Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-07-18
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It'll sessions In the Exposition Hall III Chicago
on Tuesday July Sth .rhA eony nttiion M.
called to order 81 Is ssnatcr Barnum chair
man Of the national Demo dc committee
Prayer MAS 81 tered 81 Row ID. G Marquis el
the orthWestern Thee cgical Beminsry. al
prayed for II blessing % This great assembly ~
representative citizens that they shpuld be
endowed plenhfully With that Wisdom which
il first pure, then peaceablo and gentle, and
easy 70 be entreated that nothing should u
done through strit ycr rain jealousy, bnt III,
they should be- 4illed with that charity which
/ il not pulled up and doth not behave itself nm
aeenaly He prayed that their deliberations
1 would be guided to such conclusions al would
best promote the glory az God and ttls welfare
Of the nation. 5# 5siSts3 ss8
n The chairman them said + hare besn direct
ed BY the unanimous vote 81 the nstonl con-
yention 10 nominate Hon. .iichardl B. Hubbard
sof Texas temporary chairnaa l,plausal sAs
many Of You as favor Hon n B Hubbard of
Texas for temporary ehairnla Of this conyen-
ton will say aye. Upon tho vote that followed
Hubbard was slsasaa ts9rar chairman ths
ing the chair will appoint Senator 81 4. Jonas
I Of Louisiana, Hon Geo. u. Barnes Of Georgia,
ana Abra1n 81 Hewitt of New York. Il committed
to welt on MI. Hubbard and conduct him To
the chair Applause. 3@s
\, Coy. Hnbbara IL taking the chair, care
I accepted, not Al 4 tribute to himself. but as d
compliment to the great state from which he
came III stata which Was absolutely cosmonoli-
tan every fibre. The Democratic party iii all
its elements was tho same as ii was when found
ed by the trainers OF the lion nearly
81 Men died as tho leaves ID autt1u but The
principles underly ing liberty and self govern
nlent were eternal and the principles thai I'M
Sdsrlay the Democrat party cou1d not perish
froin the earth, although their authors ni ght
cease TO be- IAp2l ause. The dam ocratie
party Was To-day 40 much o party organized
y for aggressive war as when victory psrehed
upon it's banners. 5Ss {ss 81 4 4 go 2sES
4 1, The Demo cra6c party had now the House of
Representa- and would have the Senate
but for treason In the Senate chamber itself
lCheers. IT Wenld have had the Presidency,
too, but Tor the hands Of robbers who STRUCK
down the expressed win OF the people BY
means of perjury, bribery and corruption.
The Presidency had been stolen from the
Democratic party BY men ntteriug falsehoods
through pale lips and chattering teeth. Il Some
Of the mon 'Wisolhad participsted in that crime
had passed beyond the river, there to give an
account of their Stewardship Al i 2sgss #Sitl 5g
That stealing OF the presi dencywa the great
est crime III the natiorls history. The great
leaders Of The party, Islden aud Hendricks,
with the dignity which became heroic statemeIl
and patriots, had submitted With the courage
OF men who love their country better than SELF
and power. Cheers. The Democratic party
now would reform and shonld put forth candi-
DATES whose names would be III themselves a
platform. tGheers3 It wanted 4 platform,
too, that would speak in no doubtful tones, or
as delphic oracle, Ri L t,t G&s;5a Il Z 5s; yst
government, against the enor1nitias of tile civil
service, against tho so-called department. Of
Justice, against tho abuses of the post service,
against robbery III high places that the burdens
of the government shall be based equally and
eluitably on all classes Of the people, and the
hundred. millions OF surplus revenues shall not
be allowed to accumulate. In conclusion, he
urged that hatever candi dates were nominated
should be supported Loyalty, declaring that he
who would not SO supports would not be d good
democrat and hardly patriot [Applause.] .
MIR. Prince Of Massac hllsetts-The national
Democratic convention makes tile following re-
port on temporary organization: For temper
airy chairman. Hon Richard b. Hubbard Of
Texas !; for secretary Friedrich AZ Prince Of
Massachusetts; assistant secretaries, E. L.
Merrill Of Illinois; George Q. Guthrie Of Penn
sylyania, g. !. Johnston Of Iowa; Robert NJ.
Bashford of WISCONSIN; Charles NJ: Valandng-
ham Of Missouri; II. j. Lynn Of Tennessee;
Michael %. Barrett of New Jersey Reading
clerks, T. o. Walker, Of Iowa; Thomas 81 Pet
tat OF Washington, D, o.; N. III. Bell Of Mis-
souri, James G. Morrison of New York; FL. T.
Bryant Of Delaware Official stenographer,
Edwin +. Dickerson Of New York. Sergeant
at-arms, r. 3. Bright Of Indiana. The report
was unanimously adopted. M 5T3 t5s1.,. I.
II Mr.. Smalley OF Vermont under instructions
OF the national committee, offered the follow
ing: 5l L g; 3 E.$@ 3 III Il &# AL,
wise ordered, subject to the following modi6-
cation: That ia voting for candidates for
president and vice presi, ent no state shall be
allowed to change it's vote until the roll of
states has been called and every state has cast
it's vote. At ~ zg,gt. y y Il VII ~ h ~ #5E4s
offer the following amendment to the resolu-
ton OF the gentleman from Vermont When
the vote of d state is announced by the chair
man Of the delegation from each such state is
challenged by any member Of the delegation,
then the secretary shall call the names Of the
individual delegates from the state, and their
individual preferences as expressed, shall be
recorded rs the vote Of such state n ls gz i:
Upon this an animated debate occurred which
lasted nearly the entire session Mr.. Fellows,
Senator Grady, John Kelly, John Cochran Of
New York and many others participating. The
against the unit rule The anti Clevelanders
Of New York protesting against the unit rule.
Z The previous question was ordered, and or
the passage Of the amen dmeut Of Grady that
gentleman demanded q cali Of the state Ther
I came roll call which in point OF importance
was correlative with that in which Lynch
beat Clayton last June a roll call com
pels recssses OF qnietnde through its very
interest, but the announcements Of the
various states are received with cheers.
New York, Of course, asked to be passed to
the tail Of the call, and interest awaited hel