The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-07-20


change of measures, and no reform in an
these abuses, wrongs and crimes.
The products of sixteen years ageendspc,
of the republican party create atnecess;ty.
for reform. Confessed by the Republican.
tn emselves, but their reformers are voted
down in convention and displaced from IN.
cabinet, and the party's mass Of homes
voters is powerless to resist the eighty thon.
sand ofice.holdere its leaders and guides
Refor q can only be had by peaceful ciyio1
revolution. We demand q change Of NJ.
tenn. change of administration, a change M
parties that we may have change Of men,
bers and Of men.
On motion of Mr.. M'Lean IND. the
convention proceeded to nominate can.
didates for president and vice-president.
The roll of the states YVES called IA
present their nominees. When Della.
ware was called, Mr.. Whitley took the
platform, and nominated Thomas Fran.
els Bayard whom he eulOgized in glowing
terms as a democratic Statesman and GEN.
tleman. Applause.
Mr.. Williams Ind. presented the
name of Gov. Hendricks, of Indiana
There was no fire in his rear. With him
they could carry Indiana by twenty,
thousand majority.
Mr.. Fuller Ill. seconded Hendricks"
nomination eloquently and f0rcibly.
Mr.. Campbell [ Tenn. ], by instruction
of its convention, also seconded Hen,
bricks, under whose lead. Tennessee felt
more confident at success than under,
any other.
Mr.. Abbott, of New Jersey, presented
Jos. Parker's name in ringing speech.
When New York was called there was
tremendous outburst of cheers.
Senator Herman expressed his sympa.
thy with all that had been said Of gen.
tlemen already presented here, but pro.
ceeded to urge the nomination of Mr..
Tilden as the surest guarantee of success
in the. coming contest. Mr. Tilden'a
Mr.. Ewing Ohio presented the name
of the former statesman Mr.. Allen.
Mr.. CIymer Penn. presented Gen.
Winfield Hancock in glowing terms.
The secretary then called the roll of
the states tor the first ballot, with the
following result:
FIRST BALLOT.
Tilden, 4174; Hendricks, 14O3 Han
cock, rs; Bayard, SO; Parker, 10; Broad
head, 10; Allen, Sc.
The first ballot was by states as fol-
lows: Alabama Tilden IS, Hendricks
8, Hancock 2. Arkansas: Tilden II.
California: Tilden IL. Colorado: Hen
bricks 6. Connecticut: Tlden IL. Della
ware: Bayard 6. Florida: Tilden 5.
Georgia: Tilden s, Bayard II, Hancock
l. Illinois: Tilden 10, Hendricks %.
Indiana: Hendricks 80. Iowa: Tilden
II, Hendricks 6, Hancock 2. Kansas
Hendricks /. Kentucky: Tilden "a.
Louisiana: Tilden 9, Bayard 2, Han
cock 5. Maine: IA. Maryland: Tilden
II, Hendricks Stand Bayard 2. Massa-
chusetts: Tilden 26. Michigan: Tilden
IA, Hendricks 8. Minnesota: Tilden
TO- Mississippi: Tilden Is. Missouri:
Tilden 2, Allen 2, Hendricks IT, Han.
cock 10. Nebraska: Tilden 6. Ne
vada: Tilden 8, Thurman 8. New
Hampshire: Tilden 10: New jersey
Parker IS. New York: Tilden 10
North Carolina: Tilden 8, Hendricks
4, Bayard 2, Hancock 5. Ohio: Allen
A. Oregon: Tilden 6. Pennsylvania:
Hancock So. Rhode Island: Tilden g.
South Carolina: Tilden IA. Tennes-
see: Hendricks "a. Texas: Tilden
10@, Hendricks %, Bayard l, Hancock
2. Vermont: Tlden 10. Virginia:
Tilden II, Hendricks /, Bayard IA.
Wisconsin: Tilden 10, Hendricks l.
West Virginia: Allen 10.
SECOND BALLOT.
The second ballot being taken, and
before the result was announced Mis-
souri, asked if it was in order Tor her to
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announced. The chair ruled it was.
Missouri asked five minutes for consul
tation. The tally clerks were fully ten
minutes comparing their figures, mean
time Missouri changed its vote to is for
Tilden and IA for Hendricks. Six OF
the New Jersey delegates claimed the
right to cast their individual votes for
Tilden, urging that the resolution under
which they act does not bind them be-
yond a first vote. The New Jersey
chairman commended he alone had the
right to announce the vote. Another
New Jersey delegate asked the delega'
ton leave to retire, insisting on the right
of individual voting, Mr.. Abbott, OF
New Jersey, said he hoped that the
state would consider Gov. Parkers
abandonment as treachery. The char
ordered the vote announced IL for
Parker. Before the vote was announced
Iowa changed her vote to 90 for Iilden
and 2 for Hancock. Illinois changed to
"a for Hlden and Is for Hendricks. A
Virginia delegate complained that ne
had been deprived of his right to his in,
dividual vote by the announcement oil
the vote by the chairman of the delega"
ton.