Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 25, 1880, Page 2

oe eee i } ? “LVS VPAGIS, 2 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1880—1'w -atdifie tho State of Now York, let us once and for all [ nomination of English, and, upon vonetuding, { of the same party, he received 7 voles tor 8 less public domatn, on | Should bo dono for this country dn the shape | wasn good soldier, any M fon tat; vhougt He uae aot tako cach ather by the band, anil, say -fWie In | moved tn mnko it tania the same nominate, Hes cemaitlen thie eae State Would adept a of Natloual legislation. Gen, Hancock knows | oxavitlve ability aii ae poeta rare Demmeres-of Indiana knows Haduty, and that | Mme oud applauen). thas wo, hare Hicpites “HIS ANTECEDENTS. constitution serognizing and nerpolinting | comparatively athing af the tugistative | fexas and Loutaun. tte tid nec tigi det Auty will be performed in the coming contest | fighting, euch other polltionlly tn, our-| ,doW Wwithdrow tho name of Bishop, and tho Bpeclat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribtenes and that, as qu alternative, should | demands ofthe Nation. Me may know all | the Surratt vifate world wen under the gallant lenderthlp of tho nomineo whieh hus been given us. (Appinuse) We do hoped to fallow our awn gifted and Aistingnished statesman, but wo will with none the Jers aincrity and cheerfulness send .forth a victory in October, followed by another in| November, wider tho Jodderahip of Gen. Hancock. LApplaure. This 78 0 great apectacia here ta-dny. Ut ls full of bright and glorious omens for tho future, Itis a solld ratification of reconetiintion hetweon the two great acctlons of this country, LAppiause.) Yon haye board mueh of tho Confederate Brig- adler. Tknow tlm, ind T know his honor and Hisohivalry. Gen, Hineock knows him too, and Knows that in this charge and this groat battle dor constitutfonal lherty ae can URLY UPON THB CONFEDERATE RUIGADIER with as much confidence ashe ever relied upon the Union sofifer during tho War of the Ro- bellion, CApphinse.] it le not veenure of Gon, Mancock’s. inating career ns a military man rely th bas won tho heart of his country, y there never was a nomination titute of prepari~ this which Tuade which wris su ttterly dh Hon—proliminary preparatt as been made tredu: Viwhy?) The spectacle Of a military man aibordinating the mnititary ‘power to (ho civil nuthorities {8 ono of tho MORE plensant spectactes of history, ‘Thus Gon. Han- cook has WOR pon the heart of his countr, ranen ie soldior, but tis great & achioverioniiaue when he satd that the hws ‘of {have the sword and mbox military power. - (Great applause) Hnneoo wou rename ap nH ouny battle-tields, ebed his Dood upon many battle-tields, rode town the Hine as proud. a fyure in militney history ns Marahat Ney of any athor Marshal thit over the country’ commanded mon. But bis prondyst pot war when, placed Incommand of what was thonght by our radical opponents ernshed, broken and Fulned Stnteg, ho hud the sagncity, he bad the patriotism, to Wit up. wotrodden eivil ane thorities, and to say: “Soldier that Toam, tha Jaws that protect freedom of epeveh, trink hs jury, habens corpus, aball bo wpheld by mo by the sword that Is in’ my hand.” [Loud cheers.) He apoke for civil Uberty whon It was 07 thrown throughout one-half of this country; he Acolared in that ret be mude + A BECOND DECLAIATION OF INDEPENDENCE for the Southern States. [Applitse.] Ho mado nsecond declaration bf constitutional Iberty Bod sotan example for higown nud for our Tuture generations of obedience to. that great dramework devised by our futhors. protected by tholr fathers, enjoyed by us. fle is worthy of your contidence. Ile 15 i bright leader tn war and a still brighter lender in peace, and on the ‘wisdom, fortitude, conscience, and patience of aman like him we cnn trust the fustitutfons of thig beloved land of ours. Webttds SAC, th Chairman of the Indiann actegation, tool ty stand and asked tobe heard, (Uisses] After robuking those who hisked him, he moved to make the nomiiition of Hungook unanimous, , promising that Tadlany would cast her vote In November for Hancock, BAMUEL J. RANDAL thon was presented to the audiones to second the nomination. Mr. Handall sald he was hero ty aseond tho nomination of Pennsylvania's gon, Gen. Hancock, The aetion had been unanl- mous, The nomnlnition was etrong, would bring Yletory, and would add the keystony of the Feds eral aroh to the Demovratio States, Ilo elosed {aig his antiring eiforts for tho election Hancock's nomination meang he will be inaugurated, Mit, WALLACE, of Pennsylvania, followed, tendering tho thanks of hledelegation and of hts Stite for to-any's notion. Hosatd history ropentaitsolf, In this gvodly clty, twenty years: uo the Democrnoy named {ta lust President, and, here now It names its noxt. Tho duty of the Democmoy now Is aggression, ugzresslon, aggression. SESATON WADE HAMPTON, Of South Carallna, on hls grutohes, camo to tho platform und was grected with loud appl nite, io suid that on behalf of the Solfd South, that Bouth that was once arriyed againgt Gen. Han- cock, he pledged the golld vote of the South to “the xallunt nomines of the Convention. Recoge nizing Gen, Hancock's gallantry: in war, and bls true obsopvancy of tho rights pertalning to ely life, he pledged to him the ‘carnest. true, and Cnergetic support of all tho South, and for hia dtate of Bouth Carolina so Intely redermed from quraley ha promised a decisive Democratic ma- jority. JUDGE HOADLEY followed, promising the support of Ohio, and thut, by tho ald of the silver-tongued oratora of Other States, its Electoral yota would be enst for Mnnovek, FALCONEN AND DRECKENRIDOR. Mfr. Falconer (N, Y.) followed. Then camo W. #, Breekenrldge (hy. who begun by snylng: We have this day beaten our awords lnta ‘pruoing-hooks, with whioh we shall reap in Noe vember tho sutumnnl hag wat Of sucess.” Hy hud loved tho South; hd bad bean willlng to by: dewn his fe for hor, but tu-diy he bad stead on ahighor plane—that of Amerivan eltizenship, "ro-day tho banner unfurlud was the Stirs By angled of tha Nation wide ancred by tho plood of tho nian chosen thie day ne the leader bf the Demoeratie party. Me apy York, Ponmylvani, Mdina. and Connegticnt toanawer for thelr part lit the coming contest, nnd closed: by hivoking God's blesslug on tis day's work, NU to Now MADE UNANIMOUS, Tho Chalr thon put the motion and tt was adopted unanimomly. Immediately the band struck up * Staresputgled Banner.” ‘The great oriman itded the vverpoworing volume of its tones in yccompaniment, and the elfect was Sbrilling. KWLUTY ADMITTED. ° i EVEUYTIING LOVELY, YAt thts point John Kelly appyared, coming down the muin nisle,. Instantly a great shout aroso, the organ chimed fn, and tho band also took part. By the tlme Kelty bad reached the stage tho excltement was almost equal tothe ecenca of tho earlier momenta of the Convention. The Chalrinan, in Introducing Mr, Kelly, suld that by to-day's nection the Democracy of New York lind been reunited. “Tt gives ine great pleasure tonnnounce to you to-day that in nominating a President of tho United States to-day you have reunited tho Democrney of Now York {cheers}, and those who have been temporarily absent from this counell come to-day to ane nounce to you that thoy give In thoir allegiunee to tho Domoeracy and to tho support of your tiokut." KELLY RPRAKS, Mr. Jubn Kelly then came to tha Chairman's desk amid terrific applause and spoke ns ful- lows: Mu, CHAINMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF TI ConvENtiION: Your Chalrinun hus told you that w your uetion of to-day in nommating Gen, Hancock you have united the Demovracy of tho Biate of New Yorke. (shouts, appliatine, ane hisses.) Ho hua told you truly. LAppliuso and a yolee, “Hurrahl™ Wille inyxolf aid my brethren bere on the right have been fighting each other politically for tho last tive yeurs, they no duubl will agree with wht Lam golne to ety, und tet past dliferences be banished frdm our mist. (Great upplansy and cheers.) 