11 I mm **# Glass Book_ dnzi>i2 MO 60P/S r— ' OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS fJi^J . * OF THE ational Democratic CONVENTION Held in Cincinnati, 0., June 22d, 23d, and 24tA, 1880. WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING THE ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL DEMO- CRATIC COMMITTEE, THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE NOTIFICA- TION COMMITTEE IN NEW YORK, AND THE LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE OF GEN. WTNFIELD S. HANCOCK AND HON. WILLIAM II. ENGLISH. REPORTED FOR THE CONVENTION BY EDWARD B. DICKINSON < \(/u i,i I St e nog rapher. DAYTON, OHIO: rBIWFP hi IMF. HMI.Y JOl'RNAI. R..OK A\f> " 1882, ^ ' JJt/ INDEX Appendixi 143 Bayard, Thomas Francis —Nomination of 71-73 Bishop, R. H. —Nomination of , 133 Breckinridge, W. C. P.— Address of 120 Brown, S. E.— Address of 71 Committees — Appointment of 10 Committee on Credentials — Appointment of 10 Committee on Credentials— Adoption of majority report of 51 Commiitee on Credentials — Majority report presented 25 Committee on Credentials — Minority report presented 26 Committee on Credentials — Minority report rejected 49 Committee on Credentials— Vote on previous question 28 Committee on Notification — Appointment of 141 Committee on Notification — Proceedings of 151 Committee on Permanent Organization — Appointment of 10 Committee on Permanent Organization— Report presented 21 Committee on Permanent Organization —Consideration of report post- poned 24 Committee on Permanent Organization— Report adopted b'2 ( 'ommittee on Resolutions— Appointment of 10 ( lommittee on Resolutions -Report of 127 Committees, vist of— to Hon. S. J. Tilden 156 Daniel, John W.— Address of 92 Delegates -List of accredited 5] Dougherty, Daniel Address of, nominating Genera] Hancock 85 English, William H. -Letter of acceptance 165 English, William H.— Nomination of 131 English, William II.— Nomination of, made unanimous 137 English, William H. — Official notification of L55 Faulkner, Lester B. Address of 11!) Fellows, Col. John R. — Address of, in hehalf of majority report 11 Kellows, Col. John R. -Address of, on the nomination of Hancock 124 Field, Stephen .J. Nomination of 70 Goode, John H. — Address of 94 • .ray, < reorge Ail« I less of VI Hampton, Gen. Wade -AddreBS of, on nomination of Bayard 86 Hampton, Gen. Wade — Address of, on nomination of Hancuck 117 Hancock, Gen. Wintield S.— Letter of acceptance Kil iv Index. Hancock, Gen. Winfield S. — Nomination of 85 Hancock, Gen. Winfield S -- Nomination of, made unanimous 118 Hancock, Gen. Winfield S.— Official notification of 153 Harris, Leonard A. — Letter presenting bannerets 138 Hendricks, Thomas A.— Nomination of 76 Hoadly, George— Address of, as temporary chairman 3 Hoadly, Gsorge — Address of, on nomination of Hancock 117 Hubbard, Gov. Richard B. — Address of, in behalf of minority report 37 Hubbard, Gov. Richard B— Address of 88 Introd uction v n Irish, John P.— Address of, nominating Bishop 133 Kelly, John— Address of 121 McElrath, J. E — Address of 69 Mack, Wm.— Address of 115 McSweeney, -John— Address of 81 Marshall, S. S. — Address of, nominating Wm. R. Morrison 71 Miller, G. W. — Address of, in behalf of minority report 31 Morrison, Wm. R. — Nomination of 74 National Democratic Committee — Appointment of 139 National Democratic Committee— Organization of 143 National Democratic Committee— Preliminary meeting of xi National Democratic Committee— Call for Convention xv National Democratic Committee— Executive Committee, appointment of 150 National Democratic Convention — Adjournment of S. L42 National Democratic Convention— Proceedings, first day 1 National Democratic Convention— Proceedings, second day 19 National Democratic Convention — Proceedings, third day 101 Parker, Amasa J. — Address of, in behalf of minority report 35 Peckham, Rufus W. — Address of, in behalf of majority report 46 Peckham, Rufus W. — Address of, nominating Samuel J. Randall 102 Permanent Secretaries — List of 22 Pettus, E. W.— Address of 131 Platform, the 127 Presidency, first ballot for 99 Presidency, second ballot for 1 08 Randall, Samuel J. — Nomination of 103 Randall, Samuel J.— Address of 115 Reading Clerks— List of 22 Reading Clerks— Appointment of 7 Resident Committee— Appointment of vvi Resolution— According seats to Shakespeare Hall Delegation ~>1 Resolution — Convention to be a deliberative body 130 Resolution — Delegates from Territories on National Committee J 38 Resolution — Preparation of official proceedings 140 Resolution — Place of holding next Convention 140 Resolution— Press tickets to editors 12 Resolution — Great principles of American liberty, etc 130 Resolution — Deprivation of privileges on account of religious belief 107 INDEX. V Resolution — Representation of Territories (see report Com. on Cred'nt'ls, 23 And statement from District Columbia and Territories)... 14 Resolution— Resolutions to be referred without debate 18 Resolution— Rules to govern Convention S Resolution — E mbraced in minority report as to two delegations 26 Resolution — Surviving soldiers of Mexican war, etc 20 Resolution — Thanks to permanent chairman 137 Resolution— Thanks to reading clerks 140 Resolution — Thanks to temporary chairman 60 Saltonstall, Le verett — Address of 79 Sergeant-at- Arms — Appointment of 7 Stenographer — Appoin tment of 7 Stevenson, John W. — Address of, on assuming the chair 63 Stevenson, John W. — Remarks of, on adjourning the Convention 142 Stringfellow, C. S.— Address of 90 Taylor, Rev. Dr. Charles— Prayers of 19, 101 Telegrams read to the Convention 21, 129, 130, 134 Temporary chairman— Election of 3 Temporary organization — Completion of 7 Temporary secretaries— Appointment of 7 Thanks to resident committee of Cincinnati 140 Thanks to sergeant-at-arms and assistants 141 Thurman, Allan G.— Nomination of 81 Tilden, Samuel J.— Letter of withdrawal 103 Tilden, Samuel" J.— Visit of committees to, and address of 156-159 Vice-Presidents— List of 21 Vi. • .-Presidents — N oniinations tor 1 .",] Vilas, Wixi. F.— Address of 136 Voorhees, Daniel W.— Address of, nominating Thos. A. Hendricks 76 Voorhees, Daniel W. — On the nomination of Hancock 118 Voorhees, Daniel W.— On the nomination of English 132 Wallace, Win. A. — Address of 116 Wendte, Rev. C. \\'.— Prayer 1 Westbrooke, 1- . L.— Address of, in behalf of minority report 44 Woman's Suffrage Association — Memorial of 125 INTRODUCTION. On the second day of June, 1856, in the city of Cincinnati, the great Democratic Party of the United States assembled its Convention for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the Presidency of the United States. On that occasion they nominated as such candidate a son of the State of Pennsylvania. In the November following they elected that candi- date to the office for which he had been chosen, and he was inaugurated. Twenty-five years have passed since then. And now, after the lapse of that quarter of a century, again in the city of Cincinnati, on the twenty-second day of June, 1880, the great Democratic Party of the United Slates assembled its Convention, and again nominated a son of Pennsylvania for their President. History sometimes repeats itself; the omens are propitious. Seldom if ever in the history of the country has there assembled a more orderly, a more earnest, a more harmonious Convention*, or one more determined upon the selection of irreproachable candidates — men who could be elected — than the one of whose pro- ceedings the following' pages are the record. Each ol the, seven hundred and thirty-eight Delegates seemed imbued with one idea: select the best men wherever they can be found, and the Democratic Party will eleel viii Introduction. them. The nomination of General Hancock and Wil- liam H. English was the result, not of sectional com- binations, not of political wire-pulling, but seemed to be the hearty choice of the Convention. The test ballot of the second day gave the Convention an ob- jective point. The second ballot for President re- sulted in the nomination, afterwards made unanimous, of Winfield Scott Hancock, of Pennsylvania, and the first ballot for Vice-President, in the unanimous nomi- nation of William H. English, of Indiana. The Resident Committee of Cincinnati, of which Colonel Leonard A. Harris was chairman, to whose hands was confided the duty of receiving and enter- taining the Delegates from the different States, were unremitting in their attentions. This committee was divided into sub-committees, to each of which was as- signed the duty of earing for the Delegation from some particular Slate; and the citizens of Cincinnati vied with these committees in their efforts to render the visit of the throng of distinguished men from all seetions of the country an agreeable and a memora- ble one. The Music Hall, lofty and spacious in its propor- tions, was assigned to the Convention as the place for their meetings. With its tasteful chestnut finish, and its perfect appointments, its very elegance did not ad- mit of very much decoration. Appropriate displays of the National colors, and the word " Welcome," stretched across the hall, and living plants and flowers upon the platform, formed pleasant resting places for the eye. The seats allotted to the State Delegations were indicated by blue silk bannerets, with gold fringe, mounted upon gold spear-head staffs, with the name Introduction. ix of the States in gold letters, and were arranged so that the Delegations were placed directly in front of the platform. Upon the platform were the seats of the Vice-Presidents and Secretaries of the Convention, while on each side of the great organ were seats occu- pied by ladies. Daring the three days session of the Convention the vast hall was filled to overflowing. Ten thousand people must have been gathered daily under the Lofty roof of the finest Music Hall of the country. To look upon that great sea of faces from the platform was a sight not soon to be forgotton. And when, at the nomination of General Hancock, that mighty audience rose to its feet and joined its voice to the trumpet tones of the military orchestra ami the tremendous volume of sound which came pealing from the full organ, in that quaint old anthem, "Should auld acquaintance be forgot," the whole edifice seemed to quiver in sympa- thetic response to the enthusiastic hosts within its walls. The National Democratic Committee were the guests of the Resident Committee during their stay in the city, and right royally were they entertained. The hotels, though taxed almost beyond their capacity by the throngs of visitors, were well managed, and their guests well cared for. And the members of the Na- tional Democratic Convention of 1880, when they ad- journed, felt, as they had every reason to feel, gratified with their visit to the city of Cincinnati, ami satisfied with the work which they had accomplished there. Preliminary Proceedings. The National Democratic Committee met on the 23d day of February, 1880, pursuant to call, in the city of Washington, D. C. ; the Chairman, Hon. William H. Barnum, of Connecticut, in the Chair. All the States were represented. The record of the last meeting was read and approved. On motion of Mr. Priest, of Missouri, a communication relating to the presence of reporters from the Associated Press was re- ferred to the Chairman and Secretary. Mr. Barnes, of Georgia, for the Committee on Organization, appointed at the meeting held on the 2^d of February, 1879, made a report in the matter; the same was accepted and the committee discharged. It was then moved to adopt the report, and, after discussion, the motion was carried: 27 ayes, 11 nays. The committee to whom was referred the communication of the Associated Press recommended that its representatives be allowed to be present at this meeting, provided its report be ap- proved by the Chairman and Secretary before publication. Mr. Me Henry, of Kentucky, moved that the next National Democratic Convention be held on the 22d of June next. Mr. Priest, of Missouri, moved to amend by substituting the 16th of June. This amendment was lost. Mr. Eaton, of Kansas, moved to amend by substituting the third Tuesday in May. I'll is motion was lost. Mr. 1'riest then proposed the 15th of June. This motion was lost. Mr. Me Henry's motion, that the Convention be held on the 22d of June, I880j was then adopted: 27 yeas, 10 nays. xii Preliminary Proceedings. Mr. Eaton offered the following resolution : Resolved, That the different cities competing for the place of holding the Convention be heard through one of the Delegates from such cities, and that each city be limited to fifteen minutes in which to present its claim. Mr. Goudy, of Illinois, moved as a substitute the following: Resolved, That the Delegations from cities desiring the location of the Convention be admitted to the hall, and each city Delega- tion be allowed thirty minutes, to be divided among such num- ber of persons as each Delegation may select, and the time shall not be extended. The amendment was lost: 18 yeas, 16 nays. Mr. McHenry, of Kentucky, then offered the following resolu- tion as an amendment : Resolved, That twenty minutes be allowed to hear representa- tives desiring to have the Convention held in any city, and that not more than three gentlemen be admitted as a delegation from any city. This resolution was adopted. The roll of States was then called, and the following cities were proposed as places for holding the Convention : Chicago, Baltimore, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Eugene City. Philadelphia, and Washington. On motion of Mr. Ross, of New Jersey, it was moved to take a recess until half past two o'clock. This motion was adopted. AFTERNOON SESSION The committee re-assembled at 2:30 P. M., pursuant to adjourn- ment. Mr. Scott, of Pennsylvania, moved to re-consider the vote by which the 22d of June was selected as the time of holding the Convention, and that the 15th of June be the day for the same. After some discussion Mr. Scott withdrew his motion. Mr. Wilson, of Maine, renewed the motion, and Mr. McHenry moved that the motion be laid upon the table. This motion prevailed. Preliminary Proceedings. xiii Mr. Campbell, of West Virginia, moved tbat each Delegation from the cities wishing to have the Convention held in their city, should put their several propositions in writing, and the motion was carried. Mr. Fuller then advocated the claim of Chicago for the Con- vention. The claims of St. Louis and Baltimore were also pre- sented. Mr. Taylor presented the claim of Cincinnati, Mr. Whittaker that of Eugene City, Mr. Scott that of Philadelphia, and Mr. Hutchins that of Washington. Mr. Campbell offered the following resolution : Resolved, That we proceed to ballot for the place in which to hold the next National Convention, and that each member of the committee deposit his ballot for the place of his choice as his State is called; and that it require a majority vote to decide the question. This resolution was adopted. It was then resolved that the first be an informal ballot. The roll of the States was called : fourteen votes were cast for Cincinnati, ten for Chicago, one for Philadelphia, four for St. Louis, two for Baltimore, four for Washington, one for Eugene City, and one blank. On the formal vote, twenty-four votes were cast for Cincinnati, eight for Chicago, four for St. Louis, one for Washington, and one blank. Mr. Thompson, of Ohio, moved that a committee of seven be appointed to make the necessary arrangements for holding the Convention. This motion was adopted. The following gentlemen were appointed to this committee: Messrs. Thompson, of Ohio; McHenry, of Kentucky; Bate, of Tennessee; Miller, of Nebraska; Ham, of Iowa; Priest, of Mis- souri : Goudy, of Illinois. On motion, the Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Barn um, of Connecticut, and the Secretary, Mr. Prince, of Massachusetts, wrere added to this committee. On motion of Mr. Baton, of Kansas, it was resolved that the Executive Committee of the National Committee be authorized and directed to prepare the call for the Convention. A motion was then made to change the time of holding the Convention to the loth of .June. This motion was lost : 23 nays, 14 ayes. xiv Preliminary Proceedings. On motion, the offer of George C. Wedderburn, Esq., the editor of the Washington Sunday Gazette, in behalf of the stockholders of the paper, to give the gratuitous use of its columns, types, presses, material, etc., during the Presidential campaign, was accepted, and the thanks of the committee were tendered therefor. Mr. Scott offered a resolution touching the schism in the Dem- ocratic Party in the State of New York, and requesting the Executive Committee to take such action as they might deem proper, for the restoration of harmony. After some discussion the resolution was withdrawn without action on the part of the committee. On motion of Mr. Ransom, of North Carolina, the thanks of the committee were tendered to the proprietor of the hall for its use by the committee for the meetings. Mr. Campbell, of West Virginia, moved that when the com- mittee adjourned it adjourn to meet at Grand Hotel, Cincinnati, June 21st, 1880, at 12 o'clock M. This motion was adopted. The committee then adjourned, as above. THE CALL. The Executive Committee of the National Democratic Com- mittee met at the Arlington Hotel, Washington, on the 24th day of February; Hon. William H. Barnum in the Chair. There was a full attendance of the members, and they issued the following OFFICIAL CALL. The National Democratic Committee having met in the city of Washing- ton on the 23d day of February, 1880, has appointed Tuesday, the 22d day of June next, at noon as the time, and chosen the city of Cincinnati as the place of holding the National Democratic Convention. Each State is entitled to a representation therein equal to double the num- ber of its Senators and Representatives in the Congress of the United States. All Democratic conservative citizens of the United States, irrespective of past political associations and differences, who can unite with us in the effort for pure, economical, and constitutional government, are cordially invited to join in sending Delegates to the Convention. At the last National Democratic Convention, held in the city of St. Louis in 1875, the following resolution was adopted : Resolved, That the States be requested to instruct their Delegates to the Democratic National Convention, to be held in 1880, whether it be desirable to continue the two-thirds rule longer in force in the National Conventions, and that the National Committee insert such request in the call for the next Convention. W. H. Forney, Alabama. J. I. Sumptek, Arkansas. P. McCoppin, California. B. M. Hughes, Colorado. Wm, H. Barnum, Connecticut. II. Hickman, Delaware. Wilkinson Call, Florida. Geo. T. Barnes, Georgia. W. C Goudy, Illinois. AUSTIN H. Brown, Indiana M. M. Ham, Iowa. I. E. Katon, Kansas. II. I>. Mc Henry, Kentucky. B. F. .Jonas, Louisiana. Ed. Wilson, Maine. < >. Mousey, Maryland. I'. (). I'kinck, Massachusetts. E. Kantki;, Michigan. W. Loughban, Minnesota. FREDERICK 0. PRINCE, Sec'y. Washington, D. C, February 24, 1880. E. Barksdale, Mississippi. J. G. Priest, Missouri. G. L. Miller, Nebraska. Robebt P. Keating, Nevada. A. W. Sulloway, Neiv Hampshire. Miles Ross, New Jersey. A. S. Hewitt, Ne/w York. M. W. Ransom, North Carolina. .]. G. Thompson, Ohio. John Whittaker, Oregon. W. L. Scott, Pennsylvania. N. Van Slvok, Rhode Island. .J. II. Ryan, South Carolina. W. B. Bate, Tennessee. F. S. StOCKDALE, Texas. B. B. Sm alley, Vermont. KOBT. A. COGHILL, Virginia. Alex. Campbell, West Virginia. W. s. Vilas, Wisconsin. WM. II. BARNUM, Ciiaikman. xvi The Call. The committee then voted to adjourn to meet at the Grand Hotel in Cincinnati on Thursday, the 17th of June next, at 12 o'clock. A meeting of the Committee of Nine, appointed by the Na- tional Committee at their meeting February 23d, was held at the Arlington Hotel on the 24th of February, 1880, and organized by the election of John G. Thompson, of Ohio, Chairman, and Frederick 0. Prince, of Massachusetts, Secretary. All the members were present. The following resolution was adopted : Resolved, That Colonel L. A. Harris, General H. B. Banning, Benjamin Robinson, Colonel C. W. Wooley, John F. Follett, Alexander Long, and P. E. Roach, be and they are hereby con- stituted the Resident Committee of Cincinnati, under the Na- tional Executive Committee, and are authorized to make all needful local provisions, and such necessary arrangements as shall be required for the convenience of the Convention to be held in that city on the 22d of June, 18S0. The committee then adjourned to meet at the Grand Hotel, Cincinnati, Thursday, June 17th next, at 12 o'clock M. National Democratic Convention FIRST DAY Cincinnati, Ohio, June 22, 1880. The Xational Democratic Convention to nominate candidates for the offices of President and Vice-Pres- ident of the United States, assembled in Music Hall, in the City of Cincinnati, this day at 12 o'clock M.. pursuant to the call of the National Democratic Committee. Hon. William H. Barnum, of Connecticut, Chair- man of the National Democratic Committee, called the Convention to order at 12:38 P. M. in the follow- ing words: The Convention will be in order. The Chair lias the honor to present to this Conven- tion. Rev. C. W. Wendte, of Cincinnati, who will open the proceedings of the Convention with prayer. PRAYER. Oh Thou, Who art the Ruler of the Nations and the Arbiter of our earthly destinies, bowed in prayer before Thee are the repre- sentatives of the freest and happiest Nation on the face of the earth. They would reverently acknowledge in Thee the divine 2 Official Proceedings of .the source of all the blessings which have been so abundantly be- stowed upon this favored land of our birth or our adoption. The land is heaped with plenty, our free institutions make secure and glad the life of the citizens. Fountains of knowledge and learning spring up on every side, and we enjoy the priceless privilege of worshiping Thee according to the dictates of our own conscience, with none to molest nor make us afraid. In Thy Providence, this young Democracy has become an asylum and a refuge for the distressed and downtrodden throughout the world. God, Thou hast made our Nation the light and hope of all the peoples of the earth ; wilt Thou mercifully continue these bless- ings upon us; make us ever mindful of the holy trusts we have received from Thee; and may we ever be found obedient and faithful to Thy holy law. We pray that our Country may go on from day to day in pros- perity, and in power, and in knowledge, and in righteousness; with unfaltering hand may we erase from the statute book of the land every unjust law ; may we purge from our social and political body every evil that afflicts us and keeps our people back from the highest measure of political virtue, and of happiness and peace. And God, we pray especially that all sectional divi- sions and differences may cease forever among us; let every root of bitterness, let every occasion for interference or for estrange- ment be done away, and the American people, forgetting the things that are behind, and reaching forth to the things that are before, be united together heart and hand, in the bonds of peace- ful righteousness and of perpetual love. And now, O God, as we enter upon the serious duties of this hour and place, and take counsel together concerning the mo- mentous interests of the Nation, may Thy divine wisdom illumine the minds of this Assembly, that they may act with a right understanding and a pure purpose; under Thy divine guidance they would lay down the principles of government that shall conduct this Nation, founded in justice, into ways of enduring prosperity. Help them to choose as their leaders in this approaching and honorable struggle, in which American freemen engage in an honorable rivalry for the high places of the Nation, and for the offices of administration, grant unto them that they choose for leaders men of large minds and experience, of lofty character and of unspotted life ; men true and fearless in the hour of trouble, yet ardent lovers of justice and peace. National Democratic Convention. 3 Help us to rise above all the conflicts of selfish ambition, of all friendly preferences, or indiscreet party zeal, into the larger sen- timent of the public good, of the American nationality and of the common brotherhood of man. 0, God, let them remember that he serves his party best who best serves Thee : and God, we know that no human work can prosper unless Thy divine blessing be upon it. We pray therefore that our actions in this hour may be pleasing in Thy sight, and that Thou wilt establish the work of our hands; yea, the work of our hands, establish thou it. And to Thee would we ascribe all might and majesty and dominion, forever. Amen. The Chair: Gentlemen of the Convention: It affords me great pleasure to announce to this Convention that by the very harmonious action of the National Committee, I have been directed to place in nomination for Temporary Chairman of this Convention the Hon. George Hoadly. The question being put to the Convention. Mr. Hoadly was unanimously chosen Temporary Chair- man of the Convention. The Chair: The Chair appoints Hon. William L. Scott, of Pennsylvania, and Hon. H. D. McHenry, of Kentucky, a com- mittee to wait upon Mr. Hoadly and conduct him to the Chair. The ( Jommittee thus appointed proceeded to conduct Mr. Hoadly to the Chair. lh\ Hoadly addressed the Convention as follows : address of mr. hoadly. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the National Democratic Executive Committee : I obey the call of the Convention to its Chair with grateful acknowledgments of the confidence reposed in me; it shall be my sedulous care to prove myself worthy of your nomination. Fellow-Delegates, Fellow-Democrats, I thank you for your wel- come, your generous welcome, which only the strictest impar- tiality in the exercise of the power committed to me can justify. Such exercise will be my best, my only adequate response to your generous welcome. I shall make mistakes, undoubtedly; I trust that you will forgive me. I know you will, when once you are satisfied that in the discharge of the duty committed to me, for 4 Official Proceedings of the the brief period it is in my hands, while as a Delegate from Ohio I am the zealous friend, nay, even the partisan of our favored candidate, as your presiding officer I shall know neither friend nor foe of any candidate, but devote myself to the discharge of my duty with all my powers, with the strictest and most abso- lute fairness and fidelity of purpose. Of this you have my pledge. Gentlemen of the Convention, our fathers, distrusting popular choice, established in each State a College of Electors, to whose unpledged action they sought to commit the election of the Chief Magistrates of the Republic. Their children, taught by experi- ence, have wisely modified the constitutional scheme by an un- written amendment which combines and unites the advantages of the electoral system with the direct popular vote, while it preserves to each State its just weight of influence in the result. Conventions of Delegates chosen by the people from two or more parties have already presented candidates for popular acceptance at the coming election. And now another great college of electors is assembled in this hall. Your duties, though not defined by law, are of transcendent legal consequence. I need not say that in this assembly it will not be doubted that you are not Dele- gates from Congressional Districts, but representatives of those indestructible units of our indestructible union of American States. Custom has defined your duties; they are to construct a plat- form, and to nominate candidates. But you are not however called together here to create a creed, but to apply a known principle to present public affairs. The Democratic principle does not date its birth from your assembling, and it will not perish from the earth with the success or defeat of the candidates you nominate. It is eternal, a divine fire burning in the hearts of men. It quickens the thought of the statesman, it nerves the arm of the soldier, and doubles the energy of the toiler; it is found in the Roman precept " suum ruique tribuere" and in the self-evident truth of the American patriot that "all men are created equal. 1 ' It is the unrelenting foe as well of despotism as of communism, whether they are open or sought to be hidden under the disguise of paternal government. Its beneficent office in political affairs is to secure to every man the utmost possible liberty of conduct consistent with equal liberty to every other. Yours is not, therefore, the office of invention but of promulga- tion ; not to discover but to declare; to apply to the changing events of human societies this known principle of Democratic National Democratic Convention. 5 progress. And that this principle may have living force in pub- lic concerns, you will nominate candidates whose election will ensure its full fruition during the next Presidential term. No Democrat doubts that you will worthily perform these duties. But you are called to their discharge this day under circum- stances of no common moment — circumstances which, may God in His mercy grant, shall in the history of our Republic never recur! Four years ago, the Democratic party, in Convention assembled at St. Louis, announced to the Country its platform, and nominated as its candidates two of the foremost statesmen of the Nation, both then and now worthy of the most enthusiastic ' political devotion, and the most ardent private friendship. And Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Henrdricks were elected President and Vice-President of the United States; as fairly elected as was George Washington or James Monroe. That they were not inaugurated, that for three years last passed the Chief Magistrate of this Nation has been one whom both the people and the electors rejected, that in the Executive Department "government by the people" has ceased since March 4th, 1877, is a living monument, seen now of all men, and to be remem- bered in all generations, of the fraud of the Republican party, of its infidelity to Republican principles, of its willingness to sacri- fice the right of popular election, that " vital principle of Re- publics," rather than relax its hold upon power; and of the loyalty of the Democratic party even to the forms of law, of its trust and confidence that the will of the people must finally pre- vail. Abiding in which it patiently waits for the full fruition of its hopes until the 4th day of March, 1881 ; but no longer, unless defeated at the polls. For while, if fairly beaten, we shall submit — I repeat, we shall submit if fairly beaten, and again wait; but if again successful, no cunning device of dishonest arbitration shall rob us of the fruits of our triumph. The Demo- cratic party will never again appear before a Tribunal falselv called of justice, a Tribunal deaf to the appeal of testimony, but not blind to the beckoning finger of favor. But though we failed to inaugurate our candidates, our cause was not, even for the moment, wholly lost. Retributive justice visited without delay the immediate authors of this infamy. The courts of Florida had already thwarted the efforts of the conspira- tors who proposed the theft of its State Government, and the stern refusal of the Democratic House of Representatives to ap- propriate a man or a dollar for the continued subjugation of 6 Official Proceedings of the South Carolina and Louisiana, soon forced the oppressor to relax his grasp. No trace now remains of the carpet-bag governments of the South except the $170,000,000 of increased public debts which, during seven years of mis-government, they contrived to heap upon its impoverished people. Yes, yes, one other trace remains. Louisiana, entitled by the Constitution to two seats in the United States Senate, is repre- sented by but one Senator. The seat of the other is filled by a delegate from a band of outlaws, never recognized as a Govern- ment, long since dispersed, some to fatten on the Federal treasury, and some to eat the bread of exile. The years that have passed since the theft of the Presidency have been years of plenteous harvests. The labor of the hus- bandman has reaped a rich reward. " The earth has been tickled with the hoe, and has laughed with the harvest." The benison of the Most High has been upon our Country, and the oppor- tunities afforded by His gracious favor, wisely employed in the economies of two successive Democratic Congresses, have made possible that partial measure of resumed payment of the national floating debt, and that equalization of value called by the Re- publican party " the resumption of specie payment." But the new prosperities awakened into life by foreign de- mand, and the abundant domestic product, were gifts to the American people from a higher source than any agency of the Republican party. No soldiers kept the peace of the cornfields ; no Returning Board canvassed the wheat sheaves ; no Super- visors or Deputy Marshals assisted at the gathering into the garners ; no Electoral Commission gave its blessing to the har- vest. They were the fruits of labor, the gracious gifts of the laborer, of Him who is the largest benefactor in society, the high priest of the Democratic hierarchy. We have been spared one great danger. Since the eighth day of June, 1880, it has been certain that the usurper will not be im- mediately followed by the monarch. But the third term is post- poned, not averted. And the real danger is not so much in the third term as in the Republican party, which makes the third term possible. Bonaparte did not crown himself Emperor until Bonapartism had corrupted France. When more than two-fifths of any political party invoke a " Savior of Society," that party is already so poisoned with imperialism that its very existence is a menace to the Republic, far more formidable than any mischief it professes to fear, or any danger it was organized to repel. National Democratic Convention. 7 The remedy, gentlemen of the Convention, for this and for all other ills of State, is in Eternal Vigilance ; this is at once the price and the protector of Liberty. This vigilance, already newly quickened among the people from whom you come, con- tinued here and hereafter, will be sure to bring victory to the Democratic principle and the Democratic candidates ; a victory so full of hope for the Republic that even the " melancholy days of November " shall be radiant with joy, and on the wings of the stormy winds of March shall be wafted blessings. At the conclusion of his address Mr. Hoadly as- sumed the Chair of the Convention. The Chair: Gentlemen of the Convention: The National Executive Committee has a further report to make. The following report on the Temporary Organization of the Convention was then read by the Secretary : TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION. Temporary Chairman — Hon. George Hoadly, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Temporary Secretary — Hon. Frederick 0. Prince, of Boston, Massachusetts. Assistant Secretaries — George W. Guthrie, of Pennsylvania; Charles Ridley, of Tennessee; E. S. Dodd, of Ohio; 0. M. Hall, of Minnesota ; A. OrendorfT, of Illinois; William H. Gill, of New Jersey; A. C. Parkinson, of Wisconsin. Reading Clerks — Neal S. Brown, Jr., U. S. House of Repre- sentatives; Mark A. Harden, of Georgia; T. 0. Walker, of Iowa; Thomas S, Pettit, House of Representatives ; Nicholas M. Bell, of Missouri; James E. Morrison, of New York; H. L. Bryan, of Delaware. Official Stenographer — Edward B. Dickinson, of New York. Sergeant-at-Arms — Isaac L. Miller, of Ohio. The question being put to the Convention b\ the Chair, these appointments were unanimously approved. The Chair: The Temporary Organization of the Convention is now complete, and the Convention is open for the discharge of business. s/ 8 Official Proceedings of the George M. Beebe, of New York : Mr. Chairman, I beg leave to present the following resolution : Resolved, That the rules of the last National Democratic Con- vention govern this Body until otherwise ordered. The resolution was adopted. Mr. E. L. Martin, of Delaware : I move that the States be called for the appointment of a Committee on Credentials, a Committee on Permanent Organization, and a Committee on Resolutions. Mr. J. P. Irish, of Iowa: I would suggest to the gentleman from Delaware that he include in his motion a Committee on Rules as amongst our Committees. Mr. Martin, of Delaware : I have no objection to accepting the amendment, Mr. Chairman, but I think there is no necessity for it at all — for a Committee on Rules ; there is no precedent for it, I think, in any National Convention. Mr. Irish: If there is no precedent, I withdraw my sugges- tion. The Chair: The suggestion is withdrawn. Mr. Smith M. Weed, of New York : At the last Convention, and at all preceding it, the next resolution after the one just passed in regard to the rules to govern the Convention, was a resolution that the roll of Delegates be called, and that the Chairman of each Delegation present to the Convention the credentials of the Delegation. It is the only way in which the credentials of the members of the different Delegations are brought before the Convention. I therefore trust that the gen- tleman who made the motion on the other side of the hall will give way, and that such a resolution will be adopted. I do therefore move that the roll be called, and that the Chairman of each Delegation present to this Convention the credentials of his Delegation. Mr. Martin, of Delaware : There is no necessity for that ; the credentials go to the Committee on Credentials, the proper party to receive them, and to consider and determine who are entitled to seats in this Convention. Upon their report the ques- tion will then be brought practically and fairly before the Con- vention. National Democratic Convention. 9 Mr. Weed, of New York : I do not wish to rise to a point of order, but the simple fact is that this is the way to get those credentials officially before the Committee, and the only way. They will then come from the Secretary of this Convention to the Committee. This has been the universal custom since 1856, for I took occasion to examine that question this morning. The Chair: Will the Delegate from New York (Mr. Weed) permit me to suggest that he make his motion as an independent one after the motion of the gentleman from Delaware has been disposed of ? Several Delegates: It does not make any difference. The Chair: I will thank the Delegates securing the attention of the Chair to give their names and States ; the banners enable me to tell the States with some degree of certainty, but not abso- lutely. The names of the Delegates of course I am quite igno- rant of. Mr. Irish, of Iowa : Before the question is put I desire to renew my suggestion as to a Committee on Rules; as I am in- formed by gentlemen around me that there are precedents in every National Convention, and I understand that the members of that Committee have been selected by each State Delegation; thus I have precedents to support my suggestion. Mr. Martin, of Delaware: I beg the gentleman's pardon; I have never known, in an experience of five National Conventions of such a Committee being appointed. The Chair: It certainly was not so at the last Convention. Gentlemen, the question is upon the adoption of the motion of the gentleman from Delaware, Mr. Martin, that the roll of the Convention be now called for the appointment of Committees on Credentials, on Permanent Organization, and on Resolutions. The motion was adopted. The roll of the States was then called, the Chair- man of each State Delegation announcing the names of the members from such Delegation to each of the three Committees, with the following result: 10 Official Proceedings of the COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION. Alabama — William E. Clarke. Arkansas — B. R. Davidson. California — Thomas F. Thompson. Colorado — John F. Humphreys. Connecticut— Owen B. King. Delaware— E. L. Martin. Florida — T. C. Lanier. Georgia — John D. Stewart. Illinois— Charles Dunham. Indiana— Jos. E. McDonald. Iowa— E. D. Fenn. Kansas— George C. Rogers. Kentucky— William Lindsay. Louisiana — G. W. McCranie. Maine — Simon S. Brown. Maryland — Wilmot Johnson. Massachusetts— John P. Sweeney. Michigan— Byron G. Stout. Minnesota — J. C. Pierce. Missouri — Given Campbell. Mississippi— R. H. Taylor. Nebraska — Jas. Sterling Morton. Nevada — George Storey. New Hampshire — Irving W. Drew. New Jersey — Rufus Blodget. New York— John Fox. North Carolina— J. S. Henderson, Ohio — W. E. Kaynes. Oregon— F. P. Hogan. Pennsylvania — James B. Reilly. Rhode Island— John J. Dempsey. South Carolina — F. W. Dawson. Tennessee— Wm. H. Carroll. Texas— Thomas M. Jack. Vermont— L. W. Redington. Virginia— William Terry. West Virginia — B. F. Harlow. Wisconsin — Earl P. Finch. COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. (I Alabama — Joseph F. Johnston. Arkansas— J. M. Hudson. California— W. P. Frost. Colorado— C. Barela. Connecticut— Ralph Wheeler. Delaware— A. P. Robinson. Florida— E. M. L'Engle. Georgia— P. M. B. Young. Illinois— Perry H. Smith. Indiana — William E. Niblack. Iowa — Thomas J. Potter. Kansas— Edward Carroll. Kentucky— J. W. Hays. Louisiana — P. Meallie. Maine— Arthur Sewall. Maryland— L. Victor Baughman. Massachusetts —John K. Tarbox. Michigan — Isaac E. Mess more. Minnesota — H. R. Wells. Missouri— W. B. Steele. Mississippi— Warren Cowan. Nebraska — Jos. W. Pollock. Nevada — Mat. Canavan. New Hampshire — Hosea W. Parker. New Jersey — Lawrence Fell. New York— Smith M. Weed. North Carolina — Geo. Howard. Ohio— R. S. Shields. Oregon — A. Noltner. Pennsylvania — Wm. H. Sowden. Rhode Island— Wm. F. Teston. South Carolina — S. Dibble. Tennessee — T. M. Jones. Texas— B. H. Bassett. Vermont— J. H. Williams. Virginia— William L. Rezall. West Virginia — W. L. Wilson. Wisconsin— Jos. Rankin. COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. Alabama — William H. Barnes. Arkansas— B. T. Embry. California — Cabel H. Maddox. Colorado — C. S. Thomas. Connecticut— David A. Wells. Delaware — George H. Bates. Florida— C. C. Yonge. Georgia — Evan P. Howell. Illinois— Melville W. Fuller. Indiana — John R. Coffroth. National Democratic Convention. 11 Iowa— John P. Irish. New Jersey— C. Meyer Zulick. Kansas— John R. Goodin. New York— Rufus W. Peckham. Kentucky— Henry Watterson. North Carolina— A. M. Waddell. Louisiana— E. A. Burke. Ohio— Thomas J. Kenney. Maine— Archibald McNichols. , Oregon— John Mjers. Maryland— Charles I. M. Gwinn. Pennsylvania— Lewis C. Cassidy. Massachusetts— Chas. L. Woodbury, Michigan — Foster Pratt. Minnesota — W. W. McNair. Missouri — Joseph Pulitzer. Mississippi — E. Barksdale. Nebraska — George L. Miller. Nevada— A. C. Ellis. New Hampshire— Harry Bingham. Rhode Island— N. Van Slyck. South Carolina — Theo. G. Barker. Tennessee — John A.McKinney. Texas— John Ireland . Vermont— Geo. L. Waterman. Virginia — James Barbour. West Virginia — J. H. Good. Wisconsin— Thomas R. Hudd. During the call of the roll for the presentation of the foregoing Committees, when the State of New York was called Mr. John Kelly rose in his seat and at- tempted to address the Chair. The Chair : The Sergeant-at-Arms will preserve order. The Chair can not recognize any but Delegates. The call of the roll will proceed. Mr. John B. Haskins, of New York, then attempted to address the Convention. The Chair: The Sergeant-at-Arms will preserve order. Gen- tlemen claiming to be Delegates must first be heard. The Sergeant-at-Arms compelled Mr. Haskins to lake his sent, and the call of the roll was continued. v At the termination of the call of the States, the re- spective Committees having been announced by the Secretary, the following announcement was made: The Chair: Gentlemen of the Convention, I have been re- quested to announce that Committee rooms are prepared in the rear of this hall for the meeting of the three Committees just selected, and that they are requested to meet for the purpose of organization, and for such other business as they may choose to transact, immediately after the adjournment of this Convention. The gentleman from New York has a motion which was post- poned at my request. 