Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-01

| leauefb Oh tHe hepuDllChn party, IL re-
ceived by the Democrats of the United
States with sensibility, and they declare
their confidence in his wisdom, patriot
ism and integrity, upshaken by the
assaults of a common enemy, and they
further assure him that he is followed
into the retirement he has chosen for
himself by the sympathy and respect OF
his fellow citizens, who regard him as
one who, by elevating the standards OF
public morality and adorning and puri-
flying the public service, merits the last.
ing gratitude of his country and his
party.
TENTH. Free ships and chance for
American commerce on the seas and on
the land. No discrimination in favor
of transportation lines, corporations or
monopolies.
ELEVENTH. The amendment of the
Burlingame treaty. No more Chinese
immigration, except for travel, educa-
ton and foreign commerce, and there.
in carefully guarded.
TWELFTH. Public money and public
credit, for public purposes solely, and
public land for actual settlers.
THIRTEENTH. The Democratic party
is the friend of labor and the laboring
man, and pledges itself to protect him
alike against the cormorants and the
| commune.
FOURTEENTH. We congratulate the
country upon the honesty and thrift of
n Democratic Congress, which has re.
duced the public expenditure $4,000.
600 a year; upon the continuation of
| prosperity at home, and the national
honor abroad, and, above all, upon the
promise of such change in the admin.
istration of the government as shall in.
sure us genuine and lasting reform in
every department Of the public service.
This was re.read in response 10 de.
mands, and was received with applause.
The platform was adopted.
WILLIAM II. ENGLISH FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
AT l.3j Editor Joe Pulitzer, OF st.
Louis, moved 10 complete the ticket by
nominating the Vice President.
This was agreed to, and William II.
English, of Indiana, was nominated by
an Alabama delegate.
The Alabamian made the point that
TO add strength to Hancock. Indiana's
vote must be placed beyond doubt in
the October issue. At this the lloosers
yelled with delight.
Mr.. Irish, OF Iowa, nominated ex-
Gov. Bishop, of Ohio, but was pretty
generally hissed for doing so. The
nomination met with open disapproval
from the Ohioans in the gallery, who
do not want even one OF her sons to
step in now and mar the love feast.
mo! nom was the cry, and Bishops
name was Withdrawn. The nomination
OF Mr.. English was then made unani.
nous.
A motion that committee of one
from each State be appointed to notify
the candidates of their nomination and
request their acceptance was carried.
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana. Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ne.
braska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas. Yer.
mont, Nirginia, West Virginia and Wis.
consin seconded the nomination of
English.
Pennsylvania, when called, said that
profoundly grateful for the great honor
done her by the nomination of one of
her sons for the head of the ticket she
had no nomination TO present for vice.
president"
Mr.. Villas, Of Wisconsin, then ad.
dressed the convention in an eloquent
manner, and moved TO make the nomi.
nation by acclamation. Ohio withdrew
their nomination and English was unan.
imously nominated. Cheers.
On motion Of Smith Weed, the thanks
of the convention were returned to
President Stevenson.
A resolution thanking the secretaries
and clerks was also adopted. 1t was
ordered that a committee of one from
each StaCe, and the president of this
convention, be appointed to notify the
nominees of their selection and invite
their acceptance.
A resolution in favor Of represent Ia.
ton to the District of Colu mbia and
the territories in the national committee
was tabled.
the presentation as members to the
national committee.
A resolution leaving the selection of
the place of holding the next national
convention TO the national committee
and making It's basis OF representation
the same as at the present convention
was adopted.
A despatch, just received from Sena.
tor Thurman, says :--"Hancock will
make splendid candidate and can be
elected"
This was received with wild applause.
Tilden also sent a congratulatory des.
patch, but il was not so warmly greeted,
after the nomination of Hancock, as il
would have been while there was still
chance for the claimant, and the cheer.
ing was very faint.
Hendricks telegrsphed II
is acceptable TO Indiana, and its delega.
ton should take position in the ad.
vance,"
While the convention is finishing up
the odds and ends OF its work chance
is obtained to test the individual feeling
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