Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-13
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Greeley and Brown Nominated.

NNilNiNN ifNlfNih AN nulWlllAlfN NNlIfN /
the body to order at noon aud made href
address, In which be arraigncd General
Grant and the Republican majority in
Congress for alleged infraciiuus of the
constitution and violation Of the spirit of |
our laws by the steady and gradual |
Capitalization uf power in the hands |
Of The Federal government and declared |
that the thinking men of both parties have |
become alive 10 the fact that we are now |
living under a military dcspOtism For |
this reason the best meg of the republic |
can party have severed their connection |
with the organization and have selected q |
candidate IN opposition To General Grant. |
Whatever opinions democrats may enter |
tain Of the candidate 'lectcd they cannot |
lind any fault with the platform adopted
at Cincinnati nor doubt the patriotic i'm |
pulse which dictated the movement.
lie paid compliment to Grants char |
acter and services as a soldier, but thought |
he had sadly failed in the discharge of
his his high trust. On the other hand
Horace Greeley, though heretofore bitter
opponent of the democratic party, had,
10y his admirable and manly letter Of
acceptance Of the Cincinnati nomination,
shown that he Is fully alive 70 the spirit of
the national constitutional principles ami
mating the Cincinnati movement, aud il
elected means tu carry them out faithfully.
Should the Convention, therefore. In It's
wisdom pronounce In favor of the Cincin-
hati candidates, he, for Que, would cheer
fully acquicscc. At the conclusion nv
declared his intention of retiring from the
position Of chairman of the Democratic
National Committee. which he Las held
for twelve years, and proposed rs tempo
rary chairman of the Convention, Thomas
Jefferson Randolph, of Virginia.
The band struck up "DiNic," and MIR.
| Randolph took hi scat amidst great cheer
/ Ing. Mt the conclusion Of which he made
speech declaring himself q senior member
OF the Democratic Republican party, TO
which he had been attached during life
of eighty ycars
Frederick o. Prince of Massachusetts,
was elected temporary Secretary.
The Convention then proceeded Ia ap-
! point committees on Credentials and on
| Organization. OF the former the member
for Delaware was Il. l.. Martin, and of the
latter Hon. T.. I. B.ggs.
a resolution highly complimentary to
Hun.August Belmont twelve years Chair-
manship of the National Committee was
unanimously adopted.
Tho Convention then took recess until
O'Clock.
ON the rcassemhlng of the Convention
the tnmmltlee on organization reported
for permanent chairman Hon. James Doc
little Of Wisconsin and a list of Vice Pres
idcnts and Sccre aiics Of one from each
state, the Vice President for this State
hriug John Payntcr, Esq. Secretary Of
state, and The Secretary Mr.. James VII
liams
senator Bayarl Of Delaware and Cover
nor HOLMAN OF New York were appointed
q committee to esrOrt the permanent Prtsi-
dent to the canir.
senator Duollttlr, on taking the position,
made speech detailing the risr and
growth Of the liberal republican party in
Missouri and its nubscquUnt spread
throughout the country. lie arraigurd
the gr at body Of the republican purity with
gidlt bitterness, and declared the union of
al. lhorlcmcni- of opposition tVit In behalf
-, o common platform aud candidate was
absolutely essential 10 the continued prus-
rclli OF the country.
The spCrh was received with great en-
'hu sla,m and al lis conclusion commit
Gee on resolutions Was appointed the Del
lWlrr member thereof bclng Hon. Thomas
+. EdNard. aud trc Convention resolved
that an resolutions Offered pertaining to a
platform houd lee referred to this Com
mliteo without either reading or debate.
j,ot,' ,ail vith nC ,r'a'I 81 '',,'
The toll Of states Wa then called Tor
fine ,nnn,ptu,np, ur tho N,,t,n,,I Ey,c,,'
liz. td,n,nittrr. Now YorL ,,ra.,,,t,d A.
Augusta Schell in place of Belmont de
clined, The Delaware member il Charles
Bcastcu, of Odessa.
THE Convention ADJOURNED till 10 A. NJ
u's morning:
ia, Clntrudnn Hotel in the evening with
closed dnur- Amer ron-id, rahle discus
sion th, Cnunii &C. voted l,y a lnr,.,. ma,
rn~lty l,r th,. simple aluliinn Of the Gin.
runau Pulinrm. senator Bavnrd earn
r.tly upup-rd that patt of il accepting III,
am, ndn,, mis-. and several delegate from
,onthcrn stare ionncd him ~ his nppo J.
tiun and h lis uud,rstoOd that In the tina
b vote the members Of the Cnminitlrr iron
. Drliwarr. rc,as oregon. t,cnrpin an,
Q Mi- issippi voted against the epporscmrnt
j. hut all lie othrl, for
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