Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1880 — DELAWARE—BAYARD. [ARTICLE]

DELAWARE—BAYARD.

When Delaware was called the audience cheered heartily, and George Gray, of that delegation, proceeded to nominate the Hon. Thos. F. Bayard. Mr. Gray said : Mu. President anii Gentlemen cf the Convention : I am instructed liy the Delaware delegation to make on their behalf a nomination for tlie Presidency of these United States. Small in territory and in population, Delaware is proud of her history and her position in tlie sisterhood of the States'[applause, and cries of “Good”], always devote 1 to the principles of that greut party that Maintainp yjj( ! p ] ‘|l | ua ''l.y °f lb° rights of the States as well do all that in her 11ch for the advancement of our common cause. Who will best lead the Democratic hosts in the impending struggle for the restoration of God’s government [Cries of “ Bayard,” “ Bayard ”], and the constitutional rights of tlie States and their people, is the important question that we are here to-day to decide. Delaware is not blinded by ber affections when she presents to this convention as a candidate for this great trust the name of her gallant son, Thomas Francis Bayard. [Loud and long-continued applause.] Ho is no carpet knight, rashly put forth by us to flesh a maiden sword in this great contest. He is a veteran covered with the scars of many a hard-fought battle where the principles' of constitutional liberty have been at stake in an arena where the giants of radicalism were his foes,: and his bruised arms, not hung up, hut wielded still with stalwart arm and burnished bright, are tli..monuments of his prowess. Thomas Francis Bayard is a statesman [applause] who will need no introduction to the American people. [Applause.] HiHname and his record are known wherever our flags floats—aye, wherever the English tonguo is spoken. His is no sectional fame. With sympathies as broad as this great continent, a private character as spotless as the snow from heaven [great applause], a .judgment its clear as the sunlight, an intellect as bright as a flashing saber, honest in thought and deed, the people all know him by heart, and, as I said before, need uot lie told who and what he is; but you, gentlemen of the convention, you who, with me, have the duty to perform of keep ing in view the success that is so important to be achieved next November, pray consider with me for a moment the elements of his strength. Who more than he will, as a candidate, appeal to the best traditions of our party and of our country ? In whom more than in him will the best interests of this great country, now rewaking to new life and hope, confide for that security and repose which shall send capital and labor forth like twin brothers, hand in hand, in the great work of building up our country’s prosperity and advancing her civilization. Who better than he will represent tlie heart and intellect of our great party or give better expression to it i highest and noblest aspirations ? Who will draw more largely upon the honest and reflecting and independent voters than he whose very name is a synonym for honest and fearless opjiosition to corruption in every form and everywhere, an .1 who trod the path of duty with a chivalrous devotion that never cuunted personal gain or loss ? Who has contributed more than Mr. Bayard to the commanding strength of the Democratic party of the United States to-day 7 Blot out him and his influence, and who would not feel and mourn tiie loss? Pardon Delaware if she sayß too much. She speaks in no disparagement of the distinguished and illustrious Democrats whose names sparkle like stars in her political firmament. She honors them all, but she knows her son, and her heart will speak. Nominate him, gentlemen of the convention, and success is assured. His very name will be a platform. It will fire every Democrat’s heart with new zeal, and will place a sword in the hands of every honest man, to drive from place and power the reckless men who have he’d both for four years against the expressed will of the American people. [Applause.] Do not tell iis that you admire and love him, but that fie is unavailable. Tell the country that the sneer of Republican enemies is a lie, and that Buch a man as Thomas Francis Bayard is not too good a man to receive the highest honors of the Democratic party. Take the whole people into your confidence, and tell them an honett and patriotic party is to be led by as pure a man as God ever made; that a brave party is to bo led by a brave man, whose courage never falters, whatever may be the danger or whatever the emergency; tell them that our party has the courage of its eoijvidtiops; that statesmanship, ability and honesty are to be realities once more in the Government of the United States, and the nomination of Thomas F. Bayard will fall like a benediction, and will be the presage of a victory that will in November sweep from the gulf to the lakes, and from ocean to ocean. [Applause.] ILLINOIS—MORRISON. Samuel S. Marshall (Ill.) presented the name of Wm. R. Morrison, of Illinois. Mr. Marshall said: Mb. Pbesident and Gentlemen of the Convention : I must ask of you to-day your indu’gence, because I appear here in no condition, on account of either preparation or ihe condition of my health, to do justice to the duty assigned me by the united voice of the delegation from Illinois. We are assembled here to-day in the discharge of a very high and important responsibility. No body of men assembled together on this broad continent since the 4th day of July, 1776, has had greater responsibilities resting upon it and more important duties to discharge than the convention assembled here to-day in this hall. The eyes of the entire American people are turned to-day toward the beautiful city of Cincinnati, and millions of hearts are throbbing with anxiety and offering up prayers to Almighty God that this convention shall not err in the discharge of the important duty devolving upon it. We are assembled here to-day as the representatives of the great Democratic party of this country, representing the party that has been at all times and everywhere the defender and preserver of the constitution and the rights and liberties of the people. [Applause.] My countrymen, we should remember in the discharge of our duties here that we are but the representatives of the great body of the American people, at least, as far as it is represented by that great party, of the constitution, and that our voices here will not be final as to the result of the canvass that is so rapidly approaching and throwing its duties upon us. Neither Cincinnati nor Chicago can make a President. The men who will make the next President of the United States to-day are laboring in their harvest fields, toiling in their shops, following the plow, and engaged in all those industrial occupations that make up the grandeur and the glory of this great country, and we must remember that' they will have a voice in commendation or in disapproval of the manner in which we discharge the responsibilities imposed upon us. We have a duty to perform at this time greater, higher, more important than that which has developed on any previous day of this kind. Four years ago the American people, in the exercise of their right as freemen, by their ballots at the polls, made a selection of the man who should

