The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-10
THE CONVENTION.
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of 81 to IL, instructed the Chairman of our del
etltion to present Ia this convention the name
oAGoV. Cleveland lapplausrl for the nomina-
ton for President 0fthc United States. desire
mol to make II detailed argument, merely
10 recall u your mind another scene than
this, but one Strikingly similar in it's lea-
lures. Eight years ago sat with my delcga-
ton in that great Exposition building in the
city of st. Louis. When the New York dele
CATION there presented to that convention
the name of :. j. Tilden to be the nominee
Slor President of the United States, then as
now minority of the delegates were found
resisting at every step the nomination; then
AS now the leader of the organization
which these two gentlemen represented.
Ihen, as now, the leader of that organization
TOOK the platform and told YOU Mr.. Tlden
could not by any possibility, carry the
STATE ofNew YORK; that, owing to the OPPOSE
uon OF Tammany, owing to the opposition
VI the labor element; owing to other OppoSi-
ZION, Mr. Tilden's majority in the city OF New
YORK would be so cut down that 1t would be
hopeless for him TO carry the State. That con-
pe We In us wisdom disregarded the voice
Oh these gentlemen and placed Tildcn i'm
nomination. What was the result? In the
very City of New York, where these men had
preulcted the principal loss, Mr.. Tilden re-
eelVed majority Of 61'9O The circumstances
are not changed. Mr.. Tilden was Governor
ol the state, as Is Gov. Cleveland. AN
plauscl; Mr.. Tilden had been made GOV
ernor because of his connection with
municipal reform; so was Cleveland. fAn.
plausel. Mr.. 1ildcn was nominated to tbo
presidency because his two years as governor
had commended him to the peopIr
Of the United states: so has Gov. Cleveland
Ihe reason Is simple one: For more than
twelve years past the balance of power in thr
state of New York has been held by n inr@r
unattached vote which belongs 10 neither
party. We nave In the state probably nbout
D,VD voters who will vote the Democratic
tickct' no matter vino may be uOni-
nHiedi we have about ISIOm VOTER.
VINO Will vote the Republican ttrl,ri
nndcr any ana all circumstances. Now upt
SIDE both these organizations There are
lD,WO men In New York VINO do moi
the Democratic party Republican party ns
Nuch snail carry the election. They vote i'm
every election as their issue and candidates
presented. These men absolutely hold
me control of the politics of
New York in their hand, and are the balance
0i power You must have their votes
ar can't win. Every limc for ten wears
past when we have appealed 10 thls
element victory has perchcd on rs, and when
we nave not done IL defeat was sure. These
men, unltcd To lnUn, iuplurrd
ms convention to nominate, with
the vast minority OF the Democratic party.
represented by the delegates ul tie
democratic party in the convention,
umplor' you To nominate 90 tho
office of President, GOV. ridden.
successor, elected governor from the same
causes. IhcN ask You to place him IA NOM
NATION IN order that the elements opposed tu
longer continuance of the Republican
party IN power may be- united and make
tsdeieat very certain. Loud applause.
gentleman from Missouri took the floor.
hut on motion OF Palmer, of Illinois. after
considerable delay at $3.50 p. IN. the rules
were suspended aud recess taken til lO..p "A
m. Tomorrow