The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-25
OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED.
General Logan Waited Upon by
the Official Committee.
CHAIRMAN HENDERsON,s AID
DRESS AND THE REPLY.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-Chairman Henderson
and the members of the committee charged by the
National Republican convention with the duty of
formally notifying the candidates for President and
Vice President of their nomination met to-day at
the Arlington Hotel to prepare formal address to
Senator Logan.
The committee after reading and accepting an
address prepared by the chairman sent word to
General Logan that they would wait upon him i'm
mediately. While waiting for reply q laugh was
created by the reception of letter from Postmaster
Conger who was delegate to Chicago from the
district, asking permission to appear before the
committee and contest the position of Perry Carson
as member Of the committee. The communication
was tabled, Mr. Carson explained that he regarded
it as joke.
The messenger having returned with the reply
that General Logan was ready to receive them, the
committee proceeded to his house.
The General stood in the middle of the room with
Mrs. Logan at his right and was introduced to the
members of the committee by the chairman. When
this ceremony had been performed the company ar
ranged themselves in circle around the room to
hear the address. General Logan stood leaning
with one hand upon the table and Mrs. Logan who
was the only lady present. stood opposite her face
radiant and her head nodding in unison with the
OlPhdci1oN pal tn VI bHS speech Q61Y6reQ DIV Ll0
chairman:
Chairman Henderson's Address.
In rendering you this nomination we are able to
assure you it was made without opposition and with
enthusiasm seldom witnessed in the history of
nominating conventions. We are gratifed to know
you have most efficiently aided the enactment of
those measures of legislation of re-
for party congratulations. The principles enun-
ciated in the platform adopted will be recognized
by you as the same which have so long
governed and controlled your political conduct
Pledges made by the party find a guarantee of
performance in the fidelity with which you have
heretofore discharged every trust confded to your
Keeping In your election the people of this coun-
try Will furnish a new proof of the excellency of
your institutions. Without wealth, without help
the heart, conscience, intellect energy and courage
you have won high place in the worlds history
and secured tho confidence and affections of your
conntrymen. Being one of the people your SYM
pathies are with the people. In civil life your chief
care has been to better their condition. to secure
Their rights and perpetuate their liberties. When
the government was threatened by armed
treason you entered this service as a private be-
came commander of the armies and now the idol of
the citizen soldiers of the Republic. Such in the
selected and in behalf of that party we ask you to
accept It's nomination.
After brief interval Gen. Logan turned to the
table, took up a few sheets of manuscript and be-
gan to read as follows:
Senator Logan's Acceptance.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Committee
receive your visit with pleasure and accept with
gratitude the sentiment you have so generously
expressed in the discharge of the duty with which
you have been entrusted by the National Republi-
can Convention. Intending to address you formal
communication shortly in accordance with recoQ-
nized usuage it would be out of place to detan you
at this time with remarks which properly belong to
the official utterances of letter of acceptance.
may be permitted to say, however, that though
did not seek the nomination Of Vice President
accept it as trust reposed in me by the Republi.
can party to the advancement of whose broad
policy upon all questions connected with the pro-
gress of our government and our people, / hayede-
Dictated my best energies and with this acceptance
form of principles adopted by that convention 1
am deeply sensible OF the honor conferred upon me
by my friends in so unanimously rendering
and sincerely thank them for this
tribute. am not unmindful of
the great responsibilities attaching to the Office and
if elected shall enter upon the performance of
its duties with firm conviction that he who has
such unanimous support of his party friends as the
circumstances connected with the nomination and
your own, Mr.. Chairman, indicate and consequently
the wealth OF counsel to draw upon, cannot fail in
the proper discharge of the duties committed to
him.
tender you my thanks Mr.. Chairman for the
KIND expressions you have made, and / offer you
and your fellow committeeman my most cordial
greeting.
When Gen. Logan had concluded the chairman
stepped forward and shook him by the hand as did
the other members OF the committee, and mutual
congratulations were exchanged. Mr.. Lo an warm
~ thanked General Henderson for the sentiments
conveyed IN his address, and the members of the
committee then took their leave with the exception
of a few, who were engaged in conversation with
Gen. Logan and wife.