Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-29
GLEVELAND NOTIFIED.
THE VISIT OF THE COMMITTEE TO
THE WHITE HOUSE.
The Address by Gen. Colllns-Keply of
the President-The Extravagances
and Abuses which He Found Al
luded to in His Speech.

WASHlNGTON, June 2G The notification
committee, accompanied by members of
the national democratic committee and
the Columbia democratic club of the
District of Columbia, met at the Arlington
Hotel AT ! 80 p. m, and forming into pairs
marched to the White House, were usher
ed into the east room and arranged them
selves in a circular form at the south
end of the room. The president was noti-
fled Of their arrival and descended to the
east room, accom- panied by Mrs Cleveland,
Rev. w. n. Cleveland the presidents
brother and his wife of Forestport, n.
Y, Mrs. w. f. Hoyt, the presidents sister
Of Fayetteville n. Y, Mr.. and Mrs. La
mont aud w. ;. Bissell of Buffalo, AL of
whom were present at the notification of
his first nomination also Mr. Bayard,
Mr.. and Mr.. FaiIchld, Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitney, Mrs. Endicott, Mrs. Villas, Mr..
aud Mrs. Dickinson, Benjamin Folsom
and Speaker Carlisle. Their approach
was the signal of a general clapping of
hands on the part Of the visitors, and as
Gen Collins stepped forward and address
ed the president as follows
NIr. Cleveland We come as the com
mittee authorized and instituted by the
national democratic convention, recently
held at st Louis, to convey the formal
notice Of its action in naming you for the
Office OF PRESIDENT of the United STAGES
| during the next four years. T.
/ would i'll become the occasion to
express at length the full mean
/ ing and significance Of that great
| assembly. It's expression will be found
aud heard elsewhere and otherwise from
ROW Till that day in Novem Der when this
free and intelligent people will record
/ thei" approval of your great services AS
/ chiei magistrate. We beg to congratulate
you upon TINS hearty and unanimous en-
dOrsement of your course a president by
the great historic party to which in all the
/ days OF your manhood you have belong
ed, and to congratulate the country upon
an assured continuance OF your wise, just
anu patriotic administration. Nj. Col
/ ljus then introduced Charles ID jacobs Of
/ Kentucky, who read the following letter
| OF UoiiicatiUn
WAsHINGToN, June 26, 1sSS
/ ia HonOrdbic GrorCr Cieucl0nd, Ne II
lnrE
Sir The delegates to the national demo.
I cratic convention representing every state
aId Territory of our union, having
aSsel } 'd Ia tru city Of -t Louis,
june -'G in.r. for the purpose
. Of non N9ting candidates for the office of
president and vice-pre esdent of the Uult
! "d States, it has become the honorable
aud pleasing duty of this committee to
! formally announce to you that without
/ ballot You We're by acclammatiou chosen
( rs The standard bearer of the democratic
party for the chief eXecutiveshp Of this
country at the election to be held in Nc
vrmhcr next Great as such distinction
! i under any circumstances, il is more
/ fl4tte"ing and profound when it is re
/ membered you have been selected a.
your own successor to an office, the duties
! OF which, always OnerOuS, have been rem