The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-07-12

all of which were referred 10 the commute
on resolutions.
/, There being no other business, an orde
was now adopted to call the states to nam
their candidates for nomination for the Pres
dency, with the understanding, however
that there should be no balloting until ate
the report of the committee on resolution
was made and disposed Of Thereupon tn
following nominations were made in the or
der here given. Mr.. Gray of Delaware in
splendid speech, presented the name
james A. Bayard Gov. Hendricks, Of lndi
ana, in another magnificent speech, pre-
scented the name Of Joseph f. Mcdonald, an(
Gen. Black Of Illinois, seconded the nomiEa
ton in fine speech Mr., Breckenridge,
handsome young man from California ana
fine speaker, the d" son of former vice Pres
iient Of the United States who was not un
Justly removed from his office, as Presiden
Villas put it, presented, on behalf of Califor
MIA, the name of Allen c. Thurman, of ONO
and the nomination was heartily seconded
| by Gen. Durbin Ward, of Ohio. Mr.. Mckin
zie, Of Kentucky, nominated speaker Carlisle
in fine speech, b. 4. Lockwood of New
York presented the name of Governor
! Cleveland, and speeches were made by
| II. A. Jones of Minnesota and Carter Harri
son secondng the nomination, while Cock
ran and Grady Of New York spoke against
Cleveland The Convention had now been
in continuous session for over Z hours,
and finally yielded TO motion to adjourn
until 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
Thursdays proceedings were opened with
prayer by DR., Lorimer, of the Baptist
church. The committee on resolutions asked
for further time-until I o clock p. N. to
report, which was granted, and when their
report was agreed upon they were instructed
to have 1000 copies printed for the use OF
the delegates. The order of calling the states
to name candidates was resumed. Mr.. Man
sur, of Mo-, made an eloquent speech second
ing the nomination Of A. &. Thurman. Col.
Thos. +. Powell of Ohio presented the name
of Governor Geo E. Hoadley. Senator W
A. Wallace Of Pennsylvania presented the
name of Samuel j. Randall and Cleveland
of New Jersey made a speech seconding the
nomination. This ended the list of names
presented, but there being no other business
before the convention as the remaining
states were called delegates arose and made
speeches in favor of one or the other candi-
dates already named, until o clock, when a
recess was taken until { o clock in the even
ing.
On re-assembling at o'clock, the first
motion put and carried was to allow the new
National committee that had already been
appointed by the delegates from each state
naming member, to elect their chairman
outside Of their own number.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
% accepting with profound regret - The decli
nation Of Samuel j. Tilden to be candidate
for nomination before this body and paying
4 high tribute to the old ticket who were
fairly elected in 1876 and cheated out of the
,tiice.
A motion to abolish the two-third rule as
applicable to the next Democratic National
Convention was voted down by large major
ty.
Col Morrison, chairman Of the committee
IN resolutions, now appeared in the hall
md being ready to report was escorted to
he stand. The report he read was very
hree columns in this paper, and we cannot
t this hour undertake to give even a synop-
is of it, After it was read he stated that
his was the report Of the majority of the
and that Gen. Butler would now
resent minority report which he pro-
eeded to do, reading another long report
When both reports had been read, which
coupled over an hour, the previous question
'as ordered, and a vote being taken the ma
,rity report was adopted by large MAORI
y. The only difference between the TWO
eports seemed to be Of words, and to refer
, the tariff question. The. Morrison report
ras in favor of n revision of the present tar
# in cautious and conservative way" so
s 10 injure no domestic industries but
ather to promote their growth but to re-
luce taxation TO the necessities of the Gov
while the Butler resolutions also
avor a reduction of taxation to the necessi-
les of the government and that the tariff
hould he so adjusted as to promote Ameri-
an enterprise and industries and not create
The important and ticklish business Of
'latform construction having thus been hap
lily disposed of, the Convention, at II
clock at night, proceeded to take its first
allot for President the result being as
Ollows:
Bayard.. ;. ............... 40 votes.
tIeNeiahu. .....'...... ooI
Mcdonald. .....,..... -. % +" II
Randall