The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-12

the men who served under nm.
Mr. Branch, Of Colorado, nominated Joseph E.
Mcdonald.
Mr. Bacon, of Georgia, said he was commits
stoned by his delegation to present the name of
man eminent In war and IN peace, distan-
guished eommoner. gallant soldier-General
John G. Black, of Illinois.
Mr. Black expressed his appreciation of the
high and unmerited compliment paid him. 1t
was almost absolutely surprise to him, but he
had come as the spokesman and representative
Of another citizen of the republic. He had nut
his hand in the hand of Joseph e. Mcdonald.
and while that gentleman's name was before the
convention he Black could not appear as in any
sense his rival for any position. He, therefore,
respectfully declined the nomination
Mr. Mann, of Illinois, hoped that the deelina-
ton would not be received He paid high COM
pliment to General Black, saying that when the
surgeon was operating ON his arm, after a battle,
he declared that, although he lost an arm, his
whole body was firm and true for the Union and
firm and true for Democracy. He was without
exception, the most gallant son that Illinois pos
sessed.
Mr. Fenlon, Of Kansas, presented the name of
George w. Click.
A telegram was received from Council Bluffs
Ia, stating that the nomination Of Clevelend
was received with the widest enthusiasm; that
thousands Of Democrats and hundreds of Re
publicans were equally captiyated with it, and
that Council Bluffs would do her part toward
carrying Iowa for the Democracy
A delegate from Missouri seconded the noml-
nation of Mcdonald
Mr. Faulkner, 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
of Oregon in favor of Rosecrans.
HENDRIeKs's NAME PRESENTED.
Senator Wallace, of Pennsylvania, said that
he nominated as a candidate for Vice president
a man conversant with public affairs throughout
his whole life, an honored statesman, a pure and
upright citizen, victim of the grossest fraud
ever perpetrated on the American people, Thos
A. Hendricks Cheers.
Mr. Waller of Connecticut, seconded the
nomination Of Hendricks and said the Demo
cratic party would, in defiance Of fraud and in
accordance with law, place him in the chair Of
the Vice president
The presentation of Mr.. Hendricks's name was
greeted with enthusiastic cheers, the convention
repeating. in lesser degree, the scene which
took place at the morning session in honor of
the same gentleman.
Mr. Menzies of Indiana, declared very en-
phatically that Mr.. Hendricks was not and
could not be candidate for the vice presidency
He had been authorized by Mr.. Hendricks himself
to say 50. He therefore warned the convention
not to do that which it would have to undo.
Mr.. Walsh, of Georgia, asked Mr.. Menzies
whether he was authorized to say that Mr. Hen
bricks would not accept the unanimous nomina-
ton of International Democratic convention for the
Office of Vice p1esident.
Mr. Menzies repeated his statement.
Mr.. Waller, of Connecticut. said that his State
had surely no desire to force upon Indiana a
candidate against its will; but this was not an
Indiana convention; it was a national conven-
ton, and the Democrats of the country had
right to take fit man from any place IN it.
ICheersl If any man said that he knew that
M Hor1 axr OF uroQ I1nf mai rInf
enough to take nomination rendered under
these circumstances, he would withdraw his
name, but with humiliation.
Mr.. Wallace, of Pennsylvania, said that Mr.
Hendricks had been once chosen Vice-preSident
and had been despoiled of the office. The De-
mocracy of the republic demanded of him again
his name as a candidate, and they would not
take no for an answer He moved to suspend
the rules and nominate Thomas "A. Hendricks
as candidate for Vice president by acelama
ton. fCheers.
Mr. Harris, Of Virginia, united the voice of
Virginia with that of the Keystone State.
Mr. Searles of California, withdrew the nomi-
nation of Rosecrans The other nominees were
all withdrawn one by one, so that Mr. Hen
bricks name alone remained before the coHyen-
tians.
Mr.. Hubbard. of Texas made a spirfted
speech in favor of giving Hendricks the Office
out of which he had been cheated
Mr.. Weed of New York, suggested that the
roll of States should be called SO as to put on
Mr., Wallace, accepted the suggestion, with
drew his motion to nominate by reclamation, and
moved that the nominations do now close
The motion was agreed to, and the clerk pro-
ceeded to call the roll of States. The result
was the unanimous nomination of Thomas A.
Hendricks as the candidate for Vice-presidant
MAKING TT UNANIMOUS
Mr. Menzies, Of Indiana, asked that that State
be excused from voting loud shouts of aNo,
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name but Mr.. Hendricks's before the convention
and, on receiving an answer in the negative, by
he chairman, said: Then, sir, the State of
indiana casts thirty votes for Thomas A Hen
tricks
When the vote of Indiana was announced for
Hendricks and it was apparent that his nonina-
ton was unanimous, the delegates and the audi
enee rose to their feet and INDUCED in the usual
extravagant demonstrations. The whole house
was a sea Of undulating color, formed by waving
handkerchiefs Of every hue. hats, umbrellas and
everything else which could be seized upon by
the excited assemblage. The band broke in on
the unearthly din with the strains, "Hail to the
Chief A number of delegates seized the stand
ards and bore them to the platform, where
they were gathered into cluster about which
were congregated two three hundred dele
gates yelling as if Cleveland and Hendricks were
Just being passed into the presidential offices.
After remaining in front of the platform few
minutes the delegates in charge Of the standards
formed themselves into procession and
marched around the hall, while the band favored
the crowd with ''the Star Spangled Banner.
Immediately upon the cessation Of the music
the people began again with a second chap
ter of uproar when the band came in
with s'Dixie,7 which was saluted with a
delirious scream by the Southern members, as
sisted by the Northern wing of the Democracy.
Succeeding the interval of simple yelling which
succeeded Dixie" came the strains of Aud Lang
thundered the refrain of The old familiar song
While the audience and delegates were per-
petrating the discordant sounds which followed
Aud Lang Syne,p the solemn notes
Of .sOld Hundred came floating down from the
gallery in which the music was located and