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Show TILDKX-IIEMmiCKS Wimliu Up of the DciinitTafic roDVtMilion. Ilt'iidi'icks Unanimously Noini-ii;t(cil Noini-ii;t(cil I'oi' Vice rpcsiticiit. KVKKVUOllY K.M10HSKS Til K CANJJI-IHTKS CANJJI-IHTKS A.N U IMiATFO KM. St, I.IMllM ItMCOUIltN iiiciiiiiull it nt I lv4i I'rottiisu ul" liuiiiocrittio iVLury. St, Louis, 20. Tho convention was milieil to order at 1U.-0 a.m. Tne iiili-rcst hail evidently greatly abated, and nriny delcati's liail lull, leaving their alternated in pos.si;diiin. Tne gnlarios contained u few BiieeUtore. I'rayer was ollertd by Episcopal Bishop Ilobertson. The chair announced several tele-Rraius, tele-Rraius, vfliich vvuro read, ono from St-dalia. Mo , Baying the demcerata fired lOOgwns for Tilden, and hoped tliat Hotidrieks wcuM he nominated for vice prwident. Otliors Irom Cincinnati Cin-cinnati and Mninu nnd Jackson, Mifrs.; one Iroin Mount Vernon, Ills., slut - s that the noininution of Tilden wii'. received there with yreaL enthusiasm, enthu-siasm, and many othern of similar character, endorsing t lie platform ! and candidate. HENimieKS wrnmttAWX. Tho chair announced the business to be tlio noniiin.iioii of vice president, presi-dent, when Indiana was called lor its nrinination the state wad yreccd with much cnthuciiasm. Indiana lai.ing to present a candidate, sunie ono from his teat in Illinois nominated nomi-nated Hendricks, when Mr. .McDonald .Mc-Donald of Indiana ro e and hiv: J : Mr. Chairman, whenever we find oornelves brought face to lace with a treat responsibility, I know of no way of solving it except wo tal;o counsel by our judgment and by our continences. The minion of tho delegation from Indiana in this con-veulion, con-veulion, so far at least as the name of Governor Hendricks is concerned, waa ended ye tern ay. When we had struggled from Ihe time the canvass opened in this city until it closed last evening, to p!:ce him before the country for the ofiice wnich as much as any man in all this broad land ha was qualified to fill, the convention saw proper to decide olhcrwino, and so far as that decision is concerned we bow to the will of the convention. (CI.- ers ) The democracy of Indiana has never yet suffered its ilag TO TRAIL IS THE DUfT, has never lowered its standard to the common enemy. Whether we Bhall be able to cmply with the wishes of this largo and moot respectable assem-Mitge assem-Mitge of democrats in what we may be able to do in our state in the coming election ia one ol" the questions of the future. I have already slated that the mission of the delegation, in so far as the name ot Governor Hendricks is concerned, ended yesterday evening. Wfi Lav no authority to say to I'm convention, if it ,ecB proper to pluce his name upon the ticket, that he will .'..-. lit ii Thorornr. w .l ..t. . accept it. Iherelore we tlo not y,, : paa tn ul ice ourselves in any falae j position upon that subject. When we say that, Mr. President, we do not say it because the office of vice president presi-dent is beneath him. It has been held by men more distinguished than he, belter known to history, anil whose patriotism has illustrated some ol the brightest pages of ihe history of our own party. For myself, Mr. President, I could only say that upon this question this convention ML'ST TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY. (Loud and prolonged cries for Hendricks, Hend-ricks, drowuing all efiorts on the part speakorto conclude hia sentence.) NOHOnY BUT HENDRICKS. Woodson of Missouri said his delegation dele-gation instructed him to say th.t Missouri and the country would be a unit tor Tilden and Hendrick-'. (Cheers.) He urged Hendricks' nomination. nom-ination. Wallace of Pennsylvania presented her united demand for Hendricks, and moved the nomination hy accl.i ni-ition. Stead man of O,iio said his Mute-wanted Mute-wanted Henry G. Payne, bat they wuniu nut proocnt sini-iu view of the demand for Hendricks and seconded the motion tr. nominate Hendricks by acclamation. Hardin ol Missouri onvrea a rcsn.u-1 lion that is the doty ut lh convention conven-tion to seled for vice president on-who on-who is '.'e peer of the prcaidemml noii' itiee and believeJ Hendricks is1 ,1,1s, find that it is his duty to he party and country to serve, and we hereby nominate him. Brown of Tennessee seconded Hendricks, which would enable them to carry