Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-11

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standing their con stapt aud patient
ciIoit+, had not yet ben able b. COM
pie'e platform acu would mot be
prep tred toinske u completed reyoit
before p. M.
THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS
OF yesterday, teiug the call Of MATES for
nominations, WAS resumed.
Mansur OF Missouri came to the
platform and made nomination
speech. He said that Missouri would
have given thirty-two stalwart Demo
cratic votes Tor the old tick.
ct headed by the Sage
OF Gramercy. and his veneratcd
friend from Indiana MIR. HendrIcksh
IT they could not have the old ticket
lie had been casting about TO see who
was the man who, In the emergency,
should lead the hosts of the Democracy
to n grand victory. Nothing short Of
a blunder could make the Democrats
lose the election with twenty Demo-
cratic governors and twenty three
Democratic legislatures, representing
2S3 electoral votes out OF i0l, nothing
hut n fatal blunder could make the
Democracy lose. The man In his mind
was spoken of as "the noblest Roman
of them ALL
ALLEN THURMAN
OF Ohio. ICneers He therefore se.-
onded that nomination. He had
looked in Mr.. Tnurmaus face yester-
day and recognized In him ''thc CO.
lossal Democrat" of the country, the
Bismarck Of America. With Thur
man AS their standard bearer. they
could carry Ohio, New York aud Cali
fornia. In proof of this statement he
| mi Tod h., Ian xs.lt
Gen. Spinolaan other Tammany nen,
and read kilograms from Ohio and Cali
fornla. In conclusion he declared be-
fore God that the Democracy WAS hum
CRY even unto death; not for the venal
spells Of office, but Tor the glory of do
ing good TO their fellow-beings.
Laughter and applause.
Livingston Of Missouri arose to
second the nomination of Grover
Cleveland. but the chairman stated
that II would require unanimous con-
sent.
mo matter,n said Livingston, "we
have got our work In, anyhow"
Laughter.
Thos. Il Powell of Ohio came to the
platform To Tut in nomination the
name OF
GOV, GEO. HoADI.Y
OF Ohio, and he declared that II the
Democracy was true to itself its sue
cess in the coming struggle WIS already
assured. Within the last few years. he
said, the state OF Ohio had overcome
u Republican majority OF over
100000. At this hour the government
of ohio was Ia the keeping of the great
, Democratic party. The man who had
been the acknowledged leader In
, bringing about that change Is the can
didate whom he now presented, Geo
/, Hosdley of Ohio, Some applause.
Mr. Hoadley had received the largest
indoraement ever given To a Demo
, crat In Ohio he having received 10,
: 600 more votes than Hancock had In
= 1880. He was known to the nation
, as n great lawyer and via,
, statesman, n fearless leader, n man %
acknowledged ability, of undoubtet
Integrity, "A man OF courage as well IA
of wisdom.
The state of Pennsylvania having
A. Wallace of that state came 10 tn
/, platform To nominate
SAMUEL j. RANDALL
He said: by the direction Of the Penn
II sylvania delegation, come to presen
h the name of u candidate for the grea
II Office OF president OF the United States
= The name which l bring to you 1
It found on every page Of your country
- and your party's history Ii
II the last two decades. Ap
IL plause, II Is that of no untrie'
y tyro Ia political affairs. II IL that OF
r man In the prime and vigor OF hi
10 natural manhood, with every faculi
p trained In practical government. A
h official life Of twenty years lies benin
70 him, clear, luminous and pure. N
10 dishonest action, no corrupt practices
l. has ever stained his escutcheon. [AI
pluuse While most of his conten
p poraries In official life have grow
l. rich through unknown gains, he
E. still poor man cheersl, whose higf
est MIN has been to serve his peopl
aud his republic. He advocated III
TX nomination of Democrat grcunde
ID In the faith and tried In the,
e. STERN CRUcIBLE
a. Of his party's service. The pathwa
~ ~ of expediency lies behind US strew
CO with the wrecks of our failures. IL
OF us be honest; let w stand by the r.
a. ports OF our pure public men; let l
at boldly appeal to the people on thu
he record and spurn the seductive prom
lees OF our bitter foes. With the nam
of such a man we bring you his pra
tlsed hand, hi. experienced for
or sight: aud his conveTsant
-. with public affairs will Ia
10 the foundation Of your retut
a. 10 power, 30 broad, 30 wide, 20 deeI
II, that they will be permanent. Al
n. plause. He has been practically ii
~ leader Ia the national house Of repr'
!, aentatlves for seventeen years, favo
ia Ing reduction OF taxation and a
economical administration OF the go'
an eminent. He has with skill AMI su'
re- cess resisted the lavish expenditure
n. the money Of the people, the waste {
~ the public domain and every uncol
q. stltutional and tyrannlcal force bi
His iron will has put III
II. knife to cOrrupting extravaganza
and compelled u return
"a comparative purity OF the admin
re tration. Earnest In purpose pure
We life, a grand tribune OF the people an
~ a statesman, no fear sways him and I
All fear can awe him. This man (her Sol
ma Pennsylvania presents to the Demo
" racy OF the Union here assembled
~ convention as her candidate for Il
Al mighty office OF president ofthe Unit,
OF States In the person OF Samuel J. Ra
m dali. Loud applause and cheers.
in Gov. Albeit OF New Jersey secOndt
cd the nomination OF Randall. He sa
,n there was u conviction Oh u
i