Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-24
HANCOCK LEADING AT THE OUTSET.
His Name Received With TumultuOus En-
thusiasm-Dan DOu,herty's Mastery
Plea m Behalf Of tho Pennsylvania
SOldier-Bayard, Hendricks and
Thurman Loudly Chsered.
THE HANCOCK BOOM GROWING.


He was received with applause. He said
he accepted the chair with high apprecia-
ton of the honor and responsibility of the
trust confided in him. He knew that he
was not indebted for the compliment to any
personal merit. but as tribute to his
grand old commonwealth and its devotion
in sunshine and storm to Democratic prin-
ciples, in the name of Kentucky, therefore,
he presented his thanks. He welcomed
the representative men of the Democratic
party to Cincinnati. There was joy in
their coming. He saw in the faces before
him that the flag which they put out shall
be- borne triumphantly to victory. lAp-
plause.l He proceeded at some length to
el:tol the Democratic party, its history and
mission, but as his face was turned aw ay
from the reporters little of it could be
heard.
On motion, 4 resolution of thanks was
rendered the temporary chairman Tor the
able and impartial discharge of his duties,
which Judge Hoadly briefly acknowl'
edged.
A motion was carried to proceed to the
| nomination of candidates for president.
| NJ. McElrOth of California named Judge
Stephen J. Field, and Brown of Colorado
seconded the nomination.
A call of Delaware was greeted with trl-
multuous applause. George Gray, of that
state, presented the name of Thomas r.
Bayard. He said Delaware, though small
in numbers, was proud of her history and
her position in the sisterhood of states.
She was here to-day to do her best in be-
half of the common cause. Who will lead
best in the struggle for constitutional gov
ernment and the peoples rights they were
| Rav
ard, Bayard."] When the speaker men,
toned the fun name of Thomas Francis
Bayard it was hailed with spontaneous
burst of applause. He was no novice, but
| a man of experience and craftsmanship.
His name and record were known wher-
ever the flag floats, or the English tongue
! is spoken with private character rs spot
less as snow judgment clear as sunlight
wit keen as the flashing sabre. Hon
est. The people all know him, and need
! not be told who and what he is. In whom,
more than him, will the business interests
| of the country find more trust? Who better
than he will truly represent the Democratic
party, or who give higher direction to its
! aspirations than he whose name is the very
| synonym of opposition to corruption in
every form, who had contributed to the
present commanding strength of the Demo
cratic party? Don't tell us that you ad-
mire and love him that he is unavailable.
Don't tell us that he is too good a man to
command the suffrages of the Democratic
party.
! The call for Indiana was the signal for
the most enthusiastic cheering outside of
the delegates seats, which was renewed
wildly as the banner of Thomas A. Hen
bricks was waved from the rear of the
| platform.
Mr.. Voorhees,, of Indiana. desired to
present the name Of distinguished citi-
zen of Indiana who was fit to he president.
After complimentary illusions to all the
candidates already presented, all of whom
he knew were worthy of every honor, he
said there was none, however, with more
Communications in the works of his life
than are attached to Thomas A. Hen
bricks: [ Great applause Indiana
had for twenty years been an i'm
portant battle ground of the Democratic
party, and she had never faltered with
Hendricks in the front. Applause. ]
There were no divided counsels in Indiana.
There was no treachery here. They were
unanimous and cordial in their presenta-
ton of the gentleman whom he had
named. He was worthy of all support,
and his administration, if nominated and
! elected, would prove as efficient as his ad-
| ministration in every station he had filled
| in the past. To the South, who had been
| more faithful? To the North, who had
| been truer? Indiana nailed his cOlOrs
| to the mast, and would stand by him
I and 90 down with them in honor, if need
he.
New York being called voices in the
[ galleries called, Tilden, Tllden and were
| greeted with furious Kisses. When Illi-
| nois was called, Samuel S. Marshall, after
somewhat tiresome general political
| speech, in which he was interrupted by
impatient calls of time, time, time and
confusion, said the American people do
demand as their leader a man worthy of
the cause, one of intlexible honor, indomi-
table courage, man of the people, one
who is legislator and finally on behalf of
I the unanimous Illinois delegation he
named the gallant soldier, William r.
Morrison, of Illinois.
When Massachusetts, was reached, Lev
erett Saltonstall, of that state seconded
| Bayard'S nomination.
Ohio named Thurman in a speech by Mr..
! Sweeney, which was frequently interrupt
ed by applause.
Dougherty's Plea for Hancock.
w hen fennSy ylFduld WIS Cdllcu ltS ClldlI-
man said they had no candidate to present
| but one of their delegates desired to pre-
sent a name. Dan. Dougherty, of Phila-
| delphia, then took the platform.
Mr.. Dougherty in presenting to the con-
yention the name of General Hancock,
said
MIR. DouSherty's Speech.
propose to present to the thoughtful
consideration of this convention the name
of one who on the field of battle was styled
1.-the superb" [cheers] yet won the still
nobler renown as a military governor whose
first act when in command of Louisiana and
Texas was to salute the constitution by
proclaiming that the military rules shall
ever be subservient to the civil power.
[Cheers.] The slight word of a soldier
was proved by the acts of statesman. |
nominate one whose name will suppress all
factions, [cheers] will be alike acceptable
to the north and to the south. A name
that will thrill the republic. A name, if
nominated, of ran that will crush the
last embers of sectional strife and whose
name will be hailed as the dawning of the
day of perpetual brotherhood. With him
we can fling away our shields and
wage an aggressive war. We can
appeal to the supreme tribunal of the
American people against the corruption of
the Republican party and their untold vio-
lations of constitutional liberty. With
him as our chieftain the bloody banner of
the Republicans will fall from their palsied
grasp. O, my countrymen, in this su-
preme moment the destines of the republic