Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-06-22
GENERAL NEWS.
The Assembling Of the Democratic
National Convention at
Cincinnati.
After Temporary Organization and
the Appointment of Committees
Recess it Taken Until 10
O'clock TO-MOrrOw.
No Intimation as to the A1pirant who
Will Capture the Presidential
PersimmOn.
POLITICAL.

PersimMOn.
POLITICAL.
The Cincinnati COnvention-After the Tenn
porary Organization and Appointment
Of Committees the Convention Takes a
Recess Until 10 O'clock Tomorrow.
Cincinnati, 22.-There is no change in
the presidential situation since the close
OF the press report of last night. New
names have been more freely canvassed,
among them Gen. Don Carlos Buell.. of
Kentucky. The drifting around contin-
ues, the one requisite being the man who
will get the most votes in New York,
Connecticut and New Jersey, and
who will ut the same time be
acceptable to Indiana. There are some
who think Hugh J. Jewett would be the
man, but more who believe in the strength
of Senator Mcdonald, of Indiana. His
personal popularity in his own state is
spoken of while it is thought his financial
record would be acceptable in New York,
It is not impossible that an effort may
be made to bring Tilden to the front
again, if the movement in Illinois and
Wisconsin for Seymour fails to prove as
strong as his friends hope. 1t is thought
the Thurman men, seconded by Tam
many, will be able to prevent Payne from
receiving the nomination. 1t still seems
probable that Bayard will largely lead
on the first ballot.
The music hall, in which the conven-
tion is held, has been SO often described
in the press as to need no attention here
It is handsomely decorated with flags
and evergreens. A banner stretched
across the hall bears these words "Ohio
greets the nation"
At IL o'clock, the visitors seats being
began to play "The Massaniel Overture" !"
"Wedding March" and other popular ia
vorites followed.
At IL o'clock only about two-thirds of
the delegates were in their seats. As the
more prominent of them entered they
were greeted with cheers. When Senator
Wade Hampton entered the applause
was hearty and prolonged. Senators
Lamar and Pendleton were also the recip-
tents of particular attention.
A beautiful horse shoe of flowers pre-
sented by the New York Herald to Judge
Hoadley, the temporary chairman, was
placed on the desk before the opening.
Nicholas M. Bell, OF st. Louis; Neill
G. Brown, of Tennessee; Z. p. Dodd, of
Ohio; TO. Walker, of Iowa, oliiciated
as reading clerks during the convention.
An l2:45 Senator Barnum called the
convention to order, and without any
preliminary remarks, announced that
prayer would be offered by Rev. G. w.
Wendte, of the Unitarian church:
Senator Barnum then announced that
he had been unanimously requested by
the national committee to nominate Hon.
G. H. Hoadly, of Ohio, as temporary
chairman. This being approved by the
convention, the chair appointed w. M.
L. Scott and j. d. McEnery n committee
to conduct Mr.. Hoadly to the stand. As
Mr.. Hoadly ascended the platform he was
greeted with hearty applause.
He spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of the
national executive coInmittee:-I obey
the call to the chair of this convention
with grateful acknowledgements of the
confidence reposed in me. It shall be
my sedulOus care to prove worthy of
your nomination..
Fellow delegates and fellow democrats
Thanks for your welcome-your gen
erous welcome-my best response to
which will be, my only adequate response
can be, the strictest impartiality in the
exercise of the power during the brief
period it is committed to me. shall
make mistakes. trust you will forgive
them. am sure you will as soon as l
satisfy you that although asa delegate I
am the Jealous friend. even the partisan,
Of my favorite candidate, as your officer
1 shall know neither friend nor foe of
any candidate, but discharge my duty
with absolute fairness and fidelity of
purpose. OF this you have my pledge.
Gentlemen of the convention, our
fathers distrusting the popular choice,
established in each state an electoral
college to whose unpledged action they
sought to entrust the election Of the
chief magistrates of the republic. Their
children, taught by experience. have
by an unwritten amendment which com.
system with the direct popular vote
while it preserves to each state its just
right of influence upon the result. Con.
ventions of delegates chosen by the
people of two or more parties have al
ready presented candidates for the pop
ular acceptance at the coming election
and another great colleague Of electors
is now assembled in this hall
The office you thus fill though
not!defined by law, is of transcendant 1e
gal consequence. will not say that in
this assembly it will not be doubted that
you are not delegates from congressional
districts, but representatives Of those in
destructible units of our indistructiblt
union-the states. Custom has defined
your duties; they are to construct IL plat
form and nominate candidates. You ar,
not, however, called together to create ,
creed, but to apply known principle t.
present public affairs. The democratic
principle does not date its birth from
your assembling and will not perish will
the success or defeat of the candidate
you nominate. 1t is eternal; devin
fire burning in the hearts of men; j
quickens the thoughts of statesmen
nerves the arm of the soldier, and double
the energy of the sailor. 1t is founde,
on the Roman precept "surem cirque tr'
bune," and in the self-evident truth q
American patriotism that all men ar
created equal. It is the unrelenting TO
of despotism and Of communism, whethe
open or sought to be hidden under til
disguise of paternal governments. It
beneficent Office in political affairs is t
secure every man the utmost possibl
liberty Of action consistent with equ,
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