The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-12

He paid a high c9Dpl' ent 10 Gen.
gIsck. saving that when The sur
geon was GENERATING on his arm, his
whole body was firm and true for
the Union and finn and true for
Democracy. He was without ex-
ception the most gallant So that
Illinois possessed.
PinIow, of Kansas, presented
the name OF Geo. w. Click.
A Telegram was read from Cvun-
ell Bluffs, H., stating that the nom
inatIOn Of Cleveland has been re-
ceived with the widest enthusiasm;
that III, usands Of Democrats and
hundreds Of Republicans were
equal y csptivated q ith it, and that
Council Bluffs would do her part to.
ward carry pg Iowa for the Demo,
cracy.
A delegate from Missouri Sec
oDded the nomination OF Mcdonald.
Defiance Faulker, OF Mississippi,
seconded the nomination Of General
Rosecrans. No other candidate, he
said, could come so near bringing
together all the old brave soldiers
who fought on either side in the
late war.
An Oregon delegate expressed the
united voice O. Oregon in favor Of
Rosecrans.
Senator Wallace, OF PennsY lvania,
said that he nominated as caDdi
date for Vices President q man con-
vereant with public affairs through
ont his whole LIE, az honest states
man, q pure and upright ci5i8en, a
victim of the groksest frs I'D ever
perpetrated on the American people,
Thomas A Hendricks. (Cheers).
Waller, Of Connec lieut., seconded
the nomination of Hendricks, and
said that the Democratic party
would, in defiance Of fraud and ia
accordance with law, place him in
the chair of the Vice President.
The presentation of Mr.. Hen
bricks name was greeted with en-.
thusiastic cheers, the convention re.
peating in a lesser degree, the scene
which took place at the morning
session, in honor Of the same gentle.
man.
Mepzies, OF Indiana, declared very
emphaticalJy that Mr.. Hendricks
was not and could not be q candidate
for the Vice Presidency. He had
been authorised by Mr.. Hendricks
himself to say 30. he therefore
warned the convention not to do
that which it would have to undo.
Walsh, Of Georgia, asked Menzies
whether he was authorized to say
that Mr.. Hendricks would not &C.
cept the unanimous nomination of
the National Democratic conven-
ton for the Office of Vice President ?
Men Z'es repeated his statement.
Waller, Of Connecticut, said his
State b I'D no deSiie to force en- Indi-
ana q cans idste against her will,
but this was not an Indiana conven-
ton, il was q national convention
and thu Democrats OF the country
had @ right 60 take a fit man from
any place in it. (Cheer'.) Ifany
man said that he knew Mr.. Hem
bricks at this time was not patriotic
enough to take a nomination ten
dered under those circumstances, he
would withdraw hia name, but wi b
homilia ion.
Wallsce, OF Penn y!vanis. said that
Mr.. Hendricks had been onee chosen
Vice-PfesideDt ans bee. despoiIed
Of the Office. The Dem ocracy of
the republic demanded of rim again
mis- name as 6 candidate and they
would not take "no' FOR an answer.
He moved to suspend the rules and
uominsue Thomas A. Hendricks az
candidate for Yice-President by
acclamstion.
harris, Of Virgins, uni ed the
voice of Virginia with that Of the
Keystone State. (Cheers.l
Searles, of California, withdrew
the nomination of Rosecrans, and
the other nominees were all with
drawn enc by one SO that Mr.. Hem
bricks alone remained before the
convention.
Hubbard, of Texas. made a
spirited speech in favor OF giving
Hendr.cks the Office out of which
he had been created.
Weed, Of New York, suggested
that the roll of States should be
called so 30 to put on record the
unanimous vote for Hendricks.
Wallace accepted the suggestion.
withdrew his motion to nominate by
reclamation, aud moved that the
nominations now close.
The motion was agreed to and the
clerk proceeded to call the roll of
States. The result wes the unani.
mons nomination of Thomas A.
Hendricks as Tire candidate for
Vice. President.
MenZie, OF Indiana, asked that
that State be excused from voting.
Loud shouts Of "No, no.") He then
asked whether there was any name
bat Mr.. Hendricks before the CON
vention, and on receiving an answer
in the negative from the chairman,
said: "Then, sir, the State OF Indie
ana casts thirty votes for Thomas
A. Hendricks" This was at the
close OF the call, making the result a
unanimous vote.
The demonstration that followed
exceeded in vehemence ami enthus
lasm anysimilar scene that has taken
place during this eventful day. All