Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-26

the working members of the press on
the platform and on the floor. 1t was
to be day fraught with big events, and
the desire to obtain admission and to
watch every detail of the proceedings
was intense. The convention was
called to order at 10 o'clock, and the
permanent organization speedily an
nounced. The trouble Of the day at
once came up. General p. NJ. j.
Young, Of Georgia, chairman of the
committee on credentials, reported
against the admission of the Tammany
or Kelly delegation. A minority re-
port was submitted and ably sustained
by ex-Gov. Hubbard. of Texas, and
Others. Over an hour was occupied in
the discussion. A motion to adopt the
minority report was lost by vote of
yeas, 2O5l; nays, 457. The majority
report was then adopted, and Tam
many was invited by courte y to occu-
py seats on the floor. Upon the mo-
ton to substitute the minority report,
which would have admitted Tam
many, Tennessee voted yeas II, nays
IL, being as usual divided upon all
test questions. After this the per-
manent chairman was installed, with
Q. l.. Ridley, of Tennessee, as one of
the secretaries, and Neill S. Brown, of
Tennessee, one of the reading clerks.
Finally, but before the committee on
platforms had reported, it was deter
mined to go into nominations. Those
making nominations were invited to
the platform, The roll of states was
called, and the first to appear, was
Mr.. McElrath, an ex- x-confederate,
from East Tennessee formerly, who
went TO California at the close of the
war, and is now a prominent lawyer.
He nominated Judge Field. Mr..
Gray, of Delaware, nominated Mr..
Bayard. Hon. Samuel S. Marshall,
Of Illinois, in a long and labored
speech killed off Col. VIM. D. Morri-
son, Of the same state. Hon. Daniel
w. Voohees, in an eloquent speech
nominated Thos. Il. Hendricks. Mr.
McSweeney, an eccentric, but bril-
liant and witty old lawyer of Ohio,
nominated Mr.. Allen G. Thurman, of
Ohio. When Pennsylvania was called
Mr. Dan. Dougherty, known as a bril-
liant lawyer and taultless orator,
came forward on his own accord, and
in the happiest and most cleo
trical speech made during the
convention, put in nomination
General Winfield Scott Hancock. He
was greeted with applause at the start,
and when he began to allude to the
superb" soldier, the whole house
rose up and cheered for several min
utes. The name took like wildfre
and the speaker was interrupted so
often by vociferous applause that he
was twenty minutes in making re-
marks that could easily have been
said in five minutes. From
that moment the star Of
Hancock stood out clear and
bright above all others. 1t was a
dumbfounding surprise to all who
set themselves up as managers and
prophets, and one which some of them
stubbornly refused to recognize until
the last. General Hampton, of South
Carolina, was called for, and came
forward on his crutches amid thun-
ders of applause, to second the nom
inatiOn of Thomas +. Bayard. Gov.
Hubbard, Of Texas, the best orator
from the south on the floor, seconded
the nomination of Hancock, though for
some inexplicable reason Texas
did not come up solidly for Hancock
when votes were badly needed These
we're all the regular nominations
made. Several hours were taken up
in the speeches, most of which were
read from carefully prepared manu-
script. Mr.. Dougherty was one, how
ever, who spoke from his heart and
head, and he touched a responsive
cord in the immense audience before
him. This gentleman was until re-
Gently a republican, a fact which in
creased the interest in his speech.
| New York and Ohio desired to adjourn.
1t was late in the afternoon, but the
convention promptly refused to ad-
journ without testing the strength of
the candidates. On the motion to ad-
journ, Tennessee voted Yeas, s.;
nays, II. The ballot for candidates
resulted greatly in Handcock's favor,
and the convention adjourned till six
o'clock, having been in continuous
session for eight hours. That
night there was work done. Hancock S
friends camct tho frontand thousands
who favored him before, bpt thought
he stood no chance, now rallied to his
standard. Tennessee voted on the FIRST
ballot Hancock II; Baysrd 8; Field 2;