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THE GOLD MEN MEET.
THEY PUT UP A TICKET TO CATCH
DEMOCRATIC VOTES.

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President Cleveland and His Administra-
Tariff for Revenue Only, Currency Reform
and Economy In Public Expenditures.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 3.-John
M. Palmer of Illinois and Simon Boil
var Buckner of Kentucky, were nomi-
mated today by the Boiling Democratic
Convention for President and Vice
President on brief but emphatic plat.
form which repudiates the doctrines
enunciated by the late Democratic con.
vention; endorses President Cleveland
and his administration in glowing
terms; declares for the gold standard,
tariff for revenue only, liberal ship
ping laws. currency reform, civil SER
vice and economy in public expendl-
lures. The spirit that animated the
convention was contained in this de-
claration of the platform: '"The Demo
cratic party has Survived many defeats
but could not survive victory won
in behalf of the doctrine and policy
proclaimed in its name at Chicago"
And so, in The language OF Mr.. Ham
mond of Georgia, this convention
placed in the hands of other nominees
their banner and bade them fling 1t
forth ''skyward and seaward, high and
wide"
The real work of the convention was
soon transacted when it was reached,
but the delay in reporting the platform
gave opportunity for series OF elo-
quent and stirring speeches. The at
tendance was larger than yesterday
and the enthusiasm was great. Col.
w. G. P. Breckinridge, made notori'
Gus by his trial and conviction OF the
seduction of an innocent school girl
under promise of marriage, Dewitt 9.
Warner of New York. II. A. Ham
mond of Georgia, f. w. Lehman OF
Missouri, w. D. Bynum of Indiana
and Controller of the Currency Eckels
of Illinois were in turn called to the
stage and stirred the enthusiasm to a
high pitch. When the platoon was at
last brought in shortly before 2 o'clock,
after the convention had been in ses-
sion three hours, it was read amid an
almost continuous storm of applause
and was adopted unanimously without
word of debate.
When the nominations for President
were called for it was apparent that
Palmer would be nominated over his
protest as the opposition to Bragg has
concentrated upon him. These two
names were the only ones presented to
the convention. 1t was known that q
message from President Cleveland had
reached the convention that he could
not entertain for q moment the sugges.
ton of his isnomination and his decision
was at once accepted as final. Before
the States were called for nominations
Henry Watterson was taken out of
the lists by Mr.. Carroll of Louisville,
who, from the platform, conveyed to
the convention a message from the
Kentucky editor in his retreat in the
mountains of Switzerland. Mr.. Wat
terson, Mr.. Carroll said, three days
after the Chicago convention had
cabled that other candidates must be
named or the Democracy was lost.
Later he had said he did not want the
honor, but that if no one else could be
found to take command he would not
ask others to go where he would not
lead. Now that others were ready to
accept he preferred to do battle in the
ranks.
Some of the nominating speeches
were eloquent and full OF fire, l.. l..
Kilbourne of Michigan placed Senator
Palmer in nomination and there was
series of seconding speeches. Burr
w. Jones of Wisconsin named Gen.
eral Bragg "the hero of fifty battles
and the commander of the iorn brig
ade." Illinois waited until all the
other States had been called. Then
Judge Moran of Chicago took the
stage and said they had recognized
from the first that Senator Palmer was
the man to lead the fight. He was, he
said, platform in himself. All his
life he had fought fatism, greenback-
ism, free silver and other vagaries.
But he had sealed their lips. After
seeing the temper OF the convention,
however, he said Illinois was COM
PEELED to join hands with her sister
States in urging his nomination.
The roll call Immediately developed
an overwhelming majority in favor OF
Senator Palmer, but it proceeded to
the end. Palmer received 1871 votes
and Bragg 1244. At its conclusion,
the commander of the iron brigade,
mounted q chair and in brief but
graceful speech moved that the nomi.
nation be made unanimous and pledged
that he and Wisconsin in the coming
battle would be where brave soldiers
should always be-nearest the flash
ing of the guns" He was given three
hearty cheers and General Palmer
was declared the nominee amid an
enthusiastic demonstration during
which the State guidons were carried
about the hall in the wake of the
standard of Illinois.
There never was any doubt about
General Buckner's nomination for
Vice Presiden, except while the nomi-
nation was being talked of for Sena-
tor Palmer for President. When
Chairman Gallery instructed the Sec
retary to call the States for nomina-
ton for Vice President the latter call
ed but one State, Kentucky" and
the band struck u my Old Kentucky
Home" VIM. +. Brodder of Russell
vile, KY, placed General Buckner's
name formally in nomination was
forthwith made unanimous.
After the convention had adjurned
Senator Palmer succumbed. lie said
he would accept, lie had never yet
failed to respond to the call of duty, he