The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-08
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NEW YORK, July7. The committee
appointed at the, ST: Louis ohsention to
formally and officially notify Vice pres
identlal; candidate Garfet a. Hobart OF
his nomination. proceeded 10 Pal tefson,;
MI, this afternoon TO perform 3thelr
duty. ~ =
The committee, 1ssenlbled In n private
parlor OF the Fifth Avenue hotel. AL.
tOgsthertlie were about thirty clm-
mitteemen. Shortly a tters1 10 O'Clock the
party left I'm carrhiges and we con-,
reyed TO the Twenty third ssreet ferry.
Arriving on the Jersey shore they were
met by q committee composed iofA Mr.
lIobart'e hospitabie friends Inndl neigh
bors who conducted them To two private,
cars on the Erie foad for Paterson.
IL The tmembers5O Of the opmmittee who
were OF this mornlng,s party Included
Chairman Charles ". Fairbanks. OF In
.dianapolis; N Myron 4. Herriek, OF Cleve-
land; IL. c. Jarvis. OF Tennessee. 5secre-
.tary Of thenotl1ca lion commit ttee !: VS..
Pltiford, OF Alabama f. o. Keller, OF
Connecticut; ], F. Doyle. OF Georgia:
Isaac L. 9Elw6oi, 6fa Illinois; Jesse
Welck, OF 1ndlanapol Us: II & u. Swords,
OF Iowa. Stanley $Pllmnler OF. Maine;
WI, Hale. Of Massachusetts, II. NJ.
Smith. OF Chicago: A.. s. Davidson, OF
Minnesota; !. b. IF. !; eonard. Dt Mlssouri,t
James Atwood Sot New Hampshire; H.
NJ. Dovay, OF 2 Nebraeka; George H..
Ketchum, of Ohio; H 7. Hubbard. OF
Virginia; Charles w, Parrish, aofS Ore
gon; ]. NJ. Gilbert. OF Washing toil,t w. ].
Crawford, of West Virginia: !: rs. john
son. OF Alaska: j I. S. Denny. OF Penns-
sylvania; :, J.. E. onsley. OF Mis- sisslppi;
AID. Humphrey, t6tIt District of CO.,
lumbla John G.. White. of X sntucky,
and G. W. Tucker, OF Maryland
PATERSON. NJ: ] |, Juiy f,-3The COM
mittee appointed by the national Re-.
publican convention. at ST.. LouiS to noti-s
fy the Hon. Garrett a, Z Hobart OF his
nomination by that convention for the
vice; president OF the United States ar.
rived In this. city at tll::l3 Ia, m. Z, spe,
cial car conyeSsd tlia party fto1i Jersey
City to Paterson; Where they iallghted
and drove to, Mrs. III obarts .hOus.. In, car
rIages, and where they wera 3received
by Mr., and Mrs Il 1IoBartt md a numbes
OF ladies' and; gentleniep.i
At 12 o'clock, the bdnd stopped playing
and moved Done side OF the plaza and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart, accompanied by
several other slalle5 and gentlemen,
stepped out onfthe porch. t-is
Charles W. Fairbanks chairman OF
the committee on notiflcat ton, spoke as
follows: h - Z,
J Chairman tE,airbanks' speeel..
!; Mr.. Hobart:-The Republican nation,
al conventionfrese sentlys assembled at
St. Louis, commissioner 5us to formally
notify you. OF your nomination for the
office of vice president of the United.
States. We are met, pursuant to 5the
OF. the coiventlo TO perform
the agreeable duty assigned us. N
= In all, the splendid history OF the
great partywhlch holds our loyal ale
glance the necessity was never more
urgent.for. steadfast adherence to those
principles which have been
the sure foundation rock ofSoui' nation
greater for trnen who hold V principle
above all else and who are stinmoved
either by the; clamor, OF the hour or OF
the promises of false teachers =
The convention at ST. Louis. In full
measure, met fthe 5iEgh demand OF the
times In Its tleelaratl lon OF party prin-
ciples and In the nSmina;ionsofic 4 candi-
dates for President and Vice President.
Sir, the oftic ], for rs h!eh you were
SIS OF: rare dignity. honor
and power j tShas been graced by the
most eminent Statesmen twhe have con-
tributed toE$the upbulldingl&o tlfa
strength and glory pfS the Republic.
Because iof your exalted personal
character andi OF your intellis sand
'defotlon to the enduring prln-
ciples OF a protective tariff. swhi hich wise
" discriminates In favor OF american
interests and to. a currenSp whose
soundness and intcsrlty. none cans sehal-
GUS fitness for the exacting MID jm-
poftants duties 4of thess high office the
inhtiona convention, with a
aud enthusiasm rarely Wit
messed, chose, You MS our candi ida teE FOR
vice President of the United States.
We knowpit to 3b1 gratifying TO You
bio the associate OF lNiil- |
lam Mckinley I'M the pendDS contest.
For you and your DISTINGUISHED asso- |
ciate we bespeaiS NE thusiastic ana |
support ofsall our country
men, who desire that prosperity shalI.i
lgain rule throughout the republic.
y ~ Z. iohnrr Z Reply,
AT the conclusion OF Mr. Fairbanks
speech; Mr. Hobart replied as follows;
Mr.. Chat atrman, and gentlemen Of the
,ommlttee:,4s beg ii extend tplyqu my,
;rateful ncf1io@ led gements for the YSrySl
Sind and ilattering termaan which you
convey tic formal announcement Toffl |
ny nolninatio for Vice president ot ;tlta
United States, by he Republi lean M
.ional convent ton; at 8 Il Louis. 1 ann
orofoundly'senslblc 81 the honor which
las been, d5nel Inc and through nc Ito
he state. In Which all my lie has been.
'pent, III .aIiy;; ;;SSselect ctlvn Az a candidate
or L his oiilchSs,I appreciate II 1.-THE more
because II assoc ma In Sh contest
Shlch Involves the very creates issues; L
who Represents In his private
publtt career 4 he hlShs
at Intelligence and best spiri of Ills
,artyl and with swtpnii my personal re-
ations a fsis is,icfi 3as ItS Fbei "a guarantee
,f5perfects accord \ Iii Tho 5Syotl of the
iampaigp whlGl,5 les befotS me. rs