The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-08-13
They Issue q Call for . National Conven'
ventiOn to Meet In That City Septom.
Der 2 to Adopt Platform and
Nominate Ticket.

To Call Convention.
No time at all was wasted in deter
mining the main question, which had
already been practically decided by
a canvass of the members of the COM
mittee. Mr.. Ewing read the resolu'
ton adopted at the auditorium confer
ence in Chicago as the authority for
the action of the present gathering.
Mr.. Cultivate, chairman Of the sub.
committee, then presented the call for
the convention. as follows:
ITO the democrats of the United States:
A political party has always been defined
to be an association Of voters to promote
the success of political principles held In
common. The democratic party. during its
whole history, has been pledged to pro-
mote the liberty OF the individual, the Sc
curity of private rights and property and
the supremacy of the law. It has always
insisted upon a safe and stable money Tor
the peoples use. It has insisted upon the
maintenance Of the financial honor OF the
nation, as well as upon the preservation IN
violate Of the institutions established by
the constitution. These, Its principles, were
abandoned by the supposed representa-
tives of a party at national convention
recently assembled at Chicago.
1.-THE democratic party will, therefore
cease to exist unless 1t be preserved by the
voluntary action Of such Of its members
US still adhere to its fundamental pr1nc1.
pies. No majority Of members Of that con-
vention, however large, had any right or
power to surrender those principles. Wnen
they undertook to, do so. that assemblage
ceased to be democratic convention. The
action taken, the irregular proceedings,
and the platform enunciated by that body
were. and are, so utterly and 1ndetensi-
bly, revolutionary. and constitute such rad
ical departures from the principles OF true
democracy. which should characterize q
sound and patriotic administration OF our
country's affairs, that its results are not
entitled to the confidence or support OF
true democrats. For the first time since
national parties were formed there is not
before the American people platform de-
.claring the principles Of the democratic
party as recognized and most courageously
and consistently administered by Jeffer-
son, Jackson and Cleveland. nor are there
nominees for the Offices Of president and
vice president Of the United States pledged
to carry those principles into practical ef-
feet. The faithful and true democrats OF
the United States are determined that
their principles shall not be ruthlessly sur
rendered, nor the people be deprived OF an
opportunity to vote for candidates In &C.
cord Herewith.
S0RS0AAe~OA
Therefore the national democratic party
Of the United States, through its regularly
constituted committee, hereby calls q ma
tional convention Of that party, for the
announcement Of its platform and the NOM
nation of candidates for the Offices Of
president and vice president Of the United
States and the transaction Of such busi-
ness as is incidental thereto, to be held at
Indianapolis on Wednesday, the second day
of September. 1896. at II o'clock noon. and
hereby requests that the members of the
party in the several states who believe in
and order. and who are unalterably OPP
posed to the platform adopted and capdi-
dates nominated at Chicago, Will select
In such manner as to them shall seem best,
a.number Of delegates to the, same, equal
to twice the number of electoral votes to
which such states are respectively en-
titled. Such delegates shall be duly &C.
credited, according to the usages Of the
democratic party. Their credentials shall
be forwarded or delivered to the secretary
of this committee with all convenient speed
=. and this committee will make up and an
nounce the roll Of the delegates entitled to
participate in, the, preliminary, organiza-
lion of the convention"
Tho Executive Committee.
At ~ o'clock Friday night Chairman
Palmer announced his executive conl-
mittee as follows:
w. D. Bynum, Indianapolis, Ind; ".
B. Haldeman, Louisville, KY; Frederick
Lehman, St. Louis, NO.; John E. Hop
kins, Chicago, ILL.,; Ellis B. Usher, La
Crosse, Wis; F. NJ. w. Cutcheon, St.
Paul, Mimi; Samuel II. Holding, Cleve-
land, O.; Charles Tracy, New York.
The headquarters of the committee will
be established in Indianapolis, at least
until after the convention.