The morning times., 1896-09-04

Of Kentuckians and admirers from other
States Tor couple OF HOURS after the con
Ncntion auJourncu. xuise uumDer vi
lauies Joined the liirong which passed Al
anu ouI or The generals room at tie Deni-
son. Ihe silvery neaued Nominee lOr vice
PRESIDENT boweu low wneD tine iauies con-
| gratuiated him and with true henJuCxy !
| ,.n,ahy uecIareu L.iat uusn the l.caI ant.
| tail of the ticket were for the sex. To Il
representative OF the United AssOclaL =.
Presses. Gen. Buckner sad:
80 lar as my nomination is concerned
IL was entIIeiy uIlsOugut anu uncA IecCeu.
! appreciate highly the honor which the Con-
vea.ion has uone nie. lne seiectlOn of
General faimer Is entirely satisfactory To
the people or Kentucky, and wnile would
not care To predict wnaJ vote the ticket
VIII obtain In my State, am sure 1t Will
be sufficient TO weaken the I'upulist ticket
and prevent ITS SUCCESS In Kentucky.
Tine platform which the convention
adopted IL one that every Democrat Can
stand upon. IL Is clear and straighIfor-
ward and no one can doubt ITS meaning in
any part. The convention made 1t PLAIN,
bound To 60 on and TO reach considerable
proportions. | am willing to DO what can
to promote it,"
SENATOR PALMER TALKS.
Senator Palmer was sitting on the
stage when his name was placed in nomi
DatiOn. tie had previously stated 10 ills
ifienus and particularly 10 those in Inc
liiiDois ueiegation that ne uid not wish mis-
name presenteu anu That lie was not III
any sense candidate lie was there
iere quite surprised when he found tnat
his name was on many tongues and that
despite his protests his ciuirns Tor the
nomination were To be laid before the Con-
veDtiOn.
AS soon as 1t was apparent that the first
speaker was advocating his nomination,
zen. Palmer hastily left the stage ana
retired from the hall, going at once 10 his
rooms at the Denison. here his friends
Kept hifn advised OF the movements or Tie
convention. and ex Mayor Hopkins OF
Chicago was one OF the first 10 inform
INN tnat ne had been nominated tor the
Presidency by the national Democratic
party.
Il had sincere hope that Gen Bragg
would be nominated" +" said Senator Palmer
Presses. Il believe lie would have beeD
the man Tor the place, and my choice all
along has been Tor him"
W heD tis ies1 wTat it proposed to doduring
the campaign ne replied that he was un-
able 10 talk lDtelligently upon the subject.
This thing has come upon ME so sud
denly that 1t as impossible for ME to say
Just what we shall do or how We shall 10
IT," continued the Senator.
THE HEADQUARTERS.
The location OF headquarters and all
matters of Detail will lie left III The hanus
or the Datio nal committee, ana my frie.ds.
That we shall make an active campaign
goes without saving. Our platform is one
upon which every true Democrat can
stand. 1t has the right ring To 1t. 1t is
true Democracy anu Gocs not repuuiate
any Of the doctrines FOR which we nave SO
long stood and for which We have in the
past SO valiapuy fought. Around il the
Democracy OF the United States can rally,
believing that ii is an enunciation that
will enable them 10 assert their loyalty
and maintain the principles that have made
the party Ia which they belong the grandest
political organization OF the country"
Senator Palmer expects 10 participate
in The campaign as freely as possible, but
what results would come from tOtay's
work he would not predict. Had the CON-
veatiou not adjourned SO hastily after
its work, the Senator would
have made 1t shQrt speech, which would.
the leaders with-ns hoped, hav We obyiated
the necessity for formal notification
This will, however. come later. in ac-
cordance with Democratic custom Seuttor
Palmer will at once devote himself to the
preparation OF his letter of acceptance.