The herald., 1896-07-08
To Accept a Vice.PresidentiaI
Nomination
AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION
Finds Him Ready With a Carefully Pre-
pared Speech
He Pledges His Earnest Efforts to Uphold the
Gold Standard and Secure Property
Through Protection
Press special Wire.

the st. Louis convention, officially to no.
tify Vice Presidential Candidate G. A.
Hobart of his nomination, proceeded to
Patterson, N. j., today. After crossing
the ferry to the Jersey shore they were
met by a committee of Hobarts hospita
BILE friends and neighbors, who conduc-
ted them to two private cars on the Erie
road. The only western members of the
committee in the party were Charles w.
Parrish of Oregon, and j. M. Gilbert of
Washington. Mrs. Fairbanks, wife of
the chairman of the committee, was the
only woman in the party
Patterson was reached at Il 80 a. m.
and the party drove to Hobart's house,
where they were received by Mr.. and
Mrs. Hobart and a number of ladies and
gentlemen. Flags and bunting were dis
played along the road to Hobart's house
and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed
among those assembled.
At ~ o'clock Mr.. and Mrs Hobart, ac-
companied by several ladies and gentle
men, stepped out on the porch Chas. w.
Fairbanks, chairman of the committee,
then spoke as follows:
FAIRBANKS SPEECH
Mr.. Hobart-The Republican National
convention, recently convened at st.
Louis, commissioned us to formally no.
tify you of your nomination for the
office of vice-president of the United
States. We are met pursuant to the
declaration of the convention to perform
the agreeable duty assigned to US.
In all the splendid history of the great
party which holds our loyal allegiance,
the necessity was never more urgent for
steadfast adherence to those wholesome
principles which have been the sure
foundation rock of our national prosper
ity. The demand was never greater for
men who hold principles above all else
and who are unmoved either by the
clamor of the hour or the promises of
false teachers.
The convention at st. Louis in full
measure met the demands of it's declar-
alton of party principles and in the NOM
ination of candidates for president and
vice. president.
Sir, the office to which you are NOM
mated is one Of rare dignity honor and
power. 1t has been graced by the most
eminent statesmen, who have contrib
uted the upbuilding of the strength and
glory of the republic.
Because of your exalted personality
and of your intelligent and patriotic de-
votion to the principles of protective
tariff. which wisely discriminates in
favor of American interests, and to a
currency whose soundness none can
challenge, and because of your conspic-
uous fitness for the exalting and i'm
portant duties of this high office of the
Republican national convention with
a, unanimity and enthusiasm rarely
witnessed, chose you as our candidate
for vice-president of the United States
We know it to be gratifying to you per-
sonally to be the associate of William
Mckinley in the pending contest. For
you and your distinguished associate we
bespeak the enthusiastic support of all
your countrymen who desire that pros
perity shall again rule throughout the
republic.
At the conclusion of Fairbanks speech
Hobart replied as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Committee: 1 beg to extend to you my
grateful acknowledgements for the very
kind and tlattering terms in which you
convey the formal announcement of my
nomination for vice-president of the
United States by the Republican nation
al convention at st. Louis. I am pro-
foundly sensible to the honor which has
been done me and through me the state
in which all my life has been spent in my
selection as candidate for this high office
I appreciate it the more because it as
sociates me in a contest which involves
the very gravest issues with one who rep
resents in his private character and pub
lie career the highest intelligence and
spirit of his party, and with him my per-
sonal relations are such as to afford a
guarantee of perfect concord in the work
of the campaign which lies before me.
1t is sufficient for me to say at this time.
concurring without reserve in all the
declarations of principle and policy en-
bodied in the st. Louis platform, ac-
cept the nomination rendered to me with
a full appreciation of its responsible
ties and with honest purpose, and in the
event that the people shall ratify the
choice made by the national conven-
tion 1 will discharge any duties which
may devolve upon me with sole reference
to the public good
Let me add that it will be my earnest
effort in the coming campaign to con-
tribute in every way possible to the sue
cess of the party which we represent
and which, as to the important issues
of the time, stands for the best interests
of the people.
Uncertainty or instability as to the
money question involves most serious
consequences to every interest and to
every citizen of the country.
The gravity of this question cannot be
overestimated. There can be no finan-
cial security, no business stability, no
real prosperity, where the policy of the
government as to that question is all
matter of doubt. Gold is the one
standard of values among enlightened
commercial nations.
All financial transactions of whatever
character, all business enterprises, all
individual or corporation investments
are adjusted to it. An honest dollar
worth one hundred cents everywhere
cannot be coined out of fifty three cents
worth of silver. plus q legislative fiat.
iSuch debasement of our currency
would inevitably produce incalculable
loss, appalling disaster and national dis
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