The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-11
CALLED TO ORDER.

CALLED TO ORDER.
The Convention was called to order at
precisely ll.07 a. m, when nearly all the
delegates were IN their seats. The scene
was the liyeliest Of any that has been wit
messed so far. The galleries were full
and there was confusion everywhere. A
large force of police and assistant ser
geauts alarms were distributed, and
everything was done to preserve order.
THE PRAYER.
DR.. Lormer, the distinguished South
side Baptist minister opened the pro-
ceediugs with prayer. He was formerly
an actor, aud is an accomplished elocu-
ZIONIST. He delivered beautiful prayer,
during which the audience and delegates
for once kept strict order.
AN OVATION FOR HENDRICKS.
Before the PRAYER began Thomas \.
Hendricks entered the hail, and the en-
tire audience arose and gave him Splen-
did ovation.
CARTER HARRISON DEFENDS CHICAGO.
Carter Harrison, Mayor of Chicago,
arose to question of privilege, saying
that he owed it to himself, TO the city OF
Chicago and to the Convention to en-
phatcally deny the truth OF the charge
made in Mr.. Cochran's speech of yester-
day that the galleries were packed with
policemen in the interest OF Cleveland.
Harrison became very warm and We
hem ntly denied that there was the slight
ac. A,up5at,OD for the charge.
The Committee on Platform reported
that they were not ready to submit the
platform, and would not report it before
p. m. Leave to sit during the day was
granted.
THE DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
A motion to admit to the hall all
Democratic clubs on their badges was
refused.
NOMINATIONS.
The Chair ruled that the call of States
for nominations must nov proceed, and
after a short discussion on Il resolution
of Mr.. Louden providing for the printing
of the platform, the call OF States was
proceeded with.
Louden, of Tennessee, submitted q
resolution that the Committee on Plat
form print one thousand copies of its re-
port as soon as agreed upon, to be dis
tributed among delegates. Ruled out OF
order.
Houck, of Tennessee, demanded sus-
pension of business TO consider Louden's
resolution for printing the platform. 1t
was evident that hot fight on the plat
form would take place.
The resolution to print 1000 copies OF
the majority and minority reports, if any,
was adopted
The business OF making nominations
was opened by General c. q. Mausur, Of
Missouri, who seconded the nomination
of Thurman. MauSur was suffering
from extreme hoarseneSs and the effort
to speak loud enough to enable 10000
people to hear was evidently painful
one. He characterized Thurman as the
Bismarck of America, amid prolonged
cheering, and seconded his nominal
ton. A great demonstration fol-
lowed Mansur's words, "Mis-
souri, seconds the nomination of Thur
man. Thousands of red bandanas
were waved in the air, and ''three times
three, with a tiger" followed the set
cheers, and the audience was fairly wild.
Silence was at last restored, and ManSur
proceeded to eulogize Thurman as the
colossal Democrat of the age" He
said nothing but great blunder could
prevent the Democracy from winning IN
the political contest this fall. Thurman
was great as lawyer, great as jurist
and greater still as statesman.
frha Chair prIaraI tho election Of any
person shouting in the galleries after
the Convention should be in order.
Mansur proceeded to assert that so late
rs the close of last year Mr.. Conkling hal
compimented Senator Thurman as the
Senator who had for seven years led every
resisting movement against the despoti,
measures of the Republican adminiStra
tons. He was authorized to declare tina
there was no division in theOhio delegation
against Thurman; that they were sole
for him; that he could carry Ohio
| that every German daily il
| Ohio was pledged to his support, an,
| that 10000 Germans had declared fol
| him in that State. General Mansur alsC
| described n conference between himsel1
and the Tammany delegation in which
he had been assured of the support o
the Labor party of New York fol
Thurman, the man who had curbet
the power of great monopolies. If New
York did not go Democratic with Thur
man, the blood of slaughtered De
mocracy would be on her head gres
cheersl He read telegram from
the California State Committee to thu
chairman of the California delegation
saying: "Stand firm for Thurman. The
State Committee promise 10000 major
i,y for him." Applause.
Also telegram signed tor 5000 voters
of Ironton, o., urging the nomination o.
Thurman as the foe Of monopoly and the
friend OF labor. lie predicted this mo
ment was close to the time Of the down
fall OF the Republican party. II till
Convention were true to Its duty success
was already assprcd. J.. Ill. .-.-.>-- a..