Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-07-18

Observation-Disclosures November 4tn. 1881.
Our Standard Bearers.
We place at the head of our columns to
day the names of the two distinguished
gentlemen who have been chosen as the
Democratic standard bearers in the CON-
ing campaign. and elsewhere we print
biographical sketches OF the nominees
The convention terminated its work on
Friday by the nomination of Hon. GROVER
CLEVELAND, of New York, for President,
and Hon. THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, of 1ndi-
ana, for Vice-President. Governor Cleve-
land was chosen on the second ballot, le-
ceiving 6S3 of the $50 votes of the conven-
ton, and his nomination was Immediate
lymade unanimous amid much enthusiasm
Gov. Hendricks was chosen by acclama-
ton.
The convention is spoken of by gentle
men of large political experience as one of
the most eminently respectable and intel
ligent bodies of men that has ever assem-
bled for similar purpose in the history
of the country. Its deliberations were
marked by harmony and enthusiasm, the
only exception being the factious opposi-
ton to Cleveland made by Mr.. John KEEL
ly and his lieutenants of the Tammany
faction, and by the irrepressible Ben But
Ter, who brought in minority report from
the committee on resolutions, endorsed
oaly by himself. This opposition was an
ticipated, and the impotent kicking of
these recalcitrant parties was for the most
part received in good humor by the con-
vention and ignored in the same spirit
1t did not materially impair the harmony
Of the convention, but provoked from Gen
Bragg, of Wisconsin, scathing rebuke
upon Tammany. The quiet and deter
mined manner in which the convention
accorded John and Benjamin a patient
hearing and then ignored them, gives as
surance that the party is entering the cam
paign with that unyie!ding courage which
is the one essential element of success.
Hon. Grover Cleveland first became
kno"~>to the country by his election, in
By the unprecedented majority Of $4,000
votes. Nominated by the Democrats of
that State upon civil service r form plat
form against Charles J. Folger highly
respectable representative of Republican
methods, Mr.. Cleveland drew to him the
support, tacit or active, of that res
pectable element of civil service reformers
in the Republican party in the State, led
by Hon. Geo. VIM. Curtis, the President
of the United States civil service reform
association, which resulted in his election
by the overwhelming majority above stat
ed, though his opponent was backed by
the federal administration and influence
The eyes of the country were thus turned
upon him as an effective cambatant of tine
spoils system, and now that two years of
his gubernatorial administration are pass
ed to the entire satisfaction, and with the
endorsement of the same influences that
elected him Governor of the pivotal State
of New York, he was very naturally look
ed to, Governor Tilden being out of the
contest, as the most fitting antagonist of
Blaine, another, though far less respectable
representative of Republican machine
methods than sformer adversary.
The nomination of Governor Cleveland
will give great emphasis to a civil-service
reform campaign and he will assume the
aggressive from the start He is con-
sentative, courageous man with sound
judgment and a..clear record. He has the
support of the large and influential indie
pendent Republican element of New York
and will carry that State without doubt
and be elected.
Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, the nomi-
nee for the vice Presidency, is alre ady
wei known to the country and has ma
tional reputation as a talented and consis-
tent representative of democratic princi-
piles. He was elected by the people to the
office to which he now aspires in 1875, but
through the electoral frauds was not al
lowed to take his seat His nomination
will emphasize those frauds, for which the
Republican party is wholly responsible,
and will give strength to the ticket. Gov
Hendricks nomination will secure the
electoral vote of Indiana to the Democrat
ic ticket and bring victory to their stand
ard
Altogether, the convention has done its
work well, and both the platform and the
ticket it has given to the country will
command the enthusiastic support of all
Democrats and friends of good govern
ment and means victory.
The Boston Herald, Republican jour-
nal, in speaking of the Chicago nomina-
tions says: "In nominating Gov. Cleve-