Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-03
PROCEEDINGS TODAY
7Ee Democrats at indianapolis Adopt
a Platform.
CANDIDATES FOR THE PRESIDENCY
Wait,rsan's Name NilhiraWd-Pal'
MIR aad bragg prss'nied--lrs,i.
dent Cleveland UCclIn.

gales assembled slowly touhyi but
dropite tho faiu, ticket holders were
eager TO secure entrance. IL was con.
oedod That Buokncr's nomlnaiiou for
Vice President wac n certainly and
speculation concerned the selection Of
n candidate Tor President. Clevolanu's
telegram 10 the chairman Of the Now
York delegation, declining 10 permit
tho uto Of his name, was accepted by
the convention IA II nal. The fact that
Senator Palmer had declined, for Ter.
soual fohsous, 10 allow his namo 10 DO
used, was not generally known.
After talking with him, Curtis Of
New Jeuey aaii;
"i btlluvo Palmer will be- tho noml.
nee. w declined TO permit the use oi
his name, but qunli16a the statement
by eaylug that n uominAtOdf against
hls wishes, bis deollnalion will not DO
iffevouahlc.D
Permanent Chairman ChnoIy ap.
ponred On tho btagu AZ exactly n
O'Clock, the heur 10 which tue convon-
ton adjourned. When General Buck.
nor, OF Kvniucky, entered, the convon.
ton rUue, giving h.m three cheers.
Then tho crowd caught tight VI tho
Striking bead VI Col. BfUckinfldgc.
Giles Of "Iircokinrldgr, Bfockin.
ridge" came from all parts Of toe hail.
The galleries rose on mass 10 catch n
glimpse OF the orator from tho Blue
H.uts state. But amid cheers tome
hiHace olulu be- hrnri.
Col. bfccAinr igo bowed profound.
~ ia acknowledgement oil the cDmpii.
meat paid him. Several tunes thp
urlra nnd cheers fer tho kpntuckinn
were renewed. Each time the hissrs
grew louder mud more omnuut.
by tubs timervUTy seat was occupied.
Fdily 5000 people were Ia tue hail.
MILES, Chairman CGiierY called
the convention 10 order. Chiiery IN.
iofmod tue convention that Tue cor.
mittce ON resolutions was not ready 10
report aud begged patient INDULGENCE
for few mlnuten.
Ho had hsfJly finished his sentence
hei1ge n tnousand voices shouted for
Bgeokinflige. Many delegates Jumpsd
On tho chaifH aud yelled. A. last
brec9infiigo arose. He su8mud to
hositatc, but was puihed along toward
the sage, three thousa1d vOlcos cheer.
ing. Henator PAlmet mot him win
tuistrticho1 hands NJ thu toy OF the
Steps leading 10 the stage.
"My countrymvn IRON VERY asoiion
OF the imperial Rspublic. '.fas his nat
gofdi.
ne declared the gpatchts tho night
before marked crucial period In the
Rep biio'a history. Tho hearing given
Dim was respectful and enthusiaslic.
When ho said Il was charged the
convention was here 10 elect Mckiu.
ley, anu added that the freq silver
Democrats had taken tire loo out "
their hauds, tho delegates ana gallerips
went wild. lie pointed out tue effect
In Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio,
Missouri, koniueky and tho other
sintos OF the attempt u tue silver Dom.
0crais ~ fupplaut the teachings OF
tue Democracy. Those staiea nad al.
ready parsed Uut OF DsmocFacy'a con.
troll, he said. Silver Democrats hnu
already given over tho county to Re.
publican rule. "rhe pl torn adopted
NJ Chicago 10 nos cur PLATFORM" no
taid; "lho nominees are not ours"
lie referred 10 Bryan as ga young
man who was seeking 10 onlighIun
the world" BryAn's tehohlpgf, he
said. were for those unfortunate Ia lie,
who envy those vino had teen prosper.
Gus, Bryan, no said, pointed out the
booty anu told hrs followers TO use the
ballot ms weapon to tqualizu that
which made life unequal
81 protest." he said, "thls 10 not
Democracy; tho Democratic theory IL
not that the government should sup.
port tho people but that tue people
should support the government"
Ho denied that the convention was
here 90 announce n declaration OF prln.
oiples anu shoot into air. IL was here,
he said, TO place before the people y
ticket In cOntfas with that named
ut Chicago. It malteTed not 10
him who was candidate. His refer.
ences ~ Senator Palmer, ~ a noble
soldier and statesman, who was now
anxious u lay aside the nTm0r, pro.
duced n demonstration followed by a
counter denomination rs he mentioned
General Bragg, ~ the commander OF
the ron Brigade"
Bftckinridge concluded with an
eloquent por0ratiOn on the duty OF
patriots 10 home ana county,
Alter the denomination had sub.
sidtd, Mr.. Oehs OF Tennessee offered
resolution expressing tho deep loss
Democracy loit In tho death Of the
Massachusetts ex-governor, William
Russell. lie referred 10 too spirit OF
socialism which bfooded over the
Chicago convention, which had no
place Ia tho national Democratic con.
vention. The resolution was adopted
by u rising vote.
DR.. Everett Of Massachusetts respond.
Cd ieuingly In behalf VI Massac husoits.
MT. Savage ot Konlucky goad the
following Telegram;
"Hon. George Dsvies, Chairman OF
the kentucky Delegation;
Give MS au uutquivooal Democratic
platform q nd IN CID time iioRbt anu all
will be well. NM, LINDSAY"
savage said there was no more
chance Of Bryan carrying Kentucky
than OF the Lord endorsing the an.
aTchlstlo teachings VI tno Chicago
convention,
john Dewitt Farmer VI New York
declared that although New YORK
Democrats were strong plf,l6Ana, lhpy
did not believe that party loyalty &C.
quifed u man 10 DO weather cock 10
iind out whore no was going. New
York Democrats were equally uppOied
10 the legitimate Republiosnism iouud
IN the Republican camp aad tie b -
tara RepublioRniBm urawn II m : %
Democracy.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform agreed upon by tn
committee declares Tor q alngle Loli