Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-11
WORK OF THE CONVENTION.
Randall and HoadIy Added to the List
of Candidates.

WORK OF THE CONVENTION.
Randall and HoadIy Added to the List
of Candidates.
CHICAGO, July 10.-Long after the hour
for meeting had passed delegates were
still pouring into Convention Hall.
There were occasional cheers and
music by the band. The visitors
seats are fully occupied. The scene
was animated. The Cleveland men con-
tidently predicted his nomination if bal
lot was reached to-day. Among the dis
tinguished gentlemen occupying seats on
the platform were Speaker Carlisle and
Hon. William H. English, of Indiana, the
last Democratic candidate for the Vice
Presidency. Hon. Samuel j. Randall was
not present. The convention was called
to order at 11:10 O'Clock. The proceed
ings were opened with prayer by Rev.
George &. LOremor, of the Emmanuel
Baptist Church of Chicago.
Mr.. Harrison, of Illinois, rising to an ex-
planatlon, repelled the intimation made by
one Of the speakers yesterday that he had
packed the han with clique which applauded
his speech in secOnding the nomination of
Grover Cleveland.
communication was received and read
from the Chairman of the Committee on Reso-
lutionS stating that the committee, nOtwith-
standing constant and patient efforts, had not
yet been able to complete the platform, and
would not be prepared to make a completed
report before O'Clock tonight.
The unfinished business of yesterday, being
the call of States for nominations, was re-
sumed.
THURMAN SECONDED.
Mr.. Mansen, of Missouri. came to the plat
form and made nomination speech. He said
that Missouri would have given 80 stalwart
Democratic votes for the old ticket headed
by the Sage of Grammecy and his
venerated friend from Indiana, Mr.. Hen
dricks. As they couId not have the old ticket
he had been casting about to see who was the
man who, in this emergency, should lead the
embattled hosts of the Democracy to a grand
and glorious victory. Nothing short of a
election. With twenty-five Democratic Gov
erDors and twenty three Democratic Legis-
latures, representing 253 electoral votes out of
40l, nothing but fatal blunder could make
was spoken of as the ''noblest Roman of them
all,"-Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio. [Cheers.]
He, therefore, seconded that nomination.
Mr.. Livingstone, of Missouri, arose to Sec
ond the nomination of Cleveland, but the
Chairman stated that it would require unani-
nous consent. "NO NATTER" said Mr.. Living
stone, I'VE have got our work in anyhow"
Laughter
HoADLY PRESENTED.
Thomas e. Powell, of Ohio, came to the
platform to put in nomination George Hoadly,
of Ohio. He declared that if the Democracy
was true to itself its success in the coming
struggle was already assured. Within
the state s Of ofw ohio had nc overeome sa61;
a Republican majority of over 100, 900, and at
this hour the government of Ohio was in the
keeping of the great Democratic party. The
man who had been acknowledged the leader
in bringing about that change was the candi-
date whom he now presented, Gov. George
Hoadly, of Ohio. [Some applause. Gov.
U a no TrdsN
ever given any Democrat in Ohio, having re-
ceived $4,000 more votes than Hancock had re-
ceived in 1880.
RANDALL BEFORE THE CONVENTION.
The State of Pennsylvania having been
reached in the call, Senator William A. Wal
lace, of that State, came to the platform to
nominate Randall. He said: BY direction
of the Pennsylvania delegation come to pre-
sent the name of candidate for the grand
Office of President of the United States. The
name which l bring you is found on every
page Of your cOuntry's and your party's his
tory in the last two decades. Ap-
plause. 1t is that of no tyro in no
lItical affairs. 1t is that of a man in the
prime and vigOr of his manhood, with
every faculty trained in practical gov
ernment. An official life of twenty years
lies behind him, clear, luminous and pure. No
dishonest action, no corrupt practice, has ever
stained his escutcheon. IApplause.l While
most of his contemporaries in official life have
grown rich through devious and unknown
highest aim has been fealty to the service of
his people and his republic. Democrats. the
hour has struck for the nomination of Demo-
crat grounded in the faith and tried in the stern
crucible of his party's service. rCheers.1 The
pathway of eXpediency lies behind as,
strewn with the wrecks of our failures. Let
us be honest now. Let us stand by the record
of our own pure public men. Let us boldly
appeal to the people on that record and spurn
the delusive promises of our bitter foe. The
name of such man we bring you.
THE FOUNDATION FOR CONTINUED
POWER.
His practiced hand, his experienced fore
sight, his familiarity with public affairs will
be the foundations of your return to power
SO broad, so wide, so deep. that they will be
permanent. Applause. He has been practi-
cally the leader in the National House of
Representatives for seventeen years, fav0ring
a reduction Of taxation and an economical
administration of the government. He has
with skill and success resisted lavish expendi-
ture Of the money of the people, waste of the
public domain and unconstitutional and
tyrannical force bills. Applause. His iron
will has put the knife to cOrrupting eXtraya-
gance. and has compelled q return to COM
paratIve purity of the administration
Earnest in purpose, pure in life, the grand
tribune of the people and statesman, no faYOrs
sway him and no fear can awe this man.
Her son Pennsylvania presents to the Demo-
Gratis of the Union here assembled in cOnven-
tiOn as her candidate for the majestic office of
President of the United States in the person
or Samuel j. kandau. Loud applause and
cheers.
ABBETT'S sECoNDING.
Gov. Albeit, OF New Jersey, seconded the
nomination of Randall. He said that there
was conviction in the land that if wisdom
controls the cOunsels of the Democratic party
in making platform broad enough for every
Democrat to stand upon, and in placing upon
it candidate of TRANSFER dant ability and
pure life success lies in the result of its delbe-
rations. He believed that Samuel j. Randall
as q candidate would reach a controlling vote
in pivotal States more certainly than anv
other Of the distinguished men named. He
asked where does success lie-not in Minne-
sofa, not IN Iowa, or in others of the confirmed
Republican States-but in those close States
which were carried by Tilden in 1876. He re-
viewed the arguments urged for Cleveland,
and said that these all applied to Thurman,
Bayard and the others. Then what was the
excuse for putting aside these grand Demo-
cratic veterans for a new man. The record of
Randall is pure and stainless, while his public
career for twenty years has been in behalf Of
economical and honest government.
The call of the roll of States for nOmina-
called, the Chairman Of that delegation an
nounced that Rhode Island had no candidate
to offer.
MASSACHUSETTS SECONDS BAYARD.
Mr.. Abbott, Chairman Of the Massachusetts,
delegation, said that when that State was
called yesterday she presented no name. Now.
in behalf of the majority Of that delegation,
he asked that John w. Cummings might sec
oud the nomination OF Bayard. Mr.. Cum
mings then came forward 10 the platform and
addressed the convention in support Of the
nomination OF Thomas +. Bayard, Of Dela-
ware. 1t had been said that the electoral
vote of the South was sure for any Democratic
name. The South had kept its faith unfalter-