Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-01

solid 10 Cleveland. AT this moment an i'm.
was carried on the platform waiting to be set
up when the vote should be announced. and
still the work OF changing the votes was go
ing on in the most confused manner.
John Kelly, attended by some or his sup
porters, left the hall, confused and Disguised
at his thorough defeat.
The votes of the States III detail were then
zone o'clock announced by the clerk for veri-
ncntion.
The general result was announced as fol-
lows lat l:lO p. mo-:
Whole number of votes cast. ............ SO
Necessary to a choice MISUNDERSTANDING. 57
Cleveland received. y. 6S3
Hendricks 45A
Bayard. SlL
Mcdonald. 2
Randall.
The question was then put on Mr.. Mcnzic's
motion to make he nomination unanimous,
ana it was carried triuuiphantiN.
Then the mammoth oIl-paintinE representa-
ton or Clcvclana..s head and bust was carried
tn front of the Speaker S stand and exhibited
to the enthusiastic spectators, who greeted il
with cheers and whis1ling, and the waving OF
e ei,,ay ing INA, that n eou,d be v PnIt into INTO re 4ana
played "Marchiiy Through Georgia."
1.-The ked, White and Blue ana other
man announced that, the motion to
make the nomination unanimous having
been carried, Grover Cleveland was declared
the nominee of the National Democracy for
the next Presidency OF the United States.
lChccrs.]
A dispatch was read from Governor Hoad'y
congratnlating the convention, The Democ-
laoy and the county on the wise Thing done,
and promising Il democratic victory in Ohio
in October and November.
The convention then, al 20 O'Clock, took a
recess till 5 y, III.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The evening session began at $50. On mo-
ton of MIR. Stevenson, OF Illinois, Hon. Will
ian T.. Villas, Chairman Of the convention,
was elected Chairman of the committee to
notify the candidates of their nomination..
Nominations for Vice-President being now
in order, speeches were made placing before
the convention the names of Goner,l VS..
Rosccrans; of California; Joseph 3. McDon-
and Governor Click. of Kansas.
Alabama and Arkansas were passed on the
call, ard Hon. Niles searies, of California,
placed Gen, William S. Rosccrans in nomina-
ton.
senator Wallace, Of Pennsylvania, then
said:
l rise in my place on tho floor CT this con-
vention not To p ace in nomination Il Penn
sylvanian by birth, but, sir, to place in nomi-
nation for the second gift of the American
people a man %springins from old pennsylva-
MAS stock, from the western portion of that
old consequently: This gentleman is con
entire life he has known OF Government and
its details. Not only u statesman, but a pure
and upright citizen, the representative of
grosSeSt wrong that ever was pcrpetrated up
on the American people! | nominate to this
convention as its candidate for the Vice
Presidency OF the United States Thomas A.
Hendricks.
Upon the mention OF this name the scenes
o. the morning we're repeated. The audience
stoo t up and S eheercd. Mr.. Waller, OF Con,
jumped on chairs and tried to attract the at
tention of the Chair. Mr.. Waller started sew
eral times to speak, but his voice was always
drowned in the uproar. Finally. MI. Waller
was heard, seconding Mr.. Hendricks nomina-
ton.
The audience again broke out, and in the
meantime Mr.. MenZies, of Indiana. who had
remained standing, was recognized by the
Chair:
be not mistaken. ] speak 10 it in words Of sob
crness and carncstncss, Thomas A. Hendricks
is not and will not he a candidate Tor the
Nice-Prcsidency. l am authorized by him to
say that.
Mr.; Bacon, of Georgia. desire to ask tn
gentleman from Indiana il heis authorized to
say mat Mir. Hendricks will not accept IN
unanimous nomination from the Nationa
Democratic Convention for the office OF Vice
! President OF the United States.
MIR. Menzics turned around to speak to some
OF his colleagues. and The Chair recognized
the gentleman from Connecticut, MIR. Waller.
Mr.. Waller commenced, when Mr.. Menzies
turned around and addressed Mr.. Bacon. say
ing; "l.will answcr the gentleman by saying,
in the language OF Mr.. Hendricks, himself,
that he is not and will not be a candidate for
the Vice-Prcsidency.''
Mr.. Waller, OF tonnecticut-Mr. Chairman:
connecticut usually has no desire TO force on
this is not an Indiana Convention. Cheers
and laughtcr.D This is q convention OF the
country, and the Democrats looking all over
the country have Il right to take IL tit man
from any place they may. Connecticut, sir,
would not have maize at anybodys request a
nomination OF u man for any Office unless
they had exercised q little Yankee cutcncss
as to whether q man would probnbly
take it. If any man in this convention saws
that Hendricks at this time is not putriotic
these circumstances | will withdraw his name
with hunlliation. t:ApplhnseD He does not
want this nomination. Every man knows
ticket, with the statesman of New YORK on it
in 1854 representing the East. Thomas a. Hem
bricks, representing again the West, will be,
me. victorious i'll November.
MI. wallace, OF Pennsylvania-Mr. Prcsi-
dent, it would not be beneath tie dignity Of
an elected Nice-President OF the United States
to be a candidate for the place Il second time.
Thomas a. Hendricks has been once chosen
t. to bos Hice,Prss;dent Of the United States.
mocracy OF tie Rcpuhiic demand of him again
ms name as their cAndidaie, and they will not
you. mat the rules be suspended and that this
convention nominate Thomas A. Hcnuricks.
or Indiana, as its candidate for Wee Presi.
dent OF the United states by acc.amotion.
ChcerSD
The nominations of Rosccrans, Mcdonald.
Click and Black were W Withdrawn.
Every State and Territory cast its full vote
Tor hendricks on the roll call with In. cxccn.
to- or one In Mississippi for Mcdonald. four
IlllAols, "i!cn were not voted, and The
thlrty votes OF Indiana. VIII oh asked to be ~
Gusea, btt on the Convention insisting unon
!ndlana voting, her thirty votes were cast for
MI. Hendricks.
"hGn the vote OF Indiana was announced
TOT hendricks it was apparent that his nomf.
uAtion was unanimous. the delegates and Tho
audience rose to their feet and INDUCED in the
usual eXtnvagant demonstrations. Tho xhnio
mouse was a sea OF undulating color. formal
py waving handkerchieys Of every hua
mats, umbrellas and everything else which'
could be seized upon by tho excited ~
scmplage: The band broke in on the M
eartniy din with the strains OF "Hnil r.
thc Chfet.' A number OF dclegates saiyaI
INC standards and bore them to the platform,
wuere tthey were gathered into n ciustnr'
hoout wh!ch were cOngregated two or th,en,
nundred delegates yelling as if "ClcvelsnS
ana nienorlcks were Just being passed NC
the PRESIDENTIAL Offices. After remainirr "
front OF the platform a few minutes the dele.
sates IN charge OF the standards formed tho,o.
oSNus mo a, procession and murchnd
the crowd with Tho Star Spanwlcd n ,n
anu the demonstration, after a confirm,
u over twenty minutes, was at II, coG N0
me ~Chair-Therc have been Sic yo,oe oo,.
ol winch Thomas \. Hendricks has 40 ."e,;
utely one: ana Is declared the unan ir, rUt
nominee OF this party for Vice PriSid Imionc
.le United States. loud and lonn.connimHot
"ppHause. lasting for many minutes1 A"e
put and carried 'o' o'Ht uic WIS