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GOV. CLEVELAND NOMINATED.
The Democrats in tbe Chicago
Convention bave nominated tor Fres
iltnt Grover- Cleveland, of New
York- This is a concession to the
.li-uIaiHl of New York and thft inde
jM inlont Republicans in, the North.
vas 'not our preference and we do
0i tliink him as strong a candidate
StMllO
iiir, but he is the. choice
of Hie Convt-ntioffl and
all good and
srii.- Democrats wtU bow
to the de-
.!.!!. ve musi nope inai tie win
iit 1 - 1 .1 i
hp :Iile to oarrv New xork and the
oiher Northern . States necessary to
his election. He is not generally
kno vii to the country, his political
recor.l being very 'short. He has a
local reputation andis known to be
a man f fair parts with a record as
a Reformer, in municipal and State
affair?. A. far as - we know he is a
man of pure life and unblemished
character -and has won . the con--fiileiue
of the higher classes
:in,f of both " parties in bis
Stati'. lie will make a good, safe
. Presi'lent if elected and will be wise
ami prudent euougu to call to his as
.istaiioe a Cabinet that shall be
strong in experience, juagmeni ana
.hmaeier.' .
it G..V.I Cleveland should be so't'or
taiiate as to be elected, and he does
aotjt disappoint public expectation
an1 contulence, w shall have a great
change in the affairs of State, and
cii'.-i- mure tlie country can rejoice in
having men of integrity and virtue
at thf head of the Government. Gov.
Cleveland is in the prime of life, (a a
bacbtior, and is abundantly able to
bear the cares of office.
Ht.M.ICIiKS FOR VICE PBESI-
- DENT.
since ve wrote the above concern
ing ttie numination of Gov. Cleve
land, rtf New York, for the j first
placf, the Convention has nominated
by avilaujaliou for the Vice Presi
dency that stanm-h, unfaltering, long
tried ind .able Democratic states
.maii. Uou. Thomas A. 1 Hendricks, of
Indiana. Hip, hip, hurrah ! Hecan
not well refuse under the circum
stances as the office has sought Aim.
Ei-Gov. Hendricks has a strong bold
npon tlio'Democracy of the Union.
He is a inau of high ntegrity, of
spotless record," private and public,
of superior abilities and ripe experi
ence as a politician j and he will im
part much strength' to the ticket. In
diana will be -certain to vote for
Cleveland and" Hendricks. We be
lieve that the selection of Gov. Hen
dricks is the very best that could
have been made, i The Democrats
niust now work earnestly, untiringly,
hopefully, for the election of Cleyk
usn a xi) Hendricks.. i
' A LESSON. .
Corpplaint is made that the Con
gress is too unweildv a bodv. The
Washington Post says: . ,
The experience of the ral session of
WtFotty-Eighlh Concress shows that a
senoos mistake was made when in the last
wporuonnicnt of Iiepresentatives tbe oum
!f wus increased. . Jt may be said that the
""crease was made in opposition to the Jes-
-'um experience. , - - -
Legislatioq i always slow and em
barrassed in very large bodies. V Bat
lere 19 a eag-on jqgt uere If a body
composed of 325 -: men, and they bf
Opposed intelligence, and many of
them of largo experience in political
l,e ad with long training in parlia
"lentary law, cannot get along satis-
'aetonly what is the chance of a pro
mscnous body of . 800 or 1,000 men,
most of whom know as much of
ti - . i V
anscnt or Vattel as thev do of
Cnsbing or Mell, and many of whom
' never attended a deliberative body
as delegate, in their live s, to dehbe
e wisely, calmly and orderly?
Ani yet the cry is, pack the conven
tions, let the people be heard, and so
If it is necessary that a conven
- vu0U0Uia number 1,000 men in or
Re? fqr
tb,e people tqltie heard why.
t ha
ve
a grand free rallv at once
maw meeting of the sovereigns
an . . .. ' ' . - .
eu me whole party come np
? tens of thousands from the
board to the mountains? I
"oise and clamor and tumult ar
9T. , - - - - -
-nowledged factors in a delib.ra
're assembly and are imporUnt m
-ourmg W1-e reSqlta lhen.. by
ans get up a big political gather.
o nmuu an uemocrats in good
--'X
VOL. XV.
standing are cordially invited
Let
there be a regular "whale" of a meet
ing. . We have seen conventions be
fore and since the war and- the order
and dignity of the bodies were very
diff eren t in .painf ul " contrast, t We
know what we are saying. : Steps to
reduce tho representation ought tip be
tasen. it three hundred men are
properly ! chosen they can represent
the people better than a promiscuous
thousand can.' - The Legislature jonly
numbers 170, and the number is con
sidered large enough to legislate for
a million and a half of people. ; J.
HEALTH STATISTICS.
1 "Charlotte has a population, at the pres.
ent time of about 11,000, and we respect-,
fully BUgest to the Stab, that it cannot get
Tip more than 15,000 for; Wilmington j even
if it counts the suburbs, including" Dry
Pond, Hlls Half Acre, &c. Yott lack
several thousands of being double ou? pop
ulation, and therefore please make; your
death-rate in proportion. Don't quote the
eensuB takers on us. for the most uncertain
things in this world are census takers and
young mules one neglects bis business and
the other kicks .when it is not expected to
do so." Charlotte Home-Democrat, j .,: -
Uid von eve , We tnongnt .our
f riend wasi? a f airer controversialist
than that.; i:See how confident he is.
Charlotte has 11,008; Wilmington
has but " 15,000. It' is afraid of the
census and with cause. In 1880 little
tVilmihgton . was credited witl 1 7,-,
50! abd big Charlotte with 7,094.
If errors were made in Charlotte, and
we are by no means assured of that.
why were not more errors made In
Wilmington? We venture to make!
this assertion that the census of 1880
was as near right as to the popula-i
tion of Charlotte as it was as to the
population- - of Wilmington. Then
' - - ' f : -r l
again how does our confident- and
dogmatic contemporary know ( that
VV llmington has not increased as
much as Charlotte has? The pro
bability is 'that Wilmington? haf
very nearly, possibly altogether,
twice as many inhabitants as
Charlotte has. Charlotte may have
increased 3,000 in four years, but if
it has it is; marked growth nearly a1
half in that time. If ; Wilmington
has increased itn the same ratio it
must have some 24,000 inhabitants.
But we do not - claim that' much;
The Goverment gives ns free deliv
ery on 20,000 inhabitant-, and our
most knowing - people think f that
about - represents the true fignres.
The vote lof tbe city would probably
authorize this taking the usual rule
adopted in the large cities as tbe test.
A leading insurance agent of Rich
mond, VaL, was in to Bee us recently
and he said this: ''The health eta
tistics of your city are remarkable.
Wilmington makes the best showing
of any Atlantic coast city and its
death rate is not much above one-
half what the death rate of Rich
mond is. i Ana this is true, every
word .ot ! it. As to unarlotte, we
merely compared its death rate of
1883 with that of Wilmington in the
paragraph that prompted tbe above
very remarkable statement made by
the Home-Democrat. Truth is mighty
and will prevail. I
The peerless-Bayard is 56. He
can wait four years longer. Uncle
Samuel was 64 when ; nominated.
