Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-30
The Democratic Nominations.

S-%'"SA"'N ANb+'itbbAAbhSs
The democratic national convention 90
to work Wednesday with Ev-Gov. Steven
son of Kentucky presiding. Oue blllo.
was taken that day, Illncoak heinz the
leading tndi'larc ana +, ccivinr ~ vot, 8.
Bayard was next duz or So beam 4 e
leader, and then followed bakers doAea
of candidates with vIrio IS tollow.n!$.
Senator Wallace Of pannsvlvlnit W IS
Hancock right hln mtn and Il work +,
n Pennsylvania worker whose wo kin.s
have before been well known. The Itn.
cock campti.n was handsomely mrnHe ed
and when HE convention took it. &c o.,
ballot rs soon rs i! met Thursday morn.
ing llancnck rLn up to 81 vo IS and
ut once'a break WIS nude for him an!
v)t3s were chlnged so that when tn
ballot was announced he ha ! 705 v.te,.
Indiana stool firm with her 80 votes fni
Hendricks AMI solitary Til1en man
"Stlck." The single VOC represents the
last appearance of the sage of Gran Ell cy
Park in his hunt after the presidency.
Morrison of Illinois was Slated for TIC
vice presidency but he did not want tit,
nomination as he would rather have e
seat in the cabinet than to preside over the
Senate. So when it came to the onil a.
ton for vice president it was offered to III,
Trlionn Folt-, al.
Donald didn't want the place William Il
English of Indiana was nominated.
The Vermont delegation IN Ter the lead
of Mr.. Atkins. who, though not delegaLo
was n very present. help and guide It
them, were for Hancock from the begun
ming Aud it is dlG to the Vermont dem
orrltS and their leader thlt their services
in the llIncuck movement should b,
known on all sides. They were of urs,
hlppy rs they hal II right To be ut tic
Result. The outcome Of the convention
WIS II ticket that is II strong one, aud me-
who are in character, though not u
ability. ii great advance on the democratic
ticket Of 1876.
Winti Id Scott IIlncock of PennsyIva-
nil is 1t IN j)r.grneral in the regulq'
army, and Is now in commlnd of tie mill.
trry department If the Atlantic hlvin.
his hca'lq ltrters on Governors Isl md il
Il few minutes sail from New York civ
He WAS born in Montgomery county.
Ponu>ylvani. I, February II, 1921, anc
graduated ri West Point in 1911. heinz
ciesm tie of Generals Cram, MrClellt".
j. +. Reynolds, Burnside aud w. !.
Smith. He was gallmt oili,er in til,
Mexican war, and did the usual milt.r
Sc vice after it's close iii 1861. when t.,
h I'll been stationed two years in California.
AT Tine outbreak Of the rcb IIion he W.,
serving Is q lutcrmaster at Los Ange os.
Ctlifolnia. In August Of that year IL,
obtlinel IL commission as briLldlrr g,r.
eral AMI was given u brigade in the divjs
ion cmm ,nled by Gen. ". +. e. BNldy' }
Smith.
lis first exploit was charge at WI
liam bur 70 and he fought yell in the res
of the Penin>ntr clmpai5D. He t0u1
at Antrrlauu and then goi division. A.
the as MT on VI uye's thighs he WA
slightly wounded and in Mty, lSj3 i,
horse was shot unjpr him ut ChanceIlor,
vile. Ii Jane he took communal Of IT,,
second corp. AMI at Gettysburg had
charge of our left wing. His woln ru
ceived there laid him up for some mrnth.
but he rctmnG 10 the army and Tough
with the Army of the Potomac till jan
when he was detailed to raise a veteran
corps. HIS famous clmlge at Spottsy lvnli
where he captured many prisoners wa!
his most brilltnt feat in 1861.
Gen. IIrnrock's services ut Gettysburg
however orhaps are the crown Of uIs mil
iary career. lie hui much to do in tho
decision that III Lde that the battle grounf
and on the thirl day his command held
the point OF the ~" in our line. Thu
second Vermont brigade were al tic mos
advanced point Of our lines. When after
the tremendous cannonade of the 3 o.
July Longstrects men came sweeping OF
in their great charge Hancock saw TIC
crisis had come and road to the front line
He was talking to Gen. Stannard when 1t
was shot in the groin and it is said he wa,
taken from the saddle by Lieuts. Bcnedicl
and Hooker of Gen. STANDARDS staff.
IIancock's staff wanted to take him from
the field but he refused to leave till he h ID
seen the result of the coming charge. Iii.
wound bled terribly as the lulet hal Cur
E RED with it into the wound nail AM
piece of wood from Ilin X saddle. Col
Velz of the l6 h Vermn hit but ii
short time before left IIncock'S hea Ia llr
tiers where he had been getting detail
10 relieve some pickets. As Hancock lag
wounded upon the gronn Coz. Voaz "
who had Just changed front in the 16 for
hi, charge on the rebel flank, went pasi
the wounded man with his regiment On
the charge. As lie went by IiIncock held
ont his hand 10 him Swing: " Hello.
Colonel How are you9 Go in and give
'em D. on that fl INK " That is The
kind Of soldier Gen. Hancock is-none
Drawer ever livcd.
After the war Hancock commanded the
department of the Missouri in 1866 and
1867 and then fought the Indians. P eli.
dent johnson sent him to Louisiana where
he was in command yelr or so goinI
then to Dakota. In 1873 he was trans
ferred to his pr esent department. lie WIS
candidate in the democratic national
convention OF 1868 and 1876. He married
in 1850 Almira Russell Of St. Louis.