fill the great office of President of the United States. The verdict of the people was emphatic and undeniable. By the constitutional and legal modes presented by our constitution, they elected a ihajority of the electors whose duty it was to elect and place in office the President of this great republic, but by a conspiracy of unexampled character, aud unequaled in the annals of the world, the verdict of the people was falsified,and a number of so-called visiting statesmen went on their way southward to hold up the hands of that organization of unmitigated scoundrels .Assembled at New Orleans, under the name of Returning Board, that they might have tlie coui>gefln that city to hold up the office the grandest- on -earth, In open market, to bold out to the world , the great office of President of the United States to be put up to the highest bidder, as the Praetorian Guards, in Home, in an early day, put up at auction the office of Emperor of that great empire. We have the unmitigated shame and scandal presented to the world, that, in the face of the world, this great crime was consummated. It has been frequently remarked, my countrymen, that the Democratic party!-oh that occasion, and its leaders, were guilty of cowardice in not asserting the right and duty impoeed upon them by the action of the great body of people at the polls. But I think this has been tog thoughtlessly and flippantly charged against the party. They were not guilty of cowardice. They were guilty of the highest act of patriotism known to man on earth. The Democratic masses of the Democratic party knew that a conflict of a:-ms to determine the right to the office of President would result, In all probability, in the destruction of all liberty and the muniments of liberty on this continent There is, my countrymen, a higher, nobler courage than that of the battlefield. There is a courage of patience, a determination, in defiance of public sentiment, to see that the right is done in a practicable manner, under the forms of the constitution. [Cries of “Time,” “Name your, man,” and “Order.”] Gentlemen, pardon me; I will get through within the time if you will indulge me. I was not aware, when I came into the stand, that the time was limited as it is or that I was occupying the time I have. The American peop’e now demand a leader worthy of ourselves and worthy of tho cause ni which we are engaged. They demand for that leader, in the first place, a man of inflexible and aggressive honesty; a man who is not cifily honest himself but who will not permit crime to be perpetrated with impunity in his presence. They want a mail of the most indomitable courage, a man of his convictious, a man that will dare to do right under all circumstanced, a man who comes from the people, and sympathizes with the people, a man who is a legislator and a good citizen. [Cries of “time” and “Name your man.”] Now, gentlemen, begging your pardon for the transgression upon yonr time,allow rne without further words, by the unanimous voice of the delegation of Illinois, to present for your consideration that golden-heart-ed man and citizen, that gallant and indomitable soldier, fearless in battle, and yet generous aud sympathizing in the hour of victory, and upright statesman. At this point there were loud cries from the gallery of “Time,” and great confusion, during which a delegate asked the Chairman to instruct the Sergcant-at-Arms to clear the buildinp of all prrsons not connected with the convention un less the interruption should cease. The chair stated that he should use his efforts to preserve order, and the Sergeant-at-Arms notified the crowd that they must keep silent or go out. Mr. Marshall, continuing, said : Gentlemen, with your Indulgence a moment, I will conclude the remarks that I h ive to say. I will repeat, as I was interrupted, thnt a man authorized by the united and unanimous vote of the Illinois de’egation to present for tho consideration of this convention that indomitable, that most worthy and goldenhearted citizen ; that man of the people; that man of inflexible honesty ; that man of indomitable courage in civil life and in military life; that man who" has followed the flag of his country in two warp. Although apparently a young man to-day, he dist'nguished himself as a private s'ldior in the Mexican war in his very boyhoid, and distinguished himself as an officer in the ate civil war. '1 hat most worthy citizen and legislator is Col. William Morrison, of Illinois—[applause] —and, if you will put him in nomination, I will guarantee that a voice of approbation will come from every valley and every hill-top in this land, and we will make him the next President of the United States. [Loud applause.] IND lAN A—HENDRICKS. The most general and enthusiastic applause heard during the convention was witnessed wheu Senator Voorhees, responding to the call ‘ for Indiana, took the platform. Ho spoke as follows: Mb. Pbesident and Gentlemen: I have the honor to present ihe name of a distinguished citizen >f Indiana, who is fit to be President of the United States. I have listened with pleasure to the recitals appertaining to tho names that have already been uiiiiuuncca to yo». i know each gent’eman well. I know the accomplished jurist of California. I know the able and distinguished Senator from Delaware. I know the - gallant, iron-hearted, brave man from Illinois (Morrison). [Applause.] I know them well. lam proud to pay them honor. Every name thus far is worthy of this great presence, and jet I venture in this comparison to announce the name of Thomas A. Hendricks. [Great cheering continued for some time.] No word of disparagement falls from my lips on this occasion. I honor the names that are presented here, and I honor the name of that great and noble man, whose name has been withdrawn from the consideration of this convention, from the State of New York. [Applause.] But, looking over the career of public men, there is no man who comes into this presence who lias met with more commendation in the work of his life than Gov. Hendricks, of Indiana. Whether looking at him in his early life as a legislator in the affairs of his State, as a member of the constitutional convention which framed the fundamental law of the State, whether afterw’ard as a member of Congress representing a large, populous and intelligent district, whether as Commissioner of the Land Office, passing upon great questions connected with the public domain, or whether afterward, viewing him as a Senator, battling, struggling for the constitutional rights during the great reconstruction period of this Government, the constitutional rights of broken and conquered States, or whether, still later, viewing him as the Chief Executive of that fifth commonwealth of this great Union, everything in his record is full of honor and full of admiration to those who may come after him in the position which he will occupy. [Applause.] Mr. President, shall we wonder that his State is for him ? Indiana has been the battle-ground for twenty years of the Democratic party. Whenever you wanted to give back a note of victory you have looked to Indiana for the last thirty years, and Indiana, has she faltered? Sometimes borne down, but often triumphant, and always with the plume of Thomas A. Hendricks in the front. [Applause.] Here, sir, his State does come for him, and from the Ohio line to the Illinois line on the west, from the lake on the north to the river on the south, but one voice is heard here, and that is upholding and presenting the name of the honored citizen whom lam now speaking of. There is no divided cause in Indiana, no treachery, none. Why am I for Mr. Hendricks? I have fought by his side. I have struggled with him through many contests in times gone by. I have seen his valor, his steady course in the charge, and his wisdom in counsel, and I can stand with what little reputation I have before the assembled Democracy of the Union and say this man is worthy of all acceptance, worthy of your support, and that his administration of higher affairs than those to which he has been called will be as true and as pure as those through which he has passed. In every occasion of life he has risen to a level, with everything to which he has been called, and now, gentlemen, to the South who has been more faithful ? To the North who has been truer ? To the East who has been better, wiser, more consideredve, and more faithful ? To the West I need not appeal, for he is our own son. [Applause.] And here, come what will, gentlemen, we plant our standard in your midst. We nail his colors to the mast, and, come the battle or the breeze, though those colors may be torn and shivered they will not go down except in honor, and we will go down with them if that should come; but if, on ihe other hand, you see fit in your generous confidence to honor the State of Indiana with this nomination, I can tell you in advance that her trumpet tone of victory will ring out over all this land, and to all its borders encouragement, everywhere arousing and supporting the Democratic party in the remotest townships. When the October sun goes down on the election, and from that on until November, you will have the enemy in full retreat. You will have a running flght,for the front line of the enemy will be broken, and all you will have to do is to charge along and enter into a full and complete victory in the ides of November. I thank you, gentlemen. [Great and prolonged applause.] OHIO—THURMAN. John McSweeney, of Ohio, presented the name of Allen G. Thurman, as follows : Mb. Chaibman : The Democracy of Ohio in convention assembled with absolute unanimity expressed their preference for Alien-G. Thurman as their candidate for the Presidency, and the duty has fallen to me to present his name to you to-day. I come before you with a profound sense of the responsibility and with a feeling of utter inability to fittingly perform the duty assigned me. I won’t detain you with pompous eulogy—it would not be pleasing to the man I present—nor with tedious biography. You all know the man of whom I speak. You know his deeds. And the name that dwells on every tongue no minstrel needs. For the past twelve years he has stood as the acknowledged leader of the Democratic party in the Senate, and to-day I think I can truthfully say, without disparagement of any of the other great names mentioned in this convention, and without plucking a single leaf from their garlands, that no man stands higher than he in the estimation of the American Democracy. He has on every proper occasion, in the fornm, and on the bench, and in the Senate, stood faithful as the people’s champion against every form of oppression and wrong. His patriotism is bounded by no mere State lines, and, when It was recently demonstrated that a far-off portion of our common country was being overrun by a barbarian horde, with not a link of sympathy with our American civilization, he raised his mighty voice against the further continuation of the demoralized innovation and proved himself the friend and protector of the American laborer and the purity of the American home. [Applause.] Great in genius, correct in judgment, of unrivaled eloquence in defense of the right, with a spotless name, he stands forth a born, leader of the people, whom they will delight to honor. It Is expected of this convention, and the times peculiarly demand the presentation of a ticket for the suffrages of the people which will be clean and free from spot or blemish, or any such thing—one around whom no dirty scandals cling. People demand aname that will be Itself a platform. You are waiting for your platform. I announce it—Allen G. Thurmaa—[applause]—a name that bespeaks public in-

