The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-17
DEM0CRA IlClA TON 1 Con ElIlllT ION.

The Democra e National Convention begai
hts sessions ID Exp ihot HILL 81 Ebicsge
Tuesdey JUN 6ths. The CD gentiielp wa
caia tod rder, Sex (ator Bs7ennn chais
man Of tle nAtioal paoeratlos Z
PraJsr wsso6eled 81 Rsy. 3. Mafd Us !
the NorthWestteEh theological Seminary h
prsyed Tor i 6lesAini on this great assembly 0
representative cihzehs; that they should b
endowed plentfully with that wisdom whicl
Is first pure, then peaceable and genAa In,
easy to be entreated; that nothing should b
done through strife 81 vain Jealousy, But tha
they should BE- diled With thiaat charity ,WWhiel
is not puned up and doth not behave itself un
seemlY He Iprsyed that their .deliberation
would be guided to such conclusions as woult
best promote the glory Of God and the welfar'
oflthe nation ~ - ]. ~.
The chairman then said: have been direct
ed by the unanimous vote OF the national con
Eventien to nominate Hon. Richard B. Hubbard
of Texaa tenloraty chairman. lApplausel A,
| many Of youa as favor Hon r. B.. Hubbard ot
| Texas for temporary chairman of this conven
ton will say aye. Upon the vote that followed
| Hubbard, was elected temp chairman, tht
e. eSae a sbpes shsef y5 say
Of louisiana Hon, Geo. B. Barnes 81 Georgia
and Abrams Hewitt Of New York.a committee
/ to wait on Nj. Hubbard and conduct hin !te
the chair .lApplause.1 y; =. :. J.
h s o1S! aas nS g1 the ,n Sn 3sdg Y
accepted, not as q tribute to himself, but as q
compliment to the great state from which he
tcame in state which was absolutely cOsmopoli-
.tan every fibre. The Democratic party III al
its elements Wasthe same atit was When found
ed by the fEashefs Of ting Constitution nearly
| Men died as the leaves II, autumn but the
| principles underlying liberty and sef-govern-
ment were eternal, and the principles hat I'm
'derlay the democratic party could not perish
from the earth, elthoug h their authors might
cease t,, to be Applause rs, 4 fhs
Sss tSd 81 IS % gsg Srs s1d6s
! lie Demecraho party had now the House III Of
Representatives, and would -haXe the senate
but for treason in the Senate Chamber ITSELF
e ST. gs na h IS r had he R5Ss Pre-
| down the EXPRESSED will Of the people by
means of perjury, bribery and, corruption.
| The Presidency had been stolen from Tie
! Democratic party by men uttefing faihehoods
through pale Lips and ohattefing teeth Some
i of the men who had participated in that crime
had passed beyond the. river, there to give an
account Of their stewardship. ..u
| Thatstealing Of the presidency was the great
est crime In the nations history. The great
| leaders Of the party, Tilden and Hendricks,
| with the dignity which became heroic statemen
of men who love their country better than self
and power. [Cheers1: The Democratic party
now would reform and should put forth candi-
DATES whose names would be in themselves a
platform. (Cheers).. 1t wanted platform,
tso { Sa9S Moq aTa speak in no doubtful
1t should DECLARE against corruption Siii The
! government, against Tho enornmfhes 6fthe civil
service, asaihst the s6=called department of
Justice, against the abuses Of the post service,
against robbery in high places that tie burdens
OF the government shall be based equally and
hundred millions Of surplus; revenues shall net
be allowed to accumulate. In ,conclusien; fb
, urged that whatever candidates We're nominated
should be supported Loyalty, declaring that he
who Would not so support would not be good
de Ms pa! and hardly patriot [Applause.]
Democratic convention makes the following re-
port on temporary organization: For tempor=
airy chairman Hon. Richard B. Hubbard 81
Texas; for secretary, friedrich A. Prince Of
Massachusetts,; assistant secretaries, e, L.
Merrill Of Illinois, George g Guthrie Of Penn
~ ashford Of Wisconsin; Charles NJ. Valanding-
ham of Missouri; H J. Lynn Of Tennessee
asfss5 ia 9 AKs 5Asx FSSs5 zs'f fs
tit Of Washington, D. c.; N. h. Bell Of Mis-
Bryant Of Delaware. Official stenographer,
t. EdWin F. Dickerson of New York. Sergeant.
alarms, r. B. Bright of Indiana. The report
was unanimously adopted
Mr.: Smalley of Vermont, under instructions
Of the national committee, offered tile follow
Resolved, That the rules Of the last demo-
cratic convention govern this body until other
wise ordered, subject to the following modi6-
cation: That If. voting for candidates fol
president and vice president no state shall be
states has been called and every state has cast
!, its vote.
Mr.. Grady of New York-Mr Chairman: !
offer the following amendment to the resolu-
ton of the gentleman from Vermont When
the vote of a state is announced by the chair:
man OF the delegation from each such state is
challenged by any member of the delegation
then the secretary shall call the names of the
individual delegates from the state, and thei1
individual preferences as expressed, shall be
I tecorded a he vote of such s{ate,
g. sss9 Sc I Il sai sss;ss 8 {.
senator Grady, John Kelly, John Gochran 8ai
New Fork and many others partiiei
arguments were the familiar ones fpras
.sgsinst the INIT rdies The anti
of New York protesting against tie unit Iile
The previous question was ordered, aud 4Of
tho passage Of the amendment Of Grady lid
gentleman demanded 9 call d. the state: The
came roll call which Ia point of import arce
was correlative with that in which Lynch
beat Clayton last June. A roll call COM
pels recesses of quietude through its very
interest, but the announcements of the
various states are received with cheers
New York, Of course, asked to be passed ito
the tail Of tho call, and interest awaited her
decision. Minnesota's fourteen against Grady
was warmly applauded by several thousand,
t was known that the amendment was de-
feated. The result of the ballot was an
nounced, 33S yeas and 463 nays, amid
applause =. The original resolution was
then adopted BY sSea nnsd 1 Ihs
Cleveland, but the result when announced was
greeted with slight demonstrations, the previ-
Gus decision of the chair that the seventy-two
votes of New York were to be counted in the
negative under the unit rule being regarded as
settling the question.
sper manent organizati OF, dentials, platform,
setc. the conventions journed. s
] Tie organization Of delegations from North
western States ahd members Of committees,
Wisconsin-Gen. B,agg, chairman; R. NJ
ton; J. G. Jenkins, resolutions; J. NJ Morrow,
cFedsnfials II. a. Doohttle, vice president
president, R. H. Jones; secretary, W. s. Whip
pie; resolutions, j. @. Wise; credentials, G. A.
Baxter; organization, R. A. Smith; national
committeeman postponed. -.
, Iowa-HsH. Trimble, chairman; D. NJ Har-
fis, creden6als;s E. II. Thayer, resolutions; ; N.
B. Hyatt, permanent Organization; W. +. Bran
nan, vice president; Daniel Farrell, secretary;
NJ NJ. Hall, member of the national committee
L. G. Kline, committee on notification.
sECOND DAY,
The convention was opened by tho Rt. Rev.
Bishop McIaren of the diocese of Chicago.
He prayed that;the proceedings might be temp
se1ad :bs the sober contemplation of the future,