The semi-weekly miner., 1884-07-12

mentioned.
A m tiou was made to lay on the
table Sn wden's motion to 20 into
nominations now. That question
was taken by vote of states and re-
suited in the negative. When the
state of New York was called the vote
of " was announced in the negative.
Grady challenged the vote, and amid
great noise and uproar and bisses
tried to present the original tally.
The chairman, however, refused to
have the roll call interrupted. A
Connecticut delegate called attention
to the Kisses and asked the us,ers to
be instructed to enforce order. The
chairman said that guests of the con :
vention could not be permitted to in
terrupt its harmonious and orderly
proceedings and directed the sergeant
at arms to remove any persons who
would violate the order. The roll
call was then proceeded with to the
close.
After the roll call and before the an.
nOuncement of the result, the chair
man recognized Grady of New York,
who claimed that the rep rt was at
variance with The official tally. The
chairman called on Mr.. Manning,
chairman of the New York delega-
ZION, to state again what the vote
was. Mr.. Manning gave it as "
noes. The chairman ruled that he
must accept the vote of the New
YOrb delegation as a unit because
the State convention had instructed
the delegates to vote as unit on all
questions, The vote was finally
announced IS ayes 2S2, noes 52l. So
the convention refused to lay on the
table the motion to proceed to the
call of States for nominations.
Clunie, of Californi, moved as an
amendment to the motion to add the
following: "But No vote >hall be
taken on the nominations until after
the platform is adopted"
SnOwden accepted the amend
ment and the motion was agreed to.
Harrison, of Illinois, moved an
adjournment till ~. M. Lost.
Clunie, of California, moved an
adjournment till tomorrow lost.
The call Of states for nominations
for President and vice>PI esidenC was
then, at 2 p. M, commenced.
When the State of Delaware was
called there was an immediate
break of cheers. After the upr0ar
had subsided Mr.. Geo. Gray, OF Del
aware, came to the platform and ad-
dressed the convention. He said he
had been instructed to present the
name of q man worthy to receive the
nomination. He did SO under the
realizing sense of the great response
bllity relying upon the convention to
act 10 that the great opportunity
which God himself, he reverently be-
lisyed, had given them shon'd not
pass away unimproved The Repub-
iican nomination had flung defiance
into the face Of American manhood,
and had shocked the conscience OF
the best mel in that party. Such
nomination was the signal OF deca-
dence of that great party, not a Sign
of increasing strength. The De-
mocraey called for q candidate VINO
had been tried in the balance and
never found wanting. The Democ-
racy demanded statesman whose
wisdom and experience were known
It demanded u leader whose chivalric
courage would never falter and who
could and would bring to the dust
the "Plumed knight" Of false pre-
tense and of personal djshonor.
It demanded mAn of private
character, which would DEFY the ma
llgnant tongue of SANDER. 1t de-
nlanded man who should be in his
public and private character the very
antithesis aud opposite of the nom'-
nee of the Republican party. The
man who Was this and more, ana
whose name was now leaping from
their hearts to their mouths, was
Thos. F. Bayard. Loud cheers. ]
Mr.. Bayard as q candidate would
make no mistake. His name would
still the voice Of the nation. He
would carry every doubtful State,
and would make some Republican
States doubtful.
Enthusiasm would take the place
of apathy, and would still grow as
the leaves were growing, until the
dreary November was made ripe and
glorious by q Democratic victory.
TLoud cheers.
When the state Of Indiana was
called, Mr.. Hendricks, of that state,
came to the platform and amid loud
applause, be said that the people de-
manded q change in the management
of affairs and that If the convention
would give them that opportunity
they would execute the pur pose in the
election of President. He believed
thenominee If this convention would
become the chosen President of the
United States, the first inaugurated
Democratic President in "a years
(cheers). He spoke Of the official
G ,rruptions of the Republican party,
and referred to Secretary Chambers
recent testimony before a senate COM
mittee in which he said that the de-
talcations of his bureaus would not
exceed $63, 900, and yet four years ago
an administration had gone down
because of q defalcation OF $6O,OOO
and the only one. >,
In regard to civil service he said
there were men of ability in the pub
llc service, and he would not ask
they should be driven out of office.
None others but such should be con.
tinued. None but the fittest should
survive. Referring to the foreign
policy of the Government he said II
would be beautiful spectacle II the
republic so strong, 80 sure, should
lead the nations in movement foi
permanent peace and for the relief OF
the peopl. everywhere from standing
armies and masterful war. He then
came down to the main subject of hls
speech, and suggested for the consld.
GRAFTON of the convention q citizen OF
the State of Indiana, Joseph +. NC
Donald. (Cheers.)
He sketched Mr. McDonald's ca
reer, and declared that it lie were IN
the White House no man who would
90 to see him there would find fault
with tie candid and frank manner
of his reception. He did not spen /
for himself alone, or for Mcdonald
alone, but for the great State OF In
diana, which had instructed her del
egates to present Mr.. McDonald'a
name to this great convention. NJ
matter where the Democratic candl'
date for the presidency lived, Indians
h,<, I,o<,v, a IVA y 9 f.ul nd trne INT thai