The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-08
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pointed. whose duty II should In, IN snicr
| time and place for the convention Thor,
Was loud cheering over this motion. Dele
gate Martin seconded 1t and Il was rh $500
unanmously.Th chairman then anpoint.d
the committee. as follows: james Onth.
YS VAL Of Ohio Cna s,l Tracy Of New
W. MrCutcheon of MinneIo,a' H. a.
krauihoff of Missouri.
The States We're called for the location
presented the claims OF MINNEAPOLIS. rnl.
| lowed by j. l.. Grrnth for fnlianannl,e
u NJ. Davis presented the claim of I,,iis.
The strongest speech on the location was
| inaie by :. O. rickcns, president of ,ha
Indiana gold standard democratic laet,"
| re said there We're many democrats in
| ms pivotal State who would not vol" for
either Bryan or Mckinley, aud. since A,
had been determined to have a third
| gold standard democrats OF fniiaua ana
90 much TO defeat the Chicago ticket and
platform in this ,douhtfui state II The con on,
Vcntion wsrre held in INDIANAPOLIS
This settled the location The ballo,
resulted. indianapolis -, MinncapoIis
louisville . The five members OF the sub,
ana three others did not vote Tho In
ulanapolis people then celehmted thelt
victory with invitations 20 luncheon nj
the Commercial club rooms and announced
carriages for an evening drive around the
city. '"'
II was $40 when the con,Nntion reasso,o.
uSStn1h1N
room. senator John NJ. Palmer was given
an ovation whom he entered the hall IL
Was announced at the forenoon session
that General Bragg was DELAYED bv n
Mashout on the Pennsylvania At the
right session the announcement was male
mat he could not get here.
teneral Tracey stated that they had
iahen measures to porpeiuite the great
esq or all parties ana nc,,lel the foremost
OF lciders. lie nomina ted Senator Palmer
ior CHAIRMAN. Senator Palmer was Sc
IL saii he sympathizod most earnestly
WIN the purpose al the meeting He !
would work for the proper integrity and
H. ture usefulness of the democratic party !
me Chicago convention had FORGOTTEN the |
nonof as well as the principles If the |
democratic party. but lni hoi.Sd 20 500 an |
brought back into the foli and womb |
work to that end.
so Iudg9 Il. o; Wilson Of lndl1na was
Indaua was selected treasurer Hon. i
~ cultivate of Ohio. as chairman of the
committee on call for the National can
Veh'ion and plan OF organization reported
me ioioWlng. which was repeatedly IN
terrnpted by applause In Its read IA, and
was adopted unanimously:
no the democrats Of the United States
- a political party has alwaN. been de-
''ned TO he an association OF voters 10
promote the success of political princlplSs
btlH IN common. The democrats PARTY
~, MS whole history has been pledged
10 promote the liberty of the individual
me security of private rights and proncrty
ma the supremacy of The law II has
: WAYS INSISTED upon the maintenance of
lue hnhilcal honor of the Nation as we'll
rs upon the preservation inviolate Of Tho
nsIhntion established ny the corsttui-
l,ID, -, mes, ITS PRINCIPLES, We're aban-
lpneu ny the supposed represe ufatlves of
ne party at a National convention re-
entity assembled at Chicago The donio-
Thuc party VIII therefore cease to Exist
5 tiIi'isS ns members stu edhcre 10 its
a. lamtutal ptnciptos. M majority of
~" members of the convention had anv
.isht or power 10 surrender those prin
lples. Nnon they undertook 20 do so
convention. N'
ne action taken. the irregular pro
' ,,,,. l,lsS ana th' platform enunciated hy
nat body were and are 80 utterly AMI ir1
dcfenSih!, revolutionary ana c,nstit1f.
such radical departures from me r,in
iples of true democracy. vhicI, shou,l
~ yiefl1e II sonhd ANA patriotic admin
euat-on OF our country's affairs. that its
'esliiS are not entitled 10 the confidence
r support OF true democrats. For the
irst time since political parties ware
oi1hcd there s not before the American ;
'eopie platform declaring the principle
II the democratic party as RECOGNIZE 4
ma most courlevously and consistently !
administered by Jefferson Jarksou nrd /
'leveland. nor are there nomina, ons for {
ne offices Of president ANA vice president .
Il the United States pledged 10 carry 4
hose principles INFO practical effect. The /
aithtul ami true democrats If tho limited
states arr determined that thor priu- | {
ipos shall not ho ruthlossly surrondarcJ
or the people deprived Of an opportunity I
With. =
Therefore the National democratic party I
I the United states through Its regular /,
!, cons'i'ntod committee, hereby cnl.s a i
announcement Of Is platform and the y
omlnatlon Of candidates for the onic y
{ president and vice pres dent OF the !,
'nlted States and the transaction OF such | ~
usirCss as Is Incidental thereto. to lie \,
III at Indianapolis Wednesday. the ID Il
ay of September 1896, at II o'clock noon
arty IN the several States who believe II
sound money and the preservation of ii
W and order, and who are unalterahly q
npcse to the platform adopted AMI can e,
dates nominated at Chicago. Will select G.,
such manned as to them shall seem best | II
number of delegates equal TO twlce the Il
imber of electoral votes TO which such a
iat.s are RESP, otivcly entitled. Such Y
-legatos shall he duly accredited accord. d
q to the usages of tho democratic uar y
heir credentials shall he forwarded 20 Z
10 secretary of this COMMITTEES with all ID
ny erlcnt speed and this conan ne y a
~ ke mn and announce the roll Of the | j
.legatos entitled TO participate In the
ol minary Organization of tho convcn- OF
There was a general discussion OF the OF
pcrt preseDied by Mr.. Cultivate. during
ich sp6e hes were mace ny nearly az -,
, classification over fhe Chicago plat ~
rm and other col dltlons IN Their re- 70
artive states In these .speechos tho az
'1ncial policy Of cleveland. Carlisle ard IL
Ter prominent democrats was nraised to
d some Of the speakers referred to the O.
,oner in which they, as. well as the SUI iu
ame court, were insulted at the Chicago Al
1Veiri ion. sh
General Ruckner Of Kentucky. as well sa
rs, warned the members from the East on
and Middle states no, 7, TO nnd5resi- N
> made n vigorous speech on the prescr- m
ron OF some democratic principles. m,
here was also discussion as to the Wv
,to law,s affecting electoral tickets
all such questions were referred 10
executive committee, including the :
nner in which delegates were to he
ected 10 the Nat onal convention to he Ia
d nj Indianapols IN SeptcmbE. 90
fter tho adoption of his report Mr. wv
thwaite made the amendment that all sh
names Of III. committeeman be an &C
Ged Hereto. This crca,ed much enthI- 40
SIN The list was headed by Chairman foi
mcr. fai
telegram was recesep rom wilson ot ele
been made a committeeman without ~,