Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-07-05
i 4 A PLEASANT DUTY, 4
President oleveland Notified OF His
EAE denomination. "a

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 26.SThe
national Democratic committee and the
notification committee appointed by
the late Democratic convention to
notify the president aud vice president
Of their nomination for president and
vice presidents met at the Arlington
hotel today. The notification conn
mittee met at 10 O'Clock with Hon. II.
A. Oollinsjof Massachusetts, in the chair
and Mr.. Thomas S. Petit of Kentucky
as secretary. The proceedings We're
conducted IN secret session. The COM
mittee adjourned at IL o'clock and it
was announced that it had decided to
notify the president at, 2 o'clock to-day
and also to leave Washington to-mor-
row evening for Columbus, o., to notify
Mr.. Thurman. A letter of notification
was submitted to'the committee by Mr..
Jacob of Kentucky and was accepted
by the committee. The letter was
signed by allthose present. The COM
mittee also accepted an invitation from
Secretary Whitley to visit his country
home at Grasslands Tomorrow after
noon. ~
The notification committee, accom-
panied by the members of the national
Democratic committee and the Column
bia Democratic club of the District of
Columbia, met at the Arlington hotel
at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon and form
ing into pairs marched ito the White
| House. They were ushered into the
east room and ranged themselves in a
circle in the south end of the room.
Palms filled all the windows and
alcOves in that portion of the room and
potted plants decorated the mantels.
The president was notified of their
arrival and descended to the east room,
accompanied by the following named
persons: Mrs. Cleveland, Rev. VIM. N. +.
Cleveland, the presidents brother and
wife of Forestport, N. Y, Mrs. w. e.
Hoyt, the presidents sister of Fayetts-
vile, N. Y, Mr.. and Mrs. Lamont, Mr..
w. s. ,Bissell of Buffalo+-all of whom
were present at the notification of his
first nomination-Mr. Bayard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fairchild, Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney,
Mrs, Endicott, Mr.. Villas, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dickinson, Mr.. Benjamin Folsom and
Speaker Carlisle Their approach was
the signal fer general clapping of
hands on the part of the visitors and
as soon as the party had taken their
places General Collins stepped forward
and addressed the president. .t4$i1y
General Collins said: "Mr. CleVe-
land: We come as committee auth
orized and instructed blythe national
Democratic convention recently held at
st. Louis to convey formal notice of its
nominating you for its candidate for
lpresident of the United States during
the next for years. 1t would not be-
come the occasion in your presence to
express at length the full meaning and
significance of that great assembly. It's
expression will be found and heard else
where and otherwise from now till that
day in November when this free and en-
lightened people will record their ap-
proval of your great services as chief
magistrate. We beg to congratulate
/ you upon this hearty and unanimous
Endorsement of your course as president
by the great historic party to which in
all the days of your manhood you have
belonged, and to congratulate the coun-
try upon the assured continuance of
your wise, just and patriotic admins
tration.n -',.. q, Ist
Upon concluding his remarks Mr..
Collins introduced Mr.. Charles D. Jacob
of Kentucky, who read the following
letter of notifications: i-" 'a
"WAsH1NaToN, D. c., June 26.
''To the Hon. Grover Cleveland, of New York.
"SIR: The delegates to the national
Democratic convention, representing
everyState and Ferritory,of our union,
having assembled in the city of st.
Louis on June 5, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the offices Of
president and vice president of the
United States, it has become the honor
able and pleasing duty of this commit
tee to formally announce to you that
without a ballot you were by acclama-
tion chosen as standard bearer OF the
Democratic party for the chief execl-
tiveship of this country. at the election
to be held in November next.
"Great as is such distinction under
any circumstances it is the more fiatter-
ing and profound when it is remenlber-
ed that you have been ,selecteda as your
own successor to an office the duties Of
which, always onerous, have been
rendered ofan extraordinarily sensitive,
difficult and delicate nature, because Of
a change Of political parties and
methods, after twenty-four years of un-
interrupted domination This ;exalta-
ton is, if possible, added by the fact
that the declaration of principles, based
upon your last annual message to the
congress of the United States relative
to a tariff reduction and a diminution
ofthe expenses of the government
throws down the direct and defiant
challenge for an exacting scrutiny of
the administration of the executive
power, which four years ago was COM
mitted to its trust by the election of
Grover Cleveland, president of the
United States, and for the most search
ing inquiry concerning its fidelity and
devotion to- the pledges which then
invited the suffrages of the people. An
engrossed copy of, THAT platform, adopt
ed without q dissenting voice, is here
with tepdered to you.
i"In conveying, SIR. to you the re-
sponsbles trust which has been confined
to thehl this com nlittee beg individual-|
ly and olIectively to express The great
pleasure which they have felt at the |
results attending the national eonven-
ton of the Democratic party and to
offer to you their best wishes for official
and personalsuceess and happiness
1--WE eahaNe the honor, sir, to be your
obedient seryants',l = ! ,.. !, - 5. 81.
d (Signed by all the members, rof the
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Mr.. ThomasS. Petit, secretary of the'
notification committee, then presented i
Mr. |Cl0Velau(l " with n hAndaOfn alUzl