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TIIE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, FRIDAY, JULY 11 1884.
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CirSBATSS.
The Situation In-Florlda.
It is altogether likely that Florida,
in the coming Presidential contest, will
become the scene of a tierce political
engagement. It is well enough to
glance at the condition of the forces
likely to be engaged.
The population of Florida if mixed,
politically and otherwise. There are
Georgians alone in her bordera,
while all other Southern States are
. . . heavilv represented. There are also
Agents may receive subscriptions at thiuWs o{ N , lCthem aml Western
the fcOowtmg salMs
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Agents should go to work at once.
The WsBXLY TU.S6B.LFU AND MxS-
BB-wobb will contain able discussions of
the issues which will come up in the
State and national elections this year,
and a summary of the important news
of the world. It will contain nothing
BiAitable tor ladies and children to
read. Every one who is not familliar
with it should give it a trial this year,
wtf <|
Oca weekkly subscribers will not be
disposed to complain when told that
the issue of the paper was necessarily
delayed, in order to get the latest re
turns from the Chicago Convention.
A vbry hot spell, now, would he at
tended with mucli sickness, and this
seems to he the outlook.
It will take a good many days spent
In hard work ,to replace the foolish
waste of the “glorious Fourth.”
The bottom of the Grant A Ward
swindling hole has not yet been reach
ed. It is doubtful whether the plum'
met of human skill will be able to sound
its depths.
To succeed at any profession, a man
must love it. The labor of indifference
can never compare, in the matter of
fruits, with the labor of love. Let
young men note the fact.
Nor to be outdone by France, Russia
has a plague of her own, over on the
Southeastern border. Between the
two plagues, Europolias the promiso of
a fearful harvest of death.
Egypt has a superabundance of red
tape and a scarcity of soldiers. The
former isn’t very effective in military
campaigns, except in promoting the de
feat of the patty that uses it.
The statement of Dr. Koch, the ccl-
brated German doctor, that the cholera
in France is of the Asiatic variety, and
that it will go everywhere, is not re
assuring. It is advisable to prepare to
meet it.
The promise of an abundance of
candidates for Congress in the first dis-
district is being faithfully kept. There
are already four in tho field, and more
than half of the counties have not yet
been heard from.
The Southern Democrats wouldn’t
object to Butler's being made perma
nent Governor of Massachusetts; but
when it comes to voting for him for
, President of the United States—“that
' alters the case.”
The cholera icourge in France gatb
era itrength aa it goes. A worse en
emy than the Chinese is within the
gates of the Republic, and its pathway
will be strewn with tho wrecks
ruined and desolate homes.
In the smallness of death rates, Ma
con Is the second city of the United
States. The rate here can he further
reduced by a stricter regard to the de
mands of sanitation. Now is a good
time to set about making oar city first
in the list.
Ms. Blaixe has declared himself In
favor of the most advanced liberality in
tho matter of pensions. It is not diffi
cult to understand what woald go with
“the surplus” if he and his methods
should dominate the country tor the
next four years.
Sanitary precautions are often pow
erless to prevent the attacks of epidem
ics. That they may temper the vio
lence of a plague is reasonable enough
to justify the expense and the labor in
volved in making them as complete as
the suggestions of human skill can de
vise.
settlers in Florida, men oi all political
complexions. In addition to theso are
the old so-called Bourbons of the State,
the large “Cracker” element and a
large population of negroes who have
been drawn in hv the many railroad de
velopments and business extensions, as
laliorera.
As between the two parties, Demo
cratic and Republican, the dividing
line runs in a zigzag and varying
course. In some instances it is sharply
defined; in others it is barely visible;
and others not to ho seen at all. The
Northern and Western people, it seems,
usual with emigrants coming South,
align themselves in State elections with
the best people of their adopted homes
and cast the popular ticket, but in
Presidential campaigns for the most
part, if Repubicans, side with their old
friends. It was through the assistance
these Liberals that the Democrats
have been enabled in the two recent
State elections, to sustain their ticket.
seems that wisdom would have die
tated to the Democrats of the State,
that this large and friendly element
should have been cemented to the par-
bv a liberal recognition of its sen-i
ces, and indeed an effort was made to
accomplish that result, which failing,
lias created a rapture, and it is assert-
, alienated.from the party candid
ate a number of men upon whose sup
port the new ticket relied.
Nor is this all. Another cause for
dissatisfaction is the Disston land sale,
whereby it is stated the State was led
dispose of its four million acres—
any the whole of the public domain
for twenty-five cents per acre to par
ties nho ate selling it at figures from
five to forty times as large. This dis
satisfaction exists principally among
the “Crackers,” who depend upon the
lands for pasturage, and from the
poorer people, who find lands placed
beyond their reach. These empha
size their dissatisfaction with
charges against the administration
which, whether they be true or ground
less, have a tendency to weaken the
party and to build up the Independents.
Amongst the Republicans, however,
there are also dissensions, the negroes
seeking to lead, and bolting when un
successful. The Cuban vote, though
numbering hut eight hundred, becomes
an important factor when it is remem
bered that the last State election was
carried by less than four hundred ma
jority, and when it is further remem
bered that only a third of this vote is
assuredly Democratic.
