After long and complicated billotings, Governor Cleveland, of New York,
was nominated as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency yesterday week, and Mr. Hendricks, of Indiana, was nominated for Vice-President. Mr. Hendricks appeared to be the second favourite, and a great effort was made to get him to the head of the ballot. In the end, however, Mr. Cleve- land's nomination was made unanimous, and the decision seems to be very welcome to those Republicans who had taken umbrage at the selection of Mr. Blaine. There is now a very reasonable chance of Mr. Cleveland's election, as he will probably carry most of the South with him, all the Democratic North, and a fair number of Republican votes. "Tammany Hall" alone frets at the nomination; but it is thought that even Tammany Hall, with all its love of lobbying, will hardly venture to break up the Democratic party.
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