Daily Republican., 1884-07-31
NOTIFYING HENDRICKS.
MAY BE AROUND. WHEN THE
VOTE Is COUNTED.

SARATOGA, N. Y, July 30.--Mr
Hendricks was notified to-day by the
Democratic Committee of his no nj
nation for the Vice-Presidency. rhe
ceremony took place in the large iar-
ior of the Grand Union Hotel. l. ing
before the arrival of the hour fixed for
1t the beautiful parlor was filled with
handsomely dressed ladies and gentle.
men seated in circle around the space
reserved for the committee.
At 2.1O o'clock, amid loud applause
from the assembled guests. the COM
mtttee marched inand stood In u circle,
followed Immediately after By Mr..
Hendricks, who took his position in the
centre of the group. Upon his arrival,
Chairman Villas delivered the address
of notification, In which he referred to
the success of machinations, of fraud
and conspiracy" in 1876 and said.
!" The vindication of exact Justice will
be most complete when you shall be re.
elected, now that you may be trium-
phantly inaugurated to your rightful
chair of office"
The Secretary of the comm ittee then
read the formal address, which also
alludes to the great critne.''
MR.. HENDRICKS REPLY.
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of the
Committee-- / cannot realize that q
man should ever stand in the presence
OF committee representing Il more au-
gust body of men than that which you
represent. In the language of anolher,
the Convention was large i'll num-
bers, august in culture and patriotic
in sentiments aud, may / noB add
TO that, that because of the power
and the greatness and the virtues Of
the party which it represented it
was itself in every respect a very
great Convention. [Applause.1 The
and Territories, and 1 believe, too.
from the District of Columbia. APP
plause].
They came clothed with authority
| to express Judgment and opinion on all
| the que stiors which are notsettled by
| constitutional law: for the purpose II
passing upon those questions and select
ing ticket for the people that con.
vention assem- bled. They decided
| upon the principles that they would
! adopt as a platform. They selected
the candidates that they would propose
to the party for their support, and that
Convention work was theirs. have
not reached the period when it was
proper for Inc to consider the strength
and force of the statements made on the
platform. 1t is enough for me TO know
that 1t comes at your hands from that
Convention addressed to my patriotic
devotion to the Democratic party.
) Applause.
! appreciate the honor that Is done.
! need not question that. But at the
same time that l accept the honor from
yoh ana from the Convention, feel that
the responsibilities of the off .e rest an
on me Also ! kuow ii at sometimes IL
; ~ understood that this particular office
t-that OF Vice Prosidant--does not in
Volye much responsibility, and IS a
general thing that is so but sometimes
. II comes to repre- 'ent very great respon-
slbilltleS, AMI it may be so in the near
tuturs, tor at this time the Senate Of
the United States stands almost equally
divided between the two grea. parties,
and 1t may be that those two great par
tles shall 30 exactly differ that the
Vice President of the United States
snail have to decide upon questions Of
law by the exerc Use of the casting vote.
Applause
The responsibility would thnn become
,4very great. 1t would not then be the
responsibility of rep -esenting a State
or district. 1t would be the respon-
sibility OF representing the whole coun-
Try, and the obligation would be to the
| that vote when thus cast should be
| i'll obedience to the the just expecta-
tions and requirements of the people of
the United States. 1t m light be, gen.
tlemen, that upon another occasion the
responsibility would attach TO this
office.
"It might occur that under circnm-
stances Of some Difficulty, don't think
1t will be next election, but it uay
occur under circumstances of some diff
tculty, the President of the Senate
will have to take his part in the count.
ing or the electoral vote, and allow me
to say that duty is not to be discharged
In obedience to any set ofmen or to any
party, but in obedience to higher
authority. Applause Gentlemen,
you have referred to the fact that 1 am
hoDored by this nomination in q very
special degree.
| accept the suggestion, that in this
candidacy l will represent the right of
the people to choose their own rulers /;
that right that is above all, that lies be-
meath 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
at all? What shall become OF free 6 sov.
ern,nent if the people select not their
officers How shall they control the
| laws, their administration and their
execution ? So that, in sue costing that
In this candidacy represent the right
of the people as you have suggested,
a great honor has devolved upon
me by the confidence of the Conven-
! tion.
As soon as it may be cor yenientand
possible to do so l will add ess you nor Q
form ally in respect to the letter you
have given me. 1 thank, you gent le-
men," Applaase]
At the close of Mr.. Hendricks re-
marks hearty applause was given and
he was introduced to each member Of
the Committee, and general hand snak-
ing followed, after which the assem- bled
audience paid their respects to Mr.. Hem
bricks and then quietly dispersed. The
audience was composed of very promi-
nent people. '7