The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-15
Horatio Seymour Nominated fol
President.
r. P. Blair for Vice President.

NHIlOnai convention assembled In
Tammany Hall, New York. New
Tamnany Hall was crammed to
ovcrtiowing, and the mass outside ON
nth street was immense. For days
before great tide of humanity had
been setting toward the great city
from every direction the stream of
human beings came, and by every
mode Of conveyance.
The Headquarters of the Ohio Dele
cation were at the 5th Avenue Hotel.
The hotels were quite crowded by the
vast influx of persons brought there
by the Convention.
The military display in the city on
the 18th WAS mposing-several Tegi
ments of infantry anu cavalry being
on parade, and several battery COM
panios. The march of the Democrat
ic clubs was also attractive. There
was the Empire Club under the lead
of Rynders, the Keystone Club, of
hich Richard Vaux was President,
the Pendleton Club ana Band, and
several others.
TIE CONVENTION
The Convention WAS called to order
at 20 minutes past - o'clock by Au-
gust Belmont, Chairman of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee. He
welcomed the Delegates here in this
beautiful hall, referred to the city of
New York as but the work of the
Democracy. His utterauce was indis-
tIurt and unintelligihIe at the seat we
&C 'upied, but he was understood to
predict triumph in November for
the nominees Of this Convention, He
reviewed The past, aniInadvertcd Up
an Radical rule, its taX-sntherers, inn
paired National credit, and other con-
sequences. He continued to discuss
at some length the policy and char
acter of the dominant party, denoun-
cling it as violation of the Constitu-
tion and sound principles ofa Demo-
cratic Republican Government.
The country looks to you, gentle
men, by means of the Democratic Or
gauization to save the country He
nominated for temporary Chairman,
Hon. Henry S. Palmer, of Wiscon-
sin. Agreed to.
The rules of the previous Demo-
cratic National Conventions we're
adopted. Committees on Permanent
Organization, Resolutions, &C., were
appointed.
A resolution was adopted by the
Convention that the members of the
! Soldiers and Sailors Convention be
invited IL sea in the Hall.
The Declaration of Independence
having been read by the Secretary
the Convention adjourned until tel
O'Clock on Monday, July 9th.
Five of the Ohio Delegates resigned
ana Geo. Z. Pugh, Judge Thurman
c. L.. ValIandigham, Gen. Geo. w
Morgan, and Judge Van Trump were
appointed in their places.
On Monday the Committee on Per
manent Organization reported as fol
lows, amid great cheering:
For President of the Convention,
Hon. HOratio Seymour, of New Yorl
and one Vice President from eacf
State. Dr. Edson b. Olds was tn,
Vice President from Ohio.
For Reading Secretaries-F. o. Per
rine, of New York Moses NJ. Strong
of Wisconsin v. y, Gusken, o
Georgia F. NJ. Hutchinson, of Penn
sylvania Robert B. Tapney, of Hi
nOis.
For Sergeant.at-Arms-Edward A
Moore. of New York. .....
The Chair appointed Messrs BigleI
of Pennsylvania, and Hammond, c
South Carolina, committee to con
duct the Permanent President to tn
Chair.
e Mr.. Seymour proceeded 10 the plat
form amid great cheering, which wa
long and cou tinued. In brief he II
5 turned thanks for the honor confe
red, counseIed moderation, tOleratio
r aud harmony, and said that most in
: portant questions were forced upO
the consideration OF this Convention
some of them being forced upon ii b
I the resolutions OF the Chicago Cor
vention. He discussed briefly Il
Radical Platform, and accused Il
party ofviolating it's own declaration
against repudiation and unequal ta.
: alton, and then asserted a sOlicituC
for soldiers and soldiers widows ar
orphans. He accused the now dor
inant party OF an extravagant was
of the public monies, with taintir
the national credit, with Overburde
ing labor with taxation, and breakil
down all guarantees of Republics
liberty. He denied the assertion
: the Radical Convention that. the pri
cipIes of the Declaration OF Indepe
dence are now sacred on every in
J. of American soil, for in ten States
5 the Union military power suppress
d civil law.
> The resolutions from the Nation
q Labor Convention were then sent 4
u favsring the payment of public a
private debts with greenbacks, whi
IN was received with great cheering,
= also was one against the further grs
1t Of public lands to private corporate
N and favorfnR their reservation for d
ty tributIon to actual settlers.
A letter was received with gr,
v, laughter from Susan B. Anthony,
OO the Women's Suffrage Associatio
IT. urging the claims OF women to p
ns tieipate in elections. The resoIutl
a. was referred
" The Chairman OF the Committee
r. Credentials reported that full Gele
"a tions were present from every st
t,s in the Union, and recommended 4
oh three delegations from each territt
and from the District of Columbia
ba admitted to tho floor without the pr
h ilege of voting.
,b Mr.. Kerr, of Pa, offered 'resc
- ton that Il wAs the duty of ev
> friend OF Constitutional Governin
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