The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-11
Regnlar Proccedinrs.

THEOoNNENrlON NOT PUNCTUAL
CHICAGO, July l0.-The hour for meeting is
long past and delegates are stll coming in,
and there are occasional cheers and music by
TIE band, the visitors seats being fully occu-
pied. The scene Is an animated one. The
Cleyeland men confidently predict his nomi-
nation II u ballot is reached to-day. Among
tue heulstnBulshed gentlemen occupying seats
on the plhtiorln were Speaker Carlisle and
,he Hon. VIM. IL. English, of Indiana, the
\ last Democratic candidate for the Vice. Presl-
denly. Hon. Samuel Randnll was not
| present.
AS IMPRESSIVE PRAYER.
Inc convention was called to order at IL 10.
4 lno proceedings were opened with prayer
ey the Rev. George q. Lorimer OF the Eman
uel Baptist church, Chicago. He rendered
thanksfor q country where liberty has found
refuge, labor an opportunity, domestic yir-
cue shield and humanityga q temple. He
prayed that the nation may be awakened 10
realize that not In material prosperity nor In
wealth. lay greatness And salvation, but I'm
.iI .lose virtues ana principles announced In the
word OF God, and echoed down through the
centuries; thai In thlscountry liberty may moi
degenerate Into license, nor authority into
tyranny,nor capital into oppression nor labor
INTO rlotOusness, nor conviction Into blgotry
anu anu superstition. He asked for blessing on
The convention, that the high sentiments and
onnobling principles that foil from the lips OF
the speakers yesterday may become the gov
ernlnR principles OF the great party, aud that
lts affairs To-day may be 80 ordered that the
nominee OF the convention will be IA man of
iolty character, OF Tesplendent reputation
whose attitude before the people shall bo M,
Inspiration To the growing manhood OF the
people, ana thnt II such nominee be elected
no may be blessing 10 the nation and moi a
scourge. "
Cartcr Harrison, OF Illinois, rising IN a por-
sohal explanation, repealed tho intimation
made by one OF the speakers yesterday that
ne had packed the han with a CLIQUE which
applauded his speech In secondlng tho nomi.
nation OfGrUvor Cleveland.
!, = communication was received from the
Shnirlnan OF the COMMITTEES on Resolutions
eWllng that the committee, notwithstanding
constant ana patient efforts, had not yet been
hble To complete platform and would not bc
prepared To make u complete report before
itp. IN.
ritB UNFINISHED business
ol yesterday, being the call of States for NOM
lnnlions, was resumed. Mangur of Missouri.
came the platform and made nomination
speech. He said that Missouri would have
given thirly-two sthlwart Democratic
sage OF Grammercy and hls Vengrnted
friend rom Indiana (Mr. HpndrcksD III
we cannot have the old ticket, he had been
casting about To see who whs the man who
~ ~ tlio emergency should lead the hosts of the
democracy To victory. Nothing short OF a
hiunder could make the Democracy lose the
election with twenty Democratic Govern
ura aad twcnty-threG Democratic Icgisla-
w., ~ '.plVSVhNlhB ~ clcclOrnl votes out OF
iNl, nothing hut natal blunder could make
the Democracy lose, The man In his mind
was spoken of as "thc noblOst Roman OF
them NlP-Allen q. Thurman, OF Ohio.
lCheers lie, therefore, seconded that nomi-
nation. lie had looked In Mr.. Thnrmnnis
Taco yesterday and recognized IN him "the
colossal Democracy OF the country, the his
lnarek Of America With Thurman ns their
standard bearer they could carry
In proof OF this statement he repsated
sconleniatiHn hv hnd with Gen. Splnolannd
olner Tnitlfany men, and read kilograms
from Ohio and California. In conclusion he
ueel2rel before Cod that the Democracy
was hungry even unto death not for the yenal
spoiS 9foniee but for the glory OF doing good
applause. -.
Alsingston, Of Missouri, rose 10 second the
Chairlniin stated that Il would require unnn.
inious Consent. frt
"Nomatter," said Livingston, tive hive rot
our work In anyhow" LLaughter.l
- HOAnIY NOMINATED.
THOMAS II. Powell, of ohio, camo TO tho
platform To put Ia nomination the name of
George lioadly, OF Ohio, aud he declared thnt
u the Democracy WIS true to itself lts success
~ the coming sirihaglc wus already assured
Mithin the last Few, Years, hc said, the State
OF ONO hItt ovcfcome a Republican majority
OF over lOO,OCO, AZ this hour the government
OF ONO was IN the Keeping of the great Dem
N'a"NW putty. Inv ltlln VINO nNu been the
acknowledged leader IN bringing about that
chango is Tho candidate whonl he now prc.
sentcd, George lIoadly, OF Ohio.
Some applause, Mr.. Hoadly had
received The largest endorsement ever
given " a pemocru IN Ohio, he having r,.
cctvod lgNphiore votes than fiancocl; hnd in
loSO. He was Known to the Nation rs n great
lawyer aud wise statesman, n fo,,rlcss
leader, man OF acknowledged ability. of un-
doubted lntcgrityia man OF courage ns woil
RANDALL NOMINATED.
The state of Pennsylvania having been
reached In the call
SENATOR wfLLIAN A. WALLACE
OF that state, came 70 tho pp,tf0nn to noml-
nate Mr.. Randall. Tro enld 'sM tho tlircc.
tlon OF the pennsylvanin delegation, / come
To present the namc OF n candidate for the
Eroat ofice OF President OF the United States.
The name which | bring Won.
II found ON every page Of your coun-
rys and your party's history In the
last two decades. [Applausc.l ills that OF
no nntrlod tyro In political affairs. It Is that
oi man IN the prime aud vigor OF his ma
tnred manhood, with every faculty trained In
practical government An official life of
twenty years lies behind him clear, luminous
ana purei no dishonest action. no cDrrupt
prnctrc has ever stained his cscutcheon,
lApplnusc. While most OF his cuntempo-
aries In official life have gruwn rich through
unknown gains, he isstilln poor nuln lcheerNl
W lose highest aim has been to serve his