Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-12

who in the councils Of the nation had been
pre-eminent, who had led their soldiers to
battle, who had achieved victories. who had
assisted in uphOlding the banner of the coun-
try. He presented the hOnored name Of Gen.
William ;. Rosecrans, the hero Of Stone River.
a faithful soldier, a grand old commander.
whose image was impressed on the hearts OF
all men who served under him. Cheers for
ROsecrans.
M'DONALD PRESENTED.
Mr. Branch, Of Colorado, nominated Joseph
f. Mcdonald.
BACON PRESENTS BLACK.
Mr.. Bacon. of Georgia, said that he was com
missloned by his delegation TO present the
name Of man eminent in war and peace a
distinguished commander and gallant sol
dier, Gen. j. c. Black, OF Illinois. [Cheers
for Black
Judge Black expressed his appreciation Of
the high and unmerted compliment paid hIm.
It was almost absolutely q surprise to him.
but he had come here as a spokesman and rep
resentatlVe Of another citizen of the
republic. He had put his hand in the
and while that gentleman's name was before
the convention, he Black could not appear
as in any sense his rival for anv position. He
therefore respectfully declined the nominal
tiOn.
Mr.. Mum. of Illinois, hoped that the de-
clination would not be received. He paid a
high compliment to Gen. Black, saying that
when a surgeon was operating on his arm af =
ter a battle, he declared that although he
lost an arm. his whole body was firm and
true for the Union ard firm and true for the
Democracy. He was without exception the
most gallant son that Illinois possessed.
GLYCK BEFORE THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Pinlow, Of Kansas, presented the name
Of George W. Glyck.
A telegram was read from Council Bluffs.
Iowa, stating that the nomination of Cleve-
land had been received with the widest en-
thuslasm, that thousands of Democrats and
nf Nl1Roa
waited with it, and that Council Bluffs would
DO her part toward carrying Iowa for the
Democracy.
A delegate from Missouri seconded the
nomination Of Mcdonald.
Mr.. Faulkner, of Mississippi. seconded the
nomination of ROsecrans. No other capdi-
dates, he said, could come so near bringing
together all the old brave soldiers who fought
on either side In the late war. An Oregon
delegate said that Oregon was in favor of
Rosecrans.
THE WINNERS PRESENTATION.
Senator Wallace, Of Pennsylvania said that
he nominated as a candidate for the Vice
Presidency a man cOnYersant with public
affairs throughout his whole life, an honOred
statesman, a pure and upright cltizen-a
victim of the grossest fraud ever perpetrated
on the American peOple-ThOmas A. Hen
Mr.. Waller. Of Conneoticut seconded the
nomination of Hendricks, and said that the
Democratic party would, in defiance of fraud
anu IN dCGoINdntG Win law. place MN IN the
chair of the Vice Presidency.
The presentation of Hendricks name was
greeted with cheers, the convention repeat
ing in lesser degree the scene which took
same gentleman.
HENDRICKS DECLINATION.
Mr.. Menzes, of Indiana, declared emphati-
cally that Hendricks was not and could not
be a candidate for the Vice Presidency. lie
had been authorized by Mr.. Hendricks HIM
self to say so. He therefore warned the con-
vention not to do that which it would have to
undo.
Mr.. Walsh, Of Georgia, asked Menzies
whether he was authorized to say that Mr.
Hendricks wonld not accept the nomination
of the convention for the Office of Vice Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Menzies repeated his statement.
Mr.. Waller, of Connecticut, said that his
State had surely no desire to force upon Indi-
ana a candidate against its will. but this was
not an Indiana convention. 1t was national
convention. The Democrats of the country
had right to take a fit man from any place
in it. lCheers. Ii any man said that he knew
that Hendricks at this time was not patriot
ic enough to take a nomination rendered
under those circumstances he would with
draw him, but with humiliation. Mr.. Waller
said that Hendricks had been once chosen
Vice President and had been despoiled of the
office. The Democrats of the republic de-
manded of him again his name as a candidate
and they would not take no for an answer
Thomas A. Hendricks as a candidate for Vice
PresIdentby acclamation. Cheers.
