The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-29
Missouri's Solid Vote for Han.
cock Greeted by Rous-
ing Cheers.
As State After State Votes for
Hancock, the Widest
Enthusiasm.
Hancock's, Nomination i
made Unanimous Amid
Thrilling Enthuisiam.
English Nominated for Vice
President.

PRESIDENT.
The Situation.
! Cincinnati, June 22.-There IL nc
change in the presidential situation
since The close of the press report
last night. New names have been
freely canvassed. among them General
Don Carries Bulles, Of Kentucky. The
drifting around continues, the one
requisite being the man who will get
the most votes in New York, Con.
necticut and New Jersey. and who
will at the same time be acceptable to
Indiana. There are some who think
! HUGH J. JEwErT
would be the man, but more who be-
lieve in the strength Of Senator Nc
Donald, OF Indiana. His personal
Popularity in his own state is spoken
OF, while it is thought his financial
record would he acceptable in New
York. 1t is not impossible that an
effort may be made to bring TiIlen to
the front again, il the movement in
Illinois and Wisconsin for Seymour
fails to prove as strong az his friends
hope. 7; is !Iou. hi Thurman. second
I'd by Tsmnany. will he able 10 pre-
vent Payne irom receiving the nomi-
nation.
1t still seems probably that Bayard
will Ia. geIy lead on the first ballot.
Music hall, in which the convention is
held, has been go often described by
the press as Ia n-ed no attention here.
1t is handsomely decorated with flags
of yyergreens. A banner stretched
actoss the hall. bears these words:
.'uHo GREErs THE NATION"
At eleven o'clock the visitors seats.
being more than half filled, the great
organ began to play the overture,
which was greeted with applause.
The wedding march ard other popular
favorires followed. At IL o'clock
only about two-thirds OF the delegates
were in their seats. As the most
prominent of them entered they were
GREETED WITH CHEERS.
; When Senator Wade Hampton
entered the applause was hearty and
prolonged. Senators Lamar and
Pendleton were also the recipients Of
particular attention. A beautiful
horse shoe of flowers, presented by
the New York Hraid to Judge
Hoadley, the temporary chairman,
was placed Oh the desk before opening.
Nicholas NJ. Bell, of It. Louis. Neil
&. Brown, of Tennessee. +. A. Dad,
of Ohio. T. Walker. of Iowa, oficiated
as reading clerks during the conven-
ton.
At 1910 p. m. Senator Barnum
called the convention TO order, and
without any preliminary remarks
announced that prayer would be Of.
fered by Rev. W.. WendIe. of the
Unitarian church. Senator Barnum
then announced, that he had been
unanimously requested by the ma
tiopal Committee to nominate >,
HON. GEO. HOADLEy, OF ONO,
for temporary chairman. This being
approved by the convention. the chair
appointed Vim. l.. Scott and j. D.
McEnery rs committee 70 conduc
Mr.. -HoadIey to the stand, As Mr.
Hoadley assembled the platform he VA
greeted with hearty applause. HI
J spoke 40 follows:
Mr.. Chairwan and Gentlemen of tn
/. National Executive Committee ] ODE,
+. this call to the chair of this conveu
? ton with grateful acknowledgment @
the confidence reposed in me. 1t shal
be my sedolous care to prove worth
4 Of your domination. Fellow delegate
i fellow .deoocrsts, thanks fox you
= welcome, your ge.erous Welcome. N
= best response to which -will be N
. only adequate response. and a st;c
.s'impartiality in the exercise ofthe pows
!. during the brief period this CONVEX
% ton will be IN session: IF I sha
ie make INTAKES, 1 trust you win 70
Ne give them. lam sure you will ,
soon Is I salty you that although I
i . delegate / Am the Jealous frieo,
" even in the partisan aenese, of %
% favorite candidate; but - your ofkc
!. I shall know neither friend nor foe
|. any candidate. but discharge my da'
with absolute 6rmDes and 6delil