tegrity and chivalric honor. It ie, platform enough for me and all who know the unrivaled Senator. In these days, when corruption in high places has stalked un rebuked at noonday, his name has silenced skepticism on the reality of patriotism, and demonstrated that chivalric honor and unsullied integrity are considered well the highest title of American statesmanship. We would not be driven, if we nominate him, to commence our campaign by defending our standard-bearer against charges, either well or ill-founded, of moral obliquity or official malpractice. We would not go before the people asking condonation for past offenses, nor with the plea of the statute of limitations against the fullest scrutiny [laughter and applause] and most searching investigation of all his official career. Some men are able to say that the arrows of defamation have fallen thick and fast but harmless at their feet. I can say more. Against Allen G. Thurman the furious tongue of slander and of most audacious calumny in an era of slander has not had the boldness to speed from its weakened bow even one blunt arrow against the spotless shield of the chief I name to-day. He has borne the brunt of battle in the cause of Democracy when even the bravest well have shrunk from the contest. He has fought the good fight and has kept the faith, but he has not yet finished his course of usefulness and glory. [Laughter amd applause.] Under his administration the rights of ail, high and low. rich and poor, capitalist and laborer, would be vindicated. Real fraternity would then he established between all sections, love between us like the palm would flourish, and peace her wheaten garland wear, and State should only differ with sister State as one star "Vlf glory differs from another star in glory. [Laughter and applause.] I find my time is passing away. [Cries of “Go on.”] Thank you; I was going on to say something of Ohio. The enemy have been accustomed to call it a Republican State. I deny it. [Great applause.] I will prove it by the onposition in their recent convention. They have already an incumbent—an incumbent, mark you—of Tilden’s chair down there from Ohio. [Laughter and applause.] They have him from Ohio, and that would have been thirty-seven ont of tho possible thirty-eight reasons why they should not have another fellow there—[laughter]—and yet so weak is their hold upon Ohio that they gave another to Ohio. Insatiate archer, would not one Rutherford the ruthless suffice, but you must have another? [Laughter.] Did they do that because it was a Republican State, or were they simply carrying black Republican coals to Newcastle? [Laughter.] Not by a long deal. No, sir, in 1876—that dark year at the close of our first century, marked by that deed without a name, that infamy for which every man engaged in it should be framed in the world’s art gallery of roguery for all time to come—[great applause]—in 1876, with our glorious Tilden and Hendricks, God bless them both—[great applause]—we gave our largest vote, and Hayes only carried Ohio by 7,000 in a vote of nearly 70,000. Fellowcitizens, I have had some thoughts here prepared, but I will not weary you. [Cries of “Go on; go on.”] Somebody will be calling “time.” [Laughter.] Time at last makes all things even. Let me here remark that, if you give us a candidate that will concentrate the affections of Ohio, we will march forth in battle array. Let me call also your attention to a fact. Recently Gen. Garfield, better known byjthe euphonious epithet given to him by our poet laureate Governor, “Gen. G.”—you remember when tlie prosaic poet Drone down on nis way from Chicago with the Republican nominee, he was announcing to the highways and by-ways who their candidate was, and, paraphrasing Conkling, he said: * If you ask me whence our candidate comes, My answer first shall be: He’s from the State of Ohio, And his name is ‘ Gen. G.’ ” [Spoken with a dancing accompaniment that created intense merriment.] They say a poet is born, not made. The Latin of it is “ Nascitur jion suit.” But if that nascitur was fitted up by Foster, where was it ? [Laughter.] But to return to tho subject. [Laughter.l Gen. G., when engaged in nominating somebody in Chicago—somebody thought it was Sherman, but around that there hangs a reasonable doubt, and I will not, therefore, go into that—but just before the nominator and nominee became inextricably blended in one indissoluble unity, Mr. G. made one remark. “Brethren,” said he, “all I expect of danger ail I want to get through with is the current year, for on tho next year the stars will fight for us in their courses, and organized Btars and a returning board for us.” and the census, he says “ will continue us in power.” Now, fellow-citizens, give us our glorious standard-bearer with the gonfalon thrown out in God’s bright sunlight of Thurman to the rescue, and I propose anticipating one year of Garfield’s sidereal campaign, and will show him more falling Republican stars in the gloomy and melancholy days of November—[great laughter and applause]—the like of which had not been seen since Garfield’s Confederate Brigadier, Gen. Xerxes, led those mythical Greeks against Leonidas at Thermopylae. [Great laughter.] WolJ, he did lead them, didn’t he, or was that all Greek to them there? Now, then, if you will help us to make Thurman’s calling we will make his election, and then the calling and the election, my brethren, we will proceed to make sure of by a little ceremony that happened to be omitted four years ago, and here let me serve notice that every Returning Board shall be a cooling board for the miscreant that attempts by that device to again rob the people of their choice, and in spite of Returning Boards and in spite of Electoral Commissions, all the gates of lieii, even though the Republican party should carry the keys thereof, shall not prevail against us. [Applause.] PENNSYLYANIA—HANCOCK. Daniel Dougherty, of Pennsylvania, responded when that State was called, and spoke as follows: I propose to present to the thoughtful consideration of the convention the name of one who, on the field of battle, was styled “ the superb”—[cheers]— yet won still nobler renown as a military Governor ; whose first act. when in command of Louisiana and Texas, was to salute tho constitution hy proclaiming that the military rule shall ever be subsorvient to the civil power. [Cheers.] Tho plighted word of a soldier was proved by the acts of a statesman. I nominate one whose name will sunpress all factions — [cheers] —will be alike acceptable to the North and to the South—a name that will thrill the republic—a name, if nominated, of a man that will crush tho last embers of sectional strife, and whose name will be the dawning of that day so long looked for, the day of perpetual brotherhood among the people of America. With him as our champion, we can fling away our shrouds and wage an aggressive war. With him we can appeal to the supreme majority of the American people against the corruptions of the Republican party and their untold violations of constitutional liberty. With him as our standard-bearer, the bloody banner of Republicanism will fall palsied to the ground. Oh Imy countrymen, in this supreme hour, when the destinies of the republic and the imperiled liberties of the people are in your hands, pause, reflect, take heed, make no mistake. I say I nominate one who wall carry every State of the South. I nominate one who will carry Pennsylvania—[loud cheers]—carry Indiana—[cheers] —carry Connecticut—[cheers] —carry New Jersey—[cheers] —carry New York—[loud cheers] —I propose the name—[a voice, “ Carry Ohio,”] —aye, and carry Ohio—[cheers] —l propose the same of the soldier statesman, whose record is as stainless as his sword— Winfield Scott Hancock. [Loud cheers-] One word more—if nominated he will take his seat. [Loud cheers.]

