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Of q candidate for Vice President, which was
a call Of the States was then ordered.
Mr.. Pettis, Of Alabama, put In nomination
William II. English, OF Indiana. Some NOV
cd that 1t be made unanimous. (Cries Of mo,
no." proceed with the ballot.l
The nomination of English was then sec
onded by the following States California.
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, H.
linois, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Minnesota. Mississippi, Missouri, Mcbraskn.
York, North Cnrolinn and Ohio.
Indiana being called. Mr.. voorhees, TOOK
the platform and said: Indiana has not been
an applicant fol- the second place on this Tick.
ct, but was deeply touched BY this mark Of
confidence In one Of her most distinguished
cltiZcDs-h imam who was never dcieated LOT
any position when his name was before the
people, nor would he be now. He would cast
her vote for English.
4 telegram was read from Allen g.. Thur
man. saying that Hancock VIII inakeh spiGil.
one from Governor Hendricks endorsing
Hancock.
The following States also seconded the
land, Tennessee. Texas, Vermont, Virginia,
! West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Pennsylvania, when called, said That while
profoundly grateful for the great honor n
her by the nomination Of one Of her sons for
the head OF the ticket, she had no nomina.
ilun to present for Vice President.
In announcing WisconSin's second OF English
Mr.. Villas. Of that State, addressed the Con-
v.ntion in an eloquent and stirring manner.
lie saw in the reunion of all citizens OF the
homo rnti party the bOyo Of promise stretch.
1 * from Maine 10 the Gulf nll over The land
AnplauSe.] He predicted for the ticket a
great and triumphant success, and moved u
make the nomination or English by ncclalnit-
mltion 4 unanimous Que.
Ohio withdrew their candidate and second.
cd the nomination of English, and then tho
motion to nominate the latter as the only
cnndididatc before the Convention was put
and unanimously cnrricd. lCneers.]
On motion Of Mr.; breckenridge, OF Ken.
lucky. 1t was ordered that y c"mmitte OF one
%hcappointed from each State to notify the
nominees Of their selection.
The Next National Convention.
\ resolution Of thanks to the officers of the
Convention WIS adopted also n resolution
leaving the selection Of the place OF holding
the next National Convention 10 the Natio
nal Committee and making It's basis of repre-
.entation the same as the present Conven-
ton.
The New National Committee.
The roll Of States was then called for the
presentation Of members of the National
Committee. At 2, 10 tlc Jerk was still call.
In. the States for the names Of members OF
the National Committee.
4 trio of elderly men, apparently delegates,
came up the aisle singing Il pirnphraSe OF q
campaign song with the refrain "Garilclds
body Hes inouidering IN the grave as We 60
marching on
The following arc the names OF the new
D,mocrntic National Committee:
Ala! q MT, Levi. w. Lawler; Arkansas
John J. Sumpter California. James r. Fair
ley Colorado, Il. NJ. Patterson Connecticut
william n. BnrnOnl; Delaware. Ignatius G.
Grubb; Florida, Sainnel Pasco; Gcorgiu,
George Il, Barnes; Illinois, W. C.: Gondy
Indiana, 4. a. Brown; Iowa, NJ. N. Main
Kansas, Chnrles W. Blair Kentucky, Hyde
MclIenry; Louisiana. e. F.. Jonus ; Maine
Edmund Wilson; Maryland. Cutcrbridgc
Horscy Massachusetts. Frank D. Prince
Michigan, Ed. Kantcr; Minnesota, p. ii,
Kelly; Mississippi. General W. T. Martin
Missouri, General John II. Prather; Nebras'
ka. j. Sterling Morton a; Nevada. j. G. Hagcr'
man; New Hampshire, Allah W. Sullowny
New Jersey, Orestes Cleveland New York
Abraham :. Hewitt: North Carolina. NJ. w.
Ransom Ohio: not named Oregon, mot
named Rhode Island. Abner j. Burnaby
South Carolina, +. W. Dawson Tennessee
Thomas O'Conncr; Texas. f. s. %Stockdale
Vermont, Bradley b. Smnlley; Virginia
Robert A. Cogllill Wisconsin, W. +. Villas
West Virginia, Alex. Chapbell.
The Final Adjournment.
On motion Of Mr.. Preston, OF Kentucky, al
3.O7 the Convention, after thanks from the
chnIrII:q, and his congratulations, adjourn
cd sine die.