The Portland daily press., 1884-07-12
The Democratic Convention Com
pletes Its Work.
Grover Cleveland of New York
Nominated for President or
Second Ballot.
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS OF ENDH-
ANA FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
John Kelly and Ben Butler Disguised
with the Ticket.
How the Nominations were Received,
and the Comments Upon Them.
Special to the Press

Special to the Press0
| CHICAGO, July 1.-THE Democratic party
has finished its labors in the convention, made
Its promised fatal blunder, adjourned, and the
delegates have nearly all left for home. A
strong effort was made this morning, John
Kelly and Ben Butler being leading spirits, to
break the force of the Cleveland boom and
| nominate Hendricks for President, but the at
tempt was futile. Tie palsied hand of Samuel
j. Tilden was upon the machine, and his old
time lieutenants, calm and determined, carried
the programme through and nominated COY.
Cleveland, the ex sheriff of Erie county, New
York.
The enthusiasm which was exhibited when
the nomination was made was forced and any
thing but hearty. 1t is freely predicted, not
only by all Republicans, but by many DEM
ocrats who took part in the convention, that
the party has added one more to its great mass
OF blunders. Tammany Hall will give the
ticket merely passive support. if it does not
openly repudiate it.
John Kelly and his eight hundred braves
left the convention before the Vice President
was nominated, ordered their train to be put in
readiness, and left town disguised and ugly.
Kelly in an interview predicted a Republican
victory in New York and defeat for the DEM
ocracy in the nation. He says twenty thous
and Democratic laboring men in New York
city alone would not support the ticket.
Ben Butler is as mad as a March hare, and
says Blaine's election is now foregone conclu-
sion.
To cap the climax the Democrats have put
HQndriOkc on he bot Will
tearing open again the wounds that we're rap
idly healing in Indiana. The friends of Nc
Donald are in very bitter frame of mind, and
some of them charge Hendricks with double
dealing and treachery, aud swear they will do
nothing to aid in the election of the ticket.
The nominations have fallen fiat in this city.
and very formidable Irish bolt is looked for.
The Germans evinee disposition to take the
places to be vacated by many of the Irish de-
serters, but there won't be enough of such to =
go around.
The two questions which most agitate the
Democrats tonight are these: "Wbat will Ben
Batter do?" what will John Kelly do?''
The reception and treatment accorded both
OF these chieftains by the convention was
shabby in the extreme, and it is not at all like.
~ That their future treatment of the Dem.
ocrats will be much different.
CTo the Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE convention was call
ed together at IL O'Clock and prayer offered by
Rev. DR.. Clinton Locke of Chicago, The
chairman said he had received among other
letters and kilograms from all parts Of the
country one from Mr.. Goodwin of Massachu-
sets with the presentation of gravel made
up from woods and relics from different parts
of the world
A delegate from Pennsylvania moved that
the convention now proceed to the second bal
lot. It was so ordered.
Then Mr.. Snowden of Pennsylvania, with
thanks to those who had voted for s. j. Ran
DALI withdrew that gentlemen's name.
The second ballot commenced at 11.2O, with
the following result:
Acknowledged IA, Mcdonald 1, Cleveland 5,
Arkansas-Clevelnd IA
California-Thurman 16.
Colorado-Cleveland 6.
Observation-Disclosures IL.
Delaware-Bayard 6.
The Revised Ballot.
The following is the revised and corrected
vote on the second ballot: