Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-07-24
the DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
The Cincinnati Platform Adopted
Greeley and Brown Unanimousl
Nominated.

BALTIMORE, July 9.-The Convention was
called to order by August Belmont, Chairman
of the Democratic National Executive Commit
tee. Belmont spoke at some length, reviewing
the political situation, and expressing a de-
cided preference for the adoption of the Cincin-
natl platform and candidates. In conclusion
he declined serving any longer as Chairman of
the National Democratic Committee. He an
nouuced the selection OF Hon. Thomas Jeffer-
son Randolph, of Virginia, as temporary chair
man of the Convention. e
Mr.. Randolphs name was received with
cheers.
Mr.. Randolph, on taking his seat said /: 81
am aware that the very great honor conferred
on me by this body is due to no personal merit
OF my own, but is token of respect to the
state from which l come, and to a recognition
OF other circumstances, possibly adventitious.
L am, perhaps, the Oldest member OF this body !;
and life of eighty years spent in the Demo-
cratc-Republcan party constitutes me senior
member.
I remember freshly every Presidential con-
test, from the first election of Jefferson to the
present time, and can say with truth that |
remember none which involved higher ques-
tions OF personal liberty, local self-govern-
ment, honest administration AID consttu-
tional freedom than the present, or one which
demanded OF our party and our people more
earnest recourse to fundamental principles.
1t strikes me as the mission 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; to
restore to citizens everywhere the proud con-
sciousness of personal right, and to all the
states perfect integrity of local seif-govern-
ment. This, with recognition of the supremacy
OF the civil constitution and law will, in my
judgment discharge our present duty"
The foregoing remarks were delivered with
much energy and effectiveness, considering
that the speaker is nearly an octogenarian.
He was reDeatedly cheered. - -lsEEE
Rev. Henry Sicer being present, addressed
the Throne of Grace. .,.
Frederick O. Prince, of Massachusetts, and
E. o. Perrin, of New York, were chosen tenn
porary secretaries.
Fenton, OF Kansas moved + at on roll call
each state should announce the committee on
credentials, and also on organization. ..
After considerable uninteresting discussion,
the roll was called. The committees names
were: ....-
Alabama, Elias Shorter, on credentials LIN
Stowe, on organization Arkansas, T Flour
noy, G. Wilcox; California, W. Good, A
Hardy: Connecticut, S Dobson, James Gala
CHER; Delaware, E L Martin, b T Briggs J;
Florida, Finlay Georgia, B Black, I
Hardman ; Illinois, H G. Dent, 0 OFT Indi-
ana, b B Dykeman, Robert Lindsay; Iowa, B
f Montgomery. J P Allison; Kansas, " R
Wagstaf, L W Waterson Kentucky, Dab
ney, George G.. Perkins ; Louisiana, E Rosie,
E Edwards Maine, S G Andrews, j NJ Church.
hill ; Maryland, y h hines, II Fowler !, MaSSa-
chusetts n Hathaway, W A Williams; Michi-
gan, Llvermore J ] r beson Mississippi,
Scale, J S Emiles Missouri, c Nesblt, o
G Pest, Nebraska; w A Cclerlan, W II Platt
Nevada, ] w Qulmby, J H Flack; New Hamp-
shire. Frank Jones, S F Putnam; New JERSEY,
John n Voorhees,, John p Stockton; New York
Oliver CGarlick, Delos DeWolf; No tn Carolina,
H Williams, John Manning; Ohio, w H Old
ham. NJ Dougherty; Oregon, E T Colby,
Keller; Pennsylvania, C J. T,arnborton, Jtrnoe
Burns; Rhode Island, T A Reynolds VIM
Miller. South Carolina, F Wariey, VIM II
Wallace; Tennessee, j W Burton, Enoch En-
sley; Texas, B H Bassett, John X Taylor; YER
mout G w Aiken, y b Smalley; Virginia, Fitz
Hugh Lee, W Berkely; West Virginia, Alex
Campbell, B T Martin; Wisconsin, John 2
Hume, S A Pease; Dakota S F Lingiser, B
Tripp; Idaho, D S Anderson; New Mexico W
Reucher, G P Cleaver; Utah, ] H Ely, E P
Johnson.
On motion of Hoffman, of New York, COM
mittees ON credentials and organization were
appointed, consist ng of the gentlemen whose
names had just been sent up.
Cox, of New York, moved the adoption of
the rules of the last Democratic National Con-
vention, until otherwise ordered. Adopted.
On motion of McHenrv, of Kentucky, a reso-
luton of thanks to Belmont, for his very able
and efficient services as Chairman of the Ma
tional Committee was adopted.
Recess was taken until P. u.