Connecticut western news., 1884-07-16

Mir Miller, of Ohio, oHereu Asst t .;- favor of changing the tern oA AAe0ANA0 years Referred ., - A motion that no vote be taken on the can d;dates until after the Committee on hesolu- tions reports, but that the candidates pc pre- sented, was carried; oso monon stS 70 naHs sSul0 '
 The cali of the States for the presentation of candidates then began. When Delaware was reached great cheering, long continued, ensued.
 George Gray took the platform to present Bayard. He was listened to with great atten- ton. His mention of Bayard's qualities was nheered and his mention of his name was re- ceived with much enthusiasm.
 When Indiana was reached there was an outburst Of cheers. Mir. Hendricks took the platform to present Mir. McDonald. The dele gates and audience arose to meet Hendricks with cheers and waving of hats and handker- | chiefs.
 John W. Breckinridge of California, son of the last Democratic Vice President, nomnateo 1 Thurman, of Ohio. When the State of Kentucky was reached. | Mr. James A. Mckenzie presented the name o1 John G. Carlisle as candidate rom that | State. -.,-.,,., MT. Abbott. of that State, arose. Mir. Abbott announced that Massachusetts would present | no name for nomination this time.
 The State of Mississippi, through Charles E. 1 Hooker. seconded the nomination or the Hon. | Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware. l Gen. Hooker, of Massachusetts. on behalf or his State, seconded the nomination Of Bayard
 When the State of New York was reached Mr. Manning of New York, arose ana sald l 'sAIr. Chairman, New York presents the name | of Grover Cleveland, and desires to be heard through Daniel Lockwood of Buffalo" MT. Lockwood referred to the political career of Governor Cleveland and said his candidacy before the Convention was offered upon the ground of his honor, hls integrity, # #LIt. l1,o | ground we ask it, he said, believing that II Ratified by this Convention he can be elected and take his seat at Washington as a Demo cratic President of the United States Grady (T) of N. r., opposed the nomination oI Oleve- | land saving that Cleveland could not carry the | State of New York. He was called to order 1 several times, but finished his remarks. mr. | Cochran, of New York, also spoke against this 1 nomination, and Fellows and Apgar in favor Of if The nomination of Cleveland was sec onded by Illinois, through Mayor Harrison, ot Chicago.
 The Convention was called to order at Il. 10.
 The proceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev. George O. Lorimer, of the lm- manuel Baptist Church of Chicago.
 The Committee on Resolutions sent in word that they were not ready to report, and proba- bly, would not be able to report before p. m.
 The call of States then began for the com pletion of the presentation of candidates. | d. platform to second the nomination of Thur man.
 A delegate from Missouri said Missouri was not for Thurman; it was for Cleveland. An other said it was for Bayard. Both were ruled out of order.
 Ohio presented the name or GoVernor Hoadly by Mir. Powell
 When Pennsylvania was called there was considerable cheering. Senator Wallace took the platform to present RandalIs name amid l renewed cheering.
 MT. Wallace said the man he presented was known to all. His name was connected with the principal events of many years. Though many of his colleagues were wealthy he was still a poor man. He said House of Representatives for twelve years, and had resisted the lavish expenditure of Govern ment moneys.
 Governor Abbett, of New Jersey, seconded the nomination of Randall
 John W. Cummings, of Massachusetts, sec onded Bayard's nomination. Wade Hampton of South Carolina, also seconded Bayard's nomination.
 Leroy F. Youmans, of South Carolina, said it was gratifying to find the Old Bay State and the Palmetto State joining hands on the Della ware statesman.
 General Bragg, of Wisconsin. took thE platform and seconded Cleveland's nomina- tion amid great cheering.
 MT. Jones, of New Hampshire, asked con ! sent to second the nomination of Cleveland.
 General Kent of New Hampshire Senator Doolittle, of Wisconsin, F. NJ. Rose, of Arkan- sas, MT. Delany, of Mississippi, and Governor l Waller, of Connecticut each in turn took the 1 platform by consent and seconded the nomina- | ton of Cleveland in speeches that were re- ceived with applause. The Convention then adjourned till p. m.
 At the evening session a resolution by Hen- ", of Mississippi, was adopted. It expressed the regret and intense admiration of the Con- | vention st reading the statesman-llke and pa- triotic letter of Samuel J. Tilden, in which he made known the overpowering and providen- tial necessity which eonstraired him tssdeclins the nomination to the Presidency.
 It condemned tine fraud and violence by which | Tilden and Hendricks were cheated out of | their offices in 1876. It expressed regret that the nation has been deprived of lhe lofty patriotism and splendid executive and admin istrat,ve al ility of Mir. Tilden, and it pro- vided for the appointment of committee to carry these sentiments to him.
 The new National Committee was announced The platform was presented and adopted Gen. Butler, of Massachusetts, presented his platform in a speech which was received with laughter. He said: "There was not 8 man in l the Convention in favor of civil service unless he was 8 schoolnaster. George Washington himself could not have passed civil service examination for 8 $1, 200 clerkship." Many oi the blanks, and especially those relating to la bor, in Buffers platform, were applauded.
 The Convention refused to adopt the Butler platform by vote of 971S yeas to 71415 nays.
 The first ballot for & candidate for President was taken with the following result:
 Cleveland. ..392 lBayard. .17C | Mcdonald. ...-..." o6 Carlisle ...-..... ZI Ra, dal. ........... 78 Thurman. 8e ! HanArfokM 1 IHna6IQV