St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-08
BANKER Levi IS A BARK|S.
Morton Officially Notified Of His Nom
inati0n for Vice President.
HE. ACCEPTS WITH THANKS.
Exceptional Brevity of the Address OF
Notification and the Nominees
Response.

New YORK, July THE parlor car
Marietta, occupied by the committee to
notify Hon. Levi p. Morton of his NOM
inatiOn. was attached to the New York
Central express train that left the Grand
Central depot at 1880 o'clock this morn
ing. Soon after starting, Secretary
DOugherty convened the committee for
meeting Oh ways and means and each
member of the committee then deposited
with the secretary his pro rata share of
the expense of transportation. The
time of the trip was consumed in dis
cuSSing the political situation. At
Rhinebeck the committee was met by a
local committee and, amid cheering and
Huntington Place, where Mr.. Morton is
living. Mr.. Morton, arrayed in black
clothes and looking in splendid health,
stood in the center of his drawing room
and received the committee. Mrs. Nor
ton, handsome and elegantly attired,
STOOD BESIDE HER HUSBAND r.
during the notification ceremony. Mrs.
Morton'S mother, Mrs. Street. and her.
brother, W. l.. Street, and a number of
the friends of the family were grouped
i'll the rear. The speeches were short
and to the point. Chairman Estee, clad
in black frock coat, wearing a Harri
son and Morton badge, was ushered into
the drawing room, and advanced to
within few feet of Mr.. Morton. I'm
mediately behind came the other men,
beers of the committee. So
THE STORY SOON TOLD.
Mr.. EStee then delivered the address
as follows: ~
The national convention of the Republican
party recently assembled In Chicago, nomi-
mated as Its candidate for president Gen.
Harrison, and with equal unanimity selected
you as its nominee for vice president. By
order of that convention we were appointed
committee to notify its nominees of their
selection This pleasant duty has been in
part performed in giving Gen. Harrison,
your associate upon the ticket, that notifica-
ton. 1t only remains for us to discharge the
further duty conferred upon us, by this
official notice to you. The country has al
ready passed Judgment upon your selection
and it has met such universal approval that
1t is only left this committee to add its own
expression of their high appreciation of your
own personal qualities, as well as their con-
fidence in your eminent fitness for the po-
sition to which the deliberate judgment of
the convention assigned you, In conclusion,
we believe that this notification to you will
not be meaningless Formally but that your
nomination will result in triumphant
election.
HE SHOULDERS THE BURDEN.
Mr.. Morton replied as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Com
mittee: l am profoundly sensible of the
high honor which has been conferred upon
me by the national Republican convention
recently in session at Chicago, and thank
you, gentlemen, for the courteous and COM
plimentary terms in which you have Official
ly announced my nomination as the candi-
date OF the Republican party for the vice
presidency. l am also deeply sensible of the
honor conferred upon the state of New
York in the selection of q citizen of this
state as one of the standard-bearers in the
approaching peaceful conflict of the two
great political parties of the country for su-
premacy in governmental control. New
York represents, to large degree, the bust.
ness interests of all those ever. growing and
wider-spreading communities of varied in
terests and industries which it is the mission
OF the Republican party to foster and pro-
tect The platform so wisely adopted at Chi
cago has this mission boldly in view and by
the enunciation of these principles makes
the issue clear and distinct. l accept the po-
sition rendered by the convention, of which
you are the honored representatives. and
will i'll due time address to you, Mr.. Chair
man, an official communication to that eff.
feet.
After Mr.. Morton had finished speak
ing he invited his visitors to luncheon,
which was ready to be served on the
balcony on the south side of the house.
vice president" to which Mr.. Morton
gracefully replied. The party then re-
entered their carriages and were driven
to Ellerslie, where they had a delight
full time inspecting MIR. Morton's new
park, and returned to the city at
o'clock this evening. The majority will
remain in town until Thursday of next
week. Chairman Estee will spend next
week at Long Branch, =