The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1876-07-19

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the two false issues with which the office
holding class and party in power seek to
smother it. These false issues with which
they would enkindle sectarian strife in re-
speEt TO The public schools Of which the
Petablinhnsnt PM stipBort Belong exclusive
; " to the several statgs and With the
democratic party has cherished from their
fduhdatioh and is resolved to maintain with
out partiality or creed, and without con-
tributing from the treasury to any false issue
by which they seek to light anew the dying
embcrs of sectional hate between kindred
people once unnatttrallY estfanged but now
reunited in one indivisible tepublic and d
common destiny.
Reform is necessary in the civil service,
and experience proves that an efficient and
economical conduct of the governmental
business is not possible if its civil service De
/ subject ta change at every election; If it be
1 a prize fought for at the ball0t-b0x, or If it
he d reward of party instead of posts of
honor assigned for proved competency and
held for fidelity in the public etiplgy. That
the dispensing of patronage should 1e1tlier
be tax upon the time of all our public
met. nor the instrument of their ambition.
Here agaifi, pt9fgssiBiis falsi1ed in the per-
formance attest that the party il power can
work out no practical or salutary reforffi,
which is necessary even more in the higher
Grades of the public service-president,
! Judges, setiattrsj representatives and cabinet
officers. These and all OtliEts IN authority
are the peoples servants. Their Offices df8
not a. private perquisite, they are a public
trust. When the annals of the public, the
disgrace and censure of a vice-president; a
late speaker of the house of representatives
marketing his fttlihgs Ms presiding officer
three senators protfititg gecretly by their
- H. II r{f tII
leading committees of the late house of repre-
sbiltatifes exposed in robbery; a late secre-
tafy Of the tfEastr5 f6r6itIg balance in the
public accounts, late attorney-ge mis-;
apprOpriating public funds; secretary OF
the navy enriched or enriching friends by
percentageslevied off the profits of contract
Ors with his department; an ambassador to
England censured in a dishonorable specu-
tatiBH ths presidents private secretary
barely escaping BohFietioh tpBtt ttiak for
guilty completely in frauds Upon the rets
enUe; a secretary Of war impeached for
| high crimes and confessed misdemeanors.
The demonstration is complete that the first
| st6p Ill reform midst be the peoples choice
Of honest men fr0ifl another party, lest the
disease of one political organization infsst
the body polite, and lest, by making no
change of men or party we can get no
| Ghahge Of measures, and no reform in all
these abuses, wrongs aid 6times,
| The products of sixteen years ascehdanty
of the republican party create necessity
for reform. Confessed by the republicans
themselves, but their reformers are uOted
down III convention and displaced from the
cabinet, and the party's mass Of honest
voters is powerless to resist the eighty thOtt-
sand office-holders, its leaders and guides.
Reform can only be had by peaceful civic
! revolution, We demand change of syS-
tem change OF administration, a Bhange Of
parties. that we may have a change of nett-
bers and of men.
On motion of Mr.. M'Lean Nd. the
convention proceeded to nominate can
didates for president aid Vice-president.
The roll of the states was called to
present their nominees When Della
ware was called, Mr. Whitley took the
platform, and nominated Thomas Fran
els Bayard whom ne eulogized in glowing
terms as 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 I'll. seconded Hendricks
nomination el0quently and forcibly.
Mr.. Campbell [ Tenn. ], by instruction
of its convention, also seconded Hem
bricks, under whose lead Tennessee felS
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 svmpa-
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.. Tlden's
name was received with great cheers.
Mr.. Ewing Ohio presented the name
of the former statesman Mr.. Allen.
Mr.. Clymer 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, 4173 Hendricks, 1403; Han
cock, rs; Bayard, 33 Parker, 1S; Broad
head, 10; Allen, 56.
The first ballot was by states as fol-
lows: Alabama Tilden ID, Hendricks
5, Hancock 2. Arkansas: Tilden II.
California Tilden IL. Colorado: Hen
bricks 6. Connecticut: Tilden II. Della
ware: Bayard 6. Florida: Tildep s,
Georgia: Tilden 5, Bayard II, Hancock
Il. Illinois: Tilden 10, Hendricks %.
Indiana: Hendricks 80. Iowa Tilden
IA, Hendricks 6, Hancock 2. Kansas ::
Hendricks /. Kentucky: Tilden "a.
Louisiana Tilden 8, Bayard 2, Han
cock 5. Maine: IA. Maryland: Tilden
| IL, Hendricks 8, and Bayard 2. Massa-
chusetts Tilden 26. Michigan: Tilden
IA, Hendricks 8. Minnesota: Tilden
10. Mississippi Tilden Is. Missouri:
TildeD 2, Allen 2, Hendricks II, Han
cock 10. Nebraska: Tilden 6. Ne
vada: Tilden 8, Thurman 8. New
Hampshire Tilden 10. New jersey !:
Parker Is. New York: Tilden 70.
North Carolina Tilden 8, Hendricks
4, Bayard 2, Hancock 5. Ohio: Allen
Al. Oregon Tilden 6. Pennsylvania:
Hancock IS. Rhode Island 1ilden s.
South Carolina: Tilden IA. Tennes-
see: Hendricks "a. Texas: Tilden
| 1O1, Hendricks q, Bayard l, Hancock
2. Vermont: Tilden 10. Virginia !:
Tilden II, Hendricks l, Bayard Il.
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 for her to
change her vote before the result was
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 16 for
TiIden 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 contended he alone had the
right to announce the vote. Another
New Jersey delegate asked the delega,
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