his state by 50, 00U. Delegates insists on finishing the call of ti-c roll, which proed l,lllltl , ..i.iif.isinn ! AbbuttofNew Jersey said Hendricks Hend-ricks was not the property ol Indiana but of the democracy ' the nation. I No democrat in the Mnd dare refuse the nomination ci this convention, iu.d Hendricks-will not. A rnowed motion to suspend the rules and nominate 1 1 acclamation was lo?t. irENiR!CKS,730; blank, G. At the end of the roll call. Indiana wnd called, when Williams rose and rtAid that though he was not authorized author-ized to say that Hendricks will or will not accept, the Indiana delegation delega-tion acquiesce in the il0mm"Ou in view of this unanimous t'4P' S'Lalvote wS; Hendricks, 1S "norni-1 "norni-1 nee for ricpert. pjyj KELLY TO THE FROST. Teiy of New York rose to addrea o t-v.o'ha:-r' (Applause and loud calif proceeded to the platlorm amid loud cheers. Kelly said that no man here had worked more strenuously than himaell against tho nomination of Tilden, because it was his earnest belief that they could not carry the election with an eastern candidate, but the convention has decided otherwise, other-wise, and he bowed to the decision, and none would work harder than he for his election He expressed his rcat admir-"11-'!! fur Hendricks and confidence in his hih, pure char ftCfC1, counselled the burial of all per filial opinions, and a c- nionti it d effort for the commn i victory. Me proceeded w:th son." comments on the necessity for s clmnge of nation -1 adruini.slratiuij tnicuh democratic succes?. l!e was Ircqncntly grcet-d with r.pp!anse. TUK TOMAHAWK Bl'KlKii. Hanna of Indiana thanked Hie convention (or its expression of feelings feel-ings toward that state. Her contfst had been hard and bitter, hut now Urn tomahawk was buried to rust forever. for-ever. Let tho old guard ofdemocracy now come to tho front. (Applause.) U'i continued to exhort for a united effort for success. THE TffO-TIiIItDS ItL'LK. Mill-rof Nebraska oflered a resolu-tiot. resolu-tiot. recommending to all future democralici conventions not to adopt tY a two-thirds rule. (Cries of no, ard yes.) The chair ruled tho n- lution was nut in nrdtr now, as In.-next In.-next business was to call the roll of stalea for the national cummitUv which was as follows: Alabama, Walter L. Brnjrg; Arkansas, Arkan-sas, John J. Sumpter; California, F. j McCuppin; Colorado, B. M. fluglies; ware, Roherson Stick man; Florida, General McCall; lleorgia, George T. parney; Illinois, Win, C. Goudy; Indiana, Thomas Tolin; Iowa, M. M. flam; Kansas, Isaac E. Eaton; Kentucky, Ken-tucky, H. D. Mcllenry; Louisiana, Ii. F. Jmas; Tennessee, Win. 13. Bales; South Carolina, Jas. H. Ryan; Mirieissippi, Ethal Rarksdalo; Vermont, Ver-mont, H. B. Smalley; Maine, Edmund Ed-mund Wilson; Missouri, John O. Priest; Maryland, O. Ilorsey; Maesa chusfctts, F. O. Prince; Michigan, Edward Taintcr; Oregon, ex Governor Gover-nor John Whilaker; Nevada, Robert P. S. Keating; Nebraska, George L. Miller; Minnesota, Wm, Lochran; New York, A brum S. Hewitt ; Virginia, Vir-ginia, Robert A. Coghill; New Hampshire, Hamp-shire, Aaron W. Sulloway; Rhode Island, Nicholas Van Bleck; New Jersey, Miles Ross; Ohio, John S. Piervion; Pennsylvania, Wm. L. Scott; Wisconsin, Wm. F. Vilas; West Virginia, Alcr. Campbell; Texas, F. S. Stockdale, MISCELLANEOUS THANKS. Murphy of New York offered a ridulutiou of thanks of the convention to the committee ou reception and citizens of St. Louis for their generous, liberal, courteous hospitality to members mem-bers of the convention. Adopted. Brown of Tennessee oflered a reso- l union appointing a committee, con-fliethig con-fliethig of the president of the convention conven-tion and one delegate from each state, to visit the nominees and notify them of their nomination. The states then named their mem beis ef this commit tee. Anion them were from California, Geo. H. Rogers; Colorado, Adair Wilson; Nebraska, O. B. Scotield; Nevada, R. P. Keating; Keat-ing; New York, H. C. Murphy. Tilt TWO-THIRDS RULE. The following resolution, oflered by Mr. Webber of Michigan, was read: Revival, That it be recommended lo future national democratic conventions con-ventions as the sense of the democ- racy here in convention assembled, j that the so-called two-thirds rule be abolished as unwise and unnecessary, I and that the elates be requested to j instruct their delegates to