The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-31
What He Thinks About It.-A
Speech.
The Eastern People Still Agi'
tating the Cattle Question.
ellis Breath SmeIled Badly.
"A Cause for Divorce.
Notifying Hendricks.

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the purpose of notifying candidates
of their nomination arrived last
night. Hendricks is in the Grand
Union hotel and held a private con =
sultation at 1l.20 to take action on
the matter. A committee consist
ing Of Villas, Wis; Waller, Conn
Hooker, Miss and Stockton, N. j (;
was appointed to confer with Hen
bricks and ascertain which Is the
most feasible hour to make the for
msI notific .tion. The committee
returned and stated that Hendricks
wonld be ready at 2 O'clock and the
ceremonies would take place IN the
large parIor at that time. Waller,
Conn, introduced resolution ex-
tending thanks to w. f. Villas, and
Charles M. Bell, secretary of the
committee, for the dignified and in
telligent manner in which they per.
formed their duties.
Long beiole the hour for the cere
mony te take place the parlor OF the
hotel was filed with Handsomely
dressed ladies and gentleman seated
in circle around the space reserved
for the committee. At 10, amid
loud applause from guests the COM
mittee marched in and stoJd in g
circle and Immediately after Mr..
Hendricks followed and took pos
ton in the centre. Upon his arrival
Chairman Villas delivered long and
eloquent address, officially notifying
Governor Hendricks of his nomina"
ton for the vice. Presidency by the
National Democratic Convention,
recounting the interesting circum :
stances Of that nomination, dwelling
particularly on the enthusiasm and
unanimity manifested in the con-
vention hall, Colonel Villas closed
with declaration that it was the
especial desire of the Democracy to
see Governor Hendricks invested
with this dignity, because they
know that once he was given the
title to it by the people and wrong
fully denied its possession.
Mr.. Buell., secretary Of the com
nittee, then read a communication
which had been prepared, and per-
sonally signed by the committee
The document was O formal notifi
cation to Governor Hendricks, that
the national Democratic convention
had nominated him as candidate for
the Office of vice>President of the
United States. Mr.. Hendricks re.
piled as follows.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Committee.
I caunotrealize that a man should
ever stand in the presence of COM
mittee representing more august
body OF men than that which y on
represent. In the language of an
other, the convention was large in
numbers, august in culture, and
patriotic in sentiments; and
may add to that, that because of
the power and the greatne. 8, and
the virtues, and the party which 1t
represented, was itself in every re-
spect very great convention. ZAP
plause.) The delegates came from
all the States and Territories, d
believe too, from the
District of Columbia. (AppIsuse }
They come clothed with power to
express the Judgement and opinions
which are not settled by constitu-
tional law for the purpose of pass
ing upon these questions and select
ing ticket for the people. That
convention embed, they decided
upon the principles they would
adopt as platform; they selected the
candidates that they would propose
TO the party for their support. and
that conventions work was theirs.
have not reached the period when
it is proper for me to consider the
strength and force of the stateA
ments made IN the platform. 1t
is enough for me to know
that it comes at your hands
from that convention addressed to
my patriotic divotion the Demo.
cratic party. applause 1 appre-
cIate the honor that is done me.
need not question, but at the same
time I accept the honor from you
and from the convention. / feel that
the duties and responsibility of the
Office rest upon me also. l know
that sometimes it is understood th ut
the particular Office of Vice. Presi.
dent does not involve much res
sponsibility, and as general thing
that is so; but sometimes it comes
to represent very great response
bilitiee, and it may be so in the neal
future, for at this time the Senate
of the United States stands almost
equally divided between the great
parties, which shall so exactly diff, I
that the Vice. President of the
United States shall have to decide
upon questions OF interest to all by
the exercise of the casting vote.
(Applause.) The responsibility
would then become very great
It would not then be the
responsibility Of representing a
State or district, it would be the
responsibility of representing the
whole country, aud the obligation
would be to the whole country, an6
that vote when cast would be in
and requirements of the people o.
the United States. 1t might be-
gentlemen, that upon another coca.
zion great responsibility would at