The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-08-12
GOLD DEMOCRATS.
They Issue Call for Another Ma.
tional Convention.
a Third Ticket win Be Named In
indianapolis = Date OF Meeting 10
Wednesday. September 2-Text
of the Call.


visional committee of those democrats
not indorsing the Chicago platform and
ticket held a session here Friday, per-
mancnt organization was effected and
Il call was issued for a national conven-
ton to be held in this city Wednesday,
September 2, for the purpose of adopt
ing declaration of principles and NOM
mating candidates for president and
vice president. The provisional com-
mittee was merged into national COM
mittee, and Senator John M. Palmer,
man.
Mr.. Cultivate, chairman Of the sub
committee, then presented the call for
the convention. as follows:
The Call.
''To the democrats Of the United States:
A 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 it's
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. 1t has always
insisted upon a safe and stable money for
the peoples use. 1t has insisted upon the
nation, as well 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 national convention
recently assembled at Chicago.
Party Would Cease to Exist.
1.-THE democratic party will, therefore
cease to exist unless it be preserved by the
voluntary action of such of its members
as still adhere to it's fundamental princi-
piles. 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
sound and patriotic administration Of our
country's affairs, that its results are not
true democrats. For the first time since
national parties were formed there is 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 e.
Therefore the national democratic party
of the United States, through Its regularly
constituted committee, hereby calls a Ia
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announcement of its platform and the NOM
ination of candidates for the offices of
president and vice president of the United
States and the transaction Of such bust
ness as is incidental thereto, to be held at
Indianapolis on Wednesday, the second day
of September. 1896, 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-
dates nominated at Chicago, will select
in such manner as to them shall seem best,
q number of delegates to the same, equal
to twice the number Of electoral votes to
which such states are respectively en-
titled. Such delegates shall be duly ac-
credited, according to the usages of the
democratic party. Their credentials snail
be forwarded or delivered to the secretary
of this committee with all convenient speed
nounce the roll of the delegates entitled to
participate in the preliminary organlza-
ton of the convention.
The Executive Committee.
AT IL O'Clock Friday night Chairman
Palmer announced his executive COLL
mittee as follows:
w. D. Bynum, indianapolis, Ind: ".
B. Haldeman, Louisville, KY; Frederick
Lehman, ST. Louis, Mo-; John f. Hop
kins, Chicago, ILL.,; Ellis B. Usher, La
Crosse, Wis; F. NJ. w. Cutcheon, ST.
Paul, Mimi; Samuel H. Holding, C.eve-
land, O.; Charles Tracy, New York.
The headquarters of the committee will
be established in Indianapolis, at least
until after the convention.
ARE EXPOSED.