St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-31
The Committee Net Mr.. Hend-
rickS at Saratoga Yes
terday
sand Told Him of His Second Nomina-
ti0n to the Office of Vice
President.
The Speeches Made and the Hope Expressed
That he Night Again be
Elected

Elected.
SARATOGA, July 3O.-Long before the hour for
the ceremony to take place the paflor Of the
hotel was filed with handsomely dressed ladies
and gentlemen, seated in circle around the
space reserved for the committee.
At 2:1O, amid loud applause from the guests,
the committee marched ia and stood in a circle,
and Immediately after MIR. Hendricks folio wed
and took q position in the centre. Upon his ar
rival Chairman Villas delivered the following ad-
dress:
COL. Villas ADDRESS.
Gov. Thomas \. Hendricks, OF Indiana, the
great national council OF the constitutional
Democracy of the Union, held at Chicago within
this month Of July constituted this committee
before you, by selection from each Of the
several states and territories of our country and
commissioned it the official voice of
the party to declare to You in fit
ting terms and with an appropriate
ceremony not only the testimony of its respect
for your abilities and character, but in pledge
Of its consideration of its interest of the nation
that you nave been nominated by that party TO
the people to be their vice president of the United
States for the ensuing term of the exalted trust.
That honorable duty We have iourneyed here
from every part of this wide land with pride and
pleasure in the manner, 10 discharge. The in
terestng circumstances Of that nomination can't
be unknown to you and can be but gratifying to
the sensibihties of any right minded man. 1t
was well understood in that convention that such
distinction was won there unsOnght and
undesired by you, yet sir, after many others
were presented, your name was suggested, fol-
lowed by repeated seconds. Every other one
was Withdrawn and amid universal acclaim the
roll call responded TO your unanimous choice.
Then in exquiz ite enthusiasm the convention and
the vast assemblage joined with cheer and hymn
in prolonged out5urst Of gratifed satisfaction.
Sir, though Indana's favored citizens may enjoy
with a just pride peculiar honor in the distin-
gcished services you have rendered your party,
the state and the nation, and may feel peculiar
attachment for the endearng qualities of your
heart and mind, be assured the Democracy
Of the nation participate in that
sense Of honor and atTectionate regard in hardly
b less degree They witnessed your long and
honorable career in the performance of highly
public trusts, sometimes nobly contending as a
soldier in the ranks for the principles of constf-
tutonal liberty, but always with firm devotion
and answering fidelity to the interests and rights
of the people, and nov they confidently expect
OF your patriotism to yield professional wishes
and undertake the labors Of their candidacy, as
on their part the people can securely repose on
the ripe experience of your years and wisdom to
most satisfactorily meet allresponsibilites of the
high Office to which you will be called
The convention felt, as the nation
will approve that it serving the spirit of the
constitution Wnen III designated Tor wee prest-
dent citizen worthy and competent to execute
the highest function of its chief magistracy It
is an especial desire of the Democracy, sir to see
you invested with this particular dignity because
they know, now all the world knows, that once
you were rghtfully given title to it by the people
and wrongfuy denied its possession BY the sue
cess of machinatiOn, OF fraud and conspiracy and
vindcation of exact Justice will be most complete
when yOu shnll 10 reelected, andg,that you
may be now triumphantly inaugurated to your
rightful chair OF Office. This sentiment has given
direction to the personal consideration of the
Democracy so abundantly manifested in the re-
cent convention, and will stir 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, permit us, one and all, to express the
highest esteem and regard in the more enduring
execution of their duty. The committee have
prepared and personally signed a written com
munication which the secretary will now read.
ADDRESS OF THE SECRETARY.
At this point, Mr.. Bell, the secretary, read
The following address:
New YORK STATE, July 90, 1ss4-Hon Thos
A Hendricks, of Indiana sir: The honor land
pleasure OF officially notifying you of your nom
ination as the candidate of the national Demo
cratic party in the election about to occur for
the office Of vice president OF the United States
whereby the convention recently held at Chicago
conferred upon the undersigned as a committee
OF that body designated to represent in our per
sons the several states and territories, in the
grateful performance OF the duty we are entitled
10 express the admiration of the con-
vention and the party for your
long services, personal qualities and
character, and of your distinguished public
service and main taiuance of the pr;Acip,es and
objects which are believed best calculated TO
promote the security, happiness and welfare of
the people and especial satisfaction IN the minds
Of ali good men must follow your election. From
the reelection that in your person the testimony
will be peculiarly given that the American people
are never conscious or willing instruments of the
great public crime by which, through fraudulent
returns and fragrant disregard Of
truth aud justice, others were seated
In those hich offices to which
Samuel J. Tildeu and yourself were rishtfully
chosen in 1875 rs well as of the patriotism of
your great submission in confident reliance upon
the Justice OF the people for vindcatinr An
eugrossed copy OF the declaration of the princi-
pies and policy made by tae convention is sub
mitted with this communication for your exam
inajIon, and we may surely expect your loyal
devotion IN the cause of our party to accept the
candidacy imposed by your nomination we have
the honor to be with great respect, Wm. \. Villas
president, Nicholas NJ Bell secretary, and the
remaining members of the committee.
MIR. Hendricks replied follows;
Mf. HENDRICKS REPLY
Mr. Chairman. and gentlemen of the commit
tee, cannot realize that a man should ever
stand in the presence of a committee represent
ing more august body Of men than thst which
you represe {. In the language OF another, the
convention was lSrse in numbers august in cul-
ture and patriotic in sentiments, and may not
and to that, that because Of the power, and the
greatness and the virtues and the party which IL
represented it was itself. and in every respect
very great convention. lApplsuse.l The dele
gates came from all the states and territories and
believe. too, from the District
OF Columbia. Applause. They came clothed
with authority 70 express judgment and opinion
upon ali these questions which are not settled by
the constitutional law, for tie purpose of pass
ing upon those questions and selecting ticket
for the people That convention assembled and
they decided upou the principles that they would
adopt Is platform. They selected the candi-
dstes that they would propose to the party for
their support, and that conventions work was
theirs. l have not yet reached the period when
IL il proper for me TO consider
statements made in the platform. Il IS enough
for me q know that ii comes AZ your hands from
fhst convention addressed 20 my patriotic devo-
ton to the Democrats party. .appiaUse | aD-
ureefste the honor that is done ne. l need not
question but at the same time that accept the
honor from y0u and from the convention I feel
thst the duties aud responsibility OF the Office
VII rest upon me also / know that sometimes
Il ia understood that this particular Office,
that Of vice president does not involve mach
r,spoasibiltv and as a general thing that is 50,
hut sorneti,nes il comes 10 represent very grea.