The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-07-20
TEL RAMS
RI ISLAND.

u.ucock and EnElish O~ficially Notified
or their Nominasion-Their speeches In
u.nlv-Eyeryone Jealous in the Good
cause and Confident OF ths Result.
NEW YORK, July 13.-The committee TO
rotifv the ca, dldates arrived ut Governors
Island on a special boat and were met by
Gen. Hancock in he Parlor of his house.
1ohn p. Stockton presented the secretary
Tho read the official notification. General
Hancock replied briefly, and said he would
shortly write q letter of acceptance. English
wa also notified and made a similar reply.
General Stockton, in behalf of the COM
n,ittee of the democratic national convention
in presenting Governor Stevenson, its chair
man. to General Hancock this morning said :
-.uOne OF the ablest and wisest bodies Of
vonr countrymen ever assembled have given
you this nomination with perfect unanimity,
and. General, since that convention has ad-
iourped we, of that convention, have been
70 our homes /; WI have seen our constituents;
we have seen the democratic masses and the
conservative people of this country. and with
one accord they ratify the action Of that con-
~rention. So we are bound to believe, as we
10. that your election will be an accomplished
fact. I have handed to the secretary a COM
munication in writing informing you officially
nf volr nomination." So saying, Stockton
handed the secretary Of the committee, Mr..
Bell. the address, signed by the committee Of
ten, which was harded to General Hancock.
In reply the latter said -
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the COM
mittee-I appreciate the honor conferred upon
me by the democratic national convention
and | thank you for your courtesy in making
that honor known to me. as soon as the
importance of the matter permits, 1 will pre-.
marc and send to you q formal acceptance Of
INV nomination for the Office of president Of
the United States"
Those present were then introduced to
Hancock in turn, who had Il few words of
welcome for each.
Gen. Stockton, then turning to VIM. II.
English, who occupied the same position
in the room where Gen. Hancock had lately
stood, said: "The Cincinnati convention,
with a unanimity unparalleled, appointed
this committee to walt upon you at such time
and place rs would be most agreeable to you,
and inform you in person aud in writing OF
YOUR nomination. / now have the honor to
congratulate you Oil the event, and to present
to you, on the part of the committee and in
the name of the national cony ention of the
democratic party, the official announcement
of your nomination.. which will be read TO
you by the secretary"
The secretary then read the notification,
after which Mr.. English spoke rs follows:
"MR. CHAIRMAN AM GENTLEMAN OF
TIE CoMNITTEE: Asa practical business
man, not much accustomed to indirection OF
action or circumlocutlon of speech, l will
say plainly and in few words that I accent
the high trust which you have rendered nc
with feelings of profound gratitude, and that
| will at IN early date formally and i'll writ
ing make the acceptance which, ! am in
formed, is usual on such occasions. In doin.
this l fully realize the great responsibility
Of the situation, the care, turmoil, anxiety.
Misrepresentation and abuse which arc Ger
tain to follow /; and I understand thoroughly
that all the resources and powers OF our polit.
ical foes from all parts of the land will be
concentrated against us in Indiana, my native
state, where the first grand battle is to be
fought, and probably the most important o.
all. But there are great occasions when the
discharge Of high patriotic duties is to be
considered above all personal considerations
and l shall not disregard the unanimous voice
Of the representatives of q majority of the
American people, which you represent. ZAP
plause.l l am profoundly grateful for Tho
high honor which has been conferred on me
and l have an abiding faith that with the
favor Of God and Of the people we shall sue
coed in this contest"
The speaker was applauded at the close o
his remarks, and then followed another hand
shaking between the two nominees and thos
assembled in the rarlol.
Shortly after this the committee and tiei
accompanying friends again boarded TIN
Fletcher and left the island.