Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-12


cheers. MIR. MeHzEes of Indiana on behalf OF
Hendricks moved to make OlevelRnds nomi-
nation unanimous. California seconded the
nomination on behalf Of Thurman. The
chair ruled the motion out of order OF this
time. Illinois changed to Cleveland a.
Wisconsin to Cleveland %. Indiana to Oleve-
land 80. Maryland to Cleveland 16. Kansas
to Bsyard I, Cleveland II. California
changed to Cleveland 16. South Carolina to
Cleveland 10, Bayard 8. Texas to Cleveland 26.
Ohio to Cleveland 81, Thurman 10. Tennes-
see to Cleveland "a. Iowa to Cleveland 26.
life-sized oil painting of Cleveland, sir feet
square, was brought into the hall amid tu-
multuous applause, the chairman being una
able to preserve order.
The vote was announced % follows: OlsVe-
land 683, Baysrd S1}. Hendricks 45&, Thur
man 4, Randall 4, Mcdonald q. On motion
of Mr.. Menzies the nomination Of Cleveland
| was made unanimous. An anchor and pic
| ture were here brought to the front of the
stage The chairman made the official an
nouncement that Cleveland was the unsni-
nous nominee of the Democratic party. The
picture was hoisted on the chairman's desk,
| the band played, and the enthusiasm reached
Its height In the midst of the din of voices
and the blare of the band Tammsny slowly
| retired. At 1927. on motion of MIR. Wallace,
OF pennsylvania, recess was taken until
p. m.
| The Evening Proceedfnxs-Thomas A.
| Hendricks Selected for 5 .cOnd Place
| Governor Waller Pleads for His NOm1-
natfon-The Convention Adjourns
| Sine Die.
| CHICAGO, July 1.-THE delegates to the
national Democratic convention returned to
the scene of their labors little YEARLY as
the hour for reassenbling approached and
| the thousands of lookers-on who have been in
attendance during the exciting struggle for
| hoc f0v khva Il
| between the supporters of Mr.. Grover Cleve-
| land and those who sought to defeat him re-
| turned to the convention hall even more
| leisurely than the delegates. Many did not
return at all and when at 5:35 the convention
| was called to order the number Of persons
present in the galleries was scarcely third of
| that which witnessed the afternoon proceed
| ings- There were many gaps also in the del
egations ana the fact forced itself upon the
observers mind that already hundreds of
| those who had participated either as dele-
gates, reporters or spectators were preparing
| to leave behind them the memorable scenes
\ In which they had played an active or passive
part according to the circumstances. The
business of the evening session began by the
! adoption of resolution contemplating the
| making of speeches limited to five minutes in
presenting the names of candidates for Vice
President. The call of States then proceed
| ed, but there was no response until California
was reached, when Niles Searles presented
| the name of General W. s. Rosencrans, of
| California. He said: Gas a representative
of the delegates from the golden coast de-
| sire to name for your SURFACES a man emil
nent in the nations councils and who has lead
| your soldiers to battle and to victory. I
name the hero of Stone River. the grand
old commander whose image is impressed
| upon the hearts of all the men who served
| under him, at the sound of whose voice the
echoes will awaken to cries of rejoicing at
his Northumberland William 8. Rosen-
Grams, of California (Applause).
Governor Grant, of Colorado, nominated
| Mcdonald in an appropriate speech. When
Georgia was reached John G. Black, of Illi-
nois, was named, bat he fastened to rise and
emphatically declined the honor on the
ground that he was present as the spokesman
of Mcdonald. Indiana declined to present
any candidate. Hon T. B FentOn. Of Kan
sas, presented the name of Governor g. w.
Click, of Kentucky. The nomination of
Rosencrans was seconded and tbs proceedings
which up to this time had been rather COM
monplace, were given at this point a most ex-
traordinary impetus by ex-senator Wallace,
| of Pennsylvania who mentioned the name of
Thomas A. Hendricks and was greeted with
la storm of applause. He said: ut
would be beneath the dignity of this
convention to refuse to nominate the
man who has already been elected Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, but has been
deprived of his Office I move that the rules
be suspended and that the convention nomi-
nate Thomas A. Hendricks for the vice presi-
dency by reclamation" (Great applause)
Mr. Menzies, of Indiana, was upon his feet in
an instant and declined the nomination in be-
half of Mr.. Hendricks. and although he
insisted that he was authorized to do So he
was industriously copghed down by the CON-
vention and Gov. Waller, of Conn, quickly
rose and endorsed Hendricks nomination
He said: ST rise on behalf of the delegates
represent here to second he nomination of
Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana. The Demo-
cratic party of this country will have, how
ever enough in defiance of fraud and in ac-
cordance with the law to place him in the
chair. II any man in this convention says
| that he knows Mr.. Hendricks at this time
| would not accept the nomination in these
circumstances will withdraw his name. He
does not want the nomination every
man knows. But, gentlemen, he is entitled
to position on the presidential TICKET, for he
| was robbed of an election in 1876
| Your candidate for President in 1876 owing
| to physical infirmities could not be named in
of Indiana, is in good sound health. He can
again serve the party and the ticket, and
| with the statesman from New York oa the
ticket in 1884 to represent the Hast and
| Thomas A. Hendricks representing again the
West, there will be in the opinion of every
Democrat a glorious victory in November.
Thomas A. Hendricks had been
chosen the Vice President of the
United States in 1876, and the
Democratic party demand ct him again his
name as their candidate and they will not
take no for an answer. I move that the
rules bs suspended and that this convention
nominate Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana as
it's candidate for Vice President by acclama-
tion."
At the conclusion of Governor Walters re-
marks California quickly withdrew the name
of Rosencrans; Kansas followed with the
withdrawal of Click; Indiana speedily substi
tuted Hendricks for Mcdonald and Governor
Hubbard of Texas taking advantage of the
tide that had set in toward Hendricks secured
the attention of the audience and spoke ca
dorsing the nomination of Hendricks as Vice
President He said: s'Texas instructs me to
say all along since the terrible robbery in
1876 she has favored sweeping out at the bal
lot box that foul enormity Eapplsusel and
when she cannot have the head of that great
ticket because of his physical inhrmity she
wants to give that part of it not SO de-
barred that which is his own. applause. }
| ME- hoAOEAChs VIII bANo ub u AANAuk onOOul~
ment of the issue of that great crime.
(Applause). He will unite the element of
hostility that was provoked against the nom
ination of the gallan. head Of the ticket
whom we unanimously chose this day as our
leading standard bearer. he will carry In
diana, WHICH we need with the majority such
as it gave in 1876 (app)ause( For God sake
give It to him He deserves it. With one
voice that shall resound from the lakes to the
mountains and from sea to sea give it to him
by acclamation" great applause).
Smith Weed gave in the adhesion Of his
State for Hendricks and the nominations
ceased by unanimous consent. A ballot was
then proceeded With, and with the exception
OF one vote by Mississippi for Nc
the ground that it had been enormously cast
tbs selection of Hendricks was unanimous
from first to last ard i was officially an
nounced by she chairman that the entire vote,
| mum bering SIG, was for Hendricks for Vice
President. Between the conclqsicn ae the
roll call and the OFFICIAL announcement of the
| q