1 in not suing to apeak to You now of what bas ve curred in tho great Bato of New York, or what bas vvcurred ince we came te tho City ar Cine olnnatl, Never again lial! | refer in: a politica) way to what bus transpired In the State In whlelt wellve, [Applausd] We havo disngreed sim: ply politically. Qur personal netions were never sovercd, though sometimes our political unxle> tes led us into MAKING PASSIONATE REMARKS against eich other, In our saber moments, when we have thne fo reileet, thon we sue, like sensible men, that we tive con ted anerror, and aru willlng to ask each other's foryivenes TApphiuse, cheers, and a voice,” Good tor you." } Tthtuk that my friends here \pon the right, us Feald, gree with nto upon this question, that tho grout Bite of New York cannot be enrricd voless there be a united Democravy tn that Bute, Now that wo are united, t think that le will be safe for mo to say to this Convention that there can be no tdonbt ns to what thy to- sult will be in that State in November wext. {Great appluuse.) You have. nominated not only a grew sullen, but a stitesmant. When durrasted with poner by the Guvernment by reeotlveted the thet that ho owed to the pooply “of this country at urs, and when tho Goyern- ‘nent expectod him, clothed with the military authority tuit be wis, tht that should take tho place of the civil power, he Ike a gen wble man, ffke a trio patriot, [ike a noble Amerivin, aafd, "Lot the vivil power init be tric, nud when the miliary power jd wanted fo suppress u Flot of tu do anything ley that aay by needed to protect with tho strong nem of the Government, fm nhways your servant," Now, gentlemen, you bay: NOMINATED A BOLOIER, We bave bad nureat war among tho people of this country, Woe do not deslro to discuss tho question of the date War atall, but L think (hat you buve nominated under the chreumstances A gCUU CMAN, bOlfer, n states, and wa Dem borat ugutnst whour nothing fn the Workd eat he ant. yeut applause.) — Philip of Macedon hud hy phalanx, the fathor of the great Alux- ander bad Biv phulunx, and when thy soldiens of bis son were beutey and seattered they resorted to thy phalanx. We en say of Gen. Hicoek, he bad his phalanx in thy soldiers and bo the henrts of the great American people, Now, Mere Chalroiun, f whull say to this Convention, and ay huye wid to my brethren trom, the Stusto of uve, Now York, altting bere as delegates, let us res tyra homo to our own States, log us organize our party cverywhere In the Stutes as 1 knaw we Will, and the man who once refers ta the history of the past, politically, of the Stato, tet him, whocyer be may be, let “hin be looked spon ua a traitor tu’ the Memocratio party, i ud applause] Mr. Chatrmuan, © thank this uvention forthe kind ruveplon whluh you have given mie, aud Ubuve nothing In the warld to say ugulust What Wus the action of thts Cons yention tn relavion to the organization whieh £ th part represent. Let allot that pass away, Lb _ Protuise the Convention in iny humble way and poor services tody overs thinigin wy bower fran, - {its day forth uutil the tay of election to olect the Demourute ticket. [Loud appliuse and three cheers for New York.) And now tet ana Tepeut to wy friends here Upon the right, from ry own Btate. [Applnusc. gt us unite asa band OF bmbora: Tet a took oft euch minor alu and favorably, and when we act togettior united, fs wo inust bo, let me pledge ngnin to the Con- Yention that therecan be no question whatevor osto tho result. [Laud applause.) FELLOWS, OF NEW YORK. Mucit crow. After Kolly bad concluded, Mr. Fellows, of New York, said: Mu. CHAnutan AND GENTLEMEN OF TIE CON> VENTION? Tum in no form for speechmaking, almost complotely exhausted by tho tnbors of this Convention, utterly without voice, I necdet all the inspiration that the surroundings could give mo in order to onabla mo to respond to your call, and therefore I preferred to sponk from my eat, I wanted to gathor Inspiration from looklog tn that direotion.tindieating tho ladies’ gallory). Instead of that [laughter] 1 could have made n better speecn down thore, but you have commanded tne and [ obey. Gentlemen of tho United States, your action tostay his beon superb. [Applause.) You have reatorod nil differonces axisting in tha ranks of tho Domvcratio party. You have benled all dis- senatons. Wo inay march under tho division banner of diferont Genernis, but wo march to ong battloneld to Aight one common foo. fAp- luusa.] Henceforth that inan Is our friend who bost nasista iu carrying that banner to wlotory ‘That man fs our cnemy, andonly he,who Ings in hie duty in that respect. (fikpplauso.y But you faye dove more, aye, intinidy. more, thin to hive settled tho discords of aBtate, You have strangled by your strong bands to-day tho ginut of disvord and strife which bas divideud our prenter country, Grent applause.) ‘The South and tho North cissp hands” how in no wnmenning ceremony, and Mancock ahnil hear again the roar of Hampton's gis in frienily strife. (Loud applause.) All over this Jani, by the success of thts tlaket. comes tha ro. turn of fratcrunl concord, of brotherly love, of tho olien wlow; you have restored us loa come mon Unton, Gentlemen, upon tho great marks of ft prpanert- ty of the North, upow tho stricken nd imyov, erished South, upon the graves whero our dead repose, tnd inthe homes where the Uvin mourn, thore shall falls benediction as thoug! it wis descended direct from God,—tho bene- diction of a Just, perpetual, enduring peace. As Lupplatirey Leannot stop to speak, 1 only stop to suy, that Now York has but ono response to make to the Democratic nomination, ho gives Demoeratle majorities, {Applause,] We shall march over that State as though wo wore sweep- ing it with a tornndo, with Hunceck nt our head. {Appius Montauk will: call to tho caturnct nt Ningura, everywhere along the route, the swelltins chorus of Detcgratic votes shall imke music: for the entire Nation, till we’ write ou our bagner in November 60,000 majority in the name of a united Domvoracy us the trib- ute of tho Empire State. {Loud applause and cheors,) AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE, At tho close of his epeech John Kelly stood up beside him, aid the two with grasped hands and faces covered with amllos mado the formal sign of reconcellintion. The seone was hightened In impressivencas when the band struck up" Autd Lang 8yne,” and was supported by tho ponderous tones of the great organ. THE VICH-PRESIDENCY, WILLIAM If, EXGDISH. Pulltzer (Mo.) moved toproceed to the nominn- tion of Vice-President. Agreod to, ‘The call of Staten for the nomination of candl- dates thon began, and Pettis (Aln.) nominated William 1. English, of Indinna, Arkauena, when called, goconded the nomination, BPREOI OF PETTIS, OF AUADAMA. Mr. Pettls spoko as follows: Mu. Presipest: By tho unanimous Instruc- tion of tho delegates from Alabaina, and by, erinission of tho dologites from tha State of nt Alabana nominates Wiliam fH. Ene glish, of Indiana, (Cheers) Wo hive bad a slorlous day to-duy. “The Federal army and tho Confederate army buva met on Mason and Dixon's Ine as one army, {Chors] “Now thore iannothor principle thal ts not to be forgotten. You have had assurance from New York of tho union of tha Democracy thore, Wo hive heard from Now Hampshire. Now, gen- vemen, alded by these falr women from the North, from the East, from the West, and from tha South, wha huve sung together hero tint grind okt questions Shall auld hepnatntance ‘bg forgot ‘And never brought to mi Shin) felons all trug ba re An the days of Auld Lany Where have wo lovked for tric frionds? Whore bave we had true friends?) Where do wo expect true frionds? Srom tho glorious Stato of Indiana, Mr. Voorhees, in indorsing the nomination, Bpoko na follows: ‘ Mr. Presitent, a single word. Indfann bas not heen an applicant for the second placo upon thia Uckat, but isdooply grateful, penetrated by o sense of gratitude for the apontancous expres- aton of contidency In uno of her absent and most dlatingnished citizens, Mr, English, Iwoutd say to tho Convention that Indiana tins 'not had hor plnce upon tha Presidential tleket, but If Mr, English fs pinged upon that ticket there will bo phiced thore a native of that State of command {ug capacity for affairs both publlu and private, anda man who was nover dofeated when hla muno Was prasented befora the people for any poaltlon, nor will he be defeated now. [Ape plause and cheers.) I thank tho States for their: offer of this hizh position to him, and on tho part of the delogatlon, from Indiana, 1 uals to enat the voto of that State for W, Hi. Engiteh, her distinguished son. [Appliuse. W. F. VILAR, OF WISCONSIN, scconding tha nominutlon of Engllsh, enld: SU PResthENT AND GENTLESEN OF TH CON> VENTION: Tum deputed by the lust State upe the list, but by no ineans the Inatin the doyo- tion of her Democrats to the prinviples of tho yy to express tho great delight with which nisin seconts the nomination of Willian “IL. English, of Indiana, [Apptuuse.