12 Official Proceedings of the Mr. S. M. Weed, of New York : Mr. Chairman, I understand that the credentials that were to have been passed up, have been passed to the Secretary, and that the Committees are all ap- pointed. It seems to me that there is nothing to do but to adjourn. I move that we adjourn. Mr. Edward Avery, of Massachusetts : I move that when the Convention adjourns, it adjourn to meet to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Mr. Martin, of Delaware : I move to amend by substituting 6 o'clock P. M. this evening. Mr. W. D. Hill, of Ohio : Mr. Chairman, I offer the following resolution — The Chair : Is it an amendment to the amendment ? Mr. Hill : It is not. The Chair : Won't you read it ? A Delegate : I move to lay it on the table. The Chair : That motion will take everything to the table. Mr. Hill then read his resolution, as follows: Resolved, That recognizing the great services rendered by the Democratic Press in all State and National campaigns, the Secre- tary of this Convention is hereby instructed to issue Press tickets to all persons who are bona fide Editors of Democratic newspapers, who make personal application for the same. The Chair : The resolution is not germane. The Chair de- cides it to be out of order. The Chair will, by the permission of the Convention however, recognize the resolution immediately upon the disposal of the matter in hand. Mr. Martin : I withdraw my amendment. The Chair: The motion is that when the Convention ad- journs, it adjourn to meet at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. This motion was adopted unanimously. Mr. Hill : I move now my resolution. The resolution of Mr. Hill was then re-read. The Chair : The question is upon the adoption of the resolu- tion proposed by Mr. Hill, of Ohio. National Democratic Convention. 13 Mr. Hill: I am just informed by Mr. Priest, that they are prepared to issue tickets to gentlemen of the Press, who make application at the hall. A Delegate : Withdraw your resolution. Mr. Hill: No, I want my resolution passed, to make it doubly sure. There is no objection to its passing. Mr. WATTERSON v of Kentucky : I hold in my hand an appli- cation from the Delegates from the Territories. The Chair : It is not germane to the matter in hand ; wait until this resolution has been passed upon. Mr. Irish, of Iowa: I move that the resolution offered by the gentleman from Ohio be referred to the National Executive Committee for action. This motion was declared lost by the Chair. Upon a call for a division, the Chair decided that the mo- tion was lost. The Chair: The same question recurs upon the adoption of the resolution. A Delegate from Mississippi : I move to lay the resolution on the table. The question being put, the Chair said : The Chair: The motion is lost. It is not laid on the table. Mr. W. L. Scott, of Pennsylvania: I would state for the in- formation of this Convention, that the National Committee took up this question of representation of the Press on this floor, and we have now assigned to the Press of the United States from three hundred to four hundred of the best seats in this Conven- tion ; and, Sir, if any further concession is made to the Press, it has got to be made by driving the public from the hall. Mr Hill: There are vacant seats enough in this hall at this hour to accommodate every man included in my resolution. I ask the Convention to adopt my resolution, and let the Com- mittee act upon it. The resolution wns lost. The Chair : The Delegate from Kentucky, Mr. Watterson, has the floor. 14 Official Proceedings of the Mr. Watterson, of Kentucky : Mr. Chairman, I hold in my hand an application from the Delegates of the Territories, ask- ing for recognition and seats in this Convention, which I desire to have referred to the Committee on Permanent Organization, with the request of the Convention that it be favorably con- sidered. The Chair: It will bo so referred, unless there is objection. Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, of Missouri : No, no; I protest. The Chair: What do you protest against, a reference of the resolution to the Committee on Organization ? Mr. Pulitzer: Not against the reference, but against the balance of the resolution. Mr Watterson : I move that it be referred without the ex- pression of the Convention, since there is objection. The Chair: It will be so referred, unless there be objection. The following resolutions were referred to the Com- mittee on Resolutions without being read. statement of the territorial delegates. To thi Chairman and Members of the National Democratic Convention of 1880 : The undersigned Delegates from the Territories and District of Columbia, on behalf of their Democratic fellow-citizens, respect- fully ask that they may be accorded the right of representation in the National Convention of their party, and be recognized in the management of its affairs. All their officers being appointed by the National Executive, and all their affairs dependent on the Federal Government, they are more directly interested in the election of President than any other class of citizens. In view of the fact that immediately after the coming census four or more Territories will have the necessary population to come in as States, it is a matter of vital importance to organize and maintain the Democratic party in those Territories. This it will be impossible to do in face of our non-recognition by the party, especially in view of the fact that the Republican party has accorded such recognition. The Democrats of the Territories, already chafed at what they deem the anti-national attitude of National Democratic Convention. 15 some Democrats in this regard, are opposed to longer maintaining an organization not recognized by the party at large. We have, against all the power of successive Republican ad- ministrations, and all their patronage, not only maintained our organization, but dominated the majority of the Territories ; and the District of Columbia has, from time immemorial, maintained active and efficient Democratic organizations in their midst, and furnished substantial aid to the party in State and National campaigns. We are certainly entitled to all the aid that our party Convention can give. The only argument urged against it is that we do not vote. In reply we have to say that our influence in favor of the nomi- nees of the Convention will be quite as weighty as the votes of certain Republican States, which are not likely to give any elect- oral votes in favor of the Democratic candidates. Conventions, caucuses, and parties themselves are all outside of the laws. They are voluntary associations for the advance- ment of certain principles of government. Our money, our influ- ence, our labors, are as freely given to this as that of others. The whole question is simply one of party policy and party manage- ment, and in that we claim our share, unless 'you choose to say you do not need us now or in the future. That would be bad party policy, and blind party management. MONTANA. Martin Maginnis.... ") _, «..•»« • ^ P 1 Al M W If Ik l D e l e 9 ates io National Demo Alternates to National. Democratic Convention. Robert Ball j DAKOTA. D W M it ( Delegates to National Democratic Convention. UTAH. George Q. Cannon Andrew r "J. Delegates to the U. S. House of Representatives. ARIZONA. John G. Campbell Delegate to the U. S. House of Representatives. 16 Official Proceedings of the IDAHO. George Ainslie Delegate to the U. S. House of Representatives. WYOMING. w . tt , "" > Delegates to the U. S. House of Representatives. RESOLUTIONS. The Democracy of the District of Columbia, in Convention assembled, having full faith and confidence in the wisdom and patriotism of the representatives of the Democratic party to meet at Cincinnati in National Convention on the 22d of June, and having no voice in the party deliberations, present no can- didates for President and Vice-President of the United States, but pledge their support to the nominees of the Democratic party, in the full faith that they will be fairly elected and duly inaugurated. We further declare our belief that the District of Columbia and the Territories of the United States are entitled to and should receive the recognition of the National Democracy, by being permitted to share in its councils and in the direction of its affairs. The Democracy of the District, since the foundation of the party, has been called upon in every campaign to labor for the success of its candidates in the several States, Congres- sional and National elections, and has always cordially responded. We therefore instruct our delegates to use every honorable means to secure a representation for the District of Columbia in the National Convention, and in the National Democratic Committee, and to co-operate with the Delegates from the several Territories, in achieving such recognition at the hands of the National Democracy for them and for us. To the Chairman and Members of the National Democratic Convention: Your petitioners most respectfully represent that they are citizens of the United States residing in the District of Colum- bia. That by the conditions upon which the cession of the territory now comprising the District of Columbia was accepted by the United States from Maryland, this people, numbering more than one hundred and fifty thousand, are deprived forever of the right to vote for any Federal officer whomsoever, though they are as profoundly interested in the proper administration of the affairs National Democratic Convention. 17 of the General Government as the citizens of either of the States. * Your petitioners further represent that by the partiality of their Democratic fellow-citizens of said District they were reg- ularly chosen to represent them in the present National Dem- ocratic Convention, and come duly accredited as such. That they, in common with the other Democratic citizens of this Dis- trict, have long been affiliated with the Democratic party, and true in the allegiance to the principles of that party ; and they beg leave to call attention to the fact that they have faithfully preserved their organization throughout the many years that the Republican party has had control of the General Govern- ment, and have not swerved from their faith or duty to their party, though the enormous power of patronage of that party necessarily exerts a powerful influence in said District. That the Republican party has wisely recognized their obli- gations to their followers residing in the District, and has allowed to them a representation in their National Conventions. Should the grand old Democratic party, always distinguished for its magnanimity, act with less generosity? We therefore most earnestly pray that this Convention will accord to their Democratic fellow-citizens of the District of Columbia the right of representation and the privilege of par- ticipating in its deliberations, in like manner with the delegates from the several States, and a representation upon the National Democratic Executive Committee. William Dickson, A. A.. Wilson, Delegates to National Democratic Convention. W. I). Cassin, Robert Ball, Alternates to National Democratic Convention. Mr, Jacobs, of New York: I move that the Convention do now adjourn. The Chair: [ will announce that the Press Committee will meet at the National Committee Rooms at 5 o'clock this after- noon, when all unclaimed tickets will be given to the Press. I have already announced that the Committees will meet immedi- ately after adjournment. The motion to adjourn is withdrawn for the present. The Delegate from Connecticut (Mr. David A. Wells) has the floor. 18 Official Proceedings of the The following resolution was offered by Hon. David A. Wells, of Connecticut: Resolved, That a Committee of one Delegate from each State, to be selected by the Delegation thereof, be appointed to report resolutions ; and that all resolutions in relation to the platform of the Democratic party be referred to said Committee without debate. The Chair : So much of this resolution as provides for a Com- mittee has already been acted upon, and is out of order. Mr. Wells : I will strike out that part. The Chair : The Delegate from Connecticut offers the follow- ing resolution : that all resolutions in relation to the platform of the Democratic party be referred to the Committee on Resolutions without debate. Mr. Prestos, of Kentucky: I move you that the Convention do now adjourn. The Chair : Let us dispose of this resolution. Mr. Preston : I withdraw the motion. The resolution was adopted. Mr. Jacobs, of New York : I now renew my motion to adjourn. The motion to adjourn until 10 o'clock A. M. ? Wednesday, June 23d, was carried, and the Conven- tion Avas declared adjourned until that time. National Democratic Convention. 19 SECOND DAY. Cixcixxati, June 23, 1880. Pursuant to adjournment, the Convention met at 10 o'clock A. M., Wednesday, June 23, 1880. The Convention was called to order by the Tem- poral*} Chairman, Mr. Hoadly, at 10:40 A. M., as follows: The Chair : The Convention will rise for prayer. Prayer will be offered by Rev. Dr. Charles Taylor, of Cincinnati. prayer. Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, the Sovereign of the universe, we acknowledge Thee as our Creator, the Preserver of our lives, the Author of all our blessings, the Source of all life, and light, and joy. We thank Thee for our being. We bless Thee, O God! for this great and goodly land which Thou hast given us for a possession. We thank Thee for its teeming pop- ulation, for its thriving industries, for its widening commerce, for its opportunities and privileges — educational, civil and re- ligious. We thank Thee for that form of Government under whirh we are permitted to live. May it long be perpetuated by the piety and patriotism of the people. We thank Thee, O God, that Thou hast permitted us to live under such benign auspices. We bless thee for that exalted position that we are permitted to occupy as a Nation among the Nations of the earth. May that supremacy be continued to us by the proper appreciation of our privileges and opportunities, and the glorious destinies in reserve for us in the future. We implore Thy blessing, O God, upon those who exercise the various functions of Government — National, State, and Territorial. May all be divinely guided and 20 Official Proceedings of the controlled for the highest welfare of the people, and for the highest good of the race. We implore Thy blessing upon this large assembly of representative men from all parts of our land. Do Thou imbue them with the spirit of a lofty patriotism and strict conscientiousness in duty. Do Thou, Lord, give them grace to act as under divine guidance with reference to their responsibilities to Thee, to their fellow-men, and to those by whose authority they assemble here ; grant, we beseech Thee, O God, that harmony and good will, that mutual forbearance, that a spirit of conciliation and regard for all the interests committed to their care, may direct and guide in all their deliberations. We pray, our Father, that all bitterness may be suppressed, and that perfect good feeling may prevail, and that there may be a spirit of self-sacrifice, of yielding personal preferences for the greatest good of all concerned ; and we beseech Thee that all the deliberations of this great and important body may result in the highest good to the Nation, in conserving the interests of all the people : and that we may all be true to ourselves, true to our fellow-men, true to the principles by which we profess to be governed, true to our Country, and true to our God. And all we ask is in the name of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, for whose sake we implore forgiveness of our sins. Amen. The Chair: The Convention will come to order. The first business of the morning is the reading of the minutes of the proceedings of yesterday. The Secretary will read the minutes, unless it be the pleasure of the Convention to omit such reading- Mr. J. Cosgrove, of Missouri : I move that the reading of the minutes be dispensed with. This motion was carried. Mr. John H. Stotsenburg, of Indiana: I desire to offer the following resolution, and ask to have it read and referred to the Committee on Resolutions : Resolved, That the surviving soldiers of the war with Mexico, and the widows and orphan children of such of them as are de- ceased, are entitled to the grateful recognition of the people of the United States ; and Congress ought to cause them to be placed on the pension rolls at the very earliest opportunity, on the same footing with the soldiers of the war of 1812. The Chair : Under the rules this resolution goes to the Com- mittee on Resolutions without debate. The first business, ac- National Democratic Convention. 21 cording to the precedents of former Conventions, now in order, is the report of the Committee on Credentials. Is that com- mittee prepared to report ? It being evident that that Committee is not ready to report, the Chair will say that he has in his pos- session a telegram, which the Secretary will read. The Secretary read the following telegram : Reynolds Basin, N. Y., June 22, 1880. Chairman of the National Democratic Convention : Material ready for bonfire. Three cheers for Democratic nominee. J. C. Dewel, Pat. Bradley. The Chair: The Chairman of the Committee on Credentials not being in the house, the Chair will call upon the Chairman of the Committee on Permanent Organization for his report. Mr. E. L. Martin, of Delaware: Mr. Chairman, I am directed by the Committee on Permanent Organization to submit the fol- lowing report. I have the pleasure of stating to the Convention that it is the unanimous report of the Committee. The Chair : The Convention will listen to the report of the Committee on Permanent Organization. The Secretary then read the following: report of the committee on permanent organization. The Committee on Permanent Organization respectfully report that they have unanimously agreed upon the following as the Permanent Officers of the Convention : for president: Hon. J. W. STEVENSON, of Kentucky. FOR VICE-PRESIDENTS Hon. C. C. Langdon Alabama. Hon. W. S. FEATHERSTON.Mississippi. Dr. C. A. Gault Arkansas. - Dr. B. F. Dillon Missouri. Hon. W. C. Hendricks.. ..California. Hon. Alva Adams Colorado. Hon. Curtis Bacon Connecticut. Hon. R. S. Maloney Nebraska. Hon. J. C. Hagerman Nevada. Hon. Frank JoNES..New Hampshire. Hon. James Williams Delaware, j Hon. HezekiahB.Smitii.Ncw Jersey. Dr. William Judge Florida. ! Hon. Frederick Cook New York. Judge J. R. Alexander Georgia, j Hon. W. T. Dortch.. North Carolina. Hon. IT. M. Vandeveer Illinois. | Hon. J. J,,. McSwekney Ohio. 22 Official Proceedings of the Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. James R. Slack Indiana. Samuel B. Evans Iowa. M. V. B. Bennett Kansas. Hy. Burnett Kentucky. James Jeffries Louisiana. Darius Alden Maine. Philip F. Thomas.... Mary land. J. H. French.... Massachusetts. Chas. H. RicHMOND..Michigan. L. L. Baxter Minnesota. Hon. J. W. Windom Oregon. Hon. D. E. ERMENTROUT.PennsyPnia. Hon. Thos. W. Segar.. Rhode Island. Hon. M. C. Butler... South Carolina. Hon. J. W. Childress Tennessee. Hon. Joel W. Robinson Texas. Hon. Nathan P. Bowman.. Vermont. Hon. J. W. Daniel Virginia. Hon. C. P. Snyder West Virginia. Hon. J. C. Gregory Wisconsin. FOR SECRETARIES. Hon. F. S. Ferguson Alabama. Hon. James P. Coffin Arkansas. Hon. J. B. Metcalf California. Hon. John B. Stone Colorado. Hon. Samuel Simpson. ..Connecticut. Hon. A. P. Robinson Delaware. Hon. J. B. Marshall Florida. Hon. Mark A. Harden Georgia. Hon. William A. Day Illinois. Hon. Rufus Magee Indiana. Hon. J. J. Snouffer Iowa. Hon. J. B. Chapman Kansas. Hon. T. G. Stuart Kentucky. Hon. Martin McNAMARA..Louisiana. Hon. John B. Redman Maine. Hon. E. E. Jackson Maryland. Hon. Jno. M. Thayer. Massachusetts. Hon. A. J. Shakespeare... Michigan. Hon. L. A. Evans Minnesota. Hon. R. C. Patty Mississippi. Hon. N. C. Dryden Missouri. Hon. James North Nebraska. Hon. F. F. Hilp Nevada. Hon. C. A. BusiEL...New Hampshire. Hon. James S. Coleman.. New Jersey. Hon. Frank Rice New York. Hon. R. M. FuRMAN..North Carolina. Hon. C. T. Lewis Ohio. Hon. A. Noltner Oregon. IIon. Edw. A. BiGLER..Pennsylvania. Hon. John Waters Rhode Island. Hon. John R. Abney. South Carolina. Hon. C. L.Ridley Tennessee. Hon. B. P. Paddock Texas. Hon. H. W. McGettrick... Vermont. Hon. R. W. Hunter Virginia. Hon. H. C. Simms West Virginia. Hon. J. M. Smith Wisconsin. The Committee recommend further, that the Secretaries and Reading Clerks, appointed for the Temporary Organization, occupy the same position in the Permanent Organization of the Convention. SECRETARIES. Hon. F. O. Prince Massachusetts. | Hon. 0. M. Hall Minnesota. Hon. (t. W. GuTHRiE..Peunsylvania. j Hon. A. Orendorff ....Illinois. Hon. Charles Ridley Tennessee. Hon. W. H. Gill New Jersey. Hon. E. S. Dodd Ohio. Hon. A. C. Parkinson Wisconsin, READING clerks. Hon. Neal S. Brown, Jr., House of Representatives. Hon. Thomas S. Pettit, House of Representatives. Hon. Mark A. Harden Georgia. Hon. T. O. Walker Iowa. Hon. Nicholas M. Bell Missouri. Hon. H. L. Bryan Delaware. Hon. James E. Morrison, New York. National Democratic Convention. 23 The Committee recommend further that the Sergeant-at-Arms, and assistants already appointed, be continued in that office dur- ing the session of the Convention. The Committee further report that they have duly considered the memorial in relation to the representation of the District of Columbia and of the Territories, and have heard the argument of the memorialists, and respectfully recommend the adoption of the following resolution : Resolved, That two Delegates from the District of Columbia, and two Delegates from each of the Territories, be admitted to the Convention, and have the right to participate in debate, and every other right and privilege enjoyed by Delegates from the States, excepting only the right to vote. All of which is respectfully submitted. E. L. Martin, Chairman of Committee. F. W. Dawson, Secretary. The Secretary : A mistake occurs in the report just read. For Vice-President, the name of H. M. Vandeveer ; for Secretary, William A. Day — both for the State of Illinois. For Secretary from Colorado, Hon. John B. Stone. The Chair: The Convention has heard the report. Mr. Young, of Georgia: I rise to a privileged report. The Chair: I do not consider any report as privileged. Mr. Young: As Chairman of the Committee on Credentials I make the point that until the members of the Committee have heard who are members of the Convention, it is the highest privilege. The Chair : One moment. Gentlemen of the Convention, you have heard the report of the Committee on Permanent Or- ganization; what is your pleasure concerning the report? It is in your hands for your action. Mr. Martin, of Delaware : I move that the report of the Committee on Permanent Organization be adopted ; and on that motion I call the previous question. The Chair: The previous question is demanded. Is it sec- onded? [Cries of " No, no," and " I second the motion."] The Chair : I hear no second. 24 Official Proceedings of the Mr. Mack, of Indiana: I move the adoption of the resolution. The Chair : As separated from the report ? Mr. Mack : As presented by the Committee. Mr. Martin : I withdraw my motion for the previous question. The Chair: The Delegate from Delaware withdraws the mo- tion for the previous question. The motion before the house is to adopt the report and resolution. Mr. Jeffries, of Louisiana: I move as a substitute for the motion that has just been made, that further consideration of the report of the Committee on Permanent Organization be suspended until after the Convention has heard the report from the Com- mittee on Credentials. The Chair: It is moved and seconded that the further con- sideration of the motion to adopt the report and resolution of the Committee on Permanent Organization be postponed until the Convention shall have acted upon the report of the Committee on Credentials. Mr. Barnes Compton, of Maryland: I desire to ask if the Chairman of the Committee on Credentials is ready to report now? Mr. Young (the Chairman of that Committee) : The Com- mittee is ready to report now. The Chair : The Delegate is answered. The question is, shall further proceedings upon the motion to approve the report of the Committee on Permanent Organization be postponed until after the Convention has acted upon the report of the Committee on Credentials. This motion was carried. Mr. Young (Chairman of the Committee on Credentials) : Mr. Chairman, I am directed by the Committee on Credentials to submit the following report which I ask be read at the Clerk's desk. The Chair: It shall be so done. The Convention will listen for the report of the Committee on Credentials. National Democratic Convention. 25 report of the committee ox credentials. To the Chairman and Delegates of the National Democratic Convention: Your Committee on Credentials beg leave to submit the fol- lowing report : Massachusetts. Two Delegations are present from the State of Massachusetts, the one known as u the Faneuil Hall Delega- tion/' and the other as the "Mechanics Hall Delegation." By joint request made by the Delegations to the Committee on Cre- dentials, we unanimously recommend that both Delegations be admitted to seats in the Convention — the united Delegation to cast the vote to which the State is entitled. Pennsylvania. In the case of the contesting Delegations from the Twenty-sixth Congressional District of Pennsylvania, we re- port that the sitting Delegates are entitled to retain their seats as members of the Convention. New York. Your Committee has carefully examined all the evidence brought before it, bearing upon the contested case from the State of New York. It carefully and patiently considered all the facts in the contest and weighed the evidence presented by both sides, and by a singular unanimity voted to allow the sitting members to retain their seats. With the above excep- tions there w r ere no contests before the Committee, and we here- with append the list of Delegates duly entitled to seats upon this floor. Respectfully submitted, P. M. B. Young, Chairman Committee on Credentials. A. Noltner, Secretary. John K. Tarbox, Assistant Secretary. Mr. Young : I will allow one moment for the views of the minority. I will say it is a very small minority. Mr. Thomas M. Carroll, of Kansas : Mr. Chairman, I desire to present a minority report. The Chair: The Delegate from Kansas presents a minority report. Shall it be read? Mr. Carroll: Will you permit me to take the stand? My voice is too weak. The Chair : Do you prefer to read it yourself? [Cries of " Let the Clerk read it."] 9 26 Official Proceedings of the Mr. Young: I ask that the gentleman read it himself. I prefer that the gentleman from Kansas be allowed to read his own report. The Chair: The gentleman from Kansas shall have his own way about it. The Convention will now listen to the report of the minority of the Committee on Credentials. Mr. Carroll then took the platform and read as follows : To the Chairman and Delegates of the National Democratic Convention: The undersigned, members of the Committee on Credentials, respectfully report, that after hearing the contesting delegations from the State of New York, we find that the State is divided into two factions, each having all the machinery of a perfect — [Cries of " Louder," "Let the Clerk read it," etc.] The Chair: If the spectators will be quiet, the delegate from Kansas can be heard by every member of this Convention. He is entitled to that courtesy ; I insist upon it, and shall enforce it. Mr. Carroll f continues the reading) : We find that the State is divided into two factions, each having all the machinery of a perfect party organization, and each assuming to regularly rep- resent a large bod}' of the Democratic voters of that State ; that each of said party divisions has held State Conventions under regular calls, and duly elected Delegates to represent the State of New York in this Convention; that the attitude of these factions is precisely analagous to that of the Democracy in that State in 1856; that to unite the party at that time the National Convention divided the Delegations, allowing each to cast one- half the votes to which that State was entitled in that Conven- tion; that such action united the party in the State of New York, and eventuated in the election of a Democratic President. We believe that a similar course at this time will result in kindred success, and we therefore recommend the adoption of the follow- ing resolution : Resolved, That the Faulkner branch of the Democratic Delega- tion from the State of New York be allowed to cast fifty votes in this Convention ; and that the Shakespeare Hall Democracy be allowed to cast twenty votes in this Convention; and that each National Democratic Convention. 27 of the said divisions shall determine its method of casting such votes. All of which is respectfully submitted. (Signed,) Edward Carroll, of Kansas. Lawrence S. G. Fell, of New Jersey. Casimiro Barela, of Colorado. J. M, Hudson, of Arkansas. The Chair : Gentlemen of the Convention, you have now heard the majority and minority reports from the Committee on Credentials ; what action is it your pleasure to take ? Mr. Young, of Georgia : The Committee on Credentials has spent the whole night in the investigation of the case of the State of New York. To that Committee has been assigned this work, and it has accomplished it, and we think well accom- plished it. I am directed by the Committee to demand the pre- vious question on the report of the Committee. The Chair: The previous question is demanded on the report of the Committee. Mr. Young : I am informed that under the rules of the House of Representatives — The Chair : You are out of order. The previous question has been demanded and stated by the Chair. Mr. Young : I wish only to say — The Chair : You are out of order ; and can not be listened to. . Mr. Young : I withdraw the demand for the previous question. The Chair: The demand for the previous question has been withdrawn. Mr. B B. Smalley, of Vermont : I rise to a point of order. The demand for the previous question has been made and seconded, and it is not in the power of the gentleman to with- draw his demand. The Chair: The Delegate from Vermont is right. The ques- tion is, shall the main question be now put? [Cries of " Call the States."] The Chair : That of course. The Secretary will call the roll of the Convention. Those voting in the affirmative are voting in favor of the previous question; all who desire to continue the debate will vote in the negative. The Secretary will call the roll. 28 Official Proceedings of the The Secretary called the State of Alabama. That State not being ready, Mr. Cosgrove, of Missouri, said : Mr. Cosgrove : I rise to a point of order. If the previous question is voted, would it not be in order to have an hour's debate under the rules of the House of Representatives? The Chair : I do not so understand it. I can say that after laborious search for the rules governing Democratic Conventions, having read back to and through the proceedings of the Conven- tion of 1856, I find according to the report in the book that each Democratic Convention has adopted the rules governing the pre- vious Convention ; and if anybody knows what those rules are, I will thank him to come up and state them himself. I find at the last Convention, General McClernand presiding, that it was stated to the Convention and not denied, that the rules permitted only five-minute speeches. I am going to enforce that. That is all I know about it. The Clerk then called the roll of the States with the following result: States. Votes. Yeas. Nays. States. Votes. Yeas> Nays Alabama 20 5 15 Missouri 30 20 10 Arkansas 12 12 Nebraska 6 6 California 12 7 5 Nevada 6 6 Colorado 6 4 2 New Hampshire. 10 10 Connecticut 12 12 New Jersey 18 10 Delaware 6 6 New York. 70 Florida 8 o 6 North Carolina . . . 20 6 14 Georgia 22 17 5 Ohio 44 25 19 Illinois . • 42 16 24 Oregon 6 6 Indiana 30 30 Pennsylvania.... 58 38 12 Iowa 22 19 3 Rhode Island 8 8 Kansas 10 10 South Carolina... 14 14 Kentucky 24 21 3 Tennessee 24 2 22 Louisiana 16 16 Texas 16 16 Maine 14 16 14 16 Vermont Virginia 10 22 8 4 2 Maryland Massachusetts.... 18 26 14 10 West Virginia ... 10 5 4 Michigan 22 17 5 Wisconsin 20 20 Minnesota 10 10 Mississippi 16 10 6 Total 738 361 297 When the State of New York was called, Mr. Daniel Manning, Delegate from that State, arose and said : National Democratic Convention. 29 Mr. Manning, of New York : Mr. Chairman, New York de- clines to vote. The Chair : Shall the State of New York be excused from voting ? [Cries of " Yes, yes."] Mr. Young, of Georgia : I move that the State of New York be excused from voting. The Chair : There being no objection the State of New York is excused from voting. The call of the roll was then continued. At its termination the Chair said: The Chair: The Convention will listen to the result of the roll-call : The Clerk read the result: Total number of votes cast, 658: Ayes, 361; Nays, 297. The Chair: The demand for the previous question is sus- tained. Mr. Young, of Georgia : I rise to a point of order. The Chair: State the point of order. Mr. Young: Under the rules of the House of Representatives, after the previous question has been ordered there is one hour allowed for debate. I now propose that an hour be taken for debate; I propose to give two-thirds of that time to the con- testants from New York. The Chair : The point of order is well taken, in the opinion of the Chair. One hour is allowed for debate, of which forty minutes will be given by the Delegate from Georgia to the con- testants and their friends. The Delegate from Georgia has the floor for twenty minutes for himself, and such otHers as may se- cure the attention of the Chair, in support of the report. The Delegate from Georgia has the floor. A Delegate: He has the right to reserve the last twenty minutes to himself for dosing. Mr. Young : I believe the hour is under my control. Another Delegate: With the consent of the Delegate from Georgia, I desire to ask whether the Chairman of this Committee 30 Official Proceedings of the (on Credentials) is not entitled to close the debate, and whether the last twenty minutes be not given for closing ? The Chair : The Chairman of this Committee is entitled to open and close, taking such part of his twenty minutes for opening and such part for closing as to him seemeth good. He has the floor. Mr. Young : I don't propose to speak. I propose to yield forty minutes now to any man who may be suggested by Mr. Kelly. The Chair: I understand that it is the wish of the contest- ants from New York that they shall be represented in this con- test by Mr. John Kelly; I ask the convention to concede to that request. New York seconds the request. A Delegate from Rhode Island : I move that John Kelly take the platform. The Chair: There being no opposition, John Kelly is invited - by the Convention to state the case of the contestants from New York. I invite him to the platform. Mr. Kelly, not being in the hall the Chair said: The Chair : The Convention will be so good as to give me their attention for a moment. It is reported that Mr. Kelly is not in the house: I ask the Convention to permit me to request the contesting Delegation from New York to assign any other gentleman to address the Convention in their behalf. Shall I have consent ? [Cries of " Yes, yes."] . The Chair : It is agreed that the Sergeant-at-Arms will escort any gentleman selected by them to the platform. The Sergeant-at-Arms then escorted Messrs. George W. Miller, of Albany, ."N ew York; Amasa J. Parker, of Albany, New York ; Patrick J. Cowan, of Saratoga, New York, and Edward Lawrence, of New York, to the platform, in accordance with this direction. The Chair : The Convention will now be addressed in behalf of the minority report by George W. Miller, of Albany, New York. I introduce Mr. Miller. National Democratic Convention. 31 address of mr. g. w. miller. Mr. Chairman, and Fellow-Democrats of the Great Con- tinental Republic of America : I hope that the right of free speech will not he interrupted for one single moment by any man in whose heart one drop of Democratic blood remains. Gentle- men, we have come here with the same hopes, with the same ardent desires, with the same glorious objects in view, that you all each and every one of you have, as we believe. We have not come here to thrust into this grand assembly of glorious, patriotic citizens, any firebrand of discord ; but we come to bring peace ; we come with the olive branch ; we come to procure, if possible, the restoration of the grand old Democratic party to power in this down-trodden Republic of ours. Gentlemen, we did not expect that our Delegation would be accorded a hearing if the report of the Committee was against us, and therefore some of the leading members of that Delega- tion are not in the hall ; and the gentleman who was first called for, who is so widely known as a Democrat, who has been one all his life, and is known throughout this whole country by name and fame, is not here. Gentlemen, allow me to say that what- ever may be thought in regard to that man, he has no superior in this, or any other assemblage, in integrity and devotion to the true interests of the great National Democracy of this country. Now, gentlemen, we present to you here a state of affairs in the great Empire State which demands your earnest, your candid, your honest, and your unprejudiced consideration if you desire to redeem the party from the errors of the past four campaigns, and to go into the battle which stands before us with a hope of success. Success must be the result of harmony. In order to harmonize, you must give those whose votes you want some representation in the deliberations of your body. If our fore- fathers rebelled against the yoke of British tyranny because they were taxed without representation, how can you expect that there will not be some amongst those whom we represent here, whom it will be impossible to bring up to the battle with confi- dence or with spirit if they are not allowed some voice — some representation in your deliberations? Now, gentlemen, let me state to you calmly the situation. You ought to know it. I assume that you do in general terms. But let me recall to you that we are here from the State of New York contesting the seats of the sitting members in this body, and do not represent any 32 Official Proceedings of the one local organization We represent that great Empire. We are here with seventy Delegates. The City of New York has but fif- teen Delegates here, seeking admission, the rest are scattered over the broad Empire, and they represent over forty thousand votes outside of the City of New York. Now, gentlemen, that is about one-fifth of the Democratic vote of that State. In 1856 the party was divided in that State, as it is now. The minority had bolted from, the old established Convention of the party, and for several years had kept up a separate organization, They sent delegates to the Convention assembled here in this great City of the West, and what was done ? Why, with the same facts, substantially, before that Convention, with the minority there having cast at the previous election in the State of New York just exactly, almost to a fraction, the same propor- tion of the Democratic vote that we cast last fall, they were admitted to equal representation. And upon whose motion? Upon the motion of the glorious 'sire of that glorious man, Thomas F. Bayard. Now, gentlemen, we want to succeed in the next election. We intend, — I speak for myself, and those who are about me, from the interior and the rural districts of the State particularly, — we intend to support any man who is nominated by this Conven- tion. And may the Divinity which rules over the destinies of all Nations, and which has an especial charge over the destinies of this great and glorious Republic, grant that the man nomi- nated here may be elected. I have never cast anything but a Democratic vote, and I have voted for thirty years in the Democratic party. I hope never to cast any other. I believe that is the sentiment of all my col- leagues; and I do not believe that a single man of them will desert the party. But gentlemen, if you should take a regiment into the field stripped of its apparent authority, its field officers deprived of the badges of their rank, their swords taken away from them, and they themselves reduced to the ranks, what could you expect from that regiment? Why, that they would slink out in cowardly retreat in the face of the enemy ; and the result might be that the defection in the case of a single regiment would cause the defeat of the largest army that ever marched into the field. Now, gentlemen, if you love Democracy, if you love the in- stitutions of your country, if you love fair play, if you mean to abide by precedents which have been established by National National Democratic Convention. 33 Conventions year after year in this great Republic, by that truth-loving, liberty-loving party, do not depart from those precedents now, but adhere to them and do us simple justice; something upon the strength of which we can go home to New York and say to every Democratic voter: "they spurn none of you ; they open their arms wide to each and every one of you ; come in, vote for the honest, the true, the noble representative of the Democracy," and we will assure y<3u of victory in the State of New York. I do not propose, gentlemen, to enter into the details of the grievances which have produced this schism in the party in our State; it is in vain to discuss them. We might bring charges of irregularities against the other side. We have argued this before the Committee. The majority of that Committee seem to think that the sitting Delegates are regular, and, I imagine, based the report of the majority upon that simple fact. Now what is regularity? Regularity, gentlemen, has got in this country to mean something very like this: machine politics. Public opinion is against machine politics, and the govern- ment of parties by simple and pure machinery. You all know, — I want to talk candidly and seriously to you men who are going to vote upon this question, — I want to call your attention to what has just transpired in the Convention of our opponents in Chicago. What was it that defeated the most prominent candidate there? It was the impression that had gained ground and obtained credence in that Convention that throughout the country the " machine," as it is called in the State of New York, had been run with a high hand, and in such a manner as practi- cally to disfranchise a large portion of the Republican voters of that State. Without going into details, it is sufficient to say that you know from public report, you know from the statements of the press, you know from facts within your knowledge, that the same charge is made, and made with equal plausibility and truth, in regard to the management of the Democratic party by the sitting members and their friends, in the State of New York, and that has caused this' rebellion in our party there. Now, gentlemen, remember this; we have placed in nomination in that State, two electoral tickets. We would be glad to elect them both, and have them both vote for the Democratic candi- date named here. But we can not do it. How are you going to get out of this difficulty? How are you going to get rid of this Delegation ? Kick us out of the door, and let us go home ? How s 34 Official Proceedings of the can you do it? It can only be done by an accommodating- spirit of compromise, by devising some means of conciliating the minority; otherwise they are already in the field and they will be voted for, in spite of all that man can do, unless some attempt is made by you here to arbitrate our difficulties, and reconcile our antagonism in that State. Why, gentlemen, it is impossible to settle this matter in any other way. Do you want the party to remain divided for years longer? Do you court defeat? We do not use this in a threatening way; I have told you that we mean to support the ticket. I have told you in what way you run the risk of defeat ; the few thousand votes cast by men we can not reach or control may defeat the electoral ticket in New York and overwhelm you with general defeat in the whole coun- try. Are you prepared for that result? Oh, no! I know you want success. I know that as much as you despise and as you deprecate the possibility of any third term government in this country, your hearts all pant for a first term. Now, gentlemen, all but fifteen of this Delegation represent the rural districts of New York State. Fifteen of the seventy Dele- gates here represent forty thousand votes cast in the city of New York last fall ; and the whole seventy-eight thousand votes are represented by the seventy Delegates ; and the minority report simply asks that you will grant us twenty out of the seventy votes in the Delegation. If that is done we can easily harmonize the electoral ticket. These seventy men can get together, the twenty and the fifty, and we can obtain the resignation of electors and make an electoral ticket which will bring out the entire enthusiasm, the united strength and the magnificent vote which you are to expect from the Empire State in November. I feel that for an outsider I have already taken too much of your valuable time. I thank you for your kind attention, but I know that there are so many more able gentlemen whose voices will carry weight according to their reputation in the country, and their age in the party, that I now give way in the hope that what little I have said will have set your minds at work upon this subject, and that the few minutes that are left for discussion may elicit a truly conservative feeling which will result in the best interests of our beloved, and, I hope, triumphant party. The Chair : The Convention will next be addressed on behalf of the minority report by that sterling Democrat, that eminent jurist, Judge Amasa J. Parker, of Albany, New York. National Democratic Convention. 35 address of judge amasa j. parker. Fellow-Democrats, and Gentlemen of the Democratic Convention of this Great Nation : I appear before you now by your grace, as chairman, of the delegation of seventy from the State of New York, who are here claiming seats in this Con- vention. And allow me to say here that the Convention that chose those Delegates was a convention held in the State of New York, in April last, under a broad call, equal in liberality to the call of the National Committee, and in accordance with it; that that Convention assembled at Syracuse, and in it every district of the State was represented by Democrats. And a bet- ter Convention — one of better tried Democrats — never assembled in that State. They ask to be heard here; they chose their Delegates for that purpose. And let me say to you here, that those seventy Delegates represent far more than the seventy- seven thousand or seventy-eight thousand who voted for Mr. Kelly the fall before. They represent the Democracy of the country, and every district of the country. Tammany was rep- resented in that Convention only as it represented New York, or a portion of it. Tammany is represented in our Delegation only by fourteen Delegates. All the rest are from the broad country that chose the Delegation; and I say, therefore, that we represent at least one hundred and fifty thousand of the Democrats of the State of New York, w T ho demand the right to be heard in this great assembly in regard to the choice that is to be made. And I come here, gentlemen, in the spirit of harmony ; in the hope that something may be done to harmonize the differences that exist in that State. For it is true that at this moment there are two full, complete, perfect Democratic organizations in that State : two State Committees, two State Delegations, two State tickets for electors. It is an unfortunate crisis at a time like this, when we are on the eve of a great Presidential struggle, upon the result of which will depend the question of Democratic power for years to come, if not forever. We can not overestimate the importance of this contest, and we come here willing to make any sacrifice for the purpose of harmony. We come here, gentlemen, determined fully to support the ticket that you shall nominate. I speak for the great body of those whom these seventy represent, -We shall give a most cordial and cheerful support to whatever is done in this Convention. And, gentle- men, when I say that I do not simply represent those that voted 36 Official Proceedings of the for Mr. Kelly, I have a right to say that I was not one of those; I voted for Governor Robinson, and so did a very large portion of the Convention over which I presided, and which has chosen Delegates here. We represent vastly more than the seventy- seven thousand that voted for Mr. Kelly. You must at least double those figures, for there is a very large section of the Democracy that did not vote for him,— that, like myself, voted for Governor Robinson, — that are engaged in this organization, and claim to be represented here, and who will not be represent- ed if you adopt this report. I come, therefore, to say a few words in behalf of the minority report, asking that we may be recognized; that we may have a voice in this Convention; that we may be placed in a position of responsibility; that we may be able to go home and say to those we represent that they have been fairly treated, that they have been represented, and that they are bound by honor and as Democrats to labor faithfully for whoever shall be nominated in this Convention ; and I ask your aid to accomplish that result. It is impossible in the few minutes that are given us here, to discuss the merits of these two organizations. It is impossible; it would .take more time than you have allowed us and more than you can give us. But I appeal to precedents. I suppose that a Democrat who, like myself, has never voted anything else than the regular Democratic ticket, has a right to appeal to Democratic precedents. I appeal to the vote of the Convention of 1856, when there were two delegations from New York ; one representing one-fifth of the vote cast for the candidates of the other. In that Convention, both sets of delegates being there claiming seats, it was referred to the Committee on Credentials; they made a report. But a minority report was also made, and that report was adopted on the motion of Mr. Bayard, then a member of the Convention ; and that report gave to each of those representations one-half of the vote to be cast. Now this is not a proposition to give us one-half; yet we are as fully entitled to it as they were. It is a proposition to give us twenty votes to the fifty that are to be cast by the sitting Dele- gates; and I submit to this Convention, if you will do what you can toward harmonizing ; if you will aid us in allaying the quar- rels that exist in the State of New York ; if you will make us a solid column in marching up to the polls in November, then lis- ten with reason, fairness, and liberality to this minority report, and give us a chance to be enrolled here to respond for those we National Democratic Convention. 37 represent, and to join you in the great work of redeeming this country from the misrule of the Republican party, that has well nigh destroyed it. But I can not take any further time on an occasion like this; and I wish others to follow me, that you may see that our opinion is shared by all who are here with us. I therefore leave it to others to discuss. The Chair : The Convention will next be addressed in behalf of the minority report by Governor Hubbard, of Texas. ADDRESS OF GOV. RICHARD B. HUBBARD. Gentlemen of the Convention : I stand before you as the partisan of no man or body of men in the factions which are arrayed against each other from the State of New York. I stand before you representing a great State which the census takers will show to have two millions of people before many months shall pass. I stand before you representing the great Democratic party of that State, in the interest of equity and of justice, though it gave one hundred thousand majority for Tilden. We came to this Convention prepared to vote for Samuel J. Tilden, if you said so. We come prepared to vote for Hancock or Hen- dricks, Thurman or Bayard, or any other of the great unmen- tioned names which might come before this great assemblage of freemen. Therefore, I have to say this much : that the Democracy of my section of the Union, yielding their votes for the best, or for any person who may demand them, — for we are a solid South, thank God, on the Democratic question, — we come up here with the olive branch, forgetting the memories of the past, burying in a common grave the discords of the great war, honorable alike to both sections of this country, invoking the spirit of compromise ; and in that spirit let me say, that the minority report as pre- sented by this Committee smacks of that internal spirit of jus- tice, of fairness, that you can not ignore. For we are not in the heyday of our power, that we may throw away votes by the thousands and tens of thousands, as husks before the swine. No, no; the time may come before the ides of November, when the great Democratic party of this country, and our people from mountain and seaboard may cry out as the contest thickens, "Oh, for Blucher; oh, for night!" and the seventy-five thousand votes of New York may be that Blucher. I do not question the regularity of the men who sit here. I do not question the techni- calities upon which you have come; you may be so regular that 38 Official Proceedings of the you bend backward. I honor you — every one of you, — but I honor minorities nevertheless. They have rights in this great Democ- racy, and in this great country, as well as majorities, and we can not, my countrymen, enter into this contest and ignore the great States of New York, Indiana, and New Jersey, the battle ground of the contest that is to come. And the Democrat of to-day who wishes victory, wishes it because we deserve it, and because of the principles which have come down like holy traditions from the fathers. We are men who go into the race from principle and not for men; Tilden will die, and Kelly will die, and Hen- dricks will die, and the great leaders will pass away. Their memories will live, and the principles of the Democratic party will live, while your mountains stand and your rivers roll down to the sea. I do not know men in this contest; and you should not know them. In 1856, — and I am not an old man, though I have been younger, — I was a member of the Convention of 1856 that sat in this goodly city. I recognize a few of the large number that were with me. The gallant Preston, of Kentucky, who responded to that outburst of enthusiasm when Breckinridge was nomi- nated; I remember being upon the Committee of Credentials when two Delegations from the State of New York, the "Hards" and the "Softs," came up from that grand old State with regular, yes, "regular," in quotation marks, credentials; and this body of the fathers then decided upon the principles of equity and justice, and fairness, that both should come in and cast the vote of the great State of New T York. If you invoke precedent, such as the lawyers invoke in the courts, there you have precedent for allow- ing history to repeat itself in this great presence and on this great day, fraught with peril to the destinies of our country and of the Democracy. The} 7 only ask a representation of twenty votes. Suppose that the minority should stand here to-day pledging you to go into this contest as private soldiers pledging, as you have heard fresh from their lips, to vote for whoever you may nomi- nate. Suppose that they had piled up a larger number of votes in the recent gubernatorial election, than was given to Governor Robinson, noble Roman as he is, then how the tables would have been changed. But yet regularity would have been against them. No, sir, it is votes that we want; it is votes. And it is useless to prate about forms and technicalities, Tammany Halls and sedi- tions at home, and this thing and that other thing. It is when the banners are out and war commenced, and the bugles are National Democratic Convention. 39 sounding, — it is then that we do not find it in our hearts to put back a soldier from the mountain district, or from the lowland, who says that he is with us, and ask him the question, "in what school have you been taught? What papers do you hold in your hand ?" Rather do we say, "Are you willing to fight, to die for the cause?" " Yes, sir." '■ Then march in, sir !" I appeal to the men of New York who sit before me. The great issue now is not a State issue; it is an issue broader than New York, broad as she is. It is an issue in which the destiny of this country, the right of good government, the opposition to imperialism, to the concentration of the power in the hands of the few ; genuine reform in the civil service, the liberties of the State and of the citizen, all are involved. They are involved in the simple solution, perhaps, of this one question, because you can not afford, men of the Democracy, to lose New York. Now, sir, suppose, on the other hand, — and I have but a mo- ment to speak with you, — suppose on the other hand, that the reg- ular Delegation from the State of New York should say, " Well, because you have allowed these men representation, we will not vote your ticket." They, probably, would not venture to say it in this presence. But in such a case I might well reply : If that be true, if you can not unite among yourselves, my countrymen, then I call upon this assemblage of the wisdom and experience of the party, men who fought in many a hard fight, to come up and declare the bans, stand by the wedlock, and swear that whatever else may be bred, you shall not breed discord any longer in the Democratic party. Gentlemen of the Democracy, in conclusion allow me to say that in this contest which we are approaching, the South, a large part of which, in territory at least, I represent, asks nothing. We ask no Presidents, no Vice-Presidents. We do not even ask an organization in your Convention. And when we come upon bended knees and ask you among yourselves to bury the hatchet, and to save us from a future of the tyranny that we have endured in the past, then we hope, and we have the right to expect, that the great Democratic party will place its foot on schism and dis- cord wherever it may be. Massachusetts has done so already. That grand old State, which although a minority for many a year in the Democratic contest, she came up on this day and in the spirit of brotherhood her two Delegations yielded their mutual claims, and agreed to 40 Official Proceedings of the be represented in this great Convention alike. If New York can not do it, let us do it for them. I am hopeful of the future. If, however, we quarrel here, if we allow the bitterness of discord, the apple of discord to be thrown into our midst here — if you rudely repulse these men who are begging to be enrolled in your ranks for service in the day when you will need them badly, — if you do this, and beget a spirit of mutual distrust and hatred among yourselves, then we shall have given away our birthright, and sold it for a mess of pottage. And if we succeed at all, as I believe, and hope to God we will, it will be done only by healing the divisions at home and by that broad and catholic spirit which has heretofore ever characterized the history of the Democratic party. I have nothing more to say except this : that whoever may be nominated, whoever may be the choice of this great body of free- men, he will receive the solid support of every State in this Union south of Mason and Dixon's line, known of old, commenc- ing with Tilden and ending with the dark horse. And if we fail, we call upon you to remember that in the deep damnation of the taking off of the debatable States of the North, you can not shake your gory locks at us. We are bound to succeed. We have car- ried out in the time past, — when we were robbed of the Presidency b} r the greatest robbery known to history, — we have carried out faithfully all the promises of the last great campaign. We have reduced the expenses of the government by millions upon mil- lions; our reforms introduced in all the branches of the judicial and financial departments of government have been in strict ac- cordance with all our promises; we go into this contest with the memory of a great wrong behind us ; we go into this contest with the feeling that we have left no pledge unredeemed; and we should go into it with this other feeling, that if we fail now, the sun in heaven may never rise again upon a successful Democratic National party. The epitaph upon it has never yet been written, and no successful Democratic President may ever after this, if we fail, be able to write that epitaph for us. But that epitaph, if written, would be, " discord at home : faction and rivalries around our own hearthstones : failure to comply with the demands of justice, and the traditions of our great party did the deed." I congratulate you, my countrymen, that an opportunity is offer- ed to do an act of justice that may carry you all safely, gloriously and successfully through the great contest that is now before us. I thank you for the attention which you have given me. National Democratic Convention. 41 The Chair : The Convention will now be addressed in behalf of the majority report by Col John R. Fellows, of New York. ADDRESS OF COL. JOHN R. FELLOWS. Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the Convention: New York has done to me, sir, the high honor of assigning to me the position of her defender to the right of representation on the floor of this Convention. It is an issue which infinitely transcends in importance, the question of whether one man or another shall take his seat in your midst. It is the question as to whether the sovereign majesty of New York is great enough to create for itself representation in the national councils of the party, or whether that right shall be wrested from her grasp, and assumed by her sister States of the confederation. I shall the best discharge my duty by a plain statement of the causes which have produced this division. I am not here, Mr. Chairman, and Fellow-Delegates, to pose in theatrical attitudes; I am not here to catch your'attention by finely rounded periods; I do not come for the purpose of discussing the issues of the campaign, or of winning your applause — for fifteen minutes, sir, permit me to address myself to the head rather than to the heels of this Convention. New York presents itself in a divided attitude here. What has caused the division ? Fellow-Delegates, will you listen to a brief statement of uncontradicted matters? For twenty-three years, down to 1879, there had been but one Democratic party in the State of New York; but one State Central Committee, but one State Convention, but one organized representation of the great party, numbering five hundred and thirty thousand Demo- cratic votes within that State. In 1879 a Convention of that party was called on the 10th of September, at Syracuse, for the purpose of nominating a ticket, including Governor and all our highest State officers. There was no question about the regu- larity of that Convention. There was but one party assembled in that Convention ; Tammany Hall, which represented the De- mocracy of the county of New York, came up with its Delegation, headed by John Kelly. They were admitted to their seats in the Convention ; they named members of their own Delegation upon the State Central Committee for the ensuing year; they named their Vice-President and the other officers of the Convention; they were represented upon every Committee before the Conven- tion ; all other Democrats from New York county were shut out 42 Official Proceedings of the from representation there. No question, then, but that John Kelly and his followers were accorded all the rights that Democrats could claim upon the floor of a Democratic Convention. What fol- lowed? Gentlemen have spoken laboredly and eloquently here, of precedents, of what caused separation in the party in other years. Let me call your attention, particular^, to what caused the separation at Syracuse, and see, my eloquent friends from the South-west, if you can find in that anything that you can justify by your precedent of 1856. The platform of the party was adopted; Mr. Kelly and his Delegates voted for it; the candidates for the position of Governor were placed in nomination, and Mr. Kelly and his Delegates named a candidate. The call of the counties was proceeded with ; when it had reached a sufficient length down to enable Mr. Kelly and all the State to know that Governor Robinson would re- ceive the nomination, the Tammany Hall Delegation arose in a body, and declared that they would not support Lucius Robin- son, if he was nominated; and thereupon withdrew from the Convention. Governor Hubbard, do you remember, sir, w r hat caused the split in the Democratic party in New York in 1856? Was it because one man was named instead of another? No; it was a question of high principle, Mr. Chairman; a question which distracted every Convention throughout the land; a discussion which sev- ered the Republic in twain, which required two millions of armed men, and four years of war to settle. A question of principle and conviction between men. This bolt at Syracuse was a bolt upon a candidate and nothing else. Where in all the history of the Democratic party, where, Fellow-Democrats, disposed to be fair and just, have you ever admitted men to representation upon the floor of your Convention, who fell away from you for no other reason but assigning as the sole cause, that you had nominated one man instead of another who was their preference? They bolted the Convention, went out and nominated John Kelly in an adjoining hall, beat the party in the State of New York, and to-day, to-day, confronting the majesty and the sovereignty of the State of New York, they have the impudence to come into this Convention, walking over the slaughtered body of the Demo- cratic party in the State of New York, which they threw down, prone and helpless for a time, — walking over its body up to the door of the National Convention, and asking for admission upon no other ground, God help us! upon no other ground, than that National Democratic Convention. 4B they had shown strength enough to be able to beat the party if it did not nominate a man to suit them. Sirs, I will not stop to deal with these skirmishes along the Tammany line. However venerable and respectable they are, they do not represent the force that occasioned the bolt in New York. They say that they will support your ticket. But John Kelly has fourteen representatives from the city of New York asking for seats upon this floor, and obtaining them if you adopt this minority report. John Kelly stood before your Committee on Credentials last night, and declared with all the emphasis he could give to language, that if this Convention dared to nomi- nate a certain man, he and his friends would bolt again. And furthermore, John Kelly stood night before last, upon the balcony of the Burnet House in this city, and addressing a multi- tude, again declared that he would not support Samuel J. Tilden, if he should be nominated by this Convention. The Tammany Hall General Committee, one week ago, — one week ago to-night, I think, — passed resolutions declaring that if Samuel J. Tilden received the nomination of this Convention they would run a separate Presidential ticket. [A voice in the gallery, " They will ! " Mr. Fellows : Of course they will. A Delegate: Put him out! Mr. Fellows : No, gentlemen, let him have free speech. The galleries speak plainer than the men upon this platform. The galleries have obtained all the seats they aspire to; the men here are talking for theirs. But yet out of the mouths of babes and fools we shall arrive at a correct conclusion. I have only alluded, gentlemen, to the causes which separated us in New York. What hinders harmony in the party now? These men say they will support your ticket. Very good; then where is the party disunited in New York ? Must you give them honors and emoluments and places, to win their support? I close, gentlemen, by presenting the question with which I began, since there are other gentlemen who contemplate appear- ing for the regular Delegation, with this proposition : Dare you, — and I say it in no defiant spirit, — dare you, Democratic Delegates of these States, deny to the sovereign power of New York, the right you so proudly and justly assert for yourselves? Pardon me for saying that I was a little surprised to hear the remark which fell from the most eloquent gentleman from Texas. " We 44 Official Proceedings of the are regular," he says. I concede it to you. But what does that regularity imply? It implies that the sovereign power of New York has stamped upon the foreheads of those gentlemen there, her sign and signet, accrediting them to the Democracy of the Nation. Dare you of other States, violate her person ? Dare you trample her rights into the dust? For the whole question that you have to consider, since our regularity is conceded upon all hands, is to determine whether you will give to the State of New York the right to select her own representatives upon the floor of the Con- vention, or whether you shall pick them up from visiting stran- gers on the streets of Cincinnati, and by the will of other States, deny to us that most sacred of all rights. Come, what says South Carolina, chivalrous, brave, gallant, standing always and firmly by her inherent rights? Will South Carolina, willing to fight and die for what she believes are the prerogatives of her State, assist in stripping from the brows of the Empire State the signs and symbols of her sovereignty and majesty ? What says Vir- ginia, with her glorious motto, "Sic Semper Tyrannisf" Will she dare place the hand of violence upon the sacred person of New York, and strike her helpless and prostrate to the dust, refusing to her the right to select from whom she will, of her Democratic hosts, her chosen ambassadors and representatives here? Oh, Democrats! one word and I have done. Our seats are not the most important thing. The right of a State is trembling in the bal- ance now. Whatever else you do, pause long, consider well, before you strike full in the face the sovereign queen whose credentials we bear upon this floor. The Chaie: I have not seen the hands of the clock during the moments that have been consumed by applause. There remains five minutes of time on each side; the five minutes be- longing to the minority will be occupied by F. L. Westbrooke, of Kingston, New York, whom I now introduce to you. ADDRESS OF F. L. WESTBROOKE. Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the Convention : I have not the claim upon your time and attention that the distin- guished gentlemen had who have preceded me; nor have I any claims whatever upon you, except my earnest desire for the suc- cess of Democratic principles, which can be obtained only by the success of Democratic nominees. It matters not, gentlemen of this Convention, what may be the causes of the disruption of the National Democratic Convention. 45 Democratic party in the State of New York. It exists; and the only thing to which you are called to direct your best efforts, is a remedy for the evil that exists. What is that remedy? It would be idle for me to stand here and tell you of the causes which have honestly prompted these men to take the stand they have taken on behalf of their one hundred thousand Democratic voting con- stituents of the State of New York. Do you doubt their sin- cerity? Do you question their life-long loyalty to Democratic principles and to the Demo3ratic party ? I do not. Now the question is, what shall we do to bring them back once more into the great Democratic fold? I do not appeal to the preju- dices or the sympathies of the separate States; nor shall I spend the few minutes allotted to me in reciting their different mottoes, if I did, I would appeal to that of noble Kentucky, which is " United we stand, divided we fall." Gentlemen, there has been a concerted and, I feel, a somewhat effective effort made during the past week in this city to identify the contestants here with Tammany Hall. We, gentlemen, are fifty-five in number, of the seventy Delegates representing that State Convention here, of which Tammany Hall has fifteen and fifteen only. After the decision of the Committee on Credentials was known, we came in here to cast our lot and the lot of our constituents with you. But Tammany Hall is not here. I know not why ; but I pray that such action may be taken that her fifty thousand trusty votes may be cast with us and with you for the nominee of the Democratic Convention. Tammany Hall has also been subjected to a vast concentrative power here, and seems to have been distilled, if the words of these gentlemen are to be taken as true, into John Kelly. That, gentlemen, is another mistaken notion. Like all organizations, it must have a head, and it is well for New York, it is well for Tammany Hall, that it has now at its head a true and tried Democrat, and an honest man. But he can not control it. Is any man in your Delegation to control it ? No, by the votes already given, I see that you vote according to your own convictions of right and duty. But we gentlemen in the country who have no association or affiliation with Tammany Hall or its braves, unless they come with us, are here presenting the claim of at least seventy-five thousand of the bone and sinew of the Democratic party. Its grievances that have made us take the position we occupy I have neither the time nor the inclination to narrate ; but it is sufficient to say that they are known to them, and they are like the heart which 46 Official Proceedings of the knows its own bitterness, known to themselves, and they are sufficient to justify them in the action they have taken. I trust, gentlemen, that we who come here — we amount to nothing — but I mean the men who sent us here to represent them, — that we can go back to them and say, "the Democracy of the United States in National Convention assembled have extended to us at least its declaration of assent to our acting earnestly, and we trust successfully, in the coming campaign." Aye, gentlemen, we wish clearly to say that we represent the country Democracy of the State of New York. We ask in its behalf representation here; not because we desire to get into this Convention, but so that we ma} 7 say to these disaffected voters, scattered through every election district in the great State of New York, that you manifested a willingness for them to act with you, whoever the nominee may be, giving their representa- tives a partial representation in this Convention. Gentlemen, it lies with you, — the responsibility is great. No one desires, nor intends, nor wishes to utter even the shadow of a threat, but you know that while it is unwise to contend against the inevitable, it is foolish to undertake the im- possible ; and I fear, knowing well what I say, I fear that our utmost efforts can not dissipate the languor which will prevail in our ranks if we do not have this partial representation. The Chair: The Convention will now be addressed on behalf of the majority report by Rufus W. Peckham, of Albany. ADDRESS OF HON. RUFUS W. PECKHAM. Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the Convention : I have but five minutes in which to address you. The honorable Dele- gate from Texas, in making his remarks before the Convention, said " it is votes that we want." And I re-echo it. It is votes that we want, and votes that we must have. How are those votes to be procured? If this Convention will bear with me one moment, I will, so far as in me lies, in behalf of the regular Dele- gation from New York, show them how. In 1876, after the St. Louis Convention had nominated Gov- ernor Tilden for President, the Democracy of New York came home and nominated for the office of Governor, as his successor, Lucius Robinson, of New York. He was elected Governor of the Empire State ; and while he was Governor, while he had the interests of the Democratic party of the State and Nation at heart, he knew that he could not better serve that party than by National Democratic Convention. 47 the honest discharge of his official duty as Chief Magistrate of the Empire State. As that Chief Magistrate, he knew neither friend nor foe; and when complaints came up to the executive chamber in regard to the manner in which the duties of the count} 7 clerk had been discharged, he listened to them, and when, upon the charges being preferred, and they were not only con- fessed, but the individual proclaimed his intention to keep ahead in the same track he had been going, Governor Robinson used his official ax and cut off his head. When he did that, as the county clerk was a representative man in Tammany Hall, John Kelly, its leader and controller, declared war against the Demo- cratic Governor of Xew York. And after that war was declared, the time came for a re-nomination; the men from the rural dis- tricts of the State of New York made up their minds that they would stand by the honest representative of Democratic princi- ples, in the person of their Chief Magistrate, Lucius Robinson; and when they came together in the city of Syracuse, notwith- standing the threats and denunciations of John Kelly and Tam- many Hall, the men of Xew York had the audacity, aye, the temerity to nominate the man they wanted, notwithstanding John Kelly threatened to kill him. And when he was nomi- nated, Tammany Hall, through John Kelly, nominated another man; and that organization, and that organization alone, by its own power, stabbed the Democratic heart of the Democratic Gov- ernor of New York, and elected Cornell Chief Magistrate of the Empire State. And now, with their hands still bloody with the gore of the Democratic party, they come here and talk about harmony ! I tell you, gentlemen of the Convention, that we have men in New York, as well as on the broad prairies of the West. And when they hear from this Convention that the man of their choice having been killed by this same organization, this organi- zation comes here and demands in the interest of harmony that they shall disfranchise an equal number of the regularly ac- credited Delegates from the State of Xew York. — if this Conten- tion should do this, my friend from Texas would be calling louder in the wilderness for votes from Xew York. The Delegation which I have in part the honor to represent, would return to New York, in any event, and do all they could for the nominee of this Convention. But, as I say, no leader can lead a free people against the choice of their own conscience. And when they feel, as I know they will, that nine-tenths of the 48 Official Proceedings of the Democracy of the rural districts of the State of New York, where four-fifths of the Democracy are to be found, would never submit; we could not bring them to say that they would vote the ticket, if the man who destroyed the Chief Magistrate of our State for the simple reason that he honestly discharged his duty, came here in the interest of harmony and demanded and received recognition at the hands of this Convention. Gentlemen, that can not be done. The way to win votes is to keep in their seats the men from the regular Delegation from the State of New York. And when they go back, no matter who the nominee of this Convention may be, they will see to it that the thirty-five electoral votes of the State of New York shall be for that nominee, The Chair : The Chairman of the Committee has three min- utes in which to close the debate. Mr. Young, of Georgia: Gentlemen of the Convention, it was because the Committee did not desire to take the time of this Convention that it directed me to demand the previous question. Two hours was the time allotted by this house, three-fourths of which has been given to the contestants. This case was re- ferred to the Committee on Credentials; that Committee spent the whole of last night calmly deliberating upon this question, between these two factions; that Committee has adjudicated this case, as if every member had been upon his oath ; that Committee find the great State of New York here with but one Delegation with accredited certificates; that Committee find seventy gentle- men here, no doubt all good and honorable men, who have come to this Convention. And they told us first that if we nominated Samuel J. Tilden, they would bolt the ticket. Samuel J. Tilden is not before this Convention; I, for one, would to God that he were. They have no other cause. They are seventy honorable and good men from New York; and I would that we might invite them here. But there are only seats for seventy that come with accredited papers from that State. On a certain day there was a call issued in that State, which I will ask the Clerk to read. The Clerk [reading] : The Democratic electors of the State and all others who intend to support the nominees of the National Democratic Convention, are invited to send three Delegates from each assembly district to a State Convention, to be held at Syra- cuse on the 10th of September, 1879. National Democratic Convention. 49 Mr. Young : Every member of the Democratic party of the State of New York was invited to that Convention; but these gen- tlemen did not come. That is the point in this case. I now leave the question without fear to the Convention, and demand a vote. Mr. Cosgrove, of Missouri : Will the gentleman allow me to ask a question ? Did Mr. Kelly say he would not vote for the nominee of this Convention? Mr. Young: He said he would not support Tilden if he were nominated. The Chair : The debate is now closed. Before the previous question was demanded, the majority report "was read and pro- posed, and the minority report was read and proposed; and in mv judgment, the question now first to be taken is whether the minority report shall be substituted for so much of the majority report as it covers. Upon that question the roll will be called. I have been requested to re-state the question in its present form. If I can have the attention of the Convention for a mo- ment, I will re-state the precise position of the question. The first motion was to adopt the majority report ; the second was to amend by substituting the minority report. Those who wish to substitute the minority report will vote aye; and those who wish to adhere to the majority report will vote no. The call of the roll will now proceed. States. Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia.... Illinois Indiana , Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts. Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Votes. 20 12 12 6 12 6 8 22 42 30 22 10 24 16 14 16 26 22 10 1G Ayes. 11 12 2 3 1 5 •9 26 10 Nays, 8 10 3 12 5 3 13 16 30 22 24 16 8 4 15 20 10 12 States. Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire. New. Jersey New York North Carolina... Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania.... Rhode Island South Carolina... Tennessee Texas Vermont.. Virginia. West Virginia ... Wisconsin Votes. 30 6 6 10 18 70 20 44 6 58 8 14 24 16 10 22 10 20 Ayes. 11 17 10 2 5 11 13 3 4 I Nay? 19 6 6 9 6 20 27 6 47 6 9 12 3 Totai 738 205$ 45; 50 Official Proceedings of the When Arkansas was reached Mr. J. P. Mitchell of that State said: Mr. Mitchell ; I desire to make an explanation of the vote ; I will send it up to the Secretary. The Secretary [reading] : The Arkansas Delegation was in- structed by its State Convention to vote as a unit, and a majority of her Delegates favor the minority report; and while we have no disposition to violate our instructions we ask that the records of the Convention show that we personally favor the majority report. B. R. Davidson, J. P. Mitchell, Delegates. When Indiana was called the Chairman of the Dele- gation stated that she cast her vote as a unit under instructions. When Minnesota was called the Chairman of the Delegation stated that Minnesota voted as a unit un- der instructions from her State Convention. When -New York was called Mr. Daniel Manning of that State asked that Xew York be passed for the present. When she was again called at the end of the roll. Mr. Manning siid: Mr. Manning : Mr. Chairman, New York again requests to be excused from voting. The Chair: New York asks to be excused from voting; shall they be excused ? They are excused from voting. The Secretary will declare the result. The Clerk announced the result of the call of the roll as follows: Whole number of votes, 662^: Yeas, 205 J; i^ays, 457. ' • The Chair: The motion is lost. The question is now on the adoption of the majority report, if the Convention is ready for the question. Is tho call of the roll demanded? National Demockatic Contention. 51 The call of the roll not being demanded, the Chair put the question, and the majority report in all its parts was adopted. Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia : As a member of the Com- mittee on Credentials, and one of the majority of that Committee who agreed to the report of that Committee, I think it proper to offer the following resolution. [Calls for u Regular order. "] The Chair : This is the regular order. The resolution was then read: Resolved, That the Delegation from the State of New York, of which Judge Amasa J. Parker is Chairman, be invited to seats upon the floor- of this Convention during its sessions. Mr. Young, of Georgia : It is due to the gentleman to state that this resolution was before the Committee, and voted down ; but I believe that the Committee now would vote for the resolution. The resolution was adopted. The following is the official list of the Delegates to the National Democratic Convention as reported by the Committee on Credentials, and taken from the original report of that Committee: LIST OF ZDIELEGr-A-TIES. ALABAMA— 20 Delegates. AT l,ARGE. E. W. Pettus. W. H. Barnes. C. C. Langdon. A. H. Keller. Dixfrirt. District. 1st Wm. K.Clark. 5th R. H. Abererombie. Chap. L. Scott. H. J. Callens. 2d H. C. Semple. 6th T. C. (lark. A. A. Wiley. H. M. Caldwell. 3d S.S.Scott. 7th L. F. T>ox. L. W. McLaughlin. .1. H. Dfeque. 4th J. F. Johnston. 8th A. S. Fletcher. ThoF. Seay. S. Black well. 52 Official Proceedings of the ARKANSAS— 12 Delegates. AT LARGE. John Parham. Dr. John P. Mitchell. H. King White. B. R. Davidson. Listrict 1st..... J. P. Coffin. T. E. Stanley. 2d C. A. Garratt. J. M. Hubson. District 3d B. T. Embry. B. B. Beavers. 4th G. B. Greenhaw. R. R. Poe. CALIFORNIA— 12 Delegates. William P. Frost. John Foley. J. B. Metcalfe. J. E. McElrath. G. H. Cassell. R. D. Stephens. W. C. Hendricks. A. M. Stevenson. Thos. L. Thompson. C. H. Maddox. Jesse D. Carr. Wallace Woodworth. COLORADO— 6 Delegates. William A. H. Loveland. Casimiro Barela. Charles S. Thomas. John F. Humphries. Sam. E. Browne. Alva Adams. CONNECTICUT— 12 Delegates. Alfred E. Burr. William E. Parsons. David A. Wells. William H. Barnum. Jeffrey 0. Phelphs. Jabez L. White. Samuel Simpson. ( Jurtis Bacon. Ralph Wheeler. T. W. Greenslit. Jonathan E. Wheeler. Owen B. King. DELAWARE— 6 Delegates. George Gray. George H. Bates. James Williams. E. L. Martin. A. P. Robinson. Gov. Saulsburv. FLORIDA— 8 Delegates. Thos. C. Lanier, E. M. L'Engle. C. C. Yonge. C. F. Dyke. W. C. Brown. P. P. Bishop. William Judge. J. B. Marshall. GEORGIA— 22 Delegates. A. R. Lawton. George T. Barnes. E. P. Howell. P. M. B. Young. W. A. Wilkin. J. M. Couper. J. R. Alexander. B. E. Russell. National Democratic Convention 53 L. M. Felton. D. M. Roberts. T. W. Grimes. P. H. Brewster. John D. Stewart. C. C. Duncan. James G. Ockington, A. C. McCalla. J. C. Fain. A. H. Gray. D. M. Dubose. Patrick Walsh. W. P. Price. T. M. Peeples. ILLINOIS— 42 Delegates. Melville M. Fuller. Samuel S. Marshall. District. 1st Henry F. Sheridan. John R. Hoxie. 2d Carter H. Harrison. Patrick Howard. 3d Perry H. Smith. Franklin L. Chase. 4th A.. M. Herrington. Joseph Glidden. 5th J. M. Potter. J. M. Stowell. 6th Charles Dunham. Henry B. D. Buford. 7th Wm. Reddick. Andrew Welsh. 8th Geo. C. Harrington. Geo. V. Hilling. 9th L. W. Ross. L. W. James. 10th J. A. Stewart. S. B. Montgomery. John A. McClernand. W. J. Dowdall. District. •11th Walter F. Carlin. Scott Wike. 12th H. M. Yandeveer. Henry H. Barnes. 13th Luther Dearborn. William T. Kirk. 14th William A. Day. Jas. W. Craig. 15th Wm. M. G.irranJ. S. L. Whitehead. 16th lacobFouck. W. S. Foreman. 17th George A. B.iyle. Seymour F. Wilcox. 18th W. H. Green. W. K. Murphy. 19th J. M. Crebs. G. B. Hoblits. INDIANA— 30 Delegates. J. E. McDonald. W. F. Niblack. District. 1st John Neater. W. G. Kidd. 2d Wm. A. Traylor. \. J. Hostetter. 3d Jas. A. (ravens. Jno. II. Stotsenburg. 4th Ino. A. (ravens. Jos. H. Barkam. 5th D. G. Vawter. F. Henderson. D. W. Yoorhees. J. K. Slack. District 0th Wm. Thistlewnite, Milton .lames. 7th Oscar II. I lord. W. sett Ray. 8th ( reorge A. Knighl William Mack. 9th lolm R. Coffroth. Theo. I >avifl. 10th Rufua McGee. D. F. Skinner. 54 Official Proceedings of the 11th David St udebaker. Chas. H. Brownell. 12th Allen Zollars. O. D. Willett. 13th . .Edward Hawkins. A. F. Wilden. IOWA— 22 Delegates. T. J. Potter. John F. Bates. District. 1st James Hagerman. George G. Rodman. 2d J. J- Richardson. G. L. Johnson. 3d Dan. S. Malven. C. N. Dunham. 4th . . . . John Foley. Martin Blim. 5th J. J. Snouffer. C. S. Lake. John P. Irish. Jacob 0. Morgan. District. 6th Cyrus H. Mackey. Samuel B. Evans. 7th J. A. Penick. George H. Gardner. 8th Robert Percival. Wm, H. Anderson. 9th T. L. Bowman. E. D. Fenn. KANSAS— 10 Delegates. Charles W. Blair. John Martin. District, 1st Edward Carroll. Jos. B. Chapman. 2d John R. Goodin. M. V. B. Bennett. Richard B. Morris. Thomas M. Carroll. District. 3d George C. Rogers. Thomas George. KENTUCKY— 24 Delegates. Henry Watterson. John W. Stevenson. District. 1st C. P. Allen Henry Burnett. 2d H. D. McHenry. C. A. Board. 3d C. M. Thomas. W. L. Porter. 4th J. W. Hays. J. P. Thompson. 