The semi-weekly miner., 1884-07-12

wanteO was justice.
General Black, Of Illinois. second
ed the nomination of McDL maid.
They would present he said q plat.
form which would appeal to the sober
judgment Of the people. They alsr
needed q man whose antecedants
! factory answer to all reasonable OBJ
jectlOns. They needed man whose
views on all public questions could
be found without search warrant
and determined without an lnquisi-
tiOn. Mr.. Mcdonald was such q
man. He had favored the moneti-
zati0n of silver and the saving of the
Pacific Coast from COOlie servile la
Dor. A wise legislator, true fnan.
cier, q brave statesman, his record
glittered with the stars of truth and
all might see in it, glory, every star.in
it was Democratic star, and all its
glories were those of the people.
John w. Breckenridge, OF Califor
MIA. was introduced by the chairman
as the son of the last Democratic vice.
President who was not unjustly de
prived Of his Office.
He next came to the plat form and
said that the delegates from Callfor-
mia had been instructed to present
for the consideration of the conven-
tion man who needed no eulogy;
whose name was in the hearts of the
whole American people; q man who
if nominated would be the next Pres
ident of the United States; that man
was Allen G. Thurman of Ohio.
For more than twenty years Mr..
Thurman had been the bold ,st and
able>t advocate of democratic doc
trines and democratic principles.
The only objection urged against him
was that Ohio was au October state
The reply to that was that this was
not q state convention but national
convention. The nomination of Mr..
Thurman was endorsed by General
Durbin Ward, of Ohio.
He declared that Ohio would be the
battle ground of the presidential elec-
ton. The democracy could win with
out 1t, but If the democrats carry Ohio
in October the battle would b" won
easily. They wanted an AJAX, with
helmet and spear, to thunder along
the line ahd deal death-glving blows
to the toe. Allan G.. Thurman was
that.Ajax in intellect, in courage, in
adherence to constitutional law, in
defense of the rights Of the masses,
in defiance of the power OF mOnOpo~
lies, in defiance of the corruptions of
the age. Mr.. Thurman had no peer
except Mr.. Tilden, (Applause]. The
democrats had carried the State of
Ohio the last two annual elections
and with Thurman as a presidential
candidate, it would carry it again
next October. He was no oallous
polItlcian, but was the colossal figure
in the democratic party. [Applause
1t was observable that a paIt of the
Ohio delegation refused to partici-
pate in the applause that greeted the
name of Thurman.
James A. McKensie, of Kentucky,
next came to the platform and in the
name of the state which he said would
give $4,000 Democratic majority for
the distinguished speaker of the
American uouse of cOmmOns-John
G. Carlisle. In ali the essential char
acterlstics of manlinesa, courage,
ability and patriotism Mr.. Carlisle
was the peer OF any great name which
had been or would be mentioned in
connection with the Office. No name
carried with it more of talismanic
charm or more of the respect of the
American people than his. He was
u man not to be in 1Or small or
selfish things. He was a man to
whom dishOnOr was unknown.
He was one made of greatness, who
had a victorious birthrlght in his
name alone. 1t might be urged that
ne came from the wrong side of the
Ohio river but if the statute of limita-
tlOn Was ever run th.t plea was run
out. He cnntrasted Carlisle aud
Blaine, the first as being q man on
whom every good had seemed to set
his seal. The other as leprous with
accuse ton and tatooed all over. ZAP
plause.)
When the forces of Oliver Crom>
welt were lying on their arms await
ing battle, they engaged in angry
dl>putatiOn concerning matters and
facts, but when the order to charge
came down and word came from the
Ironsides that Prince Rupert was in
front, they forgot their differences
aud had no thoughts but victory till
success crowned the arms of the Pro-
tector. so when the chairman of the
convention would shortly give the
order to the Democratic hosts to
charge all along the line, they would,
laying aside all differences and dis
sensions AID chickering's and strife,
charge the Republican party in the
front and rear. If they had john G.
Carlisle at the head of the column
they would win such a victory as
was won by the puritan forces of
Cromwell at Naseby and Marston
Moor. Cheers
When the State of Massachusetts,
was called the actions of her delegates
was watched with much curiosity.
| Cheers and Kisses were about equally
l'diyided, but it was announced by
Mr.. Abbott that Massachusetts, had
no nomination to make this time.
! The nomination of Bavard was elO-
quently seconded by Hooker, of Mis-
sippi.
called there was good deal of cheer
ing and waving of handkerchiefs on
the part principally of the spectators
in tie galleries. At 3.55 Mr..
Lockwood, of New York, came
up TO the platform 10 put
in nomination Mr.. Cleveland
He said the responsibility whicn he
felt was made greater when ne re-
| membered the richest honor of Amer
lean history had been made up from
the records of u Dem cratic admins
tration. The outrage of 1876 was still
unavenged. No man had greater re-
spect than himself for the honored
names presented to the convention
, tut the world was moving and new
men who had been little in politics
were coming to the front. Three
years ago he had the honor in the
city of Buffalo to present the name
of the same gentleman for the Off .e
of mayor. Without hesitation
the name of Grover Cleve-
land had been accepted as
the candidate. (Applause from
the galleries and from u portion OF
the delegates THE result of the