Viewed from a distance, Florida pol
itics seem in a bad condition fora Pres
idential year. They are fall of con-
llicting interests, diversified opinions,
passion, distrust and recrimination, the
only ray of light being the fact iliat the
Republicans are in almost as unsettled
a condition as the Democrats. What
will be the effect should a large
campaign fund lie thrown into
the State and a good leader lie sent in
to unite the native Republican, the
Northern, Western, Caban and negro
vote, is hardly a matter of doubt. The
only action that can eave Florida
to the Democrats, in our opinion,
is prompt union and harmony on the
part of the leaders. And In this there
is an opportunity for the display of un
selfishness and patriotism seldom of
fered to modem politicians. Let Flor
id* Democrats, laying aside their differ-
encee, hold a conference of peace, else
mav, as in ’7C, the State become the
national battleground, and defeat again
stare the party in the face.
a little more beer might bo used. But
when a fugitive is undoubtedly guilty
the method seems very attractive to
those who have experienced the law’s
delay. Had Mr. Benzine been sent
after Mr. hno in Canada, doubtless ere
this ho would have double-quicked him
into New York, and avoided the diffi
cult technicalities - of international
law.
An Eccsntrlo Snxton.
Mr. Labeau, of Montreal, with the
assistance of Mr. Justice Mathiere and
a Mr. Turcotte, lias distinguished him
self in court and before the country as
an eccentric church sexton. Labeau
was employed at St. Laurent Catholic
Church, and the peculiar net of eccen
tricity which brought him before the
public so prominently was his failure
to present to Mr. Turcotte the contri
bution box one Sabbath morning, al
though he honored every one else on
his beat with the delicate compliment.
Mr. Turcotte felt himself insulted. He
read in the omission of Mr. Labeau a
determined effort to convey to the con
gregation the impression that he was
saving time and losing no cash. He
even fancied that Mr. Labeau's nose
was slightly elevated, and carried with
a kind of he-won’t-contribute-and-if-
lie-does-it-will-he-a-copper-with-a-hole-
in-it air. This was why Sir. Turcotte
felt insulted; and upon this theory he
brought suit against the sexton
fpr damages. The case ' finally
reached the superior court, and
the plaintiff, who sued for MOO, got a
judgment for $5 and costs. Mr. Tur
cotte probably intended to sue for $200,
but generously credited tho $10 he had
intended to contribute upon the esti
mated damages to his feelings
Shall Ceorgln be Represented at the
World's Exposition f
We call attention to the letter of oar
Atlanta correspondent in to-day’s issue,
outlining the plan for an organization,
looking to a proper exhibit from this
Stato at the New Orleans exposition.
Every State in the South, we believe,
except Georgia, has made an appro
priation to pay tho expenses of
its own exhibits. Our Legisla
ture would doubtless have taken
similar action, but for a provision in
our State constitution prohibiting it.
It is of the utmost importance that
Georgia should make a full display of
her agricultural, mineral, manufac
tured and other products.
It is plain that this work cannot bo
accomplished by independent, indi
vidual effort. It will take combination
and a thoroughly organized movement
to do justice to the State.
In Hon. D, C. Bacon as Stato Com
missioner we have assurance of all
that intelligent and energetic action in
this office will accomplish.
The assistants in the several Con
gressional districts arc at work. Ma
jor Couper, of Brunswick, has prepared
the plan of organization embodied in
the letter of our Atlanta correspon
dent. We have not had time to examine
it in detail. It appears, however, to of
fer an easy and efficient organization,
and we trust that valuable time will not
be lost before it is practically adopted,
Let the people of Macon and of Bibb
[CONTINUED FROM WBST PAOE.1
until California was reached, when Sir.
Spencer, of California, said: "The State
of California wilt have to aak the indut-
ice of the convention. We bare a name
present for nomination. The gentle
man who is to present the name is tembo-
rarily absent. We ask that the State of
California be passed for the moment.”
The Chair—"Its ball be *o done.”
The clerk then called the State of Col
orado *and the Stato of Connecticut, hut
received no response.
UAYARD A SAME FBESENTED.
When the State of Delaware was called,
there was an immediate outbreak of cheers.
After the uproar had subsided, George
Grsy, of Delaware, came to the platform
and addressed the convention. He said
he had been instructed to present the dame
of a man worthy to receive the nomination.
He did so under a realizing sense of the
great opportunity which God himself, he
reverently believed, bad given, and which
should not pass away unimproved. The
Republican nomination had Hung defiance
into tlie face of American manhood and
bad shocked tliecon-clenceof the best men
in the Republican party. Such a nomina
tion waa a sign of the decadence of that
great organization, not a sign of increasing
strength. The Democracy called for a
candidate who had been tried in the. bal
ance and bad never been found wanting.
The Democracy demanded a statesman
whose wisdom and experience were known.
