Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-07-11
THE DEMOCRATS.
Meeting OF Democratic National
Commlttee-List OF State
Committees.
Telegram from Tiiden Declining tho Nom
tnation--Meoting OF National Com
mittco and the Selection OF
Committeeman.
TILDEN's TELEGRAM.

NEW ORh, July g. ne IOiOWlnR iSun
authentic copy of n communication to Mr.
Barnum, chairman of the National Commit
tee from Mr.. Tilden:
GRAvsroNE, July 3, 1891.
| To Hon. william III. Bnrnum, Chicago, ILL.,:
have received your telegram informing
| me of the disposition to nominate mo for the
Presidency and asking. WIN You accept an
| And also telegram from Mr.. Man
ming, saying; II seems absolutely noe.
essary that you ~ should answer
inquiry was explicitly answered In tho mega
tive by my letter of June 10, to Mr.. Manning.
| S. }. TILDEN,
The receipt of Tilden's telegram tonight
created very little comment All the elec.
tioncering Of the past forty.elght hours has
not contemplated the contingency of Til
denis acceptance, and consequently it made
very little change in the situation.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
CHICAGO, July s.-Tho Democratic
National Committee began its session
at noon yesterday, Chairman Bar
mum presiding. Tho States were repre-
scnted as follows: Alabama, NJ. c. Semple;
Arkansas, John j. Sumpter; California,
James r. Farley; Colorado, Il. NJ. Patter-
son; Connecticut, William II. Barnum
Delaware, Ingnatlus Q. Grub; !;
Florida, Samuel NJ. Pulston; Georgia,
George L. Barnes; Illinois, w. c. Gondy;
lndiant, Austin II. Brown; Iowa, NJ. Nj.
Ham; Kansas, Charles w. Blair; Kentucky
Newry D. MclIeLry; Louisiana, B. F. Jonas +:
Maine Edmund Wilson,; Maryland,
Outerbrdge Morsey; Massachusetts,
Frederick .. Prince; Michigan, Edward
Kanler; Minnesota, p. ii. Kelly; Nlissis-
sippi, w. r. Martin; Missouri, John G..
| Prathcr; Nebraska, j. Sterling Morton; Ne
vada, r. p. Keating; New Hampshire, Alvin
| SullOway; New Jersey, 0rcstes Cleveland /;
New York, Abrim S. Hewitt; North Caro-
lima, N. w. Ransom; Ohio, William W..
Armstrong; Oregon, A. Noltner; Penn
sylvana, William l.. Scott; Rhode Island,
j. b. Barnaby; South Carolina, L. w. Daw-
son; Tennessee, Robert +. Looney; Texas,
+. S. Stockdale; Vermont, Bradley b.
Virginia, Alexander Campbell Wisconsin,
William f. Villas.
Mr.. Barnes, of Georgia, nominated Au-
gustus o. Bacon of Georgia, for temporary
chairman of the convention. Mr.. Stock
dale, of Texas, nominated Governor
Robert b. Hubbard, Texas. Mr..
Martin, of Mississippi, nominated
Charlas L. Hooker, OF Mississippi.
The committee proceeded to ballot
with the following result: Whole number
of votes cast 30, of which Hubbard received
~, Bacon and Honker G, On motion of
Mr. Prince the nomination of Mr.. Hubbard
was made unanimous. On motion of Mr..
Hewitt Mr.. Prince was elected temporary
Secretary of the convention.
The following were elected Assistant
Secretaries: L. L. Merritt, of Illinois
George w. Guthrie, of Pennsylvania; G. l..
johnson, of Iowa; Robert NJ. Bashford, of
Wisconsin,; Charles NJ. Nallindigham, of
Missouri; Henry j. Lynn, of Tennessee
Michael j. Barrett, OF New jersey
The following were elected Reading
Clerks: Il. o. Walker, of Iowa; Thomas
S. Petit, of the House of Representatives
Nicholas NJ. Bell, of Missouri; James l.
Morrison, of New York; H. L. Bryon, OF
Delaware; Ansel Oppenheim, of Mime
sofa.