Senator Bayard is not. rich and he
has a house full of children. But
for telling the truth and trying to be
a peace-maker at Dover he would be
President in 18857 But the - Master
said : "Blessed are the peace-makers.
JPuck, in a serious mood last -week,
said this of the Delaware Senator:
"He is a man of undoubted honesty and
ability. He is the foremost statesman of
tne country using ine word in its j strict
and nroner sense, ilia nanas are mean,
His judgment is good." t
Wasii
A young lady: died in W ashing-
ton from accidentally drinking f poi-
ri. Her father was absent oh the
Eastern shore of Maryland.: He had
a presentiment that he was needed at
home and immediately Hastened to
Washington. Upon arriving he found
his daughter lying in her coffin.
1 bere was no telegraphic communi
cation and it was impossible for him
to get the news.
The Crop In tbe Little Hirer Section.
IA correspondent at Little River, S. C
writing to a house in this city, says: f "The
early spring was unfavorable, followed by
cool nights, and, on the 28th and 29th of
May, almost frost. In consequence re
planting was general and stands are not
good. It has been a most favorable spring
for cleaning crops with abundant labor
alwavs readv to do anything required,' We
have had for two weeks abundant showers,
and crops of all kinds are improving rap
idly." The correspondent odds thatj there
was a decline of 33 per cent, in cotton and
35 per cent, in corn,' in 1883 as compared
with the crop of the previous year (1882),
And thirfks from present indication that
the farmers and planters will fully recover
the loss sustained in last year's crop,
ea
pecially as there Is a slight idcrease
rn
acreage, say 10 per cent, in corn and 5 per
ent in cotton. A 'Ai
Sttmll We Have a Wine Company t
; A private letter from Mr. A. C. Cook, of
the firm of 8. Tt. Hunt & ' Co.. 1 of 'the
-"North Carolina Wine Company," KHtrell,
N. C, addressed to Capt. S. W. Noble, of
this city, states that he will be here on or
about .the 18th inst., to see what can be
done in tbe way of organizing a Wine Com
pany. ; He says there are so many grapes
ipi the vicinity of Wilmington that it would
be a pity not to utilize them. The com pa-.
hy at Eittrell took the premiums at the In
ternational Exposition at Atlanta for their
wines and grape brandy. . .. . , . ; i
CHICAGO, :
The National Democratic Convention
TlrljDyf Proceeding Presiden
tial Nominations Continned The
Conteet Narro Wins between Cleve
land, and , Bayard The Platform
Ready to le Presented, Et.. "Jl5 "
By Telegrapli to the HcffnlaK Stj.l .
Chicaqo. "July 10. The Convention was
called to order , at 11.10 o'clock.- - - -
The proceed irltrs were obened with nraver
by Rev. George C. Lorimer. of the BaDtist
Church of Chicago.-- He rendered thanks
for the country where liberty has found a
refuge, labor an opportunity, domestic vir
tune a shield, -and humanity a temple.- He
prayea mas ine nation may be awafcened
to realize that not in material Drosoeritv.
nor in wealth, lay sreatness and salvation.
but in those 1 virtues and orinci Dies an
nounced in the' word of God,' and echoed
through centuries; ' that 'in this coun
try liberty may not degenerate into license,'
nor authenty into tyranny," nor capital into
oppression, nor labor into riotousness, nor
conviction into bigotry and superstitipn.
He asked for- a blessing on the Conven
tion, that the high sentiments and ennobling
principles, , that fell from the lips of the
speakers of yesterday may become the gov
erning principles or-BM" great party
and that its affairs of to-day may be so or
dered that 'the nominee of the Convention
wil-to a raae laftv ekaraoteru otresnlen-
the people shall fce an insDLnitioa.to the
growing manhood of the country; and that
it sucn nominee Des elected ne may be a
blessing to the nation and not a scourge.
Carter Harrison, of 111., rising to a per
sonal explanation, repelled, the . intimation
made by one of the speakers yesterday,
that he had packed the hall with a clique
wnicn applauded his speech in seconding
me nomination of .urover Cleveland..
A communication was received and read
from the chairmaqof .the committee on
Resolutions, stating that ! the committee,
notwithstanding constant "and patient ef-
Jorts, had not yet been able to complete
he platform, and would not be prepared to
make a complete report before 7 p. m. -
The unfinished business of yesterday,
being the call of States for nominations,
was resumed, : ,
Mr. Munser. of Mo. . came to the Dlat-
form and made a nomination speech. He
said Missouri would have given 32 staunch
Democratic votes for the old ticket, headed
ny tne sage oi urammercy, and bis vene
rated friend from Indiana. ' Gov. Hen
dricks, but as they could not have the old
ticket, ne had been casting-about to see who
was the man who, in - their emergency,
should lead the embattled hosts of. Dem
ocrats to a grand add glorious victory.
Nothing short of a blunder could make tbe
Democracy lose the . election. With : 25
Democratic Governors and 23 Democratic,
Legislatures.representing 253 electoral votes
out of 401, nothing, but a fatal ' blunder
could make the Democrats lose. The man
in his mind was spoken of as the "noblest
Roman of them all" Allen G. Thurman,
of Ohio. I Cheers. He therefore seconded
that nomination. He had looked in Thur
man s face yesterday, and recognized in
him the "colossal Democrat" of the coun
try. ' With Thurman as their standard
bearer, '- the Democracy could carry Ohio,
New York and California; and in proof
of this statement ne repeated a conversa
tion he had had with Gen. Spinola smd
other Tammany men. and read telegrams
from Ohio and California. : In conclusion
he declared, before God. that the Dem
ocratic party was hungry even unto death.
not for the venal spoils of office, but for the
glory of doing good to their fellow beings.
I Laughter and appiausej.
Mr. Livingston, of Missouri, rose to
second the nomination of Cleveland, but
the Chairman stated that it ' would require
unanimous consent.
"No matter." said Mr. ' Llvinerslon. "we
have got our work in anyhow." Laughterl.
- o
Thomas . roweii, oi unio. came to tne
platform to put in nomination George A.
Hoadly, of Ohio. He declared that if the
Democratic party was true to itself its suc
cess in the coming struggle was already as
sured. 1 Within tbe last few years be said
the State of Ohio had overcome a Republi
can majority of over 100,000, and at this
hour the government of Ohio was in the
keening of the great Democratic party
The man who had been the acknowledged
leader in bringing about that change, was
tbe candidate wbo be now presented, uov.
George A. Hoadly. of Ohio. Some ap
nlause.l Gov. - Hoadly had. received the
largest endorsement ever given to a Demo
crat in Ohio, baving received lit.UUO more
votes than Hancock had received in 18SU.
He was known to the nation as a great
lawyer, a wise man, j fearless and aggres
sive leader, and a man of acknowledge abil
ity, of undoubted integrity, a man of cour
age as well as of wisdom.
