The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-30
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
TO THE DAILY lsr4t11eRNolER
sT.TLoUts. !
Nomination Of Rsndrlcks; Of
Ind. for Vice Prssldedt. /.

ST. Louis, June 29GThe convention
was called 10 order at 10A. NJ. The in
ptsrest in the convention had greatly
abated, many Of the delegates having
left for home,
Alter The reading Of number Of tele
grams from different points approving
the nomination Of Nj. Tilden, Illinoii
nominated Gov. Hendricks, Of Indiana
for Vice President, and. McD Donald, o
Indiana, withdrew It.
A Mr.. Hendricks was, on the first ballot
unanimously nominated. aE
- The nomination was made in The lac
Of tue statement by Mcdonald thatth'
candidacy Of Hendricks ended with yes
terday, thus the Indiana delegation hat
no authority 10 present his name for the
second place or to accept the nomination
IN made. The convention must therefor
act upon It's own responsibility.
Mr. Woodson. Of Missouri, said hi
delegation had instructed him to say tha
Missouri was, and the country would b
a unit for Tilden and Hendricks. HI
urged the nomination Of Hepdricks. i.
y The oh&irnien Of other deleg4tionl
made sinilsr remafhB iurging The fpmi
natiot of Tfendricks. q ' ~
The total vote was 1888, Of which Hen
bricks received 7S0, and there were eigh
blanks.
Mr.. Kelly, Of New York, rose 10 ad,
dress the Chair. [Applause and lont
calls for Kelly.l He proceeded to th'
platform amid cheers.
Mr. Kelly said no man here had work
ed more strenuously than himself agains
The nomination OF Tilden, because it wa
his earnest belief that they could not car
rylhe election with an Eastern candidate
The Convention had deeided otherwis.
and he bowed to the decision, and nont
would work harder than he for his elec
ton. He expressed his great admiration
for Hendricks, and confidence in hi
high and pure character. He counselet
the burial OF all personal opinionl
and the concentration Of the efforts fol
a common victory. He proceeded will
some comments on the necessity for Q
change in the national administration
through Democratic success, which werl
frequently greeted with applause.
Henna, OF Indiana, thanked the Conven
tion for It's expression Of kindly feelinl
towards the State. Herethe contest hat
been hard and bitter, but now the toma
hawk was buried TO rest forever. Nov
let the old guard Of Democracy come Il
the front. Applause. He continued Il
exhort TO united effort for success.
Mr.. Miller, Of Nebraska, offered res
olution recommending 10 all future Dem
'ocratic Conventions not to adopt the two
thirds rule. Dries ofno and yes
The Chair said i. was notin order
now as, the next business was TO call the
roll OF the States for the National Com
mittee.
Alabama, Walter T. Brogg; Arkansas
John J. Sumpter; CALIFORNIA, Franz
.McCoppin; Colorado, Bella NJ. Hughes
Connecticutt, VIM. II. Bamum; Delaware
Robinson Hickman; Florida, g. McCon
nell; Illinois, VIM. Gougy; Indiana, 7
Tolin; Iowa, Fl. Hamm; Kansas, Isaac b
Zeatman; Kentucky, II. D. McHenry
Maine, Thos. Bowling; Maryland, A
Golfer, Louisiana, B. F. F.Johns; Missouri
John sG. ptiest; Massachusetts,; T. .
Price; Michigan, E. Kanter; Minnesota
Wm. Lochran; Oregon, Johh Whitaker
Nevada, r. P. Keating; Nebraska, Johl
L. Miller; New York, Abraham S
Hewitt; New Jersey, Miles Ross; Nev
Hampshire, A. w. Salliway; Rhode Is
land, Nicholas Vanslick; Tennessee, Wm
B. Bates; South Carolina, Jas. Fl. Ryan
Mississippi, E, Barksdare; Vermont, Mr.
Smally; Ohio, John G. Thomas; Penn
sylvania, VIM. L. Scott; Wisconsin, VIM
+. Yellas; Virginia, Alex Campbell
Texas, F. =. Stockdale.
Murphy, ofNew York, offered reso
luton Of thanks Of the Convention to the
Committee on Resolutions, and the citi
zens OF 81. Louis for the generous liber
ality to the members Of the convention
Adopted.
I, Brown, Of Tennessee, offered resolu;
ton appointing a committee Of the Presi
dent OF the Convention and one OF the del
egates from each state, 10 visit the nomi
nees and notify them Of their nomination
Adopted,
The states named their members o
this committee; among them were from
California, George H. Rogers; Colorado
Adair Wilson; Nebraska, G. B. ScofielC
/ Nevada, 4. R. Keating; New York; Hen
Mr.. Weber of Michigan, offered {,
resolution recommending to the future
National Convention to abolish thetwo
thirds rule, as it Is unnecessary, and tha
the states be requestedto instruct theiI
future delegates to this question and tha
attention be called 10 this suggestion fol
the next conyention. i. q s.vs-.a5l 4.
Mr.. TayloE, Of LeavenWorth, briefly op
posed the resolution, and moved 10 lay II
on the the table.
The vote was taken BY States, and Cal
lifornia voted yea, Colorado, no; Kansas
8 yeas, l no; Nebraska, no; Nevada,
yeas, l no; New York, no; New Jersey
i yea; Oregon, 9 yeas, 9 noes; Pennsylvanis
yea. The vote resulted, yeas 359; nays
$40; s6the resolution waa not tabled.
resolution Of thanks 10 the President
Gen. McClernand, for his able and impair
tial' conduct as president OF the conyen
tion, was adopted with few disSentinl
votes.
| Aresolution recommending future Ma
tional Convention to allow delegates from
the District Of Columbia aud Tcrrttorie'
was tabled ~ tst.i =. GsT.
| A resolution was offered requesting tn
Recording Secretary to prepare an otlicia
report Of the convention, and that tn
National Committee have the. sam
printed. Agreed to. ttl u ~
Mr.. Smiler, OF Vermont, offered q res
olution that the place Of holding thl
next National Convention be left 10 th,
National. Committee, and that the basii
Of representation be the same as now.
The Chair now stated the question o.
the adoption Of the resolution relative Il
the two:thirds. rule.
Mr.. Wallace asked a division OF III,
question, omitting on the first vote th,
latter hall, requesting the States 10 In
struct their delegates on the subject. HI
was for this latter proposition, but no
| for instructions from this Convention a
10 a successor.
Tho Convention refused to divide th,
question, and the resolution was adopted
In whole. So.
Mr.. McAIichaers resolution pledginl
individual and united support Of th'
nominees was adopted.
Mr.. Miller, OF Nebraska, offered u reso
luton Of thanks TO Mr.. Bell for his eff
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