Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-17

CEREMONY HELD ON THE LAWN
Hundreds of Enthusiastic Democrats
Assemble to be Present at the Meet.
ing - Representative John Sharp
Williams Makes the Notification Ad-
dress.


White Sulphur Springs, w. Va. Aug
4 l17.-Henry Gassaway Davis was for
merly notified today of his nomination
by the democratic party for vice-presi-
dent of the United States. Davis ac-
i cepted the nomination in a brief speech
Ireviewing the political situation, echo
inE the sentiments of Judge Parker on
the money question and expressing IA
determination to be successful in the
Icampaign. Representative John Sharp
/ Williams. of Missouri, chairman of the
notification committee, delivered the
notification address.
The ceremonies were held on the
lawn at White Sulphur Springs hotei
which affords natural amphitheater,
the grounds sloping up from the speak,
er's stand and on all sides sheltered
by huge spreading oaks. The day was
an ideal one from every standpoint
/ Hundreds of enthusiastic democrats
fassembled from Virginia and border
ing states and heavy trains brough,
others from distance. A pretty i'm
4 eident occurred at the conclusion OF
| the ceremonies which were marked
with the utmost simplicity when del>
/ egatton of seventeen ladies from At
ianta. all bearing the Georgia state
/ flag, came forward to congratulate this
| candidate. These same ladies tender
ed Judge Parker reception in Attain,
/, ia last June.
| National Chairman Thomas Taggart
was unable to be present, and Perry
| Belmont was the only representative
| of the New York democracy at the
1 ceremony.
Davis mingled freely with the,
throngs on the yeranda and held
many receptions in the corridors. He
Z, gave every evidence of good spirits and
/ health, and evinced keen interest Oh
!! meeting old friends and making new
ones.
] The notification committee with
thirty eight members present, met IL.
the hotel parlor this morning, organiz>
ed and then sent for Davis and pre-.
sented him with a formal letter of no.
| tification
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the
Committee: The official notification
which you bring OF my nomination for
the vice presidency of the United States,
| by the national democracy, gives me
/ feeling of the sincerest gratitude to my
party for the honor conferred. At the
| same time, 1t brings to me deep sense
of my responsibility. to my party as
candidate, and to my country in case
of my election.
| "A spirit of determination to sue
succeed in the campaign before us ap-
pears to pervade the rank and file of
our party in all sections Of the
country. OF that rank and file have
| for many years been a member and
have at all times devoted my humble
| powers to party success, believing that
success to be for the country's good.
Unexpectedly called as ! am now to
4 the forefront am impelled to an ac-
ceptance Of the obligation by sense of
gratitude to my fellow workers. and
| the hope that may be able the better
| to assist in restoring to power that
party whose principles and past history
guarantee II safe, wise, economical and
constitutional administration of the
government.
1 Il find it. therefore. great pleasure,
standing here upon the borderland of
| tbG tWc w ACSCisS otth az
! cept the commission you bear, and to
send greetings thru you to the democ-
racy of the entire country. Is it not
| significant of closer and truer broth
erhood among us, that for the first time
since the civil war nominee on the
| national ticket has been taken from
that section of our common country
| that, lies south of Mason and Dixon's
| line-a happy recognition of the nblit-
Grafton of all sectional differences
| which led to and followed that un-
| happy struggle.
"As Introductory to the few remarks
| I shall make. l desire to say that
heartily endorse the platform upon
which ! have been nominated, and with
the convention and its nominee for
president regard the present monetary
| standard of value as irreyocably es-
tablished.
TN the campaign preceding the last
election, much stress was laid by re-
publican speakers upon the prosperous
condition of the country. and forebod-
ings were heard of the III results, es
pecially TO the laboring man, which
would follow any change in the poll
teal complexion of the government. II
is true that the times then We're gOou, |
but it is no less fact that, whlle |
there has been no change in the party f!
in power, many of the evils prophesied
have come under republican rule. Foui |
years ago factories, mills, mines and
furnaces, We're in active operation, un.
able to supply the demand, but now |
many are closed. and those that are
open are being operated with reducea |
force on short hours. Then wages |
were high. labor was scarce and there
was work for all. Now work is scarce. |
many wage earners unemployed ana
wages reduced The apprehension |
which now prevails in business circles
and the present unsatisfactory indus. |
trial conditions of the country seem to
s;emand a political change.
"our republican friends are prone 70