The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-21
TOOK THE NEWS TO HIM..
President Harrison Formally Told
That His Oflceholders Re-
Nominated Him.
Mckinley Devises a Pleasant Fic-
ton That the Republicans
Are Much Pleased.

Mr.. Harrison Accepts tho Nsmi.ation and
tho Committee Accepts an In
vitation to Luncheon.
WASHINGTON. June 2O.--Gov. Mckinley.
Of Ohio. chairman Of tho committee TO no.
tify tho president Of his rsnomination, ar
rived hero this morning. Tho committee
assembled in the parlors of tho Ebbitt
house, whore the governor read tho ad-
dress which be proposed to deliver TO the
president. The address VA brief and was
received with eHthusiasm.l Tho committee
accepted tho invitation of Col. Elliott F.
Shepard to dinner Tomorrow evening at
tho Manhattan athletic club. of New York.
The republican clubs of the city of Now
York invited the committee to be present
at mass meeting to- morrow evening. Both
invitations were accepted. The committee
proceeded to tho executive mansion. About
one O'clock some two hundred guests were
assembled in the east room. When the
committee entered, few moments later,
the president, accompanied by Secretary
Foster and other members Of the cabinet,
entered.
Without any preliminaries Gov. McKin-
ley made the speech notifying the president
of his nomination. Il was in substance as
follows: President Harrison: This oom-
mittee, representing every state ana terri
tory IN the union, are here to perform
trust committed to them BY the national
republican convention, which convened at
Minneapolis on June7, thatof bringing you
official notification of your denomination
as the republican candidate for president
Of the United States. Your nomination
was but tho registering BY the convention
OF the will of a majority Of the repnblicans
of the United States, and has been received
in every quarter with profound satisfaction,
Your administration has more than iusti-
fed your nomination four years ago, and
the confidence OF the people implied BY
by your election. After one of the most
careful, successful and brilliant admins
trations IN our history, you receive re-
nomination, furnishing an approval Of your
work which must bring 70 you tho keenest
sense of qualification. The difficult and
embarrassing questions which confronted
your administration have been met with an
ability. a fidelity to duty, and a lofty pa
triotism which Nils American hearts with
glowing pride.
I'VE beg to hand to you the platform of
principles unanimously adopted by the oon-
ysntion which placed you in nomination.
1t IL an American dGcume7st. Protection,
which shall serve the highest interests of
American labor and American Develop
nent; reciprocity. which. while seeking the
worlds markets for our surplus products.
shall not destroy American wages or sur
render American markets.; honest money,
which shall rightly measure the labor and
exchanges of the people and cheat nobody;
honest elections. which are the true situa-
tion Of public authority, principles which
constitute for the most part the platform
of principles of which you have already by
word AID deed given your earnest approval
and Of which You stand to-day exponent
and representative. In conclusion, we de-
sire to extend to You our hearty eongratula-
tion and express our qualification at the
great honor paid you by denomination"
The president, accepting the nomination,
said: "Gsntlsmen of the committee:
When, four years ago. on the anniversary
of the declaration of national indepsnd-
ence, committee designate by the ropub-
licaa national convention, held in Chicago,
came to my homo in Indianapolis to notify
sense Of gratitude was forced into the back
ground by an overwhelming sense of the
responsibility of leadership in civil con-
test that involved 90 much to my country,
and fellow citizens. no one 10 much as
realized that the strength of the campaign
and my hope was that nothing in life or
word Of mine might weaken the appeal Of
our American politics to the American
heart. That appeal did not fnil. repub-
lican president and vice president. and
republican congress, were chosen. The
record has been made. and we are now to
submit to the Judgment Of patriotic people.
"Of my own relation TO the great transao-
tions in legislation and in administration
it does not become me to speak. I CRATE
fully accept. sir. the assurance given by
republican state conventions and by the
nesional convention thl ough you. that no
charRe of inadsquaoy or delinquency to
principle has been lodged against the ad-
miniatration. The faithful and highly sue
cssstul work done by able heads Of sxsou-
tive departments and representatives.
abroad, desire most cordially to aoknowl-
edge and commend. The work of tho
Fifty first congress-. in which you, sir, bore
strongly and most bsnsfoiallv influence
national prosperity for generations to come.
The general results of three years of repub-
iican control have been gratifying. Home
markets for farm products have been
retained and enls god by the establishment
new markets abroad Of large and increased
value. which have besn obstlnately closed |
to us, have been opened on favorable terms
to our meats and breadstutfs by the remova! |
of unjust discI iminatinR rest. ictions and |
by numerous reciprocal trade agreements |
under section 3 of the Mckinley bill. |
These acts OF the administration and legis-
lation can now fortunately be Judged by |
their fruits. In 1890 it was conflict Of |
now our adversaries must face
trade statistics and prices current.
but it IL not appropriate that l should
hSA ttn,a IA
l hope before long TO be able by letter TO
convey to you a moro formal acceptance
of tho nomination which the national
republican convention has tsnde, ed me,
and give briefly my reasons for adhering
TO the declaration of principles adopted by
The convention, and which you have SO ad-
summarized. Will you accept
sir, for yourself ana your associates on the
and 70 the whole body of tho
great convention whose delegates you are,
my profound thanks for this great honor,
and will you, sir, allow me TO express my
most sincere appreciation of the gracious
and cordial terms in which You have con-
veyed this message"
The presidents speech was received with
enthusiasm aud hearty applause. and ut its
,lose she members OF tho committee pushed
forward and congratulated him on his re-
nomination. He shook hands cordially
with each member and invited them TO
luncheon. Tho party proceeded to tho
state dining room. tho president leading
With Gov. Mckinley. the other invited
quests, to \ considerable number, followed.