The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-16

Jay County; Theodore Reed, DeKslb
| County; Arthur Thompson, Marshall Coun-
| ty, made the following report:
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee have selected
| Hendricks; for permanent Secretary, John w.
4 Kern, Howard County. For delegates at large
| Mcdonald, Daniel w. VOORHEES,, VIM. E. Nj
black aud James r. slack. For Presidential
electors, Hons. David 8. Gooding and John r.
the following important rules were recon-
mended by the Committee for the considera-
ton OF the Con vention:
/. That each representative delegate In this
Convention selected by primary Conventions
held In Counties. Townships or Wards shall
have the right to east his individual vote on
all questions and nominations.
2. That in case delegates have been selected
solely by County Convention, and such Con-
reeting the delegates to vote a unit, the vote
of such County shall be counted as unit on
/ all questions Of nominations.
8. Nominal ions of candidates to be balloted
| for shall be made by simply Announcing the
name without any speech whatever.
4. In calling the roll or Counties they shall
be called alphabetically and each County shall
vote when its name is called, and no County
shall be passed until its vote is announced by
| its Chairman.
The report was adopted.
SPEECH OF HON t. A HENDRICKS.
Following this report, Hon. T. A. Hen
| bricks was introduced amid a storm of sp-
plsuse, and stepping to the front Of the
| platform, said:
not until a late hour last night that 1 was
informed that was expected to preside over
your elaboration. / am not prepared, as
| a consequence, with any address to you upon
| this occasions. thank you for the onor
| you do me in calling me to this position. L
will undertake to discharge its duty with
impartiality, and put each member of this
| Convention on his duty and his allegiance to
the great Democracy of the country that you
ofRo laal To oil 10
| Everything is auspicious:I felt II when stood
beside the polls this spring at the April elec-
men came from the North. and the South and
| the East, and the West TO consider the inter-
ests of the country. know II now, when 1
meet Convention such as is here presented,
coming from almost every neIghborhOod in
| the State, Convention OF men that are inter-
ested in the public welfare and In the public
anything ever seen in the State of Indiana. i
know that victory will set upon your banners.
tlcSst: IL would not be rieht TO omit the last
of that ticket-On yesterday at Chicago. l
| take Ii that that ticket represents fairly the
average strength of the Republican party.
Laughter and applause.l In every respect 1
think IL Ii so, and you and l, brother Demo-
Gratis, don't lean upon the weakness OF the
| the strength of the Indomitable Democracy.
Some sad things took place at Chicago.
| Laughter and applause. know you think
am referring to the many truths they told
upon one another. That is not exactly 1t.
| Yesterday the Republican party laid away
| forever the grim Yisaged warrior and the
| Plumed Knight OF the East together. Laugh
| teri To Gay they lie In the obscurity of de-
Nations of the Word that did General Grant ~ ant
uncommon honor, that he is no longer worthy
/ of sitting at the head of National affairs
| when that statement was made to mankind
worthy Of support in the National
| Republican Convention. Applause /
have heard Democrats for the last two or
| three weeks inquiring who Is the weakest
man az o1Ssgp care Tor n tbo, io The sh IsS
| election-when Tilden and Hendricks were
| elected-llong continued applausel there was
voters of the United States OF 100000 of men.
OF the whites and blacks together there was
majority of more than one-iourth OF mlIlion.
1 lApplause. When we meet in Cincinnati to
4 respond TO Chicago we meet with the assur-
/ ance upon our side that we have this strength,
people on our side IappIauseI and take it
i 'or granted that the great Convention or the
I'D Of this month, representing the Democrs-
as that success win attend the contest In No
i vember; and now, as announced to you that
this Convention is organized and ready for the
transaction of business, ask of each of you
that you shall assist in good faith and very
earnestly in maintaining order in this assem-
bly, to-day. tApplause.l
Governor Hendricks then took the Char.
and called for the report of the Committee
on Credentials. The Chairman stated that
the Committee was not quite ready, and
| asked for further time, which was grant ted
Hon. David Turpie, Chairman, made the
following report from the Committee on
| RESOLUTIONS:
/. We, the Democracy of Indiana, in Dele
gate Convention assembled, congratulate the
Democracy. of the country upon the harmony
its unanimnity In the purposes to cast behind
| Ii every occasion and sentiment OF discord
| and to stand as one man for success In 1880
and we give assurance to the Democracy Of
| the country that, accepting the declaration Of
| principles, and purposes, that may be made al
Cincinnati, and the candidates who may be
there chosen, We Will give TO them our earn
| est and undivided support.
| 2. We believe that laws should be enacted
| executed and administered only for the public
good, and all class legislation, and all favorit
| ism In the affairs of Government, shonld bt
| defeated and made odlous; that taxes should
be levied justly. and the most rigid economy
should control public expenditures; that the
| elections must be freed from the control o
the army, and of partisan officials, In tina
| they shall be fair and honest as they onct
were: that the rightful jurisdiction of tn,
State Courts must be restored, In all case
where 1t has been usurped by the Fedora
authority, so that justice may be admins
tered cheaply and speedily.
3. The coin and paper money of the coun
| try should be of uniform value, and readily
convertible, and should have as great pur
| chasing power as the money of other first
class commercial countries OF the world, anC
. | nished by the United States, and should no
be In excess of such quantity will be, ant
emaln always, at par with coin.
4. Inasmuch as the outstanding Treasury
notes are no longer necessary to the Govern
. ment in the use of its credit. and are usefu
,, only as money, they should be made subjec
| TO taxation, the same as other money.
AS taxpayers we declare our qualification a
the action of the Democratic member
of Congress in reducing public ex
penditure, and in cutting of thu
. allowance and payment of questionable
and fraudulent claims, resulting in saving {.
, the Treasury of more than 500 100000,
5. We will stand with all our might egains
the aggression of the Republican leaders upoi
the rights of the States, made for the purpos,
, of building up strong central power, danger
Gus to the liberty of the people.
We will in all fidelity maintain the Consti
tutional rights and powers of the Unitet
! States, and as faithfully we will maintain ant
! vindicate the rights of the States as reserves
| to them in the Constitution.
: g. The Legislature of 1873 is entitled to hon
orable mention for having redeemed tn
pledges of the Democratic Convention OF 1S7
N~lnt- H.