The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-07
PALMER AND BuCIxNER CHEERED
An Enthusiastic Meeting For the In
dianapoIis Ticket.

dianapoIis Ticket.
Valdosta, Ga, Sept. 6-The campaign
of the sound money democrats on the
platform enunciated at Indianapolis last
week, was formerly opened in this city
last night, and it does not exaggerate it
to say that the most enthusiastic meet
| ing held here in years was that at the
city hall. The attendance was large,
though it cannot be claimed that all OF
those present were in sympathy with the
movement. Many who have pledged them
selves to Bryan and Sewall, as well as a
sprinkling of original silverites, were in
the audience, but the enthusiasm of those
who have gone off with the new move
ment had no limit. The applause was
deafening and long continued and it came
from the leading men of the city and Sec
| ton.
The meeting was advertised by dodgers
after shutdown, and many people In the
city did not know that a meeting was to
be held. Hons. w. NJ. Hammond Of Thorn
asville and B. p. Jones of this city reached
the city on late train in the evening" and
friends urged them to address the peo-
pie on the work of the Indianapolis con-
vention, both gentlemen having attended
it as delegates from Georgia. They ac>
cepted the invitation and by 8 o'clock the
city hall was pretty well filled with citi-
zens. Hon. Ben p. Jones was made chair
man of the meeting and in an eloquent
speech he introduced Capt. Hammond as
the speaker of the evening. Capt. Ham
monds appearance was the signal for a
tremendous outburst of applause, ana
when 1t died away the speaker began
discussion of the platform adopted at Chi
cago and that adopted at the convention
in Indianapolis. The speaker declared
that there was not a syllable in the Chi
cago platform that was democratic, ana
he challenged any man in the audience
to point out line in that document that
contained even a suggestion of the democ-
racy which was handed down from
Thomas Jefferson. He denounced the
Chicago platform as populistic, and he
gave Chairman Jones q drubbing for run
ming off to st. Louis to make q trade
with the populists. Capt Hammond
spoke for more than an hour and his
speech was greeted with great enthusi-
aSm.
AS soon as he concluded Eon Ben
Jones jumped to his feet and made an elo-
quent plea for the old-fashoned demo-
cratic faith. He stated that the new
ticket would get a million votes in the
coming campaign, and he urged patriots
to stand by their convictions. He said
that Office hunters could not afford to
dAASA lllCiHStiNtS Will lHt new HONc~
ment, because it promised them nothing
now, but that men of convictions who
would dare to follow the high standard
of patriotism, fidelity and self-sacrifice
that had been made immortal by the acts
of Grover Cleveland could snap their fin
gers at the mob and do their duty for
righteousness sake. During parts of Mr..
Jones' speech the applause was so deaf
ening that the speaker was forced to wait
for minutes before he could proceed.
Loud calls were made for Col j. M
Wilkinson, who was also seated on the
platform, and after a moments hesita-
ton, he arose and delivered a short ap-
peal for the new ticket. He declared that
the Bryan and Sewall democrats had gone
over to the populists, and that democrats
who had fought for democratic principles
had nowhere to go except in the new
movement. He drew thrilling picture of
the bravery and devotion of President
Cleveland amid the calumnies and the
abuse that had been heaped upon him. He
spoke of how the President had been de-
serted by the very men who should have
aided him in making his administration
success, and of how the abuse and fight
upon him commenced before he had taken
his seat as President. Col. Wilkinson de-
clared that clear conscience would carry
its reward to the greatest President the
country ever had, but that he wanted to
show Mrs. Cleveland that there were pa
triots and brave men all over the nation
who would give unstinted Endorsement to
the administration of her distinguished
husband. He appealed to the audience to
Stand by their convictions in November
and vote for the principles they believed
to be right. Col. Wilkinson's speech was
delivered in a ringing voice and nearly
every sentence of it evoked applause.
There is no Disgusting the fact that the
meeting last night, though gotten up at
a moments notice, came like a bomb on
this city, and 1t aroused such enthusiasm
as has been seldom seen here before.
Many who will vote for Bryan and Sewall
cheered the references to Cleveland and
sound money. Many citizens believe that
the Chicago convention was regularly
held, and they will vote the ticket, though
they do not indorse the platform. The
new ticket will get many a vote in this
county, however and the promoters of the
new movement say that grand rally will
be held here next week some time
1t is rumored here that an effort will
be made to put Capt. Hammond in the
race for congress against Judge Griggs
and Mr.. John Sibley in the Second dis
trict
The political complexion of this section
is right now a little different from what
1T has ever been before.