The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-25
Democratic Nominee for Vice
President is Told Of
d Nomination.
HE TALKS ON THE TARIFF
Sings the Same Old Song
About It and Tells
Nothing New.


date for ylce-president, was notified
formally today of his nomination.
The meeting was held in the elabor-
ately decorated coliseum at the state
fair grounds and was attended by
many thousand people. Bryan and
other members of the notification
committee arrived last night and held
conference at which campaign mat
ters were discussed.
Thomas Taggart, national commit
teeman, of Indiana, called the meet
ing to order. He Immediately hand.
ed the gavel to National Chairman
Mack, who introduced Theodore Bell,
Of California, chairman of the notlf-
cation committee. who formally noti-
aed Kern OF his nomination for vice
president.
Mr.. Kern said in part:
Gentlemen of the notification COM
mittee:
For the kindly and courteous
manner in which you have conveyed
to me the official notification Of my
nomination as the Democratic candi-
date for Vice-President of the United
States, and for the eloquent words
just spoken by your chairman in your
behalf, | thank you one and all.
Appreciates Honor.
81 appreciate most highly this
great honor conferred upon me by
the unanimous vote OF the represen-
tatives Of my party in national con-
yention assembled, and shall strive
most earnestly to earn a continuation
Of the confidence ana good will mani
Tested by that action. did not seek
this nomination; indeed, If my own
personal desires had been consulted.
another would have received the hon
or, but 1t having come to me without
solicitation, prize 1t all the more,
and accept 1t, with full sense of the
burdens and responsibilities. As "a
candidate l shall try to wear the hon
or worthily. and as faithfully as
can discharge all the duties properly
devoHing upon me as one Of your
standard bearers. and II elected,
promise to serve all the people of the
republic by the conscientious dis
| charge OF the duties of the office.
have no thought that the men who
made up that great convention at
Denver nominated me as their candi-
date because they believed that had
ability or merit superior to that
possessed by any one of the dlstin-
guished gentlemen whose names were
considered in connection with the
vice presidential nomination. Many
years OF service on my part might
have had some slight influence in de-
termining their action, but am per
suaded that 1t was the chief purpose
of the convention in choosing son
Of Indiana as its candidate to show
It's appreciation of the great Demo-
cratic party of this splendid common
wealth'made up as 1t is of more than
third OF a million of men good and
true-the very flower OF the great
Democratic army OF tbesRepubllc.
prefer to accept this proffered honor
In the name OF these loyal Democrats
of Indiana for whom the honor was,
believe, really intended.
Kern Likes Bryan.
''It Is pleasing to be to be asso-
ciated in this campaign with the dis
tinguished gentleman to whom the
standard of the. party has been COM
mitted, For years We have been
friends. / recognize in him a man
of spotless character and high ideals,
always actuated by patriotic motives
and an earnest desire to promote the
welfare. the honor, and the glory OF
his country. He became your candi-
date because his nomination was de-
manded by the rank and file Of the
party, which demand was emphasized
BY popular movement in his favor,
which, as it proceeded, so grew in
volume and force as to become ir-
resistable.
THE question OF tariff taxation Is
one of vital interest. am in hearty
accord with our platform declaration
on that subject.
The voters OF America are not
likely to be deceived as to the tariff
question by the stock arguments Of
the opposition.
Same Old Cry.
The average voter understands
that the tariff Is a tax to be paid by
the consumer Of the article taxed. He
knows that taxes in excess OF the
needs Of the government are unjust
and oppressive, and that extrava-
gance in government administration
indulged in for the mere purpose Of
creating a necessity for additional
taxation, Is profligacy.
Tie Is also coming to know that
the use OF the taxing power Of the
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