The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-04
SoTIEYING THE PRESIDENT
rIFc MMIrTEE WAIT ON Mr.. cLEvE
LAHD-HIs RESPONSE.

The NatiOnal D6mocratlc C0mmittee
aud the ratification committee ap~
pointed by the late Democratic Con,
yention to notify the President aud
Vice President Of their nomination
far President and Vlce.President,
met at the Arlington Hotel to. day,
The notification committee met at
10 o'clock, with Hon. p. a. Collins
of Massachusetts, 10 the chair, and
Thomas s. Petit. Of Kentucky, as
secretary. The proceedings were
conlvcled in secret session. The
conlritte q adjourned at ~ o'clock.
and il was announced THAT it bad de
cided TO notify the President At 2
o'cl ek to-day and also to lesv,
W iington 10 morrow evening for
aHumbus. ohio, to notify Mr.. Thur
man. Tie !, tier Of notification was
-0bmiit d 10 tie committee by Mr.
J &c -, II Kentucky. and was accep
ied ~ th- committee.
The no.itiraiioD committee aeon
III 3td by the members of the Ma
iiaual cmocfatic Committee and
The & lunibia Democratic Club O.:
the District II Columbia. mat at the
Arlington Hotel al 1880 o'clock this
Afternoon. AMI flrming ililo pairs,
marched to the White House.
They we're usherei into the East
non and arranged themselves iD q
cucle in the South end of the room.
Palms filled ais the windows and al.
coyss |. that portion of the room,
anI poitrd plants decorated the
10 sntels.
The President was notified # their
arrivii and descended to the Easl
room, accompanied by the following
named persons:
Mrs. Cleveland, Rev. VIM. n
Cleveland, the Presidents brsthel
ard wife, u Forrst Port, n u, Mrs,
! w. aayl, tue Presidents sister, oi
\ Fayetteville, N. ", Mr.. AID Mrs
Lam nj, dr Bissill, Of Buf,io, all oi
whom we're presented at the Motif
cation Of his first nomipation, Mi
IFsayard, Sir. aud Mrs. Fairchild
Nr. and Mrs. Whitney, Mis-. + ,di,
colt, Mr.. Villas. Mr.. aud Mrs. Dick
inson, Mr. Benz. Folsom. and Speak.
Ter Carlisle.
4 Their approach was the signal foi
a general clapping OF hands on th,
part Of the visitors aud as soon as iii.
party had / ken their places Gener'
Il Collins stepped forward and ad
dressed the President as follaws:
NR. CLEVELAND: We come as thl
commiti.e authorize and Instructed
by tns National Democrats G, nsen
ito recently held at 81 Louis, q
convey the formal notice OF Us &c
tion in naming You for the Off y .
President of The United States dnr
ing the next foui yars Il ould i
! become the OCCASION IL ynur pr ;
: enee 10 express At lengtl the ful
meaning aid sign iicanca VI ih
! great assembly. It's expression wi
} be found aud nearl elsewhere AM
otherwise from now till that day 1
November when this fre aud inteI
Iligent people will accord liseir ~
e prevail Of your great services i
: Chief Magistrate. We beg T., con
gra,ulatc sou upan this hearty ~
unanimous endorsement of you
9 cisrsc ~ II. sident OF the great hl,
Y loric party 70 which 10 all the day
' OF your mlnhood you have belongct
and 10 congratulate the countr
: upon the assured continuance !
your just aud patriotic adminis.rl
ton
Upon conclnding. Mr.. Collins u
> III dnced Chss. D. Jscoh, Of Ktl
e lucky, who read he formal letter ,
, notification. Afler which Mr.. Tho
Petit, secretary rf the notiiicatio
= committee, then presented Mr.. Clev'
/ land with q handsome eDgrosse
Z copy Of the platform adopted NJ II
! National Democratic Convention.
J, The President then said:
= aIc nnot bus be profoundly III
'e pressed wien ! see about me the me
4 sengtrs Of the National Democra,
lf hearing It's summons 10 duty. III
political party 10 which | ows boI
= allegiance aud honor command nj
~ II places Vi ny hand IT, proud stsnl
Ne ard aud bids me bear il higa at q
= front ii Tie battle which II wac
brayely because conscious uf rigl
y cnf fiie, Nv d ctu.e is trust l. u, /
u people a, 4 soberiy bccsu.e il COZ
he prehtnd. the obligations which 81
= cess imposes The mess re wln
yon bring awsk,ns within me- |
" livelirst sense of personal gratitu
lc- and sati.feiipn and the honor win
MA you tender mc " II itself - grl
g's iha, there might we'll be no rom
any ,thtr sentiment And yel
4 van't fil myself cf grave aud - j,
IN thoughts wheu remember that pa
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