} In the huune af the great soldier gnd statesmen of the Demoeratic party, with the grent statesman whose mine Js presented now for the Hovond phice On the Uvket, we seu the bond of bar- inouy exaruptifiud, and to illustrate which has been expressed us coming from the State of New York in the bunishment of all discord aud the kuppression of alt dh mo radiant bow of promise for thts bappy land, stretching frais Laing, ‘Toxis, from the North to the South. TAppiiusd.) Aud when fi the coming election of Rt giber the ballots of this free people shall No at het place hi vice ita men wha sual restare tho peneo and hnpplicss of this hitherto dis- tracted country, tien tho surumur day of our prosperity WIL Fige to its zenith, and, ito i r ogithertng his bountiful ‘harvest, the fean people will proceed jn their earcor of wt, treedom, and liberty, (Cries of mui dnd nppluuio.} Then) wguin sta ut the eink of to erent Hopnblic, uni 'at the bo- ginning of tha world, the sons of God will shout Angie, for joy, LApphiuso, Mr, Prosident, tho order of tho Con yeution {$ now concluded. Might Io onot in order to take advantage oof this opportunity ta retieve the Convention from furthor Inbor, move that the nomination of Will. fu H, English be unde unanimous by acch mation, “[Apphitse.) MISIOP NOMINATED, Whon Iowa was called Me. tint satd GENTLEMEN OF THE Convention: Miquested any gentlomen altting in many delegations, aud with the nasent of {he volvmution from town, Jam about to make a tomlnadion of a name tor ollice of Vice-President of the United States, ‘Tho Convention will indulge me for i moment while Europ as teroly as 1 inuy the plan of tbat cumpalyn which, in my fudqmienty may mike Ute nominatlon atinost nv necossity to tho enlirgoment of the inajority which wo expect fortbo nominees of this Convention. In iid the Hemocratic party,ag now and alwiys, taking: counsel of tte patrlotiam and its Judgment, phtaned 4 ommprign whlch resenod the country from its thraldum to a Republican majority, lit planning that ew ign wo sought lowdership adapted to the duties of that hour, Wo soushe u loaderstlp which found the Democratie party THE LAZARUS ANONO THY PARTIES OF TIS UNION} tluadorshtp which found It dofeuted, dlsmayed, and overthrown In w mudority of thosu Stutosy lewlership whieh, lispired by gents and Judge ment, tonched chat almost dend pulitien’ hady tute Tifa agile, wa that when the ond cate It dross trom dhicouraguient and defeat clad fn all the mujesty of victory and elutchiug the scentro of power,” Now, thon, we bave anothor cam: paign to plan. Let us plan thts campilya 90 far Wisely dune; lot us plan It to tho end us wisely us that of four yenrs ago, Lise, then, to nom= {nate for the ollie uf Vico-Prdsident of tha United Status the Mon, af, Re tishoy, of Oblo. LApphiusy and hiyavs) 2 nominate Mr, Blabop Ad tan Who, in this great State of Ohlo, bua never been defeated when a candidate, for conics, + Dominate bli, not siylog that hla pres: eno upon the tlekut is an absolute eondiion precodent to Its success, but 1 puna hla as damn who enn in Olio equip Mr. Gartield’s own Stute—a campaign which will tight the bate Ue with oyencr chances of success [i Octobur, mud perups pledge the Bits in Navmbur, is notutuute Mr. Bishop upol bis record as a Dom- oerat, bis record ng 0 busineds man. E nominate him on that tuugnitioont record, that brave sUmt dn ast, aftor the greut frat. uf 1870 bad discournged and unnerved the party, he ourriod tho State of Oblo, leading an army digcournped by tho lov of ite victory by fraud, He currled tho State of Ohio by sh Mipajoulty, Loffer then this nom. Snutlun to tho Convention, saying that Jowa sup. ports the agtion of thy Convention, [Appluusd) OTHER STATES, THE WOLL-OALL RESUMED, Tho roll-call was resuuied, and tho States from Kunsas dowy to tho end of tho roll-call clther secouded the nomiuation of Kngitsh or tacitly punsented to it, ‘Tho last Stato culled—Wiscon- elu—was represented by Vilas, who took the platform in unswer to loud oulls, and mito 4 brief uddress tn oloquent words, spconding tha act, ryote being put by tho Chair, the nomination was declared unnninously nyreed to, Tho announcement was grectod with applause and choera. VIE PLATFORM, + REPORT OF THR COMMITTER, The Mon, Houry Watterson, Chairman of tho Committeo on Resolutions, was recognized by the Chair, ant, after ordor was restured, pro- eceded to read tho platform, ns follows: The Democrats of tho United States in con- ventlon aszombled, deolare: 1, We pledge ourselves anow to the constit- tonat doctrines and traditions of the Dotocratico party, os Vustrated by tho teaching and ox- ning) eof a long Hoe of Demucratlo statesmen sand patriots, and embodied in tho platform of the lust National Convention of the party. 2, Opposition to centralization and to that dangerous spirit of enerouchinent which tends to consottdato in ona, and thus to create, what- ever the form of government, a rent_despotism, No sumptuary laws; separation of Charch and Stute for tho good of cack, and common schools fostured nnd protected, ~ 3, Homo rite, honest money, consiatings of gold, allver, and paper convortible Into coin on demand; the etrict maintenanuo of the publlo faith, mikes and National, and a tarlif for rev ene only. 4. Tho subordination of military to tho civil Foware and tt fenuine and thorough reform of ho Civil Service. 5. Tho wight on treo ballot is a right presorv- ative of all tizhta, and must and shall bo main tulned in evory part of tho United States, The existing Administration is the representative of conspiracy only, and its claim of right to sure rount tho ballot-boxes with troops and Doputy- Marshals to inthnkinte and obstruct the electors, and unprecedented ue of the veto to malntiin {ts corrupt and despotic power, insults tho peo- | ple and imperily their institutions, 6. We exeerate the course of this Adminis- tration In making plices in tho Civil Service a reward for politien! erline, and damand 4 re- form by statute which shall make it forever irupossthle for a defented cnndidate to bribe his Way to the sont of 9 usurpor by billoting villains upon the people, ica 7, The groat fraud of 1876-7, by which, upon A false count of tho Electoral votes of two States, the candidate defeated at the polls was declared to bo President, and fortho first thie in American history tha will of tho people was eet nalite under a threat of military viotenco, struck a deadly blow at our system of ‘reproe sontative government. 