The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-10

cratic doctrines and Democratic principles, and
the only objection urged against hi a was that
| Ohio was an October State. The reply to that
was that this was not State convention, but
q national one.
1t was observable that part of the Ohio dele
| cation refused to participate in the applause
| that greeted the name of Thurman.
Delaware for Bayard.
! When the State of Delaware was called
| there was an immediate outbreak of cheers.
| After the Gproar had subsidized George Gray OF
| Delaware came to the platform and addressed
the convention. He said he had been instruct
| ed to present the name OF man worthy TO re-
| ceive the nomination. He did so under
| realizing sense of the great responsibility on
the convention to act so that the great oppor-
| tunity which God himself (he reverently be-
| lieved) had given them should not pass away
unimproved. The Republican nomination had
| flung defiance into the face of American man.
| hood and had shocked the conscience of the
| best men in the Republican party such NOM
ination was a sign Of the decadence of that
great organization. The Democracy called for
| candidate who had been tried in the balance
| and never found wanting; the Democracy de-
| manded q statesman whose wisdom and expert
| ence we're known; it demanded leader whose
| chivalric courage would never falter and who
| could and would bring to the dust the plumed
| knight of false pretense and of personal dis
honor it demanded a man with q private
character which would defy the malignant
| tongue of slander; it demanded man who
| should be, in public and private character, the
| very antithesis opposite of the nominee of the
| Republican party. (Cheers.) The man who
was all this and more, and whose name was
now leaping from their hearts to their mouths,
was Thomas Francis Bayard. loud cheers)
Bayard as candidate would make some Re-
publican States doubtful. Enthusiasm would
take the place of apathy and would grow and
still grow as the leaves were falling until
dreary November was made ripe and glorious
by the poems of Democratic victory. cloud
cheers.)
Indiana for Mcdonald.
When the State of Indiana was called Mr..
Hendricks Of that State came to the platform
amid loud applause. He said the people de-
mand change in the management of Federal
affairs and that If the convention would give
them half an opportunity they would execute
that purpose in the election of the president
at the coming fall. He believed the nominee
| Of the convention would become the chosen
president of the United States. He spoke OF
the official corruptions of the Redublcan party
and referred to Secretary Chambers recent
| testimony before the Senate committee in
| which he said the defalcation in one of his
bureaus would not exceed $685. and yet 40
years ago the administration had gone down
| because of defalcation of 10000, and that
| the only one. In regard to the civil service
| he said that there were mon OF ability in the
public service and he would not ask that they
| should be driven out of office. None but such
| should be continued. Referring to the foreign
policy OF the government, he said, it would
| be beautiful spectacle If this Republic-so
| strong, so secure-should lead the nations in a
| movement for a permanent peace and for the
| relief of the people everywhere from standing
armies and wasteful wars. he then came
| down to the main subject of his speech and
| suggested for the consideration of the conven-
| ton; citizen of the State of Indiana; Joseph
! e. Mcdonald. He sketched McDonald's
coreer, and declared if hewere in the White
House no man who went to see him therewould
ind fault with the candid and frank manner
| of his reception. He did not speak for him
| self alone, or for Mcdonald alone; but for the
| great State of Indiana, which had instructed
| its delegates to present McDonald's name to
| this great convention. No matter where the
Democratic candidate for the Presidency lived,
Indiana had always been found true; but that
fact should not come in judgment against her
Mcdonald was man of good judgment and
of high character, and his name was pre-
sented by great State. He, therefore, pre-
sented that name, and all he asked was JUS
tice.
Gen. Black of Illinois seconded McDonald's
nomination.
Kentucky for Carlisle.
James A. Mckenzie of Kentucky next came
to the platform, and in the name of the State
which he said would give $4,000 majority to
the Democratic nominee, nominated the pres
ent distinguished speaker of the American
House of Commons, John G. Carlisle. In all
the essential characteristics of manliness,
courage, ability and patriotism Carlisle was the
peer of any great name that had been or would
be mentioned in connection with that office.
No name carried with it more OF a talsmanic
charm or more of the respect of Americans
than his. He was man not born for small or
selfish things. He was man to whom dishon-
or was unknown. He was one made up of
greatness who had a victorious brthright in
his name alone. 1t might be urged that he
came from the wrong side of the Ohio river,
but if the status of limitations was ever to
run then that plea ought to begin now.
(Cheers.) He contrasted Carlisle and Blaine,
the first being man of whom every god had
seemed to set his seal, the other as leprous with
accusations and covered and tattooed all over.
| (Applause.) The Democracy will charge the
Republican party front and rear, and if they
have John G. Carlisle at the head of the
column it will win such victory as was won
by the Puritan forces of Cromwell at Nazeby
and Marston Moor. (Cheers)
Massachusetts Not for Bntler
When the State of Massachusetts was called,
its response was awaited with much curiosity.
The cheers and Kisses were about equally bal
anced but it was announced by Mr.. Abbott
that Massachusetts had no nomination to make
at this time.
The nomination of Bayard was eloquently
seconded by Mr.. Hooker of Mississippi.
New York for Cleveland.
When the State of New York was called
| there was good deal of cheering and waving
| of hats and handkerchiefs, on the part princi-
| pally of spectators in the galleries.
At $3.50 Mr.. Lockwood of New York came
| upon the platform to put in nomination Grover
| Cleveland He said that the responsibility
which he felt was made greater when he re-
membered that the richest pages of American
history had been made up from the records of
Democratic administrations, and he remem-
| bered that the outrage OF 1876 was still I'M
| avenged No man had greater respect than
| he for the honored names presented to the con-
vention, but the world was moving and new
men who had participated but little in
| politics were coming to the front. (Cheers.)
| Three years ago he had the honor in the city
| of Buffalo to present the name of the same
| gentleman for the Office of mayor. Without
| hesitation the name Of Governor Cleveland
| had been accepted as the candidate. (Ap-
| plause in the galleries and from portions Of
| delegations) The result of that election and
/ of holding of that Office was that in less than
| nine months the state of New York found it
| self in a position to want such candidate and
| when in the convention of 1882 his name was
| presented for the office of governor of the
| State of New York the same class of people
| knew that it meant an honest government,
| that it meant pure government that it
meant Democratic government, and it was
ratified. (Applause) Now the Democratic
| state of New York came and asked that there
be given to the Independent and Democratic
| voters of the country, the young men of the
country, the new blood OF the country, the
| name of Gov. Cleveland. (Cheers.)
The nomination of Cleveland was seconded
| by Messrs. Harrison of Illinois and Jones of
| Minnesota.
Objections TO Cleveland.
Thos. F, Grady of New York, then came to
the platform. A point of order was raised
| that unless Mr.. Grady was going to second the
| nomination he was not now in order, but the
| chairman overruled the point and said that as
he had recognized Mr.. Grady that gentleman
| must be heard.
Mr.. Grady said that he should be glad to
second Mr.. Cleveland's nomination, except
that he knew that that gentleman could not
carry New York. A sure and unerring test of
that fact was the last Democratic convention
of New York, which was equally divided
| against him, and the delegates at large were
| divided between his friends and opponents.
At this point Mr.. Bragg of Wisconsin rose
to make point Of order, but his voice was
drowned by shouts and yells from the galleries.
| When there was some degree of order the
point Of order made by Mr.. Bragg was waived
and Mr.. Grady was allowed to proceed by
unanimous consent. He said that the object
| of the convention was to make nomination
for the presidency that would be ratified by
the people at the polls He did not claim that
the Irish or Catholics were against Cleveland 8
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