The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-23

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Greets the Nation"
| MUSIC HALL.
The general effect of the hall il very
pleasant, but its seatngcapacity is less than
half of that in which the Chicago conven.
ton was held, In this respect it has greatly
the advantage, however because all its oceu.
pants can sec and hear back of the platform.
| The great organ siscourses its music, and in
the main gallery at the opposite end of the
hall, the military is stationed. Shields on
either side Of tn organ, each bearing thir-
teen stars and the rational stripes. bear also
tho words, peace, Goodwill, Prosperity,
Happiness" ut the end, abundance, Vic.
tory, Commerce, Enterprise" on the othtr,
Among the banners which were brought
on the platform before the opening of the
proceedings was q very handsome one of dark
velvet containg medallion of Randall sur
rounded by the words, wrought in heavy
gold tlnsel, samuel j. Randall Association"
Another very pretty one was that of the
Americas club, of Philadelphia, bearing an
embroidered etligy of an owl.
A third, bright blue and gold, presented
likeness of Hendricks and the inscription
"Indiana -er President-Thomas A. Hen
bricks"
sN1DE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PRESS.
The arrangements for the press, though
moderately good, are not equal TO those at
Chicago, having been controlled hero by
men without experience as TO the necessities
of the case and without disposition to seek
information from those who best knew what
is required 1t follows that there is great
deal of loud complaint on the part Of the
press representatives. Some Of IL is certainly
we'll grounded.
DISTINGUISHED SPECTATORS.
Among the prominent men on the plat
form are to be seen Representatives Reagan,
of Texas Atkins, of Tennessee Forney, of
Alabama; Harris, of Virginia; Blackburn, of
Kentucky; Hill of Ohio; Springer, Of Illi-
nois; John G. Thompson, serjcsnt.at-arms Of
the house of representatives.
NATIONAL AIRS.
AT noon the organ played medley of ma
tional airs with excellent effect eliciting much
applause.
FILLING UP.
About two.thirds Of the delegates are in
their seats. The platform and galleries are
we'll filed now, at 1880, and the convention
has not yet been call, TO order.
A PRAYER FOR PURE POLITICS.
Ex-senator Barnum, of Connecticut,
chairman of the national Democratic COM
mittee, called the convention to order at l2i5
p. m.
He presented Rev. Charles w. Wendell, Of
the Unitarian church, who invol cd tho throne
of grace on the deliberations Of the conven-
ton. lie spoke of the young Democracy of
America as having become the refuge and
asylum for the distressed and down.trodden
throughout the world and the light and hope
of the nation, and prayed that with an un-
ALTERING hand every unjust law in the statute
books might DO erased and our political life
purged from every evil that keeps back the
people from the highest motives of virtue and
happiness, Above sill, he commended, "let
there DO an end to all sectional divisions and
striies; lot every root of bitterness, every oc-
casion of arrangement, be removed, and LOT
our whole people, forg ting things that are
behind and'pressing forward to things that
are before, be united, heart and
hand, In the bonds of mutual
confidence and good will Help this conven'
ton to choose for its leaders in the approach
ing and honorable struggle men of large
wisdom and experience; of lofty character
and irreproachable life; men true and fearless
in the hour of trial, yet ardent lovers ofjustice
and peaceable members OF this convention; to
rise above oil seltseeking and personal pre-
, ference and indiscreet party zeal into large
sentiment of public good of American nation
atty and human brotherhood. Let them re-
member that he serves his party best who
best serves God. We ask that our acts to
day may be well pleasing in the sight Of God
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
Mr.. Barnuni, by direction of the national
committee, presented the name OF Hon
George Hoadley, of Ohio, for temporary
chairman. Agreed to. William Prescott anC
II. d. McHenry were appointed to conduct
him to the chair. When Judg,
Hoadley approached TO the platform
he WAS greeted with applause
The Judge proceeded to address the commit
tee and the convention. He thanked then
for their complimentary action in putting
him in the chair. He pledged himself t.
strict impartality IN the administration o.
the duties assigned to him. This was tn,
only adequate method by which be coult
testify his gratitude as chairman. He should
neither favor the friend nor foe of any can
, dida,e, though he had bis favorite, in who's,
! behalf he was both earnest and partizan. lie
were not the delegates of congressional dis
tricts, but as representatives Of indestruct
BILE states Subdued applause He pro
ceeded with some laudation of the Democratic
party, for which this convention would make
no new creed, which had its own vitality
, and which would not depend for its futur,
on the success of its ticket, or be brushed GU
,, by her defeat. Then the duties here were
! SIMPLY TO declare the party will The occa
sion was one of great interest and import
, ance. AT ST. Louis, four years ago
they placed in nomination two the fore
. most men of the nation. Great applause
The subsequent repetition of the name oil
Samuel j. Tilden was the occasion for an
other outburst of applause. delegates rising
} in their seats and cheering and waving hat
t aud fans. He asserted that they we're MS Ger
7 tainly elected as Washington or Monroe
[Subdued applause He denounced th,
: Republican party as one of fraud, which
' cheated the people out of their choice thu
proving their inadelity to republican princi
pies; but if the Democratic party SHOULD
again be successful no cunning device Of dis
honest arbitration should rob them of tn,
fruits of their victory. [Applause. AL
though the Democrats fail to inaugural,
their candidates, their cause was not wholly
, lost They defeated an attempt to steal Tn,
state government Of Florida, and no trac,
remained of carpet-bag government
in the south, except one hundred
and seventy million dollars OF stat,
lahts anoun,,,lotad h,, tbop, a.