8, Cho Homoeratle party, to preserve tho country from tho horrors of a civil war, sub- nittted fer the tae ia the trem und putelotio faith that the people would punish this crime in 188, ‘This fase precedes and dwarfs every other. It inspires a more siered duty upon tho’ peuple ofthe Unton than ever addressed the consvlonces ofa nation of freemen, 9, The resolution of Samutl J. Titden not nurain to be a enndldate for the exalted plice to whivh ho was eleoted by a miority of nls coun- trymen, and from which he was excluded hy the lenders of the Hopabiican party, is received by the Democrats of the United States with deep Rensibility, and thoy: dechire thoir coniidenca in ils wisdoin, patriotism, and integrity unshuken by tho assnults of the common enemy; and they furthor asaure him that he is rh {nto the ratiromont be his chosen for himaelf by the syin= pathy and respect of his f eltizeris, who re- gard him as one who, by olevating tho standart Of public morulity, and ador Hug and purity ty ast tho puliie service, merits tho lasting gratitude of tile country and hls party. 10, Freo ehips, und a iviug chance for American commerae, upon the suis; andon tho land no discrimination in favor of trunsportution Ines corporations, or monopolies; the amendment of the Burlingame treaty, 80 ng to permit no more: immigration, oxcopt for travel, oducatlon, and Torelyn cominerce, und therein enrefully guard- ed; tho public money and the public credit for public purposes: solely and the public lands tor actunl settlers. Tho Democratic party Is the frignd of the laboring nan, and pledges Itself to peotect hia alike agalnst the cormorants and tho Commune, . We congratulato the country upon the hon- esty and thritt of u Democratic Congress, which ‘hos reduced the public expenditure 840,000,000 n yours upon the continuntion of prosperity at amie aud the National honor abroud; and, above: nil. upon the promise of sucha ohango In the administration of the Goyverntnent ng shall ine sure us genuine and inating reform In evary de- partment of the pnbile service, ‘The resolutions, as read, wore unnulmously adopted. CLOSING UP. THY NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMMITTER, The followlug unmea wore announced for members of tho National Executive Committee: Alabama, Lovi W, Lawier; Arkunsas, John J. Sumter; California, J, T. Karloy; Colorado, T, M. Patterson; Connectiout, Willlam Hy Barnum; Delaware, J. C. Grubb; Florida, Samuel Pusco; Goorgin, George T. Burnos; {(nolg, William C, Tudinna, Austin H, Isrown; Lowa, M. Sf. Uum; Kansas, Charles W, Biluir; Kontucky, Henry D, MeHfonry; Loulaluna, B.F. Jonas; Maino, Edward W, Thompson: Maryland, 0. P, Horsey; Massachusetts, Pred ©. Princos' Michl- gan, Edward Kauter; Minnesota, P. 1. Kelly; Mississippi, W. D, Martin; Missourl, John Prather; Nobraska, J. Sterling Morton; Nevada, J.C, Hagerman; New ILimpshire, A. W. Sultl- way; Now Jersoy, Orestes Cleveland; Naw York, Abram 8. Hewillts North Carolin, MW. Tunsvm; Ohio, (to bo nained — hereafter): Oregon” (to be named hereafter); Por sylvanin (to te natned —hereatter) Rhode Island, Abner S$. Barnuby; South Caro- Tina, B. W. Dawson; Ponnessea, home O'Con= nor} Toxag, B.S, ‘Stoukdates Vermont, D. 2. Bonallays Virginia, Robort A. Coghill; Weat Vir- (unis, Alexander Campbell; Wisconsin, Wiliam THB NEXT CONVENTION, A resolution wis offered by Mr, Irish, of Town, that tho basis of representation In the next Nas thon) Convention by the samy as at tho presont, and that tho Nationul Cummnittya bo authorized todetermine tho plato and tine of holding the Conventions Adaptut, ne ADJOURNMENT, Aftor further resolutions of thanks and trans: ' notlon of somo routine business, Preston, of Kentucky, moved to adjourn, and, the hall being naw nearly amply, tt was enrried without. dis Bent, and it Bp, m, the Convention adjourned without diy, TKLEGRAMA FRON THE DEYRATED, A telegram wus rend hero from Aiton G, Thur man, ag follows: *Hlincoek will mako 9 splendid candidate, and can buciected.” THE CANDIDATES, GEN. HANCOOK. TEF SKETCH OF 118 LUE. Gon, Hancock Is a native of Pennsylvania, having buen born Iu Montgomery County in that State on tho Mth of Februnry, 1831, Ho graduated at West Point 1844, and served malniy on frontier duty until 1816, and aftor- wards fn the war with Mexico, being bre- voted as First Lieutenant for gallunc and moritorious contduot In the battles at Can- treras and Cherubusco, Krom 184% ta 1855 he ‘was employed In fronticr duty, and fron: 1855 to Isl was Quartermaster of the Southern District of Callfornin, THE REDRLIION, in Angust of tho latter yenr ho was re- | ealled to Washington, and when the Army* of the Potomne was transferred to tho Pentn- sul dn 1863, ho was already a Drigudlor General, with the appropriate command, in the Fourth Corps, Ils first opportunity to make a mark occurred at Willlamaburg, He next dlatinguished himself In the battle of Frazer's Fann, and subsequently took an activo part In the campaign in Morytand, at the battles of South Mountain and Antietam, Being mado Major-General, he commanded 4 division at Frodorlcksburg and Chancellore- ville. AT GETrvsnuna, At Gettysburg the firat day of tho battle, July 1, 1805, he was sent by Gen, Meade to dechle whether a deeistlve battle phoulit ve glyen, or whether the army should fall back, Ho reported that Gottysburg was the place to Nght, ond tqok In miudinta command until the arrival of Meade. In the deelsive action of duly 3 he coumonded on the left centre, sustaining the terrific onset of Longstrovt’s Confesdarates, aud belng severely wounded, Belng disabled by his wounds, ho was an sfek leaye until Mareh, 1804, bolng Meanwhile engaged In re erulting the Sevond Army Corps, which was placed under “his command, At the opening of the cumpalen of that your under en, Grant, he bore wt prominent “part iy the bat- Hes of the Wilderness, Spoltsylvania Court. jouse, und North Anna, the sseond battle of Cold Harker, and tha’ operations ground Potenburg, until Jane 19, when, his wounds breakloy out afresh, he was for a short thie on sick leave, 6 afterwards resumed com- inanid, aud partletpaved du several nevions, naul Nov, 4, when he waa called to Waste: Ington bo orgunize tho First Corps of Vetor- alle. SINCK THE WAT After the close of the War he was placed guecessively Jn command of the iattie Department, the Department of Missouri, of Loulstuna nil Texas, of Dakota, and of the Dopartaiwut gf die Bust, Hy hus hits head- quarters on Governor's Island Jn thea Dou ograttc National Convention of 1863 hb re- celved H4!y voles fur the Presidential nomi- nation, - In 1876, iu the National Conventton ' Constituttonal cue n member of the State House ut - rant to tho Stateot Putanerriuta, Juno 3h—Gen, Hancock Is ason of Benjatnin Franklin and Ellzabeth Hancock, born in: Montgomery County, Pay Feb, (4, 1834. To comes from sound Anglo- Saxon stock, the maternal side lending buck to English and Welsh, and tho paternal to English, Scotch, nnd Irish ancestry. Mis fathor’s family waa originally Episcopalian and Friends, aud his mother’s Baptist. Lis inother's family have Hvedt in Pennsylvania sineo the time of Penn, and In Montgomery County for 180 years, The old family home- stead {ny Hatfield boars date 174 on the enble- end. ‘The Hancook family came. here in an early period of tho country’s history, and his “aneestora on both sited fought In the Revolution. Mls grandfather was captured At ven, clalned og a British subject, and sont to Dartmoor. His maternal greatgrand- father dled soon atter the Revolution on ne- count of wounds recelyed In the field. THis maternal grandfather entisted at the age of 14, and went back to the fleld a3 0 momber of Jive different regiments, . He was n member of the command ordered to escort Burgoyne’s prisoners captured wt Saratoga to tule Norge. Ho recelyed a pension until he died. Hancock's father was a native of this elty, aud also went to the field at tha age of 16 in 1818, when tho British threatened this city. He afterwards became no lawyer of repute ands well-known citizen of Méutgomory County, having inoveil to Norristown 9 fow years atter Liancock’s birth, fs IN NEW ORLEANS, HANCOCK'S CAREER AS DEPARTMENT COM- MANDER, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New