Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-08-01
HENDRICKS KNOWS IT NOW.

HENDRICKS KNOWS IT NOW.
He Has been Officially Notified of His
Nomination'for the Vice Presidency.
Albany, July 30-Long before the
hour for the ceremony to take place the
parlor of the hotel was filled with hand
somely dressed ladies and gentlemen
seated in circle around the space re.
served for the committee.
At2:10 p. M, amid loud applause from
the guests, the committee marched in
and stood IN a circle. aud Immediately
alter Nr. Hendricks followed and took q
position IN the center. Upon his arrival
Chairman Villas delivered long and
eloquent address, officially notifying
Gov. Hendricks of his nomination for
vice president by the national democrat.
lc convention, recounting the interesting
circumstances OF that nomination, and
dwelling particularly upon the enthusi.
asm manifested in the convention hall
Col. Villas closed with the declaration
that it was the special desire of demo.
Gratis to see Gov Hendricks invested with
this dignity, because they know that once
he was given the title by the people and
wrongfully denied its possession.
Mt. Bell. secretary of the committee,
then read communication which had
been prepared and respectively signed
the formal notification TO Gov. Hen.
bricks that the national democratic con.
| vention had nominated him as candi.
date for the Office of vice president of the
United States.
Hendricks rep1ied as fotjows.
| Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of the
committee: L cannot realize that man
should ever stand in the presence of q
committee representing more august
body of men than that which yon rep.
resent. In the language of another:
1.-The convention was large in number,
august in culture and patriotic in senti-
ment," and may not add to that that
because of the power and the greatness
and the virtues and the party which it
represented it was itself in every respect
q very great convention. Applause]
The delegates came from ali the states
and territories, and believe, too, from
the District of Columbia. IApplausel
They came clothed with authority to
express judgment and opinion upon all
these questions which are not settled by
constitutional law, for the purpose OF
passing upon the question and selecting
ticket for the people. That convention
assembled there decided upon the
principle they would adopt as {
platform. They selected the candi
dates that they would propose te
the party for support, and that conven.
tion's work was theirs. / have not
reached the period when it was proper
for me to consider the strength and force
OF its statement made in the platform. II
Is enough for me to know that it comes
at your hands from that convention, ad
dressed to my patriotic devotion to tht
democratic party. (Appiause). I ap
preciate the honor that Is done me- But
8 at the same time that accept the homo
, from you and from the convention 1 fee
that the duties and responsibility of th,
Office are upon me also. I know that o
the same time it isunderstoed that th1
particular office, that of vice. president
t does rot involve much responsibility
and as general thing that is so. Blu
sometimes 1t comes to represent yer,
great responsibilities, and it may be 6,
e in the near future, for at this time th
| senate of the United States stand
i equally divided between the grea
parties, and it may be that these tw
great parties shall so exactly differ tina
the vice-president OF the United State
shall have to decide upon questions {
{ law by the exercise of tn
, casting vote. Applause The responS
> biity would then become very grea
= :. 1t would not then be the responsibilit
~ of representing state or district,
!. would be the responsibility OF represen
. ing the whole country, and the oblig
u - ton would be subject to the judpmel
- of the whole country, and that vote whe
~, 80 thus cast would be ID obedience to IL
'e just expectations and requirements
. the people of the United States. It migl
es be, gentlemen, that, upon another o.
- casion great responsibility would attac
u to the office. 1t might occur that und,
~ circumstances of some difficulty-I don
~ !. think it will be at the next election
I. but it may occur under circumstances
~ some difficulty, that the president of IL
'ss senate will have to take his part in II
- counting of the electoral vote, and allo
" me to say that that duty Is not to
dispargead to high authority. Applause
Gentlemen, you have referred to ii
fact that am honored by this nomin
o. tion in very special degree. accel
~ the suggestion that in this candidacy
n. will represent the rights Of the peop
i. to choose their own rulers, that rig
u. that is above all, that lies beneath a
I'd for if the people are denied the right
re choose their own officers according
KS their own judgment, what shall becon
ut of the people at all? What shall b
a come of the free government if the pc
A pie select not their officers? How sht
p. they control the laws, their administr
sr, tion and their execution? So th
es in the suggestion that IN tt
ip candidacy I represent that right of Il
le people, as you have suggested, gre
1t. honor has been devolved upon me by t
~ confidence in tho convention. AS so
as it may be convenient and possible
do SO, I will address you more formal
in respect to the letter you have Civ
I'd me. | thank you, gentlemen.
:. At the close Of Mr.. Hendricks remar
- hearty applause was given and he "
g. introduced to each member of the col
lis mittee and general lhandshaking followe
he after which the people paid their respet
w to Mr.. Hendricks and then quietly d
~ persed.