The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-19
MIR. SHERMAN IS NOTIFIED Accepts Second Place
 Nomination. HE DELIVERS BRIEF SPEECH Declares That the People Surely
 Shall Rule.
HE DELIVERS BRIEF SPEECH
The Vice Presidential Nominee As- serts That Issue is "shaiH the Administration of President
 Roosevelt Be Approved"

canuiuate TOT so high an ouces James Schoolcraft Sherman. at noon to-day. accepted the nomination of the Re- publican party for the vice presidency.
 He spoke from a flag bedecked stand erected in front of his home in Gen
 nesse street. and surrounded by party
 leaders from different sections of the country and by enthusiastic non-par-
 tisan friends and fellow townsmen. The nomination was rendered by committee appointed at the Chicago convention in June. Senator Julius c. Burrows of Michigan, being the chair
 man and spokesman. There were
 brief addresses also by Secretary of State Root. by President NJ. W. | Striker. of Hamilton College from which Mfr. Sherman was graduated: {: by Mayor Thos. Wheeler of Utica and by Chas. s. Symonds. chairman of the local reception committee.
 Mir. Sherman in his address of ace ceptance followed the example of Mir. Taft in pledging the allegiance of
 any administration with which he may have to do, to the policies of Presf- dent Roosevelt. He declared there was no Issue as to whether or not
 ''the people shall rule.s
 Surely the people shall rule" said
 Mir. Sherman. surely the people have
 ruled. sfureIy the people do rule"
 Casting thus aside the campaign
 slogan raised by Mir Bryan, the Re- publican vice presidential nominee as- serted that the "overshadowing issue Of the campaign really is shall the administration ot President Roosevelt be approved"
 Mir. sherman made no attempt to discuss fin detail any of the issues raised in the party platform, content kas ~svftk AAeIaFntfnH that
 he subscribed and heartily to all that had been written into the Chicago statement of principles. and to all
 that had been said by Mir. Taft in his
 speech accepting the presidential nom | nation.
 He referred to the Democratic party
 as san aggregation of experimental naalconfents ana theorists whose claim toshistory is party name they pil- fered."
 The ceremonies at the sherman home were preceded by band concerts m the downtown squares, parade Of the city fire dapartment a vice presidential salute of nineteen guns and parade of the uniformed "Conixling Uncon- ditionals" in escort of the members CT notification committee from Baggs Square. Many as could get within l hearing or seeing gathered about tho Sherman lawn almost completely piocA- | ing all street traffic Aside from the | formal exercise of notification the committee in charge endeayored 70 make the celebration non-polttical one Mir Sherman appeared to be In the best of health. Secretary Roots speech was a personal tribute to Mr- sherman He did not enter into dis- eussion of party issues In any forsa- Vast ThrOng There.
 | sf4o flaw Of official notification or James S. sherman. Republican nominee | for vice president broke clear and de- lfRhtfuly cool and the local committee on arrangements prepared to carry out. in full. the long program wrieh the heavy rains of yesterday threatened seriously to curtail. Incoming trains during the morning brought khrongs of visitors from the middle and western sections of the state, while the inter- burban trolleys from points as far west as Syracuse were crowded to the full carrying capacity. Related members of the notification committee also ar rived on the forenoon trains from both i east and west.
 Bands in three of the public squares gave morning concerts for the edifica- ton of the street crowds and under cloudiess skies the city soon took on it's holiday aspect.
 | The annual inspection under parade of the Utica Fire Department was held during the morning as an early feature conditionals. a campaign marching club of 500 members heade by band l of no pieces assembled at Baggs Square during the forenoon and later
 served as an escort to the members of the notification committee who in auto
 mobiles were driven to the Sherman
 home The line of mrach lay straight
 up Genesse Street which practically
 from end to end was a mass of waving colors. Even the unsightly old bridge
 across the Erie Canal had been dis
 guised into a thing of comparative
 beauty by the elaborate use of ever- | greens and buntings. SuspendfnR from
 big electric sign of Welcome" greet | ed the visitors
 Pass Under Bryan Banner. After passing the canal the notifica. tion committee had to drive beneath a
 huge Bryan and Kern banner. The | Democrats of the city had offered to
 remove the banner for the day. but MT. Sherman would not hear of ft. | Half a block further up the street a i Taft and Sherman banner of equal size
 called out cheer from the passing | crowds.
 Following the notification ceremonies
 at l2 o'clock Mir. and Mrs. Sherman entertained the members of the notif-
 cation committee and a few guests at | luncheon, The afternoon was given
 ovor- to a carnival Of sports and music
 at Utica Park. A dinner by Mir. Sher- | man and band concerts and electrical
 iluminations tonight brought the day | to a close.
 | Chairman Hitchcock met number of | Republican leaders here and made ar. l engagements to have them engage in
 the speaking campaign. He received a | telegram from Leslie M. Shaw. of
 Iowa. former Secretary of the Treas
 ury. promising to make two or three
 speeches in Vermont next week Mir | Shaw later will go 10 Maine for a few
 speeches and Secretary Wilson. Of the | Department of Agriculture will also | speak In that State. s l Mir. Hitchcock will leave Utica fos New York where he will remain until
 next week. when he vii so 10 Bostor, | for 8 conference with New EnRland