It demanded a leader whose chivalric
courage would never falter, and who could
and would bring to the dust the plumed
knight of false pretense and o( personal
dishonor.* It demanded a man with a
character which would defy the malignant
tongue of slander. It demanded a man
who should be in his public and private
character the very antithesis and opposite
of the nominee of the Republicans. [Cheers]
The man who was all this and more, and
whose name was now leaping from their
hearts tqtheir mouths was Thomas Francis
Bayard, [fond cheers,] Bayard as the
candidate would make no mistake; his
name would still the voice of faction; he
would carry every doubtful State, and
seal; the other as leprous with accusation
and covered and lettered all over. [Ap
plause.] When the forces of Oliver Croin.
well were lying on their arms awaiting
battle, they frequently engaged in angry
disputation concurring matters of faith,
but when the order to charge came down
the line from old Ironsides and the forces
of Prince P.upert were In front, they for
got their differences and had no thought
but victoiy until success crowued tlie
arms of the Protector. So when
the chairman of the convention
would shortly give to the Democratic
lioeti the command to charge, all along
the line they would lay aside differences
county take hold of the matter at
once. Wo owe it to ourselves, as
well as the State, to contribute freely of
time and money for the success of this
important undertaking. Georgia lias
not been creditably represented at any
It is pleasant to reflect that all this exporitlon that has teen held since the
happened in Canada. Such a frightful war ' 11 for the State
precedent does not exist in American
legal records. In the first place, no
sexton has teen known, since the dkysi l* n * and ' Tll ° P*°P»? however.
under
tution,
her
to
miserable
take this
consti-
mattcr
of Cotton Mather, to overlook a member
of the congregation he serves. Tlie
United States sexton and substitute
climb over tenches, invade the organ
loft, scour the vestibule and ratable
around behind the choir, before they
will give up the chase for funds to
educate the heathen or pay for
the preacher’s coal. Nor ought
the precedent to be borrowed. For
while few persons would consider
themselves injured by the failure of the
box passer to thrust the receptacle
tinder their noses, and to move
until the afilictcd pew-holder had at
tracted the attention of everybody
around by his efforts to wave him off,
when it became known that damages
could be obtained, plenty of them
would endeavor, through the courts,
to make the sexton pay over enough to
serve for a year's contributions,
should he omit the customary cour
tesy
But until the United States courts
adopt the Cnnadiap precedent, it may
be confidently asserted that Mr. Labeau
would find a safe refuge In this section,
and if the churches will employ him
would receive an occasional “tip”
from prominent church folks. The
fact is, some of onr congregations
yearn for Mr. Labeau. What seems to
have damaged a Canadian would make
the head of a family down this way
join in the Uoxology with unmistaka
ble signs of rapture.
and we appeal to them to go to work
and make such an exhibit as the State
can make if the varied evidences of her
enterprise and development are gath
ered together and properly displayed.
While the railroads of the State are
furnishing the treasurer money with
which to pay the July interest on the
State debt, the Albany Vedium is ac
tively engaged in getting up a “poor
house” for their final resting place. It
will, of course, expect* to ran the es
tablishment.
The opinions of men are often warped
by their preferences. Thi» is especially
the case in matters political. When a
man asserts that Citizen Blank is too
weak to carry this or that SUtte, It may
safely be believed that the speaker’s
low opinion of Citizen Blank’s abilities
in the carrying line, is doe to his per
sonal preference for some other candi
date. The very beet of politiciani is
apt to be weak at thia point.
“Sealed proposals will be received
at this office until September the 1st
for the building of a poor house for the
Georgia railroads,” says the Albany
Medium. It is a very successful sar
casm, but a very poor argument to
show that the railroads are not entitled
to tlie right of appeal from the decis
ions of tha Railroad Commission to the
courts. All other corporations have
tho right to fake their wrongs to the
courts and demand redress. Why
should the railroad* be made an excep
tion? .
Aoexts should net tail to sec onr
offer of premiums elsewhere in this ia-
A French Extradition Writ.
Mr. George Benzine, fan explosive
Frenchman, os Ida name would partly
indicate, has illustrated the workings
of a new writ of extradition just pat
ented by himself, which would fill a
vacancy in our wants of long standing,
if it could be legislated Into our code.
Mr. Benzinekeeps a barber shop, and
besides being a razor artist, is a collec
tor of coins, and something of s philan
thropist. Recency he befriended a desti
tute man, carrying him to his room
and doing all in his power to make him
feel comfortable. While engaged in
this charitable occupation, it became
necessary for Mr. Benzine to go out for
beefsteak, and it was during thia ab
sence that a coincidence occurred which
made it necessary for Mr. Benzine to in
vent an extra writ of extradition. The
coincidence wax the simultaneous de
parture of the barber's wallet contain
ing $45, the finest coin in his col
lection, and his guest.
Mr. Benzine did not even know the
ingrate's name, but was not disheart
ened. Instinctively he turned into
New Jersey, and at Fort Lee came up
with him. His first act was to heal the
breach. The two foreigners embraced.
Then Mr. Benzine, resuming his benevo
lent programme, so rudely broken into
by the coincidence, called for beer and
finally succeeded in filling the thirsty,
emigre. These preliminaries arranged
Mr. Benzine abandoned philanthropy,
lie took bis countryman outside
knocked him in the head with a stick,
sat down upon him, tied his hands,
marched him to the river, procured a
boat, carried the fellow across, march
ed him to the station and made a
special deposit of him.
There are instances in which Mr.
Benzine’s extraordinary wit would not
be desirable. A man merely suspect* *1
of crime ought not to te k
The Eleetrlo Ctrl.