The other officers were chosen as follows
Official stenogripher, Edward b. Dickson
of New York; sergeant-at-arms, Richard j.
Bright, of Indiana.
The committee decided to recommend
to the Convention that the rules OF
the last Democratic Convention gov
ern this body until otherwise ordered, sub
ject to the following notifications: That
in voting for candidates for President and
Vice President, no State shall be allowed
to change its vote until the roll of States
has been called and every State has cast its
vote"
As the result of n long discussion, the
committee decided that undetached coupons
will not be accepted for admission to the
convention hall. The committee adjourned
till ten o'clock this morning, with no antc
ipatiOn, however, of having any business on
hand.
CosIauTTEEsfEN CHOSEN.
!, The following State delegations completed
their permanent organization and the
committeeman herewith named will be
reported to the convention to-day:
The Ohio delegation met at 3 p. m. and
John r. Mclean was unanimously elected
Chairman; Il. S. Shields, member of the
Committee ON Credentials; Durbin Ward
member of the Committee OH Permanent
Organization; NJ. ID. Shaw, member of the
Committee on Rules and Order of Business
A fight then occurred on tht
admitting of j. o. Convers,
on the proxy of l.. e. Bernard
Converse was admitted by vote of 26 tC
10, victory for the Mclean men. A. j
Warren and j. o. Converse were nominated
for the Committee on Resolutions. Convers,
won by vote OF &c to 10. This shows thu
real strength of the two factions for TIL,
convention. w. w. Armstrong was elected
by acclamation member of the Nationa
; Committee. Jacob Mueller was elected Vic,
President by acclamation.
Alabama-E. w. Pettus, chairman; l.
Pope Walker, resolutions; ii. G. Tompkins
credentials; Joseph Il. Johnston, organiza
tion; c. L.. Scott, vice president; john ii
Cisby, secretary of the committee; f.
, Clark, secretary of the convention; membe
of the National Committee not chosen.
MISUNDERSTANDING not chosen; ii. NJ
Larve, vice president; j. j. Drscoll secre
tary; Il. j. Clunie resolutions; Nile
Searles, notification; Lawrence Orcher, pei
, manent organization; member of NatiOna
Committee not chosen.
, COnnecticut-T. NJ. Waller chairman
7 Charles IL. Andrews, secretary; ID. NJ
, Reed, credentials; John G. Byxbee, organ
, zation; A. Perkins, vice president; viii
lam II. Shields, secretary.
Georgia-General A. X. Lawton, chair
man; L. p. Howell, resolutions; w. L
Simmons, credentials; w. Il. Macarthur
organization; Patrick Walsh, Nationi
Committee.
, Arkansas-Chairman u. NJ. Rose; secre
tary, w. G. Terry; credentials, y. M. Tay
: lor; resolutions, ID. p. DuBal; organization
j. G. Tappan; vice president OF the CONVEX
tion, John d. Adams; National Committe,
/ not selected.
! indiana Chairman, Thomas A. Hen'
/ ricks secretary, Harry ID. Meyer; credei
. tials, Cyrus f. McNutt; resolutions, q.
= Menzies; organization, Judson ID. Brown
.. vice president, Peter Leber; Nation;
Committee, not selected.
Chairman, G. w. Click; seer
7 tary b. j. Sheridan; resolutions, Thoml
p. Fender; credentials, w. 9. Perry: O
n ganization, w. G.. Jones; vice presiden
$ John Milhan; National Committee, G. v
1 Blair.
Kentucky Chairman, F. II. Shirley; So
I retnry, A. j. Bradford; credeptals, S.
a White; resolutions, Henry Watterson; O
:. ganization, Hunter Wood; vice presiden
= Thomas l.. Jones; National COMMITTEES
o Henry ID. McIIenry.
New York-Chairman Daniel Manning
secretary, John q. Sears; vice presIden
William II. Trayer; credentials, Soloma
Schell; permanent organization, Abram
L Hewitt.
0 Pennsyvania-Eckley b. Cox, chairman
= Charles HuDsicker, secretary; Malcol
/, Hay raenIutinng. Robert g pattarsnn n