The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-09
THE MAGNITUDE OF THE EVENT
. WAS BEYOND ANYTHING THAT
WAS HOPED FOR
MIR. BRYAN READ HIS ADDRESS
SOME OF HIS DECLARATIONS WE'RE
FOLLOWED BY LOUD AND
HEARTY ENDORSEMENT
MIR. STEVENSON ALSO NOTIFIED
IN His Acceptance He Touches on
Some of the Questions Which
Confront the Republican
Party at This Time,

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Aug. S.-Hon
William ]. Bryan and Hon. Adlai r
Stevenson were today in this civ off,
clally and formally notified of their NOM
nations by the Democrats at their reoo1.
Kansas City convention to the Offices re-
.specdvely of president and vice nresi
dent of the United States. The cereroor,,
was made the occasion of a popular
demonstration, and with it the Demo-
Gratis may be fairly said to have begun
their national campaign
The notification occurred in the mill
tary park, a beautifully shaded tract ne
ground in the center Of the citv The
park contains probably thirty acres of
ground, and 1t was well covered with
people. In the vicinity Of the sneakers
stand the crowd was very dense but on
The outskirts there were comparativeIv
IIew 1t would be a delicate undertaking
ito estimate the number of persons con-
Italned in this vast throng, but there
were certainly many thousands Of them.
Probably majority of them were res
iidents of indianapolis, but many were
t1rom other portions of Indiana, while
lmany came from distant states. There
was also quite a general gathering of
the members of the Democratic national
COMMITTEE, while of course the members
iof the two committees appointed to make
1.-THE official notifications were also pres
lent The occasion, therefore, is justly
lregarded, not only on account of the
Icharacter of the proceedings, but also
abecause of the people present, as of ma
tional political Importance.
AN IMPRESSIVE PARADE.
The ceremony was preceded by a pa
rade through the principal streets of the
city, which was participated in by a
number of visiting and local Democratic
clubs. These acted as an escort to the
notification party, and the cavaIcade was
an imposing one. The meeting began a
few minutes after o'clock and conclud-
ed at $40 p. m In this period of time
five speeches were made. Mayor Tag
CART, of Indianapolis, adding a welcom-
ing address to the notification speeches
tof Representatives Richardson and
Thomas and the responses made by Mr..
Bryan and Mr.. Stevenson.
| The weather was hot, but toward the
lclose of the ceremonies a slight breeze
alleYiated to some extent the suffering
loccasioned by the high temperature. At
one time 1t appeared as If actual suffo-
cation might be the result of the terrible
crowding in front of the stand where the
ceremonies occurred, but beyond few
fainting attacks and much personal dis
comfort, no evil resulted.
II The platform on which the speeches
were made was elevated about six feet
above the park lawn, and upon 1t sat
II the candidates and their families and
1.-THE members of the national committee,
II of the two notification committees, as
II we'll as few invited guests Mr.. Bry-
III an sat near the center of the stage, just
l TO the left of Chairman Jones, who
lpresided, Mrs. Bryan and their son WI
liam, Jr., occupying adjoining chairs, Mr.
and Mrs. Stevenson also sat in the same
group. as did Mrs. Senator Jones, Mr.
4 Richardson and Gov. and Mrs Thomas
Il The meeting was called to order In
I,,ief sneech of welcome by Mayor Thom-
| as Taggart of this city, VINO was cor
diallv and Familiarity greeted by many
Friends in the vast audience. Addressing
senator Jones as chairman, Mr.. Iaggart
said:
"Mr. Chairman of the National &C Com, taan
M .,;+tea and Gentlemen of the Nouncallon
4 Inllles 60 It is a great pleasure to me
II - I've the opportunity 10 weIcome 10
II ~ canital city of the great state Oh IN
III llama the gentlemen who are Wlth Us ~ ~
n 9lt!!'' 9aI5d also this vast concourse of lib
Gay Gay loving people who have come from
SJarions places to witness the ceremonies
here to take place GeSite regardIels U
4 ~ naqrV to extend to you hearty ana
/ cordial welcome. We have lioeraf ana
N generous population Whlch aoes n9t al.Gm t},
4 SS3ortisan politics to interfere with the
! spirit of hospitality, and therefore you
N NAV be sure that the words Oh welcome
/ which utter are not mere Merqs ,,oa %
Il hearts and feelings of the people OF
\ Indianapolis and of Indiana. (Applause.)
N II may not be out OF pace on TINS occ1-
II SfoI1 IL remind You that you are in the
4 home of Thomas A. Hendricks, Isaac Z.
II Grav and other wheel horses of the an
n cient Democracy-men VINO We're lne
Il great leaders of the great Democratlc
\ SSartV in times past-men who are now
gathered to their last resting place. Inere
II Is also the name of another great Demo-
h crat who was associated with the great
4 leaders of the party IN other yearS-the
d IIon-David Turpie. 1t is the wish or
4 every citizen of this state that this grand
X old man may yet be spared long. enough
\ and state whose Democracy is true,
and is prepared to take its full part in
u the winning Of the victory this year
l which will make w. ]. Bryan president
of the United States. cloud cheering)
n The Democracy of the state of Indiana,
h with our faithful allies, the liberty loving
a b~oeople of this country, have come and
are coming to us daily to march by our
h side to win this victory. They are in
4 tensely< interested this year in the issues
that have arisen and they believe in rev.
erencing the flag, and also believe in
reverencing the constitution and princi-
| Dles of the Declaration of Independence,
/ dear to every true American heart They
/ are for the flag of the Union and for a
At stands for, and believe that 1t should
4 be a consistent reminded of the doctrine
l that all governments derive their just
I, powers from the consent of the govern
4 I'd They believe that the present ad-
Enjnistratinn is In favor of cf''~'~l 49,