The State of Pennsylvania" having been
reached in the call. Senator Wm. O. Wal
lace, of that State, came to the platform to
nominate Mr. itanaau. tie -saia, oy ai
rection of tWe Pennsylvania delegation I
come to present the name of a candidate
for the great office of President of the Uni
ted Stales, . Tbe name which l bring you
is found on every page of your country's
and your party's history in the last twode-
caoes. applause. j n is mat oi no iyru in
political affairs; it is that of a man
in the prime and vigor or bis ' man
hoed, j with every faculty trained
in practical government. An official life
of twenty years lies behind him clear, lu
minous and pure. No dark action, no
corrupt practice, has ever stained his hands,
IAnDlause.l While many oi niscontem
oorariesm omciai me nave grown ncn
through devious and unknown means, he
is still a poor man; jcheers, whose highest
aim has been fitly to serve his people and
his republic, a Democrat grounded in tne.
faith and tried in the stern crucible of his
party's service. , Cheers. J The pathway
of expediency lies behind us strewn with
the wreck of our failures. Let us be honest
now ; let us stand by the record oi our own
pure public men; let us boldly ap
peal to the people on that record, and
spurn the delusive promises of our bitter
foe. The name oi sucn a man we onng you.
His practised hand, his experienced fore
sight, his conversance with public affairs,
will lay tbe foundation pf your return to
power so broad, so wide, so deep, that they
will be permanent. Applause. He has
been practically the leader .in the National
House of Representatives for seventeen
years, favoring a reduction of taxation and-
an economical aaminisiranon oi govern
ment He has boldly opposed a lav
ish expenditure - of .the. money of
the people, waste - of the public do
main, and the unconstitutional and
tyrannical force bills. Applause. His
iron-will has put the knife to corrupt
ing extravagance, and has compelled are
turn to comparative purity of administra
tion. Earnest in purpose, pure, in life, the
grand tribune of the people and a states
man, no favor sways him and no fear can
awe. 'This man, (her son). Pennsylvania
presents to the Democracy of the Union
here assembled in Convention, as her candi
date for the mighty office of President of
the United States, in the person of Samuel
J, Randall. Loud applause and cheers .J
' Gov. Abbet, of New Jersey, seconded
the nomination of Mr. Randall He said
that there was a conviction in the land that
if wisdom controls the councils of the Dem
ocratic party . in making a platform broad
enough for every Democrat to stahd upon.
and in placing upon it a candidate of trans
cendent ability and pure life, success lies in
the result of its deliberations.' He believed
that with Samuel J. Randall as the candi
date, he would receive the controlling vote
in the pivotal States more certainly than
any other of tbe distinguished men named,
He asked, where does success lie? not in
Minnesota, not in Iowa, or in other of the
confirmed Republican States; but in those
close j States which; were carried by
TUden in 1870. rie reviewed the argu
ments urged for Cleveland, and said they
all applied to Thurman, Bayard and others.
Then what was the excuse for .put
ting aside those .- thorough ' Democratic
veterans for - new men. The record of
Randall is pure and stainless,-while his
public career for twenty years has been in
beball OI ecouuiuwai uu uut-eaii ; guvciu'
raent. There are practical efforts for re
form. Mr. Randall ;; would sweep : New J
Jersey like a great political cyclone. He
is the friend of. the laborer ' every
where, and th& .Convention uld: do no
better than to nominate him. -.- - :
The call of the roll of States for nomina
tions was then resumed. " ! . ' -T '
i Rhode Island being called the chairman'
oi that delegation announced that iihoae
Island had no candidate to offer. : '-!"
If Mr.; Abbott: chairman, of the Massachu
setts delegation, -said that.' when the State
was called yesterday :. she - presented no
name; now. in behalf of the majority of
that delegation, he asked . that John W-
Cumnungs might second tbe nomination oi
Mr. Bayard.
Mr". Cummings then " came - forward to'
the platform and addreesed the Convention
in support of the nomination of Thomas
p. Bayard, of Delaware. It had been said
bat the electoral vote of the Bouth was
ure for any Democratic nominee- The
outh had kept its faith unfalteringly and
unflinchingly ; but it must be seen to that
ho Democratic Convention committed it
Self; to a nomination that would in some
degree .; imperil those . States In - the
future, The best man whom the De
mocracy " could give would ' be none
too good td carry the - banner of De
mocracy, and none " .too pure ; "or, j high,
for the oTPRt TiemnentMf rt thp Rrtnth .'And
pure and high and exalted as the nomfnee T
could be. no one could be more so than
Thomas P. Bayard, of Delaware.: Cheers.
They came to put the garment of . succesaATihlen and Hendritfwertf'cbeaW out ftf
on their nominee, li inust not be a rent
and tattered garment, like that which JNew
i . res;uieu, lb uiuai uc a huuic, cuuic,
iaultless garment. I Applause 1 A large
part of tbe New York delegation was bound
band and foot in this Convention, tie
himself represented a fighting labor dis
trict of Massachusetts, and he could
tell the Convention that if it forced upon
the Democratic party a man who had rent
the government of success in New York,
the party would lose tbe State of Massa
chusetts. His district was populated with
working men opposed to tbe grasping grip
of monopolists, and he declared to the
Convention that if they tried to put the
torn garment of New York on the candidate
of tbe Democratic party, they would banish
the ..labor vote and lose the election.
Cheers.
Leroyf . xoeman, or aouia uarotina,
also seconded the nomination of Mr.
Bayard. i'.'
Mr. Kose, oi Ark., stated that after
much consultation and consideration the
Arkansas delegation had determined unan
imously to cast its vote for Grover Cleve-:
land of New York. Applause. As to
the objection that Mr. Cleveland bad ene
mies at home,, the reply was that no man
could, with fidelity, to principle, adminis
ter the office of Governor oJt Hew York
without making enemies at home. If they
found a man without enemies, they would
find a man who had not that elevation of
character necessary to a candidate of a great
party. , r
When the. State of Wisconsin was called
it was announced that a majority of that
delegation had voted to support the nomi
nation of Gov. Cleveland, and had assigned
its Chairman,- Gen. Bragg, " to second his
nomination. i r
Gen. . Bragg declared that the Young
Democracy of Wisconsin loved and re
spected Cleveland, not only for himself.
for bis character, for bis integrity, ludg-
ment and iron will,- but they loved him
most for the enemies that he had made.
Enthusiastic applause. ;
Completion of the Call of States orf
Presidential Candidates Report of
the Committee on Resolutions A
, minority Beport Knbmltted by Ben
Butler Adoption or the ' majority
Report The First Ballot ror the
Nomination. .
Chicago. July 10. In the Democratic
National Convention today. Gen. Bragg,
of Wis., in seconding tbe nomination of
Cleveland, declared that tbe young De
mocracy of Wisconsin lovjd him more for
the enemies that he had made.
Mr. Grady, of N. Y.. here rose and
shouted out that the enemies to whom tbe
gentleman alluded reciprocated that senti
ment. I Very general hisses. I
Mr. Bragg was thankful to the gentleman
for calling himself to his attention. He
spoke of the disgraceful spectacle which
that gentleman had presented yesterday,
and said that the opposition to Cleveland
came from those whom he had cut off from
the flesh-pots. Tho vilest, said he, may
defile a splendid statue, but they necessa
rily disgrace themselves. Men who talked
about tbe rights oi labor were political
tricksters wbo placed their camp wherever
there was a prospect of profit; but the
honest, intelligent, horny-handed laboring
men would be . found following tbe
old Democratic flag. The labor of these
political tricksters bad been on tbe "crank
of the machine." Cheers. 1 Their study
had been political chicanery in midnight
conclave, and the only cure for them was
in ine iree uppucanuu ul . rupe. uuwre, i
- . i r- i - - r i
Henry G. Kent, or m. 11., also seconded
the nomination of Cleveland. He said
that New Hampshire was to-day one of the
doubtful States, the Democrats being only
in a minority of 500. and he believed that
With the right candidate that State might
be turned over to the Democracy. Suc
cess was a duty. Tbe record of James G.