After Mr. Dougherty left tho platform he turned and came back. “ Allow me to say one word more,” he said to the chair. Permission was accorded, when Mr. Dougherty corrected his speech as follows : “ Gentlemen of the convention, I pray your pardon for one word. I said that ‘if nominated.’ I should have said that. ‘if elected,’ Gen. Hancock will take hie seat,.’’ rCheers.l HAMPTON ON BAYARD. When South Carolina was called Wade Hampton stood up and was enthusiastically cheered. Upon taking the platform Gen. Hampton addressed the convention as follows : Mb. President and Gentlemen of the Convention: Until within a moment ago I did not know that I should be called upon to say one word to this convention, because South Carolina has no candidate to present, but I have been invited to second a nomination which has been made, and I know not why that honor was conferred on me, except that, as Massachusetts has first seconded the nomination of Delaware, it may not be inappropriate that South Carolina should reach out her hand to that great State of the East. [Cheers.] They were in the past, perhaps, the two States most widely separated in political opinion, and it is a happy omen now, after all these years of trouble and of bloodshed, that those two great States—the one from the East and my own little Palmetto State of the South—should come together for the peace, prosperity and happiness of the whole American continent. [Cheers.] We say, sir, that we have no candidate to present We came here bringing as an offering to the Democratic party 138 electoral votes. We say to you if you give us a man, pure, spotless, perfect, one who represents all the best elements of American character—if you give us such a man, we will give you our votes. We say to you, and we say it to prove our sincerity, that we have none to offer. We come and say to the great East and to this overflowing Northwest: Place your best men in the field and we of the South will support them. We ask for no place, for no position, for no pledgos, for no patronage, no promise. We come simply as Democrats to sustain a great country—[applause]—and perhaps, my friends, we may be the most impartial judges, not of the merits of the respective candidates, because we recognize in all whose names have been presented to-day that they are each and all worthy to bear the great Democratic banner. We know That, and, recognizing the enthusiasm which greeted the name of Hancock—[applause]—we of the South will feel that we would be safe in his hands because we were safe when he had the power. [Applause.] We know that the Nestor of our party, the guide, the leader of the Senate, that Thurman would add dignity to the place. We know that Indiana’s son is worthy of the honor. We know that all those whose names have been presented here are worthy to be the standard-bearers of our great party, and it is therefore in no invidious mood that I say to you that we take Bayard because we believe that he is the strongest man. [Applause.] We believe he will bring more Republican votes, conservative Republican votes, to his support than any other man in America. We believe that he will get the young vote of the country. We know that he win get every Democratic vote in America; and we know that he can be elected—[cheers] —and we know that if elected, he, too, would take his Place, for he is as brave as Hancock. [Applause.] You remember, my friends, it has just flashed across my mind, and, if toy classical reading has not all left me, you remember that when the Greeks were returning from their great victory, and were about to lay their offerings upon the altar, the Generals were called on to vote for two men—the first and second man—who, in their opinion, they thought most worthy of honor, and the name of Themistoclee was found upon every ballot. The name of Thomas Francis Bayard, if not always placed first, is always second, and we choose to take the second man.