Mies Lula Ilurst, the electric or mag
netic girl, has reached New York, and
the great dailies are full of her exploits.
Without exception they give her credit
for making good her claims, bat differ
widely in their estimates of the power
siie possesses. The most common
theory is that the girl has unconscious
ly tremendous nervous, or as one ex
presses it, hysterical strength, and her
fiue, large corded wrists, her grip and
movements are cited in support of this
theory. The Timet, however, inter
views the celebrated Dr. Hammond,
who declares that the apparent feats
of strength are performed by "sugges
tion that is, the person experimented
on is in reality under the will of the
girl, and does not, despite his strug
gles, really resist her.
Miss Ilurst, under any explanation,
is a wonderful girl; the strength these
gentlemen concede, it would appear, Is
really more mystifying than any mag
netic or electric explanation. The girl
who can lift a 200-pound man, chair
and all, with the palms of her hands
under the rounds of bis chair; who
can, with laughing ease, tumble strong
men and skeptical reporters over
chairs, footlights and orchestras, Is not
to lie sniffed at. All there feats are ac
knowledged. Indeed, Georgia thinks
all the more of Miss Hunt, since she
has become a phenomenally strong
girl.
Ice Cream Poisoning.
As usual during the summer season,
the press furnishes numerous instances
of ice cream poisoning, so called, in
which frequently people are killed, ar
rests made and expensive ananlyses
called for. Tho New York papers are
now full of an wholesale poisoning in
Brooklyn, in which the Fourth of July
ice cream comes in for general condem
nation.
The Txlzouaph Is not prepared to
say that poison has never been admin
istered by means of ico cream; but
never has an instance of poisoning by
such mennsbeen proved to our satisfac
tion. The most plausible theory by
which the sudden sickness of ice
cream eaters is explained, was
given years ago by a Macon physician
who made the matter a subject of care
ful study. The violent illness some
times caused by Ice cream he thought
to be the result of fermentation in the
stomach, of milk not altogether fresh,
Many persons are not careful to use
only perfectly fresh tnllk. Others
make up their custards and allow them
to stand too long. The result is, that
when tlie fermentation, arrested by
freezing, under the Influence of the
warm stomach Is renewed, violent
cholera morbus is produced. Care in
the selection of your ice cream will no
doubt he the test preventive.
would carry every doubtful State, and
would make some Republican States doubt
ful. [Applause.] Enthusiasm would take
the place of apathy and would grow and
stilt grow as the leaves were falling until
dreary November was made ri|ie and glo-
riousby the ere of Democratic victory.
[Loud cheers.]
The nomination of Mr. Bayard was elo
quently seconded by Mr. Hooker, of Mis
sissippi.
HENDRICKS XAMES MCDOXALD.
When the State of Indiana waa called,
Mr, Hendricks, of that State, came to the
platform amid loud applause. He said
that the people demanded a change in the
management ot Federal affairs, and that
if the convention would give them half an
opportunity they would execute that pur
pose in the election of a President at the
coming fall election. [Cheers.) He be
lieved that the nominee of this convention
would become tlie chosen President of the
United States—tlie first Inaugurated Deni,
ocratic President in twentv-four years.
[Cheers.] He spoke of the official corrup
tions of the Republican party, referred to
Secretary Chandler's recent testimony be
fore the Senate committee, in which he
•aid that the defalcations in one of his
bureaus would not be less than $03,000. and
yet, forty years ago, an administration
had (gone down because of a defalcation
of $00 000, and that the only one. In re
gard to the civil service, he said that there
were men of ability in the public service,
and he would not ask that they should he
driven out of office. None but such
should be continued] none but the fittest
should survive. Referring to the foreign
policy of the government, he said it would
be a proud npsctacle if this republic, to
strong, so secure, should lead the nations
in the movement for permanent peace and
for the relief ot the people everywhere
from standing armies and wasteful war.
He then cams down to the main subject of
Ids speech, and suggested for the consider
ation ot the convention a citizen of the
State of Indians, Joseph McDonald.
[Cheers.] He sketched McDonald's career
and declared that It he were In the White
House no man who would go to see him
there would find fault with the candid and
frank manner of his reception. He did
not speak for himself alone or for McDon
ald alone, but for the great 8tate of Indi
ana, which had instructed her delegates
to present McDonald’s name to this con
vention. No matter where the Democratic
candidate for President lived, Indiana had
been alwajrs found true.bnt that tactahpuld
need not trouble about Indiana, as her
vote was solid. McDonald was a man ot
good Judgment, ot high character, and his
name was presented by a great State. In
present! “ ‘
Justice.
Gen. Black, of Illinois, seconded the
nomination of McDonald. They would
present, lie said, e platform which would
appeal to the sober judgment of the peo
ple. They also needed a man whose ante*
and dlssensfons and bickerings and strife]
and charge tlie Republican party from
front and rear. If they uad John G. Car
lisle at the head of the column they would
win such a victory as was won hv'tlie Pu
ritan forces of Cromwell at Naseby and
MaritonMoor. [Cheers.)
