Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-08-18
FORMALLY NOTIFY
JAMES S. SHERMAN
Committee Appri-
ses Him of His
Nomination
OCCUR At UTICA
Candidate for Vice President
Delivers Speech Remark.
able for Its Briefness.

Utica, N. Y, Aug. 49, In one of
the briefest speeches ever delivered
by candidate for 50 high an office,
James S. Sherman at noon today ac.
cepted the nomination of the Republi-
can party for vice-president Of the
United States. He spoke from flag
| decorated stand in front Of his home
and was surrounded by party leaders
from different sections of the country
and by crowd of non-partisan friends
and townsmen numbering many
thousands. The nomination was tend
cred him by the committee appointed
at the Chicago convention, Senator
julius c. Burrows, being the chairman
aud spokesman. There were also
brief addresses by Secretary of State
Root, by President NJ. w. Stryker OF
Hamilton College, from which Sher.
man graduated, by Mayor thomas
Wheeler of Utica and by Charles S.
Symonds. chairman of the local recep-
| tlOH COI1HllItce.
The day was delightfully."- cool and
the weather pleasant ThrOngs of peo-
pie came in on the early trains dur.
ing the morning. The annual inspec.
tion and parade of the Utica fire de-
partment was held during the morn
ing as a feature of the program. In
the afternoon there was carnival of
sports and music at Utica Park. A
dinner given by Candidate Sherman,
band concerts and electric illumina-
tions tonight will bring the day to a
close.
Introduces Mr.. Burrows.
In introducing Mr.. Sherman, Chair
man Burrows of the notification COM
j mittee made brief address. He spoke
in part as follows:
"Mr. Sherman: Though the pro
lceedings of the late national Repubh.
lean convention are matters of COM
mon knowledge. yet the courtesy and
custom give the committee now pres
ent to formally notify you Of its action
in selecting you as the nominee of the
Republican party for the high Office of
vice-president. The members OF this
committee, coming from every part of
the country, are able to convey to you
the gratifying assurance that y,ur ro
mination receives the hearty approval
of the constituency they represent and
the promise of united and enthusiastic
Support at the approaching election
! Burrows Flags Bryan.
After speaking of the fitness Of Mr.
sherman to act as vicepresident,
ISenator Burrows took up the expires.
sion Of Bryan "Shall the people
rule?" and continuing said:
"This declaration is thinly yelled
|criticism of the Republican party in
THAT the impression is sought to be
lmade that under Republican admins
trations, the rule of the people has
been and is suppressed. In spite of this
declaration Bryan charges that publ.
lefty for campaign expenses by all po-
litical purposes is generally desired
land that the Republican congress re-
fused to enact such law. Bryan does
: not state the whole truth. It is true
that the Republican committee of the
House reported the measure providing
for the publicity of all campaign ex-
lpenses incurred in the course of an
|election and such measure was consid.
erred by the House. 1t was amended,
requiring each member of Congress to
file statement showing to what ex-
tent the lawful voters of his district
|were restricted in the exercise of their
franchise and the methods employed
to accomplish such results Thus
amended the measure passed the
House and coming to the Senate, was
referred to the committee on privileges
and elections Of which was the chair.
man.
. Measure Defeated BY Democrats.
While the Republican membership
of the committee favored the measure
as it came from the House, everv
Democratic committeeman opposed It
and by reason of the Democratic op-
position it could not pass the Sen
} ate. It was believed then and is be-
} lieved now that the prevention of law
: ful voters from exercising their right
of suffrage is. quite as pernicious and
destructive to free government as the
use of money in elections"
Taking up Bryan's declaration that
, the people do not approve Of the pres.
, ent methods of electing United States
, senators, Mr.. Burrows said the cleo
, tions were in accordance with the con-
, stitution and moreover that in many
states If not majority people are
permitted to express their preference
in way that is binding on legisla-
!, lures. He defended the present rules