The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-10

mon that subject may have been dis
+urbeG by some nominations and speeches
made this morning. applause and cries of
Good, good.o This is the eighth Demo-
cratic national convention that hava
participated in. 1t is the grandest. the
most enthusiastic that ever has been
rpld upon this continent. Your enthnsi-
asm. generating at two thousand vibra-
lions a second, goes from this magnificent
aeeembly out into the country everywhere
and is flashed at 30, 600 vibrations a second
over the world, across your broad plains
,llr mountain cap in the sunless denthe
of tumbling seas and on this and the other
hemisphere, and on islands and on CONT
rcnts your enthusiasm is thrilling eyerv
American Democrat in all the universe
I'm every drop of blood that visits his
democratic heart.
We are here today, to nominate ont or
eight million Democratic voters. onlv two
candidates and those two candidates shall
both be democrats. (Applause.) Nor
Democrats upon affdavits; not Demo-
Gratis upon the testimony of gentlemen
brought up on the stand. (Applause.) bur
genuine Democrats in every effusion of
their present lives. Democrats whom If
is not necessary for a Democratic CON
~ventiOn to say that they are Democrats.
They shall be Democrats who are not so
only today and have not been the cham
Mons Of any other party in the world.
lApplause.) The eloquent gentleman
from Georgia said that Adlai Stevenson.
ii Illinois, belonged TO both wings of the
Democratic party. He does belong 10
beth wing of the Democratic party and
he does not belong to any wing of anv
ether party. (Applause.) If we can not
furnish Democrats let us dissolve the con-
vention and go home. (Applause.) stand
here authorized by the State of Mississ-
ippi to second the nomination of a Dem
Ccrat. In the election of 1896 the State
Of Mississippi. with LOCO voting precincts.
gave every single one Of them to w. J.
Bryan. If you will nominate two good
Democrats we will do twice as we'll as
that in this year of 1900. daughter and
applause.) | am here to second the nom
nation of q man who needs no introduce
ton as d Democrat, who has lived and
fought as q Democrat, who stands today
The type Of a successful Democrat and
who will not fail to get every Democrat
10 the polls in 1900. applause and cries
Of Time 'time.o The Democratic party
is afhuent in material for Presidents
and Nice-PresideRts. We are not yet re-
duced to playing our white chins. Gaugh-
tcr). or to borrowing the Clips of any
other party. Renewed laughter and ap-
pIause.) We are playing our game here
today. Renewed applause,) we do not put
out mney upon the horse that has got
simply some good points, but upon the
one that we know will win, that we know
will bring Us TO victory.
On behalf of the solid Democracy Of
The State Mississippi, that is bound to
-, -, +.a1-N4 D,.~ x-L,A
may, l beg to second the nomination of
that great Democrat, Adlai Stevenson OF
The State of Illinois" cloud and contin-
ued applause.)
The audience received Governor Stone,
Of Missouri. with great enthusiasm, ris
ing to it's feet and cheering arl wavin.;
flags, while the band played "DiXie.'
When he spoke it was with dGlibcratlon
and he was given strict attentl0a, part'c-
ularly by the local audience. His eulOgy
OF Teller and TOWne called fofh q burSt
OF applause and his sentiment that even
if they had been Republicans their sap
port of silver and Mr.. Bryan entitled
them to seats in this conventions. was 'ht
signal for more enthusiasm. lis losing
remarks %seconding Mr.. Stevenson AM
saving that all who differed n 1896 shonld
he welcomed to the party in 1880, il they
would come, were applaudel.
South Carolina, from the foor seconded
tie nomination Of ste"+nson.
Tennessee also from the ;'o0r, Charlie:
r. Case, MAXI ing the speech, seconded tn
nomination of THAT mat :hlcs5 lead u
Of the New York Democracy, David B
Hill" This was greeted with a howl o
applause.
Jonathan Lane. of Texas, promised K
lie brief when he took the platform ant
he kept his word, seconding the nonlna
tiOn of Stevenson.
Charlie M. Gattis, a son of North 'ato
lima, nominated Colonel Julian Carr, ZION
his State. He spoke briefly and escape
the usual reminder conveyed n the ca
Of time