The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

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confereuce at $50 o'clock this evening"
He was interrupted by loud applause.
which arose again when he finished.
The question was put and carried by
reclamation. and again the applause was
enthusiastic.
Apparently the feeling was unanimous
| even the Texans, who had been talking
Tor an Endorsement OF the republican tick
| ct, raised no objections.
Mr.. Bynum named the following com
mittee: ]. H. Outhwaite Of Ohio. Charles
Tracey of New York. J. n. Faulkner Of
Alabama, L. G. krauthoff of Missouri,
/ and F. w. NJ. Cutcheon Of st. Paul
The committee retired at once to an
| other room in the building to prepare its
can, Mr.. Outhwaite inviting any gentle
man present who had prepared anything
/ in that line 10 present 1t to the commit
/ tee. The main question of whether or
not a convention should be called having
/ thus been disposed of. the conference pro-
! ceeded to select a location for the cOnVen-
| tiOn, and this Indianapolis won right hand
/ lily. John p. Wilson, the Indiana member
| of the committee, suggested that they lis
| ten to the reports of such cities as might
| desire to entertain the convention. This
/ was agreed to, and Mr.. c. d. Lawler Of
| Minneapolis extended an invitation for
/ his city in warm speech. When he men
! TONED the name Of Grover Cleveland big
| demonstration of enthusiasm broke out
/ lasting a couple of minutes and ending in
4 three cheers
John L. Grlfiths and S. o. Perkins pre-
i sented the Invitation of indianapolis.
| guaranteeing the expenses OF the gathering
and pleading for the convention for politi-
/ cal reasons.
George NJ. Davis extended an invitation
| from Louisville, giving promise of a warm
( welcome.
| c. V. Holman of Maine. suggested that
/ the vote be postponed until evening. but
| the conference was disposed to vote at
| once, and his suggestion was withdrawn.
The vote resulted in the choice of Indian
| apolis by vote Of IS against for Mem
| phis and for Louisville.
AS soon as the evening session was
| called TO order Mr. Bynum announced
that the first business would be the per-
| manent organization of the provisional
| committee by election of a chairman and
! other officers. Gen. Tracey of New York
! nominated Senator John NJ. Palmer Of IL
| inois for chairman, in a brief but stirring
speech. On being escorted to the chair
! Mr.. Palmer spoke briefly as follows:
! 1t devolves upon us TO form the nucleus
! about which the democratic party OF the
| country that clings to the principles of
| organization may gather. 1t is our duty to
| preserve an organization in order that we
may be ready when our erring brethren
| see the folly of their ways and when God
| has forgiven them, to receive them back,
and reconstruct united party.
John p. Wilson Of Indianapolis was
| made secretary upon motion of L. NJ.
! Martin OF Iowa, and John p. Frenzel Of
| this city was made treasurer on motion
| of L. G. Krauthoff.
Mr.. Outhwaite, chairman of the sub
| COnlnlLLee, InGn presented the call LOT the
| convention, as follows:
To the Democrats of the United State:
| A Iioltical 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
security of private rights and property,
and the supremacy Of the law. 1t has
always insisted upon a safe and stable
money for the peoples use. 1t has insisted
upon the maintenance of the financial
honor of the nation, as well as upon the
preservation inviolate of the institutions,
established by the constitution. These, its
principles, were abandoned by the sup
posed representatives of a party at a. ma
tional convention recently assembled at
Chicago. The democratic party will there
fore, cease to exist unless It be preserved
by the voluntary action of such of its
members as still adhere to its fundamental
principles.
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 a democratic convention.
The action taken, the irregular proceed
lngs and the platform enunciated by that
body were, and are, so utterly and inde-
tensibly revolutionary, and constitute
such radical departures from the princi-
pies Of true democracy, which should
characterize a sound and patriotic admin
istratfon of our country's affairs, that its
results are not entitled to the confidence
or support of true democrats.
For the first time since the national
parties We're formed there is not before
the American people platform declaring
the principles of the democratic party as
recognized and most courageously and
consistently administered by Jefferson,
Jackson and Cleveland, nor are there
nominees for the offices of president and
vice president of the United States pledg-
ed to carry these principles into practical
effect. The faithful and true democrats
| n ha init tn1 Gfofa lot a t11a4
their principles shall not be ruthlessly sur
| rendered, nor the people be deprived of
an opportunity to vote for candidates in
| accord Herewith.
| Therefore, the national democratic par
ty of the United States through its regu-
larly constituted committee, hereby calls
a national convention Of that party for the
announcement of its platform and the
nomination of cadidates for the offices of
President and Vice President of the Unit
| ed States, and the transaction of such
business as is incidental thereto. to be
held at indianapolis, on Wednesday, the
| second day of September, 1885, at y O. clock
noon and hereby requests that the mem
be1,s of the party in the several states who
believe In sound money, and the preserva-
| ton of law and order, and who are unal-
terably opposed to the platform adopted
! and candidates 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 cleo
toral votes to which such states are res
pecHully entitled. Such delegates shall be
duly accredited, according to the usages
of the democratic party. Their credentials
shall be forwarded or delivered to the sec
retary of this committee with all conven-
lent speed and this committee will make
up and announce the roll of delegates en-
titled to participate in the preliminary or
ganization of the convention"
The reading of this document was greet
ed with applause and 1t was evident that
it would be adopted without opposition.
Nothing else was left to be done and the
gentlemen present indulged in something
of a love feast in discussing the report
which was finally adopted
The speech making continued until mid
night when the conference adjourned.