Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-17

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.
Va, Aug. 17.-Henry Gassaway Davis
was formally notified today that he
Id the nominee Of the democratic party
for vice president. Davis accepted
the nomination with brief speech re-
viewing the political situation, echo
ng the sentiments Of Judge Parker on
the money question and expressing
the determination to be successful In
the campaign. Representative John
sharp Williams, Of Mississippi chair
man Of the notification committee
delivered the notification address.
The ceremonies were held on the
lawn at White Sulphur Springs ho-
tel in the presence of hundreds Of en-
thusiastic democrats. The ceremonies
were marked with the utmost simpli.
city.
Williams Notification Address.
"Mr Davis
"Sir: We have been appointed by
a most notable convention as COM
mittee to notify you of your nominal
tion by the democracy as their choice
for vice president Of the United
States. We desire to express the
pleasure we feel in having been select
ed to perform this duty and our con.
.fidence in you, your faithfulness. hon
esty and wisdom. The people see in
you one of the best products OF the
best period Of American institutions,
a period whose salient characteristics
ere local self government, Individual,
ity, equal opportunity, and freedom;
freedom to work, freedom to buy and
sell. freedom to compete in industrial
life, resulting in self-dependence,
freedom to develop as ones own mas.
ter-and not merely as the well-train'
ed, well-managed Industrial servant
OF another They see in you what
Oliver Wendell Holmes said Is rare
thing, " self-made man who is yet
not proud OF his maker"
Just before leaving home said
that / was going to West Virginia
with some others. to notify you 81
your nomination. One Of my brothers
little boys, standing by, said, Uncle
John, he must be mighty big goose
II he hasn't heard Of 1t already, II
4 certain way, the notification will
which we are charged is perfunctor,
and unnecessary, and vet II Ii wei
70 maintain BY some degree Of formal
ity that respectful observance whiel
Is due 10 great events The nomina
tion by great party 70 the great Of
flee to which we call you, the vic,
presidency, carrying with II the dut!
Of presiding over the senate of th,
United States and the possibility o
succession to the Ire5idency, Ii ;
4 great event.
What queer cid time, childisl
idea was that of our ancestors. tha
the president Of the United States 4
simply chief executive and that hi
duty consists III executing the law
as they were written. ! need nov
tell you, Sir, that II you should b
elected vice president II would b.
one OF your duties as sort Of heir.ar
parent to the crown to train yoursel
and TO influence your chief--Judg
Parker-in the way Of usurping III
other departments of the government
Your opportunity will not be as grea
as that Of the president himself. bu,
as president OF the senate, you ma
have some opportunity; the opportur
ity OF changing the senate rules o
your own motion. or doing some otf
er revolutionary thing, which. as
play to the galleries, will make you
good old Welsh name famous, a
that Of one Of the most spectacula
and strenuous OF men. Men, Sir, ar
not responsible for the size Of thei
opportunities. They are responsible
for taking advantage Of them--som,