Blaine boded no good to tbe republic,
should he be President. They might al
most tremble for constitutional liberty.
He, . therefore, would in behalf of New
Hampshire'and in behalf largely, he believed
of New England, second the nomination
of the man who bad been tried and found
worthy, and who would rally to his sup
port, more fully than any other man, tbe
loueueuucub vu ui tuc uuuuiit. . wuiu
desired reform in politics. In contradic
tion of the Assertion that Cleveland could
not carry his State, he cited the authority
of ex-Senator Francis J.erner.ot xsew York,
Horatio Seymour, of New York, and
Samuel J. Tilden, of New York. Cheers.
Senator Uooliule, also seconded tne nom
ination of . Cleveland declaring his belief
that with thai candidate the Democracy
would carry the electoral vote of Wiscon
sin, and that he would more surely than
any other candidate carry the electoral vote
of New Yorki- He therefore appealed to
the Convention not to throw away this
great opportunity; liecanse, with Cleveland
and reform, tbe Democratic party .was sure
of victory at tbe coming election,
The call of States being , completed the
Chairman stated that in his opinion the
-Territories were not entitled to be called,
and the list of candidates would be ready.
Before this was done, however, Connecti
cut claimed the right to be heard, and Gov.
Waller said that the Connecticut delegation
had come with no candidate of its
own. and with opposition to none
not even to Tammany Hall. Laughter,
They had joined in the cheers and ap
clause and had enioved the scenes presen
ted in this magnificent convention. They
had met 800 delegates to select in tbe name
of the people a man to do what ? To rule
over them. The Connecticut delegates had
had the pleasure of listening to eloquent
speakers and of greeting the grey haired
statesman Allan Uv Thurman. I cneers,
They had also , listened to the unfortunate
controversy in the Empire State.; They
had hoped that the chasm between the two
factions would have been filled up as it
would be very soon. ' As far as the Con
necticut .delegation was concerned they
were ready to give in their verdict, lbey
might make a mistake. Fallibility was
common to all ; but they would -' now
second the nomination of Grover Cleve
land. Loud cheers. - r -
Tbe names of candidates were then an
nounced, as follows, (each name being
greeted with cheers, but far the greatest
demonstration being for Cleveland)
Thomas Francis Bayard, of Del. : Jas. i
McDonald, of Ind. ; Jno. G.- Carlisle, of
Ky.; Grover Cleveland, of N. Y. : Allan
G. Thurman, of Ohio; Samuel J. Randall,
of Pa. ; Geo. Hoadly,.of Ohio.
Snowden. of Pennsylvania, offered
resolution that the committee on Platform
be instructed to report this evening at 8
o'clock, to which time the Convention now
adiourn. The resolution was agreed to.
and the Convention at 2.25' adjourned till 8
-'- lie1'
. : . ITVKNIHG SESSION. :- :" .
.T1A DvAninn BOaBiAn. F h AM i
was attended by .an, immense t gathering, of
Btn.-raiuin, vvcrjr Bcav wiuiia tuo uuuuing,
outside of the section assigned to delegates
uu meir; aiiernates. ,peine; juiea half an
hour "bet ore the time to which adjournment
was taken.' and fla the delefflion rimin
and prominent .inen Among them were xe-t
cognized, they Wer. greeted with cheers or
clapping xd , hsadsu .-Meanwhile - popular
airs were periof med by a and of musip.
A'farnnbte intehse feeling of interest ' ,nd'
excitement was vibrating is the atmosphere
man nas f00" nrparnt at any pirfftdinc
pession, for it ba beeo p mattef ignal
observation among those who have' attend
ed both the Republican Convention and the
Kmocranc, that there has; .been a striking
ltrast between the 'e'nthusiim in 'the obe
ind the absenob' of - .it in the other. None
bf the prominent candidates seem to be .
capable of exciting the 'delegated or specta
tors tolanything Jile the xiegree that Elaine
ana some oi nis rivals ror the Kepubucan
nomination did in this same hall five weeks'
1,
At 8.05 o'clock the Convention was called
to order, and a resolution was offered bv
Mr. Henry, of Miss;, expressing regret and..
intense aamaiiortL. thotjonyention at
X a. ' - K', . . '
reading the .statesmanlike, , patriptic letter
olfiamuel j. Tilden: in 4 which he' inade
known the oyer powering and providential.
necessity which constrained Dim to deenne
the nomination to- the Presidency a .son-
demmng the fraud and. violence by which
their offices in 187Q;- expresaingTegret that
tbe nation has been deprived of tbe lofty
patriotism and splendid executive and ad
ministrative ability of Tilden, and pointing
the committee to convey , these - sentiments
to that gentleman. Adopted.
On motion ; of Orestes Cleveland.' of
N. J.. it was ordered that States and Terri
tories be now called for names of members
of the National Democratic Committee;
A report was made by the committee
on Resolutions in favor of a proposition to
premit the National Committee to choose a
chairman oulside of its own members. The
report was adopted. .
A delegate irom ArKansas oxtered a
resolution abrogating and discontinuing in
future the "two thirds rule in the nomi
nation of candidates for President and
Vice President. . I - -' " -
Cochrane, of N. Y . moved to lay the
resolution on the table, characterizing it as
a revolutionaryfproposition.
Abbett, of W. J., said it was absurd for
this Convention to attempt to make rules
for the next Convention and he moved to
postpone the resolution indefinitely.
Mr Cochran withdrawing bis motion
the question was taken and the motion to
postpone indefinitely was carried.
At . p. m. jyir. Morrison, of 111., chair
man or tbe committee on Kesolutions,
stepped to tbe platform to present tbe re
port of tnat committee. Uis appearance was
greeted with cheers. The Platform was
read by one oi the reading clerks.
