The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-15
Governor Seymour Accepts the HOiai-
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On the evening Of July 10th a large
meeting was held in Tammany Hall
to tender the nominations to Govern
or Seymour and General Blair. Gen.
eraI George w. Morgan, of Ohio, as
Chairman of the Committee, tender
ed the nominations to Messrs. Sey-
mour and Blair in few excellent and
appropriate remarks. Governor
Seymour spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Committee Il thank you for the cour-
teous terms in which you have COM
nunicated to me the action of the
Democratic Convention. (Cheers.) 1
have no words adequate to express
my gratitude for the goOd will and
kindness which that body has shown
to me, Its nomination was unsought
and unexpected. 1t was my ambition
TO take an active part from which 1
am now excluded, in the great strug-
gle now going on for the restoration
of q good government, of peace anu
prosperity to our country. (Great
cheers.) But have been brought up
by the whelming tide that is bearing
us on to the great political change,
and 1 find myself unable to resist its
pressure. LCheers You have also
given to me copy of the Resolutions
put forth by the Convention, showing
its position upon all the great ques-
tions which agitate the country. AS
presiding officer OF that Convention
1 am familiar with their scope and
import. AS one of its members, am
a party to their terms. They are in
accord with my wish, and stand up
on them in the contest into which we
are now entering, and shall strive to
carry them out III the future whether
I may be placed in public or private
life. Cheers l congratulate you,
and ali conservative men who seek to
restore order, peace, prosperity and
good government to our land, upon
the evidences every where shown that
we shall triumph at the next election.
prolonged cheers. Those who are
politically opposed to us fiattered
themselves there would be disc, ,rd in
our councils;but they mistOok the un-
certainties of our views as to the best
methods of carrying out our purposes
for the difference of opinion with re-
gard to those purposes. They mis-
took an intense anxiety to do no act
which should not be wise and Judi
cipus for spirit Of diScord. but dur
ing the heightened proceedings, and
earnest discussion of the Convention,
there has prevailed an entire harmo-
! ny Ct intercourse, Il political forbear-
euce, and a self-Sacrificiug spirit, which
| are the sure tokens of q coming vie
/ tory. Accept for yourselves, gentle
lner,, my wishes for your welfare and
happiness, ICheers.
H. few days I will answer the
communication you have just handed
me, by letter, as is the customary
form. Tremendous and long contin-
ued cheering. ..-
At the conclusion of Governor Sey-
| mour's speech, General Blair made
some remarks, accepting the nomina.
tion for Vice President, and pledging
himself to adhere to the principles
ensnciated in the platform.
While those proceedings were going
on inside TAmmany Hall, an i'm
menSe gathering collected outside,
who seemed animated by the greatest
enthusiasm, and on SeyniOur's ap-
pearance on the platform which had
been erected in the street, greeted
him with tremendous cheers. In q
few words he thanked the multitude
for their expressions OF appreciation,
and excused himself from making g
heightened speech, on the ground OF
fatigue.
8. s. Cox, OF New York, was the
next speaker, and he eulogized HOra-
ito Seymour and the Democratic par
ty, which was q party OF good will
progress and liberty.
There was loud calls for Gen. Blail
who thanked the meeting for the en-
thusiasm with which they greeted
him. He had no doubt that the Dem
ocratic party would triumph in the
impending conflict, and restore to tht
Southern people the freedom of which
they have been despoiled.
The meeting was subsequently ad
dressed by a. J. Rodgers, of New
Jersey, General Thomas L. Price, o
Missouri and General VIM. Preston
of Kentucky, and others, and finally
adjourned with three times three TO
Seymour and Blair.