The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-18
MiSSiSsippian ArraignS the Republican Party Wltn
 Bitter Sarcasm.
The Candidate, in short but o"A'' peadssus Reply, Reviews the Rec .ras os Democracy and of the ' opposition-warm in His
 Praise for Judge
 Parker.

White Sulphur Springs. W. Va. Aug 17.-Henry G. Davis today was ror- mally notified and formally accepted his nomination by the Democratic par ty for President of the United states. The ceremonies took place iu the open air in the grounds of Green- brier White Sulphur Springs Hotel and were marked by simplicity In every detail.
 MT. Davis was escorted to the flag draped platform at 1:a0 o'clock in the afternoon by Representative John Sharp williams of Mississippi. who de- liyered the notification address. An invocation by the Right Rev. Dr. W L. Gravitt of the Episcopal diocese c: West Virginia preceded Mir. Williams who occupied an hour in speaking. It took MT Davis ten minutes to read his formal acceptance, but he prefaced this with heart to heart talk of like du- ration to the several thousand friende and neighbors who were gathered un der the trees as his audience. Senator Daniel of Virginia was forced to &C., knowledge a demand for a speech. but declined happily, and at s:25 o'clock the ceremony ended.
 Earlier in the day formal letter of notification was handed MT. Davis in
  of the assembled Notification Commit tee. It was a simple statement of the action of the St. Louis convention with reference to his nomination. He took the letter without reading 1t, thanked the Committee, and said he would re- spond later in the day and hoped for a victorious response in November.
 A reception and cotillion in honor ot the nominee was held in the hotel in the evening.
 Many Friends Gather.
 Special trains began arriving at White Sulphur Springs last night. Sev- eral came this morning and the last, a fifteen car special from Charleston, w. Va. delayed the ceremonies a hall hour. as MT. Davis did not wish to dis appoint his friends en route by pro- ceeaing without them. Old fashioned ''coaches and fours" rolled in with steaming horses and merry passengers from nearby resorts. farmers drove to the White" with their families from many miles around aisd mountaineers made pilgrimages with saddle bags rrammed with rations. White Sulphur Aas a population at this time of the year Of nearly thousand guests mostly the feminine elite of Southern society. These. in their summer fin pry. together with the care-worn and travel stained delegations. made a most cosmopolitan gathering. estimated from three to four thousand in numbers.
 The day was a perfect one. The pcene of the ceremonies was ideally picturesque. Two huge oaks mingled their branches directly over the plat. form of the speakers. Four others in a semi-circle in front, furnished shade sward of a lawn, a hundred years old tempted the listeners to sit. Mir. Da- wis was the center of interest through put the day.
 Cheers for Davis.
 When 1t came his :ime to respond to the notification address he was kept standing for some minutes while the audience expressed it's enthusiasm This affected MT. Davis.
 Ladies and gentlemen" he exclaim- ed. turning to MT. Williams he said Excuse me, MT. Chairman, for a min- ute until l say something to the crowd and then I will proce ed" and ther again to his audience: T know you mean all that you have said and al that you have done. I feel confident further that this magifcent gatherine of the citizens of West Virginia ;va, the adjoining states mean more thar simply the hearty clapping of hand. It means victory"
 Applause interrupted the speaker al
 
 continued he complimented MT. Will Jams on his speech and on his oratory and turned the compliment also to Sen. ator Daniel who occupied a seat on the platform. Before taking up his speech proper. he took the ladies into his con. fidence and commissioned them to b, vote getters for the success of the ticket MT. Davis did not follow hi! manuscript closely. though he held fl in his hand. He did not miss a para graph. but expressed the substance of each paragraph more briefly and ir some cases more luily. He mentioned the name Parker and the respjonsC was instantaneous.
 HiII-Bryan Contention.
 A moment later he spoke of the plat form and the contention between IIil and Bryan over its provisions TheT Bryan's name was taken up and cheer ed Well" said MT. Davis, with z meaning smile when quiet was re stored. T was member Of he plat from committee and sat between these two gentlemen. but the platform wal formed and unanimously passed by thu convention and I am here today to stant upon it and in November go to vic tory"
 MT. Williams pleased his hearers i'm menseIy by laying down to MT. IIavi: the irony rules of conduct to goVerT his official career each rule based or some characteristic of the opposition He talked for one hour and was lis tened to throughout with marked at tention and evidence of approval. Many times was he interrupted by cheers ant laughter. When both had concluded Senator Daniel responded to repeated demands on him for a speech by call Ing attention to the old saying tha Speech is silver; but silence is gol aen.'
 To the strains of Dixie and med ley of patriotic airs. the assembling dispersed not, however, until many o