The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-04
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS
THOUSANDS on DEMoCR ACY's FOL-
LOWERS GATHEHED.
FESTIvITY IN INDIANAPOLIS.
SENATOR JONES PRESIDED IL
HEARST's ABSENCE.

President OF the Great Organization
Was Detained by Inness-tsreat
Ovation Given Mr. Stevenson.
clubs with an Average Member
ship of over 2uO-GrcRt Parade of
Democrats In the streets of In
dianapoIis.
Indianapolis. oct 3-The city of In
disnapolis to-nighs presented a scene of
Democrats fesuyity. From the various
buildings IN the business portion Ameri-
can nogs and streamera OF bunting were
nung 20 the evening breeze. while profni-
nent among the decorations portraits.
framed in electric bulbs of distinguished
leaders OF tho Democracy. were displayed.
At s o'clock "A parade OF an the Demo
cratic clubs and delegates marched
through tho streets while thousands Of
people lined the sidewalks.
The programme for the opening session
Of the convention as officially announced
was changed just prior 60 the hour OF
meeting Presldens ". r. Hearst was eV-
pccted to bo present Co preside. but tcle-
Eraphcd that ne was ill and unable 10
attend. The convention was. therefore.
called TO order bv Senator james Is. Jones.
chairman OF che Democratic National
Committee Mayor TagRart was intro
duced and made an address OF welcome.
which was briefly responded TO hy j. r.
Rice Of Canton. o.
Senator Jones IN opening the convention
said
In the absence Of Prcsldens Hearst.
who has been unnvoidahly detained from
this meeting, have been requested TO call
this convention 10 order and do 40 now.
During the last two or three woeks
clubs have been organized and have been
reported 10 headquarters az the rate o-
over 5oo q day. until there are now hy ac-
tuai count 5.s3 Democratic clubs with an
average membership OF moro than 2oo al
ready organized IN all tho states Of tbs
Union. with an organization Of this
kind consisting OF more than 10000 oi
members. thoroughly organized and thor
oughly awake 20 the necessities o.
the situation. AZ work in their localities
everyW here. there can b. no reasonaol,
doubt OF thc result on the sixth of NO
vemaer next"
Organization Was then effected by elect
ing Thomas TaRFart temporary chair
man. r. "a 1hmsen. New York, score
tary. ". jefferson Pollard. So Louis.
reading clerk. and Myron -. King. In
dianap1hs sergeant-ht-arms.
A ovation for stevenson.
At this juncture Adiai +. Stevenson was
escorted into the hall by band and hts
appearance sent the convention mo "a
pandemonium OF applause. he said
"MN Fellow Democrats: thank you
for this cordial greeting. ! would not uu-
dertake now 20 address You. but 40 q later
time. in accordance with the programme.
! win have the pleasure To address some
remarks 40 my fellow Democrats OF the
United states. can only say 20 you now
that bring YOU words OF good cheer from
the great Democratic state Of Illinois"
The next speaker was Mayor Samuel NJ
Jones Of Toledo Mr Jones spoke .n pare
as follows.
'sNo matter what may be said 20 tho
contrary. I think that the only real ques-
tiop that ls now before the American peo-
plo in this campnlgn is the question OF
rlrht OF soif-goverumcns
"The only difference between a Repub-
a.. nuJ an empire Is this: Ia a republic
a eovereigu EQUALS an or tho people par
ticip.tfus i'm the government on equal
terms. In an emplre subject ana depend
oni colonies are ruled by the home gov
errmrut without their cdnsent or uartici-
nation. which principles shall We adopt2
believe that We VIII he true to the
democracy of the golden rule rather than
10 mo autocrhcv of tho rule of the gold
ana believe that the American pcople