BUTLER NOT IX,
When the State of Massachusetts wax
called the responaewasawaited wiib much
curiosity. Cheers and hisses were about
equally balanced, but it waa announced by
Mr. Abbott tiiat Muuadimetls had no
nomination to make at this time.
CLEVELAND ENTERED.
When the State of New York was called
there was a good deal of cheering and
waving of hats and handkerchiefs on the
part principally ot the spectators in the
galleries. At 3:55 Mr. Lockwood, of New
York, came up to the platform to put in
nomination Cleveland. lie said that the
responsibility which he felt was made
greater when he remembered that the
richest page of American history had been
made up from the records of Democratic
administrations, and remembered that
the outrage ot 1S7C was still unavenged.
No man had a greater respect than he for
the honored names presented to the con
vention, but the world was moving, and
new men, who had participated but little
in politics, were coming to the front.
L heers.) Three yean ago he bad the
onor, In the city of Buffalo, to present the
name of the une gentleman for the office
of mayor. Without hesitancy the name of
Grover Cleveland had been accepted as the
candidate. [Applause In the galleries and
from a portion ot the delegates.) The re
sult of that election and of the hold!
that office was that in less than
months the Stato of Now York
fonnd itself in a position to
want such a candidate, and when in
the convention of 1882 his name was pre
sented tor the office of Governor of the
State of New York, some of the people
knew that that meant honest government,
that it meant pure government, that It
meant Democratic government, and it was
ratified. [Applause.) Now the Demo
cratic State of New York came and asked
that there be given to the Independent
and Democratic voters ot the country, the
young men of the country, new blood,
and presented the namo of Graver Cleve
land [Cheers.]
The nomination of Cleveland waa sec-
onded by Mr. Harrison, of Illinois. Six
weeks ago, the cry was Tilden and reform
now it was Cleveland and reform. [Cheers..
The Democrats of Illinois believed that the
mantle oi Samuel J. Tilden had fallen and
rested gracetally on the shoulders i
Grover Cleveland. He knew there was
taction fight against him; he knew that a
great church would oppose him on relig
ious grounds. Now, that church never al
lowed its ministers' voice to lie heard in the
pulpit preaching politics. [Cheers and
cries ot “never,”] so it was said that the
Irish would knife him. Were the Irish
ever known to knife the Democratic party
except tor good reason ?
A prominent Irish politician o( Chicago,
John Forsythe, shouted out from among
the audience an angry denial and the
words "yes" and “no” were several times
exchanged between him and Harrison.
Finally order waa restored and Harrison
proceeded with bis speech. He closed
with the assurance that tlie nomination oi
Cleveland would asatat the Democrats to
win next November.
The nomination oi Cleveland was-alio
seconded by Mr. Jones, of Minnesota.
Thomas F. Grady, o( New Y'ork, then
came to the platform. The point of order
was raised that unless Grady was going to
■tcond the nomlnkttou he was not now in
order, bat the chairman overruled the
oint and said that as he recognized
rady, that gentleman must be heard,
Grady then proceeded to address the con-
ventton. He said be should be glad to sec
ond Cleveland's nomination, except that
he knew that gentleman could not carry
the State of New York, A sure and un
erring test ot that fact was that the last
Democratic convention of New Y'ork was
equally divided against him and the dele
gates at large were divided between bta
friends and opponents.
At this point Mr. Bragg, of Wisconsin,
ike a point of order,
ho a
nomi
Allen
roee to rusk
Es-Covernor Hubbard a Ceoralnn,
While many Georgians were disap
pointed in the failure to elect Hon. A
O. Bacon to the position of temporary
chairman, of the national Democratic
convention at Chicago, they find pleas
ure in the fact that the person so hon
ored was at least a Georgian. Ex-Gov
ernor Richard B. Habbard, of Texas,
was bom in Jasper county, twelve
miles above Monticello. lie graduated
from Mercor University at Fenfield, in
this State, in 1854, in the same class
with Prof. Steed. Prof. Sanford, who
yet remains with the university, was
one of the faculty at tiiat time, and
claims Habbard as one of his brightest
pupils.
resenting that name all ah* asked was was drowned by shouts and yells from the
galleries. When there waa lome degree of
order, Mr. Bragg stated bis point to be that
the order of business was the nomination
anil seconding of candidates.
The chairman said a similar
point of order had been made
in the St. Louis convention and sustained,
bat he bad been disposed to be exceedingly
lenient In allosring the course ot his re
marks, supposing that Mr. Grady would
corns to the point of making a nomination,
but nnless he was about to do so the chair
would be obliged to sustain the point of
order.
Mr. Manning, of New Y’ork, chairman
of the New Y’ork delegation, asked unani
ln5;
The Vote Required.
The question is frequently asked:
“How many votes most a candidate re
ceive to obtain the nomination in the
Democratic Convention now sitting at
Chicago?” There are 802 votes in the
convention, and working under the
rales which governed the convention
of 1880 it requires two-thirds, or 534$j
votes, in this convention to nominate.
If the District of Columbia and each
Territory are allowed two votes as rec
ommended, these figures will be in
creased to 549)j.
pie, They also
cedents, known of all men, conatUnted a
satisfactory answer to all reasonable ob
jection. They needed a man whose views
on all public questions could be fonnd
wlihout a search warrant and determined
without an inquetL McDonald was] such
a man. He bad favored the remonetiza
tion of silver and the saving ot the Pacific
coast from the Coolie’e servile labor. A
wise legislator, a true financier, a brave
•tateaman, hia record glittered with the
•tare of truth, and all might eee Its glory.