it was then moved that the convention proceed to ballot for a candidate for the Presidency. The motion was adopted, and balloting began—the first ballot resulting as follows :

STATES.

Hu yard. Hancock. Thurman. Payne. c Hendricks. Tilden. Field. Morrison.

Alabama.... 7 7 1 5.... Arkansas..,. 12 .... California ].... 3 .... 1 •.... 6 .... Colorado.. 1 .... Connecticut 4 .... 2 .... 3 Delaware.... 6 Florida 8 Georgia...... 5 8 1 .... 8.... Illinois. 42 Indiana 30 lowa. 3 7 .... 2 2 6 Kansas Kentucky... 6 17 ....2 5 2.... Louisiana. 16 Maine 14 Maryland... 16 Massachu’ts 11)$ 6 % 2 % 2 2 .... Michigan... 2 6.... 1.... 1 4... Minnesota 10 .. i Mississippi.. 8 6 1 2.... Missouri.... 4 12 3 7.... 4 Nebraska 6 Nevada 3 3 .... N. Hamps’re 3 4 2 1 .... New Jersey.. 10 4 New York 70 N. Carolina. 7 9 1 1 Ohio 44 .... Oregon 2 4 .... Penusylv’ia. 7 28 1 16 1 .... Rhode Isl’d. 2 2 1 1.... 8. Carolina. 14 Tennessee .. 9 11 1 2 .... Texas 6 9 1 .... 1 Vermont 10 Virginia .... 10 3 9 .... W. Virginia 3 7 .... Wisconson.. 6 1 2 10 Total... 153# 171 6S>< Scattering votes were cast as follows : California—Seymour, 2. Colorado—Loveland, 5; Payne, 2. lowa—McDonald, 2. Kansas—Ewing, 10. Kentucky—McDonald, 1. Michigan— Seymour, 1 ; Lathrop, 1; McClellan, 2. New Jersey—Randall, 3 ; Parker, 1, North Carolina —Seymour, 1; Jere Black, 1. Pennsylvania— Jewett, 1 ; Seymour, 1; McDonald, 1. Rhode Island—Seymour, 1; English, 1. Wisconsin— McDonald, 1. The convention, immediately after the announcement of the ballot, adjourned until 10 o’clock, Wednesday morning.

