The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-08

| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. S.-WilIiam
Jennings Bryan and AdIai Ewing Steven
son, the candidates of the Democratic mar
ty for President and Vice President of the
United States. chosen at the Kansas City
| Convention in July, were today formally
notified Of their nomination at an immense
| open air meeting held in Military Park.
| this city.
| The exercises began at 2 o'clock o. m,
| At 1:3o O'Clock the candidates. the mem
bers OF the Notification Committee. and
| other distinguished guests left the Grand
| Hotel for the park Local Democratic
clubs and visiting organizations formed an
| escort in the parade over the principal
downtown streets
Mayor Taggart, representing the city, ex-
tended welcome. after which Senator :.
K. Jones. Chairman of the National Demo-
cratic Committee. was called to preside
over the meeting. James D. Richardson.
| OF Tennessee. who was Permanent Chair
man of the Kansas City Convention, de-
livered the address notifying Mt Bryan
of his nomination. TO which the candidate
| responded in a speech of about 10000
words. Governor Thomas. OF Colorado. for
nlally notified Mr. Stevenson, after which
the candidate for Vice President made his
address
With the sun shining from cIoudIess
sky and causing the thermometers to make
rapid ascent. the crowds which began ar
irving today on the early trains indicated
that the attendance this afternoon was TO
break the Indianapolis record for any pre-
vious affair,
The Bryan party was out OF bed shortly
after this morning, although they did not
retire until about midnight. Some of the
crowd in the Grand Hotel, where the ofh-
cia1 party is stopping, must have remained
up all night, for there we're many demand
ing handshake as soon as Mr.. Bryan
emerged from his room.
This informal reception continued until
Mayor Taggart, who is the proprietor Of
the hotel, rescued pi4e party and escorted
them to the dining-room shortly after
O'Clock. Mr. Bryan declined 10 be served
in a private dining-room, but insisted on
eating among the hundreds Of other visit
oTs in the general dining hall.
AS the morning wore away and the sp--
cial trains from a distance began TO ar
fully up to expectations II is thought
that at least $4,000 people were in attend
anee at the ceremony and OF the streets
On the route of the parade.
The parade, preceding the notification
exercises, moved at 1 80. There were three
big clubs in line outside of the local or
ganfzations, the Cook County Marching
Club, the Duckworth Club, of Cincinnati,
and the jackson Club. Of TeTre Haute.
Several organizations failed TO arrive IN
the city on time.
The line of march was almost two miles
long, and with the temperature at 90 de-
grees many of the maFcheTs suffered terri
bly,, but the spectacle was a fine one and
enthusiastically received throughout. The
candidates occupied carriages with mem
bers of the local committees.
After the candidates and invited guests
had taken seats on the big platform in Mil
itary Park. Mayor Taggart stepped forward
and raised his hand for quiet. With few
words he introduced Chairman Jones, OF
the National Committee, as presiding Off
Ger for the exercises. Senator Jones had
no prepared speech, and after few im-
promptu remarks, presented Representa-
tive Richardson, who delivered his speech
notifying Bryan of his nomination for Pres
ident by the Kansas City Convention. Mr..
Bryan's speech followed. Governor Them
as, of Colorado. next notified Mr.. Ste
venson, who then responded
Tonight Carter Harrison will preside
over a mass meeting IN Tomlinson Hall at
which Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Stevenson. Webster
Davis, and others are expected to speak.