On.eans, La. Juno 24,—On the 38th of November, 1867, Nancock arrived In this city by steamboat, THe was accompanied by his famlly and Capt. W, G. Mitchell, of his stat. On tho trip one of the party was taken sick, Dr. Bradford, of New Orleans, an entire stranger, was on board, and tendered his services, which were acecpted, The Gen- eral thanked him kindly, and when he arrived in the city recompense hin with an appointment to tho office of Coroner, worth nt that tine $20,000 0 yenr. At was Inte at night when the General arrived, lv ond his aide proceeded at onco to tho military headquarters, seized and took pos- session of all the books and papers, not sending for Gen, Mower, or even permitting him to know of hts arrival until. every paper at headquarters had been overhauled and examined, This strange proceeding caused u grent denl of feeling at the timo among army officers and others. Gen. Mower was an old army officer, had been corps commander under Sherman, had been for several weeks IN: COMMAND of the district, but was known not to share tho political views of Andrew Johnson Shortly after his arrival, Gen, Hancock pro- mulgated the general orders and tho letter to Gov, Pease of ‘Texas that attracted the De mocravy to him, aid have made him since con- spleuous in that party, all of which were written, it has since transpired, by Gen, Jim Steedman, now of Ohio, Judge Alexander Walker of New Orleans, or Mr, Edwin Jow- ell, still of this city’s press, Steediman Han- cock found here when he came. He had been here several months nx Collect or of Internal feyentte. William Pitt Kellogg, now Senntor, was Collector of the Port, Gen, Frank J, Herron was United States Marshal, and Durell the District Judge, It was here that Ilnneock’s rent: power of organtzution came into play, Now Orloans was dolng an immense trade in whisky for homo and export. {ffs position ng commitidiug General tnade him alinost nb- solute, Its power, which never was exer- elsed to punish 9 Ku-Klux for murdering a negro, could linpeds or facilitate the trans- portation oftlgnor, Shipments forbidden by. bln could nat land at this port, I% ONGANIZED THE WIUSKY NING, utting his brother John into tho ofllée with teedman ‘to represent his power and look after his earnings, ‘There was at this thea large business done tn the shipment of Ala- baina ns well ag Indiana and Ohio whisky. ‘Tho tari of biackmuall was fixed and en- forced by John Hancock so rightly that in Instances {portars woro not able to pay the excessive toll nnd were compelter to stop the movement, Others hat better luck. ‘Chore Word fortunes made tn:the three months and whulf that Muncock commanded the Depart- ment and suited the Whisky Ring, and fortunes ne readily lost.” ‘ho complaint agalnst Handack for s 18 EXTORTIONATE EXACTIONA ‘were Hever Lidead, and they took the form of oliarges thut are provably Ul on tite in the Conmissloner's office at. Washington If they have not been stolen therefrom. ‘Tho: were there 0 few years ngo. In Mareh, is when Huncock was rotleved of his command here, he left brother John dn charge of his Interests in Steedinan's otllee; but the sean- dal beeame so public that he was finally come pelled to withdraw him from the gaze of the ‘ow Orlenng people, and with the onding of the remarkable Administration of Androw Johnson the ring of blackmailing Federal of- Aicors geasud to exist, WILLIAM Il, ENGLISH. 18 PUBLIC CAREER. Spectal Dispatch to The Chteayo Tribune Wasuinaton, D.C, June 24,—The eareer of Willinin 11. English, Democratle nominco for Vice-President, ts well known In Wash- ington. ‘Tho early'part of 1t was remarkable for a gigantic lobby operation ns a Govern- nient clerk; tho Intter years more noted for uc monstrous bribe which ho as Congress tan offered to the fros States to perpetuate shvery, ‘Tho first episode in his career fur- alshes the Koy-noto which explains the av- .tvlee which hag resulted Ina great fortunes the second event Is tho nctlon‘on account of which tho Pro-Stavery Democracy which nomluated the Cincinnatl ticket rewards Its anelent doughface ally and champion. ‘Tho father of Mr, English was an Indiana pollticlan o€ prominence, at one tne United States Marshal, and ‘also a member of tha Convention. © Through his Influence young English wag appointed a Governmeat clerk In one of the departments in Washington, In tho Intter part of hla term ns Government clork tho bill relative to tho Texas Paoific’ came up, and young Ify- glish was tho outyldy commercin! agent of Jesse Bright, thon, In Congress from Indiana, Bright's fellow-citizens, Wke many of tho saisteniyoh who now howl pbout Credit Mo- er, * WAS NOT AVERSE TO MAKING MONEY in consequenco of Congreaslonal action, It 4s generally undorstoowd among Indiana men that young English mado large purchases of ‘Texas bonds on tho basis of tuforhation ro- celyod from Bright that tho bill war to pass, as the result of which young Enxtish re- celved $40,000 as his share In the pruflts, With this stun ho left for the Wost, and soon after entered Into tha banking -bustuess, de- termined apparently to snerilicd everything else to money-getting, This, If old citizens of Indinua are ta be bolloyed, English very successfully did, ag ho began fo amnsa wealth and failed to make friends, and soon became known as oman who would grind the faces uf the poor, Ho soon after reappeared In) Indians politles ag Clork of « Constitutional ourentloy, mud De suntattves dn 1851, serving as Speaker and was olected ‘a Representative Inthe ‘Thilrty- third Congress as a Dumaernt. ‘The ong conspicuots acté or which his Congresstonnt careor will be remembered was. tho origing-. Hon and Introduction of the measure known’ THE KNOG BILL RELATING ‘TO BLAVELY IN THE TERINTORIES, At that time theslave power had unrestricted doinination jn Congress and the country, Its yey wag only equaled by its corruption, ‘The douxhtacel Democracy of tho North Was its most subservient ally, The chlof am- bition of the Northern Democratic leaders ‘was to seg Who best should serve the wishes of thelr Southern masters. ‘Che great con- test ovor slavery In the ‘Turr{torles lind be- (us. ‘The fro” North way , demanding that hero should be an end pjdaced to the on- Croachment of tho slave power, angus wie the Highting-ground. ‘vt romained for Wiliam IL English, of Indlang, to devise the most ab- Joct surrender at > ardor free men to the shot ag tuo: a Pere! i UVETY,. ‘Thi he did through what is known, oa ts English bill,” ‘That bil} propased in sliort to Sor echool pur. slavery, the State dealina to accept the proposed pra- slavery conditions, the mrant shoitkd be ex- tremely Insignificant. Old residents of In- ann well remember THE AMAZEMENT wWitit witlci sucir A PROPOSITION was recetved there, and how even thousands of Democrats reealted from that monstrots ‘bill, Opposition speakers had the bill print- ed in vast nambers, and tt was held tp on every stump Jn Indiana as an fndication of the ‘degradation to which subservient Northern aily of the South could cams. Saan after that, possibly on account of that, ) English pnssert trom public lifonot apparent- ly to think, of returning to ft antl linving Amasged a laraerfortung, he discovered from ; ¥, Tilden’s (lustrious example what could ho accomplished in’ Democratic _ pol- ities by the. use of money. “From ‘that ilate . the attentions of © English to polities have been most assiduous, “and Iniiann men nasert that tho Democratic Con- vention would never haya thought of him had they not found tt necessary to have 0 barrel atlachinent to the tleket (a take tho place of ‘Tilden’s, which they found in the ainbitions of avatiefous William TH. Ene lish. For,” gaid 8 prominent Democrat, “no Demoerat in Indiana would have thought of piacing English on the tickot Ie he find not made farge promises ta use Imoncy., Gertalnly tho poor tenants of the 200 cheap houses that he owns tn Tredlas would never have thought that, in comsliter- atlon of pnbiie polley or human eharity, they: *onld, ave placed their landlord on tho ieket. HOMEWARD BOUND. ENGIISIUS JOURNEY TO INDIANA: Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Inpranaror.as, Ind., June 24.