The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-13
OF Leading Gold Democrats In
to McKinley's Camp.
PALMER AND BUcKNER
They Assume Leadership of
the Yellow Bellies.
THE SPEECHES OF ACCEPTANCE
Palmer Tries TO Explain His Order
Disfranchislng All the People
of His Native State,
Kentucky.

NGuiuGkNr
Louisville, KY, Sept. 12-Thousands
of National Democrats did honor to the
nominees of their party for President
and Nice-President tonight. The oc-
casion was the formal notification to
the candidates of the action of the
Indianapolis convention. Senator Caf-
ferry, from the far South, in words of
warm personal friendliness and ex-
pressive Of the confidence of the party
by which he was delegated, opened
with the speech notifying Hon. John
NJ. Palmer, the hoary-headed Federal
General, who tomorrow turns his
three score and nineteen years. Sec
tionalism was again disregarded when
the eloquent New Yorker, Col. John II.
Fellows, rendered to Gen. S. B. Buck
ner, a gallant ex-Confederate, the
honor of second place on the National
ticket. The speeches of these gentle
men furnished the inspiration for re-
peated Outburts of enthusiasm.
Long before 8 o'clock the Auditor
ium, which seats 1000, was filed to it's
utmost capacity. A liberal proportion
of ladies were ON the stage and in the
audience.
The appearance Of Generals Palmer
and Buckner, provoked rOOf-raiSing
outbursts of cheers, eliminating in a
rising demonstration lasting several
minutes, when at $40 Gen. Palmer, on
the arm of Gen. Buckner, walked up
on the stage and took the places as
signed to them, followed by Col. Eel
lows and Senator Caffery. National
Committeeman Zach Phelps, of Louis
vile, called the meeting to order.
The audience rose and sang "Amer-
ica," after which Mr.. Phelps intro
duced Hon. w. D. Bynum, chairman
of the National committee, as the
presiding officer.
Mr.. Bynum stated the purpose
of the meeting, concluding with the
reading of a number of kilograms,
chiefly one from President Cleveland.
Mr.. Bynum then introduced Senator
Caffery, who delivered his speech noti-
flying Senator Palmer Of his nominal
tion.
GEN. PATAIER'S SPEECH.
Senator Palmer replied at length in
a formal speech of nearly 1000 words.
The first part of his speech was de-
voted to defence of his war record
and was as follows:
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen; GEN.
eral Buckner and / were once, in a
modest sense, representative of op-
posing opinions upon fundamental
questions relating to the powers of
the United States and of the respee-
tive States under the Constitution. We
met on the battlefield where great
public controversies that admit Of no
other method of solution are determin-
ed. know he did his duty, and trust
the country believes that / did mine.
THE nominations by the National
Democratic convention at Indianapolis
prove more cOnclusively than anything
which has occurred within the last
thirty years that the American people
are again united; that our hopes, our
rights, our duties and our interests
are the same; that the lofty and
patriotic mission of the National De-
mocracy is to maintain peace and or
der, defend constitutional liberty and,
if possible, avert from the country
reputation, bankruptcy and national
dishonor.
Il accept the unsought honor and
responsibility imposed upon me by the
National Democratic convention. I
accept them as proof that my Demo-
cratic fellow-citizens cOnfide in my de-
votion to Democratic principles so
clearly and accurately defined in the
proceedings of the convention. 1t was
known to the delegates to the conven-
tion before this honor was conferred
upon me, as it is we'll understood by
the country that my public services
commenced more than fifty years
ago, and that since that time I have
taken an active, earnest part in the
discussion and settlement of every
public question which had at the time
sufficient Importance to attract popu-
lar attention. MY opinions and nv
pubic acts have been an open book
to be read by my contemporaries.
have been at all times controlled by my
own convictions of duty and 1 have
now no one whom l can properly in
vite to share my responsibilities.
Taught by Jefferson, opposed slavery
when it existed. Inspired by Jackson
/ defended the union of the States to
the extent of my ability, and, influ-
enced by his example, when my con-
duct as a military officer was chal-
lenged as indicative of law, 1 volun-
tarily sumitted myself to the jurisdic-
tion of the civil courts.
"When government of my adopted
State, which / opposed, and, by peace
full means, successfully, resisted the
of the United States by it's
military forces in the purely local con-
Germs of the State, l distinctly con-
eeded the right and asserted the duty
Of that government to enforce within
the States or elsewhere its own
avs by it's own agencies"
The rest of his speech was devoted to
! criticism of Mr.. Bryan and the Chica-
20 platform.
AS the strains of "Old Kentucky
Home" were dying out, Col. Fellows
(Confipued ON fourth naceN