The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-30
TILDEN-
T. A. Hendricks Unanimously
Nominated on the First
Ballot.
Rousing Speeches by Promi-
nent Members Of the
Convention .r.
n
70
All Unite in Support OF the
Nominees
The Convention Adjourns
Sine Die !,

ST. LOUIS, juno 29.-The Convention
was called to order at 1920. The inter
est was evidently greatly abated, .and
many delegates have left, leaving their
slternates. The galleries contained but
few spectators.
PRAYER was offered by the Episcopal
Bishop, Rev. Robertson.
The Chair announced several tele-
grams, which were read, one from Seda-
liza, Mo-, saying that one hundred guns
were fired for Tllden, and expressing
hopes of Hendricks nomination Tor Vice
President; another from Cincinnati, from
the MAJOR and others, approving the
nomination.; one from jackson, Mics,
pledglng the State to support the ticket;
one from Mount Vernon, Ills, saying the
nomination of Tilden was received with
great enthusiasm. Many others of a
similar character, endorsing the platform
and candidate, ELECTED great interest.
A delegate from Illinois nominated
Hendricks for Vice President
The nomination was Withdrawn by
Mcdowell, of Indiana.
The Chair announced that the basi
ness before the Convention was the
nomination OF q Vice President.
When. Indiana was called for its NOM
inat,on, it was. greeted with much
enthusiasm. Indiana failing TO present
a candidate, some one from his seat in
the Illinois delegation nominated Hend
ricks. when Mcdonald, of Indiana, rose
and said, the candidacy of Hendricks
was ended yesterday. Indiana bowed
to the decision yesterday in favor oi
another nomminee, but they had No sae
thority from Hendricks to accept the NOM
nation Tor him to the Vice Presidency.
Indiana would do its duty, but he
had doubts of the result N Indiana.
The Convention must take the RESPONSE
bility. Mr.. Woods, one of the Missouri
delegation, said his delegation instructed
him 10 say that, Missouri was and tn.
country would be, unit for Tilden and
Hendricks. [Cheers. He urged Hend
ricks nomination.
Mr.. Wallace, of Pennsylvania, pre-
sented her united demand for Henricks,
and moFnnthe nomination by acclsma'
ton.
Mr.. Steadman, eff Ohio, said his State
had wanted Henry B. Payne, but they
would not present him in view OF the
demand for Hendricks, and they had
seconded the motion to nominate Hen
bricks by acclamation.
Mr.. Hardin, OF Missouri, offered a res
olution, that it Is the duty of this Conven
tion to select for Vice President, one who
is the peer of the Presidential nominee,
and believing Hendricks to be that, and
that it is his duty to the party and coun-
try to serve, we hereby nominate him
Mr.. Brown, of Tennessee. seconded
Hendricks nomination.
Mr.. Abbott, of New York, said Hend
ricks was not properly of Indiana; but o
the Democracy of the nation. No Dem
ocrst in the land dare refuse the nomina
tloA of this Convention, and Hendrick.
won't, and | renew the motion to suspend
the rules to nominate by acclsmation.
At last, at the end of the roll, Indiana
was called, when Mr.. Williams rose afe
said: I am not authorized to say that
Hendricks will OF will not accept. The
Indiana delegation acquiesces IN thevie"
of his unanimous call. (Applause.)
McDOnaId's speech.
Mr.. Mcdonald, Of Indiana-MI. Chair
mau:-Whenever we find ourselves
brought face to face with great respon
bility. l know no means OF saving it ex
cepling we take counsel by our judgment
and by our conscience. The mission
of the delegation from Indiana in thi
Convention, so far, at least, as the name
of Gov. Hendricks is concerned, was en-
tered yesterday, when he had struggled
from the time the Convention opened II
this city until the close last evening, y
place him before the country for tn
office which, as much as any man in al
this broad land, he was qualified to Ii
The Convention saw proper to decid'
otherwise and so far as that decision I
concerned, we bow down TO the vii
Of the Convention. The Democrac!
of Indiana has never yet suffered
its flag 70 trail in the dust
has never lowered its standard to tn
common enemy. Whether we shall b
able to comply with the wishes OF thu
large and most respectable assem6iase o
Democrats IN what We may be able to d.
in our State, in the coming election, i
one of the questions of the future J
have already stated that the mission o
the delegation Of Indiana, as far as Gov
ernor Hendricks is concerned, ended or
Yesterday evening. We have no author
ity 10 saw to this Convention that il it see
proper TO place his name upon the ticket
| that he will accept it, therefore We do no
propose TO place ourselves IN false Po
sition upon this subject
A delegate from Illinois-Well. MT
Mcdonald, when we say that, Mr.. Presi.
dent. We do not say it because. the ofhc'
Of Vice President is beneath him; it hA
teen held BY men more distinguishes
and more knewn TO history, and who's
netyio,ism il illustrated in some Of sn'
] brightest payes OF history. For myseii
M President I could only say tha
| upon this question this Convention mus
take the responsibility,
Loud and prolonged cheers and crle
of Hendricks drowning oil efforts on tn
part Of the speaker 70 continue bis sen
tsnce. =.
N, Pres,dent-It ID extremely graft
fvine on this occasion that We arc toll
6y the delegate from Indiana that th
rsaponnbility OF placing Gov. Hen
dricln in nomination Tor the seoon'