5th Dr. W. Walling. Boyd Winchester. William Preston. William Lindsay. District. 6th R. W. Nelson. T. J. Migibben. 7th W.C.P.Breckinridge. C. M. Harwood. 8th George Perkins. Matt. Walton. 9th S. M. Burdett. . J. R. Garrett. 10th G. S. Wall. W. C. Ireland. LOUISIANA— 16 Delegates. John McEnery. Patrick Meallie. W. A. Strong. Chas. Parlange. National Democratic Convention. bb District. 1st John Fitzpatrick. Thomas Duffy. 2d E. A. Burke. J. W. Patten. 3d J. L. Brent. John Clegg. District. 4th James Jeffries. Samuel M. Morrison, 5th G. VV. McCranie. John C. Goldman. 6th M. D. Kavanagh. William Duncan. MAINE— 14 Delegates. Darius Alden. John B. Redman. District . 1st William G. Davis. Ephraim C. Spinney. 2d J. S. Lyford. S. C. Belcher. 3d S. S. Brown. Jos. E. Moore. Arthur Sewall. Bion Brad I jury. District. 4th Stephen Jennings. John B. Trafton. 5th A. McNichol. J. Fred. Merrell. MARYLAND— 16 Delegates. Pinkney Whyte. Philip F. Thomas. District. 1st Richard Hynson. E. E. Jackson. 2d Charles B. Roberts. Wilniot Johnson. 3d George Colton. James Bond. John Lee Carroll, Bernard Carter. District. 4th , John W. Davis. William Keyser. 5th Barnes Compton. John T. Bond. 6th..... L. Victor Baughman. L. Cass Smith. MASSACHUSETTS— 26 Delegates. (Faneuil Hall Delegation.) Josiah G. Abbott. George W. Gill. Patrick A. Collins. Reuben Xoble. Alternate— Horace C. Bacon. District. 1st N. Hathaway. Southard Potter. 2d Edw. Avery. Jos. T. Hartt. 3d Michael Doherty. Tim. J. Leary. 4th Fred. 0. Prince. Chas. L. Woodbury. 5th Chas. G. Clark. S. K. Hamilton. 6th Chas. A. Ropes. Eliphalet Griffin. District . 7th Patrick Murphy. A. L. Fesaenden. 8th L. Saltonstall. Wm. E. Plummer. 9th J. E. Esterbrook. Geo. F. Verry 10th F. J. Pratt. Leander Sprague 11th T. W. Hull. D. D. Warren. 56 Official Proceedings of the (Mechanics Hall Delegation.) Jonas H. Frencb. John K. Tarbox. District. 1st John A. Coffee. Philander Cobb. 2d A. C. Drinkwater. Bushrod Morse. 3d John F. McMahon. Isaac Eosnoskey. 4th Wm. Taylor. H. L. Collamore. 5th Wm. C. Thompson. A. E. Thompson. 6tb...; J. J. McCafferty. E. B. Pierce. M. J. McCafferty. David Power. District. 7th A. A. Haggett. John P. Sweeney. 8th J. J. McDavitt, P. J. Breen. 9th Geo. R. Spurr. John R. Thayer. 10th Wm. J. Sheehan. N. A. Plympton. 11th Chas. M. Welden. J. M. Ely. Alternates Present — R. C. Taylor, A. C. Wood worth. MICHIGAN— 22 Delegates. Don M. Dickinson. ( ). M. Barnes. District. 1st ...E. F. Conely. Matt. Kramer. 2d Beth Bean. Chas. H. Richmond. 3d..... L.D. Dibble. A. J. Bowne. 4th B. Frankenburg. A. J. Shakespeare. 5th A. B. Morse. Geo. C. Stewart. Isaac E. Messmore. Foster Pratt. District. 6th B. G. Stout. J. W. Turner. 7th J. N. Mellen. A. M. Clark. 8th R. F. Sprague. A. W. Comstock. 9th John Powers. H. F. Alexander. MINNESOTA— 10 Delegates. P. H. istrict. Kelly. District. st H. W. Lamberton. 2d ....J. C. Pierce. H. R. Welles. J. J. Thornton. 3d.. ....Robert A. Smith d R. H. Everett. L. A. Evans. L. L. Baxter. W. W. McNair. MISSISSIPPI— 16 Delegates. E. C. Walthall. W. S. Featherston. E. Barksdale. W A. Percy. National Democratic Convention. District. 1st W. H. H. Tison. E. H. Bristow. 2d R. H.Taylor. John T. Murray. 3d Robert C. Patty. 8. M. Roane. District. 4th S. S. Carter. R. L. Henderson. 5th P. K. Myers. J. P. Withers. 6th Warren COwan . W. T. Martin. MISSOURI— 30 Delegates. Silas Woodson. Wm. Hyde. District. 1st Frank Harris. Given Campbell. 2d C. W. Francis. Joseph Pulitzer. 3d Daniel Kerwin. James Carroll. 4th C. D. Yancey. J. P. Walker. 5th J. W. Booth. L. B. Wood side. 6th E. P. Linzee. C. H. Morgan. 7th W. B. Steele. John Cosgrove. NEBRASKA George L. Miller. James E. North. R. 8. Moloney, Sr. Geo. G. Vest. John O'Day. District. 8th H. M. Mumford. Wallace Pratt. 9th James Craig. J. M. Riley. 10th B. F. Dillon. J. B. Xailor. 11th W. S. Jackson. T. B. Nesbitt. 12th H.D.Marshall. W. R. McQuoid. 13th Nat. C. Dryden. James P. Wood. — 6 Delegates. J. Sterling Morton. John W. Pollock. F. A. Harm an. NEVADA— 6 Delegates. A. C. Ellis. E. B. Stonehill. F. F. Hilp. Matt. Canavan. J. C. Hagerman, George Story. NEW HAMPSHIRE— 10 Delegates. Harry Bingham. John H. George. District. 1st.... 2d. .Geo. N. Proctor. C. s. Busiel. . A. \V. Sulloway. T. B. Crowley. District . 3d Frank Jones. M. V. R. Edgerley. H. \\. Parker. Irving W. Drew. 58 Official Proceedings of the NEW JERSEY— 18 Delegates. John P. Stockton. C. Meyer Zulick. District. 1st Chas. S. Ridgway. Robert Newell. 2d Rufus Blodgett. Wm. P. McMichael. 3d Robert S. Green. Jos. I. Thompson. 4th Alvah A. Clark. Lewis Cochran. Orestes Cleveland. Hezekiah B. Smith. District. 5th Henry D. Winton. James S. Coleman. 6th Gottfried Krueger. Lawrence G. Fell. 7th E. P. C.Lewis. Jeremiah H. Sweeny. NEW YORK— 70 Delegates. Lucius Robinson. Rufus W. Peckham. Calvin E. Pratt. Lester B. Faulkner. ALTERNATES. William H. Henderson. Emanuel B. Hart. District. 1st Benj. W. Downing. Alexander Moran. 2d William D. Veeder. John J. Kiernan. 3d AVm. C. Kingsley. James F. Pierce. 4th Archibald M. Bliss. John C. Jacobs. 5th John Fox. Michael Norton. 6th Peter Bowe. Charles Reilly. 7th Bernard Kenney. John Tyler Kelly. 8th Timothy Shea. Edward Cooper. 9th John E. Devlin. John R. Fellows. 10th Andrew H. Green. William A. Butler. 11th William C. Whitney. Perer B. Olney. 12th William Cauldwell. Henry C. Nelson. 13th James D. Little. John O'Brien. 14th William M. Murray. George M. Beebe. James F. Starbuck. Hoswell A. Parmenter. District. 15th Manley B. Mattice. Aug. Schoonmaker. 16th Daniel Manning. Michael N. Nolan. 17th Edward Murphy, Jr. Charles Hughes. 18th Smith M. Weed. Stephen Brown. 19th William H. Sawyer. William P. CantwelL 20th.... Stephen Dunn. John D. Campbell. 21st Samuel A. Bowen. Elliott Danforth. 22d Dennis O'Brien. George W. Smith. 23d J. Thomas Spriggs. Albert N. Bort. 24th William A. Poucher, • Lucius P. Clark. 25th John W.Yale. Orris U. Kellogg. 26tb ..........William J. Moses. John S. Rich. 27th Frank Rice. Oliver G. Shearman. 28th ..Gilbert C. Walker. Samuel D. Halliday. National Democratic Convention. 59 2!)tl) 30th. Francis G. Babcock. R vwson H. Gwinnip. George Brown, Jr. Frederick Cook. 31st W. S. Wright. O. W. Cutler. 32 Daniel N. Lockwood. John M. VViley. 33d Wm. M. Lester. Wilber W. Henry. NORTH CAROLINA— 20 Delegates. W. T. Dortch. Thos. Ruffin. District. 1st T. G. Skinner. Geo. H. Brown, Jr. 2d Geo. Howard. J. A. Bonitz. 3d C. M. Stedman. W. F. Howland. 4th A. W. Graham. B. H. Bunn. A. M. Waddell. J. S. Henderson. District. 5th John N. Staples. J. A. Long. 6th P. B. Means. R. L. Steele. 7th Charles Price. G. M. Mathes. 8th R. M. Furman. S. McD. Tate. OHIO— 44 Delegates. J. H. Wade. J. B. Steadman. District 1st George Hoadly. Julius Reis. 2d Alex. Long. Chas. W. Baker. 3d M. H. Davis. Jas. E. Xeal. 4th Jno. V. Campbell. \V. J. Alexander. 5th Chas. Boesel. W. D. Hill. 6th E. D. Potter, Jr. ' Jno. \Y. Nelson. 7th W. W. Ellsberry. L. T. Xeal. 8th W. H. Dugdale. S J. Packer, yth John I). Thompson. Frank Marriott. 10th Geo. \V. Roberts. Wm. E. Haynes. OREGON— 6 John Myers. \. A. Fink. W. H. Effinger. Durbin Ward. John McSweeney. District. 11th.. , J. P. Aleshire. J. W. Newman. 12th John G. Thompson C. D. Martin. 13th John O'Neal. J. H. Barrett. 14th T.J. Kenney. S. Clements. 15th Henry Bohl. John Shreiner. 16th Dan. McConville. C. C. Lewis. 17th R.M. Schields. Chas. M. Schmick. 18th D. R. Page. N. L. Johnson. 19th R. K. Page. D. L. Coleman. 20th W. W . Armstrong. John H. Farley. Delegated. J. W. Windom. A. Xoltner. F. P. Hogan. 60 Official Proceedings of the PENNSYLVANIA— 58 Delegates. William S. Stenger. Daniel Dougherty. District. 1st George McGowan. Dallas Sanders. 2d John R. Eead. R. P. Dechert. 3d Thos. J. Barger. Wm. McMullin. 4th Henry Donohue. Samuel Josephs. 5th Frederick Gerker. E. H. Flood. 6th John H. Brinton. J. L. Forwood. 7th Herman Yerkes. J. Wright Apple. 8th Daniel Ermentrout. Thomas J. Fisher. 9th W. U. Hensel. B. J. McGrann. 10th William H. Sowden. Henry W. Scott. 11th David Lowenberg R. S. Staples. 12th R. Bruce Ricketts. F. J. Fitzsimmons. 13th J. B. Reilly. James Ellis. 14th B. F. Meyers. Grant Weidman. AVilliam L Scott. Lewis C. Casidy. District. 15th Robert A. Packer. L. Gramp. 16th John J. Metzger. Henry Sherwood. 1 7th Augustus S. Landis. Wm. J. Baer. 18th C. M. Duncan. D. M. Crawford. 19th Chauncey F. Black. William McSherry. 20th Edward Bigler. J. A. Cassanova. 21st Edgar Cowan. Charles A. Boyle. 22d John B. Larkin. E. A. Wood. 23d Malcolm Hay. C. F. McKenna. 24th G. W. Miller. Wm. Gordon. 25th J. B. Knox. G. A. Jenks. 26th J. B. Brawley. L. McQuiston. 27th George A. Allen. H. B. Plummer. RHODE ISLAND— 8 Delegates. Abner J. Barnaby. John J. Dempsey. Charles H. Page. John Waters. Wm. F. Teston. Wm. F. Segar. Nicholas Van Slyck. Philip Duffy. SOUTH CAROLIN A — 14 Delegates. Wade Hampton. John Bratton. M. C. Butler. T. G. Barker. District. District. 1st C. S. McCall. 4th F. A. Connor. J. H. Earle. W. C. Cleveland 2d F. W. Dawson. 5th T. G. Davies. Samuel Dibble. Alfred Aldrich. 3d B. F. Whitner. John R. Abney. i National Democratic Convention. 61 TENNESSEE— 24 Delegates. James D. Porter. Thomas O'Connor. District. 1st John A. McKinney. John Allison, Jr. 2d Wm. L. Welker. Moses White. 3d J. B. Cooke. S. E. Cunningham. 4th R. L. C. White. John A. Fite. 5th W. R. Butler. J. B. Lamb. J. W. Childress, Jr. W. H. Carroll. District. 6th John Overton. Nathan Brandon, 7th Thos. M. Jones. D. B. Cooper. 8th S. A. Champion. John M. Taylor. 9th T. J. Edwards. S. Hill. 10th J. M. Keating. Alfred McNeal. TEXAS— 16 Delegates. District 1st.... Jas. W. Throckmorton. Richard B. Hubbar;. Thomas M. Jack. John Ireland. E. C. Bower. W. S. Herndon. J. II. Jones. 2d J. Q. Chenoworth. J. B. Lipscomb. 3d Thornton E. Shirley. B. B. Paddock. District. 4th J. C. Hutchinson. B. H. Davis. 5th B. H. Basset't. John Hancock. 6th Joseph E. Dwyer. F. S. Stockdale. VERMONT— 10 Delegates. Lucius Robineon. L. W. Redington. District. 1st B. P. White. M. C. Huling. 2d D. C. Pollard. X. F. Bowman. B. E. Smalley. J. H Williams. District. 3d ...F. M. McGettuck. Geo. L. Waterman VIRGINIA— 22 Delegates. District. 1st William Terry. John W. Daniel. \. W. Wallace. W. A. Jones. 2d rames F. Crocker. Thomas Tabb. 3d Wm. L. Royall. , E. C. Minor. James Barbour. Michael Glennan. District. 4th Chas. E. Stringfellow. Win. E. Green. 5th G. W. B. Hale. T. J. Talbott. 6th W. P. Johnston. Thos. 8. Bocock. 62 Official Proceedings of the 7th James Bumgardner. 9th. W. B. Pettit. 8th K. W. Hunter. Alexander Payne. .Daniel Trigg. J. D. Johnston. WEST VIRGINIA— 10 Delegates. Henry G. Davis. Eobert McEldowney. District. 1st J. H. Goode. W. P. Thompson: 2d Win. L. Wilson. James Morrow, Jr. B. F. Harlowe. C. P. Eastham. District. 3d C. P. Snyder. H. C. Simms. WISCONSIN— 20 Delegates. Jas. G. Jenkins. T. R. Hudd. District. 1st Anson Rogers. H. M. Ackley. 2d J. C. Gregory. J. S. Tripp. 3d . . , George Krouskop. J. M. Smith. 4th Adolph. Zimmerman . Edward Keogh. Wm. F. Vilas. Geo. W. Cate. District. 5th Joseph Rankin. Wm. Elwell. 6th E. P. Finch. V. Mashek. 7th Wm. T. Galloway. G. M. Woodward. 8th John Ringle. T. J. Cunningham. PERMANENT ORGANIZATION. Mr. Martin, of Delaware: I now renew my motion to adopt the report of the Committee on Permanent Organization. The Chair: The question now before the house is the motion of the Delegate irom Delaware, Mr. Martin, to adopt the report and resolution of the Committee on Permanent Organization. The motion was carried unanimously. The Chair : The Chair will designate as the Committee to escort the Permanent President to his seat, the following gentle- men : Senator Joseph E. McDonald, of Indiana; Senator M. C. Butler, of South Carolina; Major Thomas O'Connor, of Tennessee. The Committee will perform their duty at once. The Committee named escorted Hon. John W. Stevenson, the Permanent President, to the platform and presented him to the Chairman, who said: National Democratic Convention. 63 The Chair : I have the honor to present to the Convention its elected President, and to commit to his hands this symbol of its government ; and into hands more worthy such symbol could not be given. (The Chairman then handed the gavel to the Presi- dent.) The President on assuming the Chair addressed the Convention as follows: » ADDRESS OF HON. JOHN W, STEVENSON. Gentlemen of the National Democratic Convention: I am profoundly sensible of the honor and responsibility of this high trust as a mark of your personal and political confidence. I can find no words in which to express my deep sense of your par- tiality in this unlooked for distinction. But I know better than any man can know, that I am not indebted for it on account of any personal merit of my own. I knqw full well that it is a tribute to that gallant old Commonwealth from which I come, for her unwavering devotion amidst tempest and calm, sunshine and storm, to the Democratic principles of the Constitution of the United States. In the name therefore, of the Democracy of Ken- tucky, from the Big Sandy to the Mississippi, from the Ohio to the Cumberland Gap, in their name I return you their thanks for calling one of the humblest of her sons to preside over your deliberations. Representative men of the Democratic party, I welcome you to Cincinnati. I greet you in this Grand Council assembled, where you come from every State and every Territory, to take counsel together for the preservation of the constitution and the per- petuation of free principles. There is joy in your coming. I see in the mass of uplifted faces before me a determination that the flag which you shall put out shall be borne triumphantly to victor}\ Gentlemen, there is a local association in places; we all feel it; we all know it. Our blood is stirred, our hearts are moved when we come to places connected with any great and glorious achievements of the paf-t ; and I see before me many well- known faces who, twenty-four years ago, met in the Democratic Council in this city, and who put out a ticket and entrusted it to two grand leaders, the last that the Democratic party ever elected, who took their seats. And I feel that what you did at Cincinnati twenty-four years ago. you intend to do to-day. 64 Official Proceedings of the Representative men, the flag which you shall unfurl will only contain the tenets of the Democratic faith which were announced nearly a hundred years ago. There must be political parties in every free government. They are the outgrowth of diverse policies and opposing views of the construction of this blessed constitution of ours, which in 1789 established this government; and from that day almost to this, you have had these opposing parties in the American Republic. They began in 1792. They were continued in 1801. And that contest which elevated to the Presidency the author of our great charter of American freedom, was but a contest of popular rights against arbitrary power. Thomas Jefferson sleeps in the mountain solitude of his own Montecello; but the principles to which he consecrated his life, and which he illustrated in his administration, of which you are the chosen representatives, still survive in the hearts of his fol- lowers. Parties may change, men may change, principles rarely ever change. It was at that trying crisis that our rulers sought to deny their responsibility to the people. They attempted to deny free discussion of their acts ; and though editors were im- prisoned, and fines imposed, the people triumphed and Thomas Jefferson was elected. And there were men in that day, as in this, who tried to prevent Thomas Jefferson from taking his office ; and I am sorry to see that there are men now who trample upon the popular will, and would attempt, and have successfully attempted, to deprive men elevated to these high offices, from enjoying the confidence of the people. We enter upon the twenty- fourth Presidential election, since the organizationof the govern- ment. You put forth your declaration of political faith, as it always has been, and still is. We believe that this is a limited government, and that no power not granted by the constitution can be exercised by that government. We believe in a free press ; we believe in popular education ; we believe and declare that this people will stand no taxation not demanded by an economical administration of the government. But above all, we believe that representation rests on suffrage, and that every suffrage must be preserved and must be guarded, and that every vote when cast must be counted; and that those who receive the ma- jority of these votes must and shall be installed in the offices to which they have been elected. Four years ago the people of the United States elected two distinguished citizens, President and Vice-President of these United States. They were not allowed to exercise the duties of National Democratic Convention. 6-5 that high position. They were not allowed justly and legally to execute the duties of President and Vice President. But, fellow- citizens, it was not a personal outrage. Great as the grievance was to your selected candidates, it was a greater grievance to the constitution of these United States. Every citizen of the United States exercises his aliquot part of sovereignty when he casts his vote for his representative. And when you fail to guard the right of suffrage, to see that those who receive a majority shall be elevated to the high trusts to which you have called them, when this is prevented either by force or by fraud, then you cease to be the constitutional Republic of these United States. Mr. Tilden and Mr. Hendricks preferred to give up the high offices to which they had been called, rather than by revolu- tionary and bloody struggle to give comfort to those who denied the right of the people to self-government. And while the states- man of New York and his compeer, the statesman of Indiana, have acquiesced in that government, they have done it to prove what the Democrats have always said, " ready obedience to law is essential to the preservation of liberty." Although they did not enjoy the high honor to which they had been elected, I can say in the language of the poet — "More real joy, Marcellus exiled feels, Than Csesar, with a senate at his heels." Fellow-citizens, you have the high privilege of resenting that wrong committed upon the constitution of the United States. And you will be recreant to the high behests of the party, whose representatives you are, if you do not put forth a ticket that shall sweep this country from one end to the other. I beseech you, therefore, to rise above the mist of prejudice or of personal par- tiality. There is not a State in this Union that can not furnish you half a dozen candidates who will bear your flag to victory. And I feel and I know, I see it in your faces, I realize it, that you come here to subordinate everything to principle and success. The people want a change. They are tired of misrule. They are tired of interference with the popular right of suffrage. They are sickened and disgusted with the military force which is kept to coerce men at the polls. They are tired of onerous taxation ; and all that you have to do, my friends, gentlemen of the Demo- cratic party, is to nominate two tried, enlightened, pure and experienced Democrats, who every inch shall be patriots worthy of the support of yourselves and worthy of the support of the country. That I know you will do. 5 66 Official Proceedings of the Not attempting to delay you longer, I close with the simple appeal to let your nominees be men who will draw a ready acclaim of triumphant joy from every Delegate, and from every Democrat in the United States. The Chair: I am requested to state that Mr. Watterson, of Kentucky, the Chairman of the Committee, will meet the Com- mittee on Resolutions in the committee room in the rear of this building immediately. Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky : As the Committee on Reso- lutions is not ready to report, I move that we proceed to the busi- ness which brought us here — to the nomination of candidates for President and Vice-President. Mr. Baughman, of Maryland : Before proceeding to the regular order of business, as one of the representatives of the young De- mocracy that are assembled in this great hall of the Democratic National Convention, which has been called here, sir, for the pur- pose of nominating the next President of these United States, I desire in their behalf to return their thanks for the able and im- partial manner in which the Temporary President of this Con- vention has discharged the onerous duties imposed upon him. Seldom, sir, in the history of any Convention comprising the numbers, the respectability, such as we have spread out before us, has a presiding officer ever had a more important and responsi- ble charge committed to his. fidelity to truth and justice. In carrying out the promises he made, discord has been at an end; peace and quiet have ruled throughout our deliberations. There- fore, sir, in the name of the Convention, I move you, that the unanimous vote of thanks of the Convention be tendered to the Temporary Chairman who has taken his seat. The Chair : The Chair would state that a resolution has been placed in his hands by Mr. Plummer, of Massachusetts, carrying out the suggestion of the gentleman from Maryland. The Clerk will read the resolution. The Clerk then read the following resolution offered by Mr. Plmnmer, of Massachusetts: Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention be tendered to the Hon. George Hoadly for his able and impartial performance of the arduous duties of Temporary Chairman. National Democratic Convention. 67 Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky : I suppose, sir, that having obtained the floor first, the motion made by me is first in order; but as I cordially agree with what has been said by my friend on the left, and with the resolution, I second the resolution and with- draw my motion temporarily, with the understanding that I am to have the floor to renew it as soon as that resolution is adopted. The Chair : The question is on the adoption of the resolution. The resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr. Hoadly, of Ohio : Let me thank the Convention first, for this kind approval of a service so slight that I wonder at your vote; and I have to congratulate you upon the opportunity you will have, when my friend shall have finished his work, of pass- ing another similar resolution, much more deserved. I thank you. Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky : Mr. Chairman, I don't sup- pose any Convention ever did have two such Chairmen as we have been favored with. Now, sir, I move that we proceed to the business of nominating a candidate for President of the United States. Mr. Baughman, of Maryland : I move j^ou, that owing to the long period that we have been in session, we do now adjourn. This motion was lost. Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky : Upon the suggestion of some of my friends, I want to add to the motion, that the mode of nomi- nation shall be that the Secretary of the Convention shall call the roll of States, and that as each State is called, if any gentle- man in that State desires to make or second any nomination, he shall have the opportunity to do so. It is also suggested that I add to the motion that each gentleman be given five minutes ; but it seems to me that the virtues of our candidates are so numerous that they can not be enumerated in five minutes. I therefore will say ten minutes. Mr. Preston, of Kentucky : I move to amend the resolution offered by my friend, that the seconding may come from another State instead of that of the gentleman making the nomination. Mr. Breckinridge : I accept the amendment. The Chair : The question pending before the Convention is the adoption of the amended motion of the gentleman from Ken- tucky, that the Convention proceed to the nomination of a candi- 68 Official Proceedings of the date for President of the United States, the States being called and each State announcing its nominee, Mr. Hoadly, of Ohio : I move that the motion be laid on the table until after the platform has been adopted. Mr. J. G. Abbott, of Massachusetts : As I understand the mo- tion of the gentleman from Kentucky, it is to proceed to nomina- tions and not to ballot. We can proceed to nominations, and after we have made our nominations we can make our selection of the platform to put our nominee on. The Chair: The gentleman from Kentucky moves that we proceed to nominations, the States being called on his motion to nominate, and each State naming its nominee. The gentleman from Ohio moves to lay this motion of the gentleman from Ken- tucky on the table. Mr. Hoadly, of Ohio: I desire the permission of the Conven- tion to withdraw my motion. The Chair : As there is no objection to his withdrawing his motion permission is accorded him. Mr. M. Hay, of Pennsylvania: I desire, sir, before the vote is taken upon this motion to make a substitution of a Delegate, Mr. R. Milton Speer, and substituting in his place Mr. Daniel Dougherty. The Chair : Is there any objection ? The Chair hears none. The substitute is recognized. The question now recurs on the adoption of the motion of the gentleman from Kentucky, to pro- ceed to nominations of candidates for President of the United States. This motion was carried. The Chair: Gentlemen will nominate by States. The Secre- tary will proceed to call the roll of States. As each State is called the Chairman of the Delegation from that State will announce distinctly the name of the nominee of that State for President. Mr. Speer, of Pennsylvania : I move that when the name of each State is called, if the State has a nominee, that the gentle- man who is to present his name shall be invited to the platform to do it. The Chair : I will take it upon myself to invite him. National Democratic Convention. 69 The Clerk then proceeded to call the roll of States : Alabama — The Chairman of the Delegation announces that Alabama has no nomination to make. Arkansas — The Chairman of the Delegation makes a similar announcement. California — Mr. J. E. McElrath having a nomination to make for California, proceeded to the platform. The Chair: I present to the Convention Mr. McElrath, of California. ADDRESS OF MR. J. E. M'ELRATH. Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Convention: We have met on this occasion, — an occasion to be forever memorable in the annals of the Democratic party, — for the purpose of nomi- nating the next President of the United States. And why, let me ask, is this vast hall filled with representatives from the peo- ple from all the States? Is it not that we may, by our actions this day, preserve for ourselves and our children, and transmit to a remote posterity the blessings of a republican government? This it is that has called us together. We are intensified in our purpose to accomplish the ends I have mentioned, because we are justified in believing that the policy of the Republican party will, if continued, ultimately subvert the principles upon which the government was founded, under which it has grown great and prosperous, and by the maintenance of which it can alone continue in its glory and in its advancement. To achieve these great results we must continue in the pathway of the fathers who founded the Republic. We want an indestructible Union com- posed of indestructible States. We want the general government to exercise only the powers that have been expressly delegated to it, and such others as by a fair construction of the constitution are necessary to carry out those delegated pow r ers. Within its proper sphere we want it honestly administered. We shall never again suffer the Legislature of a sovereign State to be invaded and its members arrested by military despotism. We would not have our congressmen in the future embark in corrupt schemes, nor would we wish to elevate any man to high position who had been removed from public office for the reform and purification of the civil service. We want purity, judicial purity in the Executive department of the country. 70 Official Proceedings of the It has been said that ' westward the star of empire takes its course." And now, Fellow-Delegates, from beyond the summits of the Rocky Mountains, from that great far West, a country that was given to the Union by a Democratic administration, we come here to present the name of one of her sons as a candidate for the highest office on earth. New England nurtured his infancy, and California developed his manhood. Gentlemen of Connecticut, he is the son of your own soil. Californians, he is to you what Justinian was to the Romans. Virginians, sons of the Old Do- minion, gentlemen of the suffering South, he threw around you the mighty shield of his country's constitution. Removing to California at a time when that great State was in its early in- fancy, he gave to her salutary and beneficent laws. To him, the poor man of the Pacific Slope owes protection from forced sale of the cottage and the roof that shelters his family, and the miner that toils in the mines owes to him the protection of his pick from the rapacity of his creditors. He has shaped the laws of that great State; they have been adopted by those great Terri- tories in the West, that in due time are to be brilliant stars in the galaxy of States. He is not only the founder of States but also the preserver of States. Appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States as a Democrat, at a time when the country was in the desperate throes of civil war, he holds a commission from President Lincoln as an evidence to his devotion to the Union. On that bench he has been as pure and upright as Lord Hale ; he has expounded the law with the logic of Marshall, and with an ability greater than that of Brougham. He has been a great lawyer in his profession; he has also protected the minister of religion in his holy calling. Finally, gentlemen of the Convention, he imbibed his princi- ples from the teachings of that great apostle of Democracy who sleeps at Monticello. He has executed them as fearlessly as the hero and the sage of the hermitage. If nominated by this Conven- tion he will sweep California like the winds that blow through her golden gates. Now, gentlemen of the Convention, I have the honor to place in nomination for the Presidency of the United States, Hon. Stephen J. Field, of California. He is a man without fear and without reproach ; he is the embodiment of sound Democratic sentiments; he possesses all of the elements that a Democrat should require ; and on the Pacific Coast, Oregon and Nevada ask National Democratic Convention. 71 with us the unanimous vote for this child of the great West. I thank you, gentlemen, for your attention. The Chair : The name of Stephen J. Field, of California, is in nomination for the office of President. The Clerk will proceed with the call. The Clerk called Colorado and Mr. S. E. Brown, of Colorado, addressed the Convention as follows : ADDRESS OF MR. S. E. BROWN. Mr. Chairman : In behalf of the Delegation from Colorado, I am instructed to second the nomination of the Hon. Stephen J. Field, of California. We are not impelled to this course by the affinity of neighborhood. Our State sits on the apex of the conti- nent; her golden sands roll equally to the Orient and the Occi- dent, and her rivers, like her political sentiments flow equally to the North and to the South. We second this nomination because the subject of our nomination like the chevalier Bayard, is with- out fear and without reproach, a statesman and jurist, qualified to interpret and execute the laws. When four years ago we elected that patriot and statesman, Samuel J. Tilden, President of the United States, and when the Republican party had ex- hausted fraud, perjury, and forgery to count him out, they devised the scheme of an eminent commission which will be known in history, if not with the odor of sanctity, as the " Eight to Seven Commission." To the immortal seven of this commission belongs Stephen J. Field. To the immoral eight belongs James A. Gar- field. Nominate Judge Field, and as sure as the justice of heaven is sleepless, and as the voice of the people is the voice of God, we must and shall succeed. When the State of Delaware was called Mr. Sauls- bury of that State said: Mr. Saulsbury : Mr. President, Delaware has a candidate for this Convention, whose name will now be presented by the Hon. George Gray. The Chair: The Chair has the pleasure of presenting to the Convention Mr. Gray, of Delaware. ADDRESS OF MR. GEORGE GRAY. Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Convention : I am instructed by the Delaware Delegation to make on their behalf 72 Official Proceedings of the a nomination for the Presidency of the United States. Small in territory and in population, Delaware is proud of her history and her position in the sisterhood of the States. Always devoted to the principles of that great party which maintains the equality of the rights of the State as well as of the individual citizens, she is here to-day to do all that in her lies for the advancement of our common cause. Who will best lead the Democratic hosts in the impending struggle for the restoration of honest government, and the consti- tutional rights of the States and their people, is the important question that we are here to-day to decide. Delaware is not blinded by her affections, when she presents to this Convention as a candidate for this great trust, the name of her gallant son, Thomas Francis Bayard. He is no carpet knight rashly put forth by us, to flesh a maiden sword in this great contest. He is a veteran, covered with the scars of many a hard fought battle, where the principles of constitutional liberty have been at stake, in an arena where the giants of radicalism were his foes; and his bruised arms not hung up, but wielded still with a stalwart arm and burnished bright are the monuments of his prowess. Thomas Francis Bayard is a statesman who will need no intro- duction to the Ameripan people. His name and record are known wherever our flag floats, aye, wherever the English tongue is spoken. His is no sectional fame. With sympathies as broad as this great continent, a private character as spotless as the snow from heaven, a judgment as clear as the sunlight, an intellect as keen and bright as a flashing sabre, honest in thought and deed, the people all know him by heart, and as I said before, need not be told who and what he is. But you, gentlemen of the Convention, you who with me have a common duty to perform, of keeping in view the success that is so important to be achieved next November, pray consider with me, for a moment, the elements of his strength. Who, more than /he, will, as a candidate, appeal to the best traditions of our party and of our country? In whom, more than in him, will the busi- ness interests of this great country, now re-awakening to new life and hope, confide for the security and repose which shall send capital and labor forth like twin brothers, hand in hand, in the great work of building up our country's prosperity, and advanc- ing her civilization? Who, better than he, will represent the heart and intellect of our great party, or give better expression to its highest and noblest aspirations? Who will draw more National Democratic Convention. 73 largely upon the honest and reflecting independent voters than he, whose very name is a synonym for honest and fearless opposi- tion to corruption in every form and everywhere, and who has dared to follow the straight path that he thought the path of duty, with a chivalrous devotion that never counted personal danger ? Who has contributed more than Mr. Bayard to the com- manding strength of the Democratic party of the United States to-dav ? Blot out him and his influence, and who will not feel and mourn the loss ? Pardon Delaware if she says too much. She speaks in no dis- paragement of the distinguished and illustrious Democrats whose names sparkle like stars in our political firmament ; she honors them all; but she knows her son, and her heart will speak. Nominate him, gentlemen of the Convention, and success is / assured. His very name will be a platform. It will fire every Democratic heart with new zeal, and will place a sword in the hands of every honest man to drive from place and power the reckless men who have held both for four years against the ex- pressed will of the American people. Do not tell us that you admire, esteem, and love him, but that he is unavailable. Tell the county that the sneer of Republican enemies is a lie, and that such a man as Thomas Francis Bayard is not too good a man to receive the highest honors of the Democratic party. Take the whole people into your confidence ; and tell them an honest and patriotic party is to be led by as pure a man as God ever made; that a brave party is to be led by a brave man, whose courage will not falter, whatever may be the danger or whatever the emergency. Tell them that our party has the courage of its con- victions ; that statesmanship, ability and honesty are to be reali- ties once more in the government of these United States, and the nomination of Thomas F. Bayard will fall like a benediction, and will be the presage of a victory that in November will sweep from the gulf to the lakes, and from ocean to ocean. The Chair : The name of Hon. Thomas F. Bayard is in nomi- nation for the office of President of the United States. A Delegate : Would not the second come more properly after each nomination? The Chair : The rule requires that the nominations shall be made by the States. The Chair will sustain and follow the pre- cedents set at the last Convention. 74 Official Proceedings of the A Delegate : I move that the State of Massachusetts be now allowed to second the nominations. The Chair : The rule must apply to all the States. A Delegate from Wisconsin : I rise to a point of order. The gentleman can not make that motion; he must move to suspend the rules. The Chair : The point of order is well taken. The same point of order would arise in the case of every State, should the motion be adopted to stop the call of the roll, unless it be by unanimous consent. The motion was withdrawn. The Clerk then proceeded with the call of the States : Florida — The Chairman of the Delegation announced that they had no nomination to make. Georgia — The Chairman stated that Georgia had no candidate of her own to present. Illinois — In response to the call of Illinois, Hon. Samuel. S. Marshall of the Delegation from that State took the platform. The Chair : The Chair has the pleasure of presenting to the Convention the Hon. Samuel S. Marshall, of Illinois. ADDRESS OF HON. SAMUEL S. MARSHALL. Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Convention : I must ask of you your indulgence, as I come here in ill-health, almost prostrated by the oppressive heat of this hall, and absolutely without preparation, to attempt to discharge a duty imposed on me by the Delegation of my State. I am instructed to present to the Convention for its consideration for the nomination for President of the United States, one of Illinois' most distinguished sons : a gentleman not only admirably qualified for the discharge of the duties of that great office, but who would, as we believe, most assuredly carry the banner of the Democratic party to a glorious triumph at the polls. The name I propose will be recognized as that of a man of indomitable courage, morally and physically, of large experience and great capacity for the duties of public life ; of pure, and sim- National Democratic Convention. 75 pie, and genuine republican life and manners ; of that open, frank and manly character that wins confidence and insures popularity; with an inflexible will and with that courageous, sensitive, and aggressive honesty that can neither perpetrate fraud, nor permit fraud or crime to be perpetrated with impunity by others. Such a man, in short, as is demanded by the people to lead the Democ- racy in the coming contest. I therefore take peculiar pleasure in presenting for nomination for President that distinguished citizen, Colonel William R. Morrison, of Illinois. Mr. Morrison is emphatically a man of the people, and pos- sesses their unwavering confidence. Struggling from boyhood with the hardships and privations of povert}-, he has won his way to place and distinction by his own efforts, and without the adventitious aid of wealth or power His patriotism has been proven in war as a private in the ranks and as a distinguished officer and leader, periling his life in vindication of the honor and integrity of his country, and in peace by responding at all times to the call of duty, and manfully struggling for the rights of the people. Retaining the simplicity of manners, the purity of life, and home-bred virtues of the honest toiling masses, and sympathizing with them in their labors, and their privations, his most congenial home is amongst them, and they at all times give him their unwavering confidence. Colonel Morrison's friends do not claim for him the art of the brilliant and polished orator. His most striking characteristics are the possession of strong common sense, fixed and unwavering principles, and an unerring judgment that is not deceived or misled by the arts of sophistry or by the tricks of the demagogue. His style of speaking is plain, direct, and manly, coming without evasion or equivocation directly to the pith of the argument. And it must be remembered that it is among such men that the safe and reliable leaders of mankind are found. It is not the brilliant orator but the men of action and strong common sense, the Crom wells, the Franklin?, the JefTersons, the Jacksons, and the Lincolns that have won the confidence and devotion of the masses and have made their mark deepest upon the institutions and history of the world. During a long service in civil life Mr. Morrison has made a record to which his friends invite the closest scrutiny. As a member of the Illinois Legislature, as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, as member of Congress, his record will be found ever on the side of economy, against all rings, subsidies, monopolies, and special legislation, 76 Official Proceedings of the and in favor of all liberal legislation tending to promote the honor and prosperity of the country. On questions of finance, he has been unyielding in favor of a sound currency, often in opposition to a strong adverse current of opinion among his own people. On tariff, and indeed, on all questions affecting the pros- perity and honor of the country, his voice and vote have ever been given on the side of what is now approved by the enlightened voice of the country. His record instead of being a stumbling block, would be a tower of strength to us in the coming canvass. We therefore present the name of Colonel Morrison, with no misgivings that if you adopt him as your candidate, you or the country will ever have cause to regret it. We. are confident that he will make a very strong candidate, and a most excellent and popular President. And as such we offer him for the enlightened consideration of the Convention. And if you will place him in nomination, we can confidently predict that a voice of approba- tion will come from every valley and hill-top in the land, and that the people will rally with enthusiasm and make him the next President of the United States. The Chair : The name of Colonel William R. Morrison is in nomination for the office of President of the United States. The Clerk then continued the call of the States: Indiana — In response to the name of the State of Indiana, Hon. Daniel "W. Voorhees of that State took the plat- form. The Chair : The Chair has the honor to present to the Con- vention Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees, of Indiana. ADDRESS OF HON. DANIEL W. VOORHEES, Mr. President, and Gentlemen: I have the honor in turn, to present the name of a distinguished citizen of Indiana who is fit to be President of the United States. I have listened with pleasure to the recitals appertaining to the names that have already been announced to you. I know each gentleman well. I know the accomplished Jurist of California. I know the able and distinguished Senator from Delaware. I know the gallant, iron-hearted, brave man from Illinois, Colonel Morrison. I know them all well ; I am proud to pay them honor. Every name thus National Democratic Convention. 