The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02


The climax of the excitement was reached
when all the banners Of the States rushed TO
the Chairman's desk and surrounded the ban
ner bearing the portrait Of the choice Of the
Democracy.
When something like ten minutes had been
spent in this exciting outburst, w. G. p Brock
inridge, OF Kentucky, with great difficulty,
changed the vote of the State to IL for Hancock,
for Bayard, and 1 for Thurman. Nebraska
changed her votes to Hancock. Virginia then
changed to Hancock; then Nevada then Rhode
Island, and the work was done.
A delegate from New Hampshire moved to
make the call of the States anew. The motion
was quickly adopted, and the new call began.
Ii began with State after State voting solidly
for Hancock. Indiana asked for a moments
consultation, and then voted for Hendricks.
Iowa created sensation by casting one vote for
Hancock. Wisconsin, which had begun the
movement, closing it with giving her vote to
Hancock
The second ballot for President, as finally re-
corded, was as follows:
hancock
hendricks. 30
'''.'.'''''.'.''..'.......
Whole number of votes, 1873.
The announcement of the result of the ballot
was made at 1850.
Senator Voorhees, took the platform and moved
to make the nomination unanimous, and his
motion was seconded by William Mack Chair
man Of the Indiana delegation Samuel j. Ran
DALI of Pennsylvania Falconer, of New York :;
and Breckenridge, of Kentucky. The motion
was put by the Chairman and carried unani-
mously.
Afterward John Kelly, of New York, and
Mr.. Fellows, of the same State made speeches
announcing that the breach in the State of New
York was healed, and they shook hands upon it.
Mr.. Pulitzer, of Missouri moved to proceed
to the nomination Of Vice President. Agreed
to.
The call of States for the nomination OF can
didates then began, and Pettis, of Alabama,
nominated William ii. English, of Indiana.
Arkansas, when called, seconded the nomina-
ton. Indiana, by Mr. Voorhees, did likewise.
Iowa nominated Gov. NJ. II. Bishop, of OHIO.
The roll-call was resumed, and the States
from Kansas down to the end of the roll-call
either seconded the nomination of English or
tacitly consented to it. The last State
-Wisconsin-was represented by Vi
las, who took the platform i'll an
swer to loud calls, and made brief
address in eloquent words, seconding the
nomination of English, and, upon concluding,
moved TO make it unanimous.
Iowa withdrew the name of Bishop. and. the
vote being put 10y the chair, the nomination
was declared unanimously agreed to.
Hon. Henry Watterson, Chairman OF the
Committee on Resolutions, was recognized by
the chair, and. after order was restored, pro-
ceeded TO read the platform, as follows:
The Democrats of the United States in convention
assembled, declare:
l. We pledge ourselves anew to the constitutional
doctrines and traditions of the Democratic party,
illustrated 10y the teaching and example of long
line of Democratic statesmen and patriots, and
bodied in the platform of the last National Conyen-
ton of the party.
q Opposition TO Capitalization and to that danger
sDlrit of cnprOaClmpnt which tends To COnsOli-
date in one and thus to create whatever the form of
Government, real despotisn. No sumptuary laws;
separation of church and state for the good of each,
and common schools fostered and protected.
8. Home rule, honest money, consisting of god
silver, and paper convertible into coin on demand; ;
the strict maintenance of the public faith State and
national, and tariff for revenue only.
4. The subordnaton OF military to the civil power,
and genuine and thorough reform of the civil
service
8. The right of free ballot is right preservative
of all rights, and must and shall be maintained iii
every part OF the United states. The existing adj
ministraton is the representative of conspiracy only
and its claim or right to surround the ballot-boxes
with troops and Deputy Marshals to intimidate and
obstruct the electors and unprecedented use Of the
veto to maintain its corrupt and despotic power, i'll
suits the people and imperils their institutions.
6. We execrae the course of this administration in
making places i'll the civil service reward for po1t
ical crime, and demand reform by statute which
shall make IL forever impossible for defeated can
didate to bride his way to the seat of usurper 10y
7. The great fraud of ls7G-'77, by which, upon
false count of the electorai votes of two
States, the candidate defeated at the polls was
declared to be President, and for the first time
in American history the will of the people set
aside under threat of military ~ioence, struck
deadly bow at our system of representative govern
mcnt.
g. The Democratic party, to preserve the country
from the horrors Of civil war, submitted for the
time in the firm and patriotic faith that the people
would punish this crime in 1880. This issue pre-
cedes and dwarts every other. 1t inspires more
sacred Guty upon the people of the Union than ever
addressed the consciences Of nation of freemen.
y The resolution of Samuel j. Tilden not again to
be candidate for the exalted place to which he
elected 10y majority of his cOuntrymen, and from
which he was excluded 10y the leaders Of The Repub
hcan party, is received by the Democrats Of the
United States with deep sensbiity, and they declare
their confidence in his wisdom, patriotism, and in
tegrity mistaken 10y the assaults OF the common enc
my; ana they further assure him that he is followed
into the retirement he has chosen for himself 10y the
sympathy and respect of his fel.ow-cizens, who
gard him who, by elevating the standard of
public morality, and adjoining and purifying the pub
lie service merits the lasting gratitude of his country
and his party.
10. Free ships, and a living chance for American
commerce, upon the seas and on the land no dis
elimination in favor of transportation lines corpora
tons or monopolies the amendment of the Burn-
game treaty, TO permit no more immigration,
except for travel education and foreign commerce,
and therein carefully guarded; the public money
and the public credit for public purposes SOLELY and
the pubic lands for actual sett ers The Democratic
party Is the friend of the laborng man, and pledges
Itself TO protect him alike against the corlnorants
and the Commune.
IL. We congratulate the country upon the honesty
and thrift OF Democratic Congress, which has re-
duced the public expenditure $40,0O0,0O0 year;
upon the continuation of prosperity at home and the
national honor abroad; and, above all, upon the
promise of such change in the administration of
the Government as shall insure genuine and last
ing reform in every department of the public
service.
The resolutions as read, were unanimously
adopted.
The following names were announced for
members of the National Executive Committee:
Alabama, Levi w. Lawler Arkansas, Joha j.
SUMTER California, j. Il. Farley Colorado T.
Nj. Patterson Connecticut, William II. Barnum;
Delaware, j. G. Grub Florida, Samuel Pasco
Georgia, George L. Barnes Illinois, William c.
Goudy Indiana, Austin III. Brown Iowa, NJ. Nj.
Ham Kansas, Charles w. Blair; Kentucky
Henry ID. McHenry Louisiana, Il. L. Jonas
Maine Edward w. Thompson Maryland. o. u.
Horsey; Massachusetts,, Fred O. Prince NIichi-
gan, Edward Kanter Minnesota, z. H. Kelly:
Mississippi, w. ID. Martin; Missouri. John ID.
Prather; Nebraska, j. Sterling Morton: Ne
vada, j. G. Hagerman /; New Hampshire A. w.
subway; New Jersey, Orestes Cleveland New
York, Abram s. Hewitt North Carolina, NJ. w.
Ransom Ohio, Qo be named hereafter); Penn
sylvania, Ito be named hereafter) Rhode