Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1884-07-11

dent with list of vice presidents, Zone from
each state) and several secretaries and assist
ants, and the secretaries and clerks of the
temporary organization be continued under
the permanent organization. The report was
unanimously adopted, and Hendricks, of In
diana, with three other gentlemen were ap
pointed a committee to escort MIR. Villas to the
chair. The temporary chairman, in presenting
MIR. Villas to the convention, returned thanks for
the charity and forbearance shown toward him
self, which he said the permanent chairman
would need much less. Mr.. Villas, in taking
the chair, returned thanks for the honor done
him, mot as a recognition of hir1self, but the
young democracy of the northwest. 1t was
their fair due; it was tribute to their lofty
zeal and patriotism, and they hailed it a
presage and prototype of coming triumph.
This convention was assembled to consider a
great cause and to pronounce momentous judg-
ment; its hand was on the helm of mighty
nation and earth's noblest free society would
rejoice in the we'll considered work of this con.
vention. Its importance and value lay not
in the hope of mere party victory in clutching
the spoils of Office, but the opportunity was
pregnant with mighty possibilities of good to
men. great change has been wrought in
recent years in this country in the minds
Of the people and in political forces.
We have ceased to fight over suicidal war
since slavery has been purged, and the work
accomplished by these who labored to save the
union remains undisturbed, and the gratitude
of the people is their reward" At this point
General Butler entered the hall and was heartily
applauded. The speaker, resuming, said that
''the country had heard repeated
PROMISES OF REFORM
from the party in power, but had been
disappointed until there is agrowing conviction
that the only hope lies in the utter
defeat of the party in power;
and there is but one hope. 1t
is vain to look to any new party organization;
in the wisdom and patriotism of the demcc
racy here assembled is the only hope of relief y
In conclusion he asked for moderation in their
action and bespoke generous forbearance fol
himself in the discharge of his duty.
Snowden, of Pennsylvania, offered resolu,
ton for call of the roll of states and placing
in nomination of candidate for president and
vice president Clune, of Colorado, moved ite
reference to the committee on platform; nom
nations should not be made until after the
adoption of the platform. The motion was
rejected.
delegate from Missouri moved an adjourn
ment until IL a. m. tomorrow, as the COMMITTEES
on platfo m had got till tomorrow to make it.
report. The motion to adjourn was lost.
aRADY's CAB.
A motion was made to lay on the table Snow
den's motion to go into nominations now. The
question was taken by a vote of states, and re-
suited in the negative. When the state of New
York was called, its vote of seventy-two was
announced in the negative, Grady
challenged the vote, and amid great
noise, uproar and Kisses tried te
present the original tally, but the chair refused
to have the roll call interrupted.
A convention delegate called attention to the
misses and asked that the ushers be instructed
to enforce order. The chairman said that the
guests of the convention could not be permitted
to interrupt its harmonious and orderly pro-
ceedings and directed the sergeant-at-arms to
remove any person who would violate the order.
The roll was pr,ceeded with to its close. After
the roll call and before the announcement of the
result the chairman recognized Grady,
of New York, who claimed that the
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The chairman called on Mr.. Manning, chair
man Of the New York delegation, to state again
what the vote was, and Mr.. Manning gave it as
seventy two noes. The chairman ruled that he
must accept the vote or the New York delegation
as a unit, because the state convention had
instructed the delegates to vote as a unit on all
questions, and the vote was finally announced
as, ayes, 28i; nays, 52l. 30 the convention
refused to lay on the table the mo-
tlon to proceed to the call of states
for nominations. Chance, of California
moved as an amendment to the motion to add
the following: "But no vote shall be taken on
the nominations until after the platform il
adopted" Snowden accepted the amendment
and then the m ,tion as amended was agreed to-
WOULDN'T ADJOURN.
Harrison, of Illinois, moved an adjournment
until Z p. NJ; lost. Clunie, of Oalifornia, moved
an adjournment until tomorrow; lost.
The call of states for nominations for presi-
dent and vice president was then commenced.
When the state of Delaware was called there
was an immediate outbreak of cheers, and after
the uproar had subsided, Mr.. George Gray of
Delaware, came to the platform and addressed
the convention.
He said be had been instructed to present the
name of man worthy to receive the nomina-
tion, and he did 90 under the realizing sense of
the great responsibility resting on the conven-
ton to act so that the great opportunity which
God himself, he reverently believed, had given
them, should not pass away unimproved.
The republican nominations had flung defiance
into the face of American manhood and
had shocked the conscience of the best men in
that party. Such nomination was . sign of