Third Day. The convention was called to order at 10:30 a. m., Thursday, June 24. Prayer was offered by Rev. Charles Taylor, of Covington, Ky. Mr. Peckham, of* New York, rose to make a statement in behalf of the State of New York. That delegation had heard with great sensibility the votes in the convention yesterday for the honored statesman of New York, Samuel J. Tilden. The delegation received a letter from Mr. Tilden, in which he had renounced himself before this convention, and the delegation, knowing his honesty of purpose, had considered it final and conclusive, and had this morning agreed on another candidate than Tilden. He was requested to announce that New York’s choice before this convention was Samuel J. Randall, Speaker of the House of Representatives. At this point a motion was put and lost to read Tilden’s letter. The roll-call of States then proceeded. Alabama, at the opening of tho 'second ballot, cast 11 votes for Hancock. California followed with 5 for Hancock. When Illinois was reached, the vote came, for Hancock 42 votes. Wild enthusiasm followed the announcement, as yesterday she had voted solid for Morrison. The cheering was repeated when the clerk announced the vote. The same demonstrations followed the announcement of the vote of Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, and Minnesota. When Missouri's 28 for Hancock were given there was another rousing cheer. The delegates rose and waved their hats and fans. New York's 70 votes went for Randall, and the Randall Club ; whose white hats and canes were used in their cheers, were met with hisses. When Ohio was called, Alexander Long said the delegation asked leave to retiro for consultation. The State was passed. Pennsylvania also asked to retire, and was passed. When Ohio was called again, Mr. Hill said the most of the delegation was absent, and the Chairman was also absent, but, in obedience to the instruction of 300,000 Democrats of Ohio, he would cast the 44 votes of Ohio for Allen G. Thurman. The Chair refused to recognize Mr. Hill’s right to cast the vote. Ohio returned and cast 44 for Thurman. There was no sensation at the announcement. Wisconsin got permission to change her vote, and cast 20 votes for Hancock. Hero another wild scene of excitement ensued. New Jersey followed, casting her 18 votes for Hancock. Instantly the whole convention and the galleries became wild w.ith enthusiasm. The chair struck a bass staccato accompaniment to the anthem of enthusiasm, but it required several minutes to enable anyone to hear an individual voice. When, at last, peace was partly restored, Mr. Hale, of Pennsylvania, mounted on a chair, and shouted out, “ Pennsylvania is proud of her son.” He went on to eulogize Hancock, and closed by changing the vote of Pennsylvania, making it 58 votes for Hancock. Again the anthem of enthusiasm, and again in vain the weakened staccato of the Chairman’s gavel, until it was wholly drowned by the overwhelming tide of sound. Louisiana's banner, with Hancock’s portrait, which had been at the organ, was borne to the front of the stage. The State banners over the whole house were waving in the air. Above all was the monotonous anthem, only swelling and falling as the efforts of the Chairman to stop tho ujiroar increased or slackened. The climax of excitement was reached when all the banners of the States rushed to the Chairman’s desk and surrounded the banner bearing the portrait of the choice of the Democracy. When something like ten minutes had been spent in this exciting outburst, the banners went back to their places. Then W. C. P. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, with great difficulty, changed tne vote of the State to 18 for Hancock, 5 for Bayard, and 1 for Thnrman. Nebraska changed her 6 votes to Hancock, Virginia then changed to Hancock ; then Nevada, then Rhode Island, and the work was done. The Chairman, weary of the excitement, sat down and said he would recognize nobody until the delegates took their seats. At length a delegate from New Hampshire moved to make the call of the States anew. This motion was quickly adopted, and the new call began. It began with State after State voting solidly for Hancock, but there were many hisses mingled with the applause as the votes were announced. Indiana asked for a moment’s consultation, and then voted for Hendricks. lowa created a sensation by casting one vote for Tilden. The ballot for President, as finally recorded, was as follows:

STATES.

| Hancock. j Bayard. | Hendricks. j Tilden.

Alabama 20 Arkansas 12 California 12 ’ Colorado 6 ” Connecticut. 12 .. Delaware 6 . . . . Florida 8 !! Georgia 22 " ] Illinois 42 Indiana 30 . ” lowa 21 i Kansas 10 Kentucky 24 Louisiana 16 .j Maine 14 Maryland 14 1 .... .... Massachusetts 26 ” Michigan 22 Minnesota 10 Mississippi 16 \ Missouri 30 Nebraska 6 Nevada 6 .... .... .... New Hampshire 10 .... 1.1. New Jersey 18 New York TO North Carolina. 20 Ohio 44 Oregon 6 ...'. .... .... Pennsylvania 58 .... .... ” " Rhode Island 8 South Carolina 14 Tennessee 24 Texas 16 Vermont 10 Virginia 22 ... .. . .. . . West Virginia io .. Wisconsin 20.... T0ta1..., 705 2 30 1 Whole number of votes 738 The announcement of the result of the ballot was made at 10:60. The band played “Hail Columbia” and “ Yankee Doodle,” and again the house rang with cheers of the thousands. William Mack, Chairman of the Indiana, delegation, took the stand, and asked to be heard. [Hisses.] After rebuking those who hissed him, he moved to make the nomination of Hancock unanimous, promising that Indiana would cast her vote in November for Hancock. Samuel J. Randall then was presence] t<? the