The Platform of tbe Democratic party
of the Union, through! its representatives
in National Convention assembled, recog
nizes that as the nation grows older new
issues are born of time and progress, and
old issues perish; but the fundamental
principles of Democracy, approved by the
united voice of the people, remain, and
will ever remain as the best and. only secu
rity for the continuance ef free govern
ment. The preservation of the personal
rights of all citizens before tbe law, the
reserved rights of the States, and the su
premacy of the Federal government f with
in the limits of the constitution will ever
form the true basis of our liberties, and can
not be surrendered without destroying that
balance of right and power which enables
the continent to be developed in peace and
social order to be maintained by means of
local self-government. I But it is indispensa
ble for the practical application and en
forcement of these fundamental principles
that the government should not always be
controlled by one "political party, A fre
quent change of administration is necessa
ry; otherwise, abuses grow, and the gov-'
ernment, instead of being carried on for
tbe general welfare, becomes an instrumen
tality for imposing burdens on the many
who are governed for the benefit of the
few who govern. Public servants thus
become arbitrary rulers. This is now the
condition of the country, and hence,
change is demanded. The Republican
party, so far -as principle is concerned,
is a reminiscence; in I practice it is an or
ganization for enriching those who control
it. The frauds and jobbery which have
been brought to light in every department
of tbe government are sufficient to have
called for reform within the Republican
party, yet .those,
long possession of
made reckless by
power, have suc
cumbed to its corrupting influence
and have, placed in nomination a
ticket against which: the independent por
tion of the party are in open revolt There
fore, a change is demanded, ouch a
change was alike necessary in 1876, but the
will of the people was then defeated by
fraud. The change demanded by the peo
ple v was defeated by the lavish use of
money, contributed by unscrupulous con
tractors and shameless jobbers, who bad
bargained for unlawful profits or for high
offices. The Republican party, during its
legal, its stolen, and its' bought tenures of
power, bai steadily decayed in moral
character and political capacity. Its plat
form promisses are now tbe last of its past
failures. It demands the restoration of
our navy ; it has squandered hundreds oi
millions to create a navy that does not ex
ist. It calls upon Congress to remove the
burdens under which American ship
ping has been depressed; it passed
and has continued these burdens. It
professes a policy I of reserving public
lands for small holdings by actual settlers;
it has given away the people s heritage, un
til now for railroads and non-resident
aliens, individual and corporate, possess a
larger area than that ot ail or our farms be
tween the two seas, j It professes preference
for free institutions; it organized and tried
to legalize control pf State elections by
federal troops. It proiesses a desire to ele
vate labor: ubas subjected American wort
ine men to the competition of convict and
imported contract labor. It professes grati
tude to all who were disabled or who died
in tbe war; leaving widows and orphans;
it left to the Democratic House of Repre
sentatives the first effort to equalize both
bounties and pensions. It proffers a pledge
to correct the irregularities of our tariff;
it created and has continued them. Its
own tariff commission confessed the need
of more than 20 per cent, reduction; its
Congress gave a reduction of less than 4
per cent. .It professes protection of Ame
rican manufacturers; it has subjected them
to an increasing flood of manufactured
goods and hopeless competition with manu
facturing nations, not one of which taxes
raw material. ,- -I . .
' The platform further pledges the De mo
cratic party to revise the, tartff in a spirit
of fairness to alL interests.. In making a
reduction in taxes, it is hot proposed to in
jure any domestic industries. All taxation
shall be limited to the requirements of an
economical government. It favors the re
peal of all laws restricting the free action
of labor; believes that public lands
should be ' kept I as , homesteads for
actual settlers: that .the government should
care for and improve the Mississippi river:
instead of the Republican party s British
policy, demands in behalf of the American
Democracy an American policy.
We denounce the Republican party ' for
having failed to relieve the people from the
corrupting war taxes which have paralyzed
business, crippled industry ' and deprived
labor of employment and just reward. The
Democracy - pledges itself to purify : the
administration from . corruption, to re
store economy, to revive respect to
law '-and to reduce taxation to the low-'
est limit consistent with a due regard
to the preservation of - the faith of tbe na
tion to its creditors and pensioners. Know
ing full well, however,, that -legislation af-r
iecting occupations of the people snouio
be cautious and conservative in. method
not in advance of 1. public jopinion. but re
sponsive to its demands, the Democratic
party is pledged to revise the tariff in
a spirit ' of fairness to all interests;
but in making the reduction, it is not pro
posed to injure any domestic industries,
but rather to promote their healthy growth.
From the foundation of this government
t.:
tbe taxes collected at the custom house.
have beenihe chief 60iirce of federal reve-
nue. . , Such , thev - must; -continue ,' tlrvht
Moreover, many industries have come to
rely upon legislation- for successful eon-'
tinuance, .so that. any. change ..of , the:
law i must .be every step regardful
of s-:f the ' -; labor " and capital ;i thas
involved. t The process -Ti of, . feform
must be subject in execution to this plain
dictate of justice all taxation shalU be
limited to the reanirementa Qf ap. ?econami-
ijviciuuicuk. ncuawaii rcuuvuuu 111 -
taxation can and must be effected witbouti
depnying American labor of .he ability to
compet. successfully J with -foreign' laTioi1
and without Imposing lower xates ot dtttvnl
than will be ample to cover any increased
'JMIK f nrmiiipiinn wmpn m.in nvicr iniMnr
. , . l. li-i 'F Til. I' . .11
jequncee of higher rate ofiwaees oretoilimr
In this country., Sufficient revenue to oav all
sinenses "- of the ' Federal ' iGJovernrnfeht.
economically administered, including . pen
sions, interest and principal of the public
debt; can be got under burf'frrCsent system
0t taxation from .custom! .hoifsp . taxes.
on fewer imported articles,- bearing
thn heaviest nn rtilrm nf liwiiihf
ing lightest on artkTles .of . necessity- We,
therefore, denounce the abuses ..oft ihe ex
isting tariff, and subject to ; the preceding
limitation, we demand that , Federal, .taxfir
tion suaii : be : exclusively ; for public pur
poses and, shall not exceed the needs of
the government, economically adminis
tered. . -; ': ; " ' 1 .
t Butler's minority' report Idfeclaresthay
Customs dutiesmuat lie arefulle. ad justed
to promote American enterprise and indus
try; ' und i 'Kwter ; ' American v labor; fa
vors a ' , labor . tribunal;; ta settle- con
troversies " between " capital ' and- labor:
Federal support to common schools; op
poses sales of grants , of public lands to
corporations or foreigners if opposes civil
service which creates a caste of life-officers ;
favors a law to regulate commerce and to
regulate rates for freight and passengers;
endorses the issue of legal-tender currency
and opposes any interference with it.
Butler said he came here ' representing
15,000.000 men and demanded that their
rights and wants should be ' considered in
the question of taxation. It took tbe ma
jority 30 hours to find .out :what they
wanted, tlow could his laboring men under
stand what was meant? It was not plain
enough , as to their rights and interests.
He asked them to read tne tariff nlank .and
see if they could tell what it meant? If it
meant protection Morrison was too honest
to present it.
Butler said the result of the election de
pended on this plank: that it is the same
now as when it broke the back of the brave
soldier four years ago. I
Mr. Uutier finished at 10.46 and Mr.
Converse, of Ohio, who followed, said that
all the members of the sub-committee were
agreed upon the majority platform except
one. It is understood that that one is
Watte.8on.
Mr. Watterson next took; the stand and
was received with cheers. I lie said that
the revenue plank was framed after long
and full discussion and was one upon
Which all could stand.
Butler , moved to add his report to the
majority report. Lost. j f t
The majority, report on platform was
adopted almost unanimously. . j r -
A motion to proceed to ballot for a can
didate for President was carried at 11.41
P.IM. " : i
On a motion to suspend the rules and
take a recess till to-morrow, a call of States
was ordered. The motion was lost.
FIRST BAIXO-.
The roll call of States for ballot on candi
dates. was again ordered: j
Alabama Bayard 14, Cleveland 4. Mc
Donald 1, Thurman 1-
Arkansas Cleveland 14.
