The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-01
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CONVENTION SPEECHES

moved to make the nomination unani'
NOUS
MR.. MACK's SPEECH.
l arise in behalf of the brave Democ'
raCy of Indiana (applause) to move thai
the nomination of General Hancock be
unanimous cloud applause) in this Con
vention. We came here instructed fol
Governor Hendricks. We know he was
honest, capable and faithful to the con-
Btitutions-national and State-and we
thought he could be elected, and we
knew he could carry Indiana. The Sec
ond choice of Indiana is Winfield Scott
Hancock ~(applause). And now gentle
men of the Convention when you hear
from Indiana you will find that we have
again turned the right flank of the Re-
publican party (applause) and when we
do it this time we will expect our friends
in New York and Connecticut to attend
to the left flank, while the solid South
comes up behind (applause), and when
we have driven them, as We did before
from the field of honorable competition
and warfare, behind the bulwarks and
into the bitches Of fraud and perjury, We
do not propose to cease our labors, but
drive them from power entirely. Ap'
plause.]
APPLAUSE IN HARMONIOUS THUNDER.
The second scene beggared the first il
noise, hilarity, hurrahs, c%heerfulness and
exhiliration. Chicago was baby's play tC
it. And when the grand organ poured
its volume of harmony over the already
exquisite "Star Spangled Banner" bust
ness Of the band a thrill of ecstatic emo
ton welled from every breast and touch
ed the .nnermost cookie of every beating
heart. Ii was a scene to be remembered
lasting quite half an hour.
Mr.. RANDALL's sPEECH.
Fellow Democrats, l am here to seCon(
the nomination of Pennsylvania's son
General Hancock. Applause. Your de-
alterations have been marked by the ut
most harmony, and your act is an ex.
preston of the heart of the American
Democrat in every State in the Union
Applause. Not only is your nomina'
ton strong, but it is one that will bring
us victory, Applause, And We will add
another State to the Democratic Colu IN.
the great Commonwealth of Pennsylva,
MIA [applsuse], and the keystone of the
Federal arch. Not only is this accepta-
BILE to every Democrat in the United
States, but it is a nomination which will
command the respect of the entire
American people. Applause. l will not
detain you longer than to say that you
will find me in the front rank of this
conflict, second to none, and that every
energy of my mind and ev ry energy of
my brain will be given from now until
we shall all rejoice in common victory
on the November Tuesday coming. APP
plause.] There is a great mission ahead
of the Democratic party, and you have
selected a standard bearer whose very
nomination means that if the people rat
ify your choice he will be inaugurated.
Applause, THANK you for this cordial
greeting, and l beg of you not to sup,
pose for a moment that I am in the least
discounted, but, on the contrary, my
whole heart goes forth with your voice,
and | will yield to no man in the effort
which shall be made in behalf of your
ticket chosen this day. Applause. The
Chair will have the honor to present to
you Senator Wallace Of Pennsylvania,
who desires to assure you that Pennsyl.
vania is safe for Hancock.
Mr.. w~ALLAcE's SPEECH.
Mr.. Wallace said
Gentlemen of the Convention-On be.
half of the great Keystone State of the
Union our delegation sends to you
thanks and greetings. History repeats
itself. In this great city of Cincinnati
the Democrats of the nation named
their last President, and to-day they
name their next. [Cheers,] History re-.
peats itself. In those days they named a
son of Pennsylvania, and to.day again
they insCribe upon the banner of Democ.
racy the name of a gallant son of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He
will lead US to victory. His name is in.
vincible. The word rings out, advance
the column move on the enemy's
works." Let there be no defence, but
aggression, aggression, aggression, and
victory is ours, GCheers. On behalf of
that great Commonwealth, as one of her
sons, l came to assure you that l feel, as
does every member of her delegation,
that you have given us in this nomina.
ton the means of once more placing the
keystone in the column Of Democratic
States-[cheer land when November
shall have come you will find that the
energies Of those who now clash hands
in behalf of this our standard bearer will
have worked wonders in that Common.
wealth. [Cheers,
Then came Wade Hampton on his
clutches and spoke strong words in a
happy way.
WADE H%AMPToN's SPEECH.
Mr.. President and gentlemen Of the
Convention-0n behalf of the "solid
South" hat South which once was ar.
rayed against the great soldier of Penn.
.sylvauia, 1 stand here to pledge you it's
solid vote. Cheers, We will prove no
laggards in this great race for constitu.
tional government, for home rule and
for freedom all over this great land
There is no name which is held in high
er respect among the people of the
South than hal of the man whom you
have given to US as our standard bearer.
We have met him on the field of battle.
We know then that he was a brave, a
gallant and an able soldier, one who al.
ways conducted war upon civilized prin.
ciples, and the first to extend his knight
ly hand to aid the people who had been
lighting against him. Cheers. We
RECOGNIZES that, and, recognizing it, we
will give him a cordial, a candid, a hear
ty and an earnest support. And in the
name O South Carolina, that State which
has so lately returned and come into the
sisterhood Of States, that State which
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