Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-22
READY FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
Democratic National Executive Committee
Appointed. Organised and Set 10 Work.
VISIT OF THE THREE COMMITTEES TO Mr..
TiLDEN, TO WHOM THE coNPLINEsTA.
RY RESOLUTION OF THE coNyEs-
TION Is PRHsgNTYD

| VISIT OF THE ThhkE COMhlTfEEs TO Nh.
TfLDEN, TO WHOM THE coMPLIMEsTA.
Ry RESOLUTION OF THE CosvEs-
TIoN is PRESENTED.
The Democratic National Committee
re.conyened at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
on Wednesday morning of last week.
An executive committee of eighteen
members was appointed as follows: Will
liam II. Barnum, Connecticut Freder.
ick q. Prince, Massachusetts; George X.
Barnes, Georgia William G. Cloudy, II.
linois; Austin Ii. Brown, Indiana; NJ.
NJ. Ham, Iowa; II. ID. McHenry, Ken.
tucky; o. Horsey, Maryland; P. II.
Kelly, Minnesota; Alvah w. Sullowsy,
New Hampshire Orestes Cleveland, n.
Jersey; Abram s. Hewitt, New York
NJ. w. Ransom, North Carolina; w. w.
Armstrong, Ohio VIM. l.. Scott, Penn.
sylvania; Thomas o Conuor, Ten nessee
Bradley b. Smalley. Vermont b. F.
Jonas, Louisiana. The question OF two
electoral tickets in Virginia was brought
up by the committeeman from that
State and discussed at length, but final.
ly referred to the Executive Committee
with power. The National Committee
then adjourned to meet at the call Of
the Chairman.
Then, pursuant to arrangements made
on Tuesday, the three Democratic com.
mittees which have been in session in
this city called on Mr.. Tilden at his
residence at Gramercy Park. The Ma
tional Committee at its adjournment
sent a message to the Congressional
Campaign Committee at the Hoffman
kat "a
ton to 20 at once TO Mr.. TIlden's and
inviting it to join the party. The mem.
bers OF the Congressional Campaign
Committee present in their rooms i'm.
mediately repaired TO the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. led by Senator VIM. A. Wallace
and Augustus Schell. At the hotel a
procession was formed, and the two
committees set out for Mr.. Tilden's resi-
dence. They were ushered into the
parlors, and there ascertained that the
committee which had notified General
Hancock and Mr.. English of their
nomination had not arrived. A few
moments later Mr.. John w. Daniel, of
Virginia, arrived and reported that that
committee, headed by ex.Gov. Steven
son, was on its way. In due season Mr..
Stevenson, accompanied by his commit
tee, appeared, and the three committees
with other distinguished Democrats
made a convention that filled the halls
and parlors of Mr.. Tilden's residence.
In addition to the members OF the three
committees there were present Senator
Herman, of New York Geo. w. Hoad.
ley and SergeantatA Arms John g..
Thompson, OF Ohio; Gen. Dubois, of
Georgia Lester B. Faulkner, Daniel
Manning and w. A. Fowler, of the
State Committee; John Bigelow, ex.
Attorney General Schoonmaker and
several others.
Soon after the arrival of ex @ Governor
Stevenson with his committee. Mr..
Tilden, who had a short time before
arrived from his country seat as Gray.
stone, came down stairs and met Mr..
Stevenson in the doorway leading from
the library TO the parlors. As soon as
he appeared ex Governor Stevenson
addressed him rs follows:
Ma. TILDES: The American Democ.
racy upon the 22d of June las, met in
convention at Cincinnati and nominal
ed Winfield Scott Hancock. of Penn.
sylvania, for President, and William H.
English, of Indiana, for Vice President
of the United States. The committee
charged with the duty OF informing
those eminent Statesmen Of the high
trust which had been committed TO
them, performed that duty yesterday
The gentlemen who composed that
committee now surround you. Having
| notified the nominees whom the people
intend to elect in the Ides OF November
next President and Vice President of
the United States, their duty would
not have been half performed without
waiting in person on and rendering the
homage of the entire American people
to him who, in 1876, was by large
majority elected President OF the Unit
ed States. The fact that you choose,
in order to avoid civil strife and blood.
shed, by a noble self denial, 10 forego
the execution Of the duties Of the
Chief Magistraoy of the American
Republic thus delegated to you, and
from which you were deprived by a
conspiracy founded in force and fraud,
and by n crime against free, representa-
tive sell. government, does not in any
manner detract from the high honor
and confidence Of the American people
in your wisdom, virtue and capacity to
exercise the high trusts and duties of
that responsible position. In refusing
to allow your name TO go before the
National Convention as n candidate for
President in the approaching election,
you have taken from the people the
privilege OF electing you the second
time 10 the Presidency of the United
States. and Of vindicating in your per.
son the crime committed upon the
Constitution by a conspiracy founded
on fraud and force in refusing to give
effect 10 the voice of the people which
had called you in 1876 to execute the
high trust Of President Of the United
States. These acts of selfdenying pa.
triotism on your part have endeared
you to the confidence and regard OF the
lovers of American free government
throughout the Union. Ii becomes my
pleasing duty to present TO you in per.