77 far announced is worthy of this great presence. And yet I ven- ture in this comparison to announce the name of Thomas A. Hendricks. No word of disparagement falls from my lips on this occasion. I honor the names that are presented here, and I honor the name of the great and able man whose name has been withdrawn from the consideration of this Convention, from the State of New York. But looking over the career of public men, there is no man that comes into this presence with any moral claim, — for no man has that, — but with more commendation in the work of his life, than Governor Hendricks, of Indiana. Wheth'er looking at him in his early life as a Legislator in the affairs of his State ; as a mem- ber of the Constitutional Convention which framed the funda- mental law of the State ; whether afterward as a member of Con- gress, representing a large, populous and intelligent district; whether as Commissioner of the Land Office, passing upon great questions connected with the public domain ; or whether after- ward viewing him as a Senator, battling, struggling, for the constitutional rights during the great reconstruction period of this government, — the constitutional rights of broken, conquered States; or whether still later, viewing him as the Chief Execu- tive of the fifth Commonwealth of this great Union. Everything in his record is full of honor, as it is full of instruction to those who may come after him in the positions which he has held. Mr. President, shall we wonder that his State is for him? Indiana has been the battle ground for twenty years of the Demo- cratic party. Whenever you wanted to give back a note of victory, you have looked to Indiana. And Indiana ! has she faltered? Sometimes borne down, but often triumphant, and always with the plume of Thomas A. Hendricks in the front. Here, sir, his State does come for him, and from the Ohio line on the east to the Illinois line on the west, from the lake on the north to the river on the south, but one voice is heard here and that is upholding and presenting the name of the honored citi- zen of whom I am now speaking. There is no divided counsel in Indiana, no treachery; none. Why am I for Mr. Hendricks? I have fought by his side; he and I have struggled through many contests in times gone by. I have seen his valor, his steady courage in the charge, and his wisdom in counsel; and I can stand with what little reputation I have before the assembled Democracy of the Union and say, this man is worthy of all acceptation, worthy of our support, and 78 Official Proceedings of the that his administration of higher affairs than those to which he has been called will be as true and pure as those through which he has passed. In every situation of life he has risen to a level of every occasion, — to a level with every duty to which he has been called. And now, gentlemen, to the South, who has been more faithful? To the North, who has been truer? To the East, who has been better, wiser, more conservative and more faithful ? And to the West I need not appeal, for he is our own son. And here, come what will, gentlemen, we plant his standard in your midst. We nail his colors to the mast, and, come the battle or the breeze, though those colors may be torn and shivered, they will not go down except in honor, and we will go down with them if that should come. But, if, on the other hand, you should see fit, in your generous confidence, to honor the State of Indiana with his nomination, I can tell you in advance that her trumpet tongue of victory will ring out all over this land, and to all its borders, encouraging everywhere, arousing and inspiring the Democratic party in the remotest townships. When the October sun goes down on the October election, and from that on until November, you will have the enemy in full retreat. You will have a run- ning fight, for our front line will have broken the front line of the enemy, and all you will have to do will be to charge along the line and enter into a full and complete victory in the ides of November. I thank you gentlemen. The Chair : The name of Thomas A. Hendricks is in nomina- tion for the office of President of the United States. The Clerk then continued the call of the roll. Iowa — The Chairman of the Delegation from Iowa announced that she had no nomination of k her own to present. Kansas — The Chairman of this State made a similar announce- ment. Kentucky — The Chairman of the Kentucky Delegation said : Kentucky does not desire now to nominate any candidate for the Presidency of the United States. Louisiana — The Chairman of this State said : Louisiana has no candidate to place in nomination. Maine — The Chairman of the delegation from Maine made a like announcement. National Democratic Convention. 79 Maryland — The Chairman of the Delegation of this State also made a like announcement. Massachusetts — The Chairman of the Delegation from Massa- chusetts, Judge Abbott, said: Massachusetts has no candidate to present; but a Delegate from the State will second in behalf of himself and some portion of the Delegation a nomination already made. The Chair : The Chair has the honor to present to the Con- vention Hon. Leverett Saltonstall, of Massachusetts. ADDRESS OF HON. LEVERETT SALTONSTALL. Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Convention : I desire, very briefly, to second the nomination which has been so ably made of Mr. Bayard, of Delaware, for the high office of President of the United States. And in so doing I express my unbounded admiration for the character of that good and great man, and his fitness for the office, to the candidacy of which I urge your atten- tion, — the attention of this vast assemblage of his fellow-citizens, who have come here from every section of this great country, im- pelled by the one high purpose, to so -act here to-day that our sons and our grandsons shall rise up and bless us for that work. Every heart here swells with one common desire; and that is to nominate men for the Presidency and Vice-Presidency of this great Republic who shall elevate these high offices to the high place which they once held before the peoples of this earth Men who will honor the office far more than the office can add lustre to their names. The people demand a name so pure that none can be purer; the name of a statesman so true and so patriotic that they can with confidence repose in him the great office and its responsibilities. And such a man I conceive to be Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware. The nomination of Mr. Bayard will excite throughout the land the greatest enthusiasm. — I can speak for myself, and I can speak for my own State, for men not only of the Democratic party, but for many patriotic men of the other party, — I say that it will excite the greatest enthusiasm. It will attract the votes of those who have never before voted the Demo- cratic ticket. Examine the fair record of his public and his private life, and you can point to no utterance which is lacking in wisdom; you can point to no act which admits of even doubtful construction. Mr. President, what a contrast between the record of Mr. Bayard and the public record of some other men in this respect; and 80 Official Proceedings of the what a contrast do the people see as they behold it; and what a relief would the people feel in the nomination of such a man. It is rare to find one so simple and pure, with the manliness and courage to act at all times according to his sense of right. The people, especially that great generation of young men who have grown up since the close of the war, are weary of merely available men. They call for the best men in the land. They consider, and you may rely upon it, you may rely upon it, gentlemen, that they are right, that the most available man is the best man, wherever we may find him. Absolutely fearless, without the minutest suspicion of a blot upon the fair record of his life, both private and j'ublic, Mr. Bayard stands forth before his country- men the very embodiment of manly vigor, intellectual strength, unblemished character, like his great prototype of old, without fear and without reproach, a fit candidate for the people of the United States, and one of whom they might well be proud. The call of the States was then proceeded with. The States of Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Mis- souri, and Nebraska had no nominations to make. Nevada — The Chairman of the Delegation being out of the hall, a Delegate from that State arose and said : A Delegate : We have no nomination to make; but I am in- formed that Colonel EJlis, the Chairman of the Nevada Delega- tion, intended to second the nomination of Judge Stephen J. Field. He is now absent with the Committee on Resolutions, and I hope this Convention will extend that courtesy to him, unless the nominations are closed before he returns to the hall. Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky : I move that the State pass to the foot of the roll. There being no objection the State of Nevada passed to the foot of the roll. New Hampshire — A Delegate from this State said: A Delegate : New Hampshire will cast her vote for any man who receives the vote of this Convention. She has no nomina- tion to make. National Democratic Convention. 81 New Jeesey — This State also had no nomination to make. New York — When the name of this State was called there was considerable confusion, calls for Tilden, and cheers, whereupon the Chair said : The ("hair: Gentlemen who have been admitted to the Con- vention must remember the courtesy extended to them; and for the last time the Chair admonishes them that if they continue that disorder he will direct the Sergeant-at-Arms to have them removed The Chairman of the ^N"ew York Delegation an- nounced that they had no nomination to make. Ohio — Upon the name of this State being called, Mr. John McSweeney of the Delegation from that State took the platform. The Chair: Gentlemen of the Convention, I have the honor to present to you Hon. John McSweeney, of Ohio. ADDRESS OF HON. JOHN M'SWEENEY. Mr. Chairman : The Democracy of Ohio, in Convention assem- bled, with absolute unanimity expressed their preference for Allan G. Thurman as their candidate for the Presidency; and the lot has fallen to me to present his name to you to-day. I come before you with a profound sense of the responsibility, and with a feeling of utter inability to fittingly perform the duty assigned me. 1 shall not detain you with pompous eulogy — it would not be pleasing to the man I present — nor with tedious biography. You all know the man of whom I speak. " Ye know his deeds, And the name that dwells on every tongue no minstrel needs." For the past twelve years he has stood as the acknowledged leader of the Democratic party in the Senate, and to-day, I think I can truthfully say without disparagement of any of the other 6 82 Official Proceedings of the great names mentioned in this Convention, and without pluck- ing a single leaf from their laurels, that no man stands higher than he in the estimation of the American Democracy. He has on every proper occasion in the forum, on the bench, and in the senate, stood faithful as the people's champion against every form of oppression and wrong. His patriotism is bounded by no mere State lines and when it was recently demonstrated that a far off portion of our common country was being overrun by a barbarian horde with not a link of sympathy with our American civiliza- tion, he raised his mighty voice against the further continuation of the demoralizing innovation, and proved himself the friend and protector of the American laborer, and the purity of the American home. Great in genius, correct in judgment, of unrivalled elo- quence in defense of the right, with a spotless name, he stands forth as a born leader of the people, whom they will delight to follow. It is expected of this Convention, and the times peculiarly demand, the presentation of a ticket for the suffrages of the peo- ple which will be clean and free from spot or blemish, — one around which no dirty scandals cling. People demand a name that will be itself a platform. You are waiting for your platform ; I announce it : Allan G. Thurman. A name that bespeaks pub- lic integrity and chivalric honor. It is platform enough for me, and for all who know the unrivalled Senator. In these days when corruption in high places has stalked unrebuked at noon- day, his name has silenced the growing scepticism as to the reality of patriotism, has demonstrated that chivalric honor and unsullied integrity are consistent with the highest types of active American statesmanship. We would not be driven, if we nomi- nated him, to commence our campaign by defending our standard bearer against charges, either w T ell or ill founded, of moral ob- liquity or official malpractice. We would not go before the people asking condonation for past offenses, nor plead the statute of limitation against the fullest scrutiny, or the most searching in- vestigation into all his official career. Some men are able truthfully to say, that the arrows of defama- tion have fallen thick and fast, but yet have fallen harmless at their feet. I can say more. Against Allan G. Thurman, the furious tongue of slander and of most audacious calumny in an era of slander, has not had the boldness to speed from its weakened bow, even one blunt arrow against the spotless shield of the chief I name to-day. He has borne the brunt of battle in the cause of National Democratic Convention. 83 Democracy, when even the bravest might well have shrunk from the contest. He has fought the good fight, and he has kept the faith ; but he has not yet finished his course of usefulness and glory. Under his administration the rights of all, high and low, rich and poor, capitalist and laborer, would be fully vindicated. Real fraternity would then be established between all sections; love between us like the palm would nourish, and peace her wheaten garlands wear, and sister State should only differ with sister State as one star differs from another star in glory. I find my time is passing away. [Cries of u Go on ! "] Thank you ; I was going on to say something of Ohio. The enemy have been accustomed to call it a Republican State. I deny it. I will prove it by the opposition. In their recent Con- vention they nominated a distinguished citizen of Ohio for the office of President, although they have already an " incumbrant, " an "incumbrant," mark you, of Tilden's chair, from Ohio; which would have been thirty-seven out of a possible thirty-eight good reasons why the nominee should not come from the same State. Insatiate archer, would not one Rutherford, the ruthless, suffice but you must have another? Did they do that because it was a Republican State? or were they simply carrying black Republi- can coals to Newcastle? In 1876, that dark year at the close of our first century, marked by that deed without a name, that infamy for which every man engaged in it should be framed in the world's art gallery of rogues for all time to come,— in 1876, with our glorious Tilden and Hen- dricks — God bless them both! — we gave our largest vote, and Hayes only carried Ohio by seven thousand, in a vote of nearly seven hundred thousand. If our friends in the East had had a tithe of that grain of mustard seed that was working in us, they would have said to this Republican mountain reduced by us to a mole-hill, " be thou completely removed ! " Kellow-citizens, I pass many thoughts which 1 had here pre- pared,} ut I will not weary you. Somebody will be calling "time" on me. Well, time and tide at last make all things even. Let me here remark that if you give us a candidate that will concen- trate the affections of Ohio, we will march forth in battle array. Let me also call your attention to a fact : recently General Garfield, better known by the euphonious epithet given to him by our poet laureate governor, u General G," — you remember when the prosaic poet broke down on his way from Chicago, with the Repub- 84 Official Proceedings of the lican nominee, he was announcing to the highways and byways who their candidate was, and paraphrasing Mr. Conkling he said : " If you ask me whence our candidate comes, My answer first shall be: He's from the State of Ohio And his name is General G." They say a poet is born, not made ; and some fellow who writes the Latin of it says, "poeta nascitur, nonjit" That poet must have been born so; nobody could ever have made a poet of him ; the attempt would have resulted in a bad "fit." But to return to my subject. General G. when engaged in nomi- nating somebody in Chicago — somebody thought it was Sherman; but around that there hangs a reasonable doubt. I will discuss nothing not clearly before us, to-day. And just before the nomi- nator and the nominee became inextricably blended in one indis- soluble unity, Mr. G. made these solemn remarks: ".Brethren," said he, a all I expect of danger, all I want to get through with, is this current year. For on the next year, the stars will fight for us in their courses." He is going to organize the stars into returning boards against us; 'and the census," he says, "will continue us in power." Now, fellow-citizens, give us our glorious standard bearer, with the gonfalon thrown out in God's bright sunlight, of "Thurman to the rescue!" and I propose to antici- pate by one year Garfield's sidereal campaign, and will show him more falling Republican stars in the gloomy and melancholy days of November, than have ever been seen since Garfield's Con- federate Brigadier General Xerxes led those mythical Greeks against Leonidas at Thermopylae. If you will help us to call Thurman, we will elect him. And then make calling and election sure by a little ceremony that happened to be omitted four }^ears ago. And here let me serve notice, that every returning board shall be a "cooling board" for the miscreant that attempts by that device, to again rob the peo- ple of their choice. In spite of returning boards, and in spite of electoral commissions, all the gates of hell, even though the Re- publican party should carry the keys thereof, shall not prevail against us. The Chair: The name of the Hon. Allan G. Thurman, of Ohio, is in nomination for the office of President of the United States. The Clerk then proceeded with the call of the rolJ. National Democratic Convention. SB Oregon — The Chairman announced that they had no nomina- tion to make; her candidate has already been named. Pennsylvania — Mr. Hay, of the Delegation from that State, said : Mr. Malcolm Hay: The Delegates from Pennsylvania came here absolutely free to express their individual preferences for candidates. The Pennsylvania Delegation, as a delegation, has no candidate to present, but, Mr. Chairman, a Delegate from Pennsylvania now desires to make a nomination. Mr. Daniel Dougherty, of Pennsylvania, then took the platform. The Chair : The Chair has the honor to present to the Con- vention Hon. Daniel Dougherty, of Pennsylvania. ADDRESS OF HON. DANIEL DOUGHERTY. Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the Convention : I pre- sent to the thoughtful consideration of the Convention, the name of one who, on the field of battle, was styled "the superb," yet won still nobler renown as the Military Governor, whose first act in assuming command in Louisiana and Texas, was to salute the constitution! by proclaiming amid the joyous greetings of an oppressed people that the military, save in actual war, shall be subservient to the civil power. The plighted word of the soldier was proved in the deeds of the statesman. I name one who, if nominated, will suppress every faction, and be alike acceptable to the North and to the South. Whose nomi- nation will thrill the land from end to end, crush the last embers of sectional strife, and be hailed as the dawning of the longed-for day of perpetual brotherhood. With him we can fling away our shields and wage aggressive war. With him as our chieftain the bloody banner of the Repub- licans will fall from their palsied grasp. We can appeal to the supreme tribunal of the American people against the corruptions of the Republican party and its untold violations of constitutional liberty. Oh, my countrymen! in this supreme moment, — the destinies of the Republic, — the imperiled liberties of the people, hang breathless on your deliberations — pause! reflect! beware! make no misstep ! B6 Official Proceedings of the /I nominate hioa who can carry every Southern State. Can carry Pennsylvania, Indiana, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New J York. The soldier statesman with a record stainless as his sword. I nominate Winfield Scott Hancock, of Pennsylvania. If elected he will take his seat. The Clerk then proceeded with the roll-call of the States. Rhode Island — Phis State had no nomination to make. South Carolina — When this State was called Hon. Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, ascended the platform and was in- troduced as follows: The Chair : The Chair has the honor to present to the Con- vention General Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, ADDRESS OF GENERAL WADE HAMPTON. Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Convention : Until a few moments ago I did not know that I should be called upon to say one word to this Convention, because South Carolina has no candidate to present. But I have been invited to second the nomination which has been made, and I know not why that honor was conferred on me, except that as Massachusetts has first seconded the nomination of Delaware, it may not be inappro- priate that South Carolina should reach out her hand to that great State of the East. They were in the past, perhaps, the two States most widely separated in political opinions. And it is a happy omen now, after all these years of trouble and of bloodshed, that those two great States, the one from the East, and my own Palmetto State from the South, should come together in a restored Union, and work for the peace, prosperity, and happiness of the whole American people. We say, sir, we have no candidate to present. We come here, bringing as an offering to the Democratic party, 138 electoral votes. We say to you, if you give us a man, pure, spotless, per- fect, — one who represents all the best elements of American char- acter, — if you give us such a man, we will give you our votes. We say it to you, and we say it to prove our sincerity, that we National Democratic Convention. 87 have no one to offer. We come and say to the great East, and to this overwhelming Xorth-west, " place your two best men in the field, and we of the South will support them.*' We ask for no place, for no position ; for no pledges, for no patronage, no prom- ise. We come simply as Democrats to sustain the great Demo- cratic party. My friends ; we may be the most impartial judges, not of the merits of the respective candidates, because we recog- nize that those whose names have been presented to-day are each and all worthy to bear the great Democratic banner. We know that; and recognizing the enthusiasm which greeted the name of Hancock, we of the South would feel that we would be safe in his hands, because we were safe when he had the power. We know that the Xestor of our party, the guide, the leader of the Senate, that Thurman would add dignity to the place. We know that Indiana's son is worthy of the honor. We know that all those whose names have been presented here are worthy to be the standard bearers of our great party: and it is, therefore, in no in- vidious mood that I say to you that we take Bayard, because we believe that he is the strongest man. We believe that he will bring more Republican votes, more conservative Republican votes, to his support than any other man in America. We believe that he will attract the young vote of the country. We know that he will get every Democratic vote in America ; we know that he can be elected, — and we know that if elected, he too would take his place, for he is as brave as Hancock. You remember my friends, if the memory of my classical read- ing is not at fault, that when the Greeks were returning from their great victory, and were about to lay their offerings upon the altar, the Generals were called on to vote for the two men, the first and the second man, who in their opinion they thought most worthy of honor. And the name of Themistocles was found on every ballot. The name of Thomas Francis Bayard i-. if not always placed first, always placed second: and we cho to take the second man. Tennessee — Has no nomination to make. Texas— When this State \\a- called, the Chairman of thai Delegation said : Chairman: Texas has no nam" to present. One of her citi- zens desires to second the nomination of Winfield S. Hancock. 88 Official Proceedings of the The Chair: The Chair has the honor to present to the Con- vention Governor Hubbard, of Texas. ADDRESS OF HON. RICHARD B. HUBBARD. Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Convention : I rise by request, a request which meets the impulses of my own heart, to second the nomination of the soldier statesman, Winfield S. Hancock. Gentlemen of the Convention, it is peculiarly fit that Texas, that Louisiana, should respond to that nomination. Hear me for a moment. When the war closed, when the flag that some of us followed was furled forever, when again the constitution of the fathers was the supreme law of the land, as it is now and ever shall be, there came down through the southland, through my own State and Louisiana especially, a race of carpet-baggers, like the vandals of old, preying upon our wasted substance. Military Governors filled the bastiles with prisoners from civil life; men who had committed nought but fancied offenses against the gov- ernment, were crowded in every jail and in every bastile from the Rio Grande to the Father of Waters. In that hour, when we had lost all, when by the side of every hearthstone there were weeping Rachels, when the wolf was howling at almost every door, when there was widowhood and orphanage everywhere, there came a voice in that darkness of the night-time that said to us, '■ I am your military ruler; the war has closed. Unbar your dungeons, open your courts and be tried by civil procedure." That man was Winfield S. Hancock. It is an easy thing to be a summer friend. The world and hell are full of them. But in the hour of our sorrow, when he held his power at the hands of the great dominant Republican party, who could cut off his head, and who did remove him, there stood a man with the constitution before him, reading it as the fathers read it; that the war having ended we resumed the habiliments that as a right belong to us, not as a conquered province, but as a free people. The voice of a man like Hancock, who risked his reputation, place and power in the very face and teeth of the Republican party, is a man that it will do to trust the standard of our party to. He is not only a soldier ; that is something. In the contest that is to be waged, as the gallant Hampton has told you, the South will be united, whoever you may nominate. But failing in principle, failing upon every issue of finance, or of reform, or National Democratic Convention. 89 of good government, to attack the record of the Democratic party, mark it, the slogan of the Republican party will be the Ct bloody shirt;" "the old leaven of rebellion still lives." You will hear it from the mountains and the valleys; you will hear it along the line. If you nominate Hancock, where is the argument? We can say everywhere, " here is a soldier second not even to the silent man on horseback. Here is a soldier that bore down even upon us like Cardigan at Balaklava, like a plumed knight to the front." Here is a man with whom one hundred thousand northern soldiers, if they are like southern soldiers, will rally round his standard. Because he was a great soldier and a good man, and a faithful citizen when the war was over. Gentlemen, I believe him to be to-day the most available candi- date of all the great names that have been presented in this great presence. As I said a while ago, what we want is votes, votes ; more of them, votes, in God's name, whether they come from the Republican soldiers or otherwise. General Hancock is not want- ing in all the elements of the statesman. Read his letter to Governor Pease ; it is worthy of being enshrined, it is worthy of being placed upon the proudest pages of American history. In that letter he discussed and asserted the superiority and supremacy of the civil power over the sword and spear. I have nothing more to say except this: that if you nominate him not only the South will stand around him, as the old guard did around Xapoleon, but I believe the soldiers of the great North, the men who honestly fought us in that greatest of human con- flicts, will again enlist under his banner; that with the record which he has, without stain and without reproach, with no credit mobilier scandal or DeGolyer frauds around him, with a stainless name blending together the soldier and the statesman, after a quarter of a century of waiting, we will win the contest; and when won, if there is a man living in the broad confines of this great country who will worthily wear those honors, it is Winfield Scott Hancock, of Pennsylvania. Vermont — Has no nomination to make. Virginia — When this State was called, the Chairman of the Delegation said: Chairman : In obedience to requests made, we will second the nomination already made. 90 Official Proceedings of the The Chair: The Chair has the honor to present to the Con- vention the Hon. C. S. Stringfellow, of Virginia. ADDRESS OF HON. C. S. STRINGFELLOW. Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the Convention : I would not venture at my own instance to trespass upon your time and attention, and all unfitted at best for the duty which has been assigned me, I would approach its performance with still greater hesitation, if I did not feel that in this council hall of the great Democratic party, albeit for four long years I wore the gray, I speak to men who have risen above the prejudices and conquered the passions and presentments which war engendered ; to men who are bound together by so many ties of sympathy, of interest, of language, and of blood ; to men who have in common so many glorious recollections of the past and so many bright hopes for the future, that I ma} T crave a moment's indulgence when I come in the name of more than one-third of the Delegates of Old Vir- ginia, to give a hearty second to the nomination of California's distinguished son, who in peace and in war has proved himself one of the ablest and most devoted friends of that constitution and that Union which Old Virginia so largely aided in forming, and which, by the grace of God, she means to the best of her ability as honestly defend. But, gentlemen, there are enemies to the laws and the liberties of the people, as deadly and dangerous in peace as are the armed battalions that may be mustered against them when the lawless ambition, 'the bad passions, and the selfish interests of men "let slip the dogs of war." The right of secession is no longer debated or debatable. The controversy whether the Federal Union is a com- pact between sovereign States, with no arbiter to enforce its ob- servance or decide when it is broken, or whether it is a National Government, framed by the people for the people, and framed, as we trust, to endure forever, is no longer a matter of importance. All such issues have been practically settled by the stern arbitra- ment of the sword, and in its decision the Southern people right royally acquiesce. When, therefore, the charge is made by the Republicans that we still cling to the doctrines of the extreme State rights sohool, and when timid men in the Democratic party whisper, with bated breath, that the nomination of Judge Field is a committal of a party to those doctrines, I reply to this ex- tent the charge is true: It is true that we are for the right of the States to preserve their autonomy, as guaranteed by the con- National Democratic Convention. 91 stitution, against every effort to destroy those States, and change this representative government into a consolidated despotism. It is true that we are for the rights of the States by peaceable appeal to the ballot to drive from place and power the men who hold them by corrupt, dishonest, and fraudulent contrivances. It is true that we are for the right of the States to retain and exercise all of those powers not delegated to the Federal Govern- ment by express grant or fair implication. It is true that we are for the right of the States to protect the people against the mad ambition of senatorial triumvirates or individual men. It is true that we are for the right of the States not to secede from, to impair or destroy, but to defend and preserve inviolable and in- violate "an indissoluble union of indestructible States," based on the constitution and the laws, and cemented by the love and af- fection of the people. On these points the South is indeed solid. It is solid in be- lieving that the government of this great country is a public trust, not to be administered in the interest of any particular family, section, or party, but for the happiness and welfarcof the whole people. It is solid in the conviction that, for the proper execution of this trust, honesty, integrity, and ability are indis- pensable prerequisites. It is solid in the belief that the highest office in the gift of this great people should be filled by a wise, patriotic, and just man, honestly elected thereto, who will dis- charge its duties with an eye single to the public good and insti- tute those reforms which the conscience and the voice of the country alike demand. And I but give voice to the conviction which animates those whom I have the honor to represent when I say that, in their opinion, such a man is Judge Field. His courage is beyond question ; his integrity above reproach ; his wisdom and administrative capacity, illustrated in the laws which gave peace and quiet to a great and prosperous State ; his intellectual ability, great learning, and inflexible justice, crys- talized in a series of judicial opinions which ought to excite the admiration of the present, as they will the pride of future genera- tions. It has been charged that his nomination would be an appeal from the judgment of the Supreme Court to that of the people,— an appeal from the bench to the ballot. This is not true. His name is presented for your consideration, not because of any special opinion he has rendered, concurring in or dissent- ing from the judgment of that august tribunal, of which he is so distinguished a member and to which, life-long Democrat as he is, 92 Official Proceedings of the he was called by Mr. Lincoln ; but because at all times, and in all the offices which he has filled in his eventful life, he has shown himself a man of varied and profound wisdom, of incorruptible integrity, of patriotic and loyal devotion to the spirit and genius of American institutions, to the laws and constitution of the American Union. I do not seek to disparage the claims of any of the illustrious citizens whose names have been presented to this Convention. I would not, if I could, detract from their civic or military honors; yet sometimes nature seems to brush aside her prentice hands, and taking her place at the bellows, to forge in the workshop of time a character so grand in its conception, so perfect in all its proportions, so well adjusted in all its parts, that she may stand up and say to all the world, "this is a man!" A man in physical development, a man in intellectual power, a man in sympathy with all that is good and true, a man of strong will and generous feeling, a man of that intuitive perception and reverence for justice, truth and law, which dignifies and ennobles true manhood. Such a man is Stephen J. Field. The Chair : The Chair has the honor to present to the Con- vention Hon. John W. Daniel, of Virginia : address of hon. john w. daniel. Mr. President and Brother Democrats of the National Convention : It is not the weakness, but it is the essential strength of true Democracy, that its constituents should possess varied and different opinions as to who is the man to receive public honors, to maintain great principles,. and to execute the people's will. It is the glory of true Democracy that its constitu- ents will renounce all personal opinions and preferences when the voice of the majority has pointed to the chosen servant of the people to execute the people's will. We are here to-day embarraased by the very brilliancy and variety of the names which have challenged public favor for the first office in the people's gift. Jurists who have worn untar- nished ermine ; statesmen who have molded the policy, shaped the measures, and fought the battles of the party ; soldiers who have enriched our history with feats of arms, and who are bat- tled-scarred with wounds of honor; orators, scholars, thinkers, actors in all the leading lines of practical enterprise or intel- lectual endeavor, stand in glittering array around us, worthy to be crowned with any honor or to be the recipient of any trust that this great Republic can bestow. The question which I have National Democratic Convention. 93 asked myself, the question which, it seems me, should be the in- dex finger to guide our work to a wise conclusion, is this: who is that man among them who can interlace the heart-strings of this American people ? who is that man who can make to permeate through every portion of this mighty land those sentiments of mutual confidence and of brotherly love which once abided among us before the unhappy schism of the secession war ? When I have asked the question, the heart of every man gives me answer that that man is Winfield Scott Hancock, of Pennsylvania. Did I say of Pennsylvania? Winfield Scott Hancock of the United States; of all the States by his good right-hand re-united. They tell us, gentlemen, that this country is tired of the camp and of the sword; they tell us that the people are weary of martial habits and of martial measures. I acknowledge that fact, but all the more will they welcome with gladsome greetings the man who first abolished them. Weary indeed are the suffering people of the rule of the camp in civil places. All the more ready are they, therefore, to receive him who was the first to salute with his stainless sword the majesty of the civil law; who was the first to bow that knightly crest at the bar of civil justice; who was the first of all whose voice was heard crying aloud in the wilder- ness of despotism, "make the way straight for the reign of peace and for the sovereignty of the people." Bethink you not, my friends, that the American people are so indiscriminating as to apprehend the embryo of a Caesar in the man who was the very Brutus of unhallowed arbitrary power, in the man who wrote with a pen worthy to have been guided by the hand of Jefferson, who uttered with an emphasis worthy of Andrew Jackson, those immortal words of Democratic faith which every lip re-echoes. Those words came to this country like a sunburst upon a wintry day; they were like the springing. up of a fountain in a desert ; they were like the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. And long after this great Convention has passed away from earth, the millions who are to come after us will be singing upon their tongues those words which belong to Runymede and to Magna Charta : "The great principles of American liberty, are still the lawful inheritance of this people ; the trial by jury, the habeas corpus, the freedom of speech, the liberty of the press, the natural rights of persons and the rights of property must be preserved." They tell us that we, the American people, do not want a sol- dier. The greatest and best, the Magistrate without a peer, was 94 Official Proceedings of the who? George Washington, the soldier. George Washington, whose life had been spent in the saddle, and whose history is made musical with the clinking of the spur. Madison and Mon- roe were soldiers; Jackson, and Harrison, and Taylor were soldiers. Franklin Pierce was a soldier ; Buchanan and Lincoln had both borne arms for the Republic; all adown the line of your Presidents for one hundred years are the sparkling names of the American soldiers. And why shall we not now follow in the footsteps of our fathers and present the greatest office which this Republic can bestow, to that great Democratic soldier, who shed his blood for his people, yet who proved as generous to the conquered as he was loyal to the conquering banner. Just one word more. The nomination of General Hancock means instantaneous and continuous aggression. It will sound to America like a general order from this council of war : " We move on the enemy's works to-morrow." The signal guns sound the advance, the bugles ring "boots and saddle." The standard to the front with the nomination of Hancock, and you will hear the tread of the moving legions. I am reminded here that the first man yesterday whose very presence in this Convention touched its heart and brought forth spontaneously its applause, was the soldier statesman, Wade Hampton, of South Carolina. Nominate Winfield Scott Hancock, and let the last cheer of this Convention go up for the Union soldiers who have shown themselves so gen- erous in welcoming us. Then, my friends, in this canvass you will hear the hearty hurra! of the boys who wore the blue ming- ling with the wild, sweet music of the rebel cheer in One grand national anthem of peace. Then, my friends, the divided tribes, who, like the Romans of old, have come down from the moun- tains of secessia will pour in one mighty and undivided stream for the regeneration of this Nation. West Virginia — When this State was called, the Hon. J. 11. Goode, of West Virginia, took the platform. The Chair : The Chair has the honor to present to the Con- vention Hon. J. H. Goode, of West Virginia. address of hon. j. h. goode. Mr. Chairman, and my Fellow-Citizens of this Convention : I ask your attention but for one moment. West Virginia is not National Democratic Convention. 95 forgetful of her benefactor in the days of her political adversity. When freedom was a mockery and the exercise of liberty a grand crime: when grand juries were summoned to indict, the petit juries to convict : when the appeals from hundreds of deserted homes cried out from the depths of personal humiliation, West Virginia raised her voice for help, and stretched forth her hands imploringly for mercy. No sooner had her cry gone out than the response came back, " we are coming." It was the voice of Ohio. True to her promise came Ohio to the rescue, led by the noblest soldier of the legion. Yes, that noblest Roman came ; he stood where others feared to stand, spoke what others feared to speak, did what others feared to do, — met the black dragon in his den and drove him out forever. To-day, West Virginia joins in the chorus of liberty; her voice sounds from the mountains and mur- murs from the streams, and all, with one common response, echo to the duty and obligations that we are under to the State of Ohio. Yes, the night has passed and the day has come, and "all the clouds that lowered upon our house are deep in the bosom of the ocean buried;" and from hill and dale, lowland and mountain, comes the humble petitioner to pray for Allan G. Thurman, of Ohio. From the day that we were released from the tyranny of our political bondage up to this hour, we have watched his every move and listened to his every speech. We heard him when Sheridan invoked the President of the United States for a procla- mation to declare the people of Louisiana robbers and banditti ; we heard him when Hayes usurped the Presidency, and the Re- publican party inaugurated a fraud ; we heard him in his advo- cacy of the rights of the States and the liberty of the people : we heard him upon the iniquity of that law which gave to super- visors and marshals the right to determine the votes and super- vise the returns of the American people ; we heard him upon the repeal of those imperial statutes when every Republican, headed by the President, was ready to sacrifice every patriotic principle in order to promote the grand scheme of centralizing power; we heard him when James A. Garfield, backed by his Republican fol- lowers, opposed a resolution looking to the prevention of Chinese emigration and the protection of the American laborer; we heard him opposing the squandering of the public domain, and the rights acquired by the people upon the monopoly of railroad com- binations. We heard him in all these things, and we want him now for President. Under Allan G. Thurman there will be no 96 Official Proceedings of the bloody shirt to wave; under him there will be no section above another, there will be no North, no South, no East, no West, but one common Union maintained and honored for the common benefit of all. Mr. Chairman, a word, and I have done. R. B. Hayes, through the agency of fraud, has been declared President of these United States. And judging by the system by which he was inaugu- rated, if Allan G. Thurman be elected, the thousands who will have elected him will see to it that he is recognized, inaugurated, and obeyed as the President of the United States. Wisconsin — Has no candidate to offer. The roll of States being now completed the Chair said: The Chair : The Clerk will now report to the Convention the names of the gentlemen who are in nomination for the office of President of the United States. The Clerk then read the following names : Stephen J. Field, of California. Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware. Willtam R. Morrison, of Illinois. Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana. Allan G. Thurman, of Ohio. Winfield S. Hancock, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky : I now move that we go into a ballot. Mr. Hoadly, of Ohio : I move that the Convention do now adjourn until 10 o'clock to-morrow. Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky : All I desire to say is that while we have sat here nearly six hours, we represent districts very remote from every part of the Union; and it is to our in- terest and our duty to get through as soon as possible. There are no decisive questions before the Democratic party now that de- mand that we shall postpone a nomination till we get a platform. I know there was a time when there was such a postponement, and the Democratic party was divided, the country torn in pieces, and households made sad with their lost sons. This does not commend itself to us now. Let us have one ballot; let us see how we stand. Let us have it as a sort of preliminary debate, National Democratic Convention. 97 then we can adjourn; we can consult, — our platform can be re- ported, and we will know better how we stand Mr. Hoadly, of Ohio: I rise to a point of order. The Chair recognized me ; I moved to adjourn till to-morrow at 10 o'clock. The Chair: The Chair did not hear the motion to adjourn offered by the gentleman from Ohio. The gentleman from Ohio moves to adjourn till 10 o'clock to-morrow. Upon putting the question to adjourn it became evi- dent that the galleries had joined their voices to those of the Delegates, in the vote. The Chair : The Chair will not be moved by such irregular attempts. He will not recognize such efforts. Let the question come up and he will endeavor to decide it; these attempts to drown out the declaration that the roll must be called, that it is out of order, — by what right do gentlemen undertake to say it is out of order? I shall not be influenced in the slightest degree by these unseemly attempts to prevent the real wish of the Con- vention from being understood. Mr. Compton, of Maryland : The motion is made that the Con- vention adjourn. Upon that motion I ask for a call of the roll. The Chair : The call of the States is demanded. Does the gentleman insist? Mr. Compton : I insist upon my demand for a call of the roll. Mr. McCafferty, of Massachusetts: On the vote just taken, the galleries joined their voice to that of the Delegates, so that it was not apparent to any body how the vote stood between the Delegates who can alone pass upon the question. Therefore, if the vote is to be put again, — and I ask that it may be, — I ask that the roll of States may be called to determine it. The Chair: The Chair had not decided the question upon adjournment; he did not recognize the miscellaneous noes, and the outcries attempting to drown the call for the roll; nor will he ever do it while he occupies this Chair. The question upon adjournment is called for by States. The Chair will endeavor to enforce impartially the rules of this Convention. He admon- ishes the galleries, and he admonishes gentlemen who are not members of this Convention to remember* that they are enjoying its privileges by its courtesy : and he hopes that they will not 98 Official Proceedings of the attempt to join in any vote in this Convention. The question upon adjournment is called for by States, There being a second from another State, the roll will be called ; those who favor an adjournment will vote aye ; those opposed to an adjournment will vote nay. The Clerk then called the roll of the States with the following result: States. Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan ... Minnesota Mississippi Votes. 20 12 12 6 12 6 8 22 42 30 22 10 24 16 14 16 26 22 10 16 Ayes. 6 3 6 12 6 8 5 30 10 3 Nays. 14 12 9 11 42 11 10 24 16 11 16 m 3 10 16 States. Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire. New Jersey New York North Carolina... Ohio : Oregon Pennsylvania.... Rhode Island South Carolina... Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia. West Virginia ... Wisconsin Votes. Ayes. Nays. 30 30 6 6 10 18 70 20 44 6 58 8 14 24 16 10 22 10 20 6 6 6 17 70 2 44 24 1 18 29 7 14 17 11 10 29 2 18 Total 738 317£ 395* The Chair Upon the motion to adjourn the vote is 3I7-J- yeas The Convention therefore refuses to adjourn and the motion is lost. and 395t? nays A Delegate from Massachusetts : I move you, sir, that the roll of States be now called, and that a ballot be had for a candi- date for President of the United States. This motion w^as carried. The Chair : The Clerk will now call the roll. Each State when it is called will announce its vote for its candidate for the Presidency. The Clerk then called the roll with the following- result : National Democratic Convention. 99 States 50" W o > 20 12 12 6 12 6 8 22 42 30 22 10 24 16 14 16 26 22 10 16 30 6 6 10 18 7< 20 44 6 58 8 14 24 16 10 22 10 20 738 < < 7 u 8 'A < E 7 ■- 5 12 6 1 < fa 1 £> C s >< H Q < > -5 02 O n >- < a < - < i < 5 -1 x H — u M u < ;- a '-a W Alabama Arkansas California 3 ..... 2 "■5 1 Colorado Connecticut 4 6 8 5 3 2 Delaware Florida Georgia 8 8 i Illinois 42 Indiana 30 2 Iowa 3 7 2 10 6 2 1 Kansas Kentucky '. 6 "id" Hi 2 ...... 4 1 16 14 2 7 2 5 Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts... 6 5 10 5 12 2 4 1 "i 2 "i 2 r Michigan 1 ] Minnesota Mississippi Missouri 2 1 7 3 "fi 4 Nebraska Nevada 3 1 3 N. Hampshire.... New Jersey 3 10 4 2 4 70 3 1 New York North Carolina.. 7 9 ii" 1 1 1 1 Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania.... Rhode Island.... 4 1 1 2 15 1 7 2 14 9 5 10* ...„. 1533 28 2 3 1 1 1 J 1 South Carolina.. Tennn.-see 11 9 10 3 3 1 171 2 1 1 Texas 1 Vermont Virginia 9 66 West Virginia.... 7 Wisconsin 1(1 62 3 1 1 • ) Total 68.] 8 5 49.] SI 38 6 if) ] 1 '•■ 1 4 Necessary for a choice 492. At the conclusion of the ballot Mr. Abbott, of Massa- chusetts, said: Mr. Abbott: Mr. Chairman, I desire to add to the vote of Massachusetts one-half of one vote for Judge Field, making his vote two The vote was amended in accordance with the re- quest. 100 Official Proceedings of the The Chair : If the Convention will come to order, the Secre- tary will announce the result of the first ballot for candidate for President of the United States. The Secretary then announced the vote as follows: Total number of votes to be cast 738 Necessary for a choice 492 Of which the following candidates received: Hancock 171 ' Bayard 153$ Payne 81 Thurman 68£ Field 65 Morrison 62 Hendricks 49£ Tilden 38 Ewing 10 Seymour 8 Randall 6 Loveland 5 McDonald 2 McClellan 2 Lothrop 1 Parker 1 Black 1. Jewett 1 English 1 Total votes cast 726* Absent and not voting : Michigan 6 Massachusetts 1* Connecticut .-. 1 Pennsylvania 2 Tennessee 1 Total " 11$ The Chair: No one having received two-thirds of the vote cast no choice has been made. Mr. Preston, of Kentucky: I now move that the Convention adjourn until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. This motion was carried. The Convention was declared adjourned to 10 o'clock A. M., Thursday, June 24, 1880. ' National Democratic Convention. 101 THIRD DAY. Chstcix^ati, Jtjxe 24, 1880. Pursuant to adjournment, the Convention met at 10 o'clock A. M., Thursday, June 24, 1880. The Convention was called to order b}^ the Chair- man, Mr. Stevenson, at 10:30 A. M., as follows: The Chair: The Convention will come to order. The Con- vention will be opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Taylor. PRAYER. Let us pray. Almighty God, oar Heavenly Father, we thank Thee for the mercies of this new day, and we now invoke Thy Fatherly blessing as a preparation for the duties and responsi- bilities that devolve upon us at this hour. Give us to realize the imperfections of our own judgment and our great need of divine guidance in the discharge of the momentous trusts committed to our hands at this important crisis in the history of our country. May wisdom from on High be vouchsafed unto us for the proper execution of these duties and responsibilities. May calmness and moderation characterize all our proceedings, and do Thou, O Lord, restrain every impulse that may be incompatible with that unan- imity of purpose and harmony of action so needful to accomplish the patriotic ends we have in view. May we be willing to lay aside our local and partisan predilections for the highest welfare of our entire people. Now, O Lord, we humbly beseech Thee to grant that the choice of this Convention as its candidates may result in the selection of men pure in character, blameless in life, unsullied in reputa- tion, and of exalted patriotism; and do Thou, O Lord, grant that under Thy blessings as the result of this selection, they be 102 Official Proceedings of the brought to occupy those high places for which their eminent fit- ness may indicate them as the choice of the American people. All this we ask, with the additional bestowment of every needed blessing, and the forgiveness of our sins, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. At the conclusion of the prayer, the Hon. Rufus W. Peckham, of ~N"ew York, obtained the floor, and began to address the Convention from his seat on the floor. In obedience to repeated calls to take the platform, Mr. Peckham did so, and spoke as follows: ADDRESS OF HON. RUFUS W. PECKHAM. Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the Convention: I rise, sir, to make a statement to the Convention on behalf of the Dele- gation from the State of New York. That Delegation heard with great sensibility the vote from the different States in the Con- vention of yesterday, given for the honored statesman of New York, Samuel J. Tilden. At the mention of Mr. Tilden's name there was snch an outburst of cheers, applause, and waving of hats, etc., that the Chair said: The Chair: Gentlemen must preserve order, or the §ergeant- at-Arms will clear the house. There is a spirit of outside men that defies authority and defies respect. The Chair is impotent without the assistance of the regular Delegation to this Conven- tion, to rid the hall of those who will not obey its authority. I now admonish all, that I shall ask this Convention at any hazard to preserve the respect and order which is essential to its decorum. Mr. Peckham, continuing: The Delegation from the State of New York have received a letter from that gentleman whose name I have just pronounced, in which, after mature deliberation, he has renounced himself before this Convention as a candidate, in nomination, or for the nomination of the Presidency of this country. The Delegation from the State of New York, knowing the man who penned that letter to be honest in sentiment and thought and action, have taken, and do now take, that representation in the spirit that it was made, as a renunciation of all claims as a National Democratic Convention. 10?> candidate before this Convention. And I now present that letter from him that it maybe used as this Convention may determine. But the New York Delegation, acting in good faith upon what they know to be the sentiment of their honored chief, have them- selves this morning, after mature deliberation and consultation, agreed upon a candidate other than Samuel J. Tilden. And that candidate I am requested to announce, not in any set speech, not by any grand declaration, but simply as giving to this Conven- tion the present sentiment of the State of New York in favor of the Speaker of the House of Representatives — Samuel J. Randall. The Chair : The name of Hon. Samuel J. Randall is added to the list of candidates for the office of President of the United States. The following is the letter of withdrawal of Hon. Samnel J. Tilden: MR. TILDEN'S LETTER. New York. June 18, 1880 To the Delegates from the State of New York to the National Democratic Convention: Your first assembling is an occasion on which it is proper for me to state to you my relation to the nomination for the Presi- dency which you and your associates are commissioned to make in behalf of the Democratic party of the United States. Having passed my early years in an atmosphere filled with the traditions of the war which secured our national independence, and of the struggles which made our constitutional system a government for the people, by the people, I learned to idolize the institu- tions of my country, and was educated to believe it the duty of a citizen of the Republic to take his fair allotment of care and trouble in public affairs. I fulfilled that duty to thf 1 best of my ability for forty years as a private citizen. Although during all my life giving at least as much thought and effort to public affairs as to all other objects, I have never accepted official service except for a brief period, for a special purpose, and only when the occasion seemed to require of me that sacrifice of private preferences to public interest. My life has been substantially that of a private citizen. It was, I presume, the success of efforts, in which as a private citizen I had shared, to overthrow a corrupt combination then 104 Official Proceedings of the holding dominion in our metropolis, and to purify the judiciary, which had become its tool, that induced the Democracy of the State, in 1874, to nominate me for Governor. This was done in spite of the protest of a minority that the part I had borne in those reforms had created antagonisms fatal to me as a candidate- I felt constrained to accept the nomination as the most certain means of putting the power of the Gubernatorial office on the side of reform, and of removing the impression, wherever it pre- vailed, that the faithful discharge of one's duty as a citizen is fatal to his usefulness as a public servant. The breaking up of the canal ring, the better management of our public works, the large reduction of taxes, and other reforms accomplished during my administration, doubtless occasioned my nomination for the Presidency by the Democracy of the Union, in the hope that similar processes would be applied to the Federal Government. Prom the responsibilities of such an undertaking, appalling as it seemed to me, I did not feel at liberty to shrink. In the canvass which ensued the Democratic party represented reform in the administration of the Federal Government, and a restoration of our complex political system to the pure ideals of its founders. Upon these issues the people of the United States, by a majority of more than a quarter of a million, chose a majority of the electors to cast their votes for the Democratic candidates for President and Vice-President. It is my right and privilege here to say that I was nominated and elected to the Presidency absolutely free from any engagement in respect to the exercise of its powers or the disposal of its patronage. Through the whole period of my relation to the Presidency I did everything in my power to elevate, and nothing to lower moral standards in the competition of parties. By what nefarious means the basis for a false count was laid in several of the States I need not recite. These are now matters of history about which whatever diversity of opinion may have existed in either of the great parties of the country at the time of their consummation, has since practically disappeared. I refused to ransom from the returning boards of Southern States the documentary evidence by the suppression of which, and by the substitution of fraudulent and forged papers, a pretext was made for the perpetration of a false count. The constitutional duty of the two houses of Congress to count the electoral votes as cast, and to give effect to the will of the people, as expressed by their suffrages, was never fulfilled. An National Democratic Convention. 105 electoral commission, for the existence of which I have no responsibility, was formed, and to it the two houses of Congress abdicated their duty to make the count, by a law enacting that the count of the commission should stand as lawful unless over- ruled by the concurrent action of the two houses. Its false count was not overruled, owing to the complicity of a Republican senate with a Republican majority of the commission. Controlled by its Republican majority of eight to seven, the electoral commission counted out the men elected by the people and counted in the men not elected by the people. That subversion of the election created a new issue for the decision of the people of the United States, transcending in importance all questions of administration. It. involved the vital principle of self-government through elections by the people. The immense growth of the means of corrupt influence over the ballot box which is at the disposal of the party having possession of the Executive administration, had already become a present evil and a great danger, tending to make elections irresponsive in public opinion, hampering the power of the people to change their rulers and enabling the men holding the machinery of government to continue and perpetuate their power. ' It was my opinion in 1876 that the Opposition attempt- ing to change the administration needed to include at least two- thirds of the voters at the opening of the canvass in order to retain a majority at the election. If, after such obstacles had been overcome and a majority of the people had voted to change the administration of their gov- ernment, the men in office could still procure a false count founded upon frauds, perjuries, and forgeries, furnishing a pretext of documentary evidence on which to base that false count, and if such a transaction were not only successful, but if, after allot- ment of its benefits were made to its contrivers, abettors, and apologists by the chief beneficiary of the transaction, it were con- doned by the people, a practical destruction of elections by the people would have been accomplished. The failure to install the candidates chosen by the people, a contingency consequent upon no act of omission and beyond my control, has thus left me for the last three years and until now, when the Democratic party, by its Delegates in National Con- vention assembled, shall choose a new leader, the involuntary but necessary representative of this momentous issue. 106 Official Proceedings of the As such, denied the immunities of private life, without the powers conferred by public station, subject to unceasing false- hoods and calumnies from the partisans of an administration laboring in vain to justify its existence, I have, nevertheless, steadfastly endeavored to preserve to the Democratic party of the United States the supreme issue before the people for their decision next November, whether this shall be a government by the sovereign people through elections, or a government by discarded servants holding over by force and fraud. And I have withheld no sacrifice and neglected no opportunity to uphold, organize, and consolidate against the enemies of representative institutions, the great party which alone under God can effect- ually resist their overthrow. Having now borne faithfully my full share of labor and care in the public service, and wearing the marks of its burdens, I desire nothing so much as an honorable discharge. I wish to lay down the honors and toils of even quasi party leadership, and to seek the repose of private life. In renouncing renomination for the Presidency, I do so with no doubt in my mind as to the vote of the State of New York, or of the United States, but because I believe that it is a renuncia- tion of re-election to the Presidency. To those who think my renomination and re-election indis- pensable to an effectual vindication of the right of the people to elect their rulers violated in my person, I have accorded as long a reserve of my decision as possible, but I can not overcome my repugnance to enter into a new engagement which involves four years of ceaseless toil. The dignity of the Presidential office is above a merely per- sonal ambition, but it creates in me no illusion Its value is as a great power for good to the country. I said four years ago, in accepting the nomination: "Knowing as I do, therefore, from fresh experience, how great the difference is between gliding through an official routine and working out a reform of systems and policies, it is impossible for me to contemplate what needs to be done in the Federal Admin- istration without an anxious sense of the difficulties of the un- dertaking. If summoned by the suffrages of my countrymen to attempt this work, I shall endeavor, with God's help, to be the efficient instrument of their will." Such a work of renovation, after many years of misrule, such a reform of systems and policies, to which I would cheerfully have National Democratic Convention. 107 sacrificed all that remained to me of health and life, is now, I fear, beyond my strength. With unfeigned thanks for the honors bestowed upon me, with a heart swelling with emotions of gratitude to the Democratic masses for the support which they have given to the cause I represented, and their steadfast confidence in every emergency, I remain, your fellow-citizen, Samuel J. Tilden. Mr. 0. M. Thomas, of Kentucky : I have a resolution which I desire to read and to send to the Committee on Resolutions. The Chair : The following resolution is offered by the gentle- man from Kentucky, which will be read for the information of the Convention and referred to the Committee on Resolutions without debate. ' The Clerk read the following resolution: Resolved, That we denounce it as unconstitutional and unre- publican for any State to pass any law depriving any citizen of any political or civil privileges on account of his religious or irre- ligious belief. The Chair: The resolution goes to the Committee on Resolu- tions. The Convention will now continue the execution of the order of business. The Clerk then read the names of the candidates who were voted for on the preceding day, as follows: Winfield S Hancock. Samuel J. Randall Thomas F. Bayard. W. A. H. Loveland. Henry B. Payne. Jose E. McDonald. Allan G. Thurman. George B. McClellan. Stephen J. Field. Mr. Lothrop. William R. Morrison. Joel Parker. Thomas A Hendricks Hugh J. Jewett. Samuel J. Tilden. James E. English. Thomas Swing. Jeremiah Black. Horatio Seymour. Mr. I lark of Alabama: I desire to make a motion to correct the minutes. The name of our Secretary is F. S. Ferguson; it is reported as 1 ). S. Ferguson. The Chair : The correction will be made. 108 Official Proceedings of the Mr. Clark : I ask that he be assigned the seat to which he ifl entitled as a Secretary of the Convention. The Chair : That will be done. The Clerk then called the roll as follows on the second ballot for a candidate for the Presidency, the Chairman of each State Delegation announcing the vote of his Delegation as his State was called. Alabama Hancock 11 Bayard 5 Field *. 4 Arkansas Field 12 California Hancock 5 Field 5 Hendricks «... 1 Colorado Field 6 Connecticut Bayard 1 English 11 Delaware Bayard 6 Florida Bayard 8 Georgia Hancock 7 Bayard 5 Field 10 Illinois Hancock 42 Indiana Hendricks ..30 Iowa Hancock 9 Bayard 1 Randall 12 Kansas Hancock 10 Kentucky Hancock 8 Bayard 7 Tilden 3 Field 4 Thurman 2 Louisiana Hancock 16 Maine Hancock 14 Maryland Bayard 16 Massachusetts Hancock 11 Bayard 7 Randall 3£ Tilden... 2 Field 1* National Democratic Convention. 109 Michigan .....Hancock 14 Bayard . 4 English 2 Randall 1 ^ t Tilden 1^ Minnesota Hancock 10 Mississippi Hancock 6 Bayard 8 Field 2 Missouri Hancock 28 Bayard 2 Nebraska Randall 6 Nevada , Field 4 Randall 1 Thurman 1 New Hampshire Hancock 5 Randall 5 New Jersey Hancock 7 Bayard 4 Parker 2 Randall 4 Jewett 1 New York Randall 70 North Carolina Hancock 20 Ohio— Ohio asked leave to withdraw for consultation. Leave was granted, there being no objection. Oregon Field 6 Pennsylvania — The Chairman said: The Chairman: The Delegation from Pennsylvania has not yet fully prepared her vote and desires to be passed for the present. The Chair: Does the State of Pennsylvania desire to vote? The Chairman of the Delegation from Pennsylvania: If the Convention will give us time to tally our vote, we will announce it. Otherwise we can not for a minute or two. The State of Pennsylvania was passed for the present. r *t* 110 Official Proceedings of the Rhode Island Hancock 6 Randal! 1 English 1 South Carolina Bayard 14 Tennessee Hancock 14 Bayard 8 Field 2 Texas Hancock 11 Bayard 5 Vermont Hancock 10 Virginia Hancock 7 Bayard 8 Field 7 West Virginia Hancock 7 Bayard 1 Thurman 2 Wisconsin Hancock 10 Bayard 2 .Field 2 English 5 Thurman 1 The State of Ohio having been allowed to withdraw was again called. Whereupon Mr. Hill of that State said : Mr. Hill: The Chairman of the Ohio Delegation is absent and the Delegation is itself absent except two or three Rut in obedience to the instructions of three hundred thousand Ohio Democrats I cast forty-four votes for Thurman. The Chair: The gentleman is out of order and will take his seat. Mr. McKinney of Ohio: The Ohio Delegation are consulting where there vote shall be cast. The gentleman has no authority to cast the vote for Thurman. The State of Pennsylvania having been passed, was again called and cast her vote as follows : Pennsylvania Hancock 31 Bayard 1 Randall 26 National Democratic Convention. Ill The Ohio Delegation having returned, the Chairman announced her vote as follows : Ohio Thurman 44 The Chairman of the Pennsylvania Delegation : Mr. Chair- man, I desire to correct the announcement of the vote from Penn- sylvania The vote should be : Pennsylvania... Hancock 32 Randall 25 Mr. James G. Jenkins, of Wisconsin : Mr. Chairman, I desire to ask permission to change the vote of Wisconsin. The Chair : The State of Wisconsin desires to change her vote. Is there any objection ? Mr. Beebe, of New York : I rise to a point of order. I make the point of order that no State can change its vote until the general vote is announced. The Chair: The rule seems to be otherwise. I will put it to the vote ; let the house decide. Shall the Sftate of Wisconsin be permitted to change her vote? Permission was granted upon the question being put. Mr. Jenkins, of Wisconsin : Wisconsin casts twenty votes for Hancock. Mr. Stockton, of New Jersey : Mr. Chairman, New Jersey de- sires to change her vote, and to cast eighteen votes for Hancock. There being no objection, Mr. Stockton announced the vote of Xew Jersey as follows : New Jersey Hancock 18 Mr. Malcolm Hay, of Pennsylvania : Mr. Chairman, Penn- sylvania is proud of her sons and she has here presented and voted for two of the noblest of them all; one of them, sir, one of the most famous soldiers of the Union, and the other, one of the first statesmen in the land. She is proud of them both, and glad to see that in a National Convention you, the assembled Demo- crats of the Union have come to a selection between those two men. It is a gratification to Pennsylvania, and an honor to each of them. Mr. Chairman, in behalf of the united Delegation from Pennsylvania I ask leave to change the vote of Pennsylvania and make it fifty-eight votes for Hancock. 112 Official Proceedings of the At this point the banners of the different States were brought forward, and there was great confusion, cheers, etc. When order was restored, Hon. Smith M. Weed, of New York, said: Mr. Weed, of New York : Mr. Chairman, the Delegation from the State of New York have instructed me to change the seventy votes of that State from that distinguished statesman of Penn- sylvania, Hon. Samuel J. Randall, to that equally distinguished and illustrious statesman and soldier of the same State, General Winfield Scott Hancock, As General Hancock had received up to the point of the change of the vote of New York three hundred and eight}^-four votes out of the four hundred and ninety-two necessary for a choice, this announcement of Mr. Weed's that the seventy votes of New York were to be accredited to Hancock, was the signal for a most tremendous burst of enthusiasm; it became evi- dent that having already received four hundred and fifty-four votes he was the coming man. Every Dele- gate was on his feet, and the roar of ten thousand voices completely drowned the full military band in the gallery. The great National Democratic Conven- tion of 1880 became a high carnival of enthusiasm. The mighty audience rose to its feet and hats, banners, handkerchiefs, everything Avhich could be waved, was put to that use. The enthusiasm reached its climax when Hon. Alexander Long, of Ohio, having obtained recognition from the Chair said : Mr. Long, of Ohio: Mr. Chairman, the Ohio Delegation desires me to withdraw the name of Allan G. Thurman and to cast her forty-four votes for Winfield Scott Hancock. The Chair : New York changes her seventy votes from Samuel J. Randall to Winfield Scott Hancock. Ohio withdraws the name of Allan G. Thurman and casts her forty-four votes for Winfield Scott Hancock. National Democratic Convention. 113 Mr. Preston, of Kentucky : I am instructed by the Delegates from Kentucky to ask the privilege to change its vote. That vote will be materially altered. I ask therefore the privilege of five minutes to correct the vote we have already recorded. I cast eighteen votes for Hancock, five votes for Bayard, and one for Tburman. Dr. George L. Miller, of Nebraska : Mr. President, Nebraska desires to change her six votes to Winfield Scott Hancock. Mr. A. E. Barr, of Connecticut : Mr. Chairman, Connecticut desires to change her twelve votes to Winfield Scott Hancock. Mr. Bocock, of Virginia : Mr. Chairman, Virginia has ever thought that the military should be subordinate to the civil service ; but while she has ever had a warm and cordial admira- tion for General Hancock, she thought it expedient to place one of the first statesmen in the Presidential nomination ; the grand Democratic party having decided otherwise, Virginia with the same cordial admiration for General Hancock embraces her Demo- cratic brethren of other States and greets the patriotic soldier by casting her twenty-two votes for General Winfield Scott Hancock. Mr. Stonehill, of Nevada : Mr. Chairman, Nevada desires to change her six votes to Winfield Scott Hancock. Colonel John H. George, of New Hampshire : Mr. Chairman, I move that the roll be re-called so that each State may express its choice anew. The Chair: It is moved and seconded that the call of the States be made anew, in order to save confusion and to allow the tally clerks to record the votes, so that if there be a unanimous vote it can now be recorded. Beginning at the first of the States and making the call anew. This motion was carried. The Clerk called the roll for the correction and veri- fication of the ballot, with the changes as herein re- corded, with the following result: 114 Official Pkoceedings of the States. Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida.. Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts.... Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire. New Jersey New York North Carolina... Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania — Rhode Island — South Carolina... Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia Wisconsin West Virginia Total 20 12 12 6 12 22 42 21 10 24 16 14 14 2(3 22 10 1(3 30 10 18 70 20 44 6 58 8 14 24 16 10 22 20 10 705 30 30 The Secretary announced the vote as follows : Total number of votes cast 738 Necessary lor a choice 492 Of which the following candidates received : Bayard • 2 Tilden - 1 Hendricks 30 Hancock • 705 National Democratic Convention. 115 This announcement was received by a renewal of the demonstrations of enthusiasm. The Chair : I take pleasure in introducing to you, Judge Mack of Indiana. ADDRESS OF HON. WILLIAM MACK. Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the Convention : Indiana desires to be heard. [The speaker was interrupted by some hisses and confusion in the galleries.] I know no reason why Demo- crats should hiss at the name of the Hoosier State, or of its can- didate. I trust they do not come from Democratic lips. I arise in behalf of the brave Democracy of Indiana to move that the nomination of General Hancock be made unanimous in this Convention. We came here instructed for Governor Hendricks. We knew that he was honest, capable, faithful to the constitutions Na- tional and State, and we thought he could be elected, and we knew he could carry Indiana. The second choice of Indiana is Winfield S. Hancock. And now, gentlemen of the Convention, when you hear from Indiana, you will find that we have again turned the right flank of the Republican party. And when we do it this time, we will expect our friends in New York and Con- necticut to attend to the left flank, while the solid South comes up behind us. "And this time when we have driven them, as we did before from the field of honorable competition and warfare, behind the bulwarks, and into the ditches of fraud and perjury, we do not propose to cease our labors, but drive them from power entirely. The Chair : Gentlemen, I have the pleasure of introducing to you a distinguished statesman who has been voted for for President, and who desires to second the nomination. I present to you. Samuel J. Randall, of Pennsylvania. ADDRESS OF HON. SAMUEL J. RANDALL. Fellow-Democrats : I am here to second the nomination of Pennsylvania's son, General Hancock. Your deliberations have been marked with the utmost harmony, and your act to-day is an impress of the heart of the American Democrat in every State in the Union. Not only is your nomination strong, but it is one that will bring us victory, and will add another State to the 116 Official Proceedings of the Democratic column, the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the keystone of the Federal arch. Not only is this acceptable to every Democrat in the United States, but it is a nomination which will command the respect of the entire American people. I will not detain you longer than to say that you will find me in the front rank of this conflict, second to none, and that all my energies, intellectual and physical, shall be exerted from now until we shall all rejoice in the common victory on the November Tuesday coming. There is a great mission ahead for the Demo- cratic party, and you have selected a standard bearer whose very nomination means rally! The people will rally around your choice, and he will be inaugurated. I thank you for this cordial greeting, and I beg of you not to suppose for a moment that I am in the least discomfited, but, on the contrary, my whole heart goes forth with your voice, and I will yield to no man in the effort which shall be made in behalf of your ticket chosen to-day. The Chair : I have the honor to present to you, Senator Wal- lace, of Pennsylvania, who desires to assure you that Pennsyl- vania is safe for Hancock. ADDRESS OF HON. W. A. WALLACE. Gentlemen of the Convention : On behalf of the great key- stone of the Union, our Delegation in this Convention sends to you thanks and greetings. History repeats itself. In this great city of Cincinnati, the Democrats of the Nation named their last President. And to-day they name the next. History repeats itself. In those days they named a son of Pennsylvania ; and to-day again they inscribe upon the banners of the Democracy the name of the gallant son of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He will lead us to vic- tory ; his name is invincible. The word rings out all along the lines "Advance the column ! Move on the enemy's works! Let there be no defense, but aggression, aggression, aggression ! and victory is ours ! " On behalf of that great Commonwealth, as one of her sons, I come here to assure you that I feel, as does every member of her Delegation, that you have given us in this nomination the means once more of placing the keystone in the arch of Democratic States. And when November shall have come you will find that the energies of those who now clasp hands in behalf of this our National Democratic Convention. 117 standard bearer, will have worked wonders in that Common- wealth. We are one, and as one we will be victorious. The Chair: South Carolina speaks to you. I present to you General Wade Hampton, of South Carolina. ADDRESS OF GENERAL WADE HAMPTON. Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Convention : On be- half of the solid South, that South which once was arrayed against the great soldier of Pennsylvania, in their name and in behalf of that South, I stand here to pledge you its solid vote. We will prove no laggards in this great race for constitutional government, for home rule, and for freedom all over this great land. There is no name which is held in higher respect among the people of the South than that of the man whom you have given us as our standard bearer. We have met him on the battle- field ; we knew then that he was a brave, a gallant, and an able soldier, one who always conducted war upon civilized principles ; and when the war ended, he was among the first to extend his knightly hand to aid the people who had been fighting against him. We recognize that, and recognizing it, we will give him a cordial, a hearty, and an earnest support. And in the name of South Carolina, that State which has so lately come into the sisterhood of States, that State which was so overwhelmingly Republican that we scarcely dared to count the Democratic vote, in behalf of that State I here pledge myself, and if work, if zeal-, if energy can do anything, I pledge the people of South Carolina to give as large a Democratic vote as any other State in the Union. The Chair : I present to you, Hon. George Hoadly, of Ohio. ADDRESS OF JUDGE HOADLY. Gentlemen of the Convention : Ohio sends me here to second the motion. Ohio is on the right of the field of combat. Along the skirmish line Ohio stands upon the right and Indiana upon the left. Victory in October in Ohio is a unanimous vote in November, all along the line. Men of Ohio, Fellow-Delegates from Ohio, in the presence of the magnificent assembly of the Democrats of the Union, I wish to say for you these words : sixty-seven years ago in the darkness of the night amid the thunderings of the great cataract, when the hosts of American soldiers met the embattled redcoats at 118 Official Proceedings of the Lundy's Lane, Jacob Brown said to John Miller : " See that bat- tery ? Go and take it ! " John Miller answered : " General, I will try." And did it. You have commanded us to take the Garfield battery; we will try. With the good God with us, with the holy cause our own, the Democracy of other States sending their silver-tongued orators to our help, we will do it. And when on the 4th of March next, our gallant leader, Winfield Scott Hancock, shall have inscribed his name at the foot of the inaugural message, there will be re-called to every memory that other glorious day, that other glorious declaration of indepen- dence, signed by John Hancock. The Chair: The motion has been made that the nomination of Winfield Scott Hancock for the Democratic candidate for the Presidency of the United States be declared unanimous. The motion was carried unanimously. The Chair : The Chair has the honor to present to the Con- vention Senator Voorhees, of Indiana. ADDRESS OF HON. D. W. VOORHEES. Ladies and Gentlemen : This is no time for words or for speech making, and I arise simply to say, that though somewhat sore hearted, the Democracy of Indiana know their duty, and that duty will be performed in the coming contest under the gallant leadership of the nominee which has been given us. We had hoped to follow our own gifted and distinguished statesman ; but we will with none the less alacrity and cheerfulness send forth the tidings of a victory in October, followed by another in November under the leadership of General Hancock. This is a great spectacle here to-day. It is full of bright and glorious omens for the future. It is a solid ratification of recon- ciliation between two great sections of this country. You have heard much of the confederate brigadier; I know him, and I know his honor and his chivalry. General Hancock knows him, too, and knows that in this charge, in this great battle for constitu- tional liberty, he can rely upon the confederate brigadier with as much confidence as he ever relied upon the Union soldier dur- ing the war of the rebellion. It is not because of General Hancock's flashing career as a military man merely, that he has won the heart of his country. I venture to say there never was a nomination made which was so utterly destitute of preparation and preliminary management, National Democratic Convention. 119 as this which has been made to-day ; and why ? The spectacle of a military man subordinating the military to the civil power, is one of the most pleasant spectacles of history. That is the reason why General Hancock has won upon the heart of his country. Washington was a soldier ; but his greatest achieve- ment was when he said that the laws of his country were above the sword and above the military power. Hancock won renown upon many battle-fields, shed his blood upon many battle-fields, rode down the line as proud a figure in military history as Mar- shal Ney or any other marshal that ever commanded men. But his proudest act was, when placed in command of what was thought by our radical opponents, crushed, broken, and ruined States, he had the manliness, he had the sagacity, he had the patriotism, to lift up the downtrodden civil authorities; to say, 14 Soldier though I am, the laws that protect freedom of speech, trial by jury, and the habeas corpus, shall be upheld, if need be by the sword." He spoke for civil liberty, when it was overthrown throughout one-half of this country. He made a second declaration of inde- pendence for the Southern States ; he made a second declaration of constitutional liberty, and set an example for his own, and for all future generations, of obedience to that great framework de- vised by our fathers, protected by their followers and enjoyed by us. He is worthy of your confidence. He is a proud leader in war, and a still prouder leader in peace; and on the wisdom, for- titude, conscience, and patience of a man like that we can trust the institutions of this beloved land of ours. The Chair : The Empire State of New York desires to add a word. I introduce to the Convention Hon. Lester B. Faulkner, of New York. ADDRESS OF HON. L. B. FAULKNER. Mr. President, and Fellow-Democrats : You have heard from the State which four years ago gave you a candidate for the Vice-Presidency of the United States. I am instructed to utter to 3 ou the voice of that great Commonwealth from which, in the per- son of the most illustrious of her governors, you took your candi- date for the first place in the Federal Government. That choice was ratified by the American people. That choice was defeated by one vote in the electoral commission ; and the conspirator who cast that vote is now presented by his party as a fit candidate to be rewarded by the high office which his ballot had purloined. 120 Official Proceedings of the On such a question, — the question whether the Presidency of the United States, having been once stolen, shall now be made the reformatory for political outcasts, — New York, imperial in her strength, will speak in November with a decisive voice. The Chair : Gentlemen of the Convention : In 1801, when Thomas Jefferson brought his great power in favor of popular rights against arbitral power, he had the aid of John Breckin- ridge, of Kentucky. Winfield Scott Hancock will have the aid of another Breckinridge, whom I now introduce to you from the same State. Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, then took the plat- form. ADDRESS OF MR. W. C P. BRECKINRIDGE. Mr. President : We have to-day beaten our swords into prun- ing hooks, with which we will in November reap the glorious autumnal harvest of success. We have to-day in no uncertain tone, declared in this border city upon the shore of the beautiful river, looking across upon the hills of Kentucky, that we are a united people, with no North, no South, but one country. I love that South; I was born upon her soil; I was willing to give to her my life; but to-day I stand upon the higher level of an American citizen. It is our star spangled banner that we unfurl to-day, and put upon it an historic name, the name of a man whose blood has been given for its defense. Let us rise to the level of this single and lofty thought : we are legislating not for to-day, but for the future ; not for a section, but for the Nation ; not for a party, but for a people. And it is a national candidate to be elected by the people at the polls that we have put out this day in the name of the Democratic party. It seemed to be not inappropriate to the Kentucky Delegation that to-day with all the clustering memories of the past twenty- five years gathering around this assembly at this place, some one from that State should in this formal way, second that nomina- tion and pledge for it the twelve electoral votes of Kentucky. As for us in Kentucky, we always vote the Democratic ticket. As my friend has referred to it, eighty-two years ago Kentucky took her place at the head of the Democratic column, and she stands there to-day under the grandsons of the sires who won that battle. With her there is neither variableness nor shadow of change. But what say you, gentlemen of the doubtful States ? National Democratic Convention. 