The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-26
HURRAHING FOR HANCOCK.
Ratification Meetings. Letters of Con.
gratulati0n. Organization Of
Clubs, etc.
THE PHILADELPHIA DELEGATION.
ional Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the Star
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 26-The Phila-
delpha delegates to Cincinnati arrived in
this city last night and were met at the
West Philadelphia depot by an immense
crowd. The Democratic organizations of
the city were on hand and paraded the
streets with the delegates and with trans
parencies bearing the names of Hancock
and English. There was great enthusiasm
and Chestnut street, down which the pro-
cession moved, was lined with people.
PREPARING TO RATIFY. >,.
CHICAGO, June 26-The Democrats are
preparing for a grand ratification this
evening in White Stocking Park. A salute
of one hundred guns will be fired.
ROCHESTER, RATIFIEs.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, June 26 "A big ratifi-
tions was held here last night. A process.
sion headed by bands marched through the
streets. There was grand display of fire.
works, and speaking in the Courthouse
Square by number of prominent local
orators.
AT oaDENsBURa.
OeDENsBURa, N. Y, June 26-The nomi-
nation of Hancock and English was ratified
by the Democracy of this city last evening
by mass meeting in the City Hall, after
which there was an immense torch-light
procession, with three bands of music.
CONGRATULATIONS TO HANCOCK.
NEW YoRK, June 26-General Hancock
has received over 1000 congratulatory dis
patches from all parts of the country, and
his mail for the past twenty-four hours is
far greater than he could find time to read.
The General will be officially notified of
hiss nomination on the 18th of July.
Among the dispatches received by General
Hancock, is the fol owing from Major
General Schuyler Hamilton, who served
during the Mexican war ON the staff OF
General Scott, and was run through the
body by lance at Mira Flares.
General Hancock:
II am a Republican of the blackest
stripe, but as an Id friend I congratulate
the man into whose arms l fell bleeding
almost to death after Mira Flares. on the
honor he has.attained through his spotess
reputation. If l may not vote for you, I
NAV congratulate you as your sincere
friend, admirer and fellow soldier,
SCHUYLER HAMILTON"
VETERAN SOLDIER CLUBS.
A large meeting If Veterans of the Mex
ican war was held last evening for the pur-
pose of organizing campaign clubs in the
nterest Of Hancock and English. Resolu-
tions were adopted inviting all survivors of
the Mexican war soldiers and sailors to be-
come members of the club. Hancock and
English clubs are rapidly organizing and
their banners and flags are being displayed.
SUITS TlLDEN TO AT.
NEW YORK, June ga morning paper
reports Tilden as saying, lie cared nothing
for the st. Louis nomination in 1875. He
did not want it, and offered it to Seymour
General Hancock was his choice for the
Cincinnati nomination above all others,
and he forwarded Hancock 8 interests to the
best of his ability. AS he (Tilden) cared
nothing for the nomination in 1876, so in
1880 lie had firmly determined before the
Convention met, that he would not be
candidate. fs.
GRANT STICKS TO GARFIELD.
CHICAGO, June 26.-Galena and Dubuque
specials state that Gen. Grant positively
denies having declared in favor of Hancock,
or that he would vote for him in preference
to Garfield, being released from obliga-
tion to the Republican party after the
action OF the Chicago Convention.
The dispatch to that effect was shown
General Grant and he denounced the state
ments as malicious fabrications without
the least foundation in truth. He will
give hearty support to the Republican
ticket. The General made the same state.
ment to his friend, Mr.. Thompson, of Du-
buque. General Grant and family leave
for Colorado early next week.
TAMMANY AT HOME.
New YORK, June 26--The Executive
Committee Of the Democratic Union, and
good sized crowd representing the vari-
Gus assembly district organizations were on
hand this morning to welcome the return
of the Tammany braves As the immense
special train steamed into the Grand Cen
trail depot at 9:12 rousing cheers went up
from those gathered to welcome the dele
gates
The band which accompanied the delega-
ton played Home Sweet Home" as
the braves stepped from the cars and the
cheers of the crowd were responded to by
the delegation, who, after striking the
State line ON the way home were saluted at
almost every village and hamlet by the
firing of guns.
All the delegates seemed jubilant and
enthusiastic over the result of their pill
grimage and freely claimed to have been
the means of vanqushing their old foes,
Tilden and Robinson. They expressed
their determination. t. forget past differ
ences and work in harmony with their re-
cent opponents.
ChicagO,s Clap of Thunder,