country and
command the hearty support NJ all
who sincerely believe in the prCserya-
non OF the public honor. the public
peace and the stability and value of
the currency used by our people. am
proud 10 make my stand with the old
fashioned Democrats who have re-.
FUSED to abandon their honest con
victioIs In order - form unnatural Al
iIances with political and social or
CARNATIONS whose purposes are dang
erous to the country and wholly in
cinsistent with the fundamental prin-
ciples of u party, and | pledge to
You and your associates such support
AMI assistance as | can properly give
during the campaign.
II. O.. Carlisle"
N~oti1catiun Meeting
Thousands Of National Democrats
did honor to the nominees Of their
party for president aud vice president
AT the Auditorium. The occasion was
the formal notification - the candi-
NN''' " TN 'hAiIOi VI tlt tAliitt I'D DbtfN
convention. Senator Doneison Caffery.
from the far South. in words Of warm
personal fripndliness ard expressive
OF the confidence of the gathering 10
which he was delegate. made the
speech notifying Hon. John w. Palm
er, the ho~ary-leadPd federal general.
who has turned his three.score ana
nineteen years. S~ectionaliSn was
again diSregarded when the eloquent
New Yorker. Col. John K. Fellows.
rendered To Gen. :. r. Buckuer. the
gallant cS-Confederate. the honor Of
second place on the national ticket.
The speeches OF these four gentlemen,
together with messages of hearty
sympathy from leaders of the move
ment who were unable 10 attend the
notification and ceremonies. furnished
the inspiration for repeated outbursts
Of enthusiasts. Kentucky was the
first state TO choose delegates to the
Indianapolis convention. and 10 her
fell the honor, very appropriately. of
the first notable demonstration of the
party in this campaign. She turned
oft her hundreds of followers Of the
new ticket. They came from Louis
Vile and other towns throughout the
state and were joined by other hum
dreds from Indiana, as well as visitors
from other nearby states. A feature
of the event was IFS Democratic char
acter. There was no doorkeeper. The
AuditOrium. which seats about 1000,
was thrown open TO the public, with
the exception OF several hundred seats
on the stage, reserved for dis
tinguished visitors. and part of the
paruuet, IN which the out-of-town del
egations were provided for. On the
stage We're nearly all OF the most
prominent figures in the indianapolis
convention. T.. w. VI. Cutchcon Of
Minnesota occupied a seat on the plat
form. The boxes IN each side Of the
stage, occupied exclusively by ladies.
presented a brilliant scene. They on
tanned the wives OF the candidates.
their hostesSes and parties of friends.
Hold a Reception.
The candidates and distinguished
visitors spent a busy day. The Calf
house corridors were crowded with
callers most OF the time, while in the
ta~stefully decorated parlnrs the ladies
held a continuous reception. During
the tlNPTlbbbI lIt tdiIf'ldttS, tOSttiifI
with Mr.. Byuum. Col. Fellows, Sena-
tor Caffery and the local campaign
managers. We're in conference discuss
ing the event of the evening and the
conduct of the campaign in this state
in the immediate future.
Long before \ o'clock the auditorium
was filled to its utmost capacity. A
liberal proportion of the ladies We're
on the stage ana in the audience. The
appearance of Generals Palmer and
Bueknpr provoked much enthusiasm
and cheering, eliminating in a rising
demonstration lasting several min
utes, when Gen. Palmer. on the arm Of
Gen. Buckner. walked upon the stage
and took the places assigned 10 them.
followed by Col Fellows and Senator
Caffery. National Committeeman
Zach Phelps Of Louisville called the
meeting to order in a few we'll chosen
words.
Mr.. PheIph then introduced Hon.
w. u. Bynum. chairman of the nation
al committee. as the presiding officer.
and he was cordially greeted. Mr..
Bynum stated the purpose of the
meeting. concluding with the reading
of \ number OF kilograms. notably the
one from President Cleveland. This
a eagerly awaited by the crowd.
II had been the talk of the streets
and the hotels all day. It's reading
1900 rho grnateSt enthusias SIN of the