The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-08

free silver.
F. w Cutchison of ST. Paul said in
Minnesota a third ticket would draw
twelve Democratic votes where Mckinley
would not draw one. He favored John
9. Carlisle for president and E. S. Bragg
for vice president
EX-Congressman Outwait of Columbus
favored third ticket, but had no choice
as TO candidates.
ment,' said he, rs to preserve the Dem
ocratlc party and its principles. This
necessarily involves the defeat of the
Populist ticket at Chicago
1t was $40 when the committee re-
assembled. The visitors flied the as
semhly room. Senator John NJ Palmer
was given an ovation when he entered
the hail. 1t was announced at the
afternoon session that General Bragg
was delayed by a wasfout on the
Pennsylvania road. AT
THE NIGHT SESSION
The announcement was made that he
could not get here.
General Charles Tracey stated that
they had taken measures to perpetuate
the greatest of all parties and needed
the foremost leaders. He nominated
General John M. Palmer of Illinois for
chairman of the national committee
General Palmer was selected unani-
mouSly.
General Palmer said he syrnpathized
most earnestly in the purpose of the
meeting. He would work for the pre-
servatiou of the integrity and future
usefulness OF the Democratic party
The Chicago convention had forgotten
the honor as we'll as the principles Of
the Democratic party but he hoped
to see all brought back into the fold
and would work to that end.
lsNJoy1 90
ed secretary. John P. Frenzel of In
diana was elected treasurer. Hon. ].
Cultivate of Ohio, as chairman of
the committee ON a call for the ma
tiCnad convention and plan Of organd-
cation, reported the following, which
was repeatedly interrupted by ap-
plause in its reading and adopted una
nimously:
TO THE DEMOCRATS.
ITO tine Democrats of the United
States: a political party has always
been defined to be an association Of
voters 10 promote the success Of po-
litical principles held in common. The
Democratic party, during its whole
history has been pledged to promote
the liberty OF the individual. the secu-
rity of private rights and property
and the supremacy of the law. 1t has
always insisted upon a safe, stable
money for the peoples use. 1t has in
sisted upon the maintenance of the
financial honor OF the nation as we'll
as upon the preservation invioGate of
the institutions established by the
constitution. These, its principles, were
abandoned by the supposed represent
atives of the party an a. national con-
vention recently assembled AT Chica-
on ba T0a1O 10 1ran--u
fore cease to exist IN ess it be pre-
served by the voluntary action Of such
of its members as still adhere TO the
fundamental principles. We deny that
the majority of the members of that
convention, however large, had a right
or power to surrender those principles.
When they undertook to do so, that
| assemblage ceased to be a Democratic
+ convention. The action taken, the ir-
regular proceedings and the platform
enunciated by that body were and are
utterly and indefensibly revolutionary
and constitute such radical departures
from the principles of true Democracy,
which should characterize a sound and
patriotic administration of our coun-
try's affairs, that its results are not
entitled to the confidence or support
of true Democrats. For the first time
since national parties were formed
there is not before the American peo-
! pie a platform declaring the principles
| of the Democratic party as recognized
and most courageously administered
by Jefferson, Jackson and Cleveland
nor are there nominees for the office of
president and vice-president of the
United States pledged TO carry those
! principles into practical effect. The
/ faithful and true Democrats of the
United States are determined that
] their principles shall not be ruthlessly
surrendered, nor the people deprived of
an opportunity to vote for candidates
/ in accord Herewith.
Therefore the National Democratic
party of the United States, through
its regularly constituted committee,
/ hereby calls a national convention of
/ that party for the announcement of it's
/ platform and the nomination of candi-
! dates for the offices of president and
4 vice-president of the United States
and the transaction of such other bust
ness as is incidental thereto, to be held
at Indianapolis on Wednesday, the I'd
day of September, 1886, at u 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 opposed to the
platform adopted and candidates nomi-
mated at Chicago will select in such
manner as to them shall seem best, a
number of delegates to the same, equal
to twice the number of electoral votes
to which such states are respectively
entitled. Such delegates shall be duly
accredited according to the usages of
! the Democratic party. Their creden-
tails shall be forwarded or delivered to
the secretary of this committee with
all convenient speed, the delegates en-
titled to participate in the preliminary
organization of the convention
There was a general discussion of the
report presented by Mr. Cultivate. In
the speeches made the financial policy of
Cleveland, Carlisle and other prominent
Democrats were praised and some of the
| they, as well as the supreme court, were
! insulted at the Chicago convention. Cen
! eral Buckner of Kentucky, as well as
/ other southern speakers, and those from
/ the west warned the members from the
eastern middle states not to underesti-
mate the silver crusade.
After the adoption of his report, Mr..
! Cultivate moved that the names of all
committeeman be appended thereto This
! was carried and created much enthusi-
asm.
On motion of Mr. Cultivate, Chairman
Palmer was directed to appoint an exc
cDtive committee of nine who should take
charge of the campaign of the national
Democratic party at once and report to
the general national committee of the new
party at a meeting to be held in Indian
apolis Tuesday, September l, the day pre-