Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1884 — HENDRICKS ACCEPTS. [ARTICLE]

HENDRICKS ACCEPTS.

A Letter Remarkable for its Bre-vity-Simply an Acceptance. Indianapolis, August 29, 1884. Gentlemen-1 have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication notifying me of my nomination by the Democratic convention at Chicago as a candidate for the office of vice-president of the United States. May I repeat what 1 1 said on another occasion, that “it is a nomination which I have neither expected nor desired, and yet I recognize and appreciate the high honor done me by the convention. The choice of such a body, pronounced with such unusual unanimity, and accompanied with so generous an expression of esteem and confidence, oughtto outweigh all merely personal desires acd preferences of my ow.. It is with this feeling, and I trust also from a deep sense ofpublic duty, that I now accept tbe nomination, und shall abide the judgement of ruy countrymen.” I have examined with care the declarations ‘of principles adopted by the convention, a copy of wnich you submitted to me, and in their substance I heartily approve the same. I am, ge.tlemen, your obedient servant, T. A Ebndbicks. To the Hon. Wrn. F. Yilas, chairman; Nicholas M, Bell secretary, and o hers of the|committee of the national democratic convention Young man invites a couple of ladies to an ice cream saloon. When seated at the table his eye falls upon a ca;d on the wall; “Ice-Cream $2 per gall.” Remembering that two “buzzards” comprise bis total stock of eush, he puts a bold face on the matter, and calls out to the «alter, “Who cares for expenses? bring one cream and three epoons ”

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