Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-07-18
The DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
The Cincinnati Platform Adopted
Greeley and Brown Unanimously
Nominated.
Greeley

called IT, order by August Belmont, Chairman
! of the Democratic National Executive Commit
tee lmont spoke at some length, reviewing
the political situation, and EXPIRE ssinS de-
cidrd preference Tor the adoption OF the Clncin-
natl platform and candidates. In conclusion
he declined serving any longer as Chairman Of
the National Democratic Committee. He an
| nounced the selection OF Hon. Thomas Jeffer-
son Randolph, # Virginia, az temporary chair
man of the Convention. e
/ Mr.. Randoph's name was received with
cheers.
| Dir. Randolph, on taking his seat, said 81
am aware that the very < eat honor conferred
/ on me by this body is due t. no personal merit
/ of my own, but IL a token II respect TO the
state from which | come, and TO a recognition
/ Of other circumstances, possibly adEentltlous.
I ! am perhaps the oldest member oil this body I;
and life of eighty years spent in the Demo-
cratc-Repubhcan party constitutes me a senior
/ member.
/ ] remember freshly every Presidential con-
test, from the first election of Jefferson to the
/ resent time, and | can say with truth tina. |
remember none which involved higher qucs-
[ tons OF personal liberty local selt-goVern-
| ment, honest .lmlnlstratiOn AID cUustltu-
| tiona freedom than the present, or one which
demanded OF our party and our people more
earnest recourse TO fundamental principles.
I Ii strikes me as the mission Of this hour and
Of this body 10 wre-t the government from the
| hands Of It's present dospotc and corrupt
/ holders aud to place il in honest hands to
restore TO cit zanS everywhere the proud con-
/ sciousuess Of personal right, aud to all the
states perfect integrity of local seif-gOyern-
ment This, with recognition Of TIE supremacy
/ Of the civil constitution and law viii, III my
/ Judgment, discharge our present duty"
The foregoing remarks were delivered with
/ much energy and Effectiveness, considering
I that the speaker is nearly an octogenarau.
I He was repoatody chCpTeu.
Rev. Henry Sheer being present, addressed
/ the Throne OF Grace.
/ Frede ick O, Prince, Of Massachusetts,, and
/ T.. Q. Perrin, Of New York, were chosen tenn
porury secretaries.
Fcuton, of Kansas, moved that on roll call
each state should announce the committee on
/ credentials and also on organization.
After considerable uniutcrcstIug discussion,
tho roll wa- called. The committees names
were:
Alabama, Elias shorter, on credentials l. NJ
/ stowe on Organization Arkansas, I G Flour
nov G. Wilcox California, ". Good, J A
Hardy; Connecticut, 5 Dubson, James Gala
. ghcr: Delaware, l. l. Martin. Is + Briggs {;
Florida 5 + Elniay Georgia, s b Black, +
Hardulau; Illinois, II G. Dent, 0 OFT; Iudi-
ana b b Dyktman, Robert Lindsay; Iowa, L
+ Montgomery J = Allison Kansas Il
Wagstati, + W Wajorson kentucky, I G Dab
ucy, George g. Perkins Louisiana, + Ro-to,
Il Edward, Maine S c Andrews, j NJ Church
7 Nil Maryland, j h Hines X Fowior Mas-a-
. rusetts, y Hathaway, " \ Williams. Michl-
gan I Livermore, J ! Il bosom Mississippi r.
Scale, ) Emes Missouri, G J Ne-mt o
G Post, Nebraska; " A Coleman. W II Platt;
Nevada, W Qu.mby J ii Fiaok; Now Hamp-
SHIRE Frank jones. 5 / Putnam; New Jerscy,
John Voorhees, John p Stockt n; New York,
Oliver Chartck Dcio- DoWolt; No tn Carolina,
II G Williams john Manning; Ohio, W II Old
ham, NJ \ Doughorty; Oregon, + / Colby, j
Burns, Rhode Island, I 4 Reynolds. VIM j
Miller South Carolina, + i Warl,y Wm II
Wallace Tennessee. j W Burton, En0ch En-
sey; IeXfs, b II Ba-scit John X Taylor; Y r
mont, 6 W Aiken, = T. SmaIley; Virginia, Fitz
Hugh Ice, " Berkcly; West Virginia Alex
Campbell, i + Martin; Wisconsin, John 7
Hume, s 4 Pta-,; Dakota, F Llugi-er, b
Trip; Idaho d 5 Anderson; New Mex o, W
/ l. Ecueher c 7 Cltaycr; Utah, J II Ely, l. =
Johnson.
4 On motion Of Hoffman, Of New York, COM
mlttces on credentials and organization were
appointed, consist ug If the gentlemen whose
names had just been sent mp.
/ Cox, of NV York, move ed the adoption Of
/ the rules of the last Democratic National Con-
ycuIon, until otherwise ordered. Adopted.
On motion OF McNcnry, " Kentucky, a reso-
+ hutton If thanks to- Belmont, for his very able
aud efficient services us Chairman OF the Ma
tioum Committee, was adopted.
Recess was taken until 1 2. NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION
I BALTIMORE, July 9.-The Convention rcas-
semllud a few minutes after 4 O'Clock The
committee on organization reported JAS. Il.
Doollttlo, of WISCONSIN,, as permanent Presl-
dent with the following Wee Presidents and
Secretaries:
Alabama, VIM. NJ. Bird: Arkansas. W Car
roll Colorado, Hon Eug ne Casserlv: H.
. ue,ticut ID 4 Daniels Delaware ] H. Paw