The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL FRIDAY. JUNE 8. 1883.

lie and WANING results You say there are charges
made against him At home and elsewhere. Show me
q man who has never had charges made against him
and will show you q worthless cooress creature,
unit TO lead battle anywhere. l know something
er they may be-and they are not worth dignifying-
how have they been metz Isaac P. Gray was on the
Hendricks-blesssd be his memory forever lcheersl-
and strong as that ticket was in Indiana combina-
ton of evokng the enthusiasm and very heart
to-day carried the State OF Indiana by
majority of $50 $780, more , votes than ian
the presidency and vice-presidency [Applsuse.l He
vcinage and the verdict has been With him. and it
viii be with him again. He will be in the ranks
fighting whether your ticket not. but he IS so
interviewer with hopes and organization this
year in Indiana that his name on the ticket becomes
guaranty of success; am not here TO say we cam
not win without him. but here to say that If you
wait TO take bond of fate to reduce to absolute
certainty the fifteen electoral votes of Indiana before
you leave this hall. nominate Isaac P. Gray, with
Grover Cleveland, and the work win be done. thank
you, gentlemen. Loud applanse.
Albert h Cox, of Georgia, seconded the nomi-
nation of Gray. He said that with true Ma
poleonic strategy the Democratic party should
Indiana 10 the point whore the most fierce light
viii rage. II the party should present the
Columbia. Of Ohio, would il be the wisest thing
to dol If we train this great gun over IN Ohio,
win it do the execution we so much need 1t to do
in Indianai The nomination OF Allen u. Thur
man for the vice presidency would lend great
deal of sentiment, hut il is doubtful If it would
add any great strength to the ticket at those
points where it would be most needed. The
nomination of Governor Gray would do for the
party that which would make its success no
longer q matter of doubt, and the convention
would, with his name upon its standard, name
not only the Democratic ticket, but 1t would
name the next President and Vice president OF
. - - -. M a afTa IN hA
great Democratic State of the great West and
she demands and should be accorded this honor
The secretary then proceeded with the roll
call az follows: Iowa. no response; kansas"
no response; Kentucky when Mr.. Settle
arose, was recognized, and said:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of the convention,
charged with the pleasing duty, behalf of that
great company of yunwashed and unterrihed Demo
Gratis laughter and sheers whom left behind me in
the great State of Kentucky OF saying to this
ton that she heartily indorses the nomination of
Isaac P. Gray. Loud chesrs.l Indiana needs no
fssssdiy the the typical Democratic State Of the
great West Cheers. / stood at the front gate
of my little home in old Kentucky the
North and the shadowy outlines of the blue hills
of the great Democratic State of Indiana Applause
and cheers.] saw the rising smoke from the Demo
cratic csmpfres of her fierce Democracy, and knew
they were there and were at work. tCheers.l had
lived 50 long them, and close to them that
/ knew they might DO depended upon whenever duty
the past and had known of many victorious con-
fcts of the Democracy, but had ever seen the white
Grams always at the front loud cheers Twelve
years ago. in this fair city, convention similar to
your assembled and put before the people of the
form and that ticket was taken mp by a
great majority Of the American people, and it was re-
served to the great State of Indiana in that contest to
fraud and by force and by corruption the will of the
people was defeated and the men who were rightfuy
elected to those high Offices were deprived of the pow
of exercising their privileges and their Offices
given to Others. Yet the names of Samuel J. Tilden
and Thomas A. Hendricks [applausel will still
sweeten and blossom when the names Of
conspirators shall have only Q dwelling place in
the vain imaginations of the people. Applause
of our party also assembled and again they went to
the great State of Indiana for their candidate. That
issue determined the issue of 1875 but Prov
idence removed from his sphere OF usefulness to his
State and to his country that ustrious whose
memory will ever remain fresh and green in the
hearts of all true Democrats everywhere, and Indiana
to-day coming before this convention, to you
gentlemen, that the State of Indiana, although she
has furnished the votes and elected the candidates
for President and vice;president in the
her victory. and what the people want, and what
ought to want to-day, is . young and vigorous
man, with promise of lrng life and heightened days
who can fiji out the term of the Office. [Applause.
The people of this convention need no strengthening
cordial to urge them in the performance of their
the Democratic party to the continued confidence of
this country were never apparent as now. as the
party best suited to their wants and their necessities
and the party best calculated to promote their
peace and happiness and to insure the permanence
and stability of all their free institutions. In my
honest Judgment, the people Of the country have
memorable 4th Of March when the first
its most iustrous President for twenty-four years
took the oath of Office and entered the discharge
of his dutiesthat ncorruptble patriot that fearless
land of the State of New York. [Cheers.l We have
met here to-day to put forward ticket and platform
which win commend itself to the people of the
try. On behalf of Kentucky, present to you the
name of Isaac p Gray Icheers as an honest man, as
q stainless gentleman, as tried Democrat, and as
Republican party. say to you my friends, we shall
again in spirit on the first Tuesday November next,
when. animated with lustv life and with that purpose
shall go forth to make moro great fight for honest
government and constitutional liberty. One more
At this point the gentleman was interrupted
by loud and continuous cries of "time," from
every side of the hall. He then continued:
Gentlemen, 1 am getting to the peroration. I was
about to say that that great day in November,
the party os God and the Constitution, doubt not
that that days closing scene will witness one more
our party, for that party which has existed and
blessed the nations OF the earth in all ages for an
old-fashioned pure and unsuled Democracy
NJ. Dryden. Of Missouri, made On eloquent
speech seconding the nomination OF Thurman,
which created n good deal of enthusiasm He
said that be represented divided delegation,
but the country demanded the nomination oil
the grand old leader who had fought the battles
Of the party when she most needed warriors OF
courage and conviction. He has ever struck
winning blows for the party, and he is ready
now 70 sacrifice the ease and rest we'll earned by
Q noble life, to respond to his partys call. We
need the talismanic power Of his name, and
should nominate him.
Governor Green, of New Jersey. said the
shores Of the Atlantic re-echoed the call Of the
Pacific coast New Jersey-which brought nine
electoral votes in one hand without making any
demand with tho other-seconded the nomina
ton Of Allen @. Thurman. Applause.
Mr.. Dorsey, of Nevada. voiced the sentimen Is
of the Democracy or Nevada in indorsing the
ticket of Cleveland and Thurman. The mount
aims Of Nevada would fairly rattle with JOY
when the news OF Humans nomination wal
flashed across the wires Applause
Mr.. Raines, OF New York, was greeted with
cheers when he took the stand to make known
the position of his State delegation. New York,
he said had withdrawn herself until this mo-
ment from the deliberations of this body in the
selection of q candidate for Vioe-president- But
the time had arrived for her voice to be heard
In unison with the acclaim of her fellow -delega-
tions from Maine TO the capes of the Western sea,
in behalf Of him who was the Plato of the Re-
public the battle-line of the coming conflict
extended across the continent. The forces oi
thu Democracy would reach across the CONT