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cities as might desire to entertain the
convention. This was agreed to, and
Mr.. C. ID. Lawler, Of Minneapolis, ex-
tended an invitation for his city in q
warm speech. When he mentioned the
name of Grover Cleveland big demon
stration of enthusiasm broke out, last
ing a couple of minutes and ending in
three cheers. John L. Griff1ths and 8. o.
Pickens presented the invitation Of In.
dianapolis, guaranteeing the expenses
OF the gathering and pleading for the
convention for political reasons. George
NJ. DaNe extended an invitation for
louisville, giving promise Of q warm
welcome. G. V Holman, of Maine, sug
gested that the vote be postponed until
evening, but the conference was dis
posed to vote at once, and his sug.
gestion was withdrawn. The vote re-
suited in the choice Of indianapolis by
Q vote of 10, against for Memphis and
for Louisville.
Tho Evening Session.
AS soon as the evening session was
called to order Mr.. Bynum announced
that the first business would be the
permanent organization 81 the pro-
visional committee, by election Of q
chairman and other officers. Gen.
Tracey, of New York, nominated Sen
ator John NJ. Palmer, of Illinois, for
chairman in brief but stirring speech.
The name of Palmer was greeted with
loud applause and the selection was
made by acclamation. Messrs. Tracey,
Cultivate and Hopkins were appointed
committee to escort him to the chair.
His appearance was greeted with three
cheers and tiger. He bowed his ac-
acknowledgement and spoke very briefly,
only few sentences, in which he said
it devolved upon the committee to form
the nucleus about which the democratic
purity Of the country that clings to the
principles of organization may gather.
It was their duty to preserve an organi-
zatton in, order that they might be ready
when their erring brethren should see
the folly Of their ways and when God
has $orgixen them to receive them back
And reconstruct united party.
John R. Wilson, of Indianapolis, was
made secretary upon motion Of t. NJ.
Martin, Of Iowa, and John P. Frenzel,
Of this city, was made treasurer on mo-
ton Of L. c. KrauthoR.
Mr.. Cultivate, chairman of the sub.
committee, then presented the call for
the convention, as follows:
The Call
ITO the democrats Of the United states:
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 safe and stable money for
| the peoples use. 1t has insisted upon the
maintenance of the financial honor of the
nation. as we'll as upon the preservation In
violate of the institutions established by
| the constitution. These, its principles, were
abandoned by the supposed representa-
tives of party at q national convention
recently assembled at Chicago.
Party Would Cease to Exist.
THE democratic party will, therefore
cease to exist unless 1t be preserved by the
voluntary action of such of its members
as still adhere to its Fundamental prInci-
PIES No majority Of members Of that con-
Vention. however large. had any right or
power to surrender those principles. When
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 indefensi-
bly, revolutionary, and constitute such rad
ical departures from the principles Of true
democracy, which should characterize a.
sound and patriotic administration of our
country's affairs, that Its results are not
~ NO
true democrats. For the first time since
national parties were formed there 10 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 eff
| 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 ac-
cord Herewith.
To Meet September 2.
Therefore the national democratic party
Of the United States through Its regularly
| constituted committee, hereby calls a ma
| ttohal convention Of that party, for the
| announcement of its platform and the nom
ination Of candidates for the offices Of
president and vice president of tho United
States and the transaction Of such BUSH
| ness DIS Is Incidental thereto. to be held at
Indianapolis on Wednesday. the second day
of September, 1898, at IL o'clock noon, and
| hereby requests that the members Of the
party in the several states who believe In
sound money and the preservation of law
and order, and who are unalterably OPP
posed to the platform adopted and candi-
at will oa1o
| in. such manner as to them shall seem best,
| o. number of delegates to the same, equal
to twice the number of electoral votes to
switch such states are respectively en-
titled. Such delegates shall be duly ac-
credited, acoording to the usages Of the
dep.octatic party. Their credentials shall
| De forwarded or delivered to the secretary
d {has cdurntree with all convenient speed
Bird thH edmhaistse will make up and an
hohnce the roll Of the delegates entitled to
participate n the preliminary organNa-
tioff Of the convention"
Question as to Name.
The reading of this document was
greeted with applause. The gentlemen
present INDUCED in something of love
feast in discussing the report. c. G.
Mumford, Of Rhode island, raised the
point that In his state the law pre-.
cluded the possibility Of the use of the
word democratic" Mr.. Cultivate said
this subject had been considered to
some extent, but would have to be fur.
Their looked into. Mr.. Cutcheon in an
impassioned speech pleaded for the use
of the old name. Mr.. Gordon, of Yer.
mont, seconded the address in ringing
speech. Mr.. Bullitt, of Philadelphia,
spoke in favor of the name used in the
call. He spoke in the highest terms OF
President Cleveland, and his eulogy was