121 What says New York? Can you carry this ticket? [Cries of "Yes, yes, we will, we will."] Can you carry Pennsylvania? [Cries of " Yes, we can."] What says the eloquent McSweeney, and the glorious Delegates and Democracy of Ohio? [A voice, "We will come out four hundred thousand strong."] Hurrah, for Ohio! What says that gallant little eastern State, Con- necticut, with her Ingersoll and her English ? Can we have you with us in November ? [Cries from the Connecticut Delegation, " Yes, yes, by ten thousand majority."] What will be the voice of the State of Parker and McClellan, and Randolph, the glorious State of New Jersey ? [Cries of " Hancock ! Hancock ! " and cheers, from the Delegation from New Jersey.] I need not ask that most determined, most persistent, and most self-sacrificing Democracy in the Union, the Democracy of Hendricks and Eng- lish, and Voorhees and McDonald ; will you do for us this time as you did four years ago ? [Cries of " We will, we will."] My fellow-citizens, I would love to live to see the day when we did not have to win by a solid South, and doubtful States in the North. I would love to see the day when the Democracy will become that old Democracy that she was before, so that there might be no longer divisions among us, that we might cease to hear of East and West, North and South, and hear only of Ameri- can Democracy, and American Freemen. And to-day before this magnificent audience, in this gorgeous temple, I invoke God to bless the people, and give to us, the sons of liberty, a triumphant victory. The Chair : It gives me great pleasure to announce to you, that in making the nomination you have made to-day, for the Presidency of the United States, you have reunited the gallant Democracy of New York. And those who have been temporarily absent from this council, come to-day to announce to you that they give in their allegiance to the Democracy, and to the sup- port of your ticket. Mr. John Kelly, of New York, is invited by me to take the platform. ADDRESS OF HON. JOHN KELLY. Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the Convention : Your Chairman has told you that by your action to-day in nominating General Hancock for President, you have united the Democracy of the State of New York, He has told you truly. Notwith- standing the facts that the Democrats whom I have the honor to represent, and my brethren here on my right, have been fighting 122 Official Proceedings of the each other politically for the last five years, they all, no doubt, will agree with the sentiment I arn now about to utter: "Let past differences be banished from our midst forever." I am not going to speak to you now of the political dissensions which have troubled us in the great State of New York. Let them be forgot- ten. Nor of what has occurred since we came to the city of Cin- cinnati. Never again shall I animadvert upon the political events in New York which have divided me and my friends here in the past. We have disagreed in matters of a political nature simply. Our personal relations were never severed, though sometimes in the sharp conflicts in which we were engaged we may have used angry words, and indulged in bitter criticisms of each others' political course, but when the sober second thought came, when we have had time to reflect, like sensible men, we acknowledged the error. And now on this great occasion, let us go a step far- ther, and extending the hand of fellowship, willingly ask each others' forgiveness. I think these gentlemen will agree with me, that our great State can not be carried unless there shall be a united Democracy at this juncture; and now being united, I think it is safe for me to say to this Convention, there can be no doubt as to what the result will be in the Empire State in November. Gentlemen of the Convention, you have nominated not only a great soldier, but a statesman. When entrusted with power by the government after the restoration of peace, General Han- cock recollected that he owed to the people of this country a constitutional duty. The party then in control expected of him that, clothed with military authority as he was, he would require that military rule should take the place of the civil power, but he, like a sensible man, a true patriot, a noble American, said in effect, " Let the civil power first be tried ; and when the military is called upon to suppress riot, to maintain the constitution and the laws, or to uphold the majesty of the government, I am always your servant." Gentlemen, you have nominated the soldier who, at a time of great excesses and abuse of power on the part of others, held the principles of civil liberty sacred, and had the patriotic courage to proclaim them as the fixed rule of his conduct. We have had a great civil war, and true patriotism should dictate to us that in order not to distrust our fraternal relations, it should never be referred to except as a matter of history. I think you have National Democratic Convention. 123 proved your wisdom and patriotism in the nomination you have made ; for General Hancock is a gentleman, a soldier, a statesman, and a Democrat, against whom nothing can be said. Philip of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great, had his phalanx. When the soldiers of Macedonia met with a reverse and defeat was imminent, the invincible phalanx came to the rescue, and led the Greek standards to victory. We can truly say of General Hancock, the surviving hero of Gettysburg, that he too has his phalanx in the hearts of the American soldiers, not only of those whom he led in battle, but of those against whom he led them, the soldiers of the North and the South alike, as well as in the hearts of the whole American people. Now, Mr. Chairman, I shall say to the members of this Con- vention, as I have said to my brethren from the State of New York sitting here as Delegates, "Let us return to our respective States, let us organize our party everywhere, as I know we will, and work with all the energy and zeal which a great cause should inspire in every patriotic heart from this day to the day of elec- tion.' 7 And, in regard to New York, the man who once refers to the history of the past, and the political animosities which have existed in that State, let him, whoever he may be, be looked upon as a traitor to the cause. Mr. Chairman, I thank this Convention for the kind reception it has given me. I shall say nothing against the action taken here in relation to the organization which I in part represent. Let all that pass away. I promise the Convention in my humble way, and with my poor services, to do everything in my power from this day forth until the day of election, to elect the Demo- cratic ticket. And in conclusion allow me to say again to my friends on the right from the State of New York, let us once and for all take each other by the hand, and frankly admit on all sides that we have a nobler duty to perform than to be fighting each other politically in our own State. Let us unite as a band of brothers, and look on each other kindly and favorably; and when we act together, united as we must be, let me pledge the Convention again, that there can be no question whatever as to the result. The Chair: 1 have the honor to present to the Convention the Hon. John R. Fellows, of New York. Colonel Fellows desired to address the Convention from his seat; but in obedience to repeated and per- 124 Official Proceedings of the sistent demands that he should take the platform, he did so, and spoke as follows: ADDRESS OF HON. JOHN R. FELLOWS. Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the Convention : I am in no form for speech making. Almost completely exhausted by the labors of this Convention, utterly without voice, I needed all the inspiration that the surroundings could give me, in order to enable me to respond to your call ; and therefore I preferred to speak from my seat. I wanted to gather inspiration from look- ing in that direction (indicating the ladies' gallery) instead of that (pointing to the audience) ; I could have made a better speech down there. But you have commanded me and I obey. Gentlemen of the United States, your action to-day has been superb. You have restored all differences existing in the ranks of the Democratic party. You have healed all dissensions. We may march under the division banners of different generals, but we march to one battle-field to fight one common foe. Henceforth that man is our friend who best assists in carrying that banner to victory. That man is our enemy and only he, who lags in his duty in that respect. But you have done more. Aye, infinitely more than to have settled the discords of a State. You have strangled by your strong hands to-day the giant of discord and strife which has dominated our greater country. The South and the North clasp hands now in no unmeaning ceremony, and Hancock shall hear again the roar of Hampton's guns in friendly greeting. All over this land by the success of this ticket comes the re- turn of fraternal concord, of brotherly love, of the olden glow. You have restored us to a common union. Gentlemen, upon all the great marts of prosperity of the North, upon the stricken and impoverished South, upon the graves where our dead repose, and in the homes where the living mourn, there shall fall a benedic- tion, as though it was descended direct from God, the benediction of a just, perpetual, enduring peace. I can not speak. I only stop to say that New York has but one response to make to Democratic nominations : She gives Demo- cratic majorities. We shall march over that State as though we were sweeping it with a tornado, with Hancock at our head. Montauk will call to the cataract at Niagara, and everywhere along the route the swelling chorus of Democratic voices shall National Democratic Convention. 125 make music for the entire Nation, until we write on our banner in NoVember " fifty thousand majority in the name of the united Democracy as the tribute of the Empire State." At the close of the address of Colonel Fellows, Miss Susau B. Anthony was escorted to the platform, and presented to the Convention the following memorial, which was read by the Clerk: the national woman suffrage association. To the Democratic Party in Nominating Convention Assembled: Cincinnati, June 22, 1880. On behalf of the women of the country we appear before you, asking from you the recognition of woman's political rights as one-half of the people. We ask no special privileges, no special legislation. On the contrary, that special privileges, special legis- lation shall be done away. We demand nothing contrary to the principles of the Democratic party ; we simply ask that you shall live up to the principles enunciated by you from the time of Jefferson. By what principle of Democracy do men assume to legislate for women ? Women are part of the people. Your very name signifies government of the people — not one-half of the people, but the people — of which women are a component part. When you deny political rights to women you deny your own princi- ples — are false to your own principles. The declaration of independence recognized human rights as its great basis. Constitutions should also be general in character. But in opposition to this principle the party in power for the last twenty years debased the constitution of the United States by the introduction of the word "male" three times, thereby limiting the application of their added guarantees to a special class. It should be your duty and your pride to balance this unjust, special recognition of male rights by an amendment that will protect the rights of all citizens of the United States, and in so doing place the constitution upon a true basis. We call your attention to the first principles of government, not only as enunciated by our Nation, but as acknowledged by all philosophers : 126 Official Proceedings of the First — The natural rights of individuals. Second — The exact equality of those rights. Our government was framed upon a recognition of equal, indi- vidual rights. We here beg your remembrance that equality of rights is not based upon identity, a fact established by the differ- ence between man and man. These first principles of govern- ment rest upon the fact of individual responsibility. The very existence of law presupposes responsibility, presupposes the power of self-government. Natural rights are absolute, permanent, un- changeable, though their degree of recognition depends upon national development. Not for the first time do we make of you these demands. At your nominating Convention in New York, in 1868, Susan B. Anthony appeared before you, asking recognition of woman's in- herent, natural rights. At your Convention of 1872, in Baltimore, Isabella Beecher Hooker and Susan B Anthony made similar ap- peal. In 1876, at St. Louis, Phoebe W. Cousins and Virginia L. Minor presented our claims. You therefore, during these j'ears, have not been ignorant of our demands. Now, in 1880, our Dele- gates are present here in Cincinnati from the great Middle States, from the West, and from the South. The women of the South are rapidly uniting in their demand for the same political recogni- tion accorded to their former field slaves. Oppressed as all women have been, the Southern women have been the most deeply hu- miliated by a recognition of political rights as pertaining to sex alone. To secure to twenty millions of women the rights of citizenship is to base your party on the eternal principles of justice ; it is to make yourselves the party of the future ; it is to do away with a more extended slavery than that of four millions of blacks ; it is to secure political freedom to half the Nation ; it is to establish on this continent the Democratic theory of the rights of the peo- ple. It is policy for you ; it is justice for you. It is justice to us. In furtherance of this demand we ask you to pledge yourselves to secure to the women of the Nation a recognition of their rights of self-government by placing in your platform the following plank : Whereas, Believing in the self-evident truth that all persons are created with certain inalienable rights, and that for the pro- tection of these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from t>he consent of the governed ; therefore, National Democratic Convention. 127 Resolved, That the Democratic party pledges itself to use all its powers to secure to the women of the Nation protection in the exercise of their rights of suffrage. On behalf of the National Woman Suffrage Association. Matilda Joslyn Gage, Chm'n Executive Committee. Susan B. Anthony, Vice-President at Large. Sarah Andrew Spencer, Corresponding Secretary. Ellen H. Sheldon, Recording Secretary. Jang H. Spofford, Treasurer. VICE-PRESIDENTS. P. Holmes Drake Alabama. Helen Martin Arkansas. Ellen Clarke Sargent.... California. Alida C. Avery Colorado. Isabella B. Hooker Connecticut. A. W. Howard .....Dakota. Mary A. Stuart Delaware. Belva A. Lockwood Dist. of Col. Hannah M. Rogers Florida. Martha L. Fort Georgia. Elizabeth B. Harbert Illinois. Mary E. Haggart Indiana. Nancy R. Ai.lex Iowa. Jennie St. John.... Kansas. Sallie Clay Bennett Kentucky. Elizabeth L. Saxon Louisiana. Lucy A. Snowe Maine. Nancy M. Baird Maryland. Harriet H. Robinson. Massachusetts. Catherine A. F. Stebbins.. Michigan. Laura Ross "Wolcott Wisconsin. Sarah Berger Stearns. ...Minnesota. Virginia L. Minor Missouri. Fanny Colby Nebraska. Hannah R. Clapp Nevada. Mary P. Filley New Hampshire. Cornelia C. Hussey New Jersey. Lillie Devereux Blake... New York. | Mary Bayard Clark N. Carolina. I Rosa L. Segur Ohio. i Abigail Scott Duniway Oregon. Rachel G. Foster Pennsylvania. Mary F. Channing.... Rhode Island. Martha Scofield. ...South Carolina. Elizabeth A. Meriwether Tenn. Martha G. Tunstall Texas. Emmeline B. Wells Utah. Sarah M. Lynde Vermont. Orra Langhorne Virginia. Abbie H. Stuart.. ..Washington Ter. The Chair: The Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions will now present the report of that committee, and the platform . Hon. Henry Watterson, of Kentucky, Chairman oft/ the Committee on Resolutions, then read the following DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. The Democrats of the United States, in Convention assembled, declare : 1. We pledge ourselves anew to the constitutional doctrines and traditions of the Democratic party as illustrated by the teach- ings and example of a long line of Democratic statesmen and 128 Official Proceedings of the patriots, and embodied in the platform of the last National Con- vention of the party. 2. Opposition to centralization and to that dangerous spirit of encroachment which tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create whatever be the form of government, a real despotism. No sumptuary laws; separation of Church and State for the good of each ; common schools fos- tered and protected. 3. Home rule ; honest money, consisting of gold and silver, and paper convertible into coin on demand ; the strict mainte- nance of the public faith, State and National, and a tariff for ! revenue only. ,,^/. ( 4. The subordination of the military to the civil power, and a genuine and thorough reform of the civil service. 5. The right to a free ballot is a right preservative of all rights, and must and shall be maintained in every part of the United States. 6. The existing administration is the representative of con- spiracy only, and its claim of right to surround the ballot boxes with troops and deputy marshals, to intimidate and obstruct the election, and the unprecedented use of the veto to maintain its corrupt and despotic powers, insult the people and imperil their institutions. 7. We execrate the course of this administration in making places in the civil service a reward for political crime, and de- mand a reform by statute which shall make it forever impossible for a defeated candidate to bribe his way to the seat of a usurper by billeting villains upon the people. 8. The great fraud of 1876-77, by which, upon a false count of the electoral votes of two States, the candidate defeated at the polls was declared to be President,, and for the first time in Ameri- can history the will of the people was set aside under a threat of military violence, struck a deadly blow at our system of repre- sentative government. The Democratic party, to preserve the country from the horrors of a civil war, submitted for the time in firm and patriotic faith that the people would punish this crime in 1880. This issue precedes and dwarfs every other. It imposes a more sacred duty upon the people of the Union than ever addressed the consciences of a nation of freemen. 9. The resolution of Samuel J. Tilden not again to be a candi- date for the exalted place to which he was elected by a majority National Democratic Convention. 129 of his countrymen, and from which he was excluded by the leaders of the Republican party, is received by the Democrats of the United States with deep sensibility, and they declare their confidence in his wisdom, patriotism, and integrity, unshaken by the assaults of the common enemy; and they further assure him that he is followed into the retirement he has chosen for himself by the sympathy and respect of his fellow-citizens, who regard him as one who, by elevating the standard of public morality and adorning and purifying the public service, merits the lasting gratitude of his country and his party. 10. Free ships and a living chance for American commerce on the seas, and on the land no discrimination in favor of trans- portation lines, corporations, or monopolies. 11. Amendment of the Burlingame treaty. No more Chinese immigration, except for travel, education, and foreign commerce, and that even carefully guarded. 12. Public money and public credit for public purposes solely, and public land for actual settlers. 13. The Democratic party is the friend of labor and the labor- ing man, and pledges itself to protect him alike against the cor- morants and the commune. 14. We congratulate the country upon the honesty and thrift of a Democratic Congress which has reduced the public expendi- tures 810,000,000 a year; upon the continuation of prosperity at home, and the national honor abroad, and, above all, upon the promise of such a change in the administration of the govern- ment as shall insure us genuine and lasting reform in every de- partment of the public service.- The platform was unanimously adopted. Thh: Chatr: The following telegram has been received which the Secretary will read. The telegram comes from the home of General Grant. The Clerk read the telegram as follows: Georgetown, Ohio, June 24, 1880. To Governor Sierenson, Chairman National Democratic Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio : The boyhood home of Grant enthusiastic over the nomination of Hancock. Democrats indorse it with great enthusiasm. Hancock and victory ! David Tauhkll. 9 130 Official Proceedings of the The Clerk: A dispatch just received by the Chairman, from Indiana, says: "Guns are roaring throughout its borders." [The same news comes to the Chairman from the State of New York.] Geo. W. McGranie, of Louisiana: Mr. Chairman, I offer the fol- lowing resolution : Resolved, That the great principles of American liberty are the lawful inheritance of this people, and ever should be. The right of trial by jury, the writ of habeas corpus, the liberty of the press, the freedom of speech, the natural rights of persons, and the rights of people must be preserved. The Chair : The resolution goes to the Committee on Reso- lutions without debate, under the rules of the Convention. Mr. P. A. Collins, of Massachusetts: I desire to offer a resolu- tion which I will now read : Resolved, That the National Committee be instructed to pro- vide, at the next National Convention, seats and accommodations for Delegates, Alternates and Members of the Press, but none others; to the end that the Convention may be in all respects a deliberate body. Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky: I move that the Convention take a recess until 5 o'clock. [Cries of "No," "no." Motion with- drawn.] The Chair : What action will the Convention take upon the resolution of the gentleman from Massachusetts? Mr. M. C. Huling, of Vermont : The Secretary of the National Committee has done all in his power to secure seats and accom- modations for all the Delegates, and the Convention should also do all in their power to accommodate the Press. There are men here, however, who have come five or six thousand miles to this Convention; and I do say that if we have room in the hall they have a right to listen to our deliberations and see what we do. Mr. B. B. Smalley, of Vermont : I move to lay the resolution of the gentleman from Massachusetts on the table. The call for the roll of States was made on this ques- tion. The Chair: It requires the vote of two States to maintain a call for the roll of the States. Is there a second ? National Democratic Convention. 131 There being no second, the motion to lay on the table was put and carried. The resolution was there- fore laid on the table. Joseph Pulitzer, of Missouri : I move that we now proceed to complete the ticket by the nomination of the next Vice-Presi- dent of the United States. This motion was carried. The Chair : The Secretary will proceed to call the States. The Clerk then called the roll of the States. Alabama — The Chairman of the Alabama Delegation said: Alabama desires to ma.ke a nomination for Vice-President. General E. W. Pettns, of Alabama, then ascended the platform and was presented to the Convention. ADDRESS OF GENERAL E. W. PETTUS. Mr. President : By the unanimous instructions of the Dele- gates from Alabama and by permission of the Delegates from the State of Indiana, Alabama nominates William H. English of In- diana. Mr. President, we have had a glorious day to-day; the Federal army and the Confederate army have met on Mason and Dixon's Line as one army. And now there is another principle that ought not to be forgotten. You have had assurance from New York of the union of the Democracy there. We have heard from Connecticut, we have heard from New Hampshire; now, gentlemen, aided by these fair women from the North, from the * from the West and from the South, you have sung together here that grand old anthem : "Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind, Shall friends all true be remember'd not, in the days of Auld Lang Syne." Where have we looked for true friends? Where have we had true friend.-? Where do we expect true friends? From the glorious State of Indiana. The Chair: William H.English, of Indiana, is in nomina- tion as a candidate for the Vice-Presidency of the United States. The Clerk then proceeded with the call of the States. 132 Official Proceedings of the Arkansas— This State seconds the nomination of William H. English, of Indiana. A Delegate from Maryland: Mr. Chairman, I move you, sir, that the nomination be made unanimous. Mr. Smalley, of Vermont : It can not be done under the rules. The Gentleman from Maryland : I move to suspend the rules. [Cries of "No," "no."] The motion was withdrawn. California — Seconds the nomination of Mr. English. Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida — All seconded the nomination of Mr. English. Georgia — When this State was reached the Chairman of the Delegation said : Georgia has no candidate of her own to present, and cheerfully joins with her sister States who have named William H. English, of Indiana, for Vice-President. Illinois — Upon this State being called, the Chairman of the Delegation, General McClernand, said: I rise to announce the fact that Illinois has announced her partiality for her son, William R. Morrison, who has come among us to second the nomination of Mr. English, of Indiana. Indiana — Upon the call of this State, Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees arose and said : ADDRESS OF HON. DANIEL W. VOORHEES. Mr. President : A single word. Indiana has not been an applicant for the second place upon this ticket, but she is deeply grateful, she is penetrated by a sense of gratitude for the spon- taneous expression of confidence in one of her ablest and most distinguished citizens, Mr. English. I would say to the Conven- tion that Indiana has never had a place upon the Presidential ticket, but if Mr. English is placed upon that ticket, there will be placed there a native of that State of commanding capacity for affairs both public and private, and a man who was never defeated when his name was presented before the people for any position, nor will he be defeated now. I thank the States for their offer of this high position to him ; and on the part of the Delegation from Indiana, I ask to cast the vote of that State for Mr. English, her distinguished son. National Democratic Convention. 133 Iowa — When this State was called, Mr. Irish of that State said : If you please, Mr. Chairman, I have a nomination to make. Upon taking the platform, he spoke as follows : ADDRESS OF MR. JOHN P. IRISH. Gentlemen of the Convention : Requested by many gentle- men sitting in many Delegations, and with the assent of the Delegation from Iowa, I am about to make a nomination for the office of Vice-President of the United States. The Convention will indulge me for a moment while I group as tersely as I may the plan of that campaign which, in my judgment, may make this nomination almost a necessity to the enlargement of the ma- jority which we expect for the nominees of this Convention. In 1876, the Democratic party, as now and always, taking counsel of its patriotism and its judgment, planned a campaign which rescued the country from its thraldom to a Republican majority. In planning that campaign they sought leadership adapted to the duties of that hour. They sought a leadership which found the Democratic party the Lazarus among the parties of this Union — a leadership which found it defeated, dismayed and overthrown in a majority of the States — a leadership which inspired by genius and by judgment touched that almost dead political body into life again, so that when the end came it arose from discouragement and defeat, clad in all the majesty of vic- tory, and clutching the sceptre of power. Now we have another campaign to plan. Let us plan this campaign so far wisely done, — let us plan it to the end as wisely as that of four years ago. I rise then to nominate for the office of Vice-President of the United States the Hon. R. H. Bishop, of Ohio. I nominate Mr. Bishop as a man who in this great State of Ohio has never been defeated when a candidate for office. I nominate him, not saying that his presence upon the ticket is an absolute condition precedent to its success, but I nominate him as a man who can equip, in Mr. Garfield's State, a campaign which will fight the battle with even chances of success in October, and perhaps sweep the State in November. I nominate Mr. Bishop upon his record as a Demo- crat, his record as a business man; I nominate him on the mag- nificent record of that brave act in 1877, after the great fraud of 1876 had discouraged and unnerved the party, when leading an army discouraged by the loss of its victory by fraud, he carried the State of Ohio by twenty-three thousand majority. I offer 134 Official Proceedings of the then this nomination to the Convention, saying that Iowa sup- ports the action of the Convention, The Chair : I desire to have a telegram read from a prominent candidate for whom' you voted for President. The Clerk will read it. The Clerk read the following telegram: To E. F. Bingham, or John G. Thompson: Hancock will make a splendid candidate and can be elected. A. G. Thueman. Mr. Voorhees, of Indiana : I desire to read a telegram from Mr. Hendricks. It reads as follows : To Hon. Osnar B. Hord, or William Mack: General Hancock is acceptable to Indiana. Thomas A. Hendricks. Kansas — Seconds the nomination of Mr. English, of Indiana. Kentucky — The same. Louisiana — The same. Maine— The same. Maryland — The same. Massachusetts — The same. Michigan — The Chairman of the Delegation : Michigan wishes to be heard. On behalf of the Michigan Delegation, I rise to second the nomination of one who is effectively known through the North-west by the Democratic party, William H. English. Minnesota — Seconds the nomination of Mr. English. Mississippi — The same. Missouri — The Chairman of the Delegation : I rise for the pur- pose of seconding the nomination of Mr. English, of Indiana. And the great Empire State of the North-west will give him and the ticket a majority of at least seventy- five thousand votes. Nebraska — Seconds the nomination of Mr. English. Nevada — The same. New Hampshire — Mr. John H. George, the Chairman of the Delegation from New Hampshire : The Delegation from New Hampshire desire me, in seconding the nomination of Mr. Eng- lish, to make a suggestion to this Convention. Years ago, sir, National Democratic Convention. 135 when I was a young boy of twenty-one, when the Democrats assembled in National Convention under very similar circum- stances to those under which we have assembled on this occasion, it was held then that the action of that Convention was of vital importance to the party and to the country. At that time, sir, New York was divided as New York has been divided before this Convention. For four years, sir, New York has been split almost in two halves. That Convention in 1852 put in nomina- tion a distinguished son of the little State which we are here to represent, Franklin Pierce. Franklin Pierce had said before the country, "No North, no South, no East, no West; but a sacred maintenance of the common bond, and true devotion to the com- mon Union." And on that motto we went into the contest with the united Democracy, and the result was that Pierce and King carried every State in the American Union with the exception of four. And, sir, with Hancock and English, the question will be whether they can beat in friendly rivalry the election of 1852, when New Hampshire's son was the Democratic candidate. Mr Burnett, of Kentucky : Mr. President, the feeling of this Convention is very manifest. The people all over these United States are anxiously waiting the completion of the splendid be- ginning of that ticket. I move you, sir, that the nomination of William H. English be carried by acclamation. The Chair : The motion is out of order. New Jersey : The Vice-Chairman of the Delegation, Mr. 0. Cleveland, said : With profound gratitude to this Convention for the harmony that has prevailed here, New Jersey with all the enthusiasm of her nature seconds the nomination of William H. English, of Indiana. New York— Mr. Jacobs, of New York : On behalf of the united State of New York I second the nomination of William H. Eng- lish, of Indiana, North Carolina — Seconds the nomination of Mr. English. Ohio— The same. Oregon — The same. Pennsylvania— This State being called the Chairman of that Delegation said : Pennsylvania having been accorded the great honor of this Convention has no further nominations to make. Rhode Island — Seconds the nomination of Mr. English. 136 Official Proceedings of the South Carolina — The same, Tennessee — The same. Texas — The same. Vermont — The same. Virginia — The same. West Virginia — The same. Wisconsin — Upon the call of this State, Mr. W, F. Vilas, of that State, responded, and was called to the platform. ADDRESS OF MR. WILLIAM F. VILAS. Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Convention : I am deputed by the last State upon this list, but by no means the least in the devotion of her Democrats to the principles of the party, to express the great delight with which Wisconsin seconds the nomination of William H. English, of Indiana. In this union of the great soldier statesman of the Democratic party with the great statesman whose name is presented now for the second place on the ticket, we see the bond of harmony exempli- fied and illustrated ; a bond of harmony inaugurated in the State of New York in the banishment of all discord, and the suppres- sion of all division ; a radiant bow of promise for this happy land, stretching from Maine to Texas, from the North to the South. And when in the coming election of November the bal- lots of this free people, shall at last place in office those men who shall restore peace and happiness to this hitherto distracted country, then the summer day of our prosperity will rise to its zenith, and like a reaper gathering his bountiful harvest, the American people will proceed in their career of happiness, free- dom and liberty. Then again as at the beginning of the great Republic, and at the beginning of the world, the sons of God will shout together for joy. Mr. President, the order of the Convention is now concluded. Am I not in order in taking advantage of this opportunity to relieve the Convention from further labor, by moving that the nomination of William H. English be made unanimous by ac- clamation ? The Chairman of the Delegation from Ohio said: The Ohio Delegation withdraws the name of R. H. Bishop and seconds the nomination of William H. English. National Democratic Convention. 137 The Chair : The name of Mr. Bishop having been withdrawn, and there being no other candidate except Mr. English before the Convention for Vice-President, it is moved and seconded that William H. English, of Indiana, be declared unanimously the Democratic candidate for Vice-President of the United States. This motion was unanimously carried. Hon. Smith M. Weed, of New York : I wish to offer the fol- lowing resolution : Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention are tendered to Hon. John W. Stevenson, of Kentucky, for the able and impartial manner in which he has discharged the duties of presiding officer of this Convention. This resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky: I move that a committee of one from each State be appointed to convey to General Hancock and to Mr. English the official notification of their nomination, and in its name and in the name of the Democratic party of the United States which it represents, to request their acceptance of the said nominations. General Preston, of Kentucky: la order that the country may know the character of the relation between the candidate and the party, it has been usual heretofore that that communica- tion should be conveyed as indicated by my colleague, by letter, so that those relations between the candidates and the party shall be known and established in a printed form. I therefore move to amend the words in his resolution, by inserting that they shall inform them of their nomination by letter and in per- son, so as to have the relation in writing. Mr. Breckinridge : I accept the amendment. The motion as amended, was carried. Mr. Dickinson, of Washington, D. C. : On behalf of the Terri- tories of the United States, and the District of Columbia, who have been accorded rights and privileges in this Convention, I have been deputed to thank the Convention for the honor accorded them, and at the same time to say that there are no Democrats within the limits of this continent who in their fealty and devotion to principle, will stand firmer than the Democracy 138 Official Proceedings of the of the Territories and the District of Columbia, I offer the follow- ing resolution : Resolved, That in the appointment of the National Democratic Executive Committee, one member shall be selected from the Dis- trict of Columbia and one member to be selected from and who shall represent the interests of the several Territories. Mr. Jos. Pulitzer, of Missouri : I trust that the gentlemen of this Convention will understand that the purport of this resolu- tion is to give each of the nine Territories the same representa- tion in the National Committee that the great State of New York, or the State of Missouri, or the State of Ohio has. It is entirely unprecedented; no Territory ever had any representation in the National Committee before, and I move that the resolution be laid on the table. This motion was carried. The Clerk then read a letter from the resident Democratic Committee of Cincinnati, presenting the banners, etc., to the State: Cincinnati, Ohio, June 24, 1880. Hon. Frederick 0. Prince — My Dear Sir: Will you have the President announce (or do so yourself), that the resident committee presents to each Delegation the " State guidon " or " banneret," with the compliments of the city of Cincinnati. Yours, very truly, L. A. Harris, Chairman Resident Committee. Mr. Weed, of New York : I move that the several Delegations of the different States be authorized to send the names of mem- bers of their respective State Committees upon the National Committee, to the Secretary of the Convention. A Delegate : Some of them are not yet chosen. The Chair : The various Delegations will send up to the Chair the name of the gentlemen from their respective States whom they desire to be put upon the National Committee. Mr. Weed : My motion was a little broader than that, because some of the Delegations may not have made their selection : so I made my motion that they might send the names to the Secre- tary of this Convention. National Democratic Convention. 139 The Chair: They will be sent. The members of the National Committee is to be now appointed. Mr. Martin, of Delaware : 1 move that the roll of States be now called for the appointment of the National Executive Committee. The Chair: A National Executive Committee has now to be appointed, and the States will be called, and as each State is called the committeeman will be announced. The Clerk then called the roll with the following result : THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE. Alabama Levi W. Lawler Talledega, Ala. Arkansas John J. Sumpter Hot Springs, Ark. California James T. Farley Jackson, Cal. Colorado T. M. Patterson Denver, Col. Connecticut William H. Barnum Lime Rock, Conn. Delaware Ignatius C. Grubb Wilmington, Del. Florida Samuel Pasco Monticello, Fla. Ge rgia George T. Barnes Augusta, Ga. Illinois William C. Goudy Chicago, Ills. Indiana Austin H. Brown Indianapolis, Ind. Iowa William M. Ham Dubuque, Iowa. Kansas Charles W. Blair Fort Scott, Kansas. Kentucky Henry D. McHenry Hartford, Ky. Louisiana B. F. Jonas New Oileans, La. Maine Edmund Wilson Thomaston, Me. Maryland Outerbridge Horsey Burkettsville, M'd. Massachusetts Frederick 0. Prince Boston, Mass. Michigan Edward Kanter Detroit, Mich. Minnesota..... P. H. Kelly St. Paul, Minn. Mississippi W. T. Martin..... Natchez, Miss. Missouri John G. Prather St. Louis, Mo. Nebraska J. Sterling Morton Nebraska City, Neb. Nevada Robert P. Keating Gold Hill, Nev. New Hampshire Alvah W. Sulloway Franklin, N. H. New Jersey Orestes Cleveland Jersey City, N.J. New York Abram 8. Hewitt New York City, N. Y. North Carolina M. W. Ransom VVeldon, N. C. Ohio William W. Armstrong Cleveland, O. Oregon P. P. Prim Jacksonville, Jackson Co., Oregon. Pennsylvania William L. Scott Erie, Penn. Rhode Is'and Aimer J. Barnaby Providence, R. I. South Carolina F. \Y. Dawson Charleston, S. C. Tennessee Thomas O'Connor Nashville, Tenn. Texas F. S Siockdale : Cuero, Texas. Vermont Bradley B. Smalley..... Burlington, Vt. 140 Official Proceedings of the Virginia Robert A. Coghill New Glasgow, Va. West Virginia Alexander Campbell .Bethany, W. Va. Wisconsin William F. Vilas Madison, Wis. Mr. Weed, of New York : I move that the President of this Convention be added to the committee to notify candidates of , their nomination. This motion was carried. Mr. B. B. Smalley, of Vermont : I offer the following resolu- tion : Resolved, That the Recording Secretary and the Official Steno- grapher be requested to prepare the proceedings of this Conven- tion to be printed in proper form, and that the National Com- mittee cause a suitable number of copies to be distributed among the Delegates of this Convention, This resolution was adopted. Mr. Bates, of Iowa : I desire to offer the following resolution : Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention are due and are hereby tendered to Hon. T. 0. Walker, of Iowa; Hon. N. M. Bell, of Missouri ; Hon. Neal S. Brown, Jr. ; Hon. Thomas S. Pettit, of the House of Representatives; Hon. M. A. Harden, of Georgia; Hon. James E. Morrison, of New York, and Hon. H. L. Bryan, of Delaware, for their efficient services as Reading Secretaries of this Convention. This resolution was adopted. Mr. Irish, of Iowa : I desire to offer the following resolution : Resolved, That the place for holding the next National Conven- tion be left to the decision of the National Committee, and that the basis of representation be the same as in the present Con- vention. This resolution was adopted. The Chair : I am authorized to announce that the members of the old as well as of the new National Democratic Committee, will assemble this afternoon at 4 o'clock, in the Grand Hotel of this city, and all are specially requested to be present, as busi- ness of importance will be transacted. A Delegate, from North Carolina : Mr. Chairman, I move that the thanks of this Convention be extended to the resident Ex- National Democratic Convention. 141 ecutive Committee of Cincinnati, for the liberal and handsome manner in which they have provided for the comforts and wants of the members of this Convention. This motion was carried. Mr. Preston, of Kentucky : It is my purpose to move that this Convention adjourn sine die. This motion was suspended for the present. The following was then announced by the Clerk as the committee to notify the candidates of their nomi- nation : COMMITTEE ON NOTIFICATION. Alabama A. H. Keller. ! Mississippi W. A. Percy. Arkansas H. King White. \ Missouri H. M. Mumford. California Thos. L.Thompson. Nebraska F. A.Harrison. Colorado B. M. Hughes. : Nevada A. C. Ellis. Connecticut W. H. Barnum. New Hampshire T. B. Crowley. Delaware G. Saulsbury. New Jersey John P. Stockton. Florida P. P. Bishop. ! New York A. Schoonmaker. Georgia D. M. Dubose. North Carolina C. M. Stedman. Illinois William H.Green. Ohio George Hoadly. Indiana D, F; Skinner. Oregon J. W. Windom. Iowa T.L.Bowman. Pennsylvania R. M. Spier. Kansas R. B. Morris. Rhode Island N. Van Slyck. Kentucky C. M.Thomas. South Carolina J. R. Abney. Louisiana John Clegg. j Tennessee S. A. Champion. Maine Win. G. Davis. Texas Joseph E. Dwyer. Maryland Barnes Compton. Vermont M. 0. Rul'ng. Massachusetts J. C. Abbott. ! Virginia John W. Daniel. Michigan 0. M. Barnes. West Virginia R. McEldowney. Minnesota II. W. Lamberton. 