The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-07-18
THURMAN ACCEPTS.
Formally Notified Of His Nomfna-
tion for Vice President.

Formally Notified Of His Nomina-
tion for Vice President.
The members of the Democratic Commit
tee appointed to notify ex-senator Allen @.
Thurman Of his nomination to the office Of
ice-President, arrived in Columbus, Ohio,
Thursday morning, by a special train, but it
was afternoon before anything was done.
The committee was received and entertained
by committeeman of local Democratic clubs.
At one o'clock the committee started for
Judge Thurman's residence. The party was
received in the north reception room, which
had been bedecked with flowers and plants.
General Collins, of Boston, and Mayor
Jacobs, of Louisville, stationed themselves selves
of the window, the other members of
the committee and the various gentlemen
present having arranged themselves in
semi circle, and awaited the entrance OF
Judge Thurman, who speedily made his ap-
pearance from the drawing room on the
south. Judge Thurman was greeted with
burst Of applause as he> came forward lean
ing on the arm Of his son, Mr.. A. w. Thur
man. As soon as Judge Thurman had taken
after shaking him by the hand, spoke as
follows: "Judge Thurman, we bear mes
sage from the great council Of your party. 1t
is but formal notice of your nomination by
that body for the high Office Of Vice President
Of the United States. Rich as our language
is in power and expression it contains no
words to adequately convey the sentiment OF
that Convention as its heart went out to you.
I present my friend, Mr.. Charles D. Jacobs,
Mayor Of Louisville"
Mr.. Jacobs then stepped forward and in an
earnest voice read the formal letter Of notit-
cation.
When he had finished amid the most pro-
found silence and attention, Judge Thurman
spoke as follows:
ssMR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF THE
CoMMITTEE-I pray you to accept my very
sincere thanks for the kind and courteous
manner in which you have communicated
to me the official information Of my nomina.
ton by the St. Louis Convention. You know
without saying it that am profoundly CRATE
full to the Convention and to the Democratic
party for the honor conferred upon me, and
the more so that it was wholly unsought and
undesired by me; not that l undervalued
distinction which any man Of our party
however eminent might highly prize, but
simply because had ceased to be ambitious
Of public life. But when am told in so
earnest and impressive manner that can
still render service to the good cause to which
nave 6F6T pOou ucfOOcQ-a SooSo w
I am bound by the ties of affection,
by the dictates Of Judgment, by a
sense Of obligation for favors SO
often conferred upon me-what can l under
such circumstances do but yield my private
wishes to the demand of those whose opin-
ions am bound to respect (Applause.)
tGentlemen, with an unfeigned difidence
in nv ability to fulfil the expectations that
led tony nomination, yet feel it to be my
duty to accept it and do all that it may be in
nv power to do to merit 80 marked distinc-
ton.
"Gentlemen, the country is blessed by an
able and honest administration of the gen.
eral government (Applause): We have q
President who wisely, bravely, dillgentlY
and patriotically discharges the duties OF his
high Office (Applause). l fully believe thar
the best interests OF the country require hsre
election, and the hope that [ may be able to
contribute somewhat to bring about the result
is one Of my motiv's for accepting
a place on our ticket, and I also feel 1t my
duty to labor for reduction Of taxes and to
nut a stop to that accumulation of q surplus
in the treasury that, in my judgment, is not
only preiudicial to our financial welfare,
but is, in high degree, dangerous to honest
and constitutional government. (Applause.)
/ suppose, gentlemen, that l need say no
more today. In due time and in accordance
with established usage I will transmit
to your chairman written acceptance OF
INV nomination, with such observations upon
public questions as may seem to me to be
proper" (Applausal