Every star in it was a Democratic star,
and all ite glories were those of the people.
[Cheers.]
THURMAN'S MAMS.
Mr. Breckenrtdge, of CaUfomis, Intro
duced by the chairman as the son of the
hut Democratic Vice-President who was
not unjustly deprived of hit office, next
came to the platform. He said the dele
tes from California had been instructed
_ present for the conaideratlon oi the con
vention a man who needed no cuiogy. a
man whose name was In the hearts ot the
whole American people, a man who, U
nominated, would be the next President ot
the United States. That man was Allen
G. Thurman, of Ohio. [Cheers.] For
more than twenty years Thurman was the
boldest and ablest advocate of Democratic
doctrine and Democratic principles. The
only objeetlon urged against him was that
Ohio wee an October State. The reply to
that waa that this was not a State conven
tion but a national convention.
The nomination of Tbnrman was In
dorsed by Gen. Durbin Ward, of Ohio.
He declared that Ohio would be the battle
ad of the Presidential election. The
locracy could win without ft, but if the
Democracy carried Ohio in October the
battle would be already won. They want
ed an Ajax srlth helmet and spear to thun
der along the line and deal death-giving
blows to the foe. Allen G. Thurman waa
mous consent that Gri
. , lymuhi
to proceed. Irrespective of the point ot or-
withacluh. In »u
The goudan Mystery.
The rnmor that Khartoum had fall-
on baa neither been confirmed nor de
nied with any degree or positiveness.
The news was received at Cairo by let
ters, it is said, which gave the facta as
published. On the other hand, at no
one of the outpoeta, either by scout,
straggler, friend or foe, had any inch
intelligence been conveyed to thoee in
cotnniaml. Bat there is no disguising
the fact that El Mahdi daily grow* in
strength and popularity, and that not
only, if unsupported by England
Khartoum doomed, but all tlie posts be
tween that city and Cairo are endan
gered. The immediate relief of Gor
don is not a question left to Gladstone’s
ministry for settlement. The son, the
desert the (ever and thirst, bar the
way. If Gordon can hold oat until
fail he may te rescued. Bat the- very
fact that may enable him to preserve
his confidence will render the Proph
et’s operations more determined. That,
unable to keep np the spirits of hia
command, Gordon has made the best
ked down' possible terms with his enemy, sex
b -r, a uV 1 solution of the question.
Mb. Tildbn has learned tiiat those
who profess to entertain the highest
regard for him have the least confi
dence in his veracity. They liave
treated the old gentleman very badly.
Tni moral effect of a short session at
Chicago would have been great Bnt
the opportunity has been lost. Home
Democrats prefer personalism to party
A writes in the New York Timet
disenssee "What the Prohibitioniata
Will Do.” It is rather too big S sub
ject—in his way of putting it. Amend-
ing it so os to make it refer to some of
the Prohibitionists it is not so difficult
tossywhstthey will do. Thus: They
will take a drink before and after ad
journment
Tha Coolest of tha Coal Thlnsa on Earth
When the summer beat is raging, the
notest thing to imagine Is the feelings
of one who draws the first Capital Prize
of $73.00, in The Louisiana Bute Lottery
Company, no an mvextment of only 85.0U.
The next event the 170th, ocean on Tues
day. July 15th when $285,500 wilt te scat
tered broadcast. M. A. Dauphin, New
Orleans, La., wifi give all information de
ified. _
Give your boy Smith’s Worm OiL
der.
that Ajax, in Intellect, In courage, In ad
herence to coiutitational law, in defense
of the rights ot tha masers. In defiance of
the power of monopolies and in defiancs
of tbs corruptions of the age, Thurman
had no peer except Tilden. I Applause.
The Democracy had earned the State a
Ohio In the liet two annual elec
tions, and with Thurman aa the
Presidential candidate it would
carry It again next October. He waa no
callow politician, butwai a colossal figure
in the Democratic party. [Applause.)
It waa observed that a part oi the Ohio
delegation refused to participate In the
applause that greeted the name of Thur
man.
casual! put in fominatio*,
J. A. McKenzie, of Kentucky, next cams
to the platform, la the name of a State
which, he laid, would give 50.008 majori
ty to the Democratic nominees, be nomi
nated the present distinguished Speak
er of the American House of Represents*
Uvea, Jno. G. Carlisle. In all the essential
characteristics of menllnaai, courage,
ability, patriotism. Carlisle was
tbs peer of any ef tbs great
names that had teen or woald
te mentioned In connection with that of
fice. No name carried with it more of tails-
manic charm or more of the respect of the
American people than hit. He wax a man
not born for small or eelfith things. He
waa a man to whom dishonor was un
known. He vu one mads np of great
ness, ons who had s victorious birthright
in Ms name atone. It might te urged that
be came from tbs wrong side of the Ohio
river, bat if the Atatuu of limitations was
ever torn, then that plea ought to begin
now. [Cheen.) He contrasted Carlisle
, bnt his voles
lit te allowed
Unanimous consent was given and Grady
B roceeded with hie ipeecli. lie said that
is object of the convention waa to make
nomination for the Presidency that
.. juld te ratified by the people at the polls.
