The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-06-24
THE NATIONAL
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
AT Cincinnati Nominates
Hancock for President
ON THE SECOND BALLOT.
And WIN. H.English
OF Indiana, for Vice President,
BY ACCLAMATI0N.
The Utmost Harmony
And VIM H.English
OF Indiana, for Vice President,
BY ACCLAMATION.
The Utmost Harmony
Enthusiasm Unbounded:

Enthusiasm UnbOunded:
The Convention met on Tuesday morning and
nominated Judge Hoadley, of Cincinnati, as tenn.
porary President, and after the temporary organ.
ization adjourned till 10 o'clock on Wednesday.
when the different committees reported. Con
siderable time was spent on the minority and
majority reports of the Committee on Creden-
tials, the one seating the regular New York Dele
cation, and the other seating portion Of the
Tammany Delegation. After considerable discus.
sion the majority report was adopted, which
seated the regular Delegation and excluded
Tammany. The Convention then proceeded to
nominate the candidates for President, with the
following result on the first ballot
Ewing 10. Tilden 8S, Bayard 1887, Field 65,
Morrison 60, Hendricks 4915, Thurman 68l4, Han.
cock III, Jewett l, Seymour s. Loveland 5, Payne
81, Mcdonald 8, Black l, English l. Parker l.
The Convention adjourned to meet on Thurs
day morning al 10 o'clock.
On the reassembllng Of the Convention they
proceeded with I'd ballot After the ballot had
been gone through with 1t became apparent that
General Hancock would be nominated and the
States commenced to change their votes with the
following result
Hancock 7O6, Bayard 2, Hendricks 80, Tilden /.
Mr. Mack Of Indiana, moved the nomination
be made unanimous. He promised that Indi'
ana would again turn the left flank Of the Re
publican party and while the party was sup
ported by the solid South he expected New York
and New Jersey to attend to the right flank.
Upon the announcement of the result the ex-
citement was terrible, and cheer upon cheer
went through the hall, continuing for upwards
of 80 or 40 minutes, AS soon as order was re.
stored calls were made for different speakers, and
some or hours we're spent in speaking Calls
were made for John Kelley. and after few
moments Mr.. Kelley and Augustus Schell Of
New York appeared marching down the aisles,
At the sight Of Mr. Kelley the entire audience
rose up in their teats with tremendous and
continued cheering. After Mr., Kelley's speech,
Judge Fellows, of New York. representing anti
Tammany appeared on the stage after repeated
calls when he and Mr.. Kelley shook hands and
said that the Democracy of New York were now
united and would give the nominee 1000 ma
jority. During all this time the excitement was
intanse-the banners waving the people cheer
Ing After the nomination Of Vice President,
which was done by acclamatlon the Convention
| adjourned sine die.
PLATFORM,
Hon. Henry Watterson, Chairman Of the Com
| mittee on Resolutions, was recognized by the
Chair, and after order was restored, proceeded to
read the platform, as follows
The Democrats OF the United States in conven'
| ton assembled declare:
l. We pledge ourselves anew to the Constitu.
| i0nal doctrines aud traditions of the Democratic
party as illustrated by the teachings and exam.
| pies of long line Of Democratic statesmen and
patriots and embodied in the platform Of the last
| National Convention Of the party.
| 2 Opposition to GENERALIZATION and to that dan
| gerous spirit Of encroachment which tends to
consolidate In one, and thus to create whatever
| the form Of Government real disposition no
| sumptuary laws, separation OF church, and state
| for the good OF each common schools fostered and
protected.
g. Home rule, honest money, consisting of gold
and silver and paper convertible into coin on de
mand, the strict maintenance Of the public faith
State and National and tariff for revenue only
the subordination of the military to the civil pow
| er, and a genuine and thorough reform Of the
civil service The right of free ballot is a right
preservative Of all rights, and must aud shall be
maintained IN every part OF the United States.
The existing Administration is the representa-
tive Of conspiracy only, and Its claim OF right to
surround the ballot boxes with troops and deputy
| Marshals to intimidate and obstruct the electors
and the unprecedented use Of veto to maintain Its
| corrupt and desp0ctic power, insults people and
imperils their institutions,
We execrate the course Of this administration in
making places In the Civil Service reward for
political crime and demand a reform by statute
| which shall make II forever impossible for de-
feated candidate to bribe his way to the seat Of
usurper by billeting villains upon the people The
| great fraud of 1876 and 1877 by which, upon q
false count of The electoral votes OF two States the
candidate defeated at the polls was declared to
| be President, and for the first time In American
history the will the people was get aside under
q threat OF military violence, struck deadly
| blow at our 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 peo'
| pie would punish this crime In 1880. This issue
| precedes and dwarfs every other. II inspires
more sacred duty upon the people Of the Union
| that ever addressed the conscience OF nation OF
| freemen.
The resolution Of Samuel ]. Tilden not again to
| be q candidate for the exalted position TO which
he was elected by majority OF his own country.
men, and from which he was excluded by the
leaders Of the Republican party, Is received by
the Democrats Of the United States with deep sem
sibility and they declare their confidence In his
wisdom patriotism and integrity unshaken by
| the assaults Of the common enemy, and they
| further assure him that he is followed into the
retirement he has chosen for himself by The sym.
pathy and respect Of his fellow citizens, who re-
gard him as one who, by elevaung the standard
OF the public morality, and adorning and purify
ing the public service, merits the lasting gratitude
| Of his country and his party
Free ships and a living chance for American
commerce upon the seas and upon the land. No
discrimination In favor OF transportation lines,
corporations or monopolies.
Amendment OF the Burlingame treaty. No more
Chinese emigration. except for travel, education
and foreign commerce. and therein carefully
Public money and public credit for public pur.
poses solely, and public lands for actual settlers
The Democratic party is the friend OF labor and
the laborng friend of labor and the laboring man,
and pledges itself to protect him alike against the
cCrmorants and the Commune.
We congratulate the country upon the honesty
and thrift OF Democratic Congress which has re-
duced the public expenditure 1000 goo year
upon the continuation of prosperity at home and
the national honor abroad, and above all, upon
the lasting reform in every department OF the
public service,
The resolutions as read were unanimously
adopted.