The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-11
THE CONVENTION,

Ino hOMInHiIBpH GDnl1nued-1hs Eu,
n" trIrs for tho RAes FILLED. b
CHICAGO. ILL.,, July l0.-The hour ior the
meeting OF the convention was long past be.
fore delegates ceased comiuRin. There were
oceaslonal cheew and music by the band.
The visitors seats being fully occupied the
scene was an animated Que. The Cleveland
men confidently predicted his nomination
II a ballot was reached to-day.
Among the distinguished gentlemen oc.
cupying seats on tho platform were Speaker
Carlisle and the Hon. William II. English,
OF Indiana, the last Democratic candidate
for the Vice Presidency. Hon. Samuel J.
Randall was not present. TIE convention
was called to order at ll:l0. The proceed.
in0s were opened with prayer bv Rev,
GsorgeC. Iarimer, Of the Emanuel Bsptist
Church, Of Chicago. Hn randeyed thanks
for a country where liberty has found a
refuge, an opportunity, domestic vir.
tnH shield and humanity a .enpla
He prayed that the Nation NAV be wait.
Ing to realize that not In material prosperity
Dor In wealth lav greatness and salvation,
but In these virtues and principles an.
nnunced in the word Of God and echoed
down through the centuries; that In this
country liberty may not degenerate into
licensa, nor authority into tyranny, nor
capitol into oppression, nor labor intn
riotousness, nor conviction into h'goiry and
superstition. He asked for a blessing on
the convention, that tho high aaniiments
and ennob!rg principles that fell from the
lips o. the speaker on Yesterday may be.
come the governing nrincirta OF great
party. and that itss lIaim 10 day may be 30
ordered that the nominee ot the conven.
tion will be man Of lofty character. ot
rsplpndent reputation, whoee attitude be.
lore the people shall be An inapirstion to
the growing manhood OF the peonle. and
that II such nominee he elected be NAV
ha blessing to the Nation and not q
sccnrge. N
Carter Harrison. Of Illinois. rising 10 a
rsreonal explanation, repelled the irtims.
tlon made by one OF the speskars yaa.er.
day that he had racked the hall with
cliqne, which applauded his spsech in sec.
onding the nomination Of Grover Cleve.
land. -,
A communication Was receivrd and read
rom the Chairman OF the Committed on
Resolutions a'atipg that tho COMMITTEES,
notwit tbatandipg constant and patient e!.
fnrta. bad not been able 10 comnlete a
platform, and would not he prepared 10
make complete report balore p. m.
NOMINATIONS CONTINUED.
The ur rhnished business OF Yesterday be-
ing the call OF sa:ts for nominations, that
was resumed.
Mr. Mansur, Of Missouri, came to the
platform and made nominating speech.
Heeaid thst Mieeouri would have given %
votes l'r the old ticket headed BY the
Sage OF Gramercy and bis venerated friend
from Indiana, Mr.. Hendricks. As they
could not have the old ticket, they had
been casting about to zee who was tho man
who in the emerRebcv shonld lead the en-.
battled hosts Of the Democratic party To a
grand and glorious victory. Nothine abort
ot b'under could make the b Dsnooraov
losa the election. With twenty. five Damo.
cratic Governors, and twenty.three D,mo.
cratic Laglsla'urs,reprssentinR a53 electoral
votes out OF 40l. nothing but a blunder
conld make the Democracy lose, -
Tho man In his mind was spoken OF as
"The mobiles: Roman of them all," Allen @.
Thurmsn. OF Ohio. [Cheers.1 He therefore
seconded his nomination. Ho had looked
In Mr.. Thurmsn's iscs yeat srday and reooy.
niz.d In him the colossal Democrat of the
country, the Biamarck Of America. With
Thurman hs their standard bearer they
could carry Ohio, New York and Califor.
MIA. Ia proof Of thia abatement hs repeat
ed conversation he bad hal with Gan.
spino!a and other Tammany men and resd
kilograms from Ohio and California. In
conclusion be declared before God That the
Democracy was hungry even INTO death.
not for the venal spo!ls OF oflce, bnt thu
glory Of doing good 10 their fellow beings.
[ Laughter and applauae1.
Mr.. Livingston, Of Missouri, roae 10
aacoud the nomination.of Governor Cleve.
land. but the shaiIlpan Stated that It would
reqnire unanimous consent. mo matter"
aaid Livingston, I'VE have our work IN a1,y.
how" Laughterl 9sE17 -
70 HoADLY PLACED IN NOMINATION,
Thomas +. Powell, Of Ohio, came 10 the
platform 10 put In nomiuationG gorge Hosd.
", Of Ohio. He declared II the Democracy
was srne to i.scli i.g succeaa IN the coming
struggle was already assured. Within tho
past few years he said the State Of Ohio had
overcome a Republican majority Of over
ona hundred Thousand, and this hour tbe
government nf Ohio was IN the keeping Of
the great Democratic party. The man
who had been tho acknowledged leads, Ia
bringing about that change was the caudI.
date Who he now presented, Gov, Georpe
Hnadiv, Of ohis. Applause. - -
Mr.. Hoadly had receivsd the laypset en-.
doIsauent over given n Democrat IN Ohio,
having received 10 900 more votes than
Hancock in 1850. He was known to the
Nation as Il great lawyers wise siAtfsmsn.
a fearless and aggressive leader, man oi
acknowledged ability, OF undoubtetl iutev.
risy, q man Of courage as well as OF Wis.
dom. g.iTf';l ~ ~ ~ it Il
BASpALL. RRoudHr OUT. gs
The Slate OF penn1, lYsnia having been
reached in the call, Senator William A.
Wallace, OF that State, cana to The plat.
form TO nominse Mr.. Randall, He said:
By direction, Of the rsnnsylysuis do!ega
ton I come TO present the name Of a candi.
date for the great office Of President Of tho
United S.a.es. Tha name which I bring
you is found on every page OF your conn.
try's and your pn,ty's history Ia tho lsa.
two deeadea Applauae Ills that Of no
nntriedt tyro In political sif.irs. Il ia thut
ot man in the prime and vlcor OF his ma.
ture manhood, with every faculty trained
in practical Goy;ern,msnt: An official liie
luminous and pure. No dishoncct xctinn,
no corrupt practice haa oyer stained bis
eacu,cheon. Applause ] While most O:
his contemporaries in otli,iaf life have
grown rich through devioua and unknown
means he Ia still poor man [cheersl, whose
highest cim has been fi.ly 10 serve his
people and this republic. Democrats, The
hour has come for tho nomination Of a
Democrat grounded In tho faith and tried
In tho stern ctucible Of his party's service,
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