The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-17
TIE DEMOCR,fYIC CLEaRERs

Tho Co,hrnlttee OF the Cincinnati s,ony.,,
tioA Walt on General Hancock ana M
B English on Governors Island and Make
, Formal Tender OF the Nomination I'd,
President and viee-Prcsldent, Which ARK
informally Accepted.
, New YORK, July 13.-General Han.
; cocks grandson, named after himself
died this morning from cholera in.
fantum. This event has depressed the
General, aud the committees visit to
.. tender tho nominations was i'll consc.
qucncc purely formal.
Mr.. English reached Governors Is.
land ut noon and was heartily greeted
by General Hancock on tho vcranda of
his residence.
The committee left tho New York
Hotel in body with the members ot
the National Committee and other
visitors. The party proceeded ON
board tho steamer Fletcher, and were
landed at Governors Island at 40
y. III. The party went to General
llancock's residence, and upon being
ushcrcd into the parlors General
Stockton. addressing General Hancock.
said:
! GENERAL lIANCoCK-Ih have the hon.
or to Introduce to You Governor
Stephenson, Chairman of the Demo.
cratic National Convention recently
assembled at Cincinnati. have also
the honor of presenting 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 tho people. 1t is IL
source OF great satisfaction to the COM
mittcc in making their announcement
to you to say that your nomination,
was not secured by solicitations of per-
sonal or political friends, but was the
spontaneous action of that Conycn-
ton, actuatcd by patriotic duty. One
OF tho ablcst and wiscst bodies of our
countrymen ever assembled has given
you this nomination with perfect
unanm!ty. And. General. since that
, Convention has adjourned we of that
committee have been to our homes.
We nave seen our constituents, the
Dcmocratic masses and conservative
people OF this country; and with one
accord they ratity the action of that
convention, SO we are bound TO be-
l!cNc, 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 IN
lcritancc Of this people, and shall be
| forever.
And now in the name Of the Nation
nj Democratic party, by virtue of the
| power entrusted to this committee by
ll'c Convention, as lis chairman have
the honor 10 hand to the secretary q
communication in writing Informing
you officially Of your nomination.
General Stockton then handed to the
secretary OF the committee, Mr.. Bell.
an address signed by the committee.
after which it was handed 10 Gcncral
Hancock.
IN reply the latter said:
MIR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF
TIE CoMMITTEE-I appreciate the hon.
or conferred upon INC by the Demo
cratic National Convention lately as
Scmbicd in Cincinnati, and | thank
y"" for !nnr courtesy in making that
iot0r known TO me. rs soon us the
Importance Of the matter permits |
will prepare and send to YOU u s1orni.l
acccplancc Of my nomination for the
Office Of President Of United States.
Those present were introduced to
General Hancock, who had Il few words
VI ".'co'''e 'or each. ...
n'!er lew minutes spent in hand
shaKing general Stockton, turning to
tnc iioh. W IN. II. English, said: "Thc
Cincinnati Convention, with q una
lil'nlty unparalleled. appointed us rs 4
committee to wait upon YOU ut such
'ilnc and place as would be most
agreeable to yon and inform you in
l'crson ana III writing: Of your nomi-
nation. now have the honor to con-
graduate ourselves on the event and
10 present vou, on the part Of the com
mt'ec and III the name Of the National
EonVcnilon OF the Democratic party,
INC Official announcement of your
lomihatlon."
Mr.. English in reply spoke as fol-
lows:
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