St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-27
THEPARTY TO GROVER
President Cleveland Is Of
tieially Informed Of His
Nomination.
Demoeracy's Messengers Find
the White House Latch
String Out,
And Are Warmly Welcomed
by the Head of the
Nation.
He Will Obey the Call and
Lead ON to Vic
tory.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-The national
Democratic committee andtne notifica-
ton committee, appointed by the late
Democratic convention to notify the
president aud Mr.. Thurman of their
nomination for president and vice preSi-
dent, met at the Arlington hotel to-day.
The notification committee met at 10
O'Clock, with Hon. p. A. Collins, of
Massachusetts, III the chair, and Thomas
S. Petit, of Kentucky. as secretary.
The proceedings were conducted in Sc
cret session. The committee adjourned
at u o'clock, and it was announced that
it had decided to notify the president at
2o'clock to-day, and also to leave Wash
ington tomorrow evening for Columbus,
o., to notify Mr.. Thurman. A letter of
notification was submitted to the corr
mittee by Mr.. Jacob, of Kentucky, and
was accepted by the committee. The
letter was signed by all those present.
The committee also accepted an invita-
ton from Secretary Whitney to visit his
country home at Grassland tomorrow
afternoon.
The notification committee, accom-
panied by the members of the national
Democratic committee, met the COlum-
bia Democratic club, of the District of
Columbia, at the Arlington hotel at l 80
O'Clock this afternoon, and forming into
pairs,
MARCHED TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
They were ushered into the East
room, and ranged themselves in circle
in the south end of the room. Palms
filled all the windows and alcoves in
that portion of the room, and pOtted
plants decorated the mantelS. The
president was notified of their arrival
and descended to the East room, ac-
companied by the following named per-
sons: Mrs. Cleveland; Rev. William n.
Cleveland, the presidents brother and
wife, of Forestport, n. Y; Mrs. w. E..
Ioyt, the presidents sister, of Fayette-
vile, \. Y: MIR. and Mrs. Lamont, Mr..
W. S. Bissell, of Buffalo, all of whom
were present at the notification of his
first nomination: Mr.. Bayard Mr. and
Mrs. Fairchild. Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney,
Mrs. Endicott. Mr.. Villas, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dickinson, Benjamin Folsom and
Speaker Carlisle.
Mrs. Cleveland stood by the side of
Secretary Bayard. She was dressed in
light coiored, close fitting dress, and
her face was Wreathed in smiles. The
cabinet officers and their ladies We're
in line near her. The president
stepped into the hollow square few
steps in front of his wife. He was
dressed in conventional Prince Albert
"oat with turned down collar. and
ooked serious. Mr.. Collins, eX-officiO
hartman of the notification committee,
advanced few steps forward and i'll an
earnest speech said:
"Mr. Cleveland-We come as COM
mittee authorized and instructed by
the national Democratic convention
formal notice of its action in naming
you for the office of president of the
United States during the next four
years 1t would i'll become the occasion
in your presence to express at length
the full meaning and significance of
that great assembly. Its expression
will be found and heard elsewhere and
otherwise from now till that day in No
vember when this free and intelligent
people will record their approval of
your great
SERVICE AS CHIEF MAGISTRATE.
We beg to congratulate you upon this
hearty and unanimous Endorsement of
your course as president by the historic
party to which all the days of your man
hood you have belonged, and to con-
gratulate the country upon the assured
continuance of your wise, just and pa
triotic administration. take pleasure
in presenting Hon. Charles ID. Jacob, of
Kentucky"
Hon. Mr. Jacob, of Kentucky, chair
man of the notification committee, then
advanced. His delivery was graceful
He said:
To Hon. Grover Cleveland, of New
York-Sir: The delegates to the ma.
tional Democratic convention, repre-
senting every state and territory of our
Union, having assembled in the city of
st. Louis on June 5, inst, for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates. fol
the Offices of president and vice
president of the United States, il
has become the honorable and pleasing
duty of this committee to formally an.
nounce to you that, without a ballot
YOU were. by acclamation, chosen as the
standard-bearer of the Democratic party
for the chief eXecutiveShip of this coun-
try at the election to be held in NOvem-
Der next. Great as is such distinction
under any circumstances it is the more
:iattering and profound when it is re-
membered that you have been selected
as your own successor to an office, the
duties of which, always onerous, have
VI Sell
sitive, difficult and delicate nature be-
cause OF
CHANGE OF POLITICAL PARTIES
and methods after twenty-four years OF
uninterrupted domination. This exalt-
alton is, if possible, added to by the
fact that the declaration of principles
based upon your last annual message
to the congress of the United States
relative to tariff reduction and a
diminution of the expenses of the gov
ernment-throws down the direct
and defiant challenge "for an
exacting scrutiny of the ad-
miniStratiOn of the executive
power, which four years ago was com.
United in its trust to the election OF
Grover Cleveland president of the
United States, and for the most search
:ng inquiry concerning its fidelity and
devotion to the pledges which then in
vited the suffrage of the people" An
.ngrossed copy of that platform
dopted without dissenting voice-is
herewith rendered to you. In convey.
ng, sir. to you the responsible trust
'lhich has been confided to them, this
committee begs, individually and col
;ectirely, to express the great pleasure
which it has felt at the results attend
ing the national convention of the Dem
1cratic party. and to offer to you its
best wishes for official and personal sue
cess and happiness. We have the
honor. sir, 10 be your obedient servants
Alabama, john Ii. Caldwell; Ar
Kansas, w. d. English: Cali
forn;a, Casscmyro Barred; Connecticut,