Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-06-26

ed. Inc roll oil states was caileu,
accordingly, for nominations.
California nominated Judge
Field, Delaware Thomas +. Bay
ard, Illinois w. r. Morrison. In
diana Tho A Hendricks, Ohio
Allen q. Thurman, Pennsylvania
| General Hancock.
When the roll of thu states had
been concluded, the Chair an
nounced the names that We're in
nomination for president. The
names OF Hendricks. Thurman
and Bayard were each received
with considerable applause, that
for Hancock being by far the
greatest, most enthusiast and APP
parently the most spontaneous
and natural
/ The first ballot resulted Han
/ cock, III; Bayard, 1881; Field, So;
Morrison, 81; Thurman, 68l; Hen
bricks, 50l; Payne, 81; Tilden, 81;
Ewing, 10; Seymour, S; Loveland,
5; Mcdonald, 3; Randall, G; Me-
Clellan, 8; Lothrop, Black, Park
err, English and Jewett, each l.
The second ballot resulted, Han
cock 705, Bayard 2, Hendricks 80,
Tilden |, and the nomination of
Hancock was made unanimous amid
the widest scenes of rejoicing.
The Platform.
Mr.. Watterson, from the Commit.
tee on Resolutions, reported the
platform:
The Democrats Of the United Statcs
IN convention assembled, declare:
l. We pledge ourselves anew to the
constitutional doctrines and tradi-
tions of the Democratic party, as il
lustrated by the teaching and exam
pie of long line of Democratic
statesmen and patriots, and embod-
led in the platform of the last ma
tional convention of the party.
2. Opposition to Capitalization ard
to that dangerous spirit of encroach-
ment which tends to consolidate the
powers of all the departments in one,
/ and thus to create, whatever be the
form of government, real despot-
ism. No sumptuary laws; separa-
ton of church and state, for the good
of each; common schools fostered
and protected.
3. Home rule; honest money-the
strict maintenance of the public
faith-consisting of gold and silver
and paper convertible into coin on
demand ; the strict maintenance of
the public faith, state and national,
and tariff for revenue only.
A. The sub0rdination OF the mill
tary to the civil power and general
and thorough reform Of the civil
service.
s. The right to a free ballot Is the
| right preseryative Of all rights, and
must and shall be maintained In ev-
cry part Of the United States.
6. The existing administration is
the representative of conspiracy only,
and its claim Of right to surround
the ballot-boxes with troops and dep
uty marshalS to intimidate and OBJ
struct the electors, and the unprece-
dented use of the veto to maintain
it's corrupt and despotic power, in
suits the people and imperils their
institutions.
Z. The great fraud of 1857,
by which, upon 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 of the people was set aside
under a threat of military vi
olence, struck deadly blow
at our system of representative
government. The Democratic par.
| ty, to preserve the country from
civil war, submitted for the time in
the firm and patriotic faith that the
people would punish this crime in
| 1880. This issue precedes and dwarfs
every other. 1t imposes more sa-
cred duty upon the people of the
Union than ever addressed the con.
science of nation of freemen.
s. We execrate the course Of this
administration in making places in
the civil service a remard for politi-
cal crime, and demand reform by
statute which shall make it forever
impossible for the defeated candi-
date to bride his way to the seat of
usurper by billeting Williams upon
the people.
| This was read again in response
to demands and was received with
applause.]
9. The resolution of SamuelJ. TIL
den n0tagain to be a candidate for the
exalted place to which he was elected
by majority of his countrymen and
from which he was excluded by the
leaders OF the Republican party, is
received by the Democrats of the
United States with sensibility, and
they declare their confidence in his
wisdom, patriotism and integrity
mistaken by the assaults of COM
mon energy and they further assure