The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-07-11
AT MR.. MoRToN's HOME.
The Committee Formally Notified Him
His Nomination for Vice-President.

The Committee Formally Notified Him OF
His Nomination for vice-President.
RHINEBEcK, July From Poughkeepsie
the trip was continued to Rhinebeck,
where the committee was met by local
committee and, amid cheering and boom
ing of cannon, escorted to the Huntington
place, where Mr.. Morton is living. Mr..
Morton, arraved in black clothes and
looking in splendid health, stood in the
center of his drawing room and received
the committee. Mrs Morton, handsome
and elegantly attired, stood beside her
husband during the notification ceremony.
Mrs. Morton's mother Mrs. Street, and
her brother, W. l.. Street, and a number
of friends of the family were grouped in
the rear. The speeches were short and to
the point Chairman Estee, clad in a
black fTock coat, wearing Harrison and
Morton badge, was ushered into the draw
ing room and advanced to within a few
feet of Mr.. Morton. Immediately behind
came the other members of the committee.
Mr.. Estee then delivered the address.
The national convention of the republican
party recently assembled at Chicago nominal
ed as its candidate for president Gen. Harri-
son and with equal unanimity selected you as
its nominee for vice president. BY order of
tudt CoHNtullOu We are dppOllleu Il
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 notification. 1t only remains for
us to discharge the further duty conferred up
on us, by this official notice to you. The conn
try has already passed judgment upon your
selection and 1t has met such universal APP
proval that il is only left this committee to add
its own expression of their high appreciation
OF your own personal qualities, as well as their
confidence 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
a meaningless fOrmality but that your nomi-
nation will result in a triumphant election.
Mr.. Morton replied as follows:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF THE
COMMITTED am profoundly sensible of the
high honor which has been conferred upon me
by the national republican convention in ses-
sion at Chicago, and thank you gentlemen for
the courteous and complimentary terms in
which you have officially announced my nOmi-
nation as the candidate of the republican party
for the vice-presidency. | am also deeply sem
sible of the honor conferred upon the state of
New York in the selection of a citizen of this
state as one of the standard bearers in the APP
preaching peaceful conflict of the two great
political parties of the country for supremacy
in governmental control. New York repre-
sents to a large degree the business interests of
all those ever growing ana Wlde-Spread1ng
communities of varied interests and industries
which it is the mission of the republican party
to foster and protect. The platform so wisely
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 rendered by the convention, of
which you are the hOnored representatives, and
will in due time address to you, Mr.. Chairman,
an official communication to that effect.
After Mr.. Morton had finished speaking he
invited his visitors TO luncheon, which was
ready to be served on the balcony at the south
side OF the house. The view from the balcony
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 dis
lance the Fishkill mountains started in prom
inence. Mr.. Estee gave a toast, 'The Next
Vice-President" to which Mr.. Morton grace
fully replied. The party then re-entered their
carriages and were driven to Ellerslie, where
they had delightful time inspecting Mr.. Nor
toms new park, and will return to the city at
this evening.