The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-07-06

received IN the nOrUn reception OF MI.
A. W. Thurman's residence, which had
been bedecked with flowers and plants.
General Collins and Mayor Jacobs,
of Louisville, stationed themselves at
the head of the room in front of the
window. The other members of the COM
mittee and the various gentlemen present
arranged themselves in semi-circle.
Judge Thurman speedily made his appear
ance from the drawing-room on the south.
Judge Thurman was greeted with applause
as he came forward leaning on the arm of
his son.
THE NOTIFICATION.
AS soon as Judge Thurman had taken his
seat and bowed to the gentlemen standing
ready to receive him, General Collins adj
vanced and after shaking him by the hand
spoke as follows:
Judge Thurman, we bear message 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 ex-
preston, it contains no words to adequately
convey the sentiment of that senvention as its
heart went out to you I present my friend,
Hon. Charles D. Jacobs mayor of Louisville"
Mr.. Jacobs stepped forward, and IN an
earnest voice read the following formal
letter of notification:
"CoLUMBUs, O., June 2S.-70 Hon. Alien G.
EhUnaan-Sir: II has become the highly
agreeable duly of the committee 10
inform you that upon the first bal
lot of the National Democratic convention held
recently in the city of ST. Louis, and repre-
senting every State and Territory of our Union,
for the purpose of selecting candidates for the
Presidency and Vice-Presidency, you were
UNANIMOUSLY chosen as the nominee of that
great party for the eminent and responsible Of
flee of Vice-President of the United States.
In thus spontaneously and emphatically
demanding return to that political arena
which you graced with much wisdom, dig
n:ty and vigor, the Democracy of this country
have honored themselves by relieving their
party from tho charge of ingratitRde, and We
believe that in November next the people VIII
erace such faint from the Republic by elect
ing you to preside over the most august DELHI
erative body in the world-the Senate of the
United States [Applause.1
"Should so desirable consummation be
achieved then, indeed, could every lover Of his
country. regardless of party or creed, rejoice
that in you is embraced the highest type of the
enlightened and refined American citizen and
that no matter what the crisis might be this
Government would be safe in your hands. ZAP
plause.
IAN engrossed copy of the platform of prin-
ciples, couched in language that admits of no
doubt and adopted without dissenting vote,
iG herewith presented. In discharging their
trust this committee desires to convey to you
assurances of the most profound esteem and
admiration, and to express their sincerest good
wishes for your happiness and prosperity.
I'VE have the honor, sir, to be your obedient
servants" [Signed by the Committed
JUDGE THURMAN's RESPONSE.
Judge Thurman spoke as follows:
Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the COM
mittee: pray you to accept my very sincere
thanks for the kind and courteous manner in
which you have communicated to me the Off
cial information of my nomination by the
ST. Louis convention. You know, without
saying it, that am profoundly CRATE
| full to the convention and to- tn e
| Democratic party for the honor conferred
| upon me, and the more so that it was wholly
| unsought and undesired by me; not that
| undervalued a destination which any man OF
| our party however eminent might highly prize,
| but simply because had ceased TO be am
bilious of public life. But when L am told
| in so earnest and impressive a man.
| ner that I can still render service to
| the good cause to which I have ever
| been devoted-a cause to which am bound by
| the ties of affection, by the dictates of iudg-
| ment, by a sense Of obligation for favors so
| often conferred upon me, and fervent hope
| that the party may long continue to be able to
1
| circumstances, do but yield my private wishes
| to the demand of thuse whose opinions am
| bound to respect? Applause.
Gentlemen, with an unfeigned diffdence in
| my ability to fulfill the expectations that led
| to my nomination, I yet feel 1t to be my duty
| to accept it and do all that it may be in my
! power to do to merit so marked distinction.
"Gentlemen. the country is blessed by an
| able and honest administration of the general
| Government. lApplause.l We have Presi-
dent who wisely, bravely diligently and patr-
otically discharges the duties of his high Office.
| IApplause.l I fully believe that the best
| interests of the country require his re-elec-
| ton, and the hope that l may be able to
contribute somewhat to bring about the re-
| suit is one of my motives for accepting place
| on our ticket; and also feel it my duty to la
| Dor for reduction of taxes and to put stop
| to that accumulation Of surplus in the Treas
ury that, in my Judgment, is not only prejudi-
cial to our fiAancial welfare, but is in high
| degree dangerous to honest and constitutional
| government. lApplause.]
Ct suppose, gentlemen, that need say nc
| more to-day. In due time, and in accordance
with established usage, will transmit to your
| chairman written acceptance of my nomina
| ton, with such observations upon public ques-
tons as may seem to me to be proper Zap
| plausel.
u. ELL