New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-09
THE UNIT RULE MAINTAINED
ASSEMBLING OF THE CONVENTION
,-a,on.D RACE UNREPREsENTEp-REPRE
' T,,vvs FROM THE NORTH AND SOUTH.
INV ,vtrcR PHI TO The TRIBrNE.I

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.ho democratic party was called to order near, an
VI, - than the apponted time. When all the
soIo,+es and alternates had taken their seats anu
a. ,aces allotted 10 visitors had filled up, IL was
;,lont that the representatives of white man
nartvr had assembled. In not single laoo ""'
tbere a feature to remind the convention ol tho'N
istence in the United states of five mlihoh hoE
orof the fact that the votes OF millloh oo'o''
citizens in the Southern States have peen sup
nv a system Of violence, intimidation anu H"u',
i,,d and carried out by the southern Wing VI
tbe marty aided and abettcd by It's Northern I
cratic allies. IL the assertion oi the 0'u'
pr,ocrotic leaders he true that there are c"lole"
men in the south who are Democratic IL nnus Nv
sppport in the personnel of the convention, Wn"n
,ontains not n single negro. The cx-Coniedeta''
element however, is conspicuous
SOME or rHr SOUTHERN DELEGATES.
,,,,o, ,bo hand struck up Dixie there was
,,uud of npplause. md the "rehel yen ch"' w
from the tiers of southern delegates VINO se' ,'""
md Indifferent under the strains w lRuA'o
Al a few moments later AZ the head oi the
Coorpa delegation marched n H. La"t"h WI" WIN
the title of General IN the Rebel Army hhu "''
,,rty of whose colleagues acquitted themselves
L,,,oly IA tho snme service. Wndo Hampton l''
Ala, south Carolina delegates majority "l WHO"
nre also cx { -Confodcrntos All ARE whii' m'h' to"
nlflnnrh tho negroes of Carolina outuhm"'r w
fotty thousand the white voters Nal' l'mP""
alternate In T. ". Dorson the English ii'o ''n''
who edit. The Netcs and Courier OF Chafi'Ht'h Two
o,hor ,routoent editors attract attention ON the
floor of the convention Henry Watt'rsoh' i'o"
Eoutuciy. Editor Of The CoutG-Jodrndl' ana MAJOR
L 4 Burke. of Louisiana. Editor OF me Times
I,uocyat of Now Orleans. ono of Major Burke
colleagues ~ OK Governor Wycklih' VINO was u'i'
cate to the Baltimore Convention OF lSoo, ana
helped TO nominate Breckenridge ana Ian"
Another is Senator Is. +. Jones. At the h'ao oi 'n'
Mississippi delegation march Goheral ~ VIZ
tball. Colonel H. o. Reynolds and Hoheru = -
uooker The last named wears an empty sleeve
IN testimony of his devotion 20 the Lost O"u-,'
und All three we're gallant rebel officers. AZ the
b,ad of the North Carolina delegation is Thomas
Euiu II relative of that Virginia Ruihn who begged
mud secured the privilege Of sighting the hIst
rebel cannon fired at the flag of his country
The selection of Texan Governor as temporary
chairman was a fitting recognition OF the zeal ana
fidelity of the " Solid South 70 the Democratic
party. Governor Hubbard might be described as
9 a GOOD man weighing $50 pounds" Comparing
his speech on taking the chair with the appropriate
and thoughtful address delivered by John K Lynch
before the Republican party impartial members OF
tie Concession race Will not find reason to feeI
especially proud of their representatives
DELEGATIONS FROM THE NORTH.
