The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-13
HENRY ). CLAYTON
 DELIVERS SPEECH
 OF NOTIFICATION
Great Ovation Is Rendered Democratic Nominee by the Great Crowd When He Receives the Nomination At
 the Party's Hands For
 the Third Time.

Lincoln, Neb.. August 12-under the ! burning rays of an almost tropical sun and in the presence of a vast assemblaRe "hich cheered him to the echo, William d. Bryan today received from Henry D. Clayton of Alabama formal notification of his nomination for the presidency of the l United States. Thrice honored by the democratic party as it's standard bearer. MT Bryan plainly exhibited the pleasure It gave him to once again proclaim tbe i principles for which he stood His non,i- nation for third time he declared in his speech of acceptance could only be explained by substantial and undispu- teo growth in the principles and policies Tor which he, with a multitude of others had contended
 As these principles and poIjcies,, he { said, have given me whatever nol,t,caI strength I possess. the action of tba con Ventlon not only renews my faith in thef, put strengthens my attachment to then.n
 me ovation accorded MT. Bryan as he rooe through the streets of Lincoln m HIS way to the state house. where tbe eAerelses were held, was nonpartisan in character. It was the homage of the c,t. lzenship of the western city of the nlains toward distinguished neighbor. Almost the entire republican administration wa represented, Gov George l.. Sheldon and many state officers lending their presence po'i III the parade and on the platform. oelore coming to Lincoln from Fairyiew over Tour miles distant, MT Bryan re- ceiVed over 1o00 visitors. To one and all ne extended cordial greeting, His ar rival shortly after 12 o'clock at the 5otaI Lincoln, where he and John " Kern tna vice presidential candidate, were the guests of honor at luncheon to the oom- iiii''ee on notification, was the signal for d" outourst Of cheers and applause. He immediately was surrounded by a great crowd and was kept busy for some time shaking hands
 Gala Appearance.
 NeFer before had Lincoln streets and buildings presented such a gala appear- ance; never had the profusion of ban ners, streamers. bunting and photogranhs flashed forth to dazzle the eyes of .ho myriad of visitors. o street was a riot of h. ner crowd of curious visitors was al- ways clustered With notoriety almost nation wide, the banner was almost the nrst point of interest visited The route of the parade carried MT. Bryan directlv under the banner, but no notice was taken Of the fact by him or his party. The state house grounds were A mass n, humanity, and MT. Bryan's apearance on the platform was greeted with cheers and handclapping
 The ceremony of notification was con. ducted on the north front of the canitaI building. The balconies and every win- dow were damned to overfowng Not a single incident occurred to mar the pro- ceedlngs The police arrangements were excellent Realizing that the force was | not suHiclent to cope with the great ! crowd, the adjutant general of the state. 1 at the request of Mayor Frank Brown. i ordered out company of the second Ne braska regiment and with their assistance perfect order not only along the line of march, but within the capitol grounds was maintained. Before the notification and acceptance speeches were delivered. Norman E Mack, chairman of the dem ocratic national committee, who acted as presiding officer, called upon John W. Kern, the vice presidential nominee to make a speech. MT. Kern responded in q lew felicftous remarks in which he gave unstinted praise for the non-partisan character of the exercises. The speech of MT. Bryan concluded the ceremonies and he and MT. Kern retired to the capitol Building Whara fhaxr bal1 tion.
 Packed With People.
 Long before the time set for the exer- cises to begin the capitol grounds had be- come packed with humanity. National Chairman Norman D. Mack opened she exercises. Upon its conclusion Henry D. Clayton of Alabama, chairman of tho committee on notification, turning to Mir. Bryan. made his notification speech He called attention to the unanimous acton or the Denver convention in making ,i,o nomination, and declared the uernocrari, larty, confident of the righteousness of its cause, was determined to rescue the government from the hands of "lhe de- spoilers who have exploited it for the berl- eht of favortes, to the injury cf She masses of the plain people"
 The applause which greet@d this ,t.sr- ance lasted for some time, but It broke out again with greater intensity when shortly afterward Mir. Clayton, looking Mir. Bryan squarely in the face and speak ing in voice that could be heard bv nearly every one, said: You have always refused to compromise with those who prostituted the functions of government for the lust of greed. It was your lofty statesmanship. your unwdvering fidelity, your Jeffersonian standarc of democracy that induced the representatives of mil- lions of American free men unanimously