Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-07-09
MK. MOTION NOTIFIED.
spsech OF Chairman EStso-nHr. MOr-
toms Rosponse-rhe Issuo of tho
Campaign OloAr and Distinct.


toms RospOnso-Ths Issuo OF thi
Campaign UlOAr and Distinct.
RHINEBECK, July THE Republi
can Notification Oommittee arrives
here TO day to formally notify Hon
Levi p. Morton of his nomination TO
Vice President. The committee wa
met by . local com mitlee, and, AmiC
cheering and booming Of cannon, es.
cortsd 10 the Huntington place, whert
Mr.. Morton is livinR.
Mr.. Morton, array ed In black nlothe
and looEing In splendid health, stood II
the centre OF his drawing room and re.
ceived the committee.
Mrs. Morton, handsomely and ele
gantly Attlrsd, stood beside her hus
band during tho notification ceremony
Mrs.. Morton's mother, Mrs. Strest,
and her brother, W. L. Street, and ]
number Of friends Of the family, were
grouped In the rear. The speeoheI
were short and 10 the point. OhAirmau
Estse, clad in . black frook coat, wear
ing a Harrison and Morton badge, Wal
ushersd into the drawing room and ad
vAnced 10 within faw feet Of Mr.. Nor.
ton. Immediately behind came thI
other members Of the committee.
Mr.. Estee then delivered the address
1.-THE National Convention Of the Rs
publican party, recently assembled ia
Chicago, nominated As its candidate fol
President General Harrison, and, with
equal unAnimity, selected you as III
nominee for Vice President. By order
OF that Convention we were appointed
q committee to noday its nominees oi
their selection. This pleasant duty has
been in part performed In giving Gen.
eral Harrison, your associate upon the
ticket, that notification. 1t only Fe.
mAins for us to discharge the further
duty conferred upon us by this oelcial
notios TO you.
"The country has already paIGed
Judgment upon your selection, and II
has met such universal approval that II
Is only left this committee TO add itI
owR expression Of their high sppreciA
tion Of yous own personal qualities, ~
well as their Conscience In your emf.
nent fitness for the position to which the
deliberate judgment Of the Convention
assigned you. In conclusion, we be.
lieve that this notification TO you will
not be = meaningless formAllty, but
that your Domlnation will result In a
triumphant election"
Mr. Morton replied aH follows;
INT. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Oommittee:-I am profoundly sensible
Of the high honor which has been con.
ferred upon me by the National Repub
licAn Convention, recently In session Rl
Ohi0HRo, and thank you, gentlemen,
for the courteous and complimentary
torms Ia which you have offloiAlly an.
nouDoed my nomination as the oSndi.
date OF the Republican party for the
Vice Presidency.
II Rm also deeply sensible Of the
honor conferred upon the State Of New
York In the selection OF citizen Of
this State as one Of the standard bsarerB
In the approaching peaceful coHfllot Of
the two great political parties OF the
country for supremacy and government.
tai control. New York represents In q
large deRree the business interests Of all
those ever growing and wider spread.
ing communities Of varied interests
and industries which II is the mission
OF the Republican party to foster and
protect.
'The platform so wisely adopted at
Chicago has this mission boldly In vlew
and BY It's enunoiAtion OF these prlncl-
DlG makes the issue Of the coming
campaign clear and distlnct. l accept
the position rendered by the convention
of which you are the honored represent.
atives, and will in due time address to
you, Mr.. Chairman, an official COM
to that effect
After Mr.. Morton had finished speak
Ing he invited his vlSitors TO luncheon,
which was ready TO he served on the
hAlcnnv at the Rnuth aide nf tha bousa
The view from the balcony is beauti-
ful one. Rich wooded land extends 40
far AE the eye can see, and at the hot,
tom OF . valley q brook bubbles along.
In the distance the Flshkill Mountains
stand 10 prominence, Mr., Estee gave
a tsAst, 1.-THE next Vice President" to
which Mr.. Morton gracefully replied.
The party then re.eDtered their car.
riages and we're driven to Elorslie,
where they had q delightful time in
spectinR Mr.. Morton's new park, and
will return TO the city at O'Clock this
evening.