the dunio-i dunio-i (ratio national convention to he held j I in 1SS1, whether it be desirable to I I continue the two-thirds rule longer in fori.e in tho national convention, j nnd that the national commitleo in-; in-; sert such request in their call for the i convention. I Mr. Lurch of Tennessee I move j lo lay mat resolution oq the tab!.1. ; j A dt '-gates -I demand tho ayes The roll was called and the vote resulted ayes, SoO, nays, 37U. :So the monm. was defeated. Wallace of PmnsyWa..;r ca)i or ' a division of the question ou the n(i. proposition, at the word "abolished." A delegate from Missouri I move I the previous question upon the original origi-nal resolution. Mr. Wallace It is scarcely necessary neces-sary for me to say that a division of the question is in order either before after the main question be ordered. I desire simply to bring this convention con-vention to a vote upon the main question whether we a:e to have structions from the states in regard to the abolition of the two-thirds rule or whether this convention is to instruct future convention as to their action. The President The gontlemau from Pennsylvania demands a division divi-sion of the question. The clerk will read that portion upon which he calls , tor a division, ine cleric reaa as i follows : I Jicsolct'J, That it be recommended ! to future dt-uiocr;tlie nat-oual COUVen- j lions as the sense of the democracy here in convention assembled that the so-called two-ihirHa rule be ab1, I isbed as llp""t:anu unnecessary-j unnecessary-j me resolution was adopted. 'lhe clerk read tho second part as f.-ow; ! Jtwtefd, That the stans- he rc" i quisled to struct their .'es ;tud democratic n-urfc. cy"- 'to be held in ISM e.hert be desirable de-sirable tocont."'0,1110 twu-lluriia rule ! in force in -!0l,a conventions, and that th" mitiona! committee insert such -Mues m cau 'or t'ie nex cQrention. The resolution wi idopied. A resolution of thanks to President MeC-'yniauti for his able and iru-parL-al conduct as president of the 'convention was adopted with a few convention was auopieu wiui ie dissenting voles. TERRITORIAL RIGHTS. , rcs'ilution w;ts presented recom-mei.Jing recom-mei.Jing future national democratic couveuions to allow delegates from the Dislr.-t of Columbia and the territories ter-ritories to yye was laid on the table. A resolution WJ8 ottered requesting the recording -o,;reUry to prepare an olhohtl report o; lll0 convention and that tho nalio.j convenliou piint it. Ayreed. Smiley of Vermont prcso, a resolution that the place of hoit:tlg the next national convention be Ick to the national committee, and the basis of representation be the same as now. McMichael presented a reaolution pledging an individual and united support of tho nominees. Adopted. Miller ol Nebraska oflered a resolution reso-lution of thanks lo Bell for efficient services as reading secretary. Adopt ed. Riley of Pennsylvania moved a vote of thanks to Iho directors of the St. Louis board of exchange for the use of their splendid hall for Iho convention. conven-tion. Agreed to. Kernan said he was directed by the New York delegation to present to the St. Louis local committee the I'OKTKAIT Of TILDEN which had been hanging back of the president's chair in token of their appreciation ap-preciation of their attention and hospitality. hos-pitality. At 12.30 p.m., on motion of Williams Wil-liams of Indiana, the convention adjourned. ad-journed. AFTER THE DILL. After the adjournment of t o enn-ven'ion, enn-ven'ion, in answer to lot.d callc, I'reslon of Kentucky addressed i-e audience, referring to the unite.' action ac-tion of all sections of the I' nice in selecting the names of TWen and HendrickB, which wern fastened in the hearU of tho people already, to head the eflorta to wrench tho power from the republican party. lilaiuo and Morton nover led a reform or fought for juolice. Tilden and Hendricks Hend-ricks had. The Bouth and norLh stand united for the platform of honest money and denunciation of corrupt practices. Tho democrats have never given a pledge they failed to keep. They were eipelled from power when Americans lust their reason, and they returned when they recovered it. Ho urged that the party adhere firmly to it principles and not yield to local influence, and predicted victory in November. At the conclusion of Mr. Preilou'B speech the audiencequietly dispersed. |