California Thurman 16.
Colorado McDonald 5. Thurman 1.
Connecticut Cleveland 12.
Delaware Bayard C. j j
Florida Cleveland 8. j
Georgia Bayard 12, Cleveland 10, Ran
dall 2. I
Indiana McDonald 30.
Iowa Bayard 1, McDonald 1, Thurman
1, Cleveland 23. ,
Kansas Thurman 2, Bayard 5, Cleve
land 11.
Kentucky Carlisle 26.
Louisiana Bayard 1, Hoadly 1, Cleve
land 13. ! '
Maryland-Bayard 10, Cleveland 6.
Massachusetts Bayard 23, Cleveland 3,
Thurman 2. .
Michigan Cleveland 14.
Minnesota Cleveland 14.
Missouri Cleveland 15.
Nebraska Cleveland 8.
Nevada Thurman 6.
New Hampshire Cleveland 8,
New Jersey Bayard 3, Cleveland 4, Ran
dall 11. , i
New York Cleveland 72.
: North Carolina Bayard' 22.
Ohio Thurman 24, Hoadly 21, Cleve
land 1. ; . , ;
Oregon Bayard 4, Cleveland 2.
Pennsylvania Randall 55, Cleveland 5.
Rhode Island Bayard 2, Cleveland 6.
South Carolina Bayard 10, Cleveland 8.
Tennessee Thurman 9, Tilden 1, Mc
Donald 3, Bayard 8, Cleveland 2.
Vermont Cleveland 8.;
Virginia Cleveland 13,lBayard 9, 'Thur
man 1. McDonald l. ;
Wisconsin Bayard 1, ' Carlisle 1, Mc
Donald 2, Thurman 2, Flower 4, Cleve
land 12.
Ohio changed from Hoadly to Cleveland.
First ballot. Official Bayard 170, Cleve
land 392, McDonald 56. Randall 78, Thur
man 88, Carlisle 27, Hoadly 3, Hendricks 1,
Tilden 1. Flower 4.
A motion was made to adjourn to 10.00
o'clock to-morrow. A call of States was
ordered. The motion to adjourn was lost.
A second motion, to adjourn to 10 b clock
in the morning, was seconded by JNew
York and was carried.
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Democratic National ' Convention
Third Day's Proceedings Governor
i
Cleveland of New Yorfc. Nominated
for President on the Second Ballot
I The ' Nomination Triumphantly
Made CnanlmonsKxclttnR Scenes
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Dnrlns the Reception of the Ballot,
Etc.. Etc. - .,".' ; . . r -
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Chicago, July 11. The Convention was
called to order at 11 o'clock. Prayer was
offered by Rev. Dr. Clinton Locke, - of
Grace Church, Chicago.
The Chairman said be bad received.
among other letters and telegrams from all
parts of the country, one from Mr. GoodJ.
win, of Mississippi, with the presentation
of a gavel made up from wood and relics
from different parts ot the world.
A delegate from Pennsylvania moved
that the Convention now. proceed to. the
second ballot. Ordered. .
Mr. Snowden, of Penn., with thanks to
those who bad voted for Samuel J. Ran
dall, withdrew that gentleman's name.
The second .ballot was commenced at
11.20. with the following result:
Alabama gave lor uayara i (cueers);
McDonald 1, Cleveland 5. .
Arkansas Cleveland 14 (cheers)., ; .
Calif ornia Thurman 16.
Colorado Cleveland 6. ' i :
Connecticut Cleveland 12.
Delaware Bayard 6.
Florida Cleveland 6, Bayard 2. ,(
Georgia Cleveland 14. Bayard 10.
Illinois - gave Hendricks 1. Here there
suddenly broke out a scene of wild, general
and enthusiastic cheering, it was impossi
ble for the chair to suppress it, although he
tried. Most of tbe delegates and specta
tors look part in it- It was the first ex
hibit of genuine enthusiasm in the Conven
tion. It was renewed again and again,
and , finally - the band joined in the
demonstration with ; "Hail Columbia'
and other patriotic -airs. : Umbrellas were
also brought into requisition, and banners
was cat ried. around. , In fact the Blaine
demonstration of five weeks ago was re
peated eon amore. The interruption of the
proceedings must have occupied fit teen min
utes. Mr; Hendricks himself was not
nresent. having left the hall just previously,
( At the end of a quarter of an hour, and
while the uproar was at its height, Mr.
Voorhees mounted the platform and - an
nounced that, at the request of the Indiana
delegation, he would withdraw the name of
r
NO; 38
Jos.: E. McDonald,"" for the purpose, at- the
proper time, of casting the vote of Indiana
for Thomas A. Hendricks. This' renewed
the cheering, which Was kept up for several
minutes longer. At length the rest of the
vote of Illinois was announced as foljows:
for Cleveland 38- ; -i :, ;': -.. - ,-' ' ,.
t This was the opportunity for the friends
of the New f York candidate,' and they
availed 'themselves Qf. it, the delegation
from that State rising to their feet and
Eiefing- lustily, ' while they : waved fans,
a . and handkerchiefs. . The spectators
k 'part in the demonstration, but not; to
the same extent as in the case of Hendricks.
-ftcr , awhile ;fha band .joined in with-'W-'wori'f
jrohome till morning," which'
eemed ta stimulate the enthusiasm. ). -This
cenft lasted three or four minutes.
; InmoWcobtirfued- Bayalrd' 3, McDonald
; wiiHsVote Jess tbau the full number. - in
Indiana gave Hendricks 30. r ,. -lrtwargave
Cleveland 21 Hendricks 4 ''" v
Utithw point, lhe. Pennsylvania doloea,'
on asked leave to retire for consultation.
New Ydtk detegdtft MectW Wit' the!
chair; decided that the PennByltaDia deleea-.
tion had the right to ref.ir6 for consultation.
suu ib uiu but amm -great excisemen.. '--1 LHl
ing the, confusion it. was i annquncpd that
another vpteliad been gained in Illinois for.
llendricks. 'Tbe State therefore Btanrt.'
Mfvelaud $8 Mppcal 1; Bayaai 3, Hen-:
uncH . i
' The-callbttheiroll proceeded and Kan
sas aye liurmfin 2; jBaard 4, t Cleveland
i When i!entucktf i wa riilfciV Mr.i Mm
' Kensie( .who.hadt nominated Mr.t.Carlisle,
witnarew that nomination and announced
the vote of Kentucky as follows Thur
man 1. Cleveland 3, Bayard 7, Hendricks
lo; Cheers. -''-
Louisiana gave Bayard 1, Cleveland 15,
! Maine Cleveland 12.
Maryland Cleveland 10, Bayard 6.
Massachusetts Hendricks 124. Cleveland
8, Bayard 7. "
Michigan llendricks 13, Cleveland 13.
Minnesota Cleveland 14.
Missouri Cleveland 2. Bayard 5. Hen
dricks 6. '
Mississippi Bayard 14. Cleveland 2.
Hendricks 2. .
Nebraska Bayard 1, Cleveland 9;-
Nevada Hendricks 5, Thurman 1. , . ; t
New; Hampshire Cleveland 8. '
New; : Jersey- Bayard 2. Cleveland 5.