He did not claim that the Irish and Cathol
ics were against Cleveland, but the anti-
monopolist elements of ths State and the
laboring interest of the State, Catholic and
Pro tee tent, Irish. German and American,
are opposed to his nomination and would
te opposed to hi* election. Cleveland had
been elected in 1882 by a majority of 182,000,
but the last election m that State ehoweda
Republican majority of 18,580, making a
change of 2ll,0u0 in tbs Democratic vote.
Here a good deal of impatience wae mani
fested by the spectators, and shouts of
"Sit down” cams from the galleries. A
threat waa made that the galleries would
te cleared, and so Grady was allowed to
go on with hie speech, but not without
oontinned interruptions from the galleries,
le was told to "Make that speech for
Blaine.” but the chairman announc
ed with an air of determination
that the gentleman should have a full and
lair opportunity to say every word that he
was entitled to • ay#
Grady went on to disease the veto of the
elevated railroad bill and to show how that
veto was injurious to the working classes.
He declared that the State ot New York
could not be carried by Cleveland, not be
cause ot any Irish question or of any Cath
olic question, but because of this anti
monopoly question. In which the people
had deep-seated feelings; that no man
could te worse to them In that regard than
were conceived In the Inter.-,,
of the shoring man. whose hair had trS
while In the service of the country m 0 ,?®
<j ; He means,Thurman, of Ohio’’ Knik'
d i d SfJ* ",T e Mm.] Why, bis aSnl?
lottery. 5\ by should they thrust ihJ
handlnto a hag and draw out a numfoJ
which might turn out to be a regensm?
for the party a Moses, or might tore
to be a prophet whom It would tem£?
better not to have discovered. He warmS
the convention against the "repetition^
that insanity, that folly that K. 0 *
which had affected the DemteScy^S
last twenty years. He hoped lh« ~n
these burntog questions would l, e teftto u
settled by the State of New York"tom
and that the convention would pause hll
fore it invaded that unwilling State
(,pealed to the convention to ratify m
‘"alon°f that granitoid Dewwrat
n G. Thurman, of Ohio. r ‘>,
After Cochran’s speech. E. K. Apgar of
New York, waa next heard in a ,l„„
land 0 * 1 ,econdtng tho n0 “lnation qf (Jit?"
A delegate inquired whether title waa t
Stato convention at Albany or a nation.!
convention at Chicago. ’
The chairman gave the comfortingu-
suraiu-e tiiat this would be the last imA
from tlie New Y’ork delegation, and re
Apgar went on with hia speech, t o t-xtin,
the views put forward against Cleveland
A motion to suspend tlie order of bn»L
ness was madeaud carried. Then.atfiS
the convention took a recesa until lo-ii
a. nr. to-morrow.
CHEERS FOB HENDRICKS.
When Indiana waa called Mr. Hendricks
came forward amidst a hurst of enthusium
lasting several minutes. During a partial
subsidence of the noise, a wild gallery del.
egate, with a voice like a rolling mill
shouted. “Three cheers for the old ticket
and they were given with extraordinary
THIRD DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
Chicaoo, July 10.—The Massachusetts
delegates held a caucus last night. Ths
members are reticent, but admit that But
ler bad reconsidered his decision to with
draw from the field aa a candidate and
would be presented alter the second bal
lot.
The Daily A'eirt reports the followlng/u
Butler's tariff plank:
“Resofeed, That cuatoma duties should
be levied for the purpose of raising money
for tlie necessary expenses of the govern
ment and to protect and foster American in-
dustries and protect American labor; that
raw materials manufactured In this
country should come In free, as should
also the necessaries which are used on the
poor man’s table, such as tea, coffee, etc.,
and that the tariff on luxuries should te
placed at the highest limit.
THE PLATFORM COMMITTEE.
The sub-committee on resolutions hae
completed the fall draft of the platform
which it commenced to read to ths loti
committee at 10:30 this forenoon. The
draft does not meet the approval of Gen.
Butler, and he has prepared a minority re
port, which will te submitted to the com
mittee, but it Is expected that his report
will be rejected by a heavy vote. It la an
ticipated that a regular minority report
may be submitted to the convention, in
which event a sharp discussion la expected
to follow. This may consume the greater
portion of the day's session. It is not
probable that the report willte read In the
convention before noon.
GRADY CONTRADICTED.
The following dispatch has teen re
ceived from New York by Mr. Manning,
chairman of the New Y’ork delegation:
Sew York, July 10.—Te Daniel Jf-tn*
ititiy, L’sq., Chairman of the .Vew York state
Delegation, Chicago: Reading to-day's
proceedings and Grady’s resnsrki con
cerning Governor Cleveland, I telegraph
you that 1 waa a representative Irishman
before Grady was iiorn, amt as such be
lieve I know now the sentiments ot my
countrymen and co-religtonlets, and plate
my assertions against his. Nloe-temi:, of
the Irishmen I meet are in (avor of Gruver
Cleveland'! nomination, and tho univer
sal sentiment expressed in this city to
night te that Grady hoe uttered a vile cal
umny against the Irish and Catholics ol
America.
