The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-08-07
ANDERSON, S. c.. THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST T. 1881
NOTIFYING THE NEXT PRESIDENT.
Governor Cleveland's Reply.

NOTIFYING THE NEXT PRESIDENT
Governor Clevelands Reply.
ALBANY, N. Y, July 29.-The com
mittee of notification met at 10 a. m.
Col. Villas presiding. It was arranged
that the committee should visit the Gov
ernor at $50 p. M. After signing the
official letter the committee adjourned
until 8 p. m. The rain, which had ceased
at noon, set in again about o'clock
Despite the weather Pearl street and
Broadway were lined with people stand.
ing under the shelter of umbrellas. About
the headquarters of Phalanx No. 56
State street, the crowd was greatest. Al
little before o'clock the PhalanS
formed on State street one hundred and
twenty strong. They were attired iu
dark suits, hig white hats and carried
canes. Preceded by the Albany City
band they marched through State street
into Broadway and into the Delavan
House, where the throng was so great
that the streets and sidewalks were al
nost impossible. Here carriages to the
number of forty were provided for the
distinguished statesmen composing the
committee.
About 1856 o'clock the procession got
under way, headed by the band. The
Phalanx marched up Broadway followed
by the committee in carriages. The
Governors residence was reached about
o'clock. An immense concourse of
people was assembled about the Execu-
tive Mansion and police were stationed
about to prevent injurious trespass upon
the grounds surrounding the residence.
The guests were prompt in arriving, and
when the members of the two commit
tees were provided for there was very
little extra space. The ceremony took
place in the large and handsome main
parlor of the mansion. The only at.
tempt at adornment was seen in huge
banks of flowers, which rested upon the
mantels of the parlor and library.
The ceremony was brief but exceed
iDgly impressive. The arrival of the
committees in body was the signal for
concentration in the main parlor. There
the committee of notification took a po.
sition at the south end of the room and
the members of the National committee
on the north. Space was reserved in the
centre, and as soon as preparations were
completed the Governor entered throug b
the main hallway, standing with his
back to the fower-banked mantel. The
ladies of the party stood near the Gov.
ernor at his left. His appearance at the
doorway was the signal for hearty and
spontaneous outburst of hand clapping,
which continued for several minutes.
As soon as this subsided, Col. W. r.
Villas, of Wisconsin, Chairman of the
late Democratic National Convention
and of the notification committee, step
ped slightly forward and addressing the
Governor in clear, resonant tone and
with marked enthusiasm, said:
"Grover Cleveland, Governor of the
State of New York: These gentlemen,
my associates here present, whose voice
I am honored with authority to utter, are
the committee appointed by the National
Democratic Convention which recently
assembled in Chicago, and charged with
the grateful duty of acquainting you Off
cially, and in that solemn and ceremo'
NOUS manner which the dignity and i'm.
portance of the communication demand,
with the interesting result of its delibe.
rations already known to you through
the ordinary channels of news. Sir, that
august body, convened by direct delega-
ton from the Democratic people of the
several States and Territories of the Re-
public, and deliberating under witness of
the greatest assembly of free men ever
gathered to such conference, in fore.
thought of the election which the Con.
stitution imposes on them to make du.
ring the current year, have nominated
you to the people of these United States
to be their President for the next ensu-
ing term of that great Office, and, with
grave consideration of its exalted respon.
sibilities, have confidently invoked their
suffrages to invest you with its functions.
Through this committee the Conventions
high requirement is delivered that you
accept that candidacy. This choice car.
ries with it profound personal respect and
..dmiration, but it has been in no manner
the fruit of these sentiments. The
National Democracy seeks President,
not in compliment for what man is, or
reward for what he has done, but in the
lust expectation of what he will accom-
plish as the true servant of free people,
tit for their lofty trust. Always of mo.
mentous consequence. thew conceive the
public exigency to be now of transcen'
dant Importance that laborious reform
in administration, as we'll as legislation,
is imperatively necessary to the prosperity
and honor of the Republic, and q compe.
tent Chief Magistrate must be of unusual
temper and power. They have observed
with attention your execution of the
public trusts you have held, especially OF
that with which you are now so honorably
invested. They place their reliance for
the usefulness OF the service they expect
to exact for the benefit of the nation
upon the evidence derived from the
services you have performed for the State
of New York. They invite the electors
to such proof of character gnd compe-
tence to Justify their confidence in the
nation as heretofore in the State. Public
business will be administered with com.
mensurate intelligence and ability, with
single hearted honesty and fidelity, and
with resolute and daring fearlessness
which no faction, no combination, no
power of wealth, no mistaken clamor
can dismay or qualify. In the spirit OF
wisdom, invoking the wisdom of the
Divine Creator of the Universe, we
challenge from the sovereignty of the
nation His words in commeDdation and
ratification of our choice: well done,
thou good and faithful servant Thou
hast been faithful over few things; l
will make thee ruler over many things
In further fulfllment Of our duty the
Secretary will now present written
communication signed by the commit
tee."
Col. Villas was several times inter-
rupted by applause. At the close of his
remarks the Hon. Nicholas NJ. Bell, of
Missouri, Secretary of the Committee,
read the following formal address pre-