Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-18
NOMINEE FORMALLY
NOTIFIED At UTICA
New York Town Filled With Poo
pie to Hear Committee Tell
VlCe-PreSidentlal Candidate
ofHiS Nomination. Prom
.lnent Men Speak

Utica, n. Y, Aug. 1S.-In one OF
the briefest speeches ever delivered
by a candidate for so high an office
James S. Sherman at noon today ac-
cepted the nomination of the Repub-
mean party for the wee presidency.
lie spoke from flag decked stand
ih tront of his home and was sur
founded by party leaders from dif-
Ierent parts of the country and by
crowd of non-partisan friends and
townsmen.
Ihe nomination was rendered by a
committee appointed at the Chicago
convention, senator Burrows beng
Chairman and spokesman. There
we're also speeches by Secretary Root;
President Nj. w. Stryker, of Hamilton
college, from which sherman grad
lated, Mayor Thomas Wheeler, os
Cllca, ana Charles ). Symords, chair
man OF the local reception committee.
The day was delightfully."- cool aud
the weather pleasant. Throngs of
ieople came an on the trains this
morning. The annual inspection and
larade of the Utica tirs depar liuenJ
was held during the morning as
feature OF the program, and in the
eItefhoon there was carnival OF
sports and music at Utica park. A
oinner by SIBERIAN. band concerts
and electrical illumination tonight
Will bring the day 10 "a el05s.
In tenaerIng the nomination SEM
ator Burrows salu:
MIR. snerman. Though the pro-
ceedings of tne ldie national Repub-
lean convent on are matters of COM
mon knowledge, yet courtesy and
custom move me appointment of the
committee now present TO formally
nCtlty you OF It's action IN selecting
you as une nominee of the RepuD-
hcan party for the high ofhce OF vice
PRESIDENT. The mem Ders of the COM
lnlttee coming from every part of the
country are able to convey to you
thv gratifying assurance that your
nomination receives the hearty APP
pIovdl of tn const tuency they rep
resent ana the promise of a united
and enthusiastic support at the 4p-
preaching election
....,r speaking of the fitness of
sherman 10 act as vice president.
Burrows took up the expression of
Bryan, shall the peope rule?" and
continuing sad:
This declaration is a thinly yelled
criticism OF the Repub blican parry IN
that the impression is sought to be
made that under Republ can adminls-
tration the rule of the people is sup
pre- ssed. In spite of this declaration,
Bryan charges that publicity for CAM
Ialgn expenses by political parties Is
generally desired and that the Re-
publican Congress refused To enact
such law. bryan does not state the
whole truth. True, the Republican
committee in the House reported tne
measure providing tor al campaign
expenses incurred in the course of
election, ana such measure was cOu-
s.dered by the House. ii was amend
ed requiring members OF Congress 10
file a statement show .ng TO what eX-
tent the lawful voters IN their dis
Iricts were restricted in the exer-
Use of the franchise ana the meth
DDS employed to accomplish such re-
suits Thus the amended measure
passed the House and coming to the
senate was referred TO the commit
tee on privileges and elections Of
which | was chairman.
While the Republican member
ship committee favored the measure
as it came from the House, every
Democratic committeeman opposed Il
and by reason Of the Democratic Op-
post on it could not pass the Senate.
IL was believed then and is believed
now that the prevention of the lawful
voters from exercising the right of
suffrage - quite as peruiciOus and
destructive to free government as tho
Use of money in elections"
Taking up Bryan's declaration that
the people do not approve Of the
present method of elecung United
states senators, he said that the eivc-
tions were in the constitution and
moreover in many states. II not MAJ
JOrity, the people are permitted 70
express their preference in a way that
is potential, If not positively binding
On legislatures, Burrows defended
the present rules Of the House u
Representatives and said that under
the old method IL was practically i'm
possible TO transact public business.
These three things were mention
by Bryan as eyi3 nee that the people
do not rule. lie declared that tha