Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-07-18
NO. 80
years spent in The neutrality-suspicious.
party constitutes me senior mepbar


years spent in the delnocratio-ropublican
party constitutes me senior member.
II remember freshly every presidential
contest from the first election Of Jefferson
70 the. present time, and I car say with
sruth that remember mono which in
! Volved higher questions Of personal libof-
ty, local self government, honest ad-
ministratiou and constitutional freedom
tbsn the present, Or one which demanded
Of our party and our people calmer or
more earnest recoarae to prudential prin-
oiples
II strikes me as The duty Of this hour
and Of this body to wrest the government
from the hands Of ita present deepotic
corrupt holders, aud to place it in honest
hands.to restore to she citizen everywhere
tue proud consciousness of personal right,
and to.au the States perfect integrity of
local self-governmcnt. This, with the
recogn ition of HE supremacy Of the civil
constitution and the law, will in my
judg ement, discharge all our presen. duty.
[Applause1
Mr.. G. l.. Lamberton. of Pennsylsania,
offered the following resolution
Resolved, That the States be now call
ed, In order that the chairman of each
delegation report tho names of the NOM
bers from each State on each Of the
several committees, and that the names
OF any coasesting delegates be also report
ed to the convention.
MIR. Spear, Of Pennsylvania Il move
10 amend the resolution SO as to require
that the States be called in alphabetical
order. Cries OF "No, nor
ssIhe question vas put, and the amend
mont was agreed to- and the resolution as
amended. was then adopted.
Gov Hoffman, OF New York. Il de-
sire, sir, il orded that the record may be
straight, to mako necessary motion,
ana it ia this, that thoro be nov Two
committees appointed by this convention
one on credentials and one on permanent
organization, and that they be composed
Of tho names suggested BY tie respective
States. lily motion is made simply to
| s@-HsSAS WA 't'lLC <bt 'ECVEt.
The motion, on being seconded, was
put by the chairman and declared IN
auimousIy adopted.
Committee on credentials appointed
Il. D. bIoI1enry, Of Kentucky II
move, Mr.. Chairman, the following re-
solution
Resolved. That this contention. in
receiving the announcement of the ro-
Eiremont Of the Hon. August Belmont
from the Democratic National Executive
Comm ittco, Of which he has been chair
msu for the past twelve years, desiring
TO express their sense Of his long, able
and efficient service, il that most respoa-
sibIe and diHoul. position, aud While
submitting to his desire 10 be relieved
| from its labors and duties, confidently
rely upon bis Y iso counsel and coeliul
aid for the future as in the past.
The question VAS put on the lcsc iGtlon
end unanimously adapted.
On motion, the convention at /. 10 took
| { recess unit! / o'clock ?. IL.
Afternoon Session.
Al fev minutes to four o'clock tse
hand stationed in the 7estibule in the
second tiar struck Up, and continued up
to the hour fof the Resembling Of the
convention, but at 425 P. IT. Mr. RAJ
dolph hal not called the convention to
order. 4 delegate inquired as to the
delay, which it was stated that the gen.
tlelnan selected for permanent president
had not arrived, but would arrived
in a few moments. The spectators
IN Fhe galleries, and some of the dele
gates finally became impatient, and made
loud calls for governor Hoffman, who sat
quietly in bis seat oon7ersing with
friend. Ho acknowledged the ncon-
plIment by rising, With bow and
graceful wave Of the hand. Speech
speech, came from all parts of the horse
The Governor than roso again but did
not make a speech, but merely called for
the report Of the COMM ittee on credentials.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
EEr. Lamberton. of Pennsylvania, rose
and sid there was practically nothing to
report, as ,hore wes no contest in any
delegation. ,.
Mr.. Delos De Wolf, ofNow York, then
reported from the committee on organiza-
ton the permanent officers Of the oonvcn.
tioA. For permanent president, James
r. Doolittle. Of Wisconsin and the follow
ing Vice-pgesideuta nnd secretaries.
Senator BaYagd, Of Delaware, and
Governor Hoffman. OF New York, were
appointed by the Chair to escort the per.
ulsuent president to the chair. On
mounting the platform Senator Dooiit;lo
was received with great applause. lie
spoke as follows
gpeach Of the Permanent President
Gentlemen Of the Convention: I thank
you for this great honor words can
hardly tell hog much. But you will
allow me to pass at once from whpt is
personal to speak Of the great occasion
the duty and the purpose Whioh bring US
here. Two years ago--ueagly Ave years
after the bloody period Of Sho civil var
had oloSed--the liberal republicans oil
Missouri, [applausol fooling keeuly sll
the evil of the prescription, test -oaths,
the hates and strifes, the passions the war
had left upon them long after the war
itself had ceased, and feeling keenly the
executive federal dictation in their local
elections. determined to organize move
ment to restore equal rights to all our
citizens [applause, white as well as blao,
applause, to restore local aelf-govern-
mant and to arrest the further coatrali-
zation Of federal power. Applause. They
then said "Hhis thing has gone fer
enough, if not already too far. TIE time
has coma when al honest sud patriotic
repuhlieana must say Halt Z and raassart