The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-23
THE FIRST DAYS WORK
or THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION
The Committees AppoIuted anu Work
Mapped Out-k short session and
Adjournment Until This
Morning-I.ast Nights
peYslopmen!s.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

The Great Asscmbinge at Music Hall.
To the Western Associated Press.
CISciSSATI, June 29.-The Music Hall,
in which the convention Is held, has been
80 often described In the press as to need
no attention hero. 1t is handsomely dec
GRATED with Gags and engravinEt. q ban.
uer stretches across the hall containing
these words, "0hio Greets the Nation"
Atll O'CLOCK, the visitors seats being
more than half alle4, tho great organ be-
gan to play the "Massaneils Overture"
which was greeted with applause. The
"wedding March" and other popular IA
vorites followed.
Atl2 o'clock only about two.thirds OF
the delegates were In their seats. As the
more prominent Of them entered they
were greete d with cheers.
When Senator Wade Ham pton enter5;;;.. i.
the applause yss hearty and prolonged.
Senators Lamar and Feadieson were also
recipients OF particular attention.
A beautiful horseshoe OF flowers, pre-.
senied by the New York Herdld to Judge
Hoally, Temporary Chairman,) was
rIaced on the desk before opening.
. Nicholas N. Bell, Of St. Louis; Neill G.
Brown, Of Tennessee; +. J. Dodd, OF
Ohio, and T. Walker, OF Iowa, OtliCIate rs
reading clerks during the Conyehtion.
At 1910 O'Clock senator BarDpn called
the convention TO order, and without any
preliminary remarks announced that
prayer would be offered by Rev. G. w..
Wendte, OF the UnitaTian Church.
Senator Barnum then announced that
he had been unanimously requested by
the National Committee TO nominate
Geo. Hoadly, Of Ohio, for temporary
chairman. This being approved by the
convention the Chair appointed Mr. L.
Scott and ]. D. McEnery ss a Copmittee
to conduct Mr.. HOsdly 10 tho stand. As
Mr.. HoAdly assembled the platform he was
greeted with hearty applause. lie spoke
as follows:
MR CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF rIlE
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE CoMMITTEE:-l obey
this call TO the chair Of this convention
with grateful acknowledgement OF the con.
fdence reposed In me. 1t shall be- my
sedulous care TO prove worthy OF your nom.
inGtion. Fellow delegates, fellow Demo.
Crtts, thanks for yOnr welcome, your gem
erouS welcome. My best response to
which will be, my only adequate response
can be, the strictest imparliality in the ex.
GrcIse Of the power during the hriei period
II IL committed TO me. II shall make
mistakes, trust you will forgive them.
| | am sure you will as soon rs ] sat.
isiy you that, although aa delegate
am the jealous friend, even the par.
tisan OF my fAvorite candidate, rs your
officer ! shall know neither friend nor
lou Of any candidate, but discharge my du:.
tv TiIh absolute fairness and fidelity OF
purpose. Oh his, you have my pledge
tientlemen Of the convention, our fathers,
dlStFusting the popular choice, established
| in each slAts an ELECTORAL College, 10
whose uupleJged action they sohaht to
entrust the election Of the Chiel lnaGis'
tra,es Of the republic. Their childten,
taught by experience, have wisely hi3.!.-
| ied the constitutional scheme BY an un.
written apppdpent which combines the
advantages ot tho electoral sys.
tsm, With Va the direct popular
State It's Just weight OF influence upon the
result Of the conventions delegates chos'
en- by the people OF two or more parties
have already presented candidates for
popular acceptance At the coming election,
and another great College Of Electors Is
now assembled 10 this hall. The Office
\ YOU thus al, though not defined by lay.
4 Of transcendRnt legal consequence.
need not say that In this assembly II
will not be doubted that you are not dele
gates from Congressional Districts, bni
representatives Of those indpstrncti6le
units Of our indeatruutihle Union the
States. Custom has defined your dull les
They are to construct platform anu 70
! nominate candidates. fOu are not, how
ever, called together to create creed
but TO apply known principle TO the pres
ent publicatatrs.
The Democratic principle dose not date
. its birth from your assembling and vii
not perlsh with the success oi or deieAt o.
the candidates you nominate. II 10 Of
; eternal divine FIRE burning In the hearts o
men, Il Quickeus the thought ot th'
D statesmen, nerves the arm ot the soldier
a aud doubles the energy OF the toller. ]
10 found In the Roman precept, SiiiR
Cirque 7ibunt, and the seli:eyidenl trutt
: Of tue American patriot that all men arr
$ created equal. Il Is the unrelenting io'
a Of despotlsm and Of communism, wheIhel
open or sought 70 be hidden under tht
dlsguIse OF a paternal government.
J. lis benefCent Office In political affair
!. 10 10 secure to every man the utmost pos
!. siblo liberty oi action, consistent viii
equal liberty TO every other man, yours
J. i not therefore the office Of ventlon, bu
> Of promulgliOni not 70 discover, but t.