Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-26
FORMAL NOTIFICATION.
| Gen. Harrison Accepts tI,c Republican
| Nomination for President.

Nomination for President.
The Notification Committee represent.
ing the late Republican convention, July
4 officially Informed Gen. Harrison of
his nomination. The committee met at
the parlors of.the Dennison hotel at 10
a. m Hon nj. M. Estee, Of California,
was made chairman and A. Ii. Potter,
of New Jersy, vice chairman. At II 80
the committee escorted by the local com
mittce took carriages and were driven to
Gen. Harrison's residence. where they
were received by Russell Harrison and
Captain NJ. G. McLain. The members of
the committee were escorted to the
handsomely decorated parlor and were
seated in semi-circ AT l2 o'clock
General and Mrs. Harrison, accompanied
by Mrs. X. n. Huston and Mrs. John G.
New, entered the parlor and took p PSI.
ton facing the committee. Gen. Harrison
looked pale ond carewOrn. his expression
being one Of deep seriousness. Chair
man E.tee stepped forward and said:
General Harrison. we are commissioned
by the National Republican Convention
to officially notify you Of your nomina-
ton as the Republican candidate for
President Of the United States. In doing
this we may be permitted to remind you
that your selection met the hearty ap-
proyal of the whole convention. 1t left
no embiitered feeling from lukewarm
supporters and its action voiced the
average and best judgment of the con
vcnti0n. Nor was your nomination due
10 accident or the result of hasty or in.
cOnsderate deliberation. 1t indicated
that you possessed in more eminent de-
gree those peculiar qualities which com
mended you to the peoples favor in the
hour of our country's peril when you
cheerfully accepted humble position in
the army aud went where your country
most needed you, and by long and faith
ful service rose to higher commands and
assumed gravcr responsibilities. Elected
to the United States Senate, your enlight-
cncd and conservative craftsmanship
commanded respect and inspired the con-
fidence Of the American people. The
platform adopted by the convention
marks out with clearness and precision
the creed of the party.
After moments silence Gen. Harrison
replied as follows:
Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the
committee: The official notice which you
have brought Of the nomination confer
red upon nc. eXcitcs emotions Of profound
though of somewhat conflicting char
actcr. That after a full, deliberate and
free consultation Of the representatives
Of the Republican party Of the United
States should have concluded that the
great principles enumerated in the plat
form adopted by the Convention COnld
be in some measure safely Contdcd to my
care, is an honor of which | am deeply
l,I 4 s., ;,l, I nj
| do not assume or believe that this choice
implies that the convention found in Inc
any pre- eminent fitness or exceptional
fidelity to- the principles of the Govern
mcnt, TO which we are mutually pledged
My satisfaction with the result would be
altogether spoiled if that result had been
reached by any unworthy methods, or
by the dspuragemcnt Of the more emf
ncnt men who decided with me the suf-
fragcs Of the convention. | accept the
nomination with SO deep sense of the
dignity of the office and of the gravity of
the duties and responsibilities as altogeth-
or to exclude any feeling of exultation or
pride The principles of the Government
and the practices of the administration,
upon which issues are now so clearly
made, are so important in their relations
an unusual popular interest in the cam.
psign Relying wholly upon the consid.
crate Judgment of our fellow citizens and
the gracious favor of God, we will conf
IDENTITY submit our cause to the arbitra
ment Of free ballot. The day you have
chosen for this visit suggests no thoughts
that are not in harmony with the occasion.
The Republican party has walked in the
| lig ht of the Declaration of independence
II has built shaft of patriotism upon
| the foundation laid at Bunker Hill. 1t
has made more perfect Union secure by
making all men free. Washington and
Lincoln. Yorktown and AppomattOX, the
| Declaration of Independence, and the
proclamation of emancipation are natur-
ally and wOrthily associated in Onr
thoughts to-day. As soon as may be pos
sible, | shall by letter communicate to
your Chairman more formal &C
ceptanCG Of the nomination, but il may
be but proper to say that | have already
examined the platform with some care,
| and that its doctrines are in harmony
with my views. Ii gives me pleasure,
| gentlemen. to receive you in my home
and to thank you for the cordial manner
in which you have conveyed your official
message.
A lrng and hearty applause echoed
through the House as Gen. Harrison con-
cluded his address. and reaching forth,
cordially grasped the extended hand OF
chairman Estec, who then presented him
with the official copy of his notification.
The formal acts of the occasion having
been concluded, Gen. Harrison instantly
became the genial host, while Chairman
Estec, acting as Master of Ceremonies,
introduced each member of the Commit
tee. Gen. Harrison then invited the
Committee to partake Of an elegant lunch
which had been spread in the spacious
diningroom, adjoining the library. The
Committee went east and met in
New York on Saturday for the purpose
of making arrangements to notify Hon
Levi 2. Morton of his nomination a:
Vice President.