The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-31
HENDRICKS INFORMED.
Col. Villas and His Co. Committeeman
End Their Mission.
A NUMBER OF LADIES PRESENT.
Saratoga the Scene Of the Ceremony
Address of Col. Villas Address of
Mr.. Bell-Reply of MIR. Hem
bricks - Minor Notes.

SARATOGA, n. Y, July 3O.-Long be-
fore the hour for the ceremony to take
place the parlor of he hotel was filed
with handsomely dressed ladies and
gentlemen, seated in circle around the
space reserved for the committee. At
2lO, amid loud applaase from the guests,
the committee marched in and stood in
a circle. Immediately after Mr.. Hen
bricks followed and took his position in
the center. On his arrival, the Chair
man, Col. Villas, deli erred the following
address:
col. Villas 10 Mt HENDRICKs.
Gov. Thomas A. Hendlicks, of Indiana;
The great National council of the con-
stitutional Democracy of the Union,
held at Chicago within this month of
July, constituted this committee now
before you by selection from each of the
several States and Territories of our
country, and commissioned it as the of
| fetal voice of the party to declare to Won
in fitting terms and with appropriate
| ceremony, not only in testimony of its
| respect for your abilities and character,
but in pledge of its consideration of its
own interest and that of the Nation
that you have been nominated. by that
party to the people to be the Vice-Pres
dent Of the United States for the ensu-
ing term of that exalted trust. That
honorable duty we have iourned hither
from every part of this wide land with
pride and pleasure in this manner to
discharge
THE INTERESTING CIRCUMSTANCES
of that nomination cannot be unknown
to you, and could not but be gratifying
| TO the sensibilities of any right-minded
man. 1t was well understood i'm that
convention that such a distinction was
won there unsought and undesired by
| you. Yet sir, after many others had
! been presented, your name was suggest
ed, followed by repeated secondings,
every other withdrawn, and amidst
universal acclaim, the roll call respond
ed with your name as the unanimous
choice. Then, in e9uisite enthusiasm
the convention with the vast surround
| ing assemblage, joined with cheers and
| hymns in Il prolonged outburst of graft
fled satisfaction. Sir, though Indianas
| first citizen may enjoy with just pride a
peculiar honor, in the distinguished
services you have rendered your party,
your State and the Nation, aud may feel
peculiar attachment for the
END AIRING QUALITIES
OF your heart ana NINA, be assured the
Democracy Of the Nation participate in
that sense of honor and aileetionate re-
gard i'm hardly less degree. They wit
messed your long and honorable career,
sometimes in the faithful performance
of high public trusts, sometimes nobly
contending as n solCier in the ranks for
| principles of Constitutional liberty, but
always with firm levOtion and un-
swerving fidelity TO the interests and
rights of the people, and now they con-
iidently expect of your patriotism to
yield all professional wishes, and un-
dertake labors of their candidacy rs on
their part the people eau. securely re.
pose upon the ripe experience of your
years and wisdom to most satisfactorily
meet all responsibilities of that high Of
flee TO which You will be called. The
convention felt as the Nation will ap
| prove, that il was serving the spirit OF
the constitution when it designated for
| q Nice-President a citizen so worthy and
competent to execute The highest func
| tions of its chief magistracy. 1t is an
especial desire of the Democracy, sir, TO
see you invested with this
PARTICULAR DIGNITY,
because they know, rs now all the
world knows, that once you were right-
fully given the title to il by the people
and wrongfully denied its possession by
the success of fraud and conspiracy, and
the vindication of exact justice will hp
most complete whom YOU shall he re-
elected, and that you may be now tri-
| umphantly inaugurated TO your rightful
char OF Office. This sentiment has
! given rise to the personal consideration
and admiration o the Democracy 50
Ibundaufly manifested in the recent
| 'pnVcntion, and viii stir a responsive
I roh in the hearts of all good men. In
! lpishng the grateful Offices which I'M
der the partial favor of these gentlemen,
my distinguished associates have AS
| signed me, permit us, one and all, 10
| express the highest esteem and regard In
more enduring execution of duty. The
committee have prepared and prrsougj-
| ly signed a communication, which the
Secretary will now read.
At his point, Mr.. Bell, the secretary,
read he following address:
Sc RE AIRY RFLL TO 'IR. NE DRtCRs.
| New YORK, Jul %, SSi; 10 Hon. Thomas 4,
| Hcudri ks, O Indiana:
SIN: The honor aud pleasure of oili-
cially notifying you of your nomination
| as the candidate of the National Demo-
cratic party in the election about to occur
for the office OF Nice-prosdent of the
United States, We're, by the convention
| recently held at Chicago, conferred upon
the undersigned, rs a committee of that
body, designated to represent in our
| persons the several States and Terrific
ries, ln grateful performance the duty
we are entitled to express the admira
ton of the convention and the party for
yonr long services, personal qualities
and character, and for your distin-
guished public service and maintainance
of the principle and objects which are
believed best calculated to promote
| thn NpfuarilN hnnnfpnsg aud Vvnl lnssa a
the people and especial satisfaction i'm
the minds of all good men must follow
your election from the reflection that IN
yOur person the testimony will be pecu-
| liarly given that the American people
were nevor conscious or willing instru-
mcnts of the great public crime by
| which through fraudulent returns and
ilagrant disregard of truth and Justice
utncrs were souted in these high offices
to which Samuel J. Tilden and yourself
| were rlghuully chosen in 1876, as well
rs of the patriotism OF your great sub
mission in the confident reliance upon
the justice of the people for vindicStion.
An engrossed copy of the declaration of
principles aud policy, made 10y the con
vontiob~ is submitted with the cORlmu-
uication for your examination an1 we
may surely expect your loyal devotion
IN the cause OF our party to accept the
candidacy imposed hy your nomination.
We have the honor to be with great
respect,
lSigned.
WM. Il. Villas,
NICHOLAS III. BELL, President.
Secretary.
and the remaining members of the eom-
mittee.
MIR. HENnRiCiIs' m PLY.
Mr:Hendrieks replied as follows; "ur.
Chairman and ron lnmpu Of tnp Com