Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-20
MISSOURI DEMOCRACY.
The State OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of a
Platform Ind0rsing the Platform
and Nominees Of st. Louis.
Hon John 5. Phelps Nominated for GOrs
ernOr-A Hearty and Enthusiastic
Support of the Ticket
Pledged.

ST. LOUIS, July 19.-The Democratic
| State convention met at Jefferson City
! shortly after ten o'clock this morning,
| and was called to order by Judge A.
Gilbert, chairman of the State central
committee, who, after q brief address
nominated J. n. Burns, of ST. Joseph,
temporary chairman OF the convention.
| Mr.. Burns made q short address on TAX
| ing the chair, after which the commit
| teas on credentials, permanent Organiza- T.
| tion and resolutions were chosen, and
| the convention adjourned until two
O'Clock.
ST. LOUIS, July 19.-The convention
met again st hslfpast two O'Clock, and
the committee on credentials not bein q
resdy to report, Major Edward Dobbins
and Judge James II. Barch, two very
old men and Democrats, the only sur.
vivors OF the first convention ever held
ia the Sta.s, away back in 1928, were
invited to seats on the floor and asked
to spesk, which they did, giving vaIi-
GUS "Reminiscences Of their younger days,
aud expressing q hope for the success Of
their party in the coming contest.
Chase Peers, Of Warren county, was
made permanent chairman; n. NJ. Bel,
OF 81. LGuis, secretary, with three as-
district.
Mr. Peers, on taking the chair, made q
brief speech, counselling harmony of
action, and predicting not only the elec.
ton of the ticket put in nomination by
this convention, but also the national
ticket.
The committee on resolutions report.
ed the following platform, which was
unanimously adopted:
First-That the Democracy of Mis-
soori, in State convention assembled,
do hereby adopt, indorse and re-affirm
the National Democratic platform,
adopted at st. Louis.
Sec0nd-Thst we hail with enthusi-
asm the nomination of Samuel J. Til
den, Of New York, for President, and
Governor Thomas A. Hendricks, OF In
diana, for Vice-President, as the strong
est possible combination the Dsnaooraoy
of the Union could have selected for the
suffrages of the American people, and
in their great and varied civic services,
eminent abilities, pure civic and honor.
able recorj, are without spot or blemish;
that in their election the people have q
certain guarantee of reform; that the
constitution will be preserved intact, the
laws executed vigorously, and without
distinction of race, color or creed, PRO.
lection and equality guaranteed to every
citizen of the Union; aud we hereby
pledge the Safe Of Missouri to ratify
their nomination by sixty thousand ma
jority.
The third, and last resolution, most
warmly sand heartily indorses the ad-
ministrstion of Governor Hardin, the
present incumbent, and points to it ,,s
model in the history of the State, and
challenges comparison for it with any
other State In the Union, and upon its
honorable record, and invites the CO op.
Grafton of ali good men to elect the ticket
to be nominated by the convention.
Up to midnight the only nomins ion
received from the convention is that of
John 8. Phelps for governor, over Geo.
G. West, by vote of one hundred and
eigty one and half to niuety-one and a
half The snomination of Phelps liz re-
garded as great victory over the Elk.
Confederate element of the State, and
~ giving great strength 10 the Tildsn
and Hendricks ticket. The convention
is now in night session, but it is 'ubt-
full whether any further nominations
will be received tonight in time to tele-
graph.
The convention did nothing tonight
except to listen TO speeches from Gen
eral Phelps and Colonel West. They
adjourned until to morrow morning.