The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-07-01
POLITICAL.
Democratic National Convention.

IUulI lIlOAu.
Democratic National Convention.
Cincinnati was filled with delegates
and on-lookers to the National Democratic
nominating convention, June 81. preparatory
to the opening OF the convention, on Tuesday,
June q. Mr.. Tildcn and Mr.. Seymour had
each declined a nomination for the Presi-
dency. and their destinations were accepted,
and the question OF nomination was oil at sea,
with the seeming preponderance of Mr.. Payne,
OF Ohio. The Minnesota delegation reached
Cincinnati on the morning of juno 81, and
were quartcred ut the Burnct House. They
met in the afternoon and organized by elect.
ing F. Fl. Kelly, chairman. For officers of the
convention they made the following sclcc-
tons: Vice president, l.. L. Baxter; secretary,
L. A. Evans; resolutions, W. w. McNair; Gre
dentiaIs, II. Il. Wells; contested delegations,
II. W. Lsm5erton; permanent organization,
J. c. Pierce; rules, J. j., Thornton; member of
national committee p. II. Kelly. tits thought
the Minnesota delegation will probably give
a complimentary vote 10 Hancock on the first
ballot, and then 20 for Payne. There is large
number OF MinnesOtians in attendance out
side of the delegation.
On Tuesday, June 90, pursuant to the
call of the National committee the Democrat.
!c National convention convened in. Cincinnati
to put in nomination candidates for President
and Vice President At 1890, Senator Bar
mum, chairman of the committee, called the
convention to order and without any prclimin-
ary remarks announced that prayer would be
offered by Rev. G. w. Wendle of the Unitarian
church. Senator Barnum then announced
that he had been unanimously requested by
the National convention to nominate Hon.
Geo: Hoadley, of Ohio, for temporary chair
ton the chair appointed VIM. T.. Scott and
J. D. McEnery rs committee to conduct
Mr.. Hoadley to the stand. As Mr..
Hoadley assembled the platform, he was
greeted with burst of hearty applause.
He delivered a spirited, stirring address, which
and Hendricks were elected in 1876, and that
no dishonest arbitration could again rob the
Democracy of the fruits of victory. The States
were then collected and committees were
appointed on permanent organization. creden-
tials and resolutions, and the convention 3D.
tourned to 10 a. M. Wednesday morning June
Is.
The convention met in Music Hall which
holds GOO people and was entirely packed,
and there was as many outside who could not
gain an entrance.
CINCINNATI, juno 24.-Ohai1man Stevenson
capped the convention to order ut 1880, and
Rev. Chas. Taylor, of Oovington, invoked the
divine blessing. Mr.. Peckham, New York
rose to make q statement in behalf of the State
fNew York. He said that the delegation
heard with great sensibility tho votes in the
convention yesterday for the honored states.
man Of New York, Samuel J. Tilden. (Lond
cheers, with called forth from the chairman q
demand that order be preserved at any haza1d.)
The delegation had received letter from Mr.
Hlden, in which he had renouuced himself be.
fore this convention, and the delegation know.
ing his honesty of purpose had considered il
final and conclusive, and had this morning
agreed on another candidate than Tilden. HI
wss requested to announce that New York'f
choice before fhis convention was Samuel J,
Randall, speaker of the House of Representa-.
tives.
At this pc;nt motion was put and Lost to
read Tilden's letter.
The roll call on the nomination for Prcsi
dent was then proceeded with. Alabama at
the opening Of the second ballot cast IL vote.
for Hancock. California followed with votet
vote came for Hancock 42 votes. Wild cnthu.
siasm followed the announcement, as yester
lay she had voted solid for Morrison. The
cheering was repeated when the clerk announ
ced the vote. The same demonstrations fol-
low loved o..t the - announcement qnet!aea ,a q
Carolina, Michigan and Minnesota. When
Missouri's 2S for Hancock were given there wa.
another rousing cheer delegates rose and waved
SorT cast 70 for Randall. When Ohio @ Wa. called
Alex. Long said the delegation asked leave
TO retire for consultation. The State was
passed. Pennsylvania also asked to retire and
was passed. When Ohio MAS called again Mr..
Hill said the most of the delegation was absent,
and the chairman was also absent, but in obe
dience to the instructions of three hundred
Thurman Democrats of Ohio he would cast the
forty-four votes of Ohio for Allan G.. Thur
man.
right to cast the vote, but at this time the del
egation returned and cast forty-four for Thur
man. There Was no sensation ut the announce
ment.
Wisconsin got permission to change he,
vote, and cast twenty votes for Hancock.
Here followed
ANOTHER WILD SCENE
of excitement. New Jersey followed casting
her lS for Hancock. Instantly the whole con.
vention aud the galleries became wild with en-
thusiasm. The chair struck base staccato &C.
compartment to the anthem of enthusiasm,
but it required several minutes to enable any
one to hear An individual voice. When at last
peace wa partly restored, Hale of Pennsylva-
nsylvania il proud of her son." and went on to
eulogize Hancock and closed by changing the
vote of Pennsylvania, making So votes fo1
Hancock. Again the anthem of enthusiasm
and again In vain the weakened staccato of the
ehairman's gsrel. until it was wholly
drowned by the overwhelming tide
of sound. Louisiana's banner with
HANCocK's PORTRAIT
which had been at the organ, was borne to the
front of the stage. The State banners over the
whole house were waving in the air. Above
all was the monotonous anthem only swelling
and falling ~ tho efforts of the chairman to
stop the uproar increased or slackened. The
climax of excitement was reached when all the
TO the chairman's desk and surround
ed tho banner bearing the portrait of the
choice of the Democracy. When something like
ten minntes had been spent in this exciting
outburst the banne1a went back to their
places. Then W: O: P. Breckenridge
of Kentucky With great difficulty changed her
vote to eighteen for Hancock. five for Bayard,
and one for Thurman. Nebraska changed her
six votes to Hancock Virginia then changed
to Hancock. Then Nevada, then Rhode Island,
aud the work was done, The chairman, weary
OF the excitement, sat down, and said he would
recognize nobody till delegates took their seats
moved to make the call OF States anew. This
motion was quickly adopted, and the new call
began. II began with State after State
VOTING so1lDLr FOR HANCOCK.
but there were many hisses mingled With the
Ak>- r.
asked for . moments consultation, and then
voted for Hendricks. Iowa created sensation
by casting fourteen votes for Hancock. Wis
conain, which had begun the movement. closed
it with giving her vote for Hancock. 1.-THE
detailed vote 10 given in tho first column.-ED.]
RESULT ANNOUNCED.