Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-05
Their Chosen Leader.
Gen. Harrison Officially Noti-
 fled of His Nomination.
HE ACCEPTS HIS PARTY's CALL.

The Republican Committee Visits Him \
 at His Home in Indianapolis and Chair Il
 man Estee Formally Tenders Him rhe |
 Nomination-His Reply.
 INDIANAPOLIS, July 5-The committee ap>I pointed by the late national Republican con- vention for that purpose waited upon Gen. Harrison at his residence yesterday and mo- tiied him of his nomination for president of the United States. 4 large number of prom inent politicians and friends of the family were present.
 Hon. M NJ. Estee, chairman of the com mittee, spoke as follows:
 GEN HARRIsoN-We are commissioned by the national Republican convention to officially notify you of your nomination the Republican candidate for president of the United States. In doing this may be permitted to remind you that your selection met the hearty approval of
 the whole convention. It left embittered
 feeling or lukewarm supporters, and it voiced
 the average and the best judgment of the con-
 vention. It is true distinguished gentlemen, well
 known to the people, who are experienced ill
 public affairs illustrious in character and worthy
 of the peoples confidence and support, were
 before the convention candidates and yet you
 were chosen. Nor was your nomination due t.
 cciden or the result of nasty or inconsiderate
 deberation It indicated rather that you pos
 sessed in more eminent degree peculiar quail
 
 In the hour of our country's peril you cheerfuly
 accepted an humble position in the army, went
 where your country most needed you, anu
 by long and faithful service rose to higher
 commands and assumed greater responsibilities
 Elected to the United States senate, your en- frightened and conservative StateSmanShip com manded the respect and inspired the confidence o1 the American people. Added to this, the
 purity of your past life and your exalted private virtues Is an earnest that candidate for pres ident the honor of the Republican party and the glory of our country will be safe in your keeping The platform adopted by the national Republican, convention marks out with clearnesS ana pre- cision the creed of the party. The American system of protection to American labor ana American products in American markets: the SacredneSS and purity of the ballot; the protec- Jion of American citizens, native and adopted, home and abroad, land and sea; the prohi- oition of Chinese immigration; the building up of our navy; the creation of coast defenseS; the especial care of the old soldiers and sailors of the republic, questions which occupy SplcuouS places in the platform. These and other sub jectS referred to ill the platform will doubt \ less receive your careful consideration In con clusion, We beg to express personal satisfac tion at your nomination, and we indulge the be- E lief that your election is already assured
 Gen. Harrison replied:
 MR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN CoM- MITTEE-The official notice which you have N brought of the nomination conferred upon oy the Republican national convention recent. \ ln session at Chicago eXciteS emotions of pro found though of d somewhat conflicting charac ter. That, after fuli deliberation and free con sultation, the representatives of the Republican party of the United States should have concluded hat the great principles euunciated in the plat ' form adopted by the convention could be in some ' measure safely contided to my care, is all honor \ of which an deeply sensible, and for which ' am very grateful. 1 do not assume or believe E that this choice implies that the convention \ found in me any pre-eminent fitness excep-
 tional fidelity to the principles of government to
 which we are mutually pledged My satisfaction \ with the result would be altogether spoiled if I that result had been reached by any unworthy \ methods or by dlSparagement of the more enI- ' nent men who divided with me the sutfragcs of \ of the convention l accept the nomination with b so deep sense of the dignity of the office and of \ the gravity of its duties and responsibilities as ! altogether to exclude any feeling of exultation \ or pride. Tine principles of government and the
 practice ill administration, upon which issues are \ now fortunately clearly made, are So ! important ill their relations to the national and | to individual prosperity that may expect an \ unusual popular interest in the campaign. Re- \ lying wholly upon the conSiderate judgment of \ our fellow-citizens and the gracious favor of | God, We will confidently submit our cause to tine | arbitrament of q free ballot. The day you have
 chosen for this visit suggests no thoughts that ! are not in harmony with the occasion. The Re ' publican party has walked in the light of the
 Declaration of Independence. It has lifted the l shaft of patriotism upon the foundation laid at ! Bunker Hill. It has made the more perfect ! Union secure by making all men free Wash
 ington and Lincoln, Yorktown and Appomattox \ the Declaration of Independence and the | Proclamation of Emancipation are naturally \ and worthily associated ill our thoughts \ to-day AS soon as may be possible I shall by ! letter communicate to your chairman a more \ formal acceptance of the nomination; but it may I be proper for now to say that have already ! examined the platform with some care, and that
 it's declarations, to some of which you have ! alluded are in harmony with my views. It gives ! me pleasure, gentlemen, to receive you in my ! home, and to thank you for the cordial manner
 in which you have conveyed your official message \ The committee subsequently, enter
 tained at luncheon by Gen. Harrison.