The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-29

zap ,ia1coek II, Bayard 4, English 2, RAN
dall !, l!luen l; Minnesota, Hancock 10.
rt,ss'sslpP'' bayard s, Field 2. Hancock 6
fCheeIs.I AiiSsou1i, Bayard 2, Hancock IS:
l",eH' CHEERS Nebraska, Randall g.; TCheers
ana lisses'J Nevada, Field 4, Thurnan1
Kandall |; Tcw Hampshire, Hancock T. Kan,
Gali . New Jersey passed; New York Ram.
gan ~; Cheers and misses North Carolina.
h@hcock 70; lGrcat cheers.l Ohio asked
't"'e 70 60 out for consultation, which was
agreed to; Oregon, Field 6; Pcrnsylvania
Iassed; Rhode Island, Hancock G. Randali H.
ansl'sh /; South Carolina, Bayard IA: Ten
nGsSee' Field :, Bayard s, Hancock IA:
lNheerS.l Texas, Bayar 5, Hancock II; V,r--
h hlG''' Hancock 10; Virginia passed, not
.rd reaIX West Virginia, Bay
Wisconsin,, Bayard 2, Thurman l.. Field =
E''Siisl l, Hancock 1O;-[Cheers7-New
Jersey was again called, and voted, Bavarl4 i.
iaiker :, smith /, Hancock 7-rCheersl-
i'aiua!l 4-lChCcrsl; Ohio-Ril stated tina,
~ "oedienc2 to instructions Chry cast az for
thurman, and The Ohio delegate denied his
liGlt TO announce the vote and said the dele.
Ha'toh were now consulting as to how the
',i' vote should be cast-[Cheers1: Penn
SyiFania, bayard |. Randall 2G-[Cheers and
misses Hancock 3l-[Grcat c~Mecrsl; Vir-
Glnia, Hancock 7, Bayari 8, Field I; Ohio
- 'S'' N"''' " = ~ GGNt I i .tlE / thurman.
pennsylvania corrected hers. Randall %.
Hancock 81.
Before the official vote was announced
wisconsin asked permission to change its
vote. [Cries of "Agreedm and some sNocs,r
Somebody raised a question of order that the
vote could not be changed. The convention
agreed to it, and Wisconsin cast 20 for Ham
cock. [Great cheers.] There was now a
scene of great confusion. New jersey
changed to Hancock Is. Immense cheering,
long continued and great confusion, which
the chair vainly tried for several minutes to
suppress. The chairman of Pennsylvania
rose finally and said Pennsylvania was proud
of her sons, both of them-one a great soldier
and the other an able statesman they gladly
vote for either. He then changed her whole
vote to Hancock. Immense cheers and ex-
element, a great portion of the audience ard
convention rising, cheering, waving banners
and fans and tossing hats. Hancock's banner
was brought to the front of the platform amid
great enthusiasm, the band playing "Hail to
the Chief" The small banners of the states
voting for Hancock are brought forward to
salute Hancock's large banner. The Virginia
delegations flock to the front of the platform
and rush in with changes. Nevada, 6 to Han
cock; Rhode Island, solid for Hancock.
Before the Official announcement a motion
was made and carried for a new call of the
roll of states. The sergeant announced that
the chair had ordered no applause to be gwen
until the call was finished. Alabama voted
solid for Hancock; Arkansas, California and
Colorado. ditto. The announcement Of the
changes to Hancock from the Tilden states
was greeted with Kisses in the galleries. Each
state follows suit with a solid vote tor He'll
cock until Indiana was called, which votes for
Hendricks solid. Iowa, 81 Hancock, 1 Tilden.
! 1ltc,ntpl,ap ,ri1l ,>u nr1v
those that don't go solid for Hancock. Mary
land, Hancock II, Bayard , New York, 70
for Hancock. This was received with cheers
and Kisses. All the remainder were soliu for
Hancock.
The audience and convention rise and
cheer, and the band plays 'llail Columbia
As the result the chair announced that
Hancock had received the nomination by
50l votes.
Mcdonald, Of Indiana, moved that Han
cocks nomination be male unanimous. lie
expressed the deep feeling Of his state fol
Hendricks, but they were loyal 10 the demo
cratic party and would do their duty man
fully.
Speaker Randall was then presented Oh the
platform. lie said ne was here to second the
nomination of Hancock (Cheers) and TO ten
der congratulations to the convention on the
harmony which had marked the proceedings
The nomination made was strong and wOuIt
bring a victory that would bring back demo
cratic rule. 1t was one that would be salts
factory to the party and the American people
(Cheers.l He pledged his earnest and in
slant efforts until victory rroWned the worl
in November. If the people should ratity
their choice Hancock would be inauguIated
(Applause.)
Wallace, Of Pennsylvania. 'lloWed. The
lN,,nnn~n.s f,j,r yparS a,rD named 4 man " i(
was elected President, and to-day they ha'
named the next. He urged IL vigorous cam
raign. He pledged Prnnsy lyania to place
herself next in order in the Democratic col
umn.
In RESPONSE to loud calls made Hampton
advanced to the platform and Sal't Ill behal
Of the solid South which WAS once array"t
against the gallant soldier, that lie pledged t.
him its solid vote. There was 10 l>ame h"i'
in higher respect in the South than that 0
the man who had been made Standard heare
of the Democratic party.
Hampton pledged South Carolina to slye a
large a majority as any democratic state in tn
Union.
Hoadley. for Ohio, seconded the motion t.
make IIancOck's nomination. UNANIMOUS
Victory in Ohio in October meant a unanl
NOUS vote in November, and Ohio democrat
eXppctcd to gain that victory. The conveii
ton had commanded OHIO to take GARFIELD
guns. and they would try. Applause, IN
action of to-day was worthy OF that otiei ia,
on which the Declaration Of Independence
was stoned bv John Hancock. Applause.
The chair put the question p%enting, AIT
announced that Winfield 5. Hancock was tn
unanimous cliuice of his roiNcnlicn Tor III
l.moryatjr president of the United states.
FarlErnr Of New To'k. spoEH briefly, hA
could not W. understood.