The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-07-10


Mr.. NcSveeney, o. Ohio, nominated |
Allen 6. Thurman IN . speech u which
be said: THE Democracy q Ohio IN
State Convention, With absolute unan-
|mity, determined 70 pr2sat the name
II Allen G. Thurman. ! viii foebear
euloey, 6oe That would not b grateful to
he man whose name ! present; nor
viii I Consume time IN reciting . useless
bioRraphy. All know bio public life
ma services. The times demand .
ficket that shall be clean-one around
which NO dirty scandals cling, a man
vhose nxme viii be Of itself the plat
iorm. Such q name Il that Of Thurman,
% oil we'll know. Applause. He has
fought the good fight, be has kept the
hit6, Urder him the rights Of al, rich
ma pcor. capital and labor, will be pro.
tected, and the rights Of all sections al:v
carefully preserved. ! deny that OHIO
d . Republican State. Applause.
q. r6eld's nomination WAS an admission
bv the CHICAGO convention that Ohio 10
not Republican. They had already ason
Of Ohio at Washington in Tildens
chair fapplause1 and yet they took an.
otherEfor vhata "lnsstiate archer"
would not one suffice" Laughter and
applause.
When PENNSYLVANIA Was called, Ii
chairman said the delegation had no can
didate to present, but one Of the dele
gates desired to present . name. Daniel
bougherty, Of Philadelphia, then came
forward, and, in substance, said: IL
take the platform to nominate one
whose name Will reconcile all factions,
and carry Pennsylvania, Indiana, Con-
nccticut, New Jersey, New York lap.
plause] and Ohio. He would crush the
lust embers Of sectional strife, and be
hailed - the dawning Of the day OF
perpetual brotherhood. With him we
can fling away our shields end wage an
aggressive war. We can appeal to the
supreme tribunal Of the American peo'
pie against the corruption Of the Repub.
licsn party, and their untold violations
Of Constitutional liberty With him -
onr chieftain, the bloody banner Of the
Republicans will fall from their palsied
grasp. Oh, my countrymen, In this %:
preme moment, when the destinies Of
the repulic are at stake, when the liber'
ties Of the people are imperiled. ! rtSe
to present to the thoughtful considers
ton Of this convention the name OF one
who. ON the 6eld Of battle, was styled 'The
Superb yet who has won . nobler 70
uown ~ the military governor whose ars'
act on assuming command Of Louisiana
and Texas Was to salute the C0nstitu'
ton BY proclaiming, amid the ,joyou.
greetings Of an oppressed people. that
the military, save In actual war, shall b<
,ubservient to the civil power. I'M
plighted word Of the soldier WAS proved
in the statesman's acts. l nominate
him whose name will suppress every
faction, is alike acceptable to North and
South, and will thrill the land from END
to end. The people hang breathlese Of
,our deliberation. Take heed! make N
mis- step! nominate one who can carr!
every Southern State, and who ca!
carry Pennsylvania, Indiana, Connect
cut. New Jersey and New York.th
solder statesman, with . record q
stainless - his sword-Win6eld Scot
Hancock. Of Pennsylvania. II elected
he viii take his SEAT" CApplau.e.1
when South Carolina was calle'
senator Wade Hampton ascended th
platform amid great applause an
seconded the nomination Of Bayard.
Mr.. Stringfellow. Of Virginia. u conde
The nomination Of Field, and Mr.. DAME!
also Of Virginia, seconded Hancock
domination.
When West Virginia vas called MI
Hoode took the platform and seconde
! Thurman's nomination.
The chair then announced the name
hat were in nomination for Presiden
Il tie United States, and . motion mad
: ~ Mr.. HOadlcy that the convention I'd
ouyn until ten o'clock tomorrow m0rI
ing, was defeated by 3953 voteto 81
!. Eyes. ... ..,s..n.
,husetts, the convention then proceede
q ballot, with the following result:
FIRST BALLOT. =,