The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-07-15

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The question was then put on Mr.
Menzie's motion to make the nomlns.
ton unanimous, and it was carried.
Then the mammoth oil painting of
Governor Clevelahd's he,d and bust wa
carried in front Of the speakers stand
and exhibited to the enthusiastic specta-
tors, who greeted it with cheers and
whistling, AMI the waving of everything
that could he put into requisition for
that purpose, while the band pla, ed
Marching Through Georgia." The
Red, White and Blue," and other airs.
After order was restored, the Chair
man announced that the motion to make
the nomination unanimous having been
carried, Grover Cleveland was declared
the nominee of the National Democracy
for the presidency Of the United States
Cheers.
The convent:o, then, at .25 p. m
took recess till p. M.
EVENING SESSION.
1t was 8 80 before the evening session
was called to order, aud the first busi-
ness done was the adoption Of a resolu-
ton electing Mr.. Villas, chairman o. the
convention. as chairman OF tn commit.
tee to notify the nominees OF their Sc
lection as candidates.
A telegram was read from the presi-
dent Of the New York p oduce exchan ge.
stating that the business mel OF New
York were solid for g eveland.
The convention then proceeded to the
call OF the roll for the nomination Of
candidates for Vice President
Mr.. Sea'es of California presented the
name of General William S Rrsec'aas
the hero OF Some River, the faithful 8 H.
dier. the grand cd comman Ter, who's.
image was impressed on the hears o.
those who served under him. Cheers
for Rosecrans
Mr.. Branch of Colorado nomira' ed
Joseph E. Mcdonald.
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia said he was
commissioned by his delegation to pre-
sent The name 9t man eminent in war
and in peace, distinguished c1mman
der, a gallant soldier-G-neral John {,
Back of Illinois. Cheers for 3 ack
Mr.. Pinlow Of Kansas presented the
name OF George W Click.
A telegram was read from Council
Bluffs. To-, stating that the nomination
Of Cleveland had been received with the
widest enthusiasm; that thousands Of
Democrats and hundreds OF Republicans
we're equally capiivaled with it. and tha,
Council Bluffs would do her part toward
carrying Iowa for the Democracy.
| A delegation from Missouri seconded
the nom mination Of Mcdonald
Mr. Faulkner of Mississippi seconded
the nomination of Gen. Rosecrsns. No
other candidate, he said, could come Sc
near bringing together all the old brave
soldiers who fought on either side in the
late war.
An Oregon delegate expressed the
united voice of Oregon in favor of Ro
secrans.
Senator Wallace OF Pennsylvania sait
that he nominated as candidate for Vic,
President q man conversant with pub il
affairs throughout his whole life, an hor
ored statesmen, pure and upright cit.
zen, victim OF the grossest fraud eve
nerpetrated on the American people
Ihomas A Hendricks. (Cheers
Mr.. Waller Of Connecticut seconded tn,
nomination of Hendricks. and said the Dem
ocratic party would in defiance OF fraut aud
in accordance with law, place him in the
i Vice President.
The presentation of Mr.. Hendricks's ram,
was greeted with enthusiastic cheers. th
convention repeating. in q lesser degree, tn,
scene which took place at the morning ses
sion in honor Of the same gentleman.
4 Mr.: Mensies Of Ind ana declared very en-
iphatically that Mr.. Hendricks was not and
could not be a candidate for the vice presi
dency. He had been authorized by Mr., Hen.
bricks himself to say so. He therefor,
warned the convention not to do that which
It would have to undo
Mr. Walsh of Georgia asked Mr.. Menzies
whether he was authorised to say that Mr.
J Hendricks would not accept the unanin ou
nomination of the National Dem ocratio con-
vention for the Office Of Vice President.
Mr.. Mepzies repeated his statement.
Mr.. Waller of Connecticut said his state
had surely no desire to force upon Indian
a candidate against its will, but this was NO
an Indiana conven tion. It was Nationa
convention. and the Democrats Of the ooun
, try had right to take a it man from an
place in it. (Cheers.1 If any man said tha
he knew that Mr.. Hendricks, At this time
was not patriotic enough to take nomina
ti,n rendered under those circumstances, h
: would withdraw his name, but with humilia
tion.
Mr.. Wallace of Pennsylvania said that MI
: Hendricks had been once chosen Vice Pre'i
. dent and had been despoiled of the ohict
The Democracy of the republic demanded
him again his name as candidate aud the
would not take ssno" for an answer. q
moved to suspend the rules and nominate
. Thomas A. Hendricks as a candidate TO
Vice President by aoclamatio..
u Mr. Harris of Virginia united the voice O
Virginia with that of the Keystone candidat'
: Cheers
Mr.. Searles of California withdrew the nom
ination of Gen. Rosecrans. The other nom
nations were all Withdrawn, one by one, 8