Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-09-18
5MOCRATs HONOR THE ILL.,
v INOIs SENATOR.
seneraI Buckner Informed That He
~ Il the Running Mate on the
Indianapolis Ticket.

louisville, Sept 12.-Thousands of
national democrats did honor to the
nominees of their party for president
and vice president at the Auditorium
tonight. The occasion was the formal
notification to the candidates of the
action of the Indianapolis convention.
Senator Caffery from the far south, in
words Of warm personal friendliness,
made the speech notifying Hon. John
w. Palmer, the hoary-headed federal
general, who tomorrow turns his three
score and 10 years.
National Committeeman lack Phelps
of Louisville called the meeting to or
der in a few we'll chosen words, begin
ming with the statement that for the
first time in four years the democratic
party was to hold notification meet
ing. The audience arose and sang
America" after which Mr.. Phelps in
troduced Hon. w. d. Bynum, chairman
Of the national committee, as the pre-
siding officer.
Mr.. Bynum was Immediately recog-
nized as a pioneer of the movement,
to whose energy and untiring activity
the national organization represented
in the meeting, is largely due He was
cordially greeted. Mr. Bynum stated
the purpose of the meeting, conclud-
ing with the reading of a number of
kilograms, notably one from President
Cleveland. This was eagerly awaited
by the crowd. 1t had been the talk of
the street and the hotels all day. Its
reading created the greatest enthusi
asm of the evening. The telegram was
as follows:
''Buzzards Bay, Mass, Sept. 10-To Hon
w. D. Bynum: regret that l can not ac-
eept your invitation to attend the notifi-
cation meeting on Saturday evening AS
democrat, devoted to the principles and
integrity of my party, l should be de-
lighted to be present on an occasion so
significant, and to mingle with those who
are determined that the voice of true de-
mocracy shall not be smothered, and in
sist that its glorious standard shall be
borne aloft, as of old, in faithful hands.
GROVER CLEVELAND.'
Almost as much enthusiasm was
aroused by the following telegram from
Secretary Carlisle:
Washington, Sept. ITO Hon. w. d.
Bynum: Your telegram inviting me TO at
tend the meeting at Louisville today has
been forwarded to me at this place, and l
greatly regret my inability to accept. The
conservative and patriotic declarations of
the Indianapolis convention on the public
questions involved in the pending con-
test, and the high character of its NOM
inees, can not fail to arouse the real dem
ocratic sentiment CT the country and
command the hearty support of all Nho
sincerely believe in the preservation of
public honor, public peace and the stabil-
ity of the currency used by our people.
Il am proud to take my stand with the
old-fashioned democrats, who have re-
FUSED to abandon their honest convictions
in order to form unnatural alliances with
political and social organizations whose
purposes are dangerous to the country,
and wholly inconsistent with the funda-
mental principles of our party, and |
pledge to you and your associates such
support and assistance as / caN properly
give during the campaign.
JOHN G. CARL1SLE.'
Bynum then introduced Senator 'af-
ferry. who spoke as follows:
Senator Cafrey,s Speech.
General Palmer: 1 am charged with
the pleasant duty of notifying you, on be-
half of the national democratic party,
that you are its nominee and candidate
for president of the United States. In
der ordinary circumstances no elaborate
or extensive statement of the causes
which led up to your nomination would
be appropriate but the democratic party
is no longer solid; the Chicago platform
shaped and drove the wedge that has
separated 1t in twain. A comparison of
the platforms adopted at Chicago and In
dianapolis discloses the reasons of ;epa-
ration. You, sir, stand on a platform ad-
herring to the ancient and accepted doc
trines of democracy.
1t declares in unequivocal terms for Il
tariff for revenue only; for the gold stand
ard, with silver as subsidiary coinage;
the enforcement of the government from
the banking business, with safe and
elastic currency under governmental SUI
pervision, measured in volume nv the
needs of business; the independence and
integrity OF the supreme court; indiyid-
ual right. and the enforcement of federal
laws by the president. The Chicago plat
form Is precisely the opposite of hose
great principles That great principle of
tarin for revenue only is denuded of it's
democratic force by dropping the word
only, thus leaving wide margin for
republican heresy to creep into this car
oinai tenet.
In conclusion. Senator Caffery turned
toward General Palmer and said;
sir, into your hands I formally place