Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-03
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
40 Enthusiastic Convention To-day al
81. Louis.
Wee ir.sldtnt tdlai Stpl'rson Ad
dresses N, Audiincr On be
lsu'sot tbs aJ.

sT Louis, Oci. a.-'rhis c3ntorya.
tive town fairly boiled over with
Democratic enthuiiism iodsy. Scores
of bAuuofs hung across the streets pro-
claimed II 10 the world. II wHs the
opening Jay otiho quadfonnial con.
vuntion OF tho uati0n.i association oil
Democratic olubs. Dsiegaies tesan 10
arrive yuttetiay anu nave been pour.
log In on every foAi since thst time.
All morning they gathered In The
l1b0ics Of the hotels, where oufbsionc
orators shouted with enthusiasm aud
energy. There were bands Of every
SOFT playing patriotic airv.
AZ 1880 delegates anu vltitofe hogan
u assemble In tbs auditorium where
ths convention, was held. An hour later
President &. n. Black callci the meet.
iug 10 ofuof. At lonst 100 delegates
were present aud the vast hail was
well Oiled With visitors.
Wnon tho biesiiug hal teen Invoked
the JefVfson 8lge club " several nun.
cred voices sang tho natiOusi anthem,
America, 10 which the Hunieuue
Joined. when tho applause diui away
PRECEDENT Black Delivered tnu quad.
rynuiai addfotA.
Black declared the cause Of thu
Democracy was that Of no clns, 10
tcetlon, Uut oil classes And oil pats u
The caunify, Hu entered Into a dif.
cussi0n OF tue mDuuy question ana
concluded BY den0uucing Mara Hanna
aud the mOpoycd power. lilaca was
frequently intaffuptoi by npplautr.
When ne finished he intfOIuoud Wee
I'ntident Stevenson VINO mauo q
speech. lie SAID in part;
Buliuviug a. l do tnat gold aud silver
nnd tquAi Toc1guitiOn IN the Cousli.
luton 0t tue Uaitvd SlAtef, that ~
inuir Joint u,o IN u ctug Exchanges
anu PERFORMING Tue vthuf fuuciiaus oi
money, we nave pfuspcfcI IN lau pat
aud tuat the evil days noV builliun ~
ufo IN no fmail meafu the Tttuit ut
the dcmouaiiz tuon OF silver, ! have NJ
htsltsti0n IN msintaiuing my party
allegiance AMI casting my vote tot
bfyau and Hewall, the NOMINEES VI
tue Democratic convention.
Alter quoting the declarations Of Tue
Damucnuc party In tue four national
Conventions preceding tnht whicn
uomiuaIed Mt. Bfyan, Mt. Stevenson
asked;
'Ir Il too much 10 claim ihui IN CIV.
ing cur tuppJft 10 tue ngminue oi tbs
Cnieag0 Convention We rfu .rstaug
tho fAithY lhp charge OF fecfsnucy g.
PARTY does not Ito nj our toofs.
81 am nfmIy pcrsna1ud that In this
great contest We arc Ia tho right; that
tho eauss which we represent i, mat OF
tue people. We have no serious Tor.
oign cum licAti0uF, NO dissunsions at
home. Win u Goii scarcely .equailei
In fertility, with n climate unsutpasssi,
with Natures choicest gifts w genei.
ously bestowed, with men every whefs
willing 10 work, hud ample facilities
10 transport laboi's pioducts to the
marhe,s Of the world, why thls 1Afal.
ysi7 why this distTeHg Why should
man beg HE brother Of tho Garth 10
give him leave 10 tot p"
Tbs remedy, he stated, would be tho
election OF tho Democratic candidates,
Governor StOne OF Missouri was 10.
tIoduced. He excused himself from
making an extended speech, a. no had
n severe COLI. lie did not
think speech was necessary. All
Democrats knew that they were vol.
come 10 thu Old state. Hu then pro.
oeoded formally TO welcome the dele.
gates. Several unimIoflant resolu-
tioDs regarding rules governing the
convention were adopted sitter which
Congressman Newlands OF Nevada
the convention on the silver
question.
When Nuwlands finished, adjourn.
mont was taken IN 4 O'Clock.