The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-07-18

ton Of It's principles, we are ready 20 continue
the he, like sn e5St ,he FIRE lA y she you It has enlisted q
this nation, aud their spirit of yis,,orw rules its
councils and rides in the from of It's battle. The
fatality. of blunderins has ceeonle a Republican
doom OF Gods award t. ;c,sSv' let rs pray may
be theirs. The trium' N M Tho marty of the re.
pnblic's hope cann' he longer stayed. A CON
deliberations. Ge may HOPE from your Wis
dom tnu II st step to be taken, and TO see
asain ~ AatSon restored to its real station
r,,ioliis dc powers Of the earth, to see ITS marine,
pull end commercial, again rs of yore, break the
va .os of every sea and spread Its nag III every
y .,untfy. We may hope to see the sqnahdcrihG
III public wealth cease, justice to take l.cf place
in our laws. regulating finance ana economy,
and we may hope to see a democratic people oil
equality and simplicity and f%rugality, where
happiness may best be found; lArplanse.i AND
as our millions multiply and the snbdued earth
Yields its abundant increase, while IN every form
art and industry employ their cheerful labor, the
proudest boast of American citizenship shall rise,
not from the favored sons OF wealth, but from
the manly freeman who returns with the evening
sun from his place of honored toll to the house
which is his own, loud loud a 1I,,a 2 INV mh tras r. ., ne
happiness of the loved ones al nome;
loud applause.l Gentlemen, in the hardest
duties before me, l implore your generous ior-
bearance. / stand in greater need OF your IN
dulgent consideration by the comparison under
which I must suffer with the brilliant services OF
the distinguished gentleman who has Just auie.
ted the chair tremendous applausej Win the
well deserved plaudits of this convention. l
pledge you my utmost efforts to administer my
functions here with impartiality. loud ap-
Mr.. Sowden of Pennsylvania offered the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, Th1t we expedite the business Of
the convention by now calling the roll OF states
placing III nomination candidates OF tho respec-
tive states for nomination to the Office OF presl-
dent of the United States.
This was adopted after a short debate on qucs-
tons of order. When Delaware WAS called,
amidst enthusiastic cheering, George +. Gray
presented the name of Thomas Francis i'll a neat
speech. ,
When the state of Indiana was called, loud
cheers rent the air, and Mr.. Menzie of that
state arose and said: "The Indiana delegation
requests the Hon. Thomas a. Hendricks to
present the name Of Iudiana's candidate for
the presidency" Mr.. Hendricks came forward
amidst a perfect outburst of enthusiasm lasting
several minutes. Upon partial subsistence of
the noise, a wild gallery delegate with a voice
like a rolling mill shouted s'Three cheers for
the old ticket and they we're given with OK
trsordinary visor. Mr.. Hendricks was intro
duced and presented the name of ex-senator
Joseph L. Macdonald of Indiana, in a lengthy
speech. Gen. John c. Black of illinois took
the platform and made a strong speech second
ing the nomination of Mcdonald.
Mr.. Spencer of California-The delegates
from California have decided tnat the Hon.
Jobn W. breckenridge shall present the name
OF Its candidate.
The Chalr-Gentlemen of the convention,
the Hon. John W. Breckenridge, q son of the
last Democratic vice president who was no,
u~njustly deprived of his Office, will now adj
dress the convention as the representative OF
the State of California. Mr.. Breckenridge in
a short speech, presented the name of AllenG.
Thurman of Ohio. BY unanimous consent,
Gen. Durbin Ward of Ohio took the platform,
and seconded the nomination of Thurman.
Ja,ne A. Mckenzie of KentuckyI desire, in
} in the name of a state that will give $1,000 ma
jority to the nominee of this convention, to
place in nomination for the highest Office with
!, in the reach of human ambition, the name of
. the present DISTINGUISHED speaker of the Ameli-
) can congress-John G. Carlisle.
/ When Mississippi was reached Mr.. Walthall
of that state said the State Of Mississippi.
through the Hon. Charles E. Hooker, desired
+ to second the nomination of the Hon. Thomas
:, f.. Bayard Of Delaware. Gen. Hooker was re-
: ceived with cheers, and made an eloquent
. speech in behalf of Bayard.
! When the State of New York was reached
=: Mr.. Manning of New York arose and said: Mr.
, Chairman, New York presents the name of Gov
: Cleveland, and desires to be heard through
: David Lockwood of Buffalo. Mr.. Lockwood
: made n good speech and 1t was well received
. Senator Grady of New York tried to catcl
= the eye of the chair, but the latter recognized
: Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago, assuring
= Mr.. Grady that he would be recognized in hi
I turn. Mr.. Harrison made a speech secondin,
I IhS u fNICIl IL
n had concluded there We're cries of "Kelly' an,
some confusion.
Richard A. Jones of Rochester, Minnesot
then spoke from the platform in behalf o
Cleveland. He acknowledged that Minnesot
was a republican state, but pleaded with hi
20 hearers to give her a chance to add to the rol
of Democratic voters within her borders
n Such additions, he said, would be easier wcr
Grover Cleveland chosen as the leader o
the party, and the announcement was greet
Is ed with loud cheers. To many Mir
nesotians Mr.. Jones voice and infections o
emphasis recalled those of c. X. Davis of S
" Paul, though the similarity between the me,
ends with the points mentioned. Mr.. Jone
spoke for less than three minutes, and in clos
ing beamed with good humor upon the dele
Ell gates, whom he thanked for their attention an,
II applause,
Mr.. Grady of New York next got the plat
y form. Before he had gone on five minutes
IL was plain that the only purpose of his speec
" was an attack on Cleveland, and Gen. Brag
made the point of order that the order of busi
in ness was the nominating and not the defalna
J. ton of candidates. The chairman was dis
s. posed to sustain the point, when the willy Man
le ming played his trump card an
'e asked in the name of til
o. New York delegation that Grady be heard pa
u, u tlently, regardless of the rule. No other OF
lection being made, he was permitted to so or
The ~shrewdness of this move was proceede
le with what turned out to be an hours diatribe
accunaulating all the stock arguments agains
Cleveland which have been howled through tn
,e hotel corridors since Sunday. The interest j
Grady's speech subsidized as the contest over
III disappeared
ID Mr.. Cochran of New York made n long speec
III amidst q good deal OF wrangling on points 0
n order. The call had only reached Rhode Islam
nc when the convention adjourned