Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-28
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Gratis, is this: You are assembled here
to-day in behalf of the great Democratic
party of Ohio, TO counsel together, TO
advise together, and to indicate to them
the policy which they, as voters, ar' TO
support in this emergency. Now 1t
does not become me, in the place TO
which you have assigned me, to hndi-
cate what that advice on your part
should be; but il does become me TO ask
your careful consideration of this q1es-
ton. 1t becomes me to beg of YOU to
bear in mind that the duties involving
upon you are great; that the response
bility IS not Of atrifiing character. -
In looking over this vast audience,
both of delegates and people, ] feel hat
there is an anxious waiting In the pub
lie heart TO know what the result of our
deliberations to-day will be, and can
say to yon,- from my knowledge of the
party which you are called upon here TO
represent, from my connection with hat
party, that the masses of that party in
dulge in sr4es .efgr.s .esf fFi,r7
4 NO VISIONARY IDEAS 1iA
of the success of the government or
party organization; that the masses OF
that party have their eyes upon the i.oy-
EIL4ACnt viii l1AC kfCAbAoeSANg NAA1~S
the needle bears the pole, and they ex-
pect at their hands q verdict in favor of
that government, regardless of mere
party eXigency or party emergency II
thank you, gentlemen, for the honor
Won have shown me. TApplause. {. !.
The regort'Of the Committee ON Gre
dentials shows that every county Of the
State was represented except GrDene
- hot thnra ran ar
there. The report was accepted.
The President here read the following
telegram from the
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC STATE CoNvEN-
TION:
"The Democrats of Illinois greet the
Democracy OF Ohio, and instructs her
delegates to vote for Greeley and Brown
and strike hands with all Liberal Re
publicans."
The reading of the telegram wa, re-
ceived with cheers, and the following
reply was returned: "The Democracy
of Ohio send greeting to their brethren
of Illinois. They have just adopted, in
one of the largest conventions ever held
IN Ohio, resolutions approving the Gin
cinnati platform and reqnesting our
delegates to the Baltimore Conven ton.
to vote for
"GREELEY AND BROWN"
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported the following resolutions:
.ReSOlUea by the Democrats of Ohio in
convention assembled, That the plat
form Of principles adopted by the Gin
cinnati Convention, together with the
clear Interpretation of the same as ellun-
ciated in the lettero of Horace Greeley
accepting the nomination of that con-
vention for the office of President OF the
United States, affords common ground
upon which the liberal men of all pOliti-
cal parties can consistently unite in op-
position to the present administrs ton
and its attendant official corruption
- Resolved, That our delegates this day
chosen to represent us in the Democratic
National Convention TO assemble at Bal
timore are requested TO vote for the Ilom-
ination of Greeley and Brown as our
candidates for President and Viee-Pres-
ident.
A motion to lay the resolutions OH the
table was negatived and the resolutions
were adOptedamid tremendous applause.
and the following eea lFs
NOMINATIONS MADE:
Secretary of State, General Wiley, of
Wooster; Judge of the Supreme Court,
J. L. Greene, of Franklin county; MEM
Der of the Board of Public Works, j. B.
Riley, of Licking county; delegates at
large to the Baltimore Convention, J.
Mcmahon, of Montgomery; II. B.
Payne, of Cuyhoga; Chiffon A. White,
of Brown county; NJ. A. DOugherty, of
Fairfield; alternates, George A. Wyein-
er, of Summit county; c. n. Allen, of
Jefferson county; E. Cunningham and
a. Kramer, OF. Ottawa.
A meeting of the delegates at the
Kennard House was called for tonight.
A resolution returning thanks to the cit
izens of Cleveland for the manner in
which had they been received and enter
tanned, was unanimously adopted. A reso-
luton was adopted instructing the State
Central Executive Committee to issue a
call for mass meeting of the Demo-
Gratis of the State at such time and place
as may he deemed most expedient, for
the purpose of ratifying the action of
the Baltimore Convention, and selecting
Senatorial Electors, and to invite to par
1cipate therein all the voters OF the
State who may be opposed to the pres
ent corrupt Administration.
Adfnsnrnad