The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-11

Of Chicago, to deliver the opening prayer.
He thanked the Lord for the patriotism
and the mighty deeds of their fathers;
for the progress of the country In the
past and its prospects In the future. Ne
prayed that the Lords blessing might
rest upon the land; that President, coun.
sailors and judges be filed with the spirit
of God. that self-seekihg 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
had 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 q 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 S. Hewitt
were appointed committee to conduct
Governor Hubbard to the chair. His ap-
pearance ON the rostrum at II AS was the
signal for prolonged applause.
| Governor Hubbard, IN stentorian tones,
expressed thanks for the confidence re-
posed in him by the election, which he
regarded as a compliment to the State
| from which he came, aud which, more
| than any other State, was absolutely cos
mopolitan in every fiber. 1t was peopled
by the wanderers from every State, and
1t was now with over two million people,
placing in the ballot-box over 100000
| Democratic majority. He would not at
tempt to speak of the great history of the
Democratic party, its magniiicence,
| progress, power and wealth, but that
party in all 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 He
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 cheerng.)
They had had the Presidency, too, but the
robbers had stricken down their rights at
the ballot-boX, and in the very temples of
law, pcrjurcrs 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
den and Hendricks 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 their
retirement than the men who proflted by
the fraud. The Democratic party would
be in power to-day but for Republican
gold and notes fresh and uncut, fresh
from Washington. The money of
| the Shareholders attesting to the
yenality of the Republican party.
The Speaker went ON at length to de-
noance Republican administration of
public affairs aud glanced over the work
of the Springer Committee; pictured the
reforms which would follow the re-entry
| of the Democracy to power, and in con-
| GLIDING urged that when the committee
on platform reported they may have no
| doubtful oracle-speakng with double
| tongue on the great issues of the day
| but such platform that the wayfaring
man, though a fool, might read and I'M
| derStand.
Governor Hubbard concluded at | SIS
with plea for calmness and Cancellation
| in councils and In action, and resumed
| his seat amid voclierous applause.
Ex.Mayor Prince, of Boston presented
| the list of temporary officers, which
was adopted, as follows:
Temporary Chairman, II. b. Hubbard,
of Texas.
Temporary Secretary, Hon. f. o.
Prince, of Massachusetts,.
Assistant Secretaries, +. l.. Merritt, of
Illinois; George w. Guthrie, of Penn
sylvania; q. l.. Johnston, of Iowa; r.
NJ. Bashford, of Wisconsin; ii. j. Lyndc,
of Tennessee, aud Michael T. Barrett, of
New Jersey.
Mr.. Smalley, of Vermont, moved that
the rules OF the last Convention be
adopted and put in force with the modih-
cation VOteO Ill idSI uiSuI Icpoit.
Mr.. Grady, of New York, was Kissed,
followed by cheering, on submitting the
following amendment which was also
cheered: Sand when the vote of
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
dividual 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 IA protest from
some of her loyal subjects.
The State Convention of New York
elected the delegation and they
have no choice but 10 comply with the
orders (not instructions) that New York
shall give unanimous vote according to
the will of the majority of the delegation.
"Foul play" said the speaker, "was In