Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-30

the polls was declared TO be president and for tie
was set aside under threat of military Violence,
struck deadly blow ut system Of representative
government. The Democratic party, to preserve the
country from the horrors of civil war; submitted
for the time in the firm and patriotic belief that the
people would punish this crime in 1880. This issue
precedes and dwarfs every other. 1t inspires more
sacred duty among the people of the Union than ever
addressed the consciences of nation of freemen
The resolution of Samuel J. Tilden not again to be
candidate for the exalted place to which be was
elected by majority of his countrymen, and from
which he excluded by the leaders of the Repubi-
party is received by the Democrats of the United
States with deep selsibity and they declare their
confidence in LIS wisdom, patriotism and integrity
mistaken by the assaults of his common enemy, and
they further assure him that he is followed into tie
retirement he has chosen for himself by the sympathy
and respect of his fellow citizens who regard him
one who, by eevatng the standard of public morality
and adjoining and purifying the public service,
merits the lasting gratitude of his country and party
Free ships and living chance for American M
merce upon the seas and the land; no discrimina-
ton in favor of transportation lines corporations or
monopo1es; amendment Of the Burlingame treaty:
no more Chinese immigration except for travel edl-
cation OF foreign commerce and therein carefully
GUARDED, pn6nc money and public credit for public
purposes solely and public lands for actual settlers
Inc Democratic party is the friend of labor and
tne aoollng man, and pledges itself to protect him
alike against the cormorants and the Commune
We congratulate the country upon the honesty and
thrift OF Democratic congress, which has reduced
the pubic expenditure 100000, 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 govern
inent as shall insure genuine and lasting re-
form in every Department. of the public service.
The resolutions as read were unanimously
adopted
Pulitzer, (Mo.), moved to proceed to the
nomination of vice president. Agreed to.
The call of states for the nomination of can
dldates then began and Pettis, of Alabama,
nominated VIM. H. English, of Indiana. Ar
kansas when called seconded this nomination,
and In turn all the remaining states seconded
the nomination of English until John P. Irish,
OF Iowa, nominated r. NJ. 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 tacity consented to
it. The last state called, Wisconsin, was repre-
/ scented by Villas, who took the platform in 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. Ohio withdrew the name of
Bishop, and the vote being put by the chair, the
nomination was declared unanimously agreed
to. The announcement was greeted with ap-
plause and cheers.
Breckenridge (Ky-( moved that committee of
one from each state be appointed to notify the
nominees Of the convention OF their nomination
and in the name of the convention and of the
party to request their acceptance of the nomina-
ton. Preston moved to amend SO that the COM
mittee should notify the nominees in writing so
as to have record of the answer. The amend
ment was accepted and the resolution adopted.
Several resolutions of courtesy and thanks
were offered.
A resolution was offered that the District of
Columbia and the territories have one repre-
sentative each in the national committee.
Tabled.
Various delegations were instructed to send
up to the chair the names they desired to repre-
sent them in notifying the nominees of their
nomination.
The following names were announced for
members of the national executive committee:
Alabama, Levi w. If:w1er; Arkansas, John J. Sum-
ter, California, J. T. Farley; Colorado T. NJ Pater-
son; Connecticut, VIM Fl. Barnurp: Delaware. I. G.
Grub; Florida, Samuel Pasco; Georgia, Geo. T.
Barnes; Illinois, Vim. G. GOr5ys Ildj9 IA, Austin II.
Kentucky, Henry e. McHenry; Louisiana, 3. t,
Jonas; Maine Edmund ". Tncmason; Maryland. o.
P. Horsey; Massachusetts, Fred. O. Prince Michigan.
Edward Kanter; Minnes0ta, z Fl. Kelly, A1ssi sipp
w. d. Martin; Missouri, John 6. Prather; Ne
braska, j. s. Morton; Nevada, J. C. HagerInan;
New Hampshire A. ". subway; New Jersey, Ores
ties Cleveland; New York, Abram s. Hewitt: North
Carolina, n. w. Ransom; Ohio, to be named here
after Oregon to be named hereafter; Pennsylvania,
to be named hereafter- Rhode Island, Abncr j. Bar
naby; South Carolina F. w. Dawson; Tennessee,
Thos. O'Connor; Texas, F. s. Stoekdsle; Vermont
D. 2. Smalley; Virginia, Robt A. Coghill West Vir-
ginia, Alex. Campbell; Wisconsin, VIM. F. Villas.
A resolution was offered by Irish, of Iowa,
that the basis of representation in the next ma
tional convention be the same as at present, and
that the national committee be authorized to
determine the place and time of holding the
convention.
Preston (Ky.) moved to adjourn, and the hall
being now nearly empty it was carried without
dissent and at p. NJ, the convention adjourned
without day.