The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-26
KERN SAYS THE PEOPLE
 SHALL RULE IN SPITE
 OF REPUBLICAN PARTY
In His Speech the Candidate Gave An sWer To Sherman's Assertions at Utica and Condemned Arbi-
 trary Action In
 Congress.

Indianapolis, Ind, August 25.-John Worth Kern, democratic candidate for Vice President, was notified formally today of his nomination by the national convention at Denver, and accepted the honor in a speech delivered to 15,O0O people in the coliseum at the state fair grounds. The notification speech was made by Theodore E. Bell of California, chairman of the committee selected at Denver to officially inform MT. Kern William Jennings 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 national com mittee from Indiana who relnquished the gavel to Norman E. Mack of Buff falo, N. r., chairman of the national committee. MT. Mack presided through out the meeting.
 Preceding the notification exercisea MT. Bryan, MT. Kern, Chairman Mack and members of the national. congress siona1 and notification committees held B. luncheon was served, and the entire party was driven through the principal business streets of the city to the fair grounds. Following the meeting Mr. and Mrs. Kern entertained Mr. Bryan and the visiting democratic leaders at the Country club for dinner. MT. Bryan left tonight over the Vandalia railroad for Salem, Ill.,, where tomorrow he will speak at his birth place, and will go from there to Topeka, Kan. and then to Lincoln. Chairman Mack left tonight over the Big Four and Chesapeake and Ohio railroad for Washington City.
 Crowds In City.
 Twenty members of the notification committee representing as many states attended the meeting. Special trains on the railroads and traction lines brought the crowds here and 800 street cars were used to transport the people to and from the fair grounds The day was ideal. Crowds lined the streets and MT. Bryan was greeted with a con- tinuous wave of applause as he passed.
 At the coliseum, the speakers, es- pecially Mir. Bryan and Mr. Kern, were given enthusiastic ovations, the Bryan demonstration lasting several minutes during WHlcn men SUOOQ and threw their hats in the air in their effort to express their welcome. Thomas R. Marshall. democratic candidate for gov ernor of Indiana spoke briefly, and was warmly greeted.
 MT. Kerns speech was In part a reply to the speech of acceptance delivered at Utica by MT. Sherman, the republican candidate for Vice President He de- voted some time to the question, Shall hn Ia loo claimed is excessive power in the hands of the speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives and denied that the people have ruled because he said their will had not been given effect. He charged that there is power within the re- publican party determined that the people shall not rule; which power has manifested itself whenever effort has been made to check the destructive work of unlawful combinations re- duce the tariff or equalize burdens by legislation. The democratic party, he said, would draw a sharp line between lawful business lawfully conducted and unlawful business.
 The invocation was pronounced by Rev. Father Francis Gavisk of St. Johns Roman Catholic church. this city.
 Bells Speech.
 In advising MT. Kern of his nomination for vice presidential candidate of the democratic party, Theodore A. Bell, chair man of the notification committee said in part:
 "The lines of battle are drawing for one of the severest political struggles in the history of the country. Just one more ceremony remains to be performed be- fore the contending forces take the field for action. Assembled here today from every section of America are representa- tives of the democracy to whom has been delegated the great privilege of rendering to you. MT. Kern, an honor and trust as sacred any political body can offer to one of its most loyal and distinguished members. and that is the democratic nom- ination for the vice presidency of the United States.
 ''In selecting you for this honor the democratic national convention was not unmindful of the fact that the office of vice president has so gained in authority and national importance that he who is chosen for that exalted position must pos sess every qualification, moral and intel lectual, that fits a man to become the chief magistrate of his people. These qualifications you were found to possess in a pre-eminent degree Your neighbors told us at Denver that in your private character you valued the homely virtues of life far above the tinsel which so often excites the desires and ambitions of men.
 Tn your public career as legislator in your state, your neighbors recalled that your official acts were always born of an honesty of purpose, and that your con stituency, from your point of view, was limited only by the boundaries of your state. They also told us that in offering yourself for the governorship of Indiana you had declined to compromise with any force or influence not in strict harmony with the highest interests of your peo- Tl a n defeat, preserving the integrity of your manