The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-13

gether With messages Of hearty SYM
pathy from leaders of the movement
who were unable to attend the notifi-
cation and ceremonies, furnished the
inspiration for repeated outbursts of
enthusiasm.
Kentucky was the first state to
choose delegates to the Indianapolis
convention and to her, very appropri-
ately, fell the honor Of the first nota-
Die demonstration of the party in this
campaign. She turned out her hum
dreds of followers of the new ticket.
They came from Louisville and other.
towns throughout the state and were
joined by other hundreds from In
diana, as well as visitors from other
nearby states.
A feature of the event was its Dem
ocratic character. There was no door,
keeper. The Auditorium, which seats
about 1900, was thrown open to the
public, with the exception of several
hundred seats on the stage, reserved
for distinguished visitors, and part
OF the parquette in which the out-of-
town delegations were provided for
The large wooden structure. presented
beautiful appearance on the inside
The prOfuSe decorations in the national
colors gave the interior tented ap-
pearance, festoons of flags and por-
traits of the old Democratic leaders
relieving the monotony of the expanse
of bunting. Immediately above the
stage were life-sized portraits of Gems.
Palmer and Buckner and President
Cleveland was generously remembered
in the decorations.
On the stage were all the most prom
inent figures in the Indianapolis con-
vention. F. w. M. Cutcheon, of Min
nesota, occupied seat on the plat
NI1a f..t, -scl
stage, occupied exclusively by ladies,
presented a brilliant scene. They con-
tanned the wives of the candidates,
their hostesses and parties of friends
Their brilliant costumes made beau
tiful setting for a, notable scene
The candidates and the distinguished
yisitors-spent busy day. The Gait
house corridors were crowded with
callers most Of the time while in the
tastefully decorated parlors, the ladies
held continuous reception. During
the afternoon the candidates, together
with Mr.. Bynum, COL Fellows, Sena-
tor Caffery and the local campaign
managers, were in conference discuss
ing the event of the evening and the
conduct of the campaign In his state
in the immediate future
The weather, though warm, was al
together favorable to the success Of
the demonstra ton. The crowd had be-
gun to gather when the doors of the
auditorium were thrown open at Z
o'clock. Long before o'clock the
auditorium was filled to it's utmost
capacity. A liberal proportion of ladies
were on the stage and in the audience
The appearance of Gen. Palmer and
Mr.. Buckner provoked much enthus-
iasm and cheering, eliminating in
A RISING DEMONSTRATION
lasting several minutes, when at $40
Gen. Palmer, on the arm of Gen.
Buckner, walked upon the stage and
they took the places assigned to them,
followed by Col. Fellows and Senator
Caffery.
National Committeeman Zach Phelps,
OF Louisville, called the meeting to or
der in few well chosen words Mr..
Phelps then introduced Hon. W. D.
Bynum, chairman of the National COM
mittee, as the presiding officer, and he
was cordially greeted Mr. Bynum
stated the purpose of the meeting. CON
Guiding with the reading of a number
of kilograms, notably one from Presi-
dent Cleveland. This was eagerly
awaited by the crowd. It thad been the
talk Of the streets and the hotels all
day. It's reading created the greatest
enthusiasm of the evening. Almost as
much enthusiasm was aroused by the
telegram from Secretary Carlisle. Mr..
Bynum then introduced Senator Caff-
cry, who spoke as follows:
Gen. Palmer. am charged with the
pleasant duty OF notifying you. on behalf Of
the National Democratic party. that you are
the United States. Under the circumstances
no elaborate or extensive statement Of the