[Signed] "Wm. R. Robison.”
UNEXPECTED HARMONY.
The subcooimUtee of the committer on
reeolatlons made Us report to tlie general
committee shortly before noon ibis morn
ing. The majority report of the aubcom-
mittce was signed by all the members, ex
cept General Ilntler, who presented a mi
nority report. The two roiorts are now.at
12:15 p. m., under.dlsctiv-lon, and it U not
expected tiiat the platform will be sub
mitted to the convention nntil To'clock
this evsning. Messrs. Converse, Hewitt
and Wattereon were appointed a commit
tee to punctuate and burnish up the final
report before it la sent In to tlie convention.
Tlie membera ot the committee seem to
think the platform, as it will be presented,
■finM
trmuutkm
Cleveland. He knew ot but one occasion
on which Governor Cleveland was called
upon to show bis hand, whether be was a
Democrat or something else, and Cleve
land proved at that time to te eomethl
else. He denied that the fight agali
Cleveland waa the same fight that had
teen made eight yean ago again-t Tilden.
A motion for recess at this time waa
made and negatived.
If the candidate wu to come from New
Y’ork, some man should te taken who
would not te antagonized by|tbe antago
nistic elements ; but the Democracy of New
York took no such position. The Democ
racy could carry New York for Thurmsn,
Bayard. McDonald or Randall, but not for
Cleveland. New York was a safe State U
the Democratic party wu kept solid, but
not otherwise.
Mr. i ’ochran. of New York, in behalf u>
the minority of the New York delegation,
cam* to the platform to second one of the
Dominations, but wanted to go into a state
ment of New York politics, to which Mr.
Bran, of Missouri, objectej and against
whldi he made a point of order, which
wa* overruled bv the chair.
Cochran declared amid ahouti of Incteda-
loas laughter that no person felt more
kindly thmq h* to Cleveland
but te waa too old a friend of bis to wish
to eee him nominated for President.
He wu asked togfvelhenesne of the can
didate whose nomination te sec onded. Hie
answer was he would name a man who
. never could be called gufity of a etogleeot
and Blaine—the first u being a man on favoring corporate ineUtotkms; a man who
whom every god had seemro to set hi bad never prostituted executive power to
will be satisfactory os a whole.
Session of ths Convention#
The hour for meeting Is long past and
delegates are still comivg In. There are
occasional cheers and music by the band.
Tbs visitor*’ sestk are fully occupied, and
the scene Is an animated one. The Cleve-
I l,;**:i - m:.-i--nl!y prr ii. t Us li-'imna-
tion if a ballot Is reached today. Among
the distinguished gentlemen occupying
on tho platform are Speaker CarliRe
and Hon. William If. English, of In-liana,
the last Democratic candidate toi the
Vlce-I’resldeney. Hon. Samuel J. Ran
dall is not present.
The convention was called to
order at It :10. The situation tills morning
does not differ materially from that ot yes
terday morning. The aecond day's event*
of the convention have developed only one
tiling, and tnts waa the stubborn deter
mination to beat Cleveland at any sacrifice
and by any meins. Itwss generally ooss*
ceded that the action of Tammany In open
ly opposing Cleveland was without prece
dent, but that It had done the New Y'ork
Governor no material harm. Tlie Cleveland
men are strong In their he',i»! that they
can bring matters to a crisis at their option.
They could therefore afford to be generous
In asking the convention to indulge (ira-ly
in hia attack upon Cleveland ye-terday.
Chairman Manning waa only carrying out
the policy of the Cleveland men, winch U
• -at*- the I ----, oi that 11•—y are -sh
in thdr strength and can atl-ml to grants
few concessions.
The proceedin gs were opened with prayer
Rev. George C. I firmer, of the Immanuel
Uaptlit church, of Chicago. Ho rendered
thanks for the country where liberty has
found a refogo, labor an opj>ortunity. do*
mestie virtue a shield ana humanity a
temple. He prayed that the nation may
be awakened to real./** that not in material
and wealth lay gi
prosperity — p .
in tho*e virtues and principles announced
in tlie word of God and echoed! down
through the centuries; that in thia country
liberty nay not -leg-'tierate into license,
nor authority Into tyranny, nor capi
tal Into oppression, nor labor into
riotonsnets, nor conviction into Hgeoy
and superstition. He a-iked for ble--:iiir*
on the convention; that the high senti
ments and ennobling principles ihatfeu
from the lips of the rpeakers ofye-terdav
mav become the governing pmtcip.es <»
at party, end that its atialra toetay
•o ordered that the nominee of the
convention may te of lofty character, es
re-piendent reputation, whose attitude te*
fore the people shall he an Inspiration to
the growing manhood of The people, saw
that If such nominee be elected be may te
a Ideating to the nation and not a econrge-
Carti r llarri-on, of lliinola. rising tea
personal explanation, repelled Use taBas*;
non made by one of the speakers T«FTeed*7
that be had packed the EaU witb a dione
which **>*i—-i*z ble eoceeb in eeaub-'L*g
the
lick appland«d hia atwvch in M6u
i ol Oroyrr ChnrclaTvl