Hendricks 1 (the latter vote announced
as for one of the men elected in 1876).
New! York, gave for Cleveland 72.. (Mr.
Manning announced that on polling the
delegates there were 50 for Cleveland and
22 scattering. - Mr. Cochran asked, in the
name of the minority of the delegation, to
have that last statement extended on the
minutes.), t
I North Carolina gave Bayard 22. (A dele
gate stated that there were 16 Of the North
Carolina votes for Bayard and 6 for Cleve
land, but they had agreed on this ballot to
cast their votes as a unit,)
Ohio Hendricks 1, Tilden 2, Thurman
22, Cleveland 21.
Oregon Bayard 2, Cleveland 2, Hen
dricks 2.
Pennsylvania was passed for the present.
Rhode Island Bayard 2. Cleveland 6.
South Carolina Bayard 9, Cleveland 8,
Hendricks 1. i
Tennessee Bayard 10, Thurman 11.
Cleveland 1, Hendricks 1. :
Texas gave Hendricks 1, Thurman 1,
Bayard 12, Cleveland 12.
Vermont Cleveland a.
Virginia Cleveland 13. ' Bayard 8, Hen
dricks 2. Thurman 1- -
West Virginia Thurman 2, Randall 17,
Bayard 3, Cleveland 6. !
Wisconsin gave Hendricks 2. Cleveland
20, (as the candidate of the Young De
mocracy.) ' . " '
Oregon Cleveland 2. .
Dakota gave Cleveland 2.
District of Columbia; Hendricks 2.
Idaho Cleveland 2. j
Montana Cleveland 2.
Washington Territory Cleveland 2.
New Mexico Thurman 1. Cleveland 1.
Utah Cleveland 1, Hendricks 1.
Wyoming Cleveland 2. . . .
The roll being concluded, Pennsylvania
was called and the Chairman announced
Cleveland 42; (another noisy demonstration
here arose which interrupted further an
nouncement of the " Pennsylvania vote);
Hendricks 11,; Randall 47, Bayard, 2. Sher
man lj
Illinois coarected its vote as follows
Hendricks 1, Bayard 37, McDonald 3,
Cleveland 37. -
Kansas changed as follows Bay ard 3,
Cleveland 13, Thurman 2.
North Carolina ehanged her 22 votes
from Bayard to Cleveland. Great excite
ment and cheering, j
Virginia changed her vote to Cleveland
23, Hendricks 1. !!
. At this point it was seen that Cleveland
would be nominated on the second ballot,
and all of the delegates were on their feet
and many of them clamoring for recogni
tion. ! ! '
Florida changed to Cleveland 8, West
Virginia changed to Cleveland 10, and Ma
ryland changed her 16 votes to Cleveland.
The changes were so numerous and ac
companied with so much uproar and ex
citement that it was almost impossible to
keep track of them. !.,
The Missouri delegation announced the
change of its 32 votes solid for Cleveland.
This stt off the enthusiasm again, and the
cheering was deafening, An anchor of
flowers was carried to the New York dele
gation, and a stuffed eagle was carried in
tbe procession. The band struck up more
patriotic airs, and flags and banners were
waved, and the excitement gained a lever
heat, because the Cleveland vole had nearly
reached the necessary two-thirds,
Ati this juncture, when the success of
Cleveland was certain, some of the minor
ity delegates left the hall. - Outside artillery
began to boom and the uproar was tremen
dousj .
Then the change of California was an
nounced Cleveland 8, Thurman 8.
MrJ Menzie. of Indiana, changed the
vote -of that State to Cleveland, and moved
that the vote be made unanimous.
.Illinois changed her vote of 44 to Cleve
land.
Kansas changed also for Cleveland; 17.
The Chairman-here stated that he would
rule out of order the motion to make the
vote unanimous until after the result was
announced. I . ;'
-. California again changed her vote, 16
(solid) for Cleveland; South Carolina
changed to Cleveland-10,' Bayard 8; Texas
gave , her whole 26 votes lor Cleveland;
Ohio changed her vote to Cleveland, 27,
Thurman 19: Tennessee changed her vote
to Cleveland; Iowa transferred her 26 votes
solid to Cleveland.
At this moment an immense painting of
Gov. Cleveland was carried on the. plat
form,' waiting to be set up when the vote
should be announced; and still ihe work of
changing the votes was going on in the
most confused manner.
John Kelly, attended by some of his sup
porter8,left the hall, confused and disgusted
f Kit. 4l.A-A...t.! af.t
The vote or tne states in detail was inen
(1 o'clock) announced .by the clerk for
verification. The general result was an
nounced as follows at 1. 1Q p. m. :
i Whole number of votes cast 820; .neces
sary to a choice 547. . Cleveland , received
683. Hendricks 451, Bayard 81. McDonald
2, Kandall 4, Thurman 4. -r -
The question was then put on Mr. Men
zie's motion to make the nomination unan
imous. and it was carried triumphantly. r .
Mi. Wallace, of Penn., moved a recess
till 5 p."m., in order to give time for con
sultation on Vice President. Carried.
Guns are being fired on the outside. .
! The report that Kelley ; has withdrawn
from the hall is erroneous; he is still here.
' Gov. Hendricks requests that the nomi
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nation ot uieveiana oe maae unanimous.
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Seaslon .of the Democratic
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National Convention Presentation
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of Names for the Vice Presidency
Hendricks the Unanimous Choice of
the Convention Closlne . Seen
Resolutions Pinal Adjournment
.' Chicago, July ll.-Outward trains for
the east were heavily loaded this afternoon ;
nearly all the Eastern marching organiza
tions taking their -departure. - The Ameri
cas and Randall clubs, of Philadelphia,
paradedthe streets before taking their leave
bearing in advance of their club, a banner
inscribed; with, ,the,, name of Cleveland. -Tatnmany
trains took a special at 5 o'clock.
oomcot the members took the outcome - ; '
jocularly, but in the mam the delegation '
showed bitterness of spirit, and some of the!-7
marchers displayed bits of erapej in their ' - i
buttonholes. -Vl think ' the -'i Democratic - '
party has committed hari-kari, said one of
the sachems, A, number of opinions are 't -printed
as coming from John Kelly; but he ' 7
declared positively . that he has. not con-r
versed with any newspaper man,'- and that
he has not expressed any opinion upon the
situation and is- not responsible for any - ;
statements coming . from Tammany mem- t"
bers whoinay feel that they have' encoun- "
tejed a personal defeat Manning and the i
majority of the New York delegation are "
exuberant, but moderate in their speech. u
Manning says Cleveland will surely carry v,
New York. A -By.what majority,? was; ,
asked.i,; ,"I , shall not predict - tnajorities. .'. r
but we shaU carry New York beyond any .
doubt; If other Democratic States do their
duty, Cleveland win .occupy- the White
House after next March, The . party &t
large ife the State will give him as earnest
support as it did Tilden. I am safe in
promising a victory in New York State."
