The Democratic advocate., 1884-07-26
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Mr.. aorman's influence at Chicago
From lie Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun. s4
Some of the particulars of the conference
which led to the nomination of Mr.. Hendricks
for Vice President have been given already.
Mr.. German says that previous to the remark
able scene of Friday there had been no con-
centration on any name for second place on
the ticket Both Bayard and Cleveland men
in the convention had been looking towards
Mcdonald whose immediate friends were
urging him for first place. There was strong
sentiment for Morrison, of Illinois, for Car
Isle, of Kentucky, for Rosecrans, and others
Wisconsin and the young democracy were
for Villas, and there were other possibilities
When the convention took the recess the con-
sultation was held, in which 40 or so of the
leading men of the party participated. Mr.
German, of Maryland, was asked to preside.
Among others present were Smith Weed,
Cooper, Danl Manning, ex-senator Herman
and Abraham Hewitt Of New York, Barnum
of Connecticut, Scott and Hay of Pennsylva-
mia, Bragg of Wisconsin, Jones of New Hamp-
shire, Waller of Connecticut, Ransom of
North Carolina, Barbour of Virginia, Burk of
Louisiana, and others. The meeting was
held with the view of making the strongest
possible nomination. Mr.. German was Sc
lected to preside because he was known to be
friendly to Mr.. Bayard, and because it was the
Bayard forces chiefly under his direction who
had kept out of entangling alliances and had
really nominated Cleveland by giving him the
two-thirds vote which he needed, instead of
transferring his strength to Western man,
where there would have been no chance.
On being called to the chair, Mr.. German
was asked for his views. He declared that
Indiana was the State to which the party
should look and Thomas A. Hendricks was
unauestionably the man. That Indiana was
Al |. o,I baI foI H..
her record. She was certainly Democratic,
and had never failed, except in 1880. The
fact that the Indiana delegation had with
drawn Mr.. Mcdonald and put up Mr.. Hen
bricks for President made the way clear, and
he also believed it was q movement well cal
cnlated to give Western strength to an Eas-
tern candidate. 1t would also link the old
with the new and carry along with the per
vading sentiment of reform the desire of the
people to vindicate the purity of elections.
The assemblage unanimously agreed to
nominate Mr.. Hendricks, and the fact was
communicated to his friends, but his delega-
ton sent word that Indiana could not accept
the second place for any of her sons. While
the matter was involved in this doubt the
name of ex- Senator Henry G. Davis, of West
Virginia, was suggested, and intimations
were given that he would have been Sc
lected if Indiana had refused finally. In the
meanwhile, however, Mr.. German saw the
leading representatives of Indiana here and
informed them that Mr.. Hendricks would be
unanimously nominated and the responsibility
of refusing thrown upon Indiana. Under
these circumstances it was conceded that if
the nomination was made with proper de-
gree ofunanimity Mr.. Hendricks could accept.
With that understanding the assemblage broke
up, and the way the agreement was carried
out, and the enthusiasm the nomination evOk-
ed, are matters of record in the proceedings
of the body.