Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-29
THE DEMOCRACY.
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY.

Afternoon and Evening Proceedings Of the
Harr,sbarg Convention-The spirit
OF Harmony Secures Fun Con-
trOl-COngratulatOry Dis
patch from Washing
ton-A speech by
Mr.. Hensel.
The convention reassembled at 0 clock
and was called to order by Chairman Mil
Ter. Hon. Malcolm Hay, of Pittsburgh,
reported from the committee on contested
seats that the were not yet ready to report,
but hoped to be ready by 8 o'clock. And
the convention djOurned to that hour.
The delegates and spectators dispersed
to music by Neumyer's State Capital
band.
Evening Session.
Chairman Miller called the convention to
order at half past 8 o'clock.
Messrs. ErmentrOut, Marshall, and T. NJ.
Hutchinson were named as a committee to
wait on the committee ON contested eats
and learn their plans.
The chairman then stated that the sec
retary would read dispatch to the con-
ventiOn. The dispatch is as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2S-Io the
Chairman Of the Democratic State Commit
tee : The Democracy of the District of Co
lumbia in convention assembled heartily
congratulate the Democracy of Pennsylva-
MIA upon their patriotic and harmonious
action through the reconciliation of its
acknowledged leaders. Unity means Sue
cess.
[Signed1 JNO. ENNIS,
President.
LAWRENCE GARDNER, Secretary.
While awaiting the return of the COM
mittee, a strong disposition was exhibited
to hear speech, and calls were made for
Col. A. K. Mcclure, of the Philadelphia
Times. Colonel Mcclure was sitting on
the stage, but stepped quietly out. He
was not in a speech-making humor. At
length Capt. Geo. w. Skinner moved that
w. L. Heusel, of the Lancaster INTELL1-
GENCER, address the convention. The
motion was carried unanimously, and Mr..
Hensel stepped upon the stage amid vOcif-
erous applause. He said in substance
This day should be one of thankfulness
for not only the Democracy of the state and
nation, but for every conservative voter
who desires return to constitutional gov
ernment. Speaking for the young men of
the party and of a minority district, l
would say that we come here wearing no
mans collar, controlled by no faction, and
in favor of no particular candidate, but in
the interest of the great Democratic party.
[Applause.] This morning while the men,
bers of the convention were sitting here
anxiously awaiting the course of events,
they saw with pleasure the leaders stand
ing in that corner, shoulder to shoul-
der as men should stand. The result
of their deliberations will be re-
ceived by the Democracy not only
of the state but of the nation with JOY.
1t matters little who shall be the nominee
of the national convention SO long as he
bears the standard of the united Demo-
cratic party. | ask only that tifty-eight
delegates go to Cincinnati with an eye
single to the party's interest, and. follow
such a course in the convention, that re-
"well done, good and faithful servants
1t is well for the young men who will fall
heir to the heritage of party control when
the old leaders have gone to the reward
due them for their services. that
those leaders have left such an excel
lent example of harmonious action be-
hind them.
In conclusion / would say that am in
favor of giving the committee ON creden-
tials full time, SO that they may accomplish
the great work before them satisfactorily
and well. The work is not to be done for
to-day, nor for tomorrow. but for gen.
Grafton. Applause. We must set an
example to the party Ill our sister states
Us well as in our own, so that in November
we may pile up a ma ajority for our candi
date such as no fraud can overcome.
At this point Mr.. Ermentrout, from the
committee of three previously appointed, re-
ported that they had visited the committee
on credentials and found that very salts
factory progress had been made. All but
a few of the cases in the county districts
had been successfully settled and the com
nit tee would devote the evening to full
hearing of the Philadelphia difficulty.
The committee would be ready to report
at ten O'Clock this morning and requested
that the convention adjourn until that
time. Mr.. ErmentrOut therefore made
motion to that effect. The chair
man stated that the opera house |
was engaged for the next evening
and that the convention could not retain |
possession of it longer than 1 o'clock.
Amendments to adjourn to meet at 8 and
$50 o'clock were voted down, and zone to |
adjourn to 9 o'clock this morning was
carried.
The chairman then declared the conven-
tion adjourned to 9o'clOck this morning.
The National bc,esates-Who They Favor.
The New York Suns correspondent tel
egraphs to that newspaper "Amid all
this rejoicing there seems to be no thought
of a platform or candidates for judge or
auditor general. Last years platform
will furnish the leading planks for this.
There are two tickets for delegates-at-
large suggested tonight. The Tilden peo-
pie suggest Frank B. Gowen. George A.
jerks, w. S. Stenger and w. L. Scott.
The anti-Tilden folks will concentrate on
VIM. Mutchler, r. NJ. Speer, Lewis G.
Cassidy and Benjamin Whitman. Cassi-
dy is for Bayard ; the others are for
Hancock. OF course the convention is
by this time away from any dictation.
There is a general disposition for fair play
all around, and personal and sectional in
terest will in some measure determine the
issue. 1t looks now as though the dele
gates-at large would be Cassidy, jerks and
Gowen, while the fourth man in doubt,
Scott in the lead. Mr.. Tildcn will have
from eighteen to twenty-five of the dis
trict delegates, and Hancock's strength
will vary between these figures, some tif-
5een independent delegates, like those
rom Lancaster. who range between Sey-
nour, Potter, Eaton. Randall. Field and
others in their preferences, holding the
balance fpower. There will be no in
'tructions and likely no unit rule adopted.
The Treaty of Peace.
Col. Mcclure gives the following graphic
description of the appearance of the con-
'entiOn while the compromise was pending
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