Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-25

Hancock. ............... 40
Hendricks NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 30
Bayard 9
lllden. ...................
All the hats and banners went up when
this result was given, and the scene was
like that when Garfield was nominated at
Chicago.
Randall came in and pressed up to the
platform, via the reporters tables, being
escorted by Col. Barr, of Pittsburg.
Mr.. Mack, of Indiana, moved that the
nomination Of Hancock be made unani-
nous.
Mr.. Randall took the platform to Sec
ond it. He was greeted with uprOar-
ious cheers, and, taking Chairman Ste
venson's place made the glowing speech in
support of the nomination briefly reported
in our telegraphic advices yesterday, and
at the conclusion of which the scene turned
into an impressive and gigantic love feast,
and there was no end to the cheers. Wallace
followed Randall, shaking hands with the
latter as he passed, and took his place.
The Senator said, "Now that we have a
grand nominee, let our policy be aggres-
sion, aggression, aggression and victory
Great applause.)
Hoadly, Voorhees, and Hampton fol-
lowed and then Faulkner, of New York,
Mr.. Tilden's great friend, stirred up the
convention by pledging the electoral vote
of his state, when voices from galleries
shouted "What does Kelly say about it ?''
Just then Augustus Schell and John
Kelly come forward. There were loud calls
for Kelly to take the platform. He took
the platform amid cheering and an Irish
air by the band.
Chairman Stevenson grasped him by the
hand and as he moved up the platform he
introduced him, by saying to the conven-
ton -" You have saved the gallant De-
mOcracy of New York by your action to-
day.
Kelly then said: "Gentlemen of the
convention your chairman has told you
that, by your action to-day in nominating
Hancock, you have united the Democracy
of New York. He has told you truly.
(Thunders of applause.) We have had our
political differences in New York, but
when we have time to reflect, then we see
our error, and are ready to ask each other S
forgiveness. 1 think my friend agrees
with me that the great state of New York
cannot be carried unless there be a united
Democracy in that state. Now that We
are united think can say to this conven-
ton that there can be no doubt now of
what the result will be in the state of New
York in November next" (Applause.)
Fellowes, the Tilden man who gave
Kelly so many hard knocks yesterday, was
called for, but before speaking he wrung
kelly's hand with the utmost fervOr. He
continued the love feast as we'll as" Kelly
did himself.
Rugged by the TammaEy Tiger.
When Fellowes closed Kelly threw him.
self upon his breast, the convention got
upon its feet and. vociferated, while the
organ and band broke out, as if moved by
the same spirit, with "Auld Lang Syne."
The galleries, reporters, ladies and every
body joined in singing the chorus.
At lis the noise was reduced to a COM
paratively decent minimum, and the
woman suffragists presented their memo
rial which was patiently listened to.
Watterson then got on the platform and
read the resolutions, which were as fol-
lows
The Platform.
The following is the platform, as re-
ported by Mr.. Watterson, from the COM
mittee on resolutions
The Democrats of the United States in
convention assembled, declare
First. We pledge ourselves anew to the
constitutional doctrines and traditions of
the Democratic party as illustrated by the
teaching and example of long line of
Democratic statesmen and patriots, and
embodied III the platform Of the last ma
tional convention of the party.
Second. Opposition to ocentralizationism
and to the dangerous spirit of encroach-
ment which tends to consolidate the powers
of all the departments in one, and thus to
create, whatever be the form of govern
ment, real despotism.
No sumptuary laws separation of
church and state for the good of each
schools fostered and protected.
Third. Home rule honest money-the
strict maintenance of the public faith
consisting of gold and silver and paper
state and national, convertible into coin on
and a tariff for revenue only.
Fourth. The subordination of the mill
tary to the civil power, and general
and thorough reform of the civil service.
Fifth. The right to a free ballot is the
right preservative of all rights, and must
and shall be maintained in every part of
the United States.
Sixth. The existing administration is
the representative of conspiracy only, and |
it's claim of right to surround the ballot |
boxes with troops and deputy marshals to |
intimidate and obst ruct the elections, and |
the unprecedented use of the veto power
to maintain its corrupt and despotic
power, insults the people and imperils
their institutions.
Seventh. The great fraud Of 1S76-77,
by which upon false count of the elcctor-
Il votes of two states, the candidate de-
Feated at the polls was declared to be
president, and for the first time in Amer-
ian history the will of the people was set
aside under threat of military violence,
struck Il deadly blow at our system of rep
government. The Democratic
1arty to preserve the country from the
horrors of a civil war, submitted for the
ime in firm and patriotic faith that the
,eople would punish this crime in 1880.
This issue precedes and dwarfs every
'ther. 1t imposes a more sacred duty
lpOn the people of the union than ever adj
lressed the conscience of a nation of free
nen.
Eighth. We exccrate the course of this
in making places in the
ivil service a reward for the political
rime, and demand a reform by statute
which shall make it forever impossible for
he defeated candidate to bribe his way to
he seat of a usurper, by pepsioning vii
aims upon the people. {
This was re-read in response to de-
hands, and was received with applause. I
Ninth. The resolution of Samuel J. Til
en not again to be a candidate for the ex- |
lted place TO which he was elected by
majority of his countrymen, and from s