Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-06-30
THE NEXT PRESIDENT
OF THE
United States.
THE GREAT REFORMER
NOMINA TED
SAMUEL TILDEN
FOR PRESIDENT.
HENDRICKS, OF INDIANA
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
The Great National Ticket !

The Great National Ticket!
The National Democratic Convention
assembled at st. Louis on Tuesday last
The city was filed with people from all
parts of the country. From the first it APP
peared that Samuel J. Tilden of N. Y.
was the choice of large majority of the
delegates, though there were at various
times rumors that Hancock was the COM
ing man and then again that the great un-
known would take thefeld. Virginia was
set down as - for Tilden, 3 tor Bayard. 2
for Thurman, for Hancock and for the
ssbest men," Col. M. G.. Hartman was set
down for Thurman. He is reported as an
nouncing that he would agree to Virginia
voting as an unit for anybody except Til
den. The.two fashionable business thor
oughfares of the city-Fourth and Fifth
streets, from Washington avenue to Elm
street-were gay with banners and bunting.
| All the imposing buildings which line both
sides of the streets were gloriously decora-
| ted from foundation to roof with bunting
| and flags. The crowds were not confined to
the two named streets, but all the princi-
pal thoroughfares present a very attractive
appearance. Tuesday morning the entire
population of the city turned out into tine
streets which lead to Exchange Building.
So 1densely packed were they that the
crowd thronged in through the grand en-
| trance from Third street to the main stair
way but only the favored ones who could
show tickets were allowed to pass up to
! the second story The hall itself, which,
with it's chairs seemed incapable of seating
ing all st. Louis, in the space of fifteen
minutes under went a complete metamor-
phois, and what before was great desert
| of furniture was converted into sea OF
humanity, every component fraction there
of shaking fan as though for dear life.-
The seats set apart for aides were all
promptly occupied, yet so perfect was the
arrangement that none went away diSap.
| pointed. The representatives of the press
| who had secured tickets were early on hand
and there were no vacant places at the sew
eral long tables in front OF the rostrum.
The delegations from the Sourthern States
filed in in marching order, under the lea
dership of the Pennsylvania band, and
each body was received and escorted to the
section assigned to it for occupancy. The
balance of the delegates made no formal
march, but came in regularly, and at II
O'Clock nearly every State had a complete
representation.
| THE PLATFORM.
The platform was reported by the COM
| mittee of which Judge Jno. A. Meredith
| of Va. was chairman. 1t reahirms the
permanency of the Union and devotion to
the constitution, and the acceptance of the
amendments as the final settlement of the
issues of the war demands Reform in
government denounces the lmbecility Of
of the Republican party which in eleven
years has made no advance towards re-
sumption of specie payment and demands
the repeal of the resumption act ; says
that since peace the people have paid to
the tax gatherers three times the amount
of the National debt demands legislation
by Congress to prevent further importation
of Chinese, and calls attention to this eX-
hibition of the Republican party:
When the annals of this republic show
the disgrace and cenSure OF a Vice PreSl-
dent; late speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives marketing his rulings as a
presiding officer three senators proiting
secretly by their votes as law makers five
chairmen OF leading committees OF the
late House of Representatives exposed in
jobeery a late Secretary of the Ire asu1y
forcing balance in the public accounts.
A Late attorney general misappropriating
public funds a Secretary OF the Navy en-
riched or enriching friends by percentages.
levied off the profits of contractors with
his department an ambassador to Eng
land eensused in a dishonorable specula-
ton the Presidents private secretary
barely escaping conviction upoE trial for
guilty completely in frauds upon revenue
Secretary of War impeached for high
crimes and confessed misdemeanOrs.
There was some effort made for modi-
fication of the hard money feature of the
platform, but without effect, and the plat
form was carried by 651 to SO. Virginia
gave one negative vote.
NOMINATIONS.
Bayard, Hendricks, Parker of N. j.,
Tilden of N. Y, Hancock and Allen, we're
nominated. Tilden's nomination was Sec
onded by Thos. S. Floulnoy, of Virginia,
and John Kelley, of New York, spoke
against it.
THE BALLOTING.
The ballot being called for, the clerk
suddenly commenced calling the roll
FIRST BALLOT.
Allen. ........ Sc Hancock ........a IS
Tilden ..."... .4U59 6ayara. ....... ~
Parker. ..... 18 Hendricks -. 1881
The vote on the second ballot was 1888
necessary to choice, 1872. Tilden had 5S5,
Hendricks 90, Allen 81. Parker IS, Han
cock SO, Bayard IL, Thurman %.
souri, asked if it was in order for her to
change hi vote before the result was an
nounced. The chair ruled it was. Mis-
souri, asked for five minutes for cOnsulta-
ton. The tally clerks were fully ten min
utes comparing their figures. Meantime, |
Missouri changed it's vote is for Tilden and
IA for Hendricks. Sig of the New Jersey
delegates claimed their right to cast their
individual votes for Tilden. urging that
the resolution under which they act did
not bind beyond the first vote. The New
JERSEY chairman contended he alone had
the right to announce the vote. Another
New Jersey delegate asked that the dele
cation have leave to retire. insisting upon
Che right of individual voting.
Mr.. Abbott, Of New Y ork, said he hoped
that state would consider Parker's aban-
donment as treachery.
The chair. Order!
The vote was announced IS for Parker.
BEFORE the vote was announced. Iowa
changed it's vote to 20 for Tilden, 9 for |