Mr.. Harris, of Pennsylvania, united the
voice OF Virginia with that OF the keystone
State. Cheers.
Mr.. Searles, of California, withdrew the
nomination of ROsecrans. The other nomi-
nees were all withdrawn, one by one, so that
Hendricks alone remained before the conven-
ton.
NOMINATING HENDRICKS.
Gov. Hubbard, of Texas, made n spirited
speech in favor of giving Mr.. Hendricks the
Office out of which he had been cheated.
Mr.. Weed, of New York, suggested that the
roll of States be called so as to put on record a
unanimous vote for Hendricks.
Mr.. Wallace accepted the suggestion and
withdrew his nomination to nominate by
acclamatiOn.
The motion was agreed to, and the clerk
called the roll OF the States. The result was
the unanimous nomination of Thomas a.
Hendricks as the candidate for Vice Presi
dent.
GOING WILD OVER HENDRICKS.
When the vote of Indiana was announced
for Hendricks and it was apparent that his
nomination was unanimous, the delegates
and audience rose to their feet and INDUCED
in the usual eXtravagant demonstrations.
The whole house was a sea of undulating color
formed by the waving Of handkerchiefs of
every hue, hats, umbrellas and everything
else which could be seized on by the excited
assemblage. The band broke in on the un-
"
Chief" A number Of delegates seized stand
ards and bore them to the platform, where
they were gathered into clusters about which
were cOngFegated 200 or 500 delegates Yelling
being passed into the Presidential Office.
After remaining on the front of the
platform for a few minutes the dele
gates in charge Of the standards formed
themselves into procession and marched
around the hall. while the band favored the
crowd with 1.-The Star Spanged Banner"
Immediately upon the cessation of the music
the people began again with second chapter
of the uprOar, whsn the band came in with
"DiXie," which was saluted with a deliriOus
scream by the Southern members, ably as
sisted by the Northern wing of the Democ-
racy. Succeeding the interval of the simple
yelling which succeeded "DiXie' came the
strains of ''Auld Lang Syne'' from the band,
and thousands OF voices Numbered the
while the audience and delegates
were perpetrating discordant sounds.
Following "Auld Lang Svne" the solemn
notes Of "Old Hundred came floating down
from the gallery in which the music was To-
Gated and 1900 voices joined in the grand
old hymn. America" and "HOme, Sweet
Home" were rendered by the band and the
crowd, and the demonstration after cOntin
uance Of something over twenty minutes was
at an end.
Mr.. Menzies, OF Indiana, asked that his
state he excluded from the vote. Loud
shouts Of 'no. no. !. He then asked whether
there was any name but Hendricks, and on
receiving an answer in the negative, said: :
,.1hen, sir. Indiana casts thirty votes for
Thomas A. Hendricks"
This was at the close of the call, making the
result unanimous vote.
THE YELL FOR HENDRICKS.
The demonstration that succeeded surpassed
any previous scene that has taken place dur
ing this eventful day. Flags and banners
were scattered around ihe section occupied
by the Indiana delegation. and there waved
amid great applause, and with the band play
ing ssAu'd Lang Sine" the words of which
rung with feeling, the chorus being Joined in
by several thousand voices. Then the band
struck up 'sOld Hundred" and all Joined in
the solemn hymn. This was followed by mu-
sic, ana the song "America,' and that again
by '.Home, Sweet Home.'
The Chairman then got a chance to make a
formal announcement of the vote. He said
that there had been SIG votes cast, all of which
were for Hendricks, and that Mr.. Hendricks
was therefore the candidate of the convention
for Vice President OF the United States
TCheers.l
Resolutions Of thanks were passed to the
temporary and permanent Chairmen and the
clerks and officers of the convention and also
to the report0rial corps and TO the press Of the
country for their accurate and impartial re-
port of the proceedings.
The chairman on his own behalf moved a
vote Of thanks to Sergeant at-Arms Bright,
Of Indiana. This was adopted. Votes of thanks
were also passed TO the Mayor of Chicago,
Carter Harrison, and to the Chief Of P0liae
and TO the citizens of Chicago for their hospi-
tailty. The convention then, at T:20 o'clock