The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-01

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your course that you deserved. l will not
continue my remarks any longer, but, let
me say before concluding, that we appeal
10 tlic members of the convention To bury
their differences ofoplnion.
| Let them go home TO their districts and
TO their people and say TO them. those
VINO differed with the gcntlemcn who
maze These nominations, they were not
| our nominations we preferred other
mon. we were beaten other gentlemen
were chosen. Why should we continue
TO find fault? Why, then, should we not
| turn in and do everything we can. as il i
our uuty To do. to elect these candidates
oil TINS convention? II thus be done there
can be no question about the result: and
tiiat oiu Democratic party who founded
lnis government, who made the people
Wiiac tney are, will once more be
eleVa'eu TO power; the flag which YOU
| nave carried in many a fight will once
more lloat in triumph above your head
lCheers. And you will have that SELF
assurance that you will have an honest
government. an honest administration:
ana mat the people will be once more
happy and contented. Loud applause.
Inc President: gentlemen of the con.
Ientlon, Mr. Hanna of Indiana. TAp-
plausc.
MIR. NANNA's ADDRESS.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the
Convention; | thank you for this ex.
preston OF kindness towards Indiana
ana nave reason to say that in the great
contest that mas been made Indiana.
trust, has done nothing more here than
what you would lave expected her TO do.
But take this occasion to say to the CON
Vention, and especially to our brethren
OF New York, that although this con-
| test has been hard and Bit
ter, Indiana says to you the tom
! ahawk is now buried to
rust forever. theers.l Two among
| the greatest of all American citizens have
! been placed in nomination by this con-
! vention. They are old and tried captains
in the service. Let the old guard OF
| Democracy now 20 to the front once
more. Thi Is a fight, my tellOw-citizcns,
for constitutional government aud re-
form. We take the standard in Indiana
| Tor our part Of it. We raise ii up to-day
/ higher than presidents raise il 80 high
/ that it may be seen by all the States, aud
/ received by all Tic people of the States.
that like the serpent of brass which
Moses set up, 1t may give life, and faith.
and hope. and restitution to all who look
upon ii throughout this country.
"Ihc wilderness of ShiraZ and the bit.
ter waters OF Marah have long been our
| portion. but we go now to the land of
Elam, laughter and applause, where.
at the promised twelve wells of water and
| beneath the score and zen palm trees. we
/ will spread at last the feast of our re-
ioicing and our restitution" Cheers
Gen. Williams Of Indiana: offer The
| following resolution
The resolution was being taken TO the
! platform by page when
Dr. Miller, of Nebraska, said: have
Il resolution which viii send to the chair
The secretary read Mr.. Williams rcSo-
! luton, as follows:
Resolved, That this convention recon-
mend to all future Democratic conYen-
! tions Not 10 adopt the two thirds rule in
! nominating "a voice, Fact. " candidates
! Tor president aud yice-presiicnt OF the
United States.
OBJECTIONS.
! 4 'gies of "No! no! no ~
Delegate from Louisiana move that
the roll of the States be now called and
a-nallonal committeeman from each State
| be announced.
The Chair: That is the first cuisines.
III order. The next business will be the
resolution of the gentleman from Ne.
brasla Or. Njllrr.)
Delegate from Louisiana | have Il
rcsoinsion already on that subject that is
! ahead Of that.
The Char: Let the roll Of the States
| be called upon the apnpiutIpcut Of nation
al committeeman. Nttcr tbut, these res
olUliOns will be in order.
The secretary commencing the call Of
the roll Alabama, Uproarl. Gentle
| men, please sit down. hly God, | can't
talk against this noise. The secretary
..csires TO say to the gentlemen, please to
send the name on slip OF paper with tie
| post office address with member of the
central committee when each State IS
| called. Alabama
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Alabama, Walter l.. Bragg Of Mont
| gOmcry Arkansas, John j. Sumpter Of
Hot Springs; California, +. McCOppin,
San Francisco Colorado y. NJ. Hughes
OF Denver; Connecticut, VIM. II. Bar
mum; Delaware, Robertson Hickman ::
Florida, Gen. Mccall; Georgia. Geo. 4.
Barney; Illinois, VIM. &. Candy OF
Chicago Indiana. Thomas Tolin OF Ter
| Kansas, Col. Isaac f.. Eaton of IeaVcn-
worth kentucky, II. ID. Mcllenry OF
Hartford Louisiana. l.. +. Jones of New
Orleans; Maine, Edmund Wilson, Thorn
aston; Missouri, John G., Priest, St.
Lonis Maryland, o. IIorsey Massachil-
sets, +. ID. Prince. Boston; Michigan,
| Edward fainter, Detroit: Oregon ey-
Governor John Whaitaker, Pleasant Hill:
| Nevada, Robt. G. >. Heating, Gold Hill.
Nebraska, George C.. Miller, Omaha !;
| Minnesota, VIM. Lochran, Minneapolis /;
| New York, Abraham :. Hewitt, New
\ ork city; Virginia. Robt. \. COghill,
New Glasgow, Amherst county; New
Hampshire, Aaron W. Sullaway, Frank.
lin Rhode Island, Nicholas Van Slack :;
Tennessee, W. b. Bates, Nashville !;
South Carolina, James IL. Ryan,
Waynesboro; Mississippi, Ethal
Barksdale OF Jackson; Vermont,
b. Il. Smalley, Burlington /;
New Jersey, Miles Ross of New Bruins
wick; Ohio, Hon. John :. Pogson OF
Colum rus; Pennsylvania, VIM. l.. Scott,
Erie; Wisconsin, VIM. +. Villas, Madison;
West Virginia, Alex. Campbell, Bethany,
Brook county; Texas, Hon. +. ). Stock
dale, Indianola.
Senator Murphy Of New \ ork: | ask
leave to introduce a resolution, by re-
quest..I know that we and every delegate
here have grateful sense of the kindly
manner in which we have been received
by the citizens of st. Louis. The hospi'
talitieS which they have extended Ia Us
demand an expression OF gratitude,
therefore present the following rcSolu-
ton:
THANKS TO ST. LOUIS.
R.soire3, That the thanks of this cons
: vention are hereby rendered to the COM