1 Wisconsin Anson Rodgers. The Secretary: This committee will meet at the Grand Hotel, in the rooms of the Iowa Delegation at 4:30 P. M. this afternoon. Mr. Preston, of Kentucky : I now purpose moving the ad- journment of the great National Democratic Convention. I find however that there has been an omission in returning thanks to the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the executive officers, for their faithful attendance to our interests and wants, and in obedience to the orders of the Convention. I therefore move that the thanks of the Convention be returned to these officers for the efficient man- ner in which their duties have been performed. 142 Official Proceedings, &c. The motion was carried. Mr. Preston : I now move you that the Convention adjourn sine die. The Chair: Before putting thai motion, allow me to return you my thanks for the kind resolution which you passed in my favor. I congratulate you upon the glorious work which the last three days of your proceedings have given to the country. You have nominated a ticket, in my opinion, destined to sweep this country. I am quite sure that when they take their seats, to administer the duties of their respective offices, there is not a man in the broad land who will not with us rejoice in the nomi- nation. Thanking you, gentlemen, for your kindness, I now pro- nounce this body, the National Democratic Convention of 1880, adjourned sine die. Three cheers were then proposed and given for the Chairman, and at precisely 3 o'clock P. M. the Con- vention adjourned sine die. APPENDIX ORGANIZATION National Democratic Committee. Cestcixxati, O., Juste 24, 1880. The National Democratic Committee of 1880 met at the Grand Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, June 24, 1880, at 4:30 P. M., Hon. William H. Barnum, of Connecticut, in the Chair. On motion, the Chairman and Secretary of the Committee of 1876-80 were requested to retain their respective offices for the purpose of temporary organ- ization. On motion of Mr. McHenry, of Kentucky, the Com- mittee then adjourned to meet for permanent organiza- tion, on Tuesday, July 13, 1880, at 12 o'clock noon of that day, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, in the city of Xew York. MEETING OF THE National Democratic Convention MORNING SESSION New Yobk, July 13, 1880. Pursuant to adjournment the Committee met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, in the city of New York, at 12 o'clock M., on Tuesday, July 13, 1880, Hon. William H. Barnum in the Chair. The roll was called by the Secretary, Hon. F. O. Prince. Members of the committee were present from all the States, either personally or by proxy, except from Oregon. An error in announcing the member of the com- mittee from Nevada was corrected; the name of the member from that State being Robert P. Keating, who was represented by proxy. The minutes of the last meeting were read and ap- proved. The first business in order being the completion of the permanent organization of the committee, on mo- Appendix. 145 tion of Mr. Alexander Campbell, of West Virginia, Hon. William H. Barnum, of Connecticut, was re- elected unanimously, by a rising vote, to the office of Chairman of the Committee. In accepting the position, Mr. Barnum said: Gentlemen : It has been my honest wish and desire that this distinguished honor should be conferred upon some one other than myself. But, under the circumstances, I must yield to your unanimous wish, and accept the chairmanship of the committee. Fully appreciating its cares and its great responsibilities, I thank you, each and all of you, for this mark of your confidence. On motion of Mr. Brown, of Indiana, Hon. F. O. Prince, of Massachusetts, was also re-elected unani- mously to the office of Secretary to the Committee by a rising vote. In accepting the position Mr. Prince addressed the committee as follows: Gentlemen : I also thank this committee for the honor which they have conferred upon me, and the unanimity with which it has been conferred. As you all know, I have served many years as secretary of this committee ; and I feel that to be again placed there is an indorsement of my conduct in the past. This makes the honor more keenly appreciated by me. All I can say is, that I shall do everything in my power to serve you, and to gain, what I think we shall gain, a victory in this approaching contest. Mr. Goudy, of Illinois: It having been suggested by some gentlemen that it may be desirable to have an assistant secre- tary. I move that Hon Isaac E. Eaton, of Kansas, be appointed Assistant Secretary. Mr Hewitt, of New York : I move to lay the motion upon the table until after the appointment of the Executive Com- mittee, unless the gentleman consents to withdraw it. Mr. Hewitt withdrew his motion temporarily for the purpose of allowing the matter to be discussed. After discussion, Mr. Hewitt made the following motion as a substitute for his previous motion: 10 146 Appendix. That the matter of the appointment of an assistant secretary- be referred to the Executive Committee, when appointed, for their action. This motion was adopted. The Chair then notified the committee that he had received from the Committee on Notification an invi- tation to the National Committee to join them in their visit to Governor's Island; this invitation being sup- plemented by a telegraphic invitation from General Hancock. On motion the invitation was accepted. Mr. Campbell, of West Virginia, offered the follow- ing resolution : Resolved, That before they leave the city, this committee as a committee, pay their respects to Hon. Samuel J. Tilden, who was elected President of the United States in 1876. This resolution was unanimously adopted. The Secretary then read a communication from the Congressional Committee, asking a conference with the National Committee. Mr. Hewitt moved that a committee of two be ap- pointed to notify the Congressional Committee that the National Committee would receive their repre- sentatives at once. This motion was adopted. The Chair named Messrs. Hewitt and Cleveland as such committee. This committee at once proceeded to convey the notification to the Congressional Com- mittee. Mr. Smalley, of Vermont, moved that a committee consisting of the Chairman and Secretary of the Appendix. 147 Xational Committee, and eleven members thereof, to be appointed by the Chairman, should constitute an Executive Committee. Mr. Goudy, of Illinois, moved as an amendment that five members of such committee constitute a quorum thereof. The amendment having been accepted, the motion as amended was adopted. Mr. Brown, of Indiana, moved that when the Com- mittee adjourned, it adjourn to meet at 8 o'clock P. M. at this place. This motion was adopted. Mr. Prather, of Missouri, suggests that it might be well to have a sub-committee appointed at Indian- apolis, Indiana; if such a measure should be thought proper, the Executive Committee might appoint that sub- committee. Mr. Brown, of Indiana, moved that the subject be referred to the Executive Committee for their action. This motion was adopted. Messrs. Hewitt and Cleveland then presented the representatives of the Congressional Committee to the Xational Committee. Hon. Jos. E. McDonald addressed the Committee in regard to being placed in communication with the Executive Committee when appointed. Mr. Hewitl moved that the communication from the Congressional Committee made by its Chairman, be re- ferred to the Executive Committee with power to act. This motion was adopted. 148 Appendix. "At the close of Mr. McDonald's address the com- mittee adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock P. M. of this day. The National Committee then joined the Committee on Notification, and accompanied that committee to Governor's Island, where they were received by Gen. Hancock, and took part in the formal notification con- veyed to Mr. English and himself of their nomination as candidates to the Presidency and Vice-Presidency of the United States. EVENING SESSION Pursuant to adjournment the committee met at 8 o'clock, Tuesday evening, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Mr. Barnum in the Chair. A quorum of the committee was present. Hon. William H. English, of Indiana, the candidate for Vice-President, gave the committee some important and valuable information in regard to the State of In- diana. This was followed by an informal conference and interchange of views in regard to the various States, and was participated in by Messrs. Hewitt, of ]STew York; Scott, of Pennsylvania; Barnaby, of Rhode Island; Goudy, of Illinois; McHenry, of Kentucky; Appendix. 149 Armstrong, of Ohio; Ransom, of Worth Carolina, and others. Mr. Prince, of Massachusetts, moved that when the committee adjourned it adjourn to 10 o'clock, Wed- nesday, 14th instant, at the same place. This motion was^adopted. Mr. Campbell, of West Virginia, moved that *the members of the National Committee of 1876-80 be in- vited to accompany the committee of 1880-81 in its call upon Governor Tilden. This motion was adopted. It was understood to be the sense of the committee that the hour for that call should be 11 o'clock A. M., on Wednesday, the 14th instant. On motion of Mr. Brown, the committee then ad- journed to meet at 10 o'clock A. M., July 14, 1880. MORNING SESSION, July 14, 1880. Pursuant to adjournment the committee met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, on Wednesday, July 14, 1889, at 10 o'clock, the Chairman, Mr. Barnum, in the Chair. A quorum of the committee was present. 150 Appendix. On motion of Mr. Scott, of Pennsylvania, the num- ber of the Executive Committee was increased to six- teen, exclusive of the Chairman and Secretary, making eighteen in all. On motion of Mr. Campbell, it was determined that five members of this Executive Committee should con- stitute a quorum when a meeting of such committee was called by the Chair. The Secretary then announced the names of the members of the Executive Committee, as appointed by the Chair. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Hon. Wm. II. Barnum Conn. Hon. F. 0. Prince Mass. Hon. Geo. T. Barnes Ga. Hon. Wm. C Goudy 111. Hon. Austin H. Brown Ind. Hon. M. M. Ham la. Hon. B. F. Jonas La. Hon. Henry D. McHenry Ky. Hon. Outerbkidge Horsey Md. Hon. P. H. Kelly Minn. Hon. Alvait W. Sulloway N. H. Hon. Orestes Cleveland N. J. Hon. Abram S. Hewitt N. Y. Hon. M. W. -Ransom N. C. Hon. Wm. W. Armstrong 0. Hon. Wm. L. Scott Penn. Hon. Thos. 0'Conner Tenn. Hon. B. B. Smalley Vt. The Secretary then read a communication from Geo. C. Wedderburn, renewing his offer to the committee, tendering the use of the Gazette during the approach- ing campaign. On motion of Mr. Hewitt, of New York, the com- munication was referred to the Executive Committee. Mr. Goudy moved that each member of the Execu- tive Committee be authorized to appoint his own proxy, in case of his inability to attend any of the meetings of that committee. Mr. Scott, of Pennsylvania, moved as an amend- ment, that the recognition of the proxy be left in the hands of the Executive Committee itself. Appendix. lol Mr. Kelly, of Minnesota, moved that the whole mat- ter be referred to the Executive Committee with power to act. This motion was adopted. Mr. G-oudy, of Illinois, moved that Mr. Isaac E. Eaton, of Kansas, be appointed Assistant Secretary to the Xational Committee. On motion of Mr. Hewitt, of Xew York, this mo- tion was laid upon the table. Mr. Grubb, of Delaware, moved that when the com- mittee adjourned, it adjourn subject to the call of the Chair. This motion was adopted. On motion of Mr. McHenry, of Kentucky, the com- mittee then adjourned, subject to the call of the Chair. PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE ON NOTIFICATION. The committee appointed by the Xational Demo- cratic Convention at Cincinnati to inform General Hancock and Mr. English of their nomination for the offices of President and Vice-President, met at the Xew York Hotel, in the city of New York at 9 o'clock A. M. July 13, 1880, the Chairman, Hon. John P. Stockton, of Trenton, Xew Jersey, in the Chair, and Hon. Xicholas M. Bell, of St. Louis, Secretary. A resolution was adopted that the committee pro- ceed to Governor's Island and present the letters to the candidates. Pursuant to this resolution the Committee on noti- fication, attended by the members of the Xational 152 Appendix. Democratic Committee, proceeded to Governor's Is- land, where they were received by General Hancock in person. SenatQr Stockton then addressed General Hancock as follows: ADDRESS OF HON. JOHN P. STOCKTON. General Winfield Scott Hancock : I have the honor to introduce to you Governor Stevenson, Chairman of the National Democratic Convention, recently assembled at Cincinnati. I have also the honor of presenting to you the committee ap- pointed by that body to wait upon you and notify you of your unanimous nomination for the highest office in the government of the people. It is a source of great satisfaction to the com- mittee in making their announcement to you to say that your nomination was not secured by the solicitations of personal or political friends, but was the spontaneous action of that Conven- tion, actuated by a patriotic sense of duty. One of the ablest and wisest bodies of your countrymen ever assembled has given you this nomination with perfect unanimity, and, General, since that Convention has adjourned, we of that Convention have been to our homes, we have seen our constitu- ents, we have seen the Democratic masses and the conservative people of this country, and with one accord they ratify the action of 'that Convention. We are bound to believe, as we do, that your election will be an accomplished fact; we can not doubt it; and we believe that when the election is over the great principles of American liberty will still be the inheritance of this people. And now, in the name of the National Democratic party, by virtue of the power entrusted to this committee by the Convention, as its Chairman, I have the honor to hand to the Secretary a communi- cation in writing informing you officially of your nomination. the official letter. As General Stockton concluded speaking he handed the letter of notification to Mr. Bell, the Secretaiy of the committee, who read as follows : Appendix. 153 Xew York, July 13, 1880. Sir : The National Convention of the Democratic party, which assembled at Cincinnati on the 22d of last month, unanimously nominated you as their candidate for the office of President of the United States. We have been directed to inform you of your nomination for this exalted trust, and to ask its acceptance. In accordance with the uniform custom of the Democratic party, the Convention have announced their views upon the important issues which are before the country in a series of reso- lutions, to which we invite your attention. These resolutions embody the general principles upon which the Democratic party demand that the government shall be conducted, and they also emphatically condemn the maladministration of the government by the party in power; its crimes against the constitution, and especially against the right of the people to choose and install their President, which have wrought so much injury and dis- honor to our country. That which chiefly inspired your nomi- nation was the fact that you had conspicuously recognized and exemplified the yearning of the American people for reconcilia- tion and brotherhood under the shield of the constitution, with all its jealous care and guarantees for the rights of persons and of States. Your nomination was not made alone because in the midst of arms you illustrated the highest qualities of the soldier, but be- cause when the war had ended and when, in recognition of your courage and fidelity, you were placed in command of a part of the Union undergoing the process of restoration, and while you were thus clothed with absolute power you used it not to subvert but to sustain the civil laws and the rights they were established to protect. Your fidelity to those principles, manifested in the important trusts heretofore confided to your care, gives proof that they will control your administration of the national government, and assures the country that one indissoluble union of indestructible States, and the constitution, with its wise distributions of power and regard for the boundaries of States and federal authority, will not suffer in your hands: that you will maintain the subor- dination of the military to the civil power, and will accomplish the purification of the public service, and especially that the gov- ernment which we love will be free from the reproach or stain of sectional agitation or malice in any shape or form. Rejoicing in common with the masses of the American people upon this 154 Appendix. bright promise for the future of our country, we wish also to ex- press to you personally the assurance of the general esteem and confidence which summoned you to this high duty, and will aid you in its performance. Your fellow-citizens, JOHN W. STEVENSON, President of the Convention- W., A. Percy, Mississippi. Morrison Mumford, Missouri. F. A. Harman (proxy), Nebraska. A. C. Ellis, Nevada. T. B. Crowley, New Hampshire. J. P. Stockton, New Jersey. A. Schoon maker, New York. Chas. M. Stedman, North Carolina. George Hoadly, Ohio. J. W. Windom, Oregon. R. M. Spier, Pennsylvania. N. Van Slyck, Rhode Island. J. R. Abney, South Carolina. S. A. Champion, Tennessee. JosEPn E. Dwyer, Texas. M. C. Huling, Vermont. John W. Daniel, Virginia. R. McEldowney, West Virginia. Anson Rodgers, Wisconsin. Committee. Nicholas M. Bell, Secretary. A. H. Keller, Alabama. H King White, Arkansas. Thos. L. Thompson, California. W. A. H. Loveland, Colorado. W. H. Barnum, Connecticut. Gov. Saulsbury, Delaware. P. P. Brsnop, Florida. G. M. Dubose, Georgia. S. S. Marshal (proxy), Illinois. O. B. Hord (proxy), Indiana. T. L. Bowman, Iowa. R. B. Morris, Kansas. C. M. Thomas, Kentucky. Jno. McExery (proxy), Louisiana. Wm. G. Davis, Maine. Barnes Compton, Maryland. J. G. Abbott, Massachusetts. Orlando M. Barnes, Michigan. H. W. Lamberton, Minnesota. To General Winfield Scott Hancock. GENERAL HANCOCK S REPLY. At the conclusion of the reading, General Hancock briefly responded as follows: Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the Committee : I appre- ciate the honor conferred upon me by the National Democratic Convention lately assembled in Cincinnati, and I thank you for your courtesy in making known that honor to me. As soon as time permits me to give the subject that careful attention be- longing to it, I shall prepare and will send you a reply of a formal nature, accepting the nomination by the Democratic party to the office of President of the United States. Hon. William H. English, being present by invita- tion of General Hancock, Mr. Stockton addressed him as follows: Appendix. 155 Hon. William H, English : The National Democratic Con- vention lately assembled at Cincinnati nominated you as their candidate for Vice-President. That result was reached with unanimity unparalleled. We were appointed a committee to wait upon you at such time and place as would be most agreeable to you and inform you of this in person. I have now the honor to present to you on behalf of the committee of the National Democratic party the official announcement of your nomination, which will be read to you by our Secretary. Mr. Bell then read the following letter: New York, July 13, 1880. Hon. William H. English— Dear Sir: By direction of the National Democratic Convention, which assembled at Cincin- nati on June 22d last, it becomes our pleasing duty to inform you that you were unanimously nominated by that body for the office of Vice-President of the United States. Your large experience in the affairs of government, your able discharge of the many trusts committed to your hands, your steadfast devotion to Democratic principles, and the uprightness of your private character, gave assurance to the Democracy that you were worthy and well qualified to perform the duties of the high position, and commended you to them for the nomination which they conferred. While your personal qualities and your public services well merited this honor, the action of the Convention was no doubt designed not only to indicate their appreciation of yourself, but as well to testify their profound respect for the Democracy of Indiana, your native State, with whose many struggles you have been so long identified, and in whose glorious achievements you have shared. The Convention set forth the views upon the leading political issues which are now before the people in a series of resolutions, a copy of which we have the honor to present to you, and to which your attention is respectfully requested. It is our earnest hope that these views may meet with your approval, and that you will accept the nomination which is now tendered. Your fellow-citizens, JOHN W. STEVENSON, President of the Convention. Nicholas M. Bell, Secretary. 156 Appendix. This letter was also signed, as in the case of the letter to General Hancock, by all the members of the Committee on Notification. Mr. English was then presented with an engrossed copy of the platform of the Democratic Convention, and a copy of the letter. Mr. English then responded as follows: Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the Committee : As a practical business man not much accustomed to indirection of action or circumlocution of speech, I will say plainly and in a few words that I accept the high trust which you have tendered me with feelings of profound gratitude, and that I will at an early day, formally and in writing, make the acceptance which I am informed is usual upon such occasions. In doing this, I fully realize the great responsibility of the situation, the care, the turmoil, the anxiety, the misrepresentation, the abuse which are certain to follow. And I understand thoroughly that all the resources and powers of our political foes from all parts of the land will be concentrated against us in Indiana, my native State, in the first great battle to be fought, and probably the most im- portant of all that are to be fought, but there are great occasions when the discharge of high patriotic duties is to be considered above all personal considerations. I shall not disregard the unanimous voice of the representatives of the majority of the American people, which you speak here to-day. I am profoundly grateful for the high honor which has been conferred upon me, and I have an abiding faith that with the favor of God and of the people we shall succeed in this contest. After a short time spent in congratulations the committee withdrew. VISIT OF THE COMMITTEES TO HON. SAMUEL J. TILDEN. On "Wednesday, Jnly 14, 1880, the Notification Committee, accompanied by the National Democratic Committees of 1876-80 and 1880-84, and the Con- gressional Committee, with Governor Stevenson, the Appendix. 157 Chairman of the National Convention, proceeded to the residence of Hon. Samuel J. Tilden, in Gramercy Park, where they were received by Governor Tilden. The Chairman of the Convention. Mr. Stevenson, then addressed Mr. Tilden as follows: Mr. Tilden : The American Democracy upon the 22d of June last met in Convention at Cincinnati and nominated Winfield Scott Hancock, of Pennsylvania, for President, and William H. English, of Indiana, for Vice-President of the United States. The committee charged with the duty of informing those emi- nent statesmen of the high trust which had been committed to them, performed that duty yesterday. The gentlemen who com- posed that committee now surround you. Having notified the nominees, whom the people intend to elect in the ides of Novem- ber next President and Vice-President of the United States, their duty would not have been half performed without waiting in person on, and tendering the homage of the American people to him who, in 1876, was by a large majorit} r elected President of the United States. The fact that you chose, in order to avoid civil strife and bloodshed, by a noble self-denial, to forego the execution of the duties of the Chief Magistracy of the American Republic thus delegated to you, and of which you were deprived by a conspiracy founded in force and fraud, and by a crime against free, representative self-government, does not in any man- ner detract from the high honor and confidence of the American people in your wisdom, virtue and capacity to exercise the high trusts and duties of that responsible position. In refusing to allow your name to go before the Convention as a candidate for the Presidency in the approaching election, you have taken from the people the privilege of electing you a second time to that office, and of vindicating in your person the crime committed upon the constitution by a conspiracy founded on fraud and force, in refusing to give effect to the voice of 1 the people which had called you in 1876 to execute the high trust of President of the United States. These acts of self-denying patriotism on your part have height- ened the confidence and regard entertained toward you by the lovers of American free government throughout the Union. It becomes my pleasing duty to present to you in person the resolu- tion of the late National Democratic Convention, expressive of 158 Appendix. its high estimate of your virtue, wisdom, and eminent ability; and I am quite sure that I fully represent the individual feeling of every member of this committee, and of the National Demo- cratic Convention whose representatives they are, when I assure you that their earnest prayers ascend to the Almighty Giver of all good, for the preservation of your valuable life for very many years, and especially that you may be spared to witness in No- vember next the overwhelming vote of a large majority of the American people which shall rebuke the base fraud committed for the first time in our history, in the refusal to permit the President chosen by them to exercise the duties of that exalted position. I give expression to the voice of the committee, and not less to that of the Democracy of the entire Union, in assuring you of their faith that had you been inaugurated to the exalted position to which you were elected in 1876, the administration would have been restored to the high plane on which it was maintained by Jefferson, Madison, and Jackson. Permit me therefore to read to you the ninth resolution in the platform adopted by the Con- vention at Cincinnati : 9. The resolution of Samuel J. Tilden not again to be a candi- date for the exalted place to which he was elected by a majority of his countrymen, and from which he was excluded by the leaders of the Republican party, is received by the Democracy of the United States with deep sensibility; and they declare their con- fidence in his wisdom, patriotism, and integrity unshaken by the assaults of the common enemy, and they further assure him that he is followed into the retirement he has chosen for himself by the sympathy and respect of his fellow-countrymen who regard him as one who, by elevating the standard of public morality, and adorning and purifying the public service, merits the lasting gratitude of his country and his party. Governor Stevenson then handed the document to Governor Tilden and concluded his remarks by saying: That resolution embodies the true sentiment toward you of every Democrat in the land. Take it as a memorial of our affec- tionate regard for you personally, and of our confidence in your wisdom, statesmanship and unsullied purity. In conclusion, I beg you, Mr. Tilden, to accept the best wishes of the committee, and myself, personally, for your future happi- ness and prosperity. Appendix. 159 Governor Tilclen responded as follows: Mr. Stevenson, President of the National Democratic Convention : I thank you for the kind terms in which } t ou have expressed the communication you make to me. A solution which enables the Democratic party of the United States to vindicate effectually the right of the people to choose their Chief Magis- trate, — a right violated in 1876, — and at the same time relieves me from the burdens of a canvass and four years of administra- tion, is most agreeable to me. My sincere good wishes and cordial co-operation as a private citizen attend the illustrious soldier whom the Democracy have designated as their standard bearer in the Presidential canvass. I congratulate you on the favorable prospects with which that canvass has been commenced and the promise it affords of complete and final success. The committees withdrew, after an informal ex- change of courtesies with their distinguished host. THANKS. Before the final adjournment of the Committee on Xotification, a resolution of thanks was passed to Hon. John P. Stockton, the Chairman of the Com- mittee, for the courteous and able manner in which he had discharged his duties: to Hon. John W. Steven- son, the Permanent Chairman of the Convention, for the dignified and feeling manner in which he had pre- sented the members of the committee, and expressed their sentiments, to Mr. Tilden: and to Hon. X. M. Bell, the Secretary of ttie Committee, for the efficient manner in which he had performed his duties: and to J. H. Cranston, proprietor of the Xew York Hotel, for his kindness, courtesy, and attention to the members of the committee during their stay at that hotel. The committee then adjourned sine die. On the following pages will be found the letters of acceptance of General Winfield Scott Hancock and Hon. William II. English. Gen. Hancocks Letter of Acceptance, Governor's Island, New York City, July 29, 1880. Gentlemen : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of July 13, 1880, apprising me formally of my nomi- nation to the office of President of the United States, by the "National Democratic Convention " lately assembled in Cincin- nati. I accept the nomination with grateful appreciation of the confidence reposed in me. The principles enunciated b}^ the Convention are those I have cherished in the past, and shall endeavor to maintain in the future. The xni, xiv, and xv amendments to the Constitution of the United States, embodying the results of the war for the Union, are inviolable. If called to the Presidency, I should deem it my duty to resist with all my power any attempt to impair or evade the full force and effect of the constitution, which in every arti- cle, section, and amendment, is the supreme law of the land. The constitution forms the basis of the government of the United St.itcs. The powers granted by it to the legislative, executive, and judicial departments, define and limit the authority of the general government; powers not delegated to the United States by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, belong to the States respectively, or to the people. The General and State governments, each acting in its own sphere without trenching upon the lawful jurisdiction of the other, constitute the Union. This Union, comprising a General government with general pow- ers, and State governments with State powers for purposes local to the States, is a polity, the foundations of which were laid in the profoundest wisdom. This is the Union our fathers made, and which has been so respected abroad and so beneficent at home. Tried by blood and 162 Appendix. fire, it stands to-day a model form of free, popular government; a political system which, rightly administered, has been, and will continue to be the admiration of the world. May we not say nearly in the words of Washington: The unity of government which constitutes us one people is justly dear to us; it is the main pillar in the edifice of our real independence, the support of our peace, safety, and prosperity, and of that liberty we so highly prize, and intend at every hazard to preserve. But no form of government however carefully devised, no principles however sound, will protect the rights of the people, unless its administration is faithful and efficient. It is a vital principle in our system that neither fraud nor force must be allowed to subvert the rights of the people. When fraud, vio- lence or incompetence controls, the noblest constitutions and wisest laws are useless. The bayonet is not a fit instrument for collecting the votes of freemen. It is only by a full vote, free ballot, and fair count, that the people can rule in fact, as required by the theory of our government. Take this foundation away and the whole structure falls. Public office is a trust, not a bounty bestowed upon the holder. No incompetent or dishonest persons should ever be entrusted with it, or if appointed, they should be promptly ejected. The basis of a substantial, practical civil service reform, must first be established by the people in filling the elective offices ; if they fix a high standard of qualifications for office, and sternly reject the corrupt and incompetent, the result will be decisive in gov- erning the action of the servants whom they entrust with ap- pointing power. The war for the Union was successfully closed more than fifteen years ago. All classes of our people must share alike in the blessings of the Union, and are equally concerned in its per- petuity, and in the proper administration of public affairs. We are in a state of profound peace. Henceforth let it be our pur- pose to cultivate sentiments of friendship, and not of animosity, among our fellow-citizens. Our material interests, varied and progressive, demand our constant and united efforts. A sedulous and scrupulous care of the public credit, together with a wise and economical management of our governmental expenditures should be maintained in order that our labor may be lightly burdened, and that all persons may be protected in their rights to the fruits of their own industry. The time has come to enjoy the substantial benefits of reconciliation. As one people we have Appendix. 163 common interests. Let us encourage the harmony and generous rivalry among our own industries which will revive our languish- ing merchant marine, extend our commerce with foreign nations, assist our merchants, manufacturers and producers, to develop our vast natural resources, and increase the prosperity and hap- piness of our people. If elected, I shall, with the divine favor, labor with what ability I possess to discharge my duties with fidelity, according to my convictions, and shall take care to protect and defend the Union, and to see that the laws be faithfully and equally executed in all parts of the country alike. I will assume the responsibility, fully sensible of the fact that to administer rightly the functions of government is to discharge the most sacred duty that can devolve upon an American citizen. I am ; very respectfully yours, WINFIELD S. HANCOCK. To the Hon. John W. Stevenson, President of the Convention, Hon, John P. Stockton, Chairman, and others of the Committee of the National Democratic Convention. Hon. Wm. H. English's Letter of Acceptance. Indianapolis, Ind., July 30, 1880. Gentlemen : I have now the honor to reply to your letter of the 13th instant, informing me that I was unanimously nomi- nated for the office of Vice-President of the United States by the late National Democratic Convention which assembled at Cin- cinnati. As foreshadowed in the verbal remarks made by me at the time of the delivery of your letter, I have now to say that I accept the high trust with a realizing sense of its responsibility, and am profoundly grateful for the honor conferred. I accept the nomination upon the platform of principles adopted by the Con- vention, which I cordially approve, and I accept it as much because of my faith in the wisdom and patriotism of the great statesman and soldier nominated on the same ticket for President of the United States. His eminent services to his country; his fidelity to the constitution, the Union, and the laws; his clear perception of the correct principles of government as taught by Jefferson; his scrupulous care to keep the military in strict subordination to the civil authorities, his high regard for civil liberty, personal rights and rights of property ; his acknowledged ability in civil as well as military affairs, and his pure and blame- less life — all point to him as a man worthy of the confidence of the people. Not only a brave soldier, a great commander, a wise statesman and a pure patriot, but a prudent, painstaking, practi- cal man of unquestioned honesty ; trusted often with important public duties, faithful to every trust, and in the full meridian of ripe and vigorous manhood, he is, in my judgment, eminently fitted for the highest office on earth — the Presidency of the United States. Not only is he the right man for the place, but the time has come when the best interests of the country require that the party which has monopolized the Executive department of the general government for the last twenty years should be retired. 166 Appendix. The continuation of that party in power four years longer would not be beneficial to the public or in accordance with the spirit of our Republican institutions. Laws of entail have not been favored in our system of government. The perpetuation of prop- erty or place in one family or set of men has never been encour- aged in this country, and the great and good men who formed our Republican government and its traditions wisely limited the tenure of office, and in many ways showed their disapproval of long leases of power. Twenty years of continuous power is long enough, and has already led to irregularities and corruption which are not likely to be properly exposed under the same party that perpetuated them : besides, it should not be forgotten that the four last years of power held by that party were procured by disreputable means and held in defiance of the wishes of a ma- jority of the people. It was a grievous wrong to every voter and to our system of self-government which should never be forgotten nor forgiven. Many of the men now in office were put there because of corrupt partisan services in thus defeating the fairly and legally expressed will of the majority, and the hypocrisy of the professions of that party in favor of civil service reform was shown by placing such men in office and turning the whole brood of federal office-holders loose to influence the elections. The money of the people, taken out of the public treasury by these men for services often poorly performed, or not performed at all, is being used in vast sums, with the knowledge and presumed sanction of the administration to control the elections, and even the members of the cabinet are strolling about the country making partisan speeches, instead of being in their departments at Washington discharging the public duties for which they are paid by the people. But with all their cleverness and ability a discriminating public will no doubt read between the lines of their speeches that their paramount hope and aim is to keep themselves or their satellites four years longer in office. Per- petuating the power of chronic federal office-holders four years longer will not benefit the millions of men and women who hold no office ; but earning their daily bread by honest industry, is what the same discerning public will no doubt fully understand, as they will also that it is because of their own industry and economy, and God's bountiful harvests, that the country is com- paratively prosperous, and not because of anything done by these federal office-holders. The country is comparatively prosperous, not because of them but in spite of them. This contest is in fact Appendix. 167 between the people endeavoring to regain the political power which rightfully belongs to them, and to restore the pure, simple, economical, constitutional government of our fathers on the one side, and a hundred thousand federal office-holders and their backers, pampered with place and power, and determined to retain them at all hazards, on the other. Hence the constant assumption of new and dangerous powers by the general govern- ment under the rule of the Republican party, the effort to build up what they call a strong government, the interference with home rule and with the administration of justice in the courts of the several States, the interference with the elections through the medium of paid partisan federal office-holders interested in keeping their party in power, and caring more for that than fair- ness in the elections. In fact, the constant encroachments which have been made by that party upon the clearly reserved rights of the people and the States will, if not checked, subvert the liberties of the people and the government of limited powers created by the fathers, and end in a great consolidated central government — strong, indeed, for evil — and the overthrow of republican institutions. The wise men who formed our consti- tution knew the evils of a strong government and the long continuance of political power in the, same hands. They knew there was a tendency in this direction in all governments and consequent danger to republican institutions from that cause, and took pains to guard against it. The machinery of a strong centralized general government can be used to perpetuate the same set of men in power from term to term until it ceases to be a republic, or is such only in name, and the tendency of the party now in power in that direction, as shown in various ways, besides the willingness recently manifested by a large number of that party to elect a President an unlimited number of terms, is quite apparent, and must satisfy thinking people that the time has come when it will be safest and best for that party to be re- tired. But in resisting the encroachments of the general govern- ment upon the reserved rights of the people and the States, I wish to be distinctly understood as favoring the proper exercise by the general government of the powers rightfully belonging to it under the constitution. Encroachments upon the constitu- tional rights of the general government or interference with the proper exercise of its powers must be carfully avoided. The union of the States under the constitution must be maintained, and it is well known that this has always been the position of 168 Appendix. both the candidates on the Democratic Presidential ticket. It is acquiesced in everywhere now, and finally and forever settled as one of the results of the war. It is certain beyond all question that the legitimate results of the war for the Union will not be overthrown or impaired should the Democratic ticket be elected. In that event proper protection will be given in every legitimate way to every citizen, native or adopted, in every section of the Republic, in the enjoyment of all the rights guaranteed by the constitution and its amendments : a sound currency, of honest money, of a value and purchasing power corresponding substan- tially with the standard recognized by the commercial world, and consisting of gold and silver and paper convertible into coin, will be maintained; the labor and manufacturing, commercial and business interests of the country will be favored and encouraged in every legitimate way. The toiling millions of our own people will be protected from the destructive competition of the Chinese, and to that end their immigration to our. shores will be properly restricted. The public credit will be scrupulously maintained and strengthened by rigid economy in public expenditure, and the liberties of the people and the property of the people will be protected by a government of law and order, administered strictly in the interest of all peo- ple, and not of corporations and privileged classes. I do not doubt the discriminating justice of the people and their capacity for intelligent self-government, and, therefore, do not doubt the success of the Democratic ticket. Its success would bury beyond resurrection the sectional jealousies and hatreds which have so long been the chief stock in trade of pestiferous demagogues, and in no other way can this be so effectually accomplished. It would restore harmony and good feeling between all the sections, and make us in fact, as well as in name, one people. The only rivalry then would be in the race for the development of material pros- perity, the elevation of labor, the enlargement of human rights, the promotion of education, morality, religion, liberty, order, and all that would tend to make us the foremost nation of the earth in the grand march of human progress. I am, with great respect, very truly yours, WILLIAM H. ENGLISH. To the Hon. John W. Stevenson, President of the Convention, the Hon. John P. Stockton, Chairman, and other members of the Committee of Notification. LfB,P ARY 0F CONGRESS 027 272 254 7 » HHBHhi — nHHHH ■HL ■■ m . m mm HH i i is