The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-04

nomination of John NJ Palmer.
Tennessee, through J. H Holman.
seconded Palmer, as also did Vermont
and Virginia Washington also sec
onded Palmer Then Illinois, which had
been passed earlier in the call, asked to
be heard, and Judge Thomas A Moran
assembled the platform and said:
We only break silence now to ex-
plain to you why, during the progress
Of this convention, Illinois has been 81
lent so long. We have been silent be-
cause our lips were sealed by the COM
mand of the
HON. JOHN NJ. PALMER
of Illinois. 1t has been our conviction
from the first chat ne was the proper
candidate OF this convention, but we
have been forbidden to say so by thar
man, who is as modest as he is great
And now we speak what we have to
say without his permission or consent.
In his selection as your standard bearer
you Will honor Illinois, and Illinois is
one of The baiutlefelds, if not the chief
battlefield, where this election is to be
contested There is but one issue in
this campaign, and that is the issue be-
tween sound money and a deprecated
currency, and in John NJ. Palmer you
have man whose whole life has been
devoted, whenever this question has
been TO the front, to the defense Of
sound money against all sorts of de-
preciated currency and fiat money. John
Mr.. Palmer is a platform in himself. He
needs no words
All the states having been called for
nominations, the chairman stated that
the vote would now be taken. The
states and territories were called and
progressed as far as the state of Wis
consin, Senator Palmer receiving a very
large majority of the votes. When the
state of VVfSrDDeiT1 was oalIofs General
Bragg arose and said:
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING a noble
state for the honor she has done me in
presenting my name to this Distinguish
ed convention, and thanking those other
states that have kindly given me their
support, 1 think 1 can do myself no
greater honor than to move at this time
that the nomination of General John A.
Palmer be made unanimous (Cheers)
And assure him and his friends that I
viii occupy for him and for the princi-
pies supported by this convention (as
far as L am able the place which the
state of Wisconsin says that her sons
should occupy in battIe-the place near
est to the flag of the country loud
cheers)
UNANIMOUSLY FOR PALMER.
General Bragg's motion that the
nomination of General Palmer be made
and carried, and the chairman an
nounced officially that General John NJ
Palmer is the nominee of the national
Democratic party for president of these
United States
AS soon as the announcement was
made there was an outbursG OF wild en-
thusiasm on the part of the convention.
The guidons and flags and banners
that were in reach were caught up and
the march of the standards" around
the convention hall was perfected amid
shouts and cheers. AS soon as the
uproar subsidized the chairman announc-
ed that the nomination of candidate for
vice-preSident was in order. There were
no useless formalities about that pro-
ceeding. no calling of states alpha
bet1cally. but the secretary started at
once with Kentucky when Mr. W. B.
Browder, of that state, made a speech
nominating General Simon Bolivar
Buckner. The convention was impa-
tent at the speech, but ready to de-
clare the nomination.
BUCKNER FOR VICE.
The chairman put the question and
declared that General Buckner was the
nominee of the national Democratic
party for vice-president of the UniEed
States. This announcement, like the
other, was followed by loud cheering
and by the procession of the standards
/ that of Kentucky being carried by a
colored man. During the procession the
band played America - Yankee
Doodle" and Dixie" and the enthusi-
asm was great.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Broadhead, of Missouri, and
carried:
Resolved, That the national commit
tee shall have full power to arrange
rl1Sl .-ryr Of.
mated by the national convention on
the ballots of the respective states in
the manner required by the election
laws of said states; that said COM
mittee have power to fill vacancies. to
arrange for the notification of the can
dida,tes nominated by the convention,
and to exercise the powers OF this con-
vention after the adjournment there
Of"
The usual resolutions of thanks were
adopted and then, at Ais .. m. the con-
veIDdon adjourned sine die TO the mu-
sic Of AUD Lang Syne."
Senator Palmer, III an interview tonight
said: I had sincere hope that General
Bragg would be nominated. l believe he
WouId nave been the man for the place,
and my choice all along has been for
him.
When asked what he proposed to do dur
ing the campaign, Senator Palmer re-
piled that he was unable to talk intelIi-
gently yet upon the subject.
This thing has come upon me so sud-
denly that it is impossible for me to say
just what we shall do or how we shall
do it."
Continuing the senator said: That we
shall make an active campaign goes with
out saying. Our platform is one upon
which every true Democrat can stand.''
Senator Palmer expects to participate
in the campaign as freely as possible, but
whether success would date from today's
work he could not predict
A crowd of about 2.U00 gathered in front
of the Denison house tonight and with
several bands serenaded the two candi-
dates The crowd sent Up great shouts
for Senator Palmer. He appeared upon
the balcony and received an ovation
After thanking them for their warm greet
ing he said in part:
Our chances of winning in this election
are not perhaps glowing, but 1 feel by
some providential blessing we viii sue
| coed. 1t is a great battle we are en-
gagged in, and L think every soldier in
the ranks is true and loyal"
General Buckner, who was also yigor-
ously called for. made a few pleasant but
earnest remarks.
Colonel Fellows, Of New York. also
spoke. The two candidates held a levee
at their hotel, lasting through the whole
evening.
AUCTION! AUCTION!
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