The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-04
IT IS PALMER AND BUCKNER
THEY VILE HEAD THE NATIONAL
 DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

 Former the Well-Known Illinois Senator The Latter Comes From Kentucky and Was a General in the Late War on the Southern Side-P Platform Adopted De- cIares for True Democratic Principles and Denounces Work of tho Chicago Convention-The Convention Dignified and Representative-At the End Great Enthusiasm Prevailed and Delegates Went Wild With Delight.
 Indianapolis, Sept. 3.-The national democratic convention was called to or der for it's second days session at HAS o'clock this morning The delegates had been slow in assembling. A driz- zling rain outside had made the ticket holders eager to secure entrance. A larger proportion of the occupants of the galleries were women than yester- day Between the intervals of music the hall was filled with the hum of conversation.
 Chairnan Caffery appeared on the stage at exactly il o'clock, the hour to which the convention adjourned, and was given a round of applause. When General Buckner of Kentucky entered the convention it rose to it's feet and gave him three cheers. The enthusi- asm created by his entrance had not subsided before the crowd caught sight of Colonel Breckinridge of Kentucky. Imediately cries of "Breckinridge, Breckinridge," came from all parts of the hall. But amid the cheers, ap- plause and cries sharp misses could be heard Colonel Breckinridge bowed in acknowledgement. Several times the cries and cheers for the Kentuckian were renewed. Each time the misses grew louder.
 By this time every seat in the hall was occupied and the galleries were crowded. Fully 4,000 persons were in the hail. There was much pent-up en- thusiasm which found it's escape valve in noisy demonstration at every oppor tunity presented
 There was prayer this morning. After securing ordtr MT. Caffery in- formed the convention that the com mittee on resolutions was not ready to report, and begged its patient indul- gence zor a few momentsq He had hardly flnished the sentence before many delegates and spectators again shouted for Breckinridge. Many of the spectators jumped on their chairs and yelled, and for fully a minute the roar continued It was noticeable, however, that many remained silent while the demonstration was going on, and here and there were those who missed. With two excertions New York sat silent. MT Brackinridge, in the front row of the delegates, did rot move. No sign same from the stage Chairman Caf- fiery spoke no word as he stood with his, gavel, but the cheers went on, and at last Colonel Breckinridge arose. He seemed to hesitate, but was pushed along towards the stage He stepped upon the raised platform before the stage on which the press benches are located, and the cheers and cries were redouhled. Then he moved forward to the stage, every eye upon him, three thousand voices cheering. Senator Palmer, sitting to the left of the stage, moved to the rear of Chairman Calf fiery and across to the left and met him with outstretched hand at the top of the steps leading to the stage.
 Colonel Breckinridge placed his thumbs in the pockets of his trousers, swept a glance about the circumfer- ence of the hall, and tossed back his white hair with a gesture of the head familiar to those who have heard him speak A quick hush of expectancy awaited his first words.
 "My countrymen," he began and paused to embrace with glance all the delegates to the right and left and went on, from every section of the im- perial republic" He declared that the speeches of the night before marked a crucial period of the republics history, and was first cheered when he paid a compliment to Carlton T. Lewis of New Jersey. After the first demonstra- ton the faction of opposition disap- peared and the hearing given the spe ak CT was respectful and enthusiastic. MT. Breckinridge finished at 12:27 and was given the cheers as he left the plat form.
 Dr. William Everett of Massachusetts spoke in acceptance of a resolution of sorrow at the death of William E. Rus seI
 Senator Villas, chairman of the com- mittee on resolutions, read the plat form.
 The platform will be found on anoth- CT page.
 At the close of tn reading the con- yention stood up and waved flags, hats and handkerchiefs, while the Sand played America"
 On motion of Mir Villas the platform was unanimously adopted. The con- vention then proceeded to the nomina- tion of candidates. The roll of states was called Alabama yielded to Ken lucky and A. J. Carroll said Henry Watterson had sent message from Switzerland and stating that he did not desire his name to be presented. Call fornia yielded to Michigan and l.. l.. Kilborn of that state presented as the nominee of the convention for pres1- dent John M. Palmer of Illinois. (Cheers.) Senator Palmers nomina- tion was seconded by a delegate from Michigan. Connecticut yielded to Wis consin and Mir. Jones of that state plae- ed General Bragg in nomination. He said:
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