Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-31
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
Notification of Hendricks.

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committee appointed by the recent Demo-
cratic National Convention for the purpose
OF notifying the candidates of their nom-
| nations arrived here last night Hendricks
Is at the Grand Union Hotel, and the COM
mlttee held private consultation at l1:2O
to take action on the matter. A commit
tee, consisting of Villas of Wisconsin, Wal
Ter OF Connecticut Hooker of Mississippi,
and Stockton of New Jersey, was appointed
10 confer with Hendricks and ascertain
which was the most feasible hour TO make
the formal notification. The committee re-
| turned and stated that Hendricks would be
| ready at clock, and the ceremonies would
take place III the large parlor at that time.
AT 2:lO amid loud applause from the guests.
the committee marched i'll and stood in n
| circle, and immediately after Mr. Hendricks
followed and took position in the center
| Upon his arrival, Chairman Villas delivered
a long and eloquent address, officially noti-
| flying Governor Hendricks OF his nomina-
| ton for the Nice-Presidency by the Ma
uenal Democratic Convention, recounting
| the interesting circumstances of that NOM
| ination. Colonel Villas closed with the
| declaration that it was the especial desire
of the Democracy to see Governor Hen
| bricks invested with this dignity because
they knew that once he was given a title
to it by the people and was wrongfully
| denied the possession.
THE OFFICIAL NorIFICArIoN-REPLYo OF HEN
! DRICKs.
| Mr., Buell.. Secretary of the committee,
| then read the communication. which had
been prepared and personally signed by the
| committee The document was q formal
notification 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 replied as follows: "Mr.
| Chairman, and Gentlemen of the Com
mittce-I cannot realize that a man should
| ever stand in the presence of committee
| representing more august body of men
! than that which you represent. In the
| language of another, the Convention was
| large i'll numbers, august i'll culture, and
| patriotic in sentiments, and may / add to
that, that because of the power and the
| greatness and the virtues, and the party
which it represented, was itself in every re-
/ spect a very great Convention. Applause
| The delegates came from all the States and
| Territories, and, l believe, too, from the
District of Columbia. [Applause.l They
came clothed with authority TO express
judgments and opinions which are not
! settled by constitutional law; for the pur-
pose of passing upon these questions, and
selecting ticket for the people That
Convention assembled. They decided upon
the principles they would adopt as a plat
| form. They selected the candidates that
! they would propose to the party for its
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
statements made i'll the platform. 1t is
| enough for me 10 know that it comes at
your hands from that Convention, adj
dressed TO my patriotic devotion to the
Democratic party. [Applause.l | appre-
| ciate the honor that is done me. | did not
request it, but at the same time ! accept
! the honor from you, and from the Conven-
| ton. feel that the duties and response
| bility Of the Office rest upon me also. |
know that sometimes il is understood that
| the particular office, that of Vice-President,
| does not involve much responsibility, and
as general thing that is so; but some
| times it comes TO represent very great re-
sponsibilities, and it may be so in the near
future For at this time the Senate of the
United States stands almost equally di-
vided between the great parties, which may
| so exactly differ that the Fice-Presi-
dent of the United States shall have to
decide upon questions of interest to all by
| the exercise of the castingvote. Applause.
| The responsibility would then become very
great 1t would not then be the response
/ bility of representing State or district.
1t would be the responsibility of represent
ing the whole country, and the obligation
would he TO the judgment of the whole
country; and that vote, when thus cast,
would be in obedience to the Just expecta-
tiOns and requirements Of the people of the
! United States. 1t might be- gentlemen
that upon another occasion a great respon-
sbility would be attached to this office. II
might occur that under circumstances of
some difficulty don't think il will be at
| the next election, but il may occur-thc
| President of the Senate will have to take
| his part i'll the counting of the electoral
| vote; and allow me to say that that
duty is not to be exercised by any
set of men or party, but in obedi-
ence to 4 higher authority. Applause ]
F; Gentlemen, you have referred to the fact
that am honored by this nomination in
a very special degree. l accept the sug-
gestion that in this candidacy | will repre-
sent the right OF the people to choose their
own rulers-that right that is above all,
that lies beneath all for if the people are
denied the right to choose their own officers
according to their own judgment, what
shall become of the rights of the people,
and what shall become of free government?
| If the people select not their officers, how
shall they control the laws, their adminis-
tration and their execution So in the
| suggestion that III this candidacy repre-
sent that right of the people, as you have
suggested, great honor has devolved upon
me by the confidence of the Convention
| AT Chicago. As soon as it may be convent
| ent and possible to do SO, | shall address
you more formally in respect to the letter
yor have given me. | thank you, gentle
| ! n.
At the close of Mr. Hendricks remarks
hearty applause was given, and he was in
troduced to each member of the committee,
and general handshaking followed; after
which the people paid their respects to Mr..
Hendricks, and then quietly dispersed.
Press Comments on the Notification Pro-
| ceedings.
New YORK, July 30th.-The comments
of the Times, Herald, and other anti-Blaine
papers on the proceedings at Albany yes
| terday are in curious contrast with the edi-
torials in the same papers four months ago
on the Democratic party and its leader.
The Herald says: "There is tone OF
Democratic simplicity and an air of digni-
fed sincerity in the formal proceedings OF
notification, and i'll the speeches, charac-
teristic of the men and the occasion, and
atrical demonstrations at Augusta
The Times says "Clevelands speech is
highly characteristic. 1t expresses his
deep devotion TO the interests of the people
which is the keynote of his official career
He has never recognized the claims of in
dividuals, nor the advantages of party, rs
something distinct from epublic interest ,
The Times is forced to declare however
that Clevelands conceptions are so much
higher and better than his party, that in
nominating him it has reached toward 8
more exalted standard than it has hereto
fore maintained.
The Tribune dismisses the proceedings in
dozen lines, and says there was the
soiemnity of Il funeral about them. II
recognizes, however, that the prominent
point of Cleyeland's speech was that he was
Democrat through and through and rep
resented Democratic principles only. When
he finished, he remarked that what he said
astrite. We agree with him; il was very
trite
The SIM still sulks, and does not ever
refer to the proceedings editoriaily, but un-
der the head of Hendricks exclaims: "Al
attacks made upon Hon. Thomas Andrew:
Hendricks by our Republican contempor
aries are vain. He has been q candidate
for Vice-President before, and was triumph
antly elected, carrying New York and In
diana If he led the ticket, instead o
t figuring in the second place, there would
be glory in the campaign"
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