The Penn's Grove record., 1900-08-10
NOTIFICATION Qn BRT IN.
He and Nj. Stevenson Officially H.
formed Of Their Nominations.
CEREMONIES AT INDIANAPOLIS,

He Promises : Dlscnssion 81 Othej
Issues In His Letter. ~ Acseptance-
stevenson Tonchss Upon Al me IssusI
Indianapolis, Ind. (SpeciaD.-Willlan
j. Bryan and Adlai q. Stevenson wers
officially and formally notified Of theil
nomination by the Democrats at theil
recent Kansas City Convention to thu
offices respectively Of President and
vice-President of the United States
The notification occurred ii the Mill
tary Park, a beautifully shaded tract
Of land in the centre of the city The
park contains probably thirty acres
Of ground, and it was well covered
with people.
The ceremony q preceded by q
parade through the principal streets
of the city, which was participated In
by a number Of visiting and local Dem
ocratic clubs. The meeting began q
few minutes after 5 o'clock and con.
cluded at $40 p. N. Five speeches
were made, Mayor Taggart, Of Indian
apolis, adding a welcoming address to
the notification speeches Of Represent
alive Richardson and Governor Thorn
as, and responses were made by Mr..
Bryan and Mr.. Stevenson.
The platform on which the speeches
were made was elevated about six
feet above the park lawn, and upon It
sat the candidates and their families,
the members of the National Commit
tee and of the two notification COM
mittees, as well as a few invited
guests. The meeting was called to or
der in a brief speech of welcome by
Mayor Taggart, Of this city, and who
introduced Senator Jones as the Per
manent Chairman Of the meeting.
Senator Jones made no speech upon
taking the chair, but confined his re-
marks to the simple Introduction Of
the speakers to the audience.
Congressman James D. Richardson,
of Tennessee, to whose lot, as Per-
manent Chairman of the National
Convention, fell the duty Of informing
Mr.. Bryan of his nomination, made the
first Of the notification addresses.
Mr.. Bryan was then introduced by
Senator Jones. He read his speech,
departing not from his manuscript exs
Ctpt III a WOlu VI CAptdAdl O0 a. Liz
beginning of his address. He never
appeared to better advantage. Hi
face was slightly flushed, but his eye
was clear and calm, and his voice was
never more completely at his com
mand. The closing sentences were re-
peated from memory in a most effect
i've name The speech took one hour
and ten minutes to deliver.
Mr.. Bryan's speech vas devoted to
imperialism. He promised a discus
sion of all the other issues in his letter
of acceptance. In regard to q solution
of the Philippine question, he said:
s'This plan l un~reservedly indorse.
II elected, | shall convene Congress
in extraordinary session as soon as /
am inaugurated, and recommend an:
immediate declaration of the nations
purpose, first, to establish a stable
form of government in the Philippine
Islands, just as we are now establish
ing a stable form of government In
the island of Cuba; second, to give in
to the Filipinos, just as
we have promised to give independ-
ence to the Cubans; third, to protect
the Filipinos from outside interior
ence while they work out their des-
tiny, just as we have protected the re-
Of Central and South America,
and are, by the Monroe Doctrine
tUF4US<cE edba
Mr.. Bryan was promptly followed by
Governor Thomas, Of Colorado, who
introduced Mr.. Stevenson. Governor
Thomas spoke only ten minutes.
MI. Stevenson was apparently slight
ly nervous as the time approached
for him to take the stand, but he o
confidence as he proceeded. He
read from his manuscript, but held
the majority Of his audience to the
end.
Mr.. Stevenson discussed many SUBJ
jects before touching upon imperial
ism, which he then declared was the
paramount issue. The tariff law was
condemned and held responsible for
the existence of threatening trusts.
The construction Of the N~icaraguan
Canal was declared necessary and the
treatment of Porto Rico was de-
At the close of Mr.. Steyenson's
speech Chairman Jones adjourned the
meeting.