The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-18
DEMOCRAYICk
NATIONAL c0HYEanOH
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Meeting and Organization,
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ioThe Democratic National GonVenr
yentionitassembled3 Ferd's Opera
Housef in 1.-THE City of Baltimore ON
Tuesday, the 9th. inst.H Long before
the hour fixed for the meeting an inn
mense crowd gathered in the vicinity
of the building, and no sooner were
the doors open than the immense hail
was crowded in every part with la
dies and gentlemen, every foos OF
room being oecupiedadi l595lisls Isss.
The hall was. tastefully decorated
with shields of the different states,
fiags. banners, streamers,i wreaths, and
festoons of eyergreens. 4iEe9 sla 10
& The Convention was called to order
at l2o'clock by August Belmont the
Chairman of the Demecratlc: National
Committee, who delivered brief but
telling speech. which was frequently
interrupted by applause. He closed
by proposing as temporary Chairman
Thomas Jefferson Randolph, of Vir-
ginfa, the grandson of the patriot ana o.
statesman, Thomas Jefferson. HIS ap-
pearances was greeted with applause.
lie is upwards ofieigIity years of age.
On taking the chair he spoke as f9i-
lows: ~ ssso e ssDol eAM ''.ss - E -A'l 2
s iT am aware that the very great
honor conferred ON me by this body
Is due to no personal merit of my
own, but a 2 token of respect to the
State from which I come, and recog-
milton of other circumstances possibly
adventitious. Il any perhaps the old
est member of this body, and a life of
eighty years spent IN the Democratic
Republican party, constitutes me a
senior member remember freshly
every Presidential contest from. the
first election of Jeffersonsto the pres
ent time, and / can say with truth
/, I,eremefnber none which involved
higher questions of personal liberty,
local selfsgoyernment,,. honestiadmin-
isfratiofi. and constitutional freedom
than the present, or one which more
strongly demanded of our people an
earnest recourse TO the fundamental
principles. s 80 Aa w. ss.s -. :
1daItd strikes me as the duty of this
hour and of this body to Wrest the
government from the hands of its
present despotic and corrupt holders,
and to place it in honest hands and to
restore to citizens 9 everywhere the
proud consciousness OF personal right,
and to all the States perfect integrity
of local self government. This, with
the recognition of the supremacy OF
the civil law, viii, In my Judgment,
discharge all our present duty 2 ~.
g Rev. Henry iSlieer being present,
delivered a long and eloquent prayer.
HFrederiek O. Prince, of Massacha-
setts was chosen temporary Secretary,
and E. %. Perrin, of New York, tenn!
porary Recording Secretary $500 s. Z
Mr.. McHenry Of Kentucky, offered
a resolution of thanks to Mr.. Belmont
on his retiring from the National
Committee, which was adopted. .s5ss
After the appointment of a commit
tee on credentials and organization,
composed of one delegate from each
State, the Convention took a recess
till O'Clock, p NJ. 'il.'l 4ii3tl t3ii '''s'''s
al9f4 81 AFrERNooN SESSION. - : { -
i'.h PERMENEST ORGANIZATIONS.
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O'CLOCK pursuant W auJouFrlniilnes,. g. 80
ported Hon. James r. Doolittle, OF
Wisconsin, for Permanent PRESIDENT
with one Vice-President from each
State and the following Secretaries
For Reading Secretaries, r. o. Per-
rim, of New York; A. T. Whittlesey,
of Indiana, and Thomas H. Moore. OF
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Recording Secretary, j Ohm c. Barr,
of Penns ylyania. .;.,s .,.ll ts ,,,iss s,o.F
On motion, the report of the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization
was adopted and the Committee dis
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Senator Bayard, of Delaware, and
Gov. Hoffman, of New FORK, were
appointed by the chairman to escort
the Permanent President to the chair,
On, mounting the platform Senator
Doolittle was received, with applause.
He spoke as follows: v.II vTfg,gI7.l +.
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GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION =
I thank you for the great honor
words can not tell how much but you
will allow me TO pass at once. from
what is personal to speak of this greai
occasion and the duty and purpose
which bring us here, 1s;s,iqc.l 5..f L.
Two years ago, nearly hve years
after the bloody PERIOD oi war had had
ceased, the Liberal Republicans O.
| Missonri, lapp1ause) feeling keenly al
the evils of proscriptive test-oaths, the
hates and strifes, the passions Of wal
had left upon them, long after the wal
itself had ceased, and feelIng keeply
Executive Federal &, ,dlctatIon IN theil
local elecuon, determined 10 organize
movement to restore equal rights te
all our citizens white as well aslblack
(applause , to restore local seif7goyy