New-York tribune., 1880-06-24
were given for him before tho Convention pro-
ceeded with its business. u
DANIEL DoUeHERrY SPEAKS. g

were given for him before tho Convention pro.
ceeded with It's business.
DANIEL poUaHERrY SPEAKS. 1;
Before the call Of States began the chairmsn q
the Ohio delegation had asked permission to substt
tute the Hon. Daniel Dougherty, tho Philadelphia
orator. for Of the representatives OF that State
The object of this change was not generally known
to the Convention at the time 1t was done, bat VA
very apparent when Pennsylvania was called and
he was seen sgeing down the aisle toward the
platform. The chairman of the delegation had pse-
viously announced that the State. as snch, had no
nomination to make, but that one OF the delegates
from that State desired to present the nsme Of =
candidate. Mr. DouRherty Is too well known 70 cui-
tivated people as lecturer to require much intro
ducton. he is splendid specimen of physical viecs
and as he stood on the platform and faced tho great
audience he looked and acted every inch an orator
In style he is polished and eloquent and no con-
trast could be greater than that between the
blunt rough frontier style OF the pre-
vious speaker and the finished orstory OF Ar.
Deugherty.
Under the inspiration Of tho place and the occsr
sion, he spoke with more force and with more vio-
lent emphasis and gesticulation than usual snd he
not only captured his audience and carried 10 with
him. but be also accomplished much ia rousing en-
thusiasm for the candidate he presented--Genc-
raj Hancock. Mr.. Dougherty spoke without n0te&
Notwithstanding the popularity Of the rator and
the sympathy OF considerable portion of the Cor
vention for the candidate he presented, the
listless feeling of the delegates was strikingly
illustrated when he attempted to lead his audience
up to his climax. He said. II nominateOne who
will carry Pennsylvanis." Then there was lond
cheering. which was long continued. Mr. Dou9herty
added, "And Indiana" when the cheering was
fainter instead of greater, the orator evidentiy
expected it would be; then he added New-Jefsey,
when the applause had become very faint and
finally, when he mentioned Connections as the last
Of the doubtful States which Hancock could
carry, there was dead silence in the
Convention. But when Hancock's name was finally
uttered there was very loud and somewhat long
continued applause which the most careful nursing
would not however suffice to keep up or to mako
in any degree wild. Many of the Hancock dele
gates stood up In their seats and waved hats. fans
and handkerchiefs, but In two or three minutes
they lost control Of the people, who began to sit
down and wish for the orator to go on, leaving the
leaders standing alone This was far illustration
of the shallow character Of the enthusissm
which it has yet been possible to arouse
for any candidate before tho Convention. After
enumerating General HancocHs other qualifications
for the position of candidate of the Democratic
party Mr. Dougherty closed amid great applause.
by declaring that If the soldier statesman was NOM
mated he would take his seat Mr.. Dougherty dis
appeared but about che time the cheering began to
subside he came back to say that be had made o
mistake; he meant to say that If General Hancock
was elected he would take bis seat Thsre was
some laughter at this correction. and q Republican
correspondent remarked that he thought Mr.
Dougherty had disclosed Q Democratic secret
when he declared that General Hancock
as nominee of this Convention, would be seated
whether he was elected or nok
The roll proceeded until South Carolina was
reached, when General Wade Hampton slowly rose
in his place. and balanced himself his crutches.
He has from the first been one OF the most popular
men 10 the Convention. The audience at once
demanded that Senator Hampton should 20 upon the
platform, but he at first shook his head. The Con-
vention would not. however. hear him from bis
seat. 1t could not; and finally yielding to the
almost universal demand, the South Carolina states
man slowly made his way to the stage, and whom he
appeared, there was wild yelling and cheering all
over the hall. Senator HamptoD's was quiet con.
servative speech. He said 1t was happy omen that
the two States which represented opposite ideas
Massachusetts, and South Carolina-should be hare
working together for peace and happiness in there
stored Union. His eulogg Of Bayard was well said,
and his declaration that II Bayard is nominated he
will get moro Republican votes than any other
Democrat and every Democratic vote In the coun-
try was the most effective pcins he made
Ex-Governor Hubbard could not resist the temp-
tation when Texas was reached in the call to make
another speech-the second Of that session OF the
Convention, and 80 he appeared on the platform
again aud seconded the nomination Of General Han
cock. BY this time the Convention was satisfied
with oratory. Only one OF the three remaining ad-
dresses that were made rose above tho common
place. At quarter before the last orator had
SAID his say aud the last of States had been called
through. Ex-senator Stevenson. the permanent
chairman, then announced in Q formal manner tho
names of those presented for the Presidency Of tho
United States. It was noticeable that some Of the
most prominent candidates had not been nominated
at all. Among them wero Messrs. Payne. Randall.
Jewett, Mcdonald, Parker and Randolph. Az each
name in the list was read, friends Of the candidate
arose to their feet and cheered 10.