-—-Your corre- spondent left Cinclinat! at 2 o’cloek this aft- ernoon in company with William IL English, tho nominee for View-President. Mr. English had high hopes of being nominated for Presi- dent, and it is more than probable that he lett thus early tia fit of despair, When the train was some miles out we learned that English had becn noninated for Vice-President, but whether ft was English of Con- necticut or’ English of Indisna sas a inatter of dowbt,. At Lawrenceburg the of- ficinl annowneement wos made In the car, and atonce English had Jegions of friends. ‘The hand-shiakings were hearty and number- less, When the traln left Cincinnatt, and no one sipposed English would be nomlnated, Fatrbanks, attorney for tha Indianapolis, Bloomington & ‘Western Rallrond, liad the Directors’ carcoupledon. He knew English was on the train, and that x dozen of passen- gers Were standing up, but NO ONE GOT AN INVITATION to tako aseatinhiscar. Whou it wasknown, however, that the nomince was aboard, Fatrbanks tondied forward, and Mr, English was rescued from the overtures of the multi- tude. At Greensburg there was « small demonstration, At St. Paul.n cannon was fired, and a hundred or two Grangersreeelved Mr. English with cheers.. At Shelbyville there was a falr crowd, and o small band tent the afr, ‘and then, having had = osmple tine = to snrranga his thoughts, Mr. English made a speech, lo informed them that he was grateful and anativeborn Hooster, the first ever put upon a Presidential ticket, of which he and thoy should feel prond. Te liked tha Demoerats of Shelby County, for they were always to do relled upon, and he Mked them the better Decnuse it was the original homeot the great and good Thomas Ao Hendricks, and then the traln pulled outs At Indianapolis thora were no demonstrattons, probably beease the boys were all down at Cincinnatt still THYING TO MAKE HENDRICKS PRESIDENT. Mr.English being the Charman ot tho Dem- ocratic Sate Couunittee, L asked him if he intended resigning that positon, He sald no; he foltit duty tneumbent upon him to help the party, and he should do so as Chatr- man of the State Committes much better than neandidate for Vice-President, THE DELEGATES DIsPEnsINa, Crscixxati, O., Juno %4.—'Tho Conven- ton lind searealy adjournedg until hundreds of yisltors were on’ thely Way homeward. To-nlgov’s.-tralns bere away, the greater portion of delegations, taxing the regou: of the railroad companies. ‘Chere was much utliistisin On the streets, Hancock and glish badges were for stle even before the Convention adjourned, and (ography of the Presidential nemines wero’ on the street ainost as soon, ‘The only portlon of tho Conventlon that dit not appear to be enthuslastic was the stronger ‘Tilden eloment, ‘ho ‘Tammany-Hall delegation marched through tho streets with mosis and A transparency promising 60,000 majority in Now York, PUBLIC OPINION. | CHICAGO. PUBLIC SENTIMENT, Afior the nomination of Gen, Hancock was flashed over the wires from Cincinnati, halt adozen Trunk reporters were detailed to travel thé highways and byways In search of material for Interviews, Ou general princt ples ftinay bo sald’ that the Democrats all predict his election, and tie Repubileaus his defeat, THOMAS D, KEOGI, tho Secretary of the Republican National Committee, who has been hovering about the Northwest since the Convention adjourned, Was inet yesterday afternoon at the Palmer House by a Trunune reporter, who asked ‘him whit he thought of the Democratic nomination. “Well,” sald he, "I think that the nomina- tlon I4 a very weak one—the weakest one that the party could have mate. 1 think that Gen, Mancoeck has ag miueh personal popn- Inrity as anybody in the country. Ils record yas a soldier Is a Root one, and 1 say that sol- dicra ary hia friendas but it requires sume thing more than that, Gon, Hancock's pee lari ty oes over too much ground, Lt Is not of that substantial charactor that will give hin the Electoral votes, and those Ittle iuntfors are quite important fuctors In 9 can > palen if iia Slates do you think Gon. Ifancock vy cnn “T don't think that lio can carry any’ Northern’ State, unless it is, perhaps, Indiana and Now Jersey, and it is very doubtful about tese.‘Hancgek hing no fluanelal or commercial record, ‘These things, I want you to remember, aro far more important to every man, woinan, and ehtid in this country fhun snything else, ‘They have inore bearing tn the (ranula, and have more welght in the National elece tlon than anything else, ‘The people of tig United States ure more hiterested: in. thy bualnoss prosperity than any sore spots that may have followed the Civil War, As I have gaid betore, Gen, Hancock's military record is & good ony, by where iy hls record ud o publicist and clyillan? Ile has never been jdentifed with — tho business Interests of the country, nor fing he pcottpled any position which ‘would bring Dat tn close contact with the bankers, Tulle row ship mining, and other great cou. meretal hiorests of this Yast Nation, “We ure how prosperous, and it ls important that the country should continue to prosper, Gon. Hancock knows nothing of the demunds afiabor, Mis tte tus poen sieh that he has no knowledgoof the necessities and demands, of the great masses of the Inborlag people af tho country, And in this conn mT want fo says Grant wasn military ian, but no inane Who has over Hved he the United States bog had the experienees ty connection with our, . business [iicges tak ho had. Gravt was a milly man, and: Hancock fy ohilltarye.inun, bute mun hind the uxperiones that Gen. Grant had. do poryyd clght years as President and earned su camamare ial mai other sucess leds Gen, anicock Js a big man by nature and a gre: f solilter, but he fing not hind the mee LEASE EXVEMENCE IN CIVIL APFAMS, Gen, Gariluld, per contra, Is a bustness man, Ho is educated ‘up to 'tho “slundurd of atutesman, $lo fe 4 great man intellectually, physically, and morally. honest worker, rave wun. Very fuw mon: hayes had'the Iegislative and Congressional rit perience that he hus had, le sprong rau the — poople, Ht} “a bly- hearted, unassuming ivan, who has worked hard for hts ‘ving, and who knows auul pppreciates th demands ofthe jaborlng cloasea; and I con be sal cy wald that noun has worked hiardor than Gen, Gartield ‘dure Ing his long public career to educate himself 80 1 able to answer all the demands which Would neseasarily by uae upon a nan in clvil JlCe in this country, fH & mau of the people, who has coin ienas 14 COs act with" then tubing elghtecn “years of ngressional life, knows Just what 4 about inilitary afalrs, but nothing of, etvil, and It is arainst tho traditions of the Demo- eratle party since the War closet to choose a Inman who was © prominent soldier fe the Union Army as [tg standard-bearer”? “ But Ut is sald that Gon, Hancock ean enr- ry New York,” The selection of Gen. Arthur as Vices Prestont witliinke a Republican State of New York, Ho hag united, and does unite, all the diseurdint elements of the Rewablican, party tn that Stale. And natwithstandin, Any little thing that may bo urged agnins' Gen Arthur on aceonnt of his connectton with the New York Custom-ITouse, you will find that he 1s ong of the best mon in this country ae i ever, 80 of tha word,’ a how will Sianeock’s record In the cnao of Mrs, Surratt affect him?” + “D have heard wt great deal of adverse crit!