audience to second the nomination. Mr. Aandall said he was here to second the nomination of Pennsylvania’s son, Gen. Hancock. The aotion had' been unanimous. The nomination was strong, would bring victory, and would add the keystone of the Federal arcn to the Democratic States. He closed by promising his untiring efforts for the election of the nominee. Hancock’s nomination means that, if elected, he will be inaugurated. Senator Wallace, of Pennsylvania, followed, tendering the thanks of his delegation and of his State for to-day’s action. He said that history repeats itself. In this goodly city, twenty years ago, the Democracy named its last President, and here now it names its next. The duty of the Democracy now is aggression, aggression, aggression, aggression. Senator Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, on his crutches, came to the platform and was greeted with loud applause. He said that, on behalf of the solid South—that South that was once arrayed against Gen. Hancock—he pledged the solid vote of the South to the gallant nominee of the convention. Recognizing Gen. Hancock’s gallantry in war, and his true observance of the rights pertaining to civil life, he pledged to him the earnest, true and energetic support of all the South, and for his State of South Carolina, so lately redeemed from misrule, he promised a decisive Democratic majority. Judge Hoadlcy followed, promising the support of Ohio, and that by aid of the silvertongued orators of other States its electoral vote would be cast for Hancock. The chair then put the motion and it was adopted unanimously. Immediately the band struck up the “Star-Spangled Banner.’’ .The great organ added the overpowering volume of its tones in accompaniment and the effect was thrilling. Hon. D. W. Voorhees took the platform and said that, though somewhat sore-hearted, the Democracy of Indiana know its duty, and would perform it. This nomination was an evidence of that coming reconciliation among the States so much to be desired. Gen. Hancock know well the Confederate Brigadier ; and it was a pleasure to be able to say that, in the coming contest, Gen. Hancock would have no more hearty supporters among his own followers in the late war than among the Confederate Brigadiers. They recognized his ability as a soldier ; and, more than that, they appreciated his just views of the subordination of the military to the civil law. Mr. Falconer, of New York, followed. Then came W. C. P. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, who began by saying: “We have this day beaten our swords into pruning-hooks, with which we shall reap in November the autumnal harvest of success.’’ He had loved the South, he had been willing to lay down his life for her, but to-day he stood on a higher plane—that of American citizenship. To-day the banner unfurled is the star-spangled flag' of the nation, made sacred by the blood of the man chosen this day as the leader of the Democratic party. Ho appealed to New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Connecticut to answer for their part in the coming contest, and closed by invoking God’s blessing on this day’s work. At this point John Kelly appeared, coming down the main aisle. Instantly a great shout arose, the organ chimed in, and the band also took part. By the time Kelly had reached the stage the excitement was almest equal to the scenes of the earlier moments of the convention. The Chairman, in introducing Mr. Kelly, said that by to-day’s action the Democracy of New York had been reunited. Mr. Kelly was greeted with the wildest outburst of applause, and, when quiet was partly restored, he said that by nominating Hancock the convention had reunited the Democracy of New York. He had no doubt his brethren and those with whom they had been fighting politically for the past five years would agree to let past differences be forgotten. [Great applause.] Ho promised to say nothing hereafter of the bitterness of the past. Union of the Democracy in New York was essential to success, and he now had no doubt that New York would vote for Hancock in November. He then proceeded to eulogize Gen. Hancock and pronounced him a soldier, a gentleman, and a man of honor. Ho counseled organization in the State of New York, and asked that whoever in Now York hereafter spoke of the differences in that State should be regarded as a traitor. There was a higher duty than fighting each other politically. For himself, he pledged the heartiest support to the ticket, and predicted its success. After Kelly had concluded there were loud, calls for John It. Fellows, of New York, representing the other side of the political strife in that State. He appeared at length, and, while the house was cheering and the Chairman rapping for order, he took his place at the speaker’s desk. A proclamation for special quiet was made by the chair, and repeated by the Ser-feant-at-Arms, to enable him to be heard. Mr. ellows spoke as follows:

Gentlemen of the United States, your action to-day has been superb. [Applause.] You have restored all differences existing in the ranks of the Democratic party. You have healed all wounds. We may march under the division banner of different Generals, but we march to one battle-field, to fight one common foe. [Applause.] Henceforth, that man is our friend who best assists in carrying the banner to victory. That man is our enemy, and only he, who lags in his duty in that respect. [Applause.] But you have done more, aye, infinitely more, than to have settled the discords of a State. You have strangled by your strong hands, to-day, the giant of discord and strife which has dominated our great country. [Great applause.] The South and the North clasp hands now in no unmeaning ceremony, and Hancock shall hear again the roar of Hampton’s guns in friendly strife. [Loud applause.] All over this land, by the success of this ticket, comes the return of fraternal concord, of brotherly love of the olden glow. You have restored us to a common Union, gentlemen, and upon the great works of prosperity of the North, upon tha stricken and impoverished, upon the graves where our dead repose, and in the homes where the living mourn, there shall fall a benediction as though descended direct' from God—the benediction of a just, perpetual, enduring peace. [Applause.] As I cannot speak, I only Btop to say that New York has but one response to make to the Democratic nominations. She gives Democratic majorities. [Applause.] We shall march over that State as though we were sweeping it with a tornado with Hancock at our head. [Applause.] Montauk will call to the cataract at Niagara and everywhere along the route the swelling chorus of Democratic voices shall make a music for 'the entire nation till we write on our banner in November 60,000 majority in the name of a united Democracy as the tribute of the Empire State. [Loud applause and cheers.] Hon. Henry Watterson, Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions, was recognized by the chair, and, after order was restored, ’proceeded to read the platform, as follows : The Democrats of the United States, in convention assembled, declare: 1. We pledge ourselves anew to the constitutional doctrines and traditions of the Democratic party, as illustrated by the teaching and example of a long line of Democratic statesmen and patriots, and embodied in the platform of the last National Convention of the party. 2. Opposition to centralization and to that dangerous spirit of encroachment which tends to consolidate in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of Government, a real despotism. No sumptuary laws; separation of church and state for the good of each, and common schools fostered and protected. 3. Home rule, honest money, consisting of gold, silver, and paper convertible into coin on demand, the strict maintenance of the public faith, State and national, and a tariff for revenue only. 4. The subordination of military to the civil power, and a genuine and thorough reform of the civpl service. 5. The right of a free ballot is a right preservative of all rights, and must and Bhnll be maintained in every part of the United States. The existing administration is the representative of conspiracy only, and its claim or right to surround the ballot-boxes with troops and Deputy Marshals to intimidate and obstruct the electors, and unprecedented use of the veto to maintain its corrupt and despotic power, insults the people and imperils their institutions. 6. We execrate the course of this administration in making places in the civil service a reward for political crime, and demand a reform by statute which shall make it forever impossible for a defeated candidate to bribe hiß way to the seat of a usurper by billeting villains upon the people. 7. The great fraud of 1876-’77, by which, upon a false oount of the electoral votes of two States, the candidate defeated at the polls was declared to be President, and for the first time in American history the will of the people was set aside under a threat of military violence, struck a deadly blow at our system of representative government. 8. The Democratic party, to preserve the country from the horrors of civil war, submitted for the time in the firm and patriotic faith that the people would punish this crime in 1880. This issue precedes and dwarfs every other. It inspires a more sacred duty upon the people of the Union than ever addressed the consciences of a nation of freemen. 9. The resolution of Samuel J. Tilden not again to be a candidate for the exalted place to which he was elected by a majority of his countrymen, and from which he was excluded by the leaders of the Republican party, is received by the Democrats of the United States with deep sensibility, and they declare their confidence in his wisdom, patriotism, and integrity unshaken by the assaults of the common enemy ; and they further assure him that he is followed into the retirement he has chosen for himself by the sympathy and respect of his fellow-citizens, who regard him as one who, by elevating the standard of Sublic morality, and adorning and purifying the pubc service, merits the lasting gratitude of his country and party. 10. Free ships, and a living ohance for American commerce, upon the seas; and on the land no discrimination in favor of transportation lines, corporations or monopolies; the amendment of the Burlingame treaty, so as to permit no more immigration, except for travel, education and foreign commerce, and therein carefully guarded; the publio money

