The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-07-17
Temporary Organization.

Democratic National Committee. tie
said: "The chair has the honor to
present the Rev. DIR. Marquis, of
Chicago, who will open the deliber-
ations of this convention with prayer"
The Rev. DR.. Marquis then addressed
the throne Of grace. He prayed for
q "blessing on this great assembly OF
a representative body; that they
should be endowed plentifully with
that wisdom which is first pure, then
peaceable and gentle, and easy to be
entreated; that nothing should be
done through strife or vain jealousy.
but that they should be filled with
that charity which is not pulled up
and does not behave itself unseemly.
He prayed that their deliberations
should be guided to such conclusions
as would best promote the glory OF
God and the welfare of the nation.
The Chair-Gentlemen of the Con-
vention: Harmony seems to be the
sense of this convention; even the !
very air itself seems saturated with
the desire, as we'll as the determine
ton, to nominate a ticket for Presi-
dent and Vice President satisfactory |
to the North as we'll as the South, to
the East as we'll as to the West-nay,
more, ticket that will harmonic
the people of this nation and insure
victory in November. No effort
has been made to nominate a tempo
rary chairman of this convention in
the interest of any candidate, but, on
the contrary, one who will proceed
with absolute impartiality. 70 that
end, have been directed Ivy the
unanimous vote of the National Com
mittee to nominate the Hon. Richard
Hubbard, of Texas, for temporary
chairman. lApplause.l As many Of
you as favor the Hon. RIB. Hubbard,
of Texas, as temporary chairman OF
Chs convention, will say aye.
Upon the vote that followed, the
Hon. Richard B. Hubbard was elect
ed temporary chairman of the con-
vention.
The Char announced the vote to
that effect, and said: 'The Chair
will appoint Senator B. F. Jonas, of
Louisiana; Geo. b. Barnes, of Geor-
gia, and Abram S. Hewitt, of New
York, committee to wait upon Mr..
Hubbard and conduct him to the
chair" TApplause.
Mr.. Hubbard, on being conducted
to the chair, was received with vocil-
erous applause, and the chairman
advancing to the front, said: 81 have
the distinguished honor to present
the Hon. Richard B. Hubbard, o.
Texas, as the absolutely impartial
chairman of this convention
lCheers.
Mr.. Hubbard came forward annie
loud applause, and addressed the
convention as follows:
"MR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEME2
OF THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION OF
THE UNIoN-I am profoundly CRATE
full for the confidence which you hav'
reposed in me in ratifying TIN
nomination of the National Executiv
Committee who have done your bid
ding for the last four years, by you
authority I accept it of my fellow
Democrats, not as tribute to tn
humble citizen and your fellow-Dem
ocrat who speaks to you to-day, bu
rather as compliment to the grea
State from whence come applause
State which more than any othe
State is absolutely cosmopolitan i
every fiber of its being. Applause
Tn its early days and struggles 20
came to our relief as the winds swee
across the sea; men of Illinois an
New York, men of Maine and Ne
England, men of Georgia and a
along the coast, and gave their live
at the Alamo and San Jacinto for tn
freedom of Texas. Applau e
can only recall to you in the BRIT
moments which l shall detain 20
the fact that in our neighboring sis
ter States their women, their gloriou
Spartan women, sent to US the twi
cannon that belched into gloriol
victory at San Jacinto, but, above al
we accept it as tribute to the fac
my fellow Democrats, that TeXa
with her over 100000 people, glac
ly, at each recurring election, place
in the ballot box over 100000 Den
ocratio majority. TApplause.l Fe
low Democrats, we have met upon a
occasion of great and absorbing il
terest to our party, as well as to OF
common country. The occasic
would not Justify me nor deman
that should speak to you Of /
great history and its distinctive prll
ciples through two-thirds of the mo
glorious history of our country.
could not stop to discuss, if | woul
its magnificent policy of progress
the part which she has taken in builC
ing up our country, its prowess, j
territory and its wealth. / can onl
say to you to day, in brief, that Il
Democratic party, in all essenti
elements, is the same it was when
was founed by the trainers of IL
constitution nearly three-quarters
century ago. Applause. Ne
die as the leaves of autumn, but tn
principles underlying liberty an
self government, the right of repn
sentation and taxation going hand
hand, with economy in the admin
tration of the government that la
the burdens as least they may be lal
upon the millions who constitute OF
country, those and other principle
underlying the Democratic part
cannot be effaced from the cart
though their authors may be numbe
ed with the dead. [Cheers. | than
God, fellow citizens, that, though v
have been out Of power for quartz
Of oanturv wa are TODAY in a