Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-10
himself Che reverently believed) had
given them should not pass away

hood, and shocked the conscience of
the best men in the Republican party II
such nomination was sign of deca- |
deDce Of tina great organization, not
sign of increasing strength. The Demo |
cracy called for candidate who had
been tried In the balance and had never
been found wanting. The Democracy
demanded q statesman whose wisdom
and experience we're known. 1t de
manded leader whose chivalric cour-
age would never ialter, and who could
and would bring to the dust thel
Plumed Knight of false pretence
and of personal dishQnor. 1t demanded
n man with private character which
would defy the malignant tongue of
Islander. 1t demanded man who should
he in his public and private character
the very antithesis and opposite of the
nominee of the Republican party.
4 (Cheers.)
The man who was all this and more,
and whose name was now leaping from
their hearts to their mouths was Thomas
Francis Bayard. Loud cheers. Mr..
} Bayard as candidate would make no
III istake. His name would still the
voice Of faction he would carry every
doubtful State and would make some
Republican States doubtful. APP
plause. Fin nthusiasm would take the
place of apathy and would grow, and
still grow, as the leaves were falling,
until the dreary November was made
ripe and glorious by the nns Of Demo-
cratic victory. loud cheers.
When the State of Indiana was call
ed, Mr.. Hendricks, of that State, came
, to the platform amid loud applause, and
: in we'll chosen speech nominated
Joseph. @. Mcdonald, of that State.
John w. Breckenridge, of California,
!. introduced by the Chairman az the son
of the last Democratic Vice President
who was NOT unjustly deprived of his
office, next came to the platform. He
> said that the delegates from California
had been instructed to present for the
consideration of the Convention man
who needed no eulogy, whose name was
I / in the hearts of the whole American
, people; man who, If nominated,
. would be the next President OF tht
z United States. That man was Allan q
: Thurman, of Ohio. [Cheers. For more
o than twenty years Mr.. Thurman haC
, been the boldest and ablest advocate
d of Democratic doctrines and Democratic
i principles. The only objection urgee
t against him was that Ohio was al
October State. The reply to that wal
i | tnlS was not u Sbate COnVtution, put
a national Convention.
j. When the state of Massachusetts wal
;, cal led the response was awaited will
l. much curiosity. Cheers and misses were
about eaally balanced, ,btit was announ
:, ced by Mr.. Abbott that Massachusetts
y had no nomination to make at thi
time.
5, The nomination of Mr.. Bayard wal
% eloquently seconded by Mr.. Hooker, o
a. Mississippi.
% When the State of New York wa'
=, called there was good deal OF cheering
and waving OF hats and handkerchief
"A on the part principally OF spectators II
# the galleries.
n. Al 8. So Mr.. Lockwood. of New Yors
n. came up tolthe platform TO put in nomi
nation MIR. Cleveland. He said that HI
r. man had greater respect than he TO
r the honored names presented TO th
~ convention but the world wa
"a moving, and new men, who had par
ticipated but little in politics, wer
coming TO the front. (Cheers.) Thre
~ wears ago he had the honor in the Cit
e of Buffalo to present the name of til
n same gentleman for the Office of Mayor
st Without hesitation the name OF Grove
Oh Cleveland has been accepted as a candi
.s- date. (Applause i'll the galleries an
nd from portions of the delegations.
he The result of that cleo ion and OF tn
n. holding of that office was that in les
than nine months the State of Ne'
"A York found itself in u position TO wal
~ such a candidate and WHEN in til
IN convention of 1882 his name was pr
sented for the office of Governor Oh II
Mt state of New York, the same class
re- people knew that it meant honest GO
or ernment that it meant pure goverl
nd ment that it meant Democratic go
an ernment and il WAS ratified. Al
plause. Now the State OF New Yol
came and asked that that be given to Il
independent and Democratic voters
rn- the country, the young men OF u
nd country, the new blood of the COUNT
the the name of Grover Clevelan
as Cheers,
nd The nomination of Mr Cleveland WI
nd seconded by Mr.. Harrison, of lllinoi
Six weeks ago, he said, the cry WI
req ''Tilden and reform" lCheers- III
OF Democrats of Illinois believed that q
ma, 10 antle OF Samuel J. Tilden had fall'
'ha and rested gracefully on the shouiue
of Grover Cleveland. lie knew Tn
l.s there was faction fight wageo again
laI him: he knew 1t was said that o gre
be oburch would oppose him on religio
OK grounds. No; that church never allo'
60. ed its ministers voices to be heard
an the pulpit preaching politics. lChee
Nv, and cries of "never."1 Soit was ga
got that the Irish would knife him. We
Inc The Irish ever known to knife Q
=. Democratic party except for good re
~ son?
sa sas Here a prominent Irish politician
tsd Chicago, John Forsythe, shouted 0
~ from among the audience an ang
"a. denial. and the words "Yes' ana 'N'
were several times exchanged petwe'
MD him and Mr.. Harrison n,
andI Finally, order was restored anu M
rhel Harrison proceeded with MS speecn.
the; He closed with the assurance that
A. nnminatiou of Cleveland would he
and the Democracy to win next NoVeuho,
IN The nomination of Cl veland was al
seconded by Mr.. Jones, OF Minneso'
the Thomas F. Grady, of rammany'
To posed tue nomination of Cleveiahu'
,rly said that the object of the ConvenCl
mt was to make nomination for Tue rie
who ldency that would be ratihed ny
people at the polls. He dio hoC oa
With that tile Catholics or the lrish W.
and against Mr.. Cleveland, out tne al
suit monopplist element or the Sta'e e. a
" of the laboriug interests OF ,he - ~,
was Catholic and Protestaht, Aiioi, =.
land American, were opposed TO
fan denomination, and would be opposed
iele- Ibis election. Mr.. Cleveland u
vote ben elected in 1882 by majority
otes. l92, 900, but the last election III
must State showed Republican rna)orn'
dele l IL, 597, making a change OF 1ii'
Con- in the Democratic vote.
es toI Some confusion ensued, during WI