The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-13
MIR. BRYAN NOTIFIED
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 the office of President of the United States. A committed, composed of the permanent chairman and one dele gate from each State and Territory, was appointed to inform you of your selection as the standard bearer of your party in the pending campaign. Therefore, in pursuance of the con- vention, this committee here present now brings to you this message from a united and aggressive Democracy. Our great party is confident of the righteousness of It's cause, and rely ing upon the support of the people, ia determined to reseue the government of the republic from the hands of the despoilers who have exploited it for the benefit of favorites and to the injury of the masses of plain people.
 We know that our party, platform and candidate stand for the best inc terests of all the people. We know that success is. deserved. We believe that our party and candidate, animat-
 ed by the wisest and most patriotic
 purposes, will achieve victory in No- venber. On no political issue is the platform a straddle or evasion, and its every declaration squares with the principles of old-fashioned Democracy. 1t is essentially q Democratic instru- meff, preserving and applying the faith of the fathers to existing con-
 Tt is hardly worth while to say. sir.
 that in the judgment of your party
 erally, you, as our candidate, fit our
 platform. And it is equally gratifying that there is nothing in the platform
 calling for apology There Is noth-
 from. There Is nothing omitted that
 you need suppfy by giving your indi- vidual views. In these respects you
 have tremendous advantage of your Repuhlican opponent Standing on
 sucha platform. possessed of an abid- ing conviction that our cause is just,
 you will draw the keen blade of riehteousnese and truth. throwing
 principle of equal rights to all, and special privileges to none. Your party has emphatically refused to form any
 alliances with special interests tn1t fEs Iicsn Administration. You have al. ways refused to compromise with those who prostitute the functions or government for the lust of greed. It
 vYsvayeripe was ySdp '9s fidsiity. your Jefferson
 standard of Democracy. that induced l the representatives of millions or | American freemen unanimously to | choose you as their candidate Tor the | highest office in the world
 Tt would be inappropriate Tor m e 1 te detain this splendid audience that | has met here to-day to listen tn your | patrfotic and eloquent words. There | fore, I now hand you an. authenticased copy of the platform adopted by the | Den1ocratic convention at Denver, and l request the secretary to read the | formal letter of notification"
 The letter of notification was no less
 vigorous than Mir. Clayton's speech :.
 Mir. Bryan received it with full appre, ciation of the importance of it's mean | ing.
 Hon. wm. J. Bryan, sir--You were
 unanimously nominated for President A a l Democratic Convention that assembled | at Denver on July 2. The convention | directed us to convey to you this form l al notice Of your nomination.. The duties of the delegates to this | convention were made plain and easy by the fact that the people who sent l them there desired the banner of Dem- | oeracy be entrusted to your hands. No | federal office holders conspired to bring about your nomination. Nor did | predatory wealth and it's allied Inter- ! ests contribute to that end. Your se- l lection came spontaneously from the l hearts of your fellow citizens. The pro- ceedings of the convention show that | with zeal and enthusiasm the plain
 duty of the delegates were accomplish l ed. A4
 | frank declaration of the time honored l principles of the Democratic party In | their application to conditions con- l fronting the country 1t was unanimous l ly reported by the committee and was ! adopted by the convention without dis senting vote. Copy of this platform has been handed to you. This declara- | tion expressed the faith that animates 1 the United Democracy. Of these prtnci- | ples 1t Is known of all that for that
 past twelve years you have been the i bravest, ahIest and most eloquent ad- vocate, Alth ough in two campaigns | you have failed to attain the Presi- | dency, you enjoy the unique distinc- | ton of having lived to see your ideals
 accomplished by a great majority of | the American people and many of your | policies and by the party that has most | strenuously opposed them, and that
 has most bitterly assailed you. We esteem 1t privilege to have | been selected to participate in the cere.
 monies of this day, when you are in. | formed that you have been nominated for the foremost place in the world | We doubt not that the people will ir November next, declare you to be theil | choice for President of the United l States. The triumph of the principles | for which you stand Will rebound tc | the best interest of the Republic and
 to the welfare of all the American
 people.
 (signed) Henry D. Clayton, Chairman" =
 The letter is also signed by each member of the notification committee. The great crowd at once settled
 itself to listen to Bryan's words of ac. ceptance With the pleased counte- nance, he surveyed his vast audience,
 and then began his remarks. but he had not proceeded far when f1e was in. | terrupted by ch eers, the demonstrations continuing at intervals throughout his | speech.
 MT. Kern delivered q short address, and then he and Mir. Bryan retired to the Capitol building. where they held a I public reception and the exercises were | concluded.
 Mir. KeFn's Address.
 Mir. Kern's speech was as follows: "While my friend the chairman of 1 the national committee has been kind
 enough to announce me as the Demo- l cratic candidate for the office of Vice 1 President, as yet have not been nott- | fled of the fact and therefore l cannot
 make a political speech on this ocea-
 sion. am here today to greet these
 Western people and to join with them
 without political utilization in paying | tribute to the citizen of Lincoln whom l you all love; to the foremost citizen oi
 America-William Jennings Bryan.
 have been deeply impressed with what I have seen in Lincoln. It was worth
 tho trip from Indiana across the Ms
 sfssippi and across the Missouri to wit | ness that splendid neighborly spirit
 which has prompted this magnificent
 non-partisan demonstration in honor oi
 the man who without regard to politi- ! all lfRF-