The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-30

ton reassembled this morning even the most
hopeful supporters OF the gallant Soldier
statesman did not look for his Immediate
nomination. n.
Peckham, OF New York. announced that his
/ delegation regarded Mr.. Tilden's late letter as
u Remuneration oil all claims nnd candidacy
for the nomination for President, ana that
New York placed Speaker Randall In nomi-
! nation. Alabama led Off with ~ solid votes
! for Hancock. and when Illinois cast her en-
tire vote for him the excitement became I'M
bounded. North and West and South show
cd heavy gains for Hancock. but Indiana
| chung to Hendricks, and Ohio TO thurman,
and New York guve her 20 votes To lGtndall -
and Hancock 32. South Carolina voted for
Bayard. At the close Of the call. the tally
sheets showed that Hancock had over 5o votes
Il majority being from the North ana Mest.
| while Inyard had mllcn TO about lW. WIS.
Wild cheering, and Hay, OF PennSylrania
then arose and declared that his State desired
to record her 81 votes for Hancock. The scene
Mt this moment beggars description. Ihe
putdons marking the seats nf the different
delegations Wore torn from their fhStcnines,
! Mccall, of Marlboro. hend up and with flush
Ing eyes, da>hing to the front with the guidon
OF South Carolina. Around the open space
| before the chairmun's seat the gay banners
| waved, while delegates and spectators stood
on the seats yelling and hurrnhing. IL seem.
ed that the cheering would never cease. IL
| was the grandcst spectacle ever witnessed III
Il delibcrntive body, for 1T WAS the outcome.
not of calculation, arrangement or OF sclnSn
interest, but OF love of liberty and love OF
country. Meanwhile the record OF the vote
had become SO confused that the roll was or
dcrcd to be called again, and lbs votes were
cast OF which HuncOck received 1G'. and Hen.
bricks 80. Again the wild cheering broke ont
the banners waving once more. the grand or
gan and the orchestra pcaling out Hail Co
jumbiu'' and Dixie" IT was fully ten mln-
uteS before any approach to quiet WIS resior'
cd, the guidons of South Carolina. Mlassichu,
-. >..I Dn,N al lac ,in lO cling hrpn HrDt1Dpl
together during the whole rejoicing. Inul-
ana moved to make the nomination of Hun
cock unanimous, pledglng the Indianh De-
mocracy to turn the right flank Of the ltcptb-
leans in October. Speaker Randall and SEN
utor Wallace pledged themselves 70 work
Without stint for the nominee, ana tncn
Hampton was called for again and coinpciied
to take the stand. He made u capilnl speech,
promising In the name Of the South the whole
southern vote for Hancock, the Union soldier
whom they had met on the fcid OF -nattie.
whom they knew and admired, nhn nnuer
whose leadership they would not be laggards
In the fight for Countr and constitution.
When the applause had subsidized, the chair.
man announced that Gen. Winnelu SCOT
Hancock had been unanimously elcctcd inc
Democratic President of the United states.
This slip of the tongue was only anticipating
events, for elected lie will be-. In response to
the Undergraduates Of Judge Brcckinridge. or
Kentucky, the delegates from New YORK.
PENNSYLVANIA md 1ndinna declared Them.
selves able To carry their respective States.
a finer speech was not made before the Con-
vention thnn thai OF Brcckinridgc,, VINO, Win
| voice trembling with emotion, said that the
Convention WAS lcgis.nting not for the North
nor for the South. but for the whole people,
hnving bent the Sword into, tho Pruning
Hook. with which to gather the Harvest OF
Peace. In conclusion he invoked the bless.
Ing OF the Almighty upon the candidates.
John Kelly OF New York, WAS then brought
into the Hail and took the stand. His nttl-
tude was more that Of one who tOrgiscs than
OF one who seeks forgiveness. lie said that
| he had no doubt that his friends, the sitting
delegates, would agree TO let phst differences
to past strife, and that my one who now refer
red to past differences should be looked upon
MIR. Fellows was called on to speak for H.
| wing Hall, and shook hands with Kelly on
the stand amid shouts OF Joy. He said the
Convention hnd removed all differences and
healed ull disncnstuns. He Is our best friend
who does most to carry our flag TO victory.
Infinitely more than nl else, the Convention
had %stranglcd the spirit Of s~cctiOnnlism and
discord In the Union. Hnncnck VIII hear the
roar OF I%Ia,npton's guns tchcersl by his side,
and upon the whole country Will full the ben.
edlction OF just, enduring and perpetual
peace. The united Democracy Will sweep
over New FOR State, he said, like Il tornado,
and give Hancock nifty Thousand MINORITY.
~ played Aud Lang Sync. and the Now lork
IOVc-icust was over.
The nomination Of Fice-Presiden was com.
pnrutlvely tame. lndiunu proposed to sup.
port ". H. English. OF that state, rs Vice.
President, and hc was nominated by ncclnma-
tion, Ex-Governor Bishop, who iiId been
nominated by Iowa, bein. withdrawn by the
Ohio delegation.
The nomination of Hancock was indcrend-
ent OF New York, and the Empire Stale has
no special claim upon the candidate, That
he and English, who Is II war Democrat OF
high character and sp0tlcss record, Gun carry
New York there is no question !; and shrewd
observers are predicting that Pennsylvania
will once more be the Keystone of the Demo.
crntic arch. .
Indiana and New Jersey nrc considered
safe, and | sec nothing TO prevent The Denoc-
racy from e~lcctlng their candidates by II hand.
some majority. II will be, fancy. In II broad
CIR field, u campaign similar to the Huinpton
Campaign In South Carolina and if 1t give
the country, as 1t must, the concord, content
ment and reign of law which Hnmpton's
election gave 10 South Carolina. the National
Convention which adjourned to-day will
stand ont in history In shnrp, contrast with
the Convention OF 1861, which led TO strifcand
war, while Cincinnati, In 1881, gives the roun-
try, ~ every American hopes, the prospect Of
enduring union and lasting freedom.
f. W. D..