The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-07-12
POLITICAL.
Chairman Estee and the Committee
Officially Notify Morton CT
His Nomination.
The Distinguished New Yorker
Makes a Brief and Cour-
teous Reply.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, July THE parlor car
Marietta, occupied by the COMMITTEES 10
notify Hon. Levi p. Morton of his noml-
nation, was attached to the New York
Central express train that left Grand Cen
trail depot at 1880 this morning. The
time of the trip was consumed in discuss
ing the political situation. From Pough-
keepsie the trip was continued to Rhine
beck, where the committee was met by
the local committee, and amid the cheer
ing and booming of cannon escorted to
the Huntington place, where Mr.. Morton
is living. Mr.. Morton stood in the center
of his drawing room and received the
committee. Mrs. Morton, handso mely
and elegantly attired, stood behind her
husband, and during the notification GER
emory Mrs. Morton's mother, Mrs. Street,
and her brother, W. A. Street, and num-
Der of friends of the family were grouped
in the rear.
Chairman Estee was asked into the
drawing room, and advanced to within a
few feet of Mr.. Morton. Immediately be-
hind were the other members of the COM
mittee. Mr.. Estee then delivered the
address as follows:
",Mr. Morton-The national convention
of the republican party, recently assembled
in Chicago, nominated as its candidate for
president General Harrison, and with
equal unaminity selected you as its nom
inee for vice president. By order of that
convention we we're appointed com
mittee to notify its nominees of their
selection. This pleasant duty has been in
part performed in giving General Har-
rison, your associate upon the ticket, that
notification. 1t only remains for us &c
discharge the further duty conferred upon
us by this official notice to you. The
country has already passed judgment
universal approval that it is only left this
committee to add its own expression oi
their high appreciation of your own per
sOnal qualities, as we'll as their confidence
in your eminent fitness for the position
which the deliberate judgment of the con
vention assigned you. In conclusion, We
believe that this notification to you will
not be meaningless formality, but your
nomination will result In triumphant
election"
| MoRToN's REPLY.
Mr.. Morton replied as follows: "Mr
Chairman and gentlemen of the commit
| tee-I am profoundly sensible of the higt
honor which has been conferred upon me
by the national committee recently in SEES
sion at Chicago, and thank you, gentle
men, for the courteous and compliment
tary manner IN which you have officially
announced my nomination as the candi
date of the republican patty for the vice
presidency. l am also deeply sensible o.
the honor conferred upon the state Of
New York, in the selection of a citizen o
this state as one of the standard bearer
in the approaching peaceful confic
of the great political parties of tn
country for supremacy in governmen
control. New York represents, to larg
degree, the business interests of all thos'
ever growing and wide spreading com
munities, of varied interests and industries
which it is the mission of the republican
party to foster and protect. The platform
so wisely adopted at Chicago has this mis-
sion boldly in view and by its enunciatiol
of these principles makes the issue clea
and distinct / accept the position tend
cred by the convention, of which yoI
are the honored representatives., and will
in due time, address to you, Mr.. Chair
man, an official communication to tina
effect"
After. Mr.. Morton had finished speak
-. ing he invited his visitors to luncheon
which was served on the balcony on tn
south side of the house. Mr.. Estee CAV
toast, "The Next Vice-president," T.
which Mr.. Morton gracefully replied. lib
party then returned to their carriage an
were driven to Ellerslie, where they hat
a delightful time inspecting Mr.. Morton
new park.