The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-11

come here with no candidate of heir
own and with opposition to none,
not even to Tam many Hall
Laughter.) They Joined in the
cheers and applause and had en-
ioyed the scenes presented in this
magnificent convention. They had
not met 500 delegates to send in the
name of the people to do what? To
rule over them; to rule not ever
them, but for them. Connecticut
delegates had the pleasure of listens
ing to eloquent speeches and OF
greeting the gray-haired statesman
Allen q. Thurman; they had alsJ
listened to the unfortunste cantro~
veisy in the Empire state; they had
hoped that the chasm between the
two factions would have bsen filed
up as it would be very soon so far
as the Connecticut delegation were
concerned. They were ready to
give in their verdict. They might
make mistake; fallibi4ity was com
mon to all; they would now second
the nomination of Governor
Cleveland. cloud cheers
The names of the candidates
were then announced az follows,
each namc being greeted with
cheers, but by far the greatest de-
monstration being for Cleveland:
Thomas Francis Bayard, of Della.
ware; Jos. E. Mcdonald, of Indi-
ana; John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky /;
Governor Cleveland, of New York !;
Allan g, Thurman, O Ohio; Samuel
]. Randall, o. Pennsylvania: Geo.
Hoadley, OF Ohio.
SnoWden. of Pennsylvania, offered
a resolutiC n that the committee on
platform be instructed to report
this evening at s O'Clock, to which
time the convention will now adj
Journ. The resolution was adopted
and the convention, at 2.25, adj.
jOurned till s pm.
Tfe evening session of the con-
yention was attended by an immense
gathering of spectators, every seat
within the building outside Of the
sections, assigned to delegates and
their alternates, being filed half an
hour before the time to which the
adjournment took place, and as the
delegations came in and prominent
men among them were recognized.
they were greeted with cheers or
clapplng Of hands. Meanwhile
popular airs were per'or ned by a
band OF music. There was a far in
tenser feeling of interest and
excitement vibrating in the
atmosphere than was appare MT
at any preceding session for
1t hes been a matter OF general adj
miration among those who have at
tended both the republican conyen.
ton and this one, that there hss
been striking contrast between tha
enthusiasm manifested in the one
and the absence of 1t in the other.
None OF the prominent candidates
seem to be capable Of exciting dele
gates or spectators to anything like
the cegree Blaine and some of his
rivals for The Republican nomiIa.
ton did i'll this same hall five weeks
ago, @' 5s ~
At SIS . m. the convention was
called to order, and a resolution was
oMered by Henry, or Missis sIpti.
expressing the regret and intense
adm ratloa of the C INVENTION at
reading the sta:esmanlike and natri
QUO letter of 5 j Piiden, in which
ne made known the overpowering
and prOv'dential necessity which
onstralned him TO decline tbe
n mlnation to the Presidency. con-
domnipg the fraud Of yiolence Nv
which Tilden and Hendricks were
cheated out of their Offices i'm 1915.
expressing regret that the nation
has been deprived of the lofty NAT.
riLti. m and splendid executive and
administrative ability of Mr.. I'll
den. and appointing a committee To
convey these sentiments to that
gentleman. Adopted.
On melton of Cleveland of Nsv
\ orb, it was ordered that the statss
and Territories be now cslled for
the names of members OF .tbe Ma
tional Democratic COMMITTEES.
A report was made by the ,.on,-
mittee on resolutions in favor of |
Inc proposition to permit the ma.
local com mittee to choose a cha'rs
man outside Of its own memhers
Adopted. 'eiS
A delegate from. Arkans.s
Uttered a resolution abroeatin@ and |
ilscontinuing in future the two,
'hlrd's rule in the nomination of
IAN didates for president.
Cochran, of New York. moved tn
az the resolution on the table
'haracterising 1t as a revolutionary
Aobotts OF N w Jerry, said IT. was
'esurd for this convention to AT.
empt to make rules for the next
and he moved te most.
'one the resolution indefinitely.
Cochrane, Withdrawing his mo-,
!. on, the question was taken and
he motion to postpone indefinitely
vas carried.
Morrison, Of Illinois lat 9 :20p ny
hartman Of the committee on reso'
stepped to the platform to
resent the report of that com.
nittee. His presence was greeted !
With cheers. The platform wa.
cad by one OF the reading clerks as
ollows:
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