The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-10

F. ly. He prayed that their delibel
Il tions would lie guided to such cCncl
sions as would lest promote the glo
/; of God and he welfare of the natlC
:, BARNUM'B ADDRESS.
The chairman said: gentlemen
&. the nYentiOE-harmony seems to
the sentiment uf the conventio
Even the air seems saturated with
desire and determination 10 nomina
!. a ticket for president and vice pres
, dent which viii le satisfactory to Il
north and the south, the east and Il
!. west-nay more, a ticket that WI
harmoniZe the democracy throughol
the union and insure victory in n
Vember. Harmony has prevailed
the deliberations Of the national con
mlttee, and 10 effort was made
: nominate temporary chairman in th
interest Of any candidate but, on tt
contrary, one who shall preside owe
the deliberations of this conventio
with absolute impartiallty in ths
spirit and to that end, have bee
directed by the unanimous vote of th
national committee to name the HoI
Richard b. Hubbard, of Texas, fo
temporary chairman of this conven
tion. As many as favor the election o
Hon. II. B. Hubbard for temporar,
chairman, will say aye; contrary, nc
Hon. r. B. Hubbard, of Texas,
unanimously elected temporary chair
man OF this convention.
The chair appoints Senator B. F
Jones, of Louisiana; Hon. George f
] Barnes, of Georgia, and Hon. Abran
S. levitt, Of New York, a COMMITTEES
i to wait upon Mr. Hubbard and con
duct him to the chair. Gentlemen o.
the convention: 1 have the distin
guiShed honor of presenting to this
convention Hon. Richard B. Hubbard
| of Texas, elected, absolutely, lmpartia
temporary chairman of this conven
tion."
HUBBARD's SPEECH.
Ex-Governor Hubbard, in taking
the chair, gave thanks for the honor
done him, and which he accepted, not
as a tribute to himself, but a compli-
ment to the great state from which he
came; state which was absolutely
cosmopolitan in every fibre. The dem
ocratic party, in all its elements, was
the same as it was when founded by
the trainers of the constitution nearly
three quarters of a century ago. Men
died as the leaves in autumn, but the
principles underlying liberty and self
government were eternal; and the
principles that underlay the demo-
cratic party could not perish from the
earth, although their authors might
cease to be, (applause). The demo-
Cratic party was to-day as much
party organized for aggressive war,
as when victory perched upon its
banners. The democratic party had
now the house of representatives, and
would have had the senate but for
treason in the senate chamber itself,
(cheers) 1t would have had the presi-
dency too, but for the hands Of the
robbers who struck down the ex-
pressed will of the people by
means of perjury, bribery and cor.
ruption. The presidency had been
stolen from the democratic party by
the uttering of falsehoods through
pale lips and chattering teeth.
Some of the men who had participated
in that crime, had passed ''beyond the
river" there to give an account of
their stewardship. The stealing Of
the presidency was the greatest cine
in the national history. The great
leaders of the party, Iilden and Hen
bricks, with the dignity which became
heroic statesmen and patriots, had
submitted, with the courage of men
who love their country better than
self and power. Cheers. The demo-
cratic party now wanted reform and,
should put forward candidates whose
names would be in themselves a plat
form. Cheers
1t wanted a platform too that would
speak in no doubtful tones, or as a
delphic oracle; it should declare
against corruption in the government;
against the enormities of the civil
service; against the so-called depart
ment of justice; against the abuses of
the postal service; against robbery in
high places; that the burdens of the
government shall be based equally and
equitably on all classes of the people
and that the hundred millions of sur
plus revenue shall not be allowed to
accumulate. In conclusion EX-Gov.
Hubbard urged that whatever candi-
dates were nominated they should be
supported Loyalty, that any one de-
claring that he would not so
support them, would not be a good
democrat, and hardly a patroit, Zap
plauSe0
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
The rest of the temporary organiza-
tion having then been announced, Mr..
Smally, of Vermont, a member of the
national committee, offered resolu-
tion that the rules of the democratic
convention shall govern this body
except that, on voting for candidates,
no state should be allowed to change
it's vote until the roll of the states
had been called, and until every state
had cast its vote.
Mr.. Grady, of New York, offered as
an amendment, the following: "And
when the vote of state, as announ-
ced by the chairman of the delegation
of 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 their individual prefer
ences, as expressed, shall be recorded
as the vote of such state. Laughter
and applause.
Mr.. John r. Fellows, of New York,
said that the convention of his state
had directed that, in compliance with
an immemorial usage in that state,
the sentiment of its majority should
| be first ascertained, and, that having
been done, the vote of the New York
delegation should thereafter be cast as
a unit. The convention of New York
having placed upon it's delegates that
trust, he challenged the right OF this
convention to strip the New 4orB
delegates of their rights thereby con-
| ferred; such action would not pass
| without protest from at least, some
members of that body.
The speaker then re9f
the instructions to act as unit
passed by the Saratoga convention.
He said New York alone had NJ
right 10 command it in the state con
yention, Every member from tha
state. in this convention, voted for th'
enforcement of the unit rule and th'
delegation itself had declared, by NOR
than two-thirds majority, that it,
chairman should express the Will O
the state by the casting of its 72 vote
as one. He bade them pause befor
they struck down, ruthlessly, the ex
pressed will of the sovereign state o
New York.
Mr.. Menzie, of Indiara, offered, a
an amendment, that the state shall
J not change its vote until the result o
the ballot has been announced.
Mr.. Grady of New York spoke il
support of his amendment. He claim
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