The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-12

JULY LIZ, Low
States. He asked New York II .ne !,
was nv element in Its cano1.aeo :.
which Randall was not tt1nnke.
Governor Abbott, of New Je's-Nx
seconded the nomination Of 'nual.
He said that there was . conv'ctIo.
in the land that if wisdom contrn1
the c ,uncils of the Democrat p". rl
in making a platform broad enous.
for every Democrat to stano Wy.
and in placing upon 1t q canu'u :f'
Of transceudent ability m pure '; Us.
success lies in the results ~ theIr "1
Hberations. He thought smue
r .ndail, as the candid tie, woulo
reach the controlling vote IN tne
pivotal states more ertain
than any Of the distinguished
men named. He asked where d"es
success lie if not in Minnesota? MOI
in Iowa or other of the confirmed
Republican States, but in these close
States carried by Tilden in 1875. he
reviewed the arguments urged !"i
Cleveland, and said thete all applied
to I'hurman, Bayard and Others
Then what excuse was there in put
ting aside these grand Democratic
veterans for q new man. The rec 'rd
of Randall is pure and stainless,
while hts public career for twenty
| years has been in behalf of an eco
nOmical and honest government.
| These are practical efforts for r-f''m.
Randall would sweep New jersey
like a gr at p ,litical cyclone. He is
the friend of laborers ev- lywhere,
and the convention could do no bet
ter than to nominate him.
Notwithstanding the constant and
patient eff ,rts had the committee has
not yet been able to complete a plat
form, and would not be prepared t.
make q complete report before p. m.
The unfi 1ished business of yesterday
being the call of States for nomlna-
lions was resumed. Manser, of
Missouri. came to the platform and
made a nominating speech. He said
that Missouri would have given 80
straight electoral votes for the old
ticket. headed by the Sage of Gram
mercy and his venerated friend from
indiana, MI. Hendricks, bat a they
could not have the old ticket he
had been casting about to see who
was the man who in the urgency
should lead the embattled fosis of
the Democracy, to q grand and
glorious victory. Nothing short of a
bluDder could make the Democracy
lose the. election with rs Democratic
Governors and % Democratic legisla-
tive representatives, 253 electoral
votes out of All, nothing short of a
fatal blunder could make the De-
mocracy lose the election.
Charles III. Manser, of Missouri,
took The platform to second the nom.
iuation of Thurman.
When Manser named Thurman
there was a conspicuous demonstra.
ton.
He had looked in MI. Thnrman's
face yesterday and recognized in him
the colossal Democrat of America.
It is that Of no untried tyro in polit-
ical affairs. 1t is that of q man in the
prime and vixOr and of his matured
with every faculty trained
In practical government; an official
life of 20 years lies behind him ; clear.
and pure. M dishonOred
.ciion, no corrupt. practice has EVER
stained his escutcheon. (Applause.)
" bile most of his contemporles 10
'ffcial life have grown rich through
and unknown means. he is |
still a pc II man, whose highest ann |
been dtly 10 serve his people and
his republic. Democrats, the hour
has struck for the nomination of |
4 Democrat grounded in the laith
AID tiled in the stern crucible of his |
service. The pathway of x
p-diency lies behind Us strewu with |
wrecks of our failures. Lit us b.
now; let us stand by the
record OF our own public men. Let
us bodily appel to the people on that
record and urn the delusive prom
lses of our bitter foe. The name of
such a man we bring you. His
practired hand. has experienced for
right his conversance with public
aft airs, will lay the foundation of
your return to power, so broad, SO
wide, so deep, that they will he per-
lnanent He has been practically
the leader in the vast house
Of representatives for II years. favor
ing a reduction of taxa ton and an
administration of the
government; he has with skill and
success resisted the lavish ex pendi-
Of the money of the people; the
waste of the public domain and un-
Constitutional aud tyrannlcal force
bills. His iron will has put the knife
to corruption and compelled a re-
turn to comparative purity of admin.
f. .rnest in purpose, pure
in life, a tribune OF the people. no
favor can buy him and no fear can
this man whom Pennsylvania
presents to the Democracy of the
lnion here assembled in convention.
ner candidate tor the mighty office
President OF the United States.
With Thurman as their standard
bearer they could carry Ohio and
New York and California. In proof
this statement he repeated a con-
'ersatlon he had with General Spi-
lola and other Tammany men and
cad a telegram from Ohio and Cali
ornla. In conclusion he declared
before God that the Democracy was
hungry even unto death, not for the
'enal spoils of Office but for the glory
# d,ing good to their fellow beings.
Laughter and applause.)
The call of States being completed, ,
chairman stated that in bis opin-
on the Territories were entitled to
re called and the list of candidates
you'd be read. Before this was done, !,
lowever, Connecticut claimed to be
card, and Mr.. Waller said that the ,
n y nH0fSo,,% 1n1o~ l- /
ere with no candidate of their own =
nd with opposition to none, not {
ven to Tammany Hall. (Laughter.) !
hey joined in the cheers and ap- !
lause and had enjoyed the scene L
resented in this magnificent con- /,
ention. !
Livingston, OF Missouri, rose to I
'cond the nomination of Grover :
'eveland, but the chairman stated !,
required unanimous consent. mo )