The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-22
BLAINE NOTIFIED
That He Has Been Nominated,
And He Calamity Accepts.

SUUu0 Il lively appear duCcs ohO A0A6
before the lime the committee ap'
pointed by the national committee
to notify Blaine of his nomination
to perform that duty, q considerable
crowd had collected around Augusts
to gaZs with curiosity upon mem
bers of the committee. A ci cua
being also in town, brought out vest
nam osrs of people, who, with the
allied attraction Of the national
committee and the sawdust ring
seemed disposed to make the cay a
general holiday. Promptly at II
O'Clock the committee proceeded in
g body to Blaine's residence, and
were received by Mrs. Blaine. Ii
was suggested that the present ton
address be made upon the lawn.
Accordingly the committee and
guests proceeded to well-shsded
portion of the grounds, where a
semi-circle was formed and all pre-
sent stood with uncovered heade,
making an impressive scene. The
rustliDg of the spreading branches
of the great elms and the buZzing OF
insects were the only sounds to dis.
turb the stiffness. When all was in
readiness, Blaine was escorted to
the lawn, where ne stood within the
semi-circIe. General Henderson
then stepped forward and presented
the address of the committee. He
spoke as follows:
Mr.. Blaine.-YOur nomination
for the Office of President of the
United States, by the National Re~
publican Convention recently assem-.
bled at Chicago is already known to
you. The gentlemen before you,
constituting committee composed
Of one member from each State and
Territory of the country, and one
from the District of Columbia, now
come as the accredited organ of that
convention. TO give you formal
notice of the nomination and to re-
quest your acceptance thereof. 1t
IL of course known to you that be. |
sides your own, several other names
among the most honored In the
councils Of the Republican party
were presented by their friends as |
for the nomination. |
Between your friends and the
friends of others so Justly
to the respect and |
confidence of their p ,litical friends,
the contest was a generous rivalry,
free from any faint Of bitterness,
and equally free from the reproach
Of injustice. at an early stage o
the proceedings of the convention,
It became manifest that Republic-l
ans, whose aid must be invoked at
'he last to insure success to the
icket, earnestly desired your nom
nation. 1t was equally mantle st
hat the desire so earnestly ex-
oresaed by the delegates from those
states was but tFnthfulI
ELECTION of the popular dem md.
It is not thoughG nor pretended
hat this densnd had its orr lin in
my ambitious cesWes of your own
L in the organized work OF your
rlends, put it was recognized as 5
What it truthfully is, the spontane- ,
us expression 10y the people OF love /
nd admiration of your virtues. It t
not claimed chat the nomination
would gve satisfaction to every q
member of the party. This was 8
lot to be expected in a country so
xtended and 80 varied in interests. q
he nomination of Lincoln disap. q
.olnted so many hopes, and over 9
nreT so many cherished la
that for a short f
me the dissatisfaction threatened O
ripen into open revolt. in discon- q
int so pronounced as to lmpel n
'rge masses OF the party to organ 8,
ed opposition to its nominees. For f,
lany weeks after the nomination Fl
Garf1eld in 80, defeat seemed In Al
In each case the shock OF al
appointment was followed by at
'ber second thought, individu j tc
references gradually yielded 10 the Ct
'nvlctlons of public duty: the of
of patriotism finally rose FIR
ipefior to limitations and amin 1si~ pl
es; our party in every trial has se
own stronger in the face of danger. III
rendering you the nomination, d.
gives US pleasure to remember th
lose great measures which fur "
shed the causes for the party con- DC
atulations by the late convention Eth
Chicago, and which are now crys. pl
lied into the legislation of the fr
untry; measures which have in
heightened and digniied the ma br
IN, and while they elevated and ad. of
need, the people have at all times tb
"a on all proper occasions received tb
ur earnest and valuable support. ge
was your good fortune TO aid in TO
otecting the nation against the at
'sults of armed treason. You fe
ere present and helped TO unloose 10
9 shackles of the slave. You as of
ted the placing of new guaran~ ia
3 of freedom in the Federal Con tic
tuition; your voics was potent bi
rVlng the national faith, when &c
ise theories Of finance would tr,
We blasted national and indi- its
dual prosperity. We kindly yo
member you as a fast friend yo
honest money, com mercisl Ike
tegrity, all that pertains to she uu
'urity and repose OF capt. "a :, the ci,
entity OF labor manhood, elevation on
d freedom of the people, the sh
'ht OF the oppressed t. demand tut
d the duty Of government to an
ora protection, your public ats on
,elVe the unqualified endorsement orr