The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-19
EVENING SESSION.

II was not until pa o'clock that the
Convention was in condition to Justify
President Villas in calling it to order. In
the interval the Tammany men were sur
rounded by large number of delegates
and an important conference was appar-
emily in progress. r. II. Henry, of Mis-
sissippi, as soon as the Convention was
in order submitted the following resolu-
ton, which was unanimously adopted
Resolred L. That this Convention has
read with profound regret and intense
admiration the statesmanlike and patriotic
letter of Samuel j. Tilden, expressing
the overpowering and providential neces-
sity which constrains him to decline the
nomination for the highest office in the
gift of the American people. Zap
plause
2. That though fraud, force and
violence deprived Samuel j. Tilden,and
Thomas A. Hendricks of the Offices con-
ferred upon them by the Democratic
party of the Nation in 1876, they yet live,
and ever will live first in the hearts
of the Democracy of the country. APP
plause.
3. That this Convention expresses the
Nations regret that this same lofty pa
triotism and splendid executive and adj
ministrative ability which cleansed and
purified the city and State governments
OF the great Empire State, cannot now be
turned upon the Augean stable OF national
fraud and corruption so long and sue
cessfully main lined by the Republican
party at the National Capitol.
4. That copy of these resolutions be
suitably engrossed, and that the Chair
man of the Convention appoint COM
mittee whose duty it shall be in the name
of the Convention to forward or present
the same to the Hon. Samuel j. Tilden
and the Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks.
Applause.
The roll was then called, and the
following named gentlemen were chosen
as members of
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE:
Henry c. Semple, Alabama; S. r. Cock
rill, Arkansas; Stokeland, California;
M. S. Waller, Colorado; William IL. Bar
mum, Connecticut; Sam Pasco, Florida;
Frederick Walsh, Georgia; S. earning
Judd, Illinois; Austin III. Brown, In
diana; M. ii. Ham, Iowa; c. w. Blair,
Kansas; Henry ID. McIIenry, Kentucky;
Hon. b. f. Jonas, Loui siana Edmond
| Wilson, Maine; A. p. German, Maryland;
Don. j. Dickinson, Michigan; ID. Ii.
Kelley, Minnesota; S. A. Johnston, Mis-
sissipp; John G. Prather, Missouri;
Hon. James E. Boyd, Nebraska; Dennis
Il. Mccarthy, Nevada; Albert w.
Sulloway, New Hampshire; Senator Ran
som, North Carolina; w. w. Armstrong,
Ohio; Jerothmul Il. Barnaby, Rhode
Island; Francis w. Dawson, South Caro-
lima; Colonel Robert f. Cluney, Tennes-
see; Hon. o. Il. Holt, Texas; F. ".
Smalley, Vermont Hon. John S. Barber,
Virginia; Louis Baker, West Virginia; ;
Hon. William +. Villas, Wisconsin; j. ID.
Rosenberg, Utah; w. j. Mccormick,
Montana; NJ. b. DutreauX, Washington
Territory; Hon. M. Il. Post, Wyomipg
w. A. Beach, Arizona; William Dixon,
District of Columbia; - Haley, Idaho.
The following named committee were
appointed as a committee to
NOTIFY THE CANDIDATES
of their nominations; Colonel S. W.
Bardice, Arkansas Daniel L. Bestar,
Alabama; Sells, California; T. NJ. Waller,
Connecticut; w. ID. Shipley, Florida
Milton p. Reese. Georgia; A. ID. Steven
son, Illinois; Colonel L. ID. Banistet, In
diana, Hon. L. ID. Kinney, Iowa; c. c.
Burns, Kansas; Atilla Cox, Kentucky
James Jeffreys, Louisiana; L. ii. Osgood,
Maine; DIR. George Wells, Maryland
Daniel j. Carter, Michigan; Henry Bear
Minnesota; Hon. Charles ID. Hooker
Mississippi; ID. r. Francis, Missouri;
Hon. p. Fair, Nebraska; John Han
cock, Nevada; John ID. Getting
ham, New Hampshire; w. G. Love
North Carolina; David S. Baker
Jr., Rhode Island; Jas. ii. Earl, Soutl
Carolina; Hon. VIM. ii. Colts, Tennes
see; Jas. f. Dwyer, Texas; Geo. NJ
Spear Vermont; General Robt. Beverly
Virginia; j. D. Hawser, Montana; j. A
Cole, Washington Territory; Geo. w
Stevenson, New Mexico; VIM. IL. HALL
day, Wyoming; G.. ii. Owitt, Arizona; 4
ID. Wright, District of Columbia. Anon: