The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-25
RATIFYINa THE NOMINATION.

RAT1FYINe THE NOMINATION..
The Young Mems Democratic Club met
last night at their hall on Central avenue
for the purpose of holding a ratification
meeting, but the enthusiasm being so great
the meeting was suddenly turned into a
torchlght proce son. Preceded by the
Columbus Band the principal streets were
marched over, halts being made at the St.
Nicholas and Grand, where speech making
was INDUCED in.
Mr. Watterson said: I was for Tilden. l
am now for Hancock. Hancock is the
heart OF the country. l endorse the nomi-
nations made with all my heart. Han
cocks cause shall be my cause. The time
will come in November when the Ameri-
can people will see that all wrongs are
ri4hted.
Senator Wade Hampton said: have
just received dispatch from Charleston
saying: "We are firing hundred guns for
Hancock" That is the first response from
the South for the nomination you have
made to-day. Not only in South Carolina,
but throughout our whole Southland you
wifi find tue men who wore the gray COM
ing out to stand shoulder to shoulder under
one flag, for one country, with the boys
will not only bring peace and prosperity to
the wnolecountry, but it will signify more
| than all the platform and declaration you
can make at there was at last peace. 1t
will signify our intention to turn our backs
| upon the past
General "Baldy" Smith said: II have
been waiting for. fifteen years to see the
nomination come that would allow us to
put Democratic President in the White
House. That nomination has come, and a
Democratic President will be restored"
Mr.. Randall said "Our action to-day
has brought about amity and harmony
where discord aud discomfort existed here
tofore. To-day We present to the country
in him solid column of Democratic hearts
and hands. will read you telegram from
a quarter tom which I think you would
like TO hear. He read
81 congratulate the Convention and the
Democratic party of the United States
upon the nomination of Hancock and Eng
glish. The people will condemn the
fraudulent subversion of the election of
1876, and will assert their power and re-
sumo their sovereign right to choose their
rulers. SAMUEL J. TILDEN,'
"We shall elect our candidates, and we
will see at they get the places which be-
long to them.'
General Breckenridge said: 1t is indeed
glorious day which has mingled cheers
for Hancock and Hampton, for fraternity
and liberty, for pure ballots and civil gov
ernment, for the burial OF the animosi.ies
of the past, and the going forward to take
possession OF the heritage of the party. 1t
will be victory for liberty; for the sons OF
freedom.
Speeches were made by Senator Lamar,
General 0 Neil, of Alabama, and others.
CONVENTION NOTES.
The striking resemblance of Hon. John
Kelly, tho famous Tammany chief. to DR..
Maley, of this city, was generally remarked.
Hon. Isaac Miller made most excellent
Seargeant-at. Arms There was crying
need for just such man at the Chicago
Convention.
Ike Miller and Speaker Randall are so
much alike that the Sergeaut-at-Arms of
the Convention was frequently taken for
the Speaker of the National House of Rep
resentatives.
The committee appointed by the Con-
vention to notify the nominees of their Sc
lection met last night at the Grand Hotel
and appointed a special committee to at
tend TO the matter.
About one-half of the delegates and most
of the clubs left last night for their homes
A numt er of the prominent leaders, how
ever, are still in the city talking over the
results OF yesterdays work.
The Tammany Brigade paraded the prin-
cipal streets last evening and carried trans
parences lettered New York will give
Hancock 1000 majority" New York and
Tammany solid for Hancock" The Tam.
many men left last night in high spirits for
home.