Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-07
HENDRICKS WILL ACCEPT
HE IS FORM ALLY NOTIFED OF HIS
AOMIR4TIO
Mr. Hendricks Visited af Saratoga
by the CanveDtiOn committee ana
Informed Of sHIs Nontnafion-Mis
Remarks slres1ed with Appinuse.


SARATOGA, July 30.--The ceremony Of
notifying Mr.. Hendricks Of his nomina.
ton IS Vies President took place this
afternoon.
Long before the hour arrived for the
ceremony to take place the beautiful par
lor OF the hotel was filed with hand
somely dressed ladies and gentlemen n
seated in circle around the space re-
served for the committee. At 2.10 O'Clock
amid loud applause from the assembled
guests, the committee marched in and
stood in circle, followed Immediately
after by Mr.. Hendricks, who took his
position In the centre Of the group. Upon
his arrival Chairman Villas delivered an
address, which was followed by the read
ing Of the oommittes's official notification.
Mr.. Hendricks replied rs follows:
MR.. HENDRICKS REPLY.
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen OF the COM
mittee: cannot realize that man Bhould
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 in num-
bera, august in culture and patriotic In senti-
ments,' and, may not add to that, that be.
cause OF the power and the greatness and the
virtues of the party which it represented it
was itself in every respect very great CON-
yention. LApplause.l The delegates came
from all the states and territories, and be-
lieye, too, from the District Of Columbia.
[Applause.l They came clothed with
authority to express judgment and
opinion on all the questions which
are not settled by constitutional
law for the purpose Of passing upon those
questions and selecting ticket for the peo-
pie that convention assembled. They do
Oidad "a rnRit,riF,lao that AHaty
adopt as q platform. They selected tho
candidates that they would propose to the
party for their support, and that convention
work was theirs. l have not reached the
period when it WAS proper for me to consider
the strength and force Of the statements
made in the platform. 1t is enough for me
to know that it comes at your hands from that
convention addressed to my patriotic devo.
tion TO the Democratic party. tApplause.l
appreciate the honor that is done me. need
not question that. But at the same time thatI
accept the honor from you and from the con-
vention, / feel that the duties and responsi-
bility OF the office rest upon me also. Iknow
that sometimes it Is understood that this par
ticular office-that Of Vice President-does
not involve much responsibility, and as q
general thing that Is so but sometimes it
comes to represent very great responsibilities,
and it may be 30 in the near future for at
this time the Senate Of the United States
stands almost equally divided between the
two great parties, and it may be that these
two great parties shall 80 exactly differ that
the Vice President of the United States
shall have to decide upon questions OF law
by the exercise of the casting vote.
IApplause.l The responsibility would
then become very great. It would
not then be the responsibility of ro-
a state or district. II would be
the responsibility OF representing the whole
country, and the obligation would be to the
Judgment OF the whole country, and that vote
when thus cast should be in obedience to the
just expectations and requirements of the
people of the United STATES. 1t might be,
gentlemen, that upon another occasion the
would attach to this office. It
might occur that under circumstances Of
some difficulty, don't think it will be next
election, but it may occur under circumstances
1f some difficulty, the president of the Senate
will have to take his part in the count
ng OF the electoral vote, and allow me
% say that that duty is not to be discharged
n obedience to any set Of men or to any
)arty, but in obedience to a higher authority.
Applause.l Gentlemen, you have referred
o the fact that / am honored by this nomi-
lation in a very special degree. i accept
he suggestion, that in this candidacy will
epresent the right of the people TO choose
heir own rulers that right that is above
IL, that lies beneath all, for if the people arc
lohAeu buo ItBhL W CuOOse tubir OWL
,ilicers according to their own Judgment
What shall become OF the rights OF the
,eople at allp What shall becrme of free
government if the people select not their
Ulcers? How shall they control the laws,
heir administration and their execution? So
hat in suggesting that in this candidacy
epresent the right Of the people as you have
uggested, great honor has devolved upon
le by the confidence Of the convention.
As soon as it may be convenient and possi-
le to do so will address you more formally
4 respect to the letter you have given me.
thank you, gentlemen. [Applause.l
At the close of Mr.. Hendricks remarks
earty applause was given and he was
TO each member Of the COM
littee and general hand shaking followed,
tter which the assembled audience paid
heir respects to Mr.. Hendricks and then
uietly dispersed. The audience Was
Omposed of very prominent people.