The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-18
DAVIS NOTIFIED
OF NOMINATION
GREAT THRoNG GATHERED
TO HEAR THE SPEECHES MADE on
THE OCCASION.

Ceremonies Took Place in the Open
Air at the Greenbrier White Sui
phur Springs HoteI-John sharp
Williams Delivered the Address or
NOtificatiOn--His IrOnicaI Dealing
with the Republican Administrn-
tiOn-RespOnses by Mr.. Davis.
White Sulphur Springs. w. Va, Aug.
17.-Henry G. Davis to-day was formal
ally notified of and formally accepted
his nomination, by the Democratic par
ty for Vice President of the United
States
The ceremonies took place in the
open air in the grounds of Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs Hotel, and
were marked by simplicity in every
detail. Mr.. Davis was escorted to the
flag -draped platform at 1870 o'clock in
the afternoon by Representative John
Sharp Williams of Mississippi, who de-
livered the notification address.
An invocation by the Right Rev. w.
L. Gravatt. of the Episcopal diocese
of West Virginia, preceded Mr.. Will
liams' address. 1t took Mr.. Davis ten
minutes to read his formal acceptance,
but he prefaced this with a heart
to-heart talk of like duration.
Several thousand friends and neigh
bors were gathered under the trees as
his audience. A reception and cotil-
lion in honor of the nominee were held
in the hotel in the evening.
Special trains began arriving at
White Sulphur last night. Several
came this morning and the last. flf-
teen-car special from Charleston. W.
Va, delayed the ceremonies a half
hour, as Mr.. Davis did not wish to
disappoint his friends en- route by pro-
ceeding without them. Old fashioned
Coaches and four rolled in with
steaming horses and merry passengers
from nearby resorts; farmers drove to
"The White" with their families from
many miles around and mountaineers
made pilgrimages with saddle bags
crammed with rations.
White Sulphur has a population at
this time of the year of nearly LOCO
guests-mostly the feminine elite OF
Southern society These, in their sum
mer finery. together with the travel
stained visitors, made a most cos
mopolitan gathering estimated from g.
900 to 1000 in numbers In enthusiasts
tic demonstration "it did itself proud"
as Mr.. Williams put it.
Davis Center of Interest.
The day was perfect one. The
sun shone throughout and the pure
air Of the mountains stirred gently
into cooling breezes. The upward
slope of the lawn on all sides and
the erection of a sounding board back
Of the stand made speech easy and
the acoustics good.
Mr.. Davis was the center Of inter-
est throughout the day. He was early
on the hotel veranda, greeting friends.
Conferences were held later. Then
came the Committee OF Notification at
1870 o'clock. After an early luncheon
the Senator" as he is still familiarly
called. sought the privacy OF his room
for brief rest. His excellent health
and evidences OF physical strength
WNAN odDJtNbH VI OH Nnt
part of his friends.
Mr.. Davis makes no pretense at
oratory. His delivery Is Of the con-
versational style and his emphasis is
effected by pauses, rather than by
gesture or voice infection. His
speech is earnest and matter OF fact.
When II came his time to respond
to the notification address he was
kept standing some minutes while the
audience expressed its enthusiasm.
This affected Mr.. Davis. He said: 4
know that you mean all that you have
said and all that you have done.
feel confident further that this mag
nificent gathering OF citizens Of West
virginia and the adjoining states
means more than simply the heavy
clapping OF hands. IL means vic
tory"
Applause interrupted the speaker az
this point and when Mr.. Davis con-
unued he complimented Mr.. William
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