The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-22
MR. REID NOTIFIED
OF His nominAtion-An Eloquent Reply to
Mr. DuboiS' speech

Mr. Dubois SPEECH
NEw York, June 2l.-The members
of the committee appointed by the
Minneapolis convention to notify MF.
Whitelaw Reid Oh his nomination for
tho vice presidency, took a train from
the Grand Central railroad station at
1929 o'clock this morning for White
Plains.
WHITE PLAINS, n. Y. June 2i.-The
committee arrived here about q guar
ter past eleven o'clock and projected at
once to Mr. Reid's residence. They
were cordially received by Mr. Reid
and at once proceeded to the business Of
the day. Senator Dubois made the
speech OF notification. He said:
Mr., RRID:-lhe national Republican
convention recently held in Minneapo-
lis selected a representative from each
state and territory from among its dele
gates to notify you that the great Re-
publican party OF the nation had select
ed you a. its candidate for vice presi-
dent Of the United States; speaking Tor
them, It is now my pleasing duty TO
give YOU that formal notification.
This honor, one of the highest which
free and thoughtful people can be-
stow, came to you unsought and with
unanimity rarely witnessed.
Your constant, consistent and ettec'
tive advocacy of Republican measures
for many years. and the honor and dig
nifty with which you represented our
country abroad, have mer1ted Tor you
this distinction.
Mr.. Reds REPLY.
The following is Whitelaw Reid's re-
ply:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN
"Your visit to my home and this formal
statement has made deep impression
on my mind. which the known act OF
tho convention had already produced.
The occasion is too great for the ex-
preston OF merely personal feelings.
even my natural and heartfelt sense OF
gratitude for the confidence shown and
the high trust devolved seems in this
case, too unimportant to those you rep
resent for more than q word. The
party, which has guided this country
on its path Of prosperity with but iouf
years interval since 1860 gives official
notice through its duty authorized rep
resentatives in forty-four states and five
territories OF its choice for the second
Office within the gift of sixty-tive mil
lions OF freemen who cover continent,
and are seen also to possess once more
the seas. A profound sense OF response
bility and most. earnest desire to dis
charge the trust you have reposed, to
the satisfaction of those You now repre-
sent and for the best interests of the
country afterwards, are the overmaster-
ing emotions of the hour.
DIDN'T EXPECT THE HONOR.
Not having sought the great honor, as
you have just stated, l shall not
shrink from the duty you impose.
There will be more convenient oppor-
tunity for such expression OF political
convictions as may be thought appro-
pirate to the times and to the actual
Issues.
But having already carefully con-
sidered the statement of our party
principles, put forth by our conven-
ton, may say at once that l accept
and adopt them in full. They are the
principles and the party under the sway
OF which the country has attained Its
phenomenal growth and prosperity
under which the plain people have
ruled, labor has been freed ,honored and
better rewarded than elsewhere; the
largest example OF equality before the
law the world has yet seen has been
promoted. To reject these principles
and this party would be to indict the
glorious history OF the nation for almost
the pastt third OF a century.
You find natural leader in the emf
nent public servant, the substantial re-
suits Of whose wise and faithful admin
istration furnish such inspiration for
the canvass. l had expected to find
with him my distinguished friend who
now adorns the Office OF vice. president
SAs the delegation of my state and with
1t the representatives Of the party at
large have thought it politically wise to
adhere to the doctrine Of rotation in
Office, it gives me the right to claim
merely the earnest support of united
party, OF which we are sure, but the
best counsel and the most watchful
personal assistance OF all its faithful
and experienced leaders, without excep-
ton, to the end that this great common
wealth may again throw its decisive
vote as it did four years ago, and indis-
putably can do SO again, on the Repub'
y