Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-14
THn CEREMONY.
upssohs OF Den, stook ton, and the hepliss
Of Gen. Hancock and Mr.. English.


npssohs OF Den. s,ooL ton, and the Hspliss
Of Gen, HANCOCK and Mr.. nnsiish.
f. The committee 10 notify tho candi'
dates arrived nj Governors Island on q
special boat. They we're met by 6en,
Hancock la the parlor al his house,
After the formal introductions were
over, General Stockton spoke M lol llows;
0.sKaAL HAsCoCk i have the honor
10 Introduce 10 You Governor steven
son. chairman 0i the Democratic Ma
tional Convention recently assembled at
Cincinnati. | have also the honor of
presenting 10 you the committee ap..
pointed 10y that body 10 walt upon nnd
notify you Of your unanimous nominn'
nation Tor the highest Office In ! he .iit
OF the people. II Ia u source oi great
satisfaction Ia tho COMMITTEES, ~ making
this announcement Ia you. to say your
nomination WAS not secured by the so'
licitationsoi personal or political 10 lends,
bnt was tho spontaneous action of that
Convention, actunted by patriotic duty.
One oi the ahesl and wisest bWileS oi Your
countrymen ever assembled havs given
YOU this nomination with perfect unan-
unity, aud General, since that C"nven'
ton has adjourned, W. Oi that committee
have boon Ia our homes. We have Srcn
our constituents, VIZ have seen the Demo
cratic masses aud the conservative
heOplc al this couptry. and with one me-
cord they ratily the action oi thut ton
yention. M weRro bound Ia believe, M
W. do, that your election will bean ne
rompliallrI fact. We cannot doubt u
and W. believe that when the election
IN over the great principles oi American
liberty will still be- the inheritance oi
this people. and shalt be- inrcvrr.
Aud now in the name al the
National Democratic party, 10y virtue "i
the power entrusted Ia this committee
by the convention, as iis chairman, ]
have the honor Ia hand Ia tho secretary
q communication In writing informing
YOU officially al your nomination.
(ipueral Stockion handed the secretary
OF the committee, Mr.. He'll, an adlrcsS
Aligned by the committee, after which II
was handed to General Hancock,
In reply General llaucock said
Mn. CuAIWnAN Am ',EsILKNRS a.
ruH CoMNIrrHn L appreciate the
honor conferred upon me hy
tho Democratic National Convcn'
tion, lately assembled In Clncin.
natl, nnd thank you ior your conrtcsy ~
making that honor known I"
me. IA soon M the impof,
tanee oi the matter permits. |
will prepare aud send 10 you II formal
acceptance oi my nomination Tor the
oiiirs al President Oi the United States.
Those present were then intro
,dlIesi 10 ucn. Hancock. who had u low
words Of welcome Tor each. After about
ten minutes waa spent IN hand shaking
order was restored. and ticn. Slockion,
turning lo VIM II. EngllSh who "rcu-
pied tho same position IN the room
where Gen. Hancock had lately stood,
sail
The Cincinnati Convention, with
u nnanimily unparalleled, appointed ~
a committee 10 wait upon you nt such
time aud place as would be most aprera
hlrto YOU and inform y0u Ia person and
~ writing oi your nomination. ! have
tho honor Ia congratulate ourselves
uI,on the event aud IA present to You
on tho part hi the committees and ~ The
nane al the Convention oi tho National
Democratic party. the official announce
inent ol your nomination, which VIII u"
read to you hy tho secretary.
Secretary He'll then read the address,
and Mr. English spoke M follows
Mn. CuAInMAs AND GsNtItMks ~
rns CoMuIrrEK As n practical husl
ness man, aud not much accustomed to
indlrccii0n oi action Or circunlocution
oi speech, will say plainly snd IN u
few words that ] accept tho high trust
which YOU have rendered mo with irrl'
inps oi profound gratitude, and that !
will, ai mn early date. formally and
In writing, make the acceptance which,
| am informed, IL usual on
such an occasion. In doing this, fully
realize the great responsibility ol the
situation. Care, turmoil, anxiety, mis-.
representation aud abuse are certain
Ia follow, aud understand thoroughly
that all ia. resources snd power oi our
political force from all parts oi tho land
will he Consecratod against us Ia In
diana. my native stats, where the first
prand hat IL to bcioupht aud probably
ti't w
there are great "cnaslonH
when tho discharge oi high
patriotic duties are To be considered
above all personal considerations, and !
shall not disregard the unanimous voice
oi the representatives Oi n majority oi
the American people, which you speak
Tor here to-day. Applause am pro
foundly grateful inr the high honor
which has been conferred, aud have an
abiding faith iha, with the favor OF 'iod
aud oi the people Va shall succeed IN
this contest,
The speaker WAS applaudcd at the
closu al his remarks aud then followed
more hand.shaking,
shortly Afterwards the committee and
their friends accompanying them ieit
the Island