Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-31
HENDRICKS ACCEPTS.
Tsr CEREMUNy AT sAKAToaA
Tho Address OF Col. Was aud bis Commit
tee-pignified Response of mr. men
dr,cks.-The Letters to FOLLOW.

tho Democratic ticket was formally pre-
sented with the result Of the Chicago con-
| ycntion, most of "the visiting statesmen -
| went home and only the body charged with
the duty of notifying the candidates went
| to Saratoga. This naturally detraoted
something from the Importance OF this
occasion and but for the presence OF many
| guests there would not have been much
OF demonstration. Most all Of the
members of the notification committee
came Tuesday night, AID about eleven
o'clock next morning the body met in the
parlor of the Grand Union and proceeded
to business. After an hours session, de-
voted mostly 10 speech making, sub
committee, consisting Of Colonel Villas,
| General Hooker, OF Mississippi; Governor
| Waller, Of Connecticut, and OK Senator
stockton, Of New Jersey, was appointed
| to visit Governor Hendricks and inquire
| his wishes as TO the hour and place at
which tho business Of the day should be
| transacted. The vice presidential candi'
| date named two o'clock aud the rarlor OF
the hotel as the place of meeting. When
the sub committee returned to the room,
an onterprising photographer proceeded to
take picture of the committee in session
and he declares his purpose TO present to
Governor Cleveland and Mr.. Hendricks a
copy of his work.
The scene IN the psrlor.
Shortly after one O'Clock the ladies'
large parlor Of the hotel was prepared for
the occasion, Policemen were stationed
about to keep out the crowd and only
favored guests were admitted. Just before
two o'clock the committee on notification
| mled in and formed scmi- circle in
the end of the room. There were
| few gentlemen besides the committee
| present, for the national and congressional
| committees that were in Albany Tuesday
were absent to-day. The room was, how.
ever, crowded with richly dressed ladies
and the sceue was very pleasing one. Mrs
| Hendricks, q small woman, with specta
| cles, was OF course the centre OF attraction
| for the ladies'. She has strong, regular
features, deuoting great strength of char.
acter, aud was attirei in very becoming
dress of black silk. Mrs. 4. +. Stewart,
sat by her side, as her husband came into
| the room leaning upon the arm of Colonel
Baunster, of Indiana, and ex Congressman
Stephenson, Of Illinois. lie was received
with applause as he took his position with.
in the semi circle.
Colonel ynss' speech,
Before the secretary of the committee
read its formal address, Mr.. Villas made
speech, in the course of which he said
"Sir, though Indiaua's favored citizens
may enjOin with just pride peculiar
honor IN the distinguished services you
have rendered your party, your state and
the nation, and may feel a peculiar attach
ment for the endearing qualities OF your
| heart aud mind, be assured that the De-
mocracy Of the nation participates IN that
sense of honor and affectiOnatc regard in
hardly less degree. They witnessed your
| long and honorable cIreer, sometimes in
the faithful performance Of high public
trusts sometimes nObly cONteuding as a
soldier in the ranks for the principles of
| constitutional liberty, but always with
| firm devotion and answering fidelity to
the interests and rights of the people !; and
now they confidently expect Of your pa
triOtism TO yield all professional wishes,
and undertake the labOrs of their candi-
date, as on their part the people can Sc
curely repose upon the ripe experience of
your years and wisdom 70 most satisfao
torily meet all the responsibilities OF the
high office 10 which you will be called.
The convention felt, as the nation will
approve, that it was serving the spirit OF
the constitution when il designated for
vice president citizen worthy and COM
the chief magistracy. II is an especial de
sire Of the Democracy, sir, to see you in
vested with this particular dignity, be-
! cause they know, as now al! tho world
knows, that once you were rIghtfully given
| title to il by the people and wrOngiully
denied its possession by the success of
mach!uatiUns, of fraud and conspiracy
and the yindicatiOn OF exact justica will be
most complete when you shall be re-
| elected, now that you may be triumphantly
| inaugurated to your rightful chair OF office.
This sentiment has given discretion to the
personal consideration and admiration
OF the Democracy so abuudautly mani.
| tested in the recent convention, and will
stir q responsive throb in the hearts of all
good men. In finishing the grateful office
which the partial favor of these gentlemen,
my distinguished associates, has assigned
me, permit us, one and all, to express the
highest esteem and regard. Ia a more
enduring execution OF its duty the com,
mittee has prepared and personally signed
a written communication, which the sec
retary will now read.
MIR Hendricks Address
Mr.. Hendricks responded as follows
M ChGtrm"n and Gentlemen Of he Commit
tee!
| cannot realize that man should ever
stand IN the presence of q committee rep.
Iesentlng a more august body Of men thar
that which you represent. Ia the Language
OF another, the convention was large il
numbers, august IN culture aud patriotic
III sentiments" and may not add to thai
that because of the power and tho great
ness and tho virtues Of the party which il
, represented II was itself in every respect
great convention. Applause. The del
egates came from all tho states and terri
tories, and | believe two from the Distric
OF Columbia | Applause They cam,
clothed with authority to express iudgmen
aud opinion on all those questions which
are not settled by constitutional law, fo
the purpose Of passing upon those ques
tons and Beecting q t!oket for the peo
pie that convention assembled. The,
decided upon the principles that theI
would adopt as II platform. They selected
tho candidates that they would propose t,
tho party for their support and that con
yenti0n work was theirs.
have net reached tho period wheu /
was proper for mo TO consider the strength
|. and iorce OF tho statements made in tn
platform. 1t Is enough for me to know
that 1t comes at your hands from tha
convention addressed to my patriots
devotion to the Democratic party. ZAP
plause.l | appreciate the honor that i
done me. / need not question that. Blu
, at the same time that | accept tho honor
from you and from the convention | fee
that the duties and responsibility of tn
al l.