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and Mr.. Grady was allowed to finish his speech

and Mr.. Grady was allowed to finish his speech
without interruption.
Mr.. Oochrane of New York in behalf Of the
minority of the New York delegation came to
the platform to second one of the nominations.
Mr.. Cochrane declared (amid shouts of in
credulous laughter) that no person felt more
kindly than he to Mr.. Cleveland, but he was
too old friend of his to wish to see him
nominated for the Presidency. He was asked
to give hesname of the candidate whose NOM
ination he seconded, and his answer was that
he would name one who never could be called
guilty OF single act favoring corporate insti-
tutions, man who had never prostituted the
executive power to veto bills that were con-
ceived in the interest of labor, man whose
hair had grown white in the service OF his
country. He warned the convention against
q repetition of that insanity, that folly, that
faulty which had affected the Democracy for
the last 20 years He hoped that all these
burning questions would be left to be settled
by the state of New York itself and that the
convention would pause before it invaded that
unwilling state, and he appealed to the con-
vention to ratify the nomination of that
grand old Democrat Allan G. Thurman of
Ohio.
Mr.. Fellows of New York was loudly called
for, but declined to respond.
Cleveland Endorsed.
Mr.. Apgar of New York said, al desire
to recall to your mind another scene than this,
but on5 strikingly similar in feature. Eight
years ago sat with the New York delegation
in that great exhibition building in the city of
ST. Louis. when the New York delegation then
presented to that convention the name OF
Samuel j. Tilden to be the nominee for Pres
ident of the United States. Then as now the
minority Of the convention resisted at every
step that nomination; then as now the leader
of the organization which these two gentlemen
have represented took the platform aud told
you Mr.. Tilden could not by any possibility
carry the State of New York (applause), and
that his majority, owing to the opposition of
Tammany Hall, in the city of New York,
would be SO cut down that it would be hopeless
for him to carry the State. That convention
ia its wisdom disregarded the voice of these
gentlemen and placed Mr.. Tilden in nomin-
ation What was the result? In the very city
of New York, where these gentlemen had pre-
dicted the principal detection, Mr.. Tilden re-
ceived majority of 5000. The circumstances
are not changed. Tilden was Governor of the
State, SO is Cleveland; Mr.. Tilden had been
made governor because of his connection with
municipal reform, so was Cleveland (applause);
Mr.. Tilden was nominated to the presidency
because his two years as governor
had commended him to the people of the
whole United States Such is Cleveland's sit
uation. For more than twelve years the bal
ance of power in the State Of New York has
been held by large, unattached VOTE which
belongs to neither political organization. We
have in the State probably about 100000 vot-
ers, who will vote the Democratic ticket no
matter whom you may nominate; we have
about 90 600 voters who will vote the Republic
can ticket under any and all circumstances.
Now, outside Of both these organizations,
there are 100000 men in the State of New
York who do not care snap of the finger
whether the Democratic party or the Republi-
can party, as such, shall carry the election.
They vote in every election according to the
issues ana candidates presented. These men
absolutely hold control of the politics of New
York in their hands, You must have their
votes or you cannot win. Every time, for 20
years past, when we have appealed to this ele-
ment, victory has perched upon our banners,
and when we have failed to do SO defeat has
come. These men, unitedly to man, implore
this convention to nominate to the Office of
President Gov Tiden's successor. They ask
you to place him in nomination in order that
all the elements opposed to a longer continu.
ance of the Republican party in power may be
united and make its defeat entirely certain.
Loud applause]
A gentleman from Missouri then took the
floor, but on motion of Gov. Palmer of Illinois
after considerable delay, at $50 p. M, the
rules were suspended, and recess taken until
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