Carlsbad current., 1900-10-13
SEV[RALSPEECHfS
We're Made Before the Democratic
GLIB Convention
IN THE CITY or INDIANAPOLIS.
NJ. BrYsa Wm Accorded . Trsmenaous
O'siiea and Ws Ons Of . kunbsr
0i Noted SpssksrL

Indianapolis. Ind. Oct. Tho fore
noon session Thursday Of tho National
association Of Democratic clubs was
not called 10 order until 1880 O'Clock. |
Gov. Mcmillan OF Tennessee presided
The report OF the committee on porma.
uont organization was submitted TO the
convention. recommending that the
following officers be- elected.
w. H. Hearst president Max T.. Ihm.
sen secretary Marcus DAILY treasurer.
II was also recommended by the
committee that the executive com
mittee Of the association which nov
consists OF seventeen members. be in
creased TO torty.hvo membors-a mem
ter from each state.
The convention took up the report
OF the committee on permanent organl-
aztion as soon as the session began
and an animated discussion followed
the recommendation OF the committee
TO increase the membership OF the eN-
tcutiye committee. Il was unanimously
decided not 10 increase the momber-
ship.
Gov. McMlllln Of Tennessee Ia taking
the chair made an address IN which he
requested delegates 70 organize Dem
ocratlc clubs aud ouloglzcd Bryan
saying that jefferson. jackson aud
Cleveland had an been defeated. bat
later triumphnnty elected and that
whom the idcs OF November come
history will ropnt Itself and Mm. J.
Bryan viii be declared tho next pres
bdent VI the United states.
Lewis q. Stevenson Of bloomington,
] H., western representative Of the Ma
tlonai aaosclaton Of Democratic clubs
and son Of 4. Y. stevenson. was the
next speaker
Augustus Thomas. the playwright OF
New York. made an address. after
which the committee on resolutions
submitted its report Tho resolutions
commend the Kansas City platform,
declaring a Democratic club should be
organized In every precinct IN tho na-
tlon: appeal to every Democrat in the
country to pledge himself 10 win one
vote for tho party; declaring that tho
evidence that great corporations are
endeayoring 10 control the votes OF
their employees Is too plain 20 be de-
nled: condemn the present administra-
tlon for rs "nagrant failure 10 enforce
the federal antitrust statute; de-
nounco tho administration for permit
tlng tho republics in South Africa
10 be destroyed without one word Of
sympathy" condemn failure 10 ylgor-
ously prosecute tho men connected with
the Cuban postal frauds; urge that all
American institutions are In danger;
proclaim sympathy with the coat
miners OF Pennsylvania IN their stand
against the anthracite coal trust and
hope they may secure such speedy set
tloment as w. afford them better
wages" assert the election of Mcl<ln-
ley would mean the perpetuatlon Of
war taxes. entangllng alliances with
the monarchlcs Of Europe aud colonial
exploitation Ia remote parts of the
world. compelling an increase OF the
national debt and enforced military
seryice, and declare the election OF Nj
, prvan will mean the salvation OF th'
country,
> The resolutions wer unanimously
adopted
, Hon. George Mcclellan OF New
York followed with an addrosa de
nounolng imperialism.
Brief addresses wer made BY Mrs
Eva Mcdonald Vallish OF Washington
I d. C.. and Mrs. Maria r. W~..-sr o
3 Chicago. president OF the Natlohn
woman's Bryan league. Hon. NJ. /
70 lockwood Of Pennsylvania Nationa
= Antitrust league. also spoke.
Messrs. Stevenson and bryan spike &
the after on. j. r. Sovereign Of N
KnlFhts OF Labor also spoke, likewia
T. Bishop Turner. minister 10 Liberia un
!. der Grant
- Al Bishop Turner concluded nj
Bryan appeared upon the platform
There was Wild shout of greeting an
I, this soon developed into a demonstr'
tlon. which continued for about 81
minutea. indeed. there was a call i'
q, a cessation from Mr. Bryan himself
Al the nigh, and anal session bouri
" Cochran delivered an address.