and the public credit for public purposes solely, and the pubic lands for actual settlers. The Democratic party is the friend of the laboring man, and pledges itself to protect him alike against the cormorants and the Commune. 11. We congratulate the country upon the honesty and thrift of a Democratic Congress, which has reduced the public, expenditure $40,000,000 a year; upon the continuation of prosperity at home and the national honor abroad; and, above all, upon the promise of such a change in the administration of the Government as shall insure us genuine and lasting reform in every department of the public service. The resolutions as read were unanimously adopted. Mr. Pulitzer, of Missouri, moved to proceed to the nomination of Vice President. Agreed to. The call of States for the nomination of candidates then began, and Pettis, of Alabama, nominated Wm. H. English, of Indiana. Arkansas, when called, seconded this nomination, and in turn all the remaining States seconded the nomination of Englisli, until John P. Irish, of lowa, nominated K. M. Bishop, of Ohio, as a man who had never been defeated when a candidate for office —as one who would equip, in Mr. Garfield’s State, a campaign which would sweep the State in October and November. William F. Vilas, of Wisconsin, seconded the nomination of English in an eloquent speech. lowa withdrew the name of Bishop, and, the vote being put by the chair, tho nomination was declarod unanimously agreed to. The announcement was greeted with applause and cheers. ' Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, moved that a committee of one from each State be appointed to notify the nominees of the convention of their nomination, and hi the name of the convention and of tho party to request their acceptance of the nomination. Mr. Preston moved to amend so that tho committee notify the nominees in writing, so ns to have a record of the answer. Tho amendment was accepted, and the resolution adopted. A resolution was offered that tho District of Columbia and the Territories have one representative each in the National Committee. Tabled. The various delegations were instructed to send up to tho chair the names they desired to represent them in notifying tho nominees of their nomination. Tho following names were announced for members of the National Executive Committee: Alabama, Levi W. I.awlcf; Arkansas, John J. Sumter; California, J. T. Farley; Colorado, T. M. Patterson; Connecticut, William H. Barnum; Delaware, J. C. Grubb; Florida, Samuel PaHco; Georgia, T. Barnes; Illinois, William C. Goudy; Indiana, Austin H. Brown; lowa, M. M. Ham; Kansas, Charles W. Blair; Kentucky, Henry D. McHenry; Louisiana, B. F. Jonas; Maine, Edward W. Thompson; Maryland, O. P. Horsey; Massachusetts, Fred O. Prince'; Michigan, Edward Kantcr; Minnesota, P. 11. Kelly; Mississippi, W. D. Martin; Missouri, John G. Prather; Nebraska, J. Sterling Morton; Nevada, ■J. C. Hagerman; New Hampshire, A. \V. Suliiway; New Jersey, Orestes Cleveland; New York, Abram 8. Hewitt; North Carolina, M. W. Ransom; Ohio (to he named hereafter); Oregon (to be named hereafter); Pennsylvania (to lx; named hereafter) ; Rhode Island, Abner S. Barnahy; South Carolina, F. W. Dawson; Tennessee, Thomas O’Connor ; Texas, F. S. Stockdale ; Vermont, D. P. Smalley; Virginia, Robert A. Coghill; West Virginia, Alexander Campbell; Wisconsin, Wm. F. Vilas. A resolution was offered by Mr. Irish, of lowa, that the basis of representation in the next National Convention be the same as at the present, and that the National Committee be authorized to determine the place and time of holding the convention. Adopted. After further resolutions of thanks and transaction of sonic routine business, Mr. rrcston, of Kentucky, moved to adjourn,, and tho ball being now nearly empty, it was carried without dissent, and at 3 p. m. the convention adjoiß'ned without day.