Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03
Permanent ORGANIZATION.
Senator Canery Selected for Chairman
Speeches by DR.. Everett And
John p. Irish.

Speeches by DR.. Everett And
John p. Irish.
indianapolis. Ind. Sept. 1T was 4:15
when Temporary Chairman Flower ap-
peared on the platform to call the after
noon session of the convention to order.
Both he and Senator Palmer. who also sat
on the platform. were warmly greeted. and
an enthusiastic Illinoisan called for three
cheers for John NJ. Palmer, 1.-The Grand
Old Man." They were given with effect.
There were no demonstrations as the con-
spicuous men entered. The galleries were
more crowded than at the first session, and
the proportion of ladies was fully as large.
At 4:25 Ex-Governor Flower raped for order.
The reports of the committees were called
for. The report Of the committee on ere
dentials was first presented by Chairman
Brennan, of Wisconsin. The statement in
the report that there were present S24 dele
gates to the convention, representing for
heartily applauded.. The report of the
committee on organization not being ready,
DR.. Everett, of Massachusetts, was intro
duced to the convention by Temporary
Chairman Flower. He was enthusiastically
greeted and made a stirring speech. When
he declared that Massachusetts was op-
posed 70 seetionalism and i.a again a,a when he he
hands of Cleveland for maintaining the
credit of the nation. the delegates jumped
to their chairs and Joined in stormy dem
everything that was movable. were waved
amid frantic cheering. His touching ref
erence to the sad death of Ex-Governor
William F. Russell, of Massachusetts. who,
he said. had died of broken heart be-
cause of the. folly of his party at Chicago,
was received with rousing cheers.
Buckner and others when DR.. Everett took
his seat, but the committee on permanent
organization was ready and read its re-
Robe Roberts. nc Of Missouri. tt It recommended @
Senator Caffery, Of Louisiana. for perma-
nent chairman: John H. Wilson. of In
of Indiana. fol. sergeant.at-arms; 1t also
reported an order OF business. The report
also recommended that the organization OF
the party be made permanent. and that
the national committee be empowered to
call future conventions This portion of
the report met with a warm response from
Mr.. Built. OF Pennsylvania. and Mr.. Law
Ter. of Minnesota, escorted. Senator Caf-
fiery to the platform.
In assuming the gavei. Senator caffery
made a strong speech. Without being or
| nate, Mr.. Caffery is an impressive speaker,
clear in logic. bold in statement. emphatic
ly and frequently Interrupted by applause.
AT the conclusion of Senator nat;s.-c: C:affery's
called for and responded with speech
| Mr.. Irish has quite a. reputation as an or
| ator and he fully justified 1t. He said
tnere was SometnlHS dpPIopTldte dDout the
| selection OF Indianapolis for this conven-
tion as here. in the days of the war. Dem
ocrsts assembled under the threat Of shot
| guns and declared their faith. They were
| now threatened with something worse than
| physical determination. Their name had
been flched and their principles debauched
| a creed to which the Democratic party had
been opposed ever since there had
| been a division of parties in the country.
/ He paid his respects both to Mr.. Mckinley
/ and Mr.. Bryan. both Of whom he said were