Glance over the Northern delegations found
some familiar faces IL the Illinois delegation Gen
eral Palmer and Colonel Morrison. both ext mon
soldiers sat side by side, and little distance away
in the Wisconsin delegation, the slight and gray
but sincwy figure of General Edward :. biate'
formerly commander Of the Iron Brigade OF the
Army Of the Potomac, was discovered beside the
more stawart form of +. W. Villas who was colonel
,+, Wisconsin regiment in the war, Al whose
n1nle = mentioned for the permanent chairman
shin and IN some quarters whispered As that Ol the
obaLlc nominee for ;he Wee Presidency IN the
t,,.e d.I4,,tiop sit, cv Senator DooIttle, who III
turn ha, been a Wing. Democrat. Know N5thhR
and a Republican. and i now again Democrat
Ex-senator ". A. Wallace, handalIs open uienr
aud secret enemy. sits among tine Penn ylvona
delegates, plotting, rs some of RandauS friends
bel.ye. the political d)wnfd-l of the ex-SpeaAer.
In he same DELEGATION l. Major Dcwdrt, Of SuuuuIy,
= Douglas deleclte in the Charleston Convention
o. 1860. Another veteran Of the same couNt NtLti'h
j, Benjamin +. Butler the quonddm friend and sup
porer of Jefferson Davis, whose entrance as one OF
the Massachusetts delegates t-llrge to-day was
u..ot.ecd. If ne remained during the >css on he
Gid not take any part IN the proceedings except to
vote for his friend Kelly Grady motion t. break
Lovu the unit rule.
HFNDRICKs AND The Old TICKET.
At noon the Indiana dee-at S d'ed IN headed by
.x-Goycmor Thomas 4. Hendricks aud Senator
tah of the " Old Ticket" and Mr.. Hendricks smiled
aud bowed with efusiou and proius.0n, hut his re-
trptiou was III painful contrast 10 the tremendous
and spontaneous outhuIst of "nthusasm when the
sold Roman" Thurman made lis appearance at
a.. head of the delegation from the Buckeye state
Nearly an the de,.ltcs and aItcuatcs rose 90 their
fec. and round upon round of applause drowned
the music Of the band stationed near the platform.
l. WAS the first and only manifestation of enthn
H. .f..I .lt.Iq rim tin a.
Iven the name of Iden seemed 90 have lost It's
rover to charm. and several attempts 20 provoke
apu,iusc hv allusor to the great fraud Of l~70'
fell uat g.. capt once when Cha. .mtu Hubbard dVc
upYu fi. slhic.t in % tome 1u' with manner winch
tI,l, lntInlatcd that tine delegates were expected
e. respond They dld sn with round Ct tv" of an
lu-r senator Voorhees, and all other Indiana uel'-
sut.- oA,cpt uenou,ks usnL 60 th"r feet lnd
ta,f his cold pr.y rt,- shiuuu v'tl pleasure
Nlo-i senator Voorhees, eat down aud vh7ror"d n
ln-h,d and trcuhod with delight. Tho two mon n
tuo Convention whn we've most loudly che'red when
tha, r,sp TO speak wotb john Kelly aud oar Car
tar' as th, Chicago Democrats lunib style theit
Mayor
XIV vortH HrrursrNtAtlVtz.
eNNuit'a urats. tn m tlcfcaf uf tho halirj Che
.ott of tho chairman. long remained uuoooupe1
Finally e hufly man, Weatns large brown felt Aat
aud As sht oulufud apinnof garment sauntuud ia aud
took a scat under the New York banner 1hs Chi
easo audience did not srcn 60 recognize tho face of
thc man who was soon greeted hN one OF his follow
d,ln-at,s az Nj. kolly. A young man WITH good
hn.noleI tat face aud AaN lug the broad breast of
an orator soon Ioiurd Mr. Kelly. This was ~ soma
tor GRADY, Mr. kellYs molth- piece at conventions.
Mr Kelly and MI Grady AZ once began talking In
an animated way about the ways and means of
defeating Daniel Manning. the leader OF Cleveland
delegates, who sat a few seats forward. Mr.. Man
ming Is of a large frame, and capable ot bearing
much fatigue, but ms broad brow WAS creased with
the marks of long hours of anxious toll. He looked
intensely wearied and care worn. His physical re
a laNe al