- eism on Gen, Hancoek on that matter in Maryland and other Southern States from jocrats, but I don't think that thoy know thing of the merits of the ease so far ng concerned, pero titty dfancper will have tho sup port ofa Solld South PEN, iy donot. I dowt think that ho wHl earry Maryland, North Caroilna, South Carolina, or Florida, and if the Demoernts and Je pnd Keats in Virginia and Misslsaippl ugres to divide the Efevtoral yote, as has been proposed, in order to have a fair count, he cannot carry those to States.” : ier you conclude that the nomination 1s woul ? i “} think that Gen, Hancock fs a weak ean- ddate, Ho will erento a great deal of zen eral enthusiasm, but I think that he will fall fur short of carrying any of the doubtful States, and that ils nomination will Insure to Garfield and Arthur at Jeast thirty-five ma- Joti.y of the luctoral votes,” SEVCT DENNER, the genial ex-Fire Marshal, was met on tho street, and he. waa thus Interviewed by a Tunes reporters “Wing do you think of the Democratic nomination “Iinneock! answered he; “it’s a good wone—to bi “Why, bless you, who ever heard of Gen. Hancovk outside of the army? Tle may bon good man enough, but he enn’t be elected, Wait untt the papers go fur slash. any’ iT ALVIN HULDERT, of tho Sherman, said: “I regurd the nomina- tion of Gen. Muneock “as the best that tho Penocratte patty: could have mare, and with thelr ery of ‘enough of military rulers and we don’t want any more miltary Presidents,’ he'll be a hard dose to swallow, ‘Thy party will’ go to pleces on this rock, Me knows nothing of elvil. atfalrs, and, in. the very nature of things, having been a soldier all his life, never ving heen identified in any: respect with the business Interests of the country, he can know nothing, of-its needs. Aluncock would never linve been taken up by a politleal party with commonsense. Where will his saguelty and statesmanshtp come. from? He ls a nico man, L wilt admit, and) when that fs said that covers itl Sefaras Mr. English, the eandidate for Viev-Presldent, 1s concerned, whoever heard of him? ‘hey took him because he haga tbar'l? Twill just say now, and L be Hove the prediction will come true, that Gar- field and Arthur will be olected by large Electoral majorities. I belleve that fhe hang- ing of Mrs. Surratt is golug to hurt Gen, Hlancosi, It was decyled by Democrats at the time, and has been for years, and now they take up the man who sat ng presiding officer of the mfiftary court that condemned her. Cihlnk that Gen, Tancoek did bis duty, but the Catholics all over the land will for sake him, hotdlayg hin in a mensure respon slbie for Mfrs, Surtatt’s execution, It may bo tnjust, but ff will provo true, nevertheless.” ALD, WICKERASIAS, the Bourbon Democrat who represents the First Ward Jn the City Connell, was satisfied with the nomination, Heregarded it stronger than any nomination ever made by the De- qmoeracy. A. fellow Democrat standing by, and who ts a well-known business min, oifered to bot Dr. Wiekeraham $1,000 that Hancock would not by electad, and the money wars ready’ at any thne, Dr. Wickersham sajd that he knew Gen, Hnnecock, and that he believed he would be elected, but the result, syager on COUNTY CLERK KLOKKE thought the strength of the ticket nominated nt Cinelmatt cannot be questionsd, but he does not believe that this apparent. strength will affect the result. in November, He be- Heves the Nprthern heart will be, fired at the prospect of n salld South and Demoeratia vietory, and that the country will masse to yote down the doctrine of sovereignty, which Mr. Klokko -belleves to be the iain issue between the two great parties, the Alderman ‘wouldn't BTATE’S-ATTOUNEY MILLS sald the ticket was a yery strong one, but not one that couli be victorious, : ANRRIEF HOFMANN was enthusiastic for the Republican nomi. nees, and considered Hancock the weakest nomlnation that could have boen mate. In his opinion, the very fret that the Democrats have seun fit to nomfunte a Union, Genarnl wilt bring the Acpublicana out. In foree, and the nomination will act [ike a boomerang to ruin the Democratic party for all time, AMONU TRE LAWYERS. . : Lawyers are proverblally stow in making up thelr minds ona subject, and: the ais tempted interviews with them yesterday on tha subject. of tho Cluelanatl notin, tlons were, therefore, rather unusially barren of results, As a general thing, however, the, Democrats ure well satisfied with the selections, and professed to hope and belleve that the Rupublicans would be benten in November, i OI. IE G. MILLER thought tho tleket unusually strong, the best. the party has bt Np for years, and hoe ox- peeled it would lend to victory nt the coming election, JOUN VAN ARBMAN wns very non-comunitinl, hut vouchsafed tho Information rather curtly that lt wag the best the party could de, On thosubject of winnlig he had 2o option. : e * W, Hi. CONDON, anardent Greenbackor, wus onthuslastic on the subject. He fatlud to glve any definit reasons why the ticket was strong, but thowght it was, apparently, on general Brine elples, and sand Mancock would bo both elvetod and seated, - J. WEALY, ¢ Clerk of the Superlor ‘Court, thought the nominees Were good men nad it would bo hard to beat them. Hy thought the chief ob- ection that would bo made to Hancock was his connection with Mrs, Surratt's execution, + + JACON GNOES, , Clerk of tho Clreult Court, on tho othor hand, wanted to know what strenyth the ticket had, Hancock was only 4 iallltary wan, with no polltical train! ne wil no traits about hin over which Democrats could crow onthusiistic. He: hinted that perhaps ho Catholic element in the Convention had something to do with nominating hin, as It was undoubtedly very atrang, nnd thought ® Republicans would have no ditculty in Winning In such 8 mice. o JUDGE JAMESON, though rather ohary of giving off-hand opinions, considered the choice an eminently Texpectable one. + * NENUY TRUMAN thought the tleket would be an excellent one —to boat. He consldered it tho weakest of the wank, . . MIL If. W. BRADLEY, Clork of the Federal Courts, was vory cool in the expression of his opinion, and apparent; hot Inu hopeful veln as. to the success of his own party, ito auld Mr. Hancock hud a goal miny negative recommendations, and with Democrats negative virtues were nearly as advantageous a3 positly t. Ils character was above reproach; he had not been mixed up with any scandals, and, ultogether, the teket, was by far tho best that could be nominated, He expected the contest would be very close, and would not be surprised at all to see the Democrats win, He alsa stated that Judge Mlodgett had remarked that the tlokeb was a good one, : 1. W, PERCE, , one of tho contesting delegates at the Ro- Fauverot the talon ha eterna ins é . 8 anes of -Tan- cock and Enutifel would not fend the Demo- ‘ eratlé party to Victory to any great extent. ‘They could ‘not carry New York, because Haecock was undoubtedly antagonistic ta tha Tilden element, nor colild they evercoma 40,000 imajority iy Pennsylvania, aud without thos States thefr eausd was lost, Several others on belng Interrogated to the anine effect appeared to want ume to make up thelf ininds on the subject, and their ex- gioinution was continued Indelinitly, of AVDGE LAMBERT THER sald that hu-considered tha nomination 9 very satisfactory one, is choles would oo M gp tan ter A aa Bnglish, and he would Bivo abo tidktt hs hearty Susturt® Aanooels He Js fair, snd he isa puro inan tn |) en tin ag ho merely obeyed orders, “It and ts such wags commanded Mn thing, It was not for hint to candidate ‘was 0 sol to doa ce atop and sider whether tha thing yw; aight or wrong. He hind no pard hale spower Jn the case, That was _ yester n tho President. ‘Thera - was on! thing left hint to do, and that was ay Rey the order, ‘Tho Judo stated that he had not ‘conversed with any Democrats upon the aunty jdect of the nomination, but he had met quite a number, and noticed that thelr fuces wer: ipiteathed tn Brailes repute he tneled y were more than satisfied wit! had happened in Cinelnnath Hh aphiak AT THE CITY-IALI. ; ‘The employés of tho | Mnyor’s pretended ta, ba well lenge wie ee result of yesterday at tho Cinuinnat! Conven- ton, and, notwithstanding — the: had bean ont) work — for, weeks Seymour Olubs, and had