Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-08
DOTS AND DASHES.
Notification Committee at
Rhinebeck.
UNLOCKING MoRToN's MILLIONS.

Kstee and the Gang Royalty En-
miscellaneous News
Items.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
New York, July THE members OF
the committee to officially notify Levi p.
Morton of his nomination for the Vice.
Presidency were astir early this morn
ing. Judge M. M. Estee, OF California,
Chairman of the Committee, was receiv-
ing visitors in the parlor of the Murray
Hill Hotel at 8 o'clocd. Secretary
Dougherty worked most Of the night and
looked wearied this morning. He went
to the Grand Central depot at 9 o'clock,
and when he returned to the committees s
parlor he found half dozen of the dele
gates awaiting him. AS they strolled in
Captain Dougherty had each affix his
signature to the address which was to be
presented to Mr.. Morton. The document
is very brief and general in it's terms,
filling less than single page Of parch-
pent paper.
THE START FOR RHTNEBECK.
Delegates Hendricks, Root and Car
son, the colored contingent, did not meet
the party at the hotel, and were not at
the depot when the committee entered
their special drawing-room car at hall
past 10 O'Clock. Ex-Governor Chas.
Foster, of Ohio, did not accompany the
committee. The other gentlemen COM
posing the committee all left, as well as
substitutes from other States.
Soon after starting, Secretary Dough
erty convened the Committee for meet
ing on Ways and Means. and each mem,
ber of the Committee then deposited
with the secretary his pro-rata share oi
the expense of transportation. The time
of the trip was consumed in discussing
the political situation.
THE ARRIVAL.
The Notification Committee was met al
the depot in Rhinebeck by the local com.
mittee, and amid cheering and the boom
ing of cannon escorted to Huntington
Place, where Mr.. Morton is living. Mr.
Morton arrayed in black clothes and look
in splendid health, stood in the centre oi
his drawing-room and received the COM
mittee. Mrs. Morton, handsome and ele-
gantly attired, stood beside her husband
during the notification ceremony. Mrs
Morton's mother, Mrs. Street, and her
brother, w. L. Street, and number oi
friends Of the family were grouped in the
rear. The speeches were short and to the
point. Chairman Estee clad in black
frock coat, and wearing Harrison and
Morton badge, was ushered into the
drawing-room, and advanced to within a
few feet of Mr.. Morton. Immediately be-
hind came the members OF the Commit.
tee. Estee then delivered
THE ADDRESS,
Which was worded as follows "The
National Convention Of the Republican
party, recently assembled in Chicago
nominated as its candidate for President
General Harrison, and with equal equa
nimity selected you as its nominee fol
Vice President. By order of that Con
vention we were appointed a committee
to notify its nominees of their selection
This pleasant duty has been in part per.
formed 10 giving General 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 already passed judgment upon your
selection and it has met such universal
approval that it is only left this Commit
tee to add its own expression OF their
high appreciation of your own personal
qualities as we'll as their confidence in
your eminent fitness for the position to
which the deliberate judgment of the
Convention assigned you. In conclusion
we believe that this notification to you
will not be a meaningless formality, but
that your nomination will result in a
triumphant election"
MoRToN's REPLY.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF THE
CONVENTION: I am profoundly sensible
of the high honor which has been con-
ferred upon me by the National Republi-
can Convention recently in session at
Chicago, and thank you, gentlemen, for
the courteous and complimentary terms
in which you have officially announced
my nomination as the candidate Of the
Republican party for the Vice Presidency.
/ am also deeply sensible of the honor
conferred upon the State OF New York in
the selection of citizen in this State as
one of the standard bearers in the ap-
preaching peaceful conflict of the two
great political parties of the country, for
supremacy in governmental control. New
York represents to a large degree the
business interests of all those ever. grow
ing and wider-spreading communities of
varied interests and industries, which it
is the mission of the Republican party to
foster and protect. The platform SO wise
ly adopted at Chicago has this mission
boldly in view, and by its enunciation of
these principles makes the issue clear
and distinct. accept the position ten
dered by the Convention, of which you
are the honored representatives, and will
in dne time address to you, Mr.. Chair
man, an official communication to that
effect.
THE MILLIONAIRE's HOME.
After Morton had finished speaking he
invited his visitors to luncheon, which
was ready to be served on the balcony,
which is beautiful one; rich wooded
land extends as far as the eye can see,
and at the bottom of a valley brook
bubbles along; in the distance the Cats
kill Mountains stand in prominence.
Estee gave a toast, THE next Vice Pres
ident," to which Morton gracefully re-
sponded. The party then entered car
riages and were driven to Ellerslie, where
they had delightful time inspecting
Morton's new park.
NORTHWESTERN STORM.