The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-06-22
REID WAITED UPON.
The Committee Notify Him of 81
Nomination

The Committee Notify Him of His
Nomination.
New YORK, June 2l.-The committee
to notify Whitelaw Reid of his nomina-
ton for the Vice Presidency went to
| Ophir Farm, Reid's country residence.
near White Plains, to-day, where they
| proceeded to carry out their Instructions
The address of notification was delivered
| by Senator Dubois. The speech was very
brief, referring in terms to the nomina-
ton of the Minneapolis Convention BE
adverted to the fact that it came unsought
and with rare unanlmity and continued:
~ our constant and consistent effective
advocacy of Republican measures for
many years and the honor and dignity
With which you represented our country
abroad have merited for you distinction
The American people appreciate the pa
tient and skillful diplomacy by which
| you opened our market to France TO the
product OF the American farmer. We
believe the people will sustain Repub-
| lican principles, indorse personally our
standard bearers and that in our wisdom
our selection at Minneapolis will be fully
| demonstrated by your triumphant cleo
ton at the polls IN November
| Mr. Reid in replying to the speech ex-
pressed his heartfelt sense and gratitude
| for the confidence shown and the high
trust devolved in him by the nomination.
! lie spoke of the Republican party as hav-
ing guided the country on a path of I'M
| paralleled prosperity, with but four
| years interval, since IS6a. FL e said he had
a profound sense of the responsibility
and the most earnest desire TO discharge
the trust imposed to the satisfaction Of the
65,G30,G 600 freemen and for the best inter
eStS OF The country, and continued:
Not having sought the great honor
you confer, as you have just stated, am
the more prompt in saying as d citizen
and republican that shall not Shrink
| from the duty you have imposedD The
speaker said he accepted and adopted in
full the issues laid down by the Mime
apOIiS platform. "Ihey were the princi-
! pies under which the country attained
! phenomenal prosperity and growth. I'm
| der them labor has been freed honorad
and better rewarded than elsewhere. and
the largest example OF equality before the
law the word has yet seen has been pro-
| NOTED. 10 reject these principles would
| be TO interdict the glorious history of the
nation for almost the past third of a CEN
| fury. You find natural leader in the
eminent public servant whose substan-
tai, wise and faithful administration has
furnished such an inspiration for the can
vass. | had expected to find associated
with HIM my distinguished friend who
now adorns the office of Vice President.
AS, however, the party thought it was
wise to adhere TO the doctrine of rotation
in office, it gave the speaker the right TO
| claim, not merely the earnest support of
| the united party, but the best counsel. the
most watchful personal assistance of it's
faithful, experienced leaders, to the end
that this great commonwealth NAV throw
its decisive vote or the Republican side.n
Referring to Blaine, Mr.. Reid said: 'sI
cannot suppress on this occasion one
word OF atlectionate recollection for my
friend in SO many Presidential campaigns,
the great statesman whose present cruel
bereavement, following hard on two sim
liar blows, has touched the tenderest
sympathy of all, not merely his political
t associates, but both parties and the whole
country" The speaker then closed by
predicting Republican success.