The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-03

. t"o 0t'W'ai!S room. ~ Storm or con-
.g!ntulatiojR poured in upon Gen.
Hancock, who arose from his chair
and stepped up besiae his desk.
"lWfll shake hands with you, gen
tfemen," he said, with an expression
OF counteliance and q manner that i'm
piled that however much he might de-
sire it. hc could do noting more to ex-
press his feelings. So far as could be
ascertained these were the only words
! used by the General in his first spcecl,
OF the campaign.
With the ladies Of tho family, how
ever, it was quite different One lady
III describing the scene, said
"Iou should have seen us. Wewere
like so many crazy people. We
laughed and shouted. and finally some
OF us, among the rest, broke down
and finally wept for JOY. Even now [
can Scarcely contain myself. All, it
was a great days work, aud to think
I that the General never spent cent of
money TO secure the nomination. |
| think this just about does up Sammy
Iildcn. Every drop of blood in my
BODY is Democratic, but l could not
have tolerated S. j. r."
| This spirited lady was not member
OF Gcneraf Hancock's family, but u
visitor.
When visited by the reporters dur
ing tho afternoon, the General was
found at his official residence, on
Governors Island. Hc came down
stairs quite radiant, but quiet and col
lected. lie said that he had been so
busy all day and had received So many
visitors and was to receive SO many
more that he would have to ask the
reporters to excuse him the interview.
"ln iact," said the Democratic nomi-
nee, 81 have nothing at present to say
about the matter anyway. lfyou will
60 down to headquarters, however,
YOU may find some dispatches there
that may interest YOU"
The General bowed politely and The
reporters left. The little steamer that
runs between Governors Island and
thc city was loaded with ladies and
gentlemen bound to tender thcir con-
Gratnlations to the Cincinnati favorite.
lie made his escape in little while,
however, and bctook himself to thc
scclusion Of his quarters, where, as he
camc in, he salutca q batch Of report
crs with:
81 sec you arc all ut work, gentle
mcn,".
lie then entered his Office and re-
ccivcd a continuous string ofcongratu-
latlons by telegraph.
HOW KELLY RECEIVED THE NEWS.
While the ballot was being taken a
hundred Tamniany men stood in front
OF the bulletin board in the barroom of
the Burnett House. When the marker
wrote, "llancock. 30G.' they chccred.
Before the cheering ended the marker
wrote, "New York cast seventy votes
for Hancock" and q minute later,
'llancock nominated" The Tamma-
nyltcs were beside themselves with
JOY. They chccrcd and yelled, and
then with a grand rush, started to
carry the news to Comptroller Kelly.
hlr. Kelly smiled, and, turning to
Sachem Purroy, ordered him 10 get
the braves together in the council
chamber.
Sachcm Purroy did his work well,
and in five minutes the Tammany
headquarters were crowded.
Judge Ama&a j. Parker took the
chair. lie said that IIancocL's nomi-
nation would sweep '.ridcnism" in
New York, State, and he claimed cred
it tor Tam}nauy for showing up to the
c!onv,e,ntioN q what is called "Tjlden-
Then there were cries for Kelly.
The TunImanv chief came forward at
once, ana was received with great ap-
plause. lie said that the nomination
OF Gen. Hancock was entirely Satistuc-
tory to him and Tammany Hall. Gen.
Hancock "as Il peculiarly good candi-
Gutc for New York, because he was
not politician, and therefore not
identified with any branch Of the
Democracy in that Stale. Mr.. Kelly
continued: II have but little to say
Of our differences in New York city
and state. Let us never refer TO them
again. Let lis forget the past and
unite to elect Hancock
at this the Saclicms and braves
shouted and chccrcd. Felix McClos-
key threw up his hat. Sachcms Nichols
and lurroy clappcd their hands. and
Gen, Spinola tapped vigorously on lis
collar WITH Japanese IAN. The Tus-
carora CHIEF was beside himself with
JOY. lie shouted c."ppcd his hands,
hhd closed with vigorous "Ugh!"
Quiet restored MIR. Kelly said: "Lct
us say no more about MIR. ridden.
That issue is dead. shall not again
mention his maine, nor shall | again
speak i'll Of his friends. (Applausc.)
We must be a united brotherhood in
the State and city Of New York. We
must take one another by the hand
and say, Let us bury The past and
unite for virtory.'"
AS the Tanmany chicfsat down, Gle
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