The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-08
| MORTON is NOTIFIED.
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The Committee Do Their
Work Up Brown.
FLATTERING RESPONSE
In the Tariff Debate, tn Q Republicans
SquabbIe Over Sugar Being Put
on the Free List!
Morton Motif Q L.


New YORK, July The members of
the committee to officially notify Levi
P. Morton of his nomination for the
| Vice Presidency were astir early this
morning. Judge M. M. Estee, of Caliy
fornia, chairman of the committee, wa
receiving visitors in the parlors of MI 3
ray Hill Hotel at 9 o'clock. Secretary
Dougherty worked most of the night
and looked wearied this morning. He
went to the Grand Central depot at 8,
and when he returned to the committee
parlor he found half dozen OF the del
egates awaiting him. AS they strolled
in, Captain Dougherty had each atfx
his signature to the address which was
to be presented to Mr.. Morton. The
document is very brief and general in
| its tenor, filling less than single page
of parchment paper. Delegates Hen
| bricks, Root and Carson, the colored
contingent, did not meet tee party at
| the hotel, al were not at the depot
when the committee entered a special
| drawing-room car at 10 80 clock. Elk
Governor O. Foster, of Ohio. did not
accompany the committee. The other
gentlemen composing the committee all
| left, as well as the substitutes from the
| other States.
Soon after starting Secretary Dough
| erty convened the committee for
meeting on ways and means, and each
member of the committee then de-
posted with the secretary his prorata
share of the expense eff transportation.
! The time of the trip was consumed in
discussing the political situation.
RHINEBECK. n. Y. July THE
Motif cation committee was met at the
depot in Rhinebeck by local COM
mittee and amid cheering and the
booming of cannon, escorted to the
Huntington place. where Mr.. Morton
Is living. Mr.. Morton, arrayed in
black clothes and looking IN splendid
health, stood in the centre of his draw
ing-room and received the committee.
Mrs. Morton, handsome and elegantly
attired, stood beside her husband dnr-
ing the notification ceremony. M s.
Morton's mother, Mrs. Street, and htr
brother W. l.. Street. aud a number of
friends of the family, we're grouped
IN tae rear, The speeches were
short and TO the point. Chair
man Estee, clad in black
frock coat, wearing q Harrison
and Morton badge, was ushered into
the draWing-room, and advanced to
within few feet of MIR. Morton. I'm
mediately behind came the members of
the committee. Estee then delivered
the following address:
"fhe national convention of the Re
publican party recently Assem- bled in
(NhJpaO0 SIC tn or
President General Harrison, and with
equal unaninity selected you as its
nominee fer Vice President. BY ordsr
of that 'conS ention we were appointed
committee to notify its nominees of
their selection. This pleasant duty has
been ID part performed in giving Gen
eral Harrison, your associate upon the !
ticket, that notihCe ton. 1t only re-
mains for US to discharge the further |
duty conferred upon US by this off ciaI |
notice to you. The country has al |
ready passed judgment upon your Sc
lection and it has met such universal |
approval that it is only left this COM |;
mittee to add its own expression of |
their high appreciation of your own |
personal qualities, as we'll as their con- |
hdence in your eminent fitness for the |
position to which the deliberate iude-
ment OF the convention assigned you,
In conclusion we believe that this noti- |
fcation to you will not be a meaning
less formality, but that your nonina-
ton will result in triumphant election.
Morton replied as follows: .
Mr.. Cnatrnoa, and Gent5smen of the Commit
tee:
1 am profoundly sensible ofsF,a Itgb
honor which has been conferredapon me
by the National Republican Convention re-
Gently in session at Chicago. and thank YOU,
gentlemen, for the courteous ans compli,
mentary terms in which you have officially
announced my nomination as the candidate
OF the Republican party for the Vice .Presi.
aaency. l am also deeply sen sible of the
York In the selection of a citizen
Of this State as one OF tie standard
Geerers IN the approaching peaceful con.
net OF the two great political parties of
mental control. New York represents to a
lHrge degree the business interests of all
nose ever-growlng and-WiSer spreadingS
communities of Ftried Interests and in
lustrles which II Is the mission of the Re
publican party to foster AND protect. The |
platform SO wisely adopted at Chicago heg3
his mission boldly in view, and by itsI
enunclatiop OF these principles makes the /
ssue clear and dis .inct ,accept the posi-
Ion rendered by the convention of which
representatives enc /
VIII In due time address to you, Mr. CHAIR
nan, an Official communication to that ef
ect.
After Morton had finished speaking
1e invited his visitors to luncheon
which Was ready to be served on the
,alcony. which is beautiful one. Rich
wooded land extends as far as the eve
sn see, and at the bottom of valley a {
,rook bubbles along in the distance,
The Catskill Mountains stared in prom
neRce. Estee gave the toast. 1.-The
'ezt Vice President" to which Morton /
The party then entered s
arrlages and were driven to Ellerslie. !
mere they had a delightful time, in Il
pectHg Morton's new PARK. It
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