Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-01


Hancock's nomination unanimous.
He expressed the deep feeling of his
State for Hendricks, but they were
loyal to the Democratic party and would
do their duty manfully.
MR.. RANDALL's SPEECH.
The CHAIR-Gentlemen, have the
pleasure of introducing to you dis.
tinguished gentleman who has been
voted for for President and who desires
to second the nomination. | present
to you Samuel j. Randall, of Pennsyl.
vania. (Applause.)
Mr.. RANDALL-Fellow Democrats,
am here to second the nomination of
Pennsylvania's son, General Hancock
(Applause.) Your deliberations have
been marked by the utmost harmony
and your act is an expression of the
heart of the American Democrat in
every State in the u lion. (Applause.) J
Not only is your nomination strong. but
it is one that will bring us victory.
(Applause.) And we will add another
State to the Democratic column-the
great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(applause), the keystone of the Federal
arch. Not only is this acceptable to
every Democrat in the United States,
but it is a nomination which will com.
mand the respect of the entire Ameri.
can people. (Applause) | will not de.
tain you longer than TO say that you
will find me in the front rank of this
conflict, second to none, and that every
energy of my mind and every energy of
my brain will be given from now until
we shall all rejoice in a common victory
on the November Tuesday coming.
(Applause.) There is great mission
ahead of the Democratic party, and you
have selected standard bearer whose
very nomination means that if the peo.
pie ratify your choice he will be inaug.
urated. (Applause.) thank you for
this cordial greeting, and | beg OF you
not to suppose for a moment that | am
in the least discomfted, but, on the
contrary, my whole heart goes forth
with your voice, and | will yield to no
man in the effort which shall be made
in behalf Of your ticket, chosen this day.
(Applause.) The Chair will have the
honor to present TO you Senator Wax
lace, of Pennsylvania, who desires TO as
sure you that Pennsylvania is safe for
Hancock.
MR.. wALLAcE's SPEECH.
Mr. Wallace sad-GcHticmcn ofhs Con-
venti0a On behalf of the great keystone
State of the Union our delegation sends
to you thanks and greetings. History
repeats itself. In this great city of Gin.
cnnati the Democrats of the Nation
named their last President, and to. day
they name their next. lCheersl His.
tory repeats itself. In those days they
named a son of Pennsylvania, and TO.
day again they inscribe upon the ban.
ner of the Democracy the name of
gallant son of the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania. lie will lead us to vic.
tory. His name is invincibe. The word
rings out, advance the column-move
on the enemy's works - Let there be
no defence, but aggression, aggression,
aggression and victory is ours. Cheers
On behalf of that great Commonwealth,
as one of her sons, came here to assure
you that | feel, as does every member
of her delegation, that you have given
us in this nomination the means once
more of placing the Keystone in the
column of Democratic States-(c (cheersl
and when November shall have come
you will find that the energies of those
who now clasp hands in behalf of this
our standard bearer will have work.
ed wonders in that Commonwealth
(Cheers.)
In response to loud calls Wade Hamp.
ton advanced to the platform and said,
in behalf of the solid South, which was
ha
he pledged to him its solid vote. There
was no name held in higher respect in
the South than that of the man who
had now been made the standard bear.
er OF the Democratic party. Hancock
was one OF the first after the war was
over to exert his influence for restora
ton of the Southern people to their
civil rights. He pledged South Carolina
TO give as large n majority as any Demo.
cratic State in the Union.
Judge Hoadly, for Ohio, seconded the
motion to make Gen. Hancock's nomin.
alton unanimous. Victory in Ohio in
October meant unanimous vote in No
vember, and the Democrats expected TO
win that October victory. The conven.
tion had commanded to Ohio to take
the Garfield gun, and they would try.
Applause. The action of to-day was
worthy of that other day on which the
Declaration of Independence was sign.
ed by John Hancock. Applause.
The chair put the question on the
pending motion, and announced that
Winfield S. Hancock was the unanimous
choice Of this convention for Democratic
President OF the United States.
The band played "Dixie" to great
cheering: followed by the "Star Span.
gled Banner" in which the great organ
Joined with fine effect. Then came "My
Country 'Tis of Thee" to the tune OF
America" rendered in the same man.
ner.
A transparency of the Philadelphia
Randall association was brought in with
Randalrs portrait on one side and on
the other the legend. "For President of
the United States, Winfield Scott Han.
cock"