The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-03
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF AMY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY

and three Territories, was heartily\ap-
plauded.
The report of the committee ON
final organization not being ready, DR..
Everett. of Massachusetts,, was intro
duced to the convention by Temporary
Chairman Flower He was enthusias-
tically greeted, and made stirring
speech.
When DR.. Everett declared that
Massachusetts was opposed to section
alism, and again when he said that the
convention would hold up the hands of
| Mr.. Cleveland, for maintaining the
credit of the nation, the delegates
| jumped to their chairs and joined in
the stormy demonstration. Fans.
handkerchiefs, flags, and everything
that was movable were waved amid
frantic cheering.
There were loud calls for Bragg,
Villas, Buckner and others when DIR.
| Everett took his seat, but the com
mittee on permanent organization
was ready to read it's report. The re-
port was read by delegate Roberts, of
Missouri. 1t recommended Senator
Caffery, of Louisiana, for permanent
chairman, John r. Wilson, of Indiana.
| for secretary, and Walter Kessler, of
/ Indiana, for sergeant-at-arms Tt also
reported ON order of business.
| The report also recommended that
the organization of the party be made
permanent, and that the committee be
empowered to call all future conven-
tions. This portion of the report met
with warm response from the dele
gates. The report was adopted, and
Mr.. Bullitt, of Pennsylvania, and Mr..
| Lawler, of Minnesota, escorted Sena-
tor Caffery, of Louisiana, to the plat
form.
| In assuming the gavel, Senator CAT
ferry made an impressive speech. He
referred occasionally to his manu-
\ script. The convention listened close
ly ansi frequently interrupted him by
| applause.
Il at the conclusion of Senator CAT
| Ifery's speech, John p Irish, of Cali
| foFnja, was called for and responded
| With a spec ch. Mr.. Irish has quite a
| reputation as an orator, and he iusti-
fed it. He said there was something
appropriate about the selection of In
dianapolis for this convention, as here,
in the days of the war Democrats as
| sembled. under the threat of shotted
guns and declared their faith They
were now threatend with something
worse than physical determination.
Their name had been filched and their
prinsiples debauched by those who
had replaced that code with a creed to
which the Democratic party had been
| opposed ever since there had been a
division of parties in the country. He
paid his respects to Mr.. Mckinley and
| Mr.. Bryan, both of whom. he said, were
| preaching the gospel of high prices
the former By an artifce known as
protection, the latter by dheapening
| the purchasing power Of money. HlVe
! stand" he cried, where jefferson,
Jackson and Cleveland stood. We say
t9 these daughters of the horse leech,
"a plague upon you both.
Immediately after Mr.. Irish's speech,
the convention, at $3.50 O'Clock, adj
journed till tomorrow morning at II
lo'clock.
Perhaps the most important action
taken by the convention to-day was the
adoption of a recommendation to
make the organization permanent, and
to empower the National committee
appointed to call future conventions.
It's indicates a contest four years
from now over the regularity of the
two organizations, and may prove far
reaching in its effects.
The platform viii be adopted and the
candidates nominated tomorrow. To-
night a great mass-meeting is in pro-
| gress while one set of leaders is at
work framing the platform and an
other trying to fix upon a candidate,
There seems to be an almost unani-
nous sentiment in favor of Gen. Buck
ner. of Kentucky, for yice-P PRESIDENT,
but the contest for President is Still
I open. Il naplta1oilgh Gen. Bragg mas been
b HEeeininglyoifr the lead all day, powerful
\ influences are at work to defeat him.
TT Syas not as Enthusiastic as they
fhought il should be- A Strong effort
is being made to bring out Senator Pal
| mer or Gen. John c.. Black, of Illinois,
| and Secretary Morton, of Nebraska,
and David Lawler, of Minnesota, are
enjoying incipient honors. Senator
Palmer does not desire the nomina-
| tion. and there is said to be a letter
here from Secretary Morton, declining
TO permit the use of his name. We're
Gen. Bragg not in the way, Senator
Villas might be named, but he refuses
| absolutely to consider the question
| as long as Gen. Bragg is in the field.
| Watterson's boom does not grow.
The committees as completed to-day
| include the following members from
South Atlantic States:
Resolutions-Fl Florida, T. A. Darby;
| North Carolina-Lindsay Patterson; !;
South Carolina--W. w. Ball; Virginia
Abe Fullxerson.
National committee: Florida. ID.
Abbler: North Carolina De La
Croix; South Carolina--Vacant; Vir-
ginia--Jos. Bryan.
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