The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-07-17
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

i 1u5 Sessions IN tne G1poHluon d&u az Cmcagoi
/ on Tuesday July Sth. The convention wsa
called to order BY ex- Senator Barnum, ohaiE
man Of the national Democratic committee,
Prayer was offered by Rev. b. q Marquis Of
the Northwestern Theological Seminary. he
prayed for q blessing on this great assembly Of
representative citizens; that they should be
endowed plentifully with that wisdom which
is first pure, then peaceable and gentle, and
:easy..to be entreated II that nothing should be
done through strife 5or vain jealousy, but that
they should be filed with that charity which
is not piffed up and doth not behave itseif iii.
seemly. He prayed that their deliberations
would be guided to such conclusions as would
best promote the glory Of Godsand the welfsre
Of the nation {, III /. VI M .iE ,,,3
The chairman then said: I haye been direct
ed by the unanimous vote of the national CON
yention to nominate Hon. Richard b. Hubbard
Of Texas temporary chairman tApplanse j Az
many Of You aslfavor Hon r. b. Hubbard of
Texas for tempo rary chairman oflfhis conyen-
ton will say aye. Upon the vote that followed
Hubbard was elected temporary chairman. the
b chair; announcing the vote y that effect, say
iag the char VII appoint Senator Jonas
TO Wait on MI Hubbard and Conduct Inn to
the chair: GApplause.l Y5iI tex sfG III 3EiI9s7ggl
Coy Hubbard, il taking theA chair, gave
.hanks Tor ne honor done him and which he
compliment TO the great state from which, he
came il state which WAS abaolutey cosiil opoI.
tan every FIBRE The Dennoc alto Marty iii Ill
lts elements was the same asitwaa when found
| cd BY tho sframers the Constit On nearly
three quarters ofa century ago, u F;FS ~
Men died as the leaves in autumn but the
principles underlying liberty ana sell govern
ment were eternal iand heprihciples that NM
deriay the ;sdemo ratio sparty not perish
from the earth. although their authors might
party was To-day as much 9 party organized
for aggressive war as when victory perched
upon its banners tsstl st 5i13iF Il
I.g The Democratic party had now the House of
Representatiyes and would haye the Senate
{cheers:l II would have had the Presidency,.
too, but for the hands OF robbers who, struck
down the expressed viii 81 e the peopls bygSs
imeans Of eperj4ry, bribery and seorruptio on,
The !, Presidency had been stolen FROM the
through pale lips and ohattering tseth,,t Some
OF the men who had participated in that crime
had PASSED beyond the river, there Is give an
account OF their stewardsh 8 fsa 4fl5si
That stealing Of the presidency was thegreat-
EST crime IN the natlon,g history The great
! with the dignity which became heroic statement
and patriots, had submitted with the cdttrrra IA
|:of men who love their cnpntry better than self
and power ICheersi Che Democratic party
now would reform and should put forth candis
I3dat.s whose names would be- in ithemselyes Is
platform. (Cheers) It wanted platform.
top, that would speak in no doubtful tones,S az
ga ntdelphic oracle tassS a. fsea i. ~
= II should declare against corruption in the
government, against the enormifss Of the civil
zoo "a
Justice, against the abuses OF the post service,
against robbery in high places that the Burdens
Of the goyarnmentsha be based equally add
tequitabl on all classes of the people, and the.
i hundred millions Of surplus revenues shall hot
be SLOWED to accumulate In conclusion. he
urged that whatever candi dates were nominated
should be supported loyalty, declaring that he
who, would notso support would not be good
democra! and hardly 4 patriot Applause. 4
Isa Mr.. Prince of Massac husetts The national
Democratic conye ntion makes The following res
AIRY chairman hon ohard iB Hubbard Of
Iexas /; for ,secretary, Friedrich IA Prince sof,
I MASSACHUSETTS,; assistant ecretaries, 81 e. IL
Merrill Of Illinois; George D. sGu1thfie of Penn-..
( sylyania. G. u q hnston Of iowa; Robert NJ
sBashford Of Wisconsin; Charles II Yalanding.
ham of Missouri 81 d Lynn Of Tennessee;
5MlchaefD D. Barrett of New jersey 4 Heading
/ clerks, ~ q, Walker, Of lows Thomas s. Pct.
fstt Ct Washington. D. 9; u. II Bell 81 MID
gVttAS 0hAats INTERNATIONALLY
Edwin P. Dickerson of New York sareeant.
! at-arms, r q. Bright ssqf Indiana The report
was unanimously adopted i - 4;
E1s ~; smalley Of Vermont under insaqc ions
Of! the national committee m offered The follow
&: Resolved, That the fules st tis last demo
cratic convention govern tlii6 body until other
wise ordered, subject to- the following modifi-
cation: That II voting for candidates for
president and vice presi ant no stste shall be
states has been called and every atsts has cast
Mr. Grady of New. Yor Nj. Chairman. ) i
Eoher the following amendment to the Tesolu-
hon OF the gentleman from Vermont: When
the vote OF state ia announced BY the chair
man Of the delegation from each such state Is
/ challenged by any member Of the delegation,
then the secretary shaH call the names Of the
individual delegates from the state, and their
Individual preferenc ess as expressed, shall Be
recorded as the vote Of such state $ssSS; II
I{u Upon this an animated debate occurred which,
lasted nearly the entire session. MI. FslfoW6.
Senatort Grady, John Kelly, John Cochran Of.
NEW York and many others participa batting Il The
arguments were the familiar ones for and
against the unit 3-nle. The anti OleveIaulleis
Of New York protesting against the unit rule.
" Y, Inc previous question was ordered, and on
the passage of the amendment of Grady 1hat
gentleman demanded q call Of the stata Thep
came roll call which id point Of importance
Vas correlatiye with that which Iynch
Pels recesses of quietude through its very
interest, i but tha5t annou ncements OF ths.
various states = are received IS with cheera,
| New York, Of course, asked to be passed to
the tailof the; ieall, and interest awaited her
decision. Minnesota's fourteen against Grady
was warmly applaudeds BY several thousand,
and by the time Texas's division was learned.
II was known that the amendment was de-
lsfeated The result Of tho ballot was an
nounced, $50 yeas and S463 maya, esnlid
.t6en adopted By aeolams stSs T liz
unit rule is maintained The vote was REGARDED
as q test of the strength of the field against
Cleveland, but the result when announced was
greeted with slight demonstrate the pregf.S
ous decision Of the chair that the seyenfy-two;
votes Of New York were to be counted 81 the
negatye under the unit rule being regarded AS
/ setuing the question. 4; III 5is
After the appointments Of committees On
permanent organi zation, credentials,
ftS The organization Of delega from Eorth.
western States and members d commit tees;'
are as follows: s4 u, 3ts
81 Wisconsin den Bfagg L, chair ,sn !; III III.
Rashford secrstaryy Delaney rsaniaa-
toni; 6 Jenkins, reaolati tons; 4. Y. Morrow,
Mihnesota Chairman, P. Il. Kelly; syf6e
president, rs 81 Jonesi seeretaryp M Isl Whip
{ pie; resolutions, D. g. Wise; credentials, GA
Baxteri organisation, sR asniff nationaI
isS ioWa~H b Trimbie, chairman L b, A Hsrs
irts credentials n Fl phsysT rssoluti N.
nah, yice-presidenf Daniel TasfSll secretary;
I'M Hal, MEM -: e ~ tionai committesj
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