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the applauding.
cHAIRMAN's SPEECH.
The Chairman said: Gentlemen
of the Convention: Harmony seems
to be the sentiment of this Conven.
ton. There seems to be a desire
and determination to name q ticket
for President and Vice President
which will be satisfactory to the
north and to the south, to the east
and to the west; nay, more, o ticket
that will harmonic the Democrats
throughout the Union and insure
victory in November. Harmony
prevailed in the deliberations of the
National Committee; no effort was
made to nominate q temporary chair
man in the interest OF any candidate,
but, on the contrary, one who shall
preside over the deliberations of this
Convention with absolute impartial
ity. In that spirit, and to that end,
I have been directed by the unani-
nous vote of the National Commit
tee to nominate the Hon. Richard B.
Hubbard. of Texas, for temporary
chairman of this convention. As
many as favor his election say aye;
contrary, no. Hon. r. B. Hubbard,
OF Texas, is unanimously elected
temporary chairman of the Conven-
ton. The chair appoints Senator
F. B. Jones, of Louisiana, Hon.
George T. Barnes, of Georgia, and
Hon. Abram s. Hewitt, Of New
York, q committee to wait upon MI.
Hubbard and conduct him TO the
chair"
HUBBARD RETURNS THANKS.
Mr.. Hubbard, in taking the chair,
gave thanks for the honor done him
and which he accepted not as q
tribute to himself but as q conlpIi.
ment to the great State from whence
he came; o State which was cos
mopolitan in every fibre. The Dem
ocratic party in all its elements was
The same a. when it was founded by
the trainers of the Constitution.
Men died as the leaves of autumn
but the principles underlying liberty
and self-govsrnment were the same.
The principles that underlay the
Democratic party could not perish
from the earth although their au-
thors might (applause). The Dem
ocratic party was to-day az much q
party organized for aggressive pol
icy as it vac when victory perched
upon its banners. The Democratic
party has DOW the House of Repre-
sentativss and would have the Som
ate btt for treason in the Senate
chamber itself (chsers). It would
have had the President, too, but for
the bands of robbers who struck
down the express will of the people
by means of perjury, bribery and
corruption. The Presidency had
been stolen from the Democratic
party by men uttering falsehoods
through pale lips and c~hattering
teeth. Some of the men who had
participated in the crime had passed
"beyoiad the river" there to give
account Of their stewardship. That
stealing Of the Presidency was the
greatest crime in national history.
The great leaders of the party, (Til-
den and Hendrick's) with the dig.
nifty which become heroic statesmen
and patriots, hsd submitted With
the courage of men who love their
country better than eelf and power
(cheers). The Democratic party
now should put forward candidates
whose names would be in themselves
. platform (cheers). It wanted a
platform, too, that would speak in
no doleful tones or as q delphic Or
acle. II should declare against cor
ruption in the government; sgainst
enormities in the civil service;
against the so-called department of
JUSTICE; against the abuses of the
postal service; against robbery in
high places; that the burdens of
the government shall be equally and
equitably on all classes, and that the
hundred millions of surplus revenue
shall not be allowed to accumulate.
In conclusion, he urged that what
ever candidates were nominated
should be supported loyalty; declar.
ing that he who would not 80 sup.
port them would not be o good
Democrat and hardly q patriot.
(Applause).
CHICAGO, July 9.-The National
Democratic Convention met at IL
this morning. The Committee on
Permanent Organization reported a
full list of o6icers-Col. w. F. Villas,
Of Wisconsin, for President of the
Convention, and one member from
each State for Vice President and
one for Secretary. Col. Villas, on
being escorted to the chair by Gov.
Hendricks, was received by storms
of applause. He then addressed tho
Convention in . good speech. He 70.
teyysd 70 The abuses and misconduct
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