The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-30
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
HOW The NAMES WERE PRE-
SCENTED.
Speech of u. S.Senator Ker'
nan for Tilden.
Seconded by Virginia. Texas and
Wisconsin.

Seconded BY Virginia. Texas and
Wisconsin.
When the hour arrived for presenting
names Of gentlemen who would be candi-
dates for the nomination in the st. Louis
convention the secretary was directed to
call the states in alphabetical order.
The secretary: The chair desires the secretary
to read the rule in relation to maxim nominations:
LReadingl THE roll OF states shall be called, and
II a state has a candidate, he shall be presented to
the convention in q speech not longer than ten
minutes"
When Delaware was called, Mr.. Whit
ley took the platform, and in q very hand
some speech presented Senator Thomas
+. Bayard.
When Indiana was called Mr.. Williams
presented Gov. Thomas A. Hendricks.
When New jersey was called Mr.Abbet
presented Hon. Joel Parker.
Gen. Ewing, Of Ohio, presented VIM.
Allen.
Mr.. Wallace, Of Pa, presented Gen.
Hancock.
The above all had seconds in excellent
speeches, but we have no room for them,
nor are they Of much interest now.
When New York was called the pres
ident Of the convention said:
Gentlemen OF the convention: have the no MOI
TO Introduce to you Senator Herman, of New York
tLong continued applause.l
SENATOR HERMAN
spoke as follows:
Mr.. president and delegates Of the
Democracy Of the United States: desire
TO say to you that l rejoice and feel a
pleasure in every word which has been
said in commentator Of the distinguished
men who have been presented to you for
your suffrages in this nominating conven-
trymen; they belong TO the glorious party
with which l act, and no man would repel
with more indignation any word or insinua.
ton to their detriment, and no man feels
more pride in all their glorious fame thar
| do. Applause. But while, fellow.
Democrats, appear before you to address
my words, feeble though they may be, tc
your Judgment swayed by nothing but
your love Of country, applause. the
election which we are to have this fal
rises far above the ordinary elections which
we have. 1t is one 10 my judgment thai
touches the welfare and prosperity of oui
people throughout the entire Union; it il
not mere question of whether honorable
honest and upright men shall be elevated
but whether we shall select those men who
arc more sure to carry the election, thai
we may have reforms and changes which
are essential to our prosperity and ou
happiness. Applause. Don't We neet
change and reforms, you warm-hearteC
men from the south who have beef
trampled down under this constitution
applausel aud who have been wronge,
as no people ever have2 Don't we need
restoration Of proper administration, b
which you men in those states shall
allowed to manage your own affairs, an
shall be freed from plundering adventur
ers, who are eating up the substance {
your people and taking from you all rei
republican government? Applause
Don't we need change and reform, yo
men throughout this fertile and glorior
west? Your labor goes without tn;
which labor should always win. Your il
dustry is paralyZed and your capital eve
is too timid to aid enterprises. Don't "
need it IN my own section Of the UnioI
where our closed factories, where our di
pirited laborers seek in vain for that whiC
shall give bread to their wives and chi
drenP
OH we need reforms that shall strik
down taxation; which shall Tighten OF
burden, which shall give US the prospcrit
which an economical and honest admini
tration will give. We need reforms whic
shall bring back purity and honesty an
economy in the administration of you
public affairs And, fellow. Democrat
/ appeal to your intelligence, the grea
issue which is in the minds of orr peopl
the issue upon which this election will
lost or VOL, is that question of needed admit
istrative reform. Where can we get il
lCheers. And in selecting our cand
dates, without any disrespect to others, "
should select men who will command tn
entire confidence of our people as much
we can in reference to these questions
reform and economy and reduction of ia!
ton. We all know the Republican part
has resolved in 1865 and 1872, in languag
which we cannot excl, that they woul
give us reforms, and they would lighte
the burdens of taxation. My friends,
know that any Democrat that comes I'M
the administration will work out these n
forms, but if we are wise men we will tax
man if we find him who has done reform
when in Office. Applause. / have Z
dsrespect for the Democrat who, 10 tn
convention, can utter dissent to the GOO
repute Of any candidate named. / homo
them ALL | am addressing your judgmen
have said that il we had man who la
been so fortunate as TO be placed in publ
position, who had laid his hand on di
honest officials, no matter OF what part
they belonged who had rooted out abuse
IL the discharge of his duty; who ha
shown himself able and willing to brin
down taxation and inaugurato reform,
we are wise men, anG haye such a man,
IS no disparagement to any other cand
date to say that this is the man that wi
command the confidence of men who hav
not been always with the Democracy, an
make our claims strong, so that it wi
sweep all over this union--a triumpha1
reform vote.
Now, there is in the state whence
come-it is familiar to you-a Democrt
who has the coed fortune to be placed i
the position where these qualities hay
been exemplifed. There had grown u
in our great Democratic city men WI
called themselves Democrats, who, unde
the guise Of Democracy, dishonored OF
party by plundering the people whom the
were bound to protect and serve. Al
plause. And citizens there, and the OF
/ shall name, connected with other
overthrow these corruptionists in thei
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