The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-22

Formal Tender of the Nominations fo1
President and yice-President, which are
Informally Accepted.
NEW York, JULY 13.
Gen. Hancock's grandson, named after
himself, died this morning from cholera
infantum. This event has depressed the
General, and the committees visit to ten.
der the nominations was in consequence
purely formal
Mr.. English reached Governors Island
at noon and was heartily greeted by Gen.
Hancock on the veranda of his resi-
dence.
The committee left the New York
Hotel in abody with the members of the
National committee and other visitors.
The party proceeded on board the steam
er Fletcher, and were landed at Cover
nor's Island at LAO p. m. The party
went to Gen. Hancock's residence, and
upon being ushered into the parlors Gen.
Stockton, addressing Gen. Hancock,
said:
Gen. Rancock-I have the honor to
introduce to you Governor Stephenson,
chairman of the Democratic National
Convention recently assembled at Gin
cinnati. have also the honor of pre-.
senting to you the committee appointed
by that body to wait on you and notify
you of your unanimous nomination for
the highest Office in the gift of the peo-
pie. It is source OF e "t satisfaction
to the committee in making their an
nouncement to you to say that your
nomination was not secured by solicita-
tions of personal or political friends, but
was the spontaneous action of that Con-
vention, actuated by patriotic duty. One
of the ablest and wisest bodies of our
countrymen ever assembled has given
you this nomination with perfect unanim-
ity. And, General, since that Conven-
ton has adjourned we of that committee
have been to our homes. We have seen
our constituents, the Democratic masses
and conservative people Of this country,
and with one accord they ratify the action
of that Convention. So we are bound 10
believe, as we do, that your election will
be all accomplished fact. We cannot
doubt, and we believe, that when the
election is over the great principles of
American liberty will still be the inher-
itance of this people, and shall be forev-
| er.
And now in the name of the National
Democratic party, by virtue of the power
entrusted to this committee by the Con-
veution, as its chairman 1 have the
honor to hand to the secretary COM
munication in writing informing you
officially of your nomination.
Gen. Stockton then handed to the
secretary of the committee, Mr.. Bell, an
address signed by the committee, after
which it was handed to Gen. Hancock.
In reply the latter said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Committee
appreciate the honor conferred upon
me by the Democratic National Conven-
ton lately assembled in Cincinnati, and
I thank you for your courtesy in making
that honor known to me. As soon as
the Importance of the matter permits |
will prepare and send to you formal
acceptance of my nomination for the
office Of President of the United States
Those present were introduced to Gen.
Hancock, who had few words of well
come for each.
After few minutes spent in hand
shaking Gen. Stockton, turning to the
Hon. VIM. H. English, said: "The Gin
cinnati Convention, with unanimity
unparalleled, appointed us as COM
mittee to wait upon you at such time and
place as would be most agreeable to you
and inform you in person and il writing
of your nomination. l now have the
honor to present you, on the part of the
committee and in the name of the Ma.
tional Convention of the Democratic
party, the official announcement of your
nomination"
Mr.. English in reply spoke as follows !:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Committee:
AS practical business man, not much
accustomed to indirection of action or
circamlocutiou of speech, I will say
plainly and in few words that accept
the high trust which you have rendered
me with feelings of profound gratitude,
and that l will at an early date formally,
and in writing, make an acceptance,
which, I am informed, is usual on such
occasions In doing this l fully realize
the great responsibility of the situation,
the care, turmoil, anxiety, misrepresen-
tation and abuse which are certain to
follow, and I understand thoroughly
that all the resources and power of our
political foes from all parts of the land
will be concentrated against US i'll Indi-
ana, my native State, where the first
grand battle is to be fought, and proba-
bly, the most important of all. But these
are great occasions when the discharge
of high patriotic duties is to be consid-
cred above all personal considerations,
and l shall not disregard the unanimous
voice of the representatives of the ma
jority of the American people for whom
you speak here to-day. Applause.
I am profoundly grateful for the high
honor which has been conferred, aud |
have an abiding faith that with the favor
of God and the people we shall succeed
in this contest.
The speaker was applauded at the con:
clusion of his remarks, and then followed
another general handsbaking, after
which the party again boarded the
Fletcher and left the Island.
The Official Letters of the Officers OF the
Convention.
New YORK, July l3.
The president and secretary of the
Cincinnati Convention have forwarded
the following letter to Gen. Hancock
and Mr.. English
THE LETTER TO GEN. HANCOCK.
JULY l3, 1880.
10 Gen. ". s. Hancock-SIR: The
National Convention of the Democratic
party which assembled at Cincinnati on
the 22d of last month unanimously
nominated you as their candidate for
President of the United States. We
have been directed to inform you oi
your nomination to the exalted trust
J and request your acceptance.
, In accordance with the uniform Gus
tom of the Democratic party the Con
) vcntion have announced their views