Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-20

cratic national committee, who acted
as presiding officer called upon John
w. Kern, the vice presidential nom.
inee. to make a speech. Mr.. Kern
responded in a few felicitious re-.
marks, in which he gave unstinted
praise for the non-partisan character
of the exercises.
Upon the conclusion OF Kern's re-
marks, which were greeted with great
applause, Chairman Clayton delivered
his speech of notification. 1t was sup
posed to occupy only seven minutes,
but the repeated applause which was
accorded it materially heightened the
time of its delivery. The duty of
reading the letter of notification de
volved upon Humphrey O'Sullivan OF
Lowell, Mass, secretary to the notifi-
cation committee. The climax came
when Mr.. Bryan arose to respond
The crowd wildly cheered and it was
not until he raised his hand for quiet
that the demonstration ceased and he
was permitted to proceed.
Among other things Mr.. Bryan
said: r.t .... .
Recognizing that l am indebted for
my nomination to the rank and file of
our party and that my election must
come, if it comes at all, from the un-
purchased and unpurchasable suff-
RACES of the American people l
promise, If entrusted with the respon-
sibilities Of this high office, to conse-
crate whatever ability | have to the
one purpose of making this, in fact, a
government in which the people rule
"a government which will do justice
to all, and offer to every one the
highest possible stimulus to great
and persistent effort, by assuring to
each the enjoyment of his just share
of the proceeds of his toll, no matter
in what part of the vineyard he la
bors, or to what occupation, profess
sion or calling he devotes himself"
He declared the Republican party
was responsible for the ravages of
predatory wealth" and had done
nothing to stop those ravages.
He declared it had ignored the de-
mand of two-thirds of the states for
the election of senators by popular
vote.
He said the Republicans were
bound to corporate interests by ac-
ceptance of campaign contributions,
which debauched elections.
He denounced the party for refusal
to tell the people where its funds
came from
He promised if he were elected to
call Immediately a special session Of
congress to pass laws to choose sena-
tors by direct vote and to remedy
other matters.
A burning sun beat down on Mr..
Bryan's head and he was compelled
to ask the indulgence of his audience
in putting on his hat. Chairman
Mack, however, quickly came to his
side and held an umbrella over Mr.
Bryan until the speech was COM
pleted.
The delivery of Bryan's speech con-
sumed exactly one hour.
Chairman Clayton brought further
cheering from the crowd when he read
a message from Chairman Mack, who
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ceremonies were over in order to
catch a train for Chicago, saying that
at first he had entertained deep re-
grets that the Western Passenger as
sociation had not accorded reduced
rates to Lincoln, but after seeing the
magnificent gathering he did not know
but what the railroads had accommo-
dated him in not granting the reduc.
ton.
The crowd then surged into the cap
itol building, where Messrs. Bryan and
Kern held public reception. This
lasted for nearly an hour and at it's
conclusion the Democratic candidate
was driven to Fairview in an automo-
bile, where the committee on notifica-
tion were given dinner on the lawn
by Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan.
The morning was spent in jollifica
ton. Thousands of people arrived
early by regular and special trains to
participate in the ceremonies. All the
five railroads ran special trains
throughout the night and morning and
all the regular trains were run in
sections. One special train from Man.
haitian, Kan, brought an unusually
large delegation, and Omaha, Ere
mont, Beatrice, Geneva, Nebraska
City and other towns in this state as
we'll as Iowa were heavily repre-.
sented. Lincoln entertained the larg,
est number of outside visitors in its
history.
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