The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-14
TlLDEN NOTIFIED.
The Committee of Notification Wait On Gov
Tilden:: and Receive His Acceptance
Of the Nomination.
The Committees Address and Mr. Til
den's Response.

appointed by the st. Louis convention
TO wait on Gov. Til1en in a body, and
formally tender him the nomination for
the presidency assembled in full
force at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
to-day. The States were repre-
sented as follows: Gen. McClcr-
nand, chairman; F. S. Lyman, b. ID.
Williams, Arkansas; G.. III. Rogers, Cali
fornia; Adair Wilson, Colorado w. W.
Franklin, Connecticut; Geo. Salisbury,
Delaware; j. f. Harris, Florida;
II. ii. Fort, Georgia; =. ii.
Smith. Illinois b. W. llama. Indiana
b. +. Montgomery, G. Blair, w. w. Bush,
Louis st. Martin, Louisiana; 5. j. Ander-
son, Maine; j. j. Abbott, Massachusetts;
H.. j. Redtord, Michigan; j. n. Castle,
Minnesota; Wade Hampton, Mississippi;
II. j. Sparnhorst, Missouri; G. b. Scho-
field, Nebraska; II. p. Heating, Nevada:
f. Hall, New Hampshire; r. III. Laverty,
New Jersey; ii. S. Murphy, New York;
w. j. Greene, North Carollna; j. G.. Col
Inns. Ohio; Mart V. Brown, Oregon; II.
Ii. Wright, Pennsylvania; w. b. Beach,
Rhode Island; VI. O'Connor, South Car
DINA; Thcs. O'Connor, Tennessee; j. w.
Dywer, Texas; Jos. Rand, Vermont; C..
c. Neale, Virginia; j. ID. Comben, West
V,rg mia; Joseph Rankin, Wisconsin.
After celebrating on the address they
telegraphed to Gov. Tilden, and he ar
rived in New \ ork this evening and re-
ceived the delegation at his house.
Among those present outside the MEM
bers of the committee were Mayor Wick
ham, Corporation Counsel Whitney. Col.
3. ii. Harrison, Edward Cooper. Col. W.
]. Pelton, G. w. Mclean. Peter Is. Olney.
Thos. c. Campbell and Smith Weed.
GEN. M'CLERNAND
then read the following address on behalf
Of the committee:
Gov. SAMUEL j. TILDEN-Su': The
undersigned committee of the national
Democratic convention which met at the
city of st. Louis, state of Missouri, on
the 9th ult., and composed OF its presi-
dent and of one delegate from each State
of the Federal union, have been entrusted
with the pleasant duty of waiting upon
you and informing you Of your nomina-
ton by that body as the candidate of the
Democratic party for president at the Gu
suing election. Ii is the source of great
satisfaction TO Us who but reflect the
ntin Of hn 1y, 81, L.,
ocratic convention, entertaining and
boldly advocating, as you do and have
done, those great measures of national
and State reform which are an absolute
necessity for the restoration OF national
HONOR, PROSPERITY, AND CREDIT,
that you should have been selected as our
standard-bearer in the approaching con-
test. our name is identified with the
absorbing question of reform, reduction
OF tlXation, and the maintenance of the
rights OF the laboring classes. The DEM
ecracy, in designating you as their chosen
leader DO not feel that they are in the
position OF relying merely upon your
pledges or promises of what you will do
III the event OF your election. loar
record OF the past is our guarantee Of
your future course. Having been faith
iu' over few things, we will make you
RULER OVER MANY THINGS.
Accompanying this letter of notification
we also present you with the declaration
OF principles adopted by the convention.
| We have no doubt that you will recog-
| nize i'll this declaration measures of po-
| lllical policy which Immediately concern
The happiness and welfare OF the entire
| people OF this country, and we feel that
your election to the presideny will be a
| guars ntee of their success, aud it will be
as much your pleasure 10 enforce and
| MAINTAIN ti.Sna 10 elected 40 IL yr-aa ours to
| give them the stamp of national represent
Iative appreciation aud approval in their
adoption, entertaining the hope that you
VIII SIGNIFY 10 us your acceptance of the
nomination which we have been delegated
| to tender you, aud that you concur with
the convention in the declaration of prin-
! ciples.
On the conclusion Of Gen. McCler-
| nand's address,
| HON. BAYLISS W. HANNA,
delegate from Indiana. addressed Gov.
lllden at considerable length, and in the
course OF his remarks said But, sir.
when the Democratic party, speaking
through the delegates assembled in ma
tlonal convention, in its faultless wisdom,
and with unanimity and determination
unparalleled in the history of Democratic
conventions, elected to commit, if posi-
bic, this precious charge to the hands of
another than Hendricks, Indiana respond
ed Amen and to-day her people, not
only with great cheerfulness but with
great enthusiasm, all say amen to the
nominotion OF Samuel j. Tilden, the ac-
knowledged chief among the chieftains of
the devoted reformers who have battled
for the overthrow Of rings and conspira.
cies In office and out Of office, and for the
restoration OF honest and economical gov
eminent everywhere. Indiana gladly,
Joyfully accepts the situation in the nom
inatlon OF Samuel j. Tilden and Thomas
a. Hendricks; she beholds again the COM
plete unification OF the Democratic party,
re-estabiished upon those sound and abb
ding principles which gave 1t so much
strength and renown In
THE GOLDEN DAYS
OF its ancient ascendency, they feel that