5 SEPTEMBER 1896, Page 2

The Democratic Sound Money Convention at Indianapolis resulted on Thursday

in the selection of General Palmer, of Illinois, as the candidate of those Democrats who have, as it is called, "bolted" in consequence of the selection of Mr. Bryan as the Democratic candidate. General Palmer is an old man, and there is, of course, no prospect at all of his election. He is nominated only to give the recalcitrant Democrats an oppor- tunity of splitting the party, and it may be hoped that his name will serve that purpose fairly well. His financial pro-. gramme is just what was expected. Nevertheless, there is still doubt in many quarters of a Republican victory, though, on the whole, the probabilities are decidedly on that side. Mr. S. B. Buckner, of Kentucky, is the nominee of the Sound Money Democrats for Vice-President.