○  Acceptanceofnomination  ○

   steveon,adiaie.(1900-1965)u.s.statesman,borninlosangeles,calif.,receivedlawdegreefromnorthwesternuniversity1926,electedgovernorofiiiinoisin1948byalargemajorityvote,democraticcandidateforu.s.presidentin1952and,1956butdefeatedbythepopulardwightd.,eisenhower,knownasaneloquenteaker.********************
   mr.president,ladiesandgentlemenoftheconvention,myfellowcitize,iacceptyournominationandyourprogram.ishouldhavepreferredtohearthosewordsutteredbya
   stronger,awiserabettermanthanmyself,butafterlisteningtothepresident''seech,ievenfeelbetteraboutmyselfnoneofyou,myfriends,canwhollyareciatewhatisinmyheart.i    canonlyhopethatyouunderstandmywords,theywillbefewihavenotsoughtthehonoryouhavedoneme.icouldnotseekitbecauseiairetoanotheronce,whichwasthefullmeasureofmyambition,andonedoesnottreatthehighestofficewithinthegiftsofthepeopleofillinoisasanalternativeorasacoolationprize.iwouldnotseekyournominationforthepresidencybecausetheburdeofthatofficestaggertheimagination.it''spotentialforgoodorevil,nowandintheyearsofourlives,smothersexaltatioandconvertsvanitytoprayer.
   i''veaskedthemercifulfather,thefatherofusall,toletthiscuppaonme,butfromsuchdreadreoibilityonedoesnotshrinkinfear,inselfinterest,orinfalsehumilitysoifthiscupmaynotpafromme,iaccept,idrinkit,iwillbedone.thatmyhearthasbeentroubled,thatihavenotsoughtthisnomination,thaticouldnotseekitingoodcocience,thatiwouldnotseekitinhonestselfaraisal,isnottosaythativalueitthele.ratheritisthatireveredtheofficeofthepresidencyoftheunitedstates.andnowmyfriendsthatyouhavemadeyourdecision,iwillfighttowinthatofficewithallmyheartandmysoul.andwithyourhelp,ihavenodoubtthatwewillwin.
   sacrifice,patience,understandingandimplacablepurposemaybeourlotforyearstocome.let''sfaceit,let''stalkseetotheamericanpeople,let''stellth

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