There were . great crowds - outside the r
Conveni 1 a hear the . result f the
balloting andbeavy cheering followed. It
was half-past five before; the evening ses
sion was called to order, and the first busi
ness done was the adoption of a resolution -
electing Mr. Vilaa.ch airman of the Conven- u
non, as Qbaumaife of, uus commie to no
tify ntfminyHtfM Belectionra5 candi
dates. A telegram was read from the-
resident of the In ew - York Produce Ex
change stating that -the business men of.
New York.were solid for,Cleveland4 - ;
1 A delegate from Louisiana off ered a nwi.
' ution providing that - in case of a vacancy
uu uic uuiec tor me omce oi - president or
Vice President a majority of the National
Committee shall have power to fill the va
cancy. 'There was so much opposition
made 4a the resolution . that it" was with-
' drawn. : - - . - j .-. 1.
i 1 A delegate from Texas offered a resolu
tion declaring that the Democratic party.ln
convention assembled, endorse "the Morri
son bill for a reduction of Avar taxes. There
Was a storm of opposition to theresolution,'
and the chairman ruled that it must be re
ferred to the committee on Resolutions.
I The Convention then proceeded to a c.ll
of the roll for nominations for a candidate !
for Viee President :
! i Mr. Searles,- of Cala., came to the plat
form. He said that California was a lov
ing mother to 'her children," and they in
turn were devoted to her. ' On her " behalf, '
and as a representative of the delegation
from the Pacific coast, he presented for
their suffrages a man who had been eminent
among his fellow men; who in the councils '
of the nations had been preeminent; who
had led their soldiers to battle; who had as- '
sUted in upholding the banner of the
country.. He presented the honored name v
of Wm. S. . Rosecrans, the hero of Stone
River; the faithful soldier, grand old com- L
mander, whose image was impressed on the
hearts of all men who served under him.
Cheers for Rosecrans. , -r
Mr. Branch, of Colorado, nominated
Jos. E. McDonald. - -"'
Mr. Bacon, of Georgia, said he was com-; -missioned
by his delegation to present the
name of a man eminent in war and peace; ;
the distinguished commoner : and gallant :
soldier Gen., J. C. Black, of Illinois.'
Cheers for'Black. - ,- -. :
Judge -slack expressed his appreciation
of the high and unmerited compliment paid '
him. It was - absolutely a surprise to him: :
but he had come here as the spokesman and
representative of another citizen of the re-' 3
public. . He had put his hand in the hand
of Jos. E. McDonald, and while that gen- .:
tleman's name was before the Convention -he
(Black) could not appear as in any sense
his rival for any position. He, therefore, j .
respectfully declined the nomination. -
Mr. Munn, of Illinois, hoped that the
declination would not be received. He
paid a high compliment to ' Gen. Black, -saying
that -when the surgeon was operating -on
his arm after a battle, he declared that
although be lost an arm, his whole body
was firm and true for the Union and firm ,
and true for Democracy. He was without "
exception the most gallant son that Illinois- -
possessed. - -
A letter was read from Council Bluff.
la., stating that' the nomination of Cleve
land bad been received with tbe wildest
enthusiasm; that thousands of Democrats
and hundreds of Republicans were equally
captivated with it, and that Council Bluffs -would
do her part toward carrying Iowa
for the Democracy. - ; .
A delegate from' Missouri seconded the
nomination of McDonald. '
Faulkner, of Miss., seconded the nomi
nation of Gen. Rosecrans. No other can
didate, he said, could come so near bring-"
ing together all the old brave soldiers who .
fought on either side in the late war.
An Oregon delegate said the united voice
of Oregon was in favor of Rosecrans.
Senator Wallace, of Pa., Baid he nomi
nated as candidate for Vice President a ;
man conversant with public affairs through- -
Out his whole life;anf honored statesman,
pure and upright citizen; the victim of the
grossest fraud everJperpetrated on the
American people Thos. A. Hendricks.
Cheers.
Mr. Waller, of Conn., seconded the
nomination of Hendricks, and said that the
Democratic party would, ih defiance of
fraud and in accordance with law, place
him' in the chair of the Vice President
The presentation of Hendricks' namei
was greeted with enthusiastic cheers, the
Convention repeating in a lesser degree the
scene which took place at the morning sett-""
sion in honor of that gentleman. . ,
Air. Menzie, of lnd., declared, emphati
cally, that Hendricks was not and could -
not be a candidate for Vice President - He
had been authorized by Hendricks himself
to say so. He, therefore, warned the Con
vention not to do that which it would have '
to undo. :
Mr. Walsh, of Ga., asked Mr. Menzie
whether he was authorized to say that
Mr. Hendricks . will not accept the
unanimous nomination' of the National
Democratic Convention .for the office of
Vice President? . - :' '
Mr. Menzie repeated his statement.' ; '
' Mr. Waller, of Conn., said his State had
surely no desire to force upon Indiana a can-.
didate against its win, but this was not an
Indiana Convention. It was a National
Convention. The Democrats of the coun
try had a right to take a fit man from any .
place in it Cheers. If any man said
that be knew that JlenancKs at this time
was not patriotic enough to take the nomi
nation tendered upon these circumstances,
he would withdraw his name; but with hu
miliation. - . .
Mr. Wallace, of Pennsylvania, said that
Hendricks had been once chosen .-Vice -President
and had been dispoiled of office. '
The Democracy of the republic demanded -
of him again bis name as candidate ana
they would not take no for an answer. He
moved to suspend the rules and nominate
Thos." A, Hendricks as candidate for Vice
President by acclamation.; Cheers;
Mr. Harris, of Va., united the voice of
Virginia with that of the Keystone State.
Cheers. . ' ' " v
Mr. Searles, of Cala , withdrew the nomi
nation of Rosecrans. The. other nominees
were all. withdrawn, one by one, so that
Hendricks alone remained before the Con
vention. Mr. Hubbard, of Texas, made a spirited
speech in favor of giving to Hendricks the
office out of which be had. been cheated.
Mr. Weed, of N. Y., suggested that the
roll of States should be called and put on
the record as the unanimous vote for Hen- ,
dricks. " ' K' v - ' - " ' .
Mr. Wallace accepted the proposition
and withdrew his motion to nominate by
acclamation.
: It was moved that nominations do now
close.. The motion was agreed to and the
clerk proceeded to call the roll of States. -The
result was the unanimous nomination
of Thomas A. Hendricks as the candidate .
for Vice President.
Mr. Menzie, of , Ind..; asked , that that -State
be excused from voting. Loud
shouts of "no, no." He : then aBked
whether there was any name but Hendricks
before the Convention, and on receiving an
answer in the negative from the Chairman,
said, "Then, sir, the State of Indiana casts
30 votes for Thomas A, Hendricks." This
was at the close of the call,, making the re
sdlt a unanimous vote, i 5 ; : & . c
The ' demonstration that succeeded sur- -passed.
in vehemence and enthusiasm any
similar scene that has taken place during ,
this eventful, day. : Flags and banners were
gathered around , the section oceupied ; by .
the - Indiana delegation, and tnere waveo,.
amid the shouts of the large audience aBd
strains of patriotic music from tbe band,
ending with "Auld Lang Syne, the words
of which were sung with feeling, the cho-,
rus being rendered by several thousand
voices. Then the band struck np I'Old
Hundred," and all joined in the solemn -
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