The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-26
JOHN ". KERN REPLIES
TO ADDRESS Of SHERMAN
Democratic Candidate for Vice President Makes
Vigorous Protest Against Repub-
lican Misrule.
Notification at Indianapolis Occasions Great Enthusiasm for
the Two Standard Bearers

Indianapolis, Ind. Aug. 25.-John
Worth Kern, Democratic candidate for
vice president, was notified formally
today Of his nomination by the national
convention at Denver, and accepted the
honor in a speech delivered before the
1900 people in the Colosseum at the
state fair grounds. The notification
speech was made by Theodore A. Bell
OF California. chairman of the commit
tee selected at Denver to officially in
form Mr.. Kern. William ]. Bryan.
candidate for president, was present
and spoke at length on the subject Of
trusts. The meeting was called to order
by Thomas Taggart. member of the
national committee from Indiana, who
relinquished the gavel to Norman z.
Mack of Buffalo. chairman of the ma
tional committee. Mr.. Mack presided
throughout the meeting.
Luncheon at Hotel.
Preceding the notification exercises
Mr.. Bryan. Mr. Kern. Chairman Mack
and members Of the national, congress
sional and notification committees held
conference at the ~Dennison hotel,
where luncheon was served, and the en-
tire party was driven through the prin-
cipal streets of the city to the fair
grounds.
Following the meeting Mr.. and Mrs.
Kern entertained Mr.. Bryan and the
visiting Democratic leaders at the
country club for dinner. Mr.. Bryan left
tonight over the Vandalia railroad for
Salem, Ill. where tomorrow he will
speak az his birthplace. and Will go
from there to Topeka, Kan, and then
TO Lincoln. Neb. Chairman Mack left
tonight for Washington city.
Ovation for Bryan.
Twenty members of the notification
committee represented as many, states
ut the meeting. Special trains on the
railroad and traction lines brought the
crowd here. and 500 street cars were
used TO transport the people TO and
from the fair grounds. The day was
ideal. Crowds lined the streets. and Mr..
Bryan was greeted with a continuous
wave of applause as he passed.
At the Colosseum the speakers, espe-
cially Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Kern. were
given enthusiastic ovations. the Bryan
demonstration lasting several minutes,
during which men stood and threw
their hats fn the air in their effort to
express their welcome. Thomas r.
Marshall. Democratic candidate for
governor of Indiana, spoke briefly. and
was warmly greeted.
Reply to Sherman.
Mr.. Kern's speech was in part a reply
10 the speech of acceptance delivered al
Utica by Mr.. Sherman, Republican
candidate Nor vice president. He de-
voted some time to the question Shall
the people rule?" Deprecating what he
claimed is excessive power N the hands
of the speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives. and denying that the people
have ruled. because. he said, that their
will had not been given effect. He
charged that there is a power within
the Republican party determined that
tie people shall not rule: which power
has manifested itself whenever effort
has been made 10 check destructive
work of unlawful combinations reduce
the tariff or equalize burdens by ex-
change. The Democratic party. he said,
would draw a sharp line between law
full business lawfully conducted and
unlawful business.
The invocation was pronounced by
Rev. Father Francis Gavisk of st.
Johns Roman Catholic church. this
city