The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-07-19 00:00:00

THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST IN
AMERICA.

A Reuter's telegram, dated Chicago, July 11, says:
The National Democratic Convention reassembled
yesterday evening, and sat until late into the night.
One ballot for the nomination of candidates for the
Presidency was taken and resulted as follows: Senator
Bayard 170 votes, Governor Cleveland 392, ex-Senator
M`Donald, 56, Mr. Randall 78, Mr. Thurman 88, Mr.
Carlisle 27, Mr. Hoadley 3, Mr. Hendricks 1, Mr.
Tilden 1, and Mr. Flower 4 votes. The Convention
subsequently adjourned.
The platform of the Convention commences by
pledging the Democratic party to revise the tariff in a
spirit of fairness to all interests. In making a reduc-
tion in the taxes it is not proposed to injure any
domestic interests. All taxation shall be limited to
the requirements of economical government. All
taxes should be collected at custom houses, which
have ever been the chief source of the Federal
revenue. The platform favours the repeal of aLI laws
restricting the free action of labour. It believes that
public lands should be kept as homesteads for
actual settlers, and that no mon grants should
be made to corporations, or be allowed to fall
into the ownership of alien absentees. Instead of
what it describes as the British policy of the Re-
publican party the platform demands on behalf of
American Democracy -an American policy. It
favours an American Continental policy based upon
more intimate commercial and political relations with
the fifteen sister Repu'alics of North, Central, and
South America, but without any entangling alliances.
The platform proceeds to declare that it is the duty of
the GOvernment.to mete out exact justice to every
citizen, regardless of race, nativity, colour, or persua-
sion. After recommending an honest Civil Service
reform and the separation of Church and State, the
platform affirms it to be the imperative duty of the
Government to protect all rights and property of
American citizens in foreign lands. It says: "An
American citizen is only responsible to his own Go-
vernment for any act done in America, and can only
be tried, therefore, on American soil." The platform
concludes with an expression of respect and esteem
for Mr. Tilden.

The Democratic Convention met again this morn-
ing, and proceeded with the voting for the selection
of the Democratic candidate for the Presidency. On
the second ballot, Messrs. Carlisle, Randall, and Se-
nator M'Donald were withdrawn, and there was then
a marked movement in favour of Mr. Hendricks, who
obtained 124 votes, while Governor Cleveland re-
ceived 475 votes, 547 being the number necessary for
nomination.

On completion of the call for the ballot, but before
the result was officially announced, a num'eer of iele-
gate; withdrew their votes for other candidates and
recorded them in favour of Mr. Cleveland. The
result was that he was nominated on the second
ballot, the official figures being as follows: Mr. Cleve.
land, 683 votes; Mr. Bayard, 8l1; Mr. Hendricks,
453-; M. Thurman, 4; Mr. M'Donald, 2; and Mr.
, Randall, 4. The nomination of Mr. Cleveland was
I afterwards made unanimous.

The successful candidate is Mr. Grover Cleveland,
at present Governor of New York State.