The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-20
PROCEEDINGS in DETAIL.
Speeches and Resolutions That Led
lin to Mr.. Bryau.

The proceedings OF the meeting were
opened atoIt 4 O'Clock by MIR. Thomas
| kaIbfus. Mr.. KalbfuS said:
Fellow Citizens We OF the District Of
| Columbia are denied the elective fran
| ctiiSe, yet within our borders are warm
parlisaus and hosts OF loyal Democrats.
nc nave rendered efficient service 10 our
party i'll the past. services which often
! count Tor more than votes. We intend To
| render our test efforts III tins campaign
ward the SUCCESS or the party We have
| SO long serveDsaHd So dearly love. In
| doing ,Uis We serve the interests of good
| government. We believe the success of
| our party III this Cainpaisn Means The cs
| tablIshIneut OF a stable currency ana a re-
| turn of prosperity to all OF our people.
| We have The courag, OF our convictions
| and lu the Accomplishment III the tnu We
| SO much desire. We intend TO bend every
| energy.
1uuay this vast multitude have cone
hiiher Ill pursuance OF call oi tic De
ratify the Democratic national platform
adopted III Chicago. aud To pledge ctr SUP
port TO its nominees. Bryan ana Scwall.
Mr- kalDfGS then introduced Col Berret
! rs the permanent presiding officer WHO. On
;iSsJin!ng the chair. a rknowieigcd the colr-
tcsy of selecting him to preside over the
meeting. He referred in complimentary
terms TO the man who II II was intended
To honor and continued briefly before re-
fcrring To the main issues of the campaign.
Secretary Houghtallng then read the
farewell address OF Washington after which
Col Dickson, the chairman OF the commit
tee on organization. called upon Mr.. llough-
taling to read the names Of the vice presi
dents and other officers of the meeting
which We're published as corrected in The
Evening Times Of yesterday.
Col. John 4 Clarke, chairman OF the com
mittee on resolutions. Offered the reSDu-
tons as follows:
Resolved, That tie Democracy OF the.
District of Columbia, ever loyal and de-
voted to democratic principles, do hereby
unqualfiedly approve the declaration of
Icnocrauc doctrines as cDuuciateu III th.
platform adopted by the national Demo
cratic convention held i'll Chicago. July,
1896.
And Be 1t Further Resolved, That we
most heartily ana zeaIously approve OF
the nominations OF Hon. William Jennings
Bryan uf Nebraska and Hon. Arthur Sewaii
OF Name as candidates Tor President and
Vice President of the Cnited States, aud
in mass meeting here assembled pledge
them our iull. uncumDromsinE and I'M
yielding support.
inr~,. Mcrc passed unanimuusly
CG Dickson made Il very brief but pointed
speech, i'll which he congratulated the
Democracy on the hunters which it bad
gathered II was true they had lccn ca He'd
anarchists and nihilists. He wCuld not
argue the question now, but il would give
him pleasure to have read the names of
who had been chosen by TIE sterling Dem
ocrats of the District 10 represent them at
this meeting. At the request of Col
Dickson Mr.. Hough!aling again read The
names Of the officers ard commit tees rs
they appeared yesterday In The Evening
Times.
The che irInan intro duccd Mr.. i A
LIpSCo rnti. who, at the outset. made
hit by addressing the crowd as fcilowDcno-
Gratis, fellow Republicans. and fellow -Aneri
cans. He reviewed briefly the political
conditions in Virginia which, he said.
was loyal To the platform and to Bryan and
Sewan. The virginians were rot pur-
chasable, not oven by The wealth If
Ormus or of Ind lie then eulogized
Bryan, classifying him with jefferson,
Jackson, and Savonaroir. He raped the
gold Democrats by referring to them IS
traitors, their ticket as a graveyard Ticket,
and their roll boxes as ooffins.
The next speaker WAS Congressman Nc
Millin. who warmed UP Ihc crowd by speak
ing OF tie great glory Of this country IN
revolutionary times. He eulogiZcd t'iir
prowcSs in the colonial war and in the war
Of 1872. He desired 10 know If n C. Amer
ican people, now T0.C0C.COO in number,
could not achieve what had becl done by
flfcir forefatherS when they nuinl cree but
100000. Thcp he launched out into a
discussion Of the money that WIS goud
cDougiI for the fathers Of the republic ami
which, he said. was good enough for their
sons. lie closed by urging continued inter
rs: 10 the campaign and work which could
only end in one of the greatest victories
ever achieved by The American people for
self government and fer safe government
Soon after the conclusion Of this speech
Mr.. Bryan appeared. Af:er {; niaG1gicc:t