Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-29
A HAPPY SCENE
Allen g, Thutmsn Officially Motif d
OF His Nsmins'isa for shs Yiea-
Presidency OF the Ceua:Ey.
Tho Personnel CT ths Notification Com
n1iStee-The Announcem en.--The OLD
Romans Reply NE Accepts.

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man Of lie Iominstion TO tie cfice c
Wee PfssiJent srrived N this city TIL
morning, but 1t wss afternoon beior,
anything was done. The committee wa
appropriately received ty committees @
local Democratic clubs and granGly enter
tsiEed. It wss fine BODY G.
men. Az sll the regular committee were
present except the Representatives
from COnDecucut, Delaware, Florida
Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi
Missouri, Nebratks, New Hampshire
New jersey, PeErs7lvsDia, Rhode Island
Vrginia, arizona snd Nsw Mexico. Ac,
c9mpauying the committee also were Gen
eral Pa Collins, Massachusetts, ana Hon
S. n White, California.
At l O'clock the committee started fol-
Judge ThurUan'S resitCrce.
TIE PARTY WAS RECEIVED
in the north rtCeo.ion room, which bad
been decked via e .WGrs an pants Jud e
Thurman speedily made his appearaI &c
iron the d,aW!CG room AID vas C-eeted
with e buTs, Of applause % he cine for
T&II leaning on the arm q his s0n. A.
! W. Tau man. l. ws3 N Impressive
sight, and cue well calculated to eccom-
pan7 the ECele about to be completed.
AS soon IS Judge Thurman had bowed 20
the gentleman standing ready to receive
| hin, General Collins advanced, and sf;er
sharing hin by the hand, spoke az fJl-
lows:
"Jldga Thurman, We be8r message
from the great council of our party. Il is
! tut the formal notice Of your nomination
by that body for the high office of Vice
President OF the Uni.ed States. Rich SIS
GU. language IS in power and expression,
! il contains no words 10 sdequ:tely ecu
! V5Y tie sentiment CT that convention IS
| its heart went out 10 yCu. present ny
fIeGt, Hon CasElts d. JAcoos, mayer OF
Louisville"
AIR. Jacob, who IS 6 gentleman Of ex-
ceediDgIy handsome appearance, stepped
forward and in gn earnest voice read the
following formal letter Cf notification:
Columns, ONO, June %, 1883.
To Hon. Al en- g. Thurman u Olio:
SIR-It has become the highly agree
sbie Cuyy Of tbiz committee to inform you
that upon the first ballot Of the national
Democratic convention held recently il
the city Of st. Louis representing
every s!ate and territory of cur
union, for tie pHIpose Of geleclirg carti-
Gicstes fer the presidency and vice presi-
depCy, you weIe unanimously chosen ss
the nominee of that great party for the
eminent and responsible Cfice Of Wee
PIesideBt Of the Ulittd S.stes. In tbus
spOataaec usly ard cCphaiiCsiiY demand
ing your return to that political arena
which you gractd with so much wIsCom,
diGpity Erd VigoT, the Democracy of tits
country have hOn0red themselves BIZ re
lisvIZ their party from The charge Of ID
gratitude, "nd We believe and tlu5k II Nd
vsLber Lext 'he people will
EFBACE SUCH TAINT
from the repu0hc by chOo8;5g ycu 20
preside over the most august deiiDtrs.iva
BODY i'll the Wo- ld-tbe Ssrate CT tue
UQ.ted STATES. Applause Should go
-deairrble q Contamination be achieved
sthgr, Indeed, would every lover CT his
County, regardless Of party CT creed, re-
jotce Shat in you ig embraced the highsst
type of tbs enl ghtened and refaed
Americas RcisizeH, and that 10 matter
wis. the cry Hisht be, this government
would be- safe in your hands. Applause
Az engroeEed copy of the platform o.
principles, couched in language thar
admits Of no doubt and accepted without
8 dissenting voice, is herewith presestea
Ii diechsrging thei: tIurt this committee
desire to convey to you assurances Of
mos. profound esteem ana admiration
and to express their eiEcerest good
wishes for happiness and prosperity.
We hEve the honor, Sir, to be your
ob6diers gervsnts. SigEe6l Patrick A.
Collins, chairmsp, Massachusetts,; Rssil
D. Gordon, secretary, Virginia, and all
members OF the committee.
THUBMLN's KtPLY.
Mr. Chaigmsn and Gentlemen Of the COMM.
tee:
pray you to accept my very sincere
thsL Ks for the kind End courteous manner
in which you have communicated to me
the fetal inforBstion Of ray nomination
by the ST. Louis convention. You know
without saying It, thst l an profoundly
grateful TO the convention snd to the
Demo cratic party for tie honor conferred
upon NE, ard the more go that u was
wholly unsCught and undesired BIZ
NE. Not that I underYslue {. !
distinction which S2y man OF our party, |
however eminent, might highly pIiza, |
bu. simply because I had ceased 20 De |
ambitious OF public lifs. But when sL1
told in so earnest and impressive man |
ner that can still render service to the |
good cause to which l have ever been |
devoted, q cause 10 which am bound |
By
The TIES OF AFFECTION,
by the dictates Of Judgment. by the sense
OF obliga.icn, for favors so often confer
red upon me and by feryent hope that
the party may long continue to be able to
serve the republic, what esn under such
circumstances do but yield my private
wishes TO the demand Of those whose
opinions am bound to respect APP
plsuse,l Gentlemen, with 81 unteigned |
diffidence in my ability to fulfill the e1
pectations that led to my nomination, 1
yet feel il 70 be my duty to sccept it and
do all that it may be in my power to do
TO merit Sc marked a distinction.
Gentlemen, tne country is blessed BIZ an
able and most just administration. APP
plause We have Pre- ideEt 1no
wisely, orsvely, diligently snd patrioti-
cally discharges the duties OF his high
once. Applause l fully believe that
the best interests Ct the country require
his reelection, and the hope that l may
be able to contribute somewhat to bring
ing about the result Was one Of the mo-