The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-09

90" ih'touuCeu NSN' DF. mcguire,
OF chicago, to deliver the opening prayer.
lie thanked the Lord for the patriotism
ana inc mighty deeds of their fathers;
for the progress of the country in the
past and Its prospects In the future. lie
prayed that the Lords blessing might
rest upon the land; that President, coun.
sellers and judges be filed with the spirit
of God; that sel!.seeking be suppressed
and personal ambition be subordinated
to the public good, and that righteous
ness, peace and temperance might reign
everywhere. He begged that an especial
blessing might rest on the Convention;
that nothing might be done except for
the promotion OF the Lords glory and
the welfare OF the Nation.
Mr.. Barnum followed when the prayer
mad closed. He said that harmony was
the purpose of the Convention, the nomi-
nation Of ticket which would harmon
iZe North, South, East and West He
moved that fair and impartial man,
Governor Hubbard, OF Texas, be made
temporary Chairman, and the motion
was carried with enthusiasm.
Messrs. Barnes, of Georgia, Senator
Jonas Of Louisiana and Abram 5. Hewitt
were appointed committee to conduct
Governor Hubbard to the chair, His APP
pearance on the rostrum at II: As was the
signal for prolonged applause.
Governor Hubbard, IN stcntoran tones,
expressed thanks for the confidence re-
posed in him by the election, which he
regarded as compliment to the State
from which he came, and which, more
than any other State, was absolutely cos
mopolitan in every fiber. 1t was peOplcd
by the wanderers from every State, and
1t was now with over two million people,
placing in the ballOt-boX over 1000
Democratic majority. He would not at
tempt to speak of the great history of the
Democratic party, it's Hlagnihcence,
progress, power and wealth, but that
party in ali its essential elements was
the same to-day as when founded by the
trainers of the Constitution. Men die,
but the life and principles of the Demo
cratic party could not perish from the
earth, though their advocates
might sleep for ages. lie
thanked God that the Democratic
party was as much an organized party to-
day as ever it was in days gone by. The
Democratic party to-day had the House of
Representatives, and but for treason
stalking in the Senate Chamber, they
would have that too. Great Cheerin@.)
They had had the Presidency, too but the
robbers had stricken down their rights ut
the ballot, box, and in the very temples Of
law, periurerS with pale lips and chatter
ing teeth, had stolen the
fruits of victory from the Democratic
party prolonged applausel All good Re-
publicans to-day were ashamed of it, all
good Republicans to-day turned their
faces as well as their consciences from the
fraud of 1876. Eight years had passed it
was true, but the great sin of the electoral
commission remained and would do so as
long as the Republican party remained in
power. He thanked God that there was
no statute of limitations to bar this
indictment. The great leaders, TIL
den and lIendricks [great APP
applause, the audience waving hats and
rising to the feet and shouting long and
continuously with the dignity Of states
men and the courage OF men who love
their country, accepted the verdict of The
fraud and were grander to-day in theil
retirement than the men who profited by
the fraud. The Democratic party wouIC
be in power to-day but for Republican
gold and notes fresh and uncut, fresh
from Washington. The money of
the Star-routers attesting to the
yenalty of the Republican party.
The Speaker went on at length to de-
nounce Republican administration of
public affairs and glanced over the work
of the Springer Committee; pictured the
reforms which would follow the re-cntry
of the Democracy to power, and in con-
GLIDING urged that when the committee
on platform reported they may have no
doubtful oracle-speaking with double
tongue on the great issues of the day
but such a platform that the wayfaring
man, though fool, might read and uu-
derstand,
Governor Hubbard concluded at l;lj
with plea for calmness and Cancellation
in councils and in action, snd resumed
his seat amid yociferous applause.
Ex-Mayor Prince, of Boston presented
the list of temporary officers, which
was adopted, as follows;
Temporary Chairman, K. b. Hubbard,
Of Texas.
Temporary Secretary, Hon. +. o.
Prince, of Massachusetts.
Assistant Secretaries, Il. L. Merritt, of
Illinois; George w. Guthrie, of Penn
sylvania; &. l.. Johnston, of Iowa; r.
NJ. Bashford, of Wisconsin; II. j. Lyudc,
of Tennessee, and Michael I. Barrett, of
New Jersey.
Mr.. SmaIley, of Vermont, moved that
the rules of the last Convention be
adopted and put in force with the modih-
cation voted in last nights report.
Mr.. Grady, of New York, was Kissed,
followed by cheering, on submitting the
following amendment which was also
cheered: "And when the vote of
Il State, as announced by the chair
man of the delegation from such
State is challenged by any
member of the delegation, then the
Secretary shall call the names of the in
dyidual delegates from the State, and
their individual preferences, as expressed,
Shall be recorded as the vote of such
State.
Fellows, of New York, challenged the
right OF the Convention to defeat the will
of New York as expressed by her Conven-
ton. They should not strip the laurel
from her brow without protest from
some OF her loyal subjects.
The State Convention of New York
elected the delegation and they
have no choice but to comply with the
orders mot instructons) that New York
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