Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-26
KERN ACCEPTS
NOMINATION
GRACEFULLY
Fifteen THOUSAND HEAR
THE FLOOD OF ORAT0RY
Speakers Given Enthusiastic
Demonstration by the Faith
full Bryan Talks on Trust.
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IBy Morning journal Special Leased WireI
Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 25.-John
Worth Kern, democratic candidate
for vice president, was notified form
ally today of his nomination by the
national convention at Denver. and
accepted the honor in a speech de-
livered to the $4,000 people in the
coliseum at the state fair grounds.
The notification speech was made by
Theodore A. Bell of California,
chairman of the committee selected
at Denver to officially inform 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 ma
tional committee from Indiana, who
relinquished te gavel to Norman e.
Mack of Buffalo, chairman of the
national committee. Mr.. Mack pre-
sided throughout the meeting.
Preceding the notification exercises,
Mr. Bryan, Mr.. Kern, Chairman Mack
and members of the national congress
sional and notification committees
had a conference at the Dennison
hotel were luncheon was served and
the entire party was driven through
the principle streets of the city to
the fair grounds Following the meet
ing, Mr. and Mrs. Kern entertained
Mr. Bryan and the visiting demo-
cratic leaders at the country club for
dinner Mr.. Bryan left tonight over
the Vandalia railroad for Salem, ILL.,,
where tomorrow he will speak at his
birthplace and will go from there to
Topeka, Kan. and then to Lincoln,
Neb. Chairman Mack left tonight
for Washington CITY,
Twenty members of the notification
committee represented as many states
at the meeting. Special trains on the
railroad and traction lines brought
the crowds 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 Coliseum the speakers es-
pecially Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Kern,
were given enthusiastic demonstra-
tions, the Bryan demonstration last
ing several minutes, during which
men stood and threw their hats in
the air in their effort to express their
welcome. T. r. Marshall, democratic
candidate for governor of Indiana,
spoke briefly and was warmly
cheered.
Mr.. Kern's speech was in part a re-
ply to the speech of acceptance by
Mr.. Sherman delivered at Utica, N.
Y, republican candidate for wee
president. He devoted some time to
the question, shall the people rule ?"
deprecating what he claimed is excess
sive power I'm the hands of the speak
er of the house Of representatives,
and denied 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 re-
publican party determined that he
people shall not rule; which power
has. manifested itself whenever effort
Is made to check destructive work of
unlawful combination reduce the tar
If or equallze burdens by exchange,
The democratic party, he said, would
draw sharp line between business
and unlawfully conducted and unlaw-
full business
The invocation was pronounced by
Rev. Father Francis Gavish. of St
Johns Roman Catholic church, this
city.
Mr.. Kcrn's Acceptance Speech.
Gentlemen OF the notification com
mlttee:
For the kindly and courteous man
ner In which you have conveyed to
me the official notification mS
nomination as the democratic eandi-
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
| appreciate most highly this grea
honr conferred upon me by the
unanimous vote OF lnt representative
of my marty in national convention
assembled, and | shall strive mos
earnestly to earn continuation ol
the confidence and good will mani
tested by that action did not seel
this nomination.; indeed, If my owl
personal desire had been consulted
another would have received th'
honor conferred upon me by th'
out solicitation, prize 1t all TIN
more, and accept it, with full sens'
of the burdens and responsibilities
AS candidate, shall try to wea
the honor worthily and as faithful!
az / can discharge all the dutie
properly devolving upon me as on
of your standard bearers, and If elect
ed, promise to serve all the peopl
of the republic by the conscIentiou
discharge of the duties OF the office
| have no thought that the men VIII
made up that great convention a
Denver nominated me as their can
dldate because they believed that
had ability or merit superior TO tia
possessed by any one Of the distin
guished gentlemen whose names wer
considered in connection with tn
vice presidential nomination. Man