The Hartford herald., 1880-06-30
THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION.
The Democracy United-Our Ticket:
Hancock and English.

Hancock and English.
Democratic delegates from all the
States in the Union assembled in Music
Hall, Cincinnati, on the 22d inst, and
was called to order by the Chairman of
the National Committee. Judge Geo.
ii. Hoadly was made temporary Chair
man. After the appointment of the
ordinary committees, the Convention
adjourned until next day. When it
again met, Hon. John w. Stevenson,
of Kentucky, was made permanent
Chairman. Hon. Henry Watterson
was made Chairman of the Committee
on Resolutions. Several candidates
were nominated and ballot was taken,
Hancock leading with vote of III,
Bayard following close with vote Of
1881. After this ballot the convention
adjourned until Thursday. On meeting
again, Hancock stock had continued TO
rise from the start, and it was evident
he was the favOrte.
The second ballot was taken with
Hancock 80, Randall 1874, Bayard ll3,
and scattering votes for several candi-
dates before the result was announced.
The Chairman of the Wisconsis dele
CATION asked To change their vote to
Hancock. This was followed until all
but 33 had changed to him, and after
wards, amid the most intense enthusi-
asm, he was made the unanimous
choice. Hon. VIM. III. English, of In
diana, and Governor Bishop, of Ohio,
were nominated for the second place.
Governor Bishop was withdrawn, and
English was unanimously nominated.
The Convention unanimously adopted
the following
PLATFORM:
The Democrats of the United States
in convention assembled declare: We
pledge ourselves anew to the constitu-
iional doctrines and traditions of the
Democratic party rs illustrated by the
teaching and example of a long line Of
Democratic statesmen and patriots and
embolied in the platform of the last
National Convention of the party.
Opposition To Capitalization and to
that dangerous spirit of encrOachment,
which tends to consolidate the powers OF
all departments i'm one, and thus tO ere
ate, whatever form of government, a
real despOtism; no sumptuary laws,
separation of churcn and State for the
good of each other; common schools
fostered and protected.
| Home rule, honest money consisting
of gold and silver, and paper converti-
BILE into coin on demand, the strict
maintenance of the public faith, State
and national, and a tariff for revenue
only.
The subOrdinatiOn of the military Ia
the civil power, and genuine and
thorough reform of the civil service.
The right to free ballot il right
preservative of all rights, and must and
shall be maintained in every part O
the United States. The existing Ad
ministratiOn Is the representative of !;
conspiracy only, and its claim of righl
to surround the ballOt-bOXes with troop
and deputy Marshals to intimidate an,
Obstruct the elections, and the unprece
dented Use of the veto to maintain IL
corrupt and despotic power, insults til,
people and imperils their institutions.
We eNecrite the course of the Admin
istration in making places i'm the civi
service u reward for political crime, ant
demand II reform by statute which shal
make it forever impossible for defeat
ell candidate to bribe his way To tn
seat of a usurper by foisting villain
upon the people.
The great fraud of 1867 by which
upon false count of the electoral vote
of the States, the candidate defeated IA
the polls was declared to be President
and for the first time in American his
tsry the will of the people was set asid
under IA threat of military violence
struck II deadly blow at our system q
representative government. The Dem
ocratic party, to preserve the countr,
from the horrors of civil war, submitte,
for the time i'm the firm and patriot
faith that the people would punish thi
crime i'm 1850. This duty shrinks an,
dwarfs every other; it imposes NOR
sacred duty upon the people of tn
Union than ever addressed the con
sciences of "a nation of freemeu.
The resolution of Samuel j. Tiidel
not again to be candidate for the ex
alted place to which he was elected by
: majority of his countrymen, and from
which he was excluded by the leader
of the Republican party, is received b,
the Democrats of the United State
with deep sensibility, and they declar
their confidence in his wisdom, patriot
ism and integrity mistaken by the rs
saults of the common enemy, and the
: further assure him that he is followe