loving ne to bed th ht before firm tn the equivielion tint he alone could win, they were almost unanis mous in saying that {Hancock aud English’ were the strongest possibla candidates, an i that they had Hiker ys been thelr favorits, Comtisstoner Waller sald he was ‘wel pissed with. the nominations, and. predict hat Unaneock would sweep, the . South “ Why," said he, “ono nat of his Ife—wipl out martial faw dn New Orleans, and tellin the people that the evil Inw wns'suficient t overn them, 80 endearad him i ontira «= South hot ho. will enrry it Uke a whhlwhi” He did no think the fact that he had: been in the Unton! army and shootlig down Demoerats: would cubnny figure whatever, for the Southern urs were mn generous and forgiving penplo, un esa i, a) {out tho eke ould be strong, and Unt nothing cow vent {ts election, ‘ 3 sai * CORVORATION-COUNSEL ADAMS {3 not much of a politleinn, and all he would. say wis, that he lul -nover heard anything agalnst Hancock, ant ditt know English, CONTHOLLEN GURNEY sald the Uicket was the best tha Democracy had ever put up, beeatise itcombined the two Bronk selcuren ty at success, Haneuek pint the M1 ou, dignity, honesty, and brains, and ' English Had the * barrel. es ie 2 THOSTAS BUENAN'B face wore namile, and he even hurrahed at Uns, Ue thinks he sees in the candidacy of Thimcock and English mueh to eneourage the hungry Denver and ts confident that Uke party didn goad ¢ ihn In throwhig Sey- mour overboard, though he eould have made as nuch nolse over bhn as any one else if he howl Men itosninata, Moot! 1c kind ssistant y-Clerlt Moody took kindly to tho tleket, but fiad rather seen some on ise —MeDonalt, for Instanceon the tall end, ‘ SA isabEoTON BALDWIN, one of the patriots who wore a white hat to Cineinnatl in the interest. of Seymour, Was back, and lily enthusfasm had bount!: The party. had done lently, ho thought, “in nominatin, « but he rejoleed more. martieninel over what he entled n victory ut Cincinnatl over TY UL Smith and Miko MeDonald.: “We Jald ont Suelth at every turn,” he sald, " anc, so far as MeDonatd was -concorned, we did not even recognize him at ali” From this he went on to say that the old soldiers would, rally around ‘Hancock iv every Stato In the Union, and to predict that he would earry, the solid South Without an cifort, also tho States of Now York, New Jorsey, Counecti= cut, Indlana, Llinoiy, Californie and Ore i fon, ‘Cho reporter sugested that Mnncoels carrying so many States would leave Ene ulish yery Uttle to’ de, whereupon he replied that at Glnelunati it was generally believed that Hancock would also carry Ohio. : Notwithstanding the fulsome praise show- ered upon the ticket generally, in the ty eltndel of Dumocnicy, the Cc ty-Halt— ibis believed that Mr, Gardield will get very near as many votes ad Haneock will, Out of tho City” Clerk’s office, whore there are five voters, Haneock will get threes inthe ‘Treas- urer’s allies, where there are four voters, Hancock will get two; In Ne Controller's oltee, with about ‘ten employés, Hanenek eunnot count upon. more than four votes; in Commisstoncr Waller’s office, out of five votes Hnnenek fs sire of but two; Jn the. Water Offles the vote will bo very close; and in the Health Department Mi Gurfleld has n falr chance of getting ninajor= ity of the votes. The Law Department is really the only oflce solid for Mr, Hancock, aba the niost they will do for him will be ta “HERMANN RASTRN, + “Yow: do you like -the-nomination, Mrs aster 2 ¢ “ L do not like It! Because it isn caod noms nation I do not ike itf ‘tho Democratlg parts, for once lag notdone that which 1s has “lind for years the sole patent right to do, and that Is, to make winistake. The noi ination fsa good one, L repent, and the [tw publican party will be put upon its mettle,” WARHINGTON ESING. “Tam bound to admit,” said Mr. Washings ton Nesting, “that the nomination of ¢ Hancock Js a lucky bit. ‘The Democratic party must have been unusually sober when ft conelucded to make tha nomlnation. Now there are prospects of a decont campalzn, Garfield is 8 good nomination, and Ko Is that of Huncock. ~ Mud-slinging on the part of the Democracyevill cease aud arguments will be used fustend.? e é WILLIAM TAPP, “Tho whole of our life Is a com but partie: romisa, In polities,” sald Mr. Wille fan Kapp. “ Who would have thought (hag the Democratic pats) with its history and Incitnations, would be Induced to nominate a man Hike Haneock as thelr candidate -for tho mise in the fullest sense of the word, ‘The feellngs of the South to-day ave such thas they stand tn direct opposition to tho past “Tecord of the Democratic namlnec, 1 think this nomination smells somewhat after tho nomination of Creeley tn 187, with the exe ception that Greeley was not a Democrat in nue, but EHaeock fs. By the, defeat or Grant the Republican party was purlfied aut regenerated, The Democratic party way forced to wndergo a shotine process, Me tt would entortaln nny hopes of suce ‘Tho ~Demoernts understood this perfectly well, and therefore they hid thelr Southern houses hold-gods Jn mourning agatn, and nominated “Hancock, Democravy wants to be suecesstl, cand it Is not very particular whose horse UG rides to wttnfir suecess, In Ist the Demo- erats rode Greeloy and Brown; the former a Protection{st aud teneperines man, the latter a free-trater, who buttered his’ wate Li 1876 they rode the Tihlen and Hendricks: horses; the former a. fokebug and the latter a greon-bug, ‘Toutny they nontuated Hancoel ‘ones, Gen. Hancock hag a good anilll bad. Lf itdid, the aupublican barty iy of Pyne and English: the: former a Unfon Generul of mertt, who tought to subdue the Rebellion (or thy Democratfe party, whieh is the gti) -the latter arich man, who lias the barrels who did not tpt for the Union, and wont not if he equid, Por Hancock (must sny that -he iso West-Polnter anda gond soldfer, ant thav's all. Gurfleht has been a goad soldier also, and ig to-day one of those statesmen who the gos onfy produce in thelr best of niuods, Wa will haye to: work, mtd we wil do It, and wo will elect Garfiold and Arthur” WILLIAM FLOTO expressed himself about as follows? “The nominations are Santontedly steonk ary Te ord; ao has Gon, Garileld, Guriield wag elect ed to Congress while in the field, ant veloped Muto one of the best statemen ond legtsiators the country ever had. Gen, [ane cock fa a regplar, and consequently remained in the army," Soldiering 4s his business, atl Jn my judgement the nallon is tired of ree Jar gold{ors; a soldfor-ciyillan is what tne Natlon prefers, While In Congresa Garfield did much more to sustain the Union cattse by his pirilelpation ta-legisiation than Hun eock did in te field. The Natlon needs no soldier, no strong man, no mon with an drow t have noutuated Grunt. ‘The people have {nllon Into the error of sending too many layers to Congress, and too many preachers to thelr Legislutpres, They should be ‘eure fal uot to send toa many West-Pojnters futo the Presidential chair, ilo recog: niza ho fact «that = the §«Republican party uitst, work = hard in) order 0 bd successful, But the peopte well unidere stand that tha Democratic party, with Its hls. tory of tho Itebelllon, 1s sailing agnin under false colors, in spite of the fact that Gun, AMancosk Is called y Democrat, and the great ‘oss of thé people will give their suppor’ and preference to the party which in bincero in what it hua done and ts doing. FE have all confidence in the aucaess of thy Republican party Ja Noyeutber,” * 1 . O1TO MATZ, At Kern’s, which 13 somewhat of a Dom erutio exchange, Mr, Otto Mutz was found, “How do you liky he nomlnution 2” “42 shall Hat vote for Hancock; [amo Re- ublican, In the Clyeiuuatl Convention tha and fy praying * Dixie? wt this moment; 50 Rie. telegrapt,. “‘Ehoro was nu nee that) tune in tho ie publ Convention, | If Democrats q a r-Spangled Hanner willbe tUme enough for Tepublicans to quib w > Presidency? ‘Chis nominatlon. iy a compro- a