The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-08
MORTON TOLD HIS LUCK.
HE ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION IN
A SHORT SPEECH.

Chairman Estee Also Commendably
Brief in His Address of Notification
The Committee Lunches on the
Porch-Mrs. Morton and q Few
Friends of the Family Present.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, July7.-The COM
mittee to notify Hon. Levi T. Morton of
his nomination as vice president left New
York at 1870 o'clock this morning. At
Rhinebeck the committee was met by u local
committee, and amid cheering and the
booming of cannon, escorted to Huntington
place, where Mr.. Morton is living. Mr..
Morton, arrayed in black clothes and looking
in splendid health, stood in the center of his
drawing room and received the committee.
Mrs. Morton. handsomely and elegantly
attired, stood by her husband during the
notification ceremony Mrs. Motter, Mrs.
Street and her brother, w. L. Street, and
a number Of friends of the family were
grouped in the rear. The speeches were
short and to the point.
CHAIRMAN ESTES ADDRESS.
Chairman Estee, clad in a black frock
coat and wearing Harrison aud Morton
badge, was uShered into the dra wing room
and advanced within a few feet of Mr.
Morton. Immediately behind came the
other members of the committee.
Mr. Estee then delivered the following
ddress:
The national convention Of the republican
party recently assembled in Chicago, nomi-
mated as its candidate for president Gen. Harri-
son, and with equal unanmity selected you as
its nominee for vice president. BY order of
that convention, we were appointed a commit
tee TO notify nominees of their selection. This
pleasant duty has been in part performed in
giving Gen. Harrison, your associate upon the
ticket. that notification. 1t only remains for
us to discharge the further duty conferred upon
us by this official notice to you.
JUDGMENT ALREADY PASSED.
The country has already passed judgment
upon your selection, and II has met such uni
versal approval that it is only left this commit
tee to add its own expression of their high ap-
preciatiOn of your personal qualities as well as
their confidence in your eminent fitness for the
position to which the deliberate judgment Of
the convention assigned you. In conclusion, we
believe, that this notification to you will not be
a meaningless formality, but that your nomina-
tion will result in a triumphant election.
MR.. MORTON's REPLY.
Mr. Morton replied as follows:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF THE Com
MITTEE-I am profoundly sensible Of the high
honor which has been conferred upon me by
the national republican convention recently in
session at Chicago, and thank you, gentlemen,
for the courteous and complimentary terms in
which you have officially announced my nomi-
nation as the candidate of the republican party
for the vice presidency. ! am also deeply sen
sibe of the honor conferred upon the state Of
New York in the selection of a citizen of this
state as one of the standard bearers in the ap-
preaching peaceful conflict of the two great
political parties of the country for supremacy
and the governmental control.
NEW YoRKs STAKE.
New York represents in a large degree the
business interests Of all those ever growing
and wider spreading communities of varied in
terests and industries, which 1t is the mission Of
the republican party to foster and protect.
The platform so wisely adopted at Chicago has
this mission clearly in view, and by its enuncia-
ton of these principles, makes the issue of the
coming campaign clear and distinct. accept the
position rendered by the convention of which
you are the honored representatives, and will
In due time address you, Mr.. Chairman, an off,
cial communication to that effect.
LUNCHEON.
After MIR. Morton had finished speaking
he in vited his visitors to luncheon, which
was ready to be served on the balcony at
the south side OF the house. Mr.. Estee gave
the toast "To tho vice-president, to which
Mr. Morton gracefully replied The party
then re-entered their carriages and were
driven to Ellerslie, where they had a de-
hghtful time inspecting < Mr.. Morton's new
park, and returned to the city at 6 o'clock
this evening.