The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-01
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CINCINNATI, June 2Sth, 1880.
The National Democratic Con-
vention convened here on the 22d
inst. Judge Hoadley, Of Ohio. was
elected temporary Chairman. He
delivered a plain, practical speech,
and referred to the great fraud of
1876 at length. Upon his mention
of Tilden's name, the delegates and
spectators went wild with enthu-
siasm, and it was some minutes be-
fore order could be restored. If all
the little snivelers who have been
abusing Mr.. Tilden for the past
four years, because he did not make
a fool of himself and attempt to take
the Presidency by force, could have
been bere and seen the demonstra-
ton in his favor, they would have
been ashamed of their course.
Nothing was done the first day of
the Convention, except the election
of temporary officers and appoint
ment of committees. Most of the
second day was consumed in hear
ing the reports ofthe committees on
credentials and organization. The
committee ON credentials was
composed of one person from each
State, making thirty-eight mem
bers. The majority report, repres-
enting t~hirty-five States, was against
admitting the Tammany delegates;
the mint report favored seating
them. Forty minutes were given to
the Tammany side to present their
case, and twenty minutes were al
lowed anti-Tammany.Seve speech
es..were made, but the only ones wor-
thy of note were those of Governor
Hubbard, of Texas favoring the
admission of the Tammany contes-.
tants; and that of MI. j. r. Fellows,
of the New York delegation, in OPP
position. The Convention decided,
by a vote of 457 to 205, not to ad-.
nit them.
Hon. Jno. w. Stevenson, of Ken
was elected permanent Chairman.
Several hours were wasted in NOM
mating candidates for President.
Late in the evening, after the speak
ers had tried themselves and wor-
ried the Convention, the Clerk an
nounced that Field, Bayard, Nor
rison, Hendricks, Thurman and
Hancock, had been placed in NOM
ination for the Presidency. The
vote stood: Field, IS; Bayard, 1853;
Morrison, 50; Hendricks. 40; Thur
man, IS; Hancock, III; Payne, 81;
Tilden. 50; (neither of the last nam
ed was nominated) balance scatter
ing. The Convention adjourned till
next day.
The first ballot Thursday morning
showed Hancock's vote had run up
to 800 while all the other candidates
lost: before the result was annOunc-
ed State after State changed it's
vote. for Hancock, and when the
roll was called he had 705 votes:
Hendrick, 80; Bayard, 2; Tilden, |.
The nomination was then, upon
motion of Mr.. Mack, of Indiana,
made unanimous.
> Wisconsin was the first State to
change for Hancock, and others fol-
lowed inrapid succession. A large
portrait of the General had been
D moved to the speakers stand, and
as State after State cast her vote
for him her banner was borne to his
picture, until the ensign of every
delegation was around the face OF
the noble old hero. Every body
was standing in chairs shouting,
cheering, screaming, throwing mp
hats, waving handkerchief, umbrel-
? las. papers, The enthusiasm was
greater than ever before seen in
such an assembly. Every II was
wild with delight; the big organ and
band were playing and the crowd
was happy. The Chairman saw he
, could not check the enthusiasm and
took his seat. Order was not re-
stored for more than an hour.
Speeches were then made by dis
[ tinguished men commencing the
ticket in the highest terms. Mr..
Kelly, representing Tammany, and
Mr.. Fellows, anti-Tammany spoke
and pledged the State of New York
: to the Democracy. While on the
!: stand they shook hands, amids the
cheering of thousands, and agreed
to work together with the same OBJ
ject in view.
The impression prevailed that
Mr.. Tilden would have been nom
-linated had he not declined to allow
his name to 90 before the Conven-
ton. The New York delegation
i had three letters from him, two OF
4 which positively refused the use OF
: his name. The letter Of Tilden's
published elsewhere. stamps him as
|. one of the greatest statemen the
country has ever known. He re-
i tired from the contest gracefully
ENJOYING all the fame a seat in the
Presidential chair could confer.
The ticket will be elected by a
I large majority. X. III. II.
81 OUR CHOICE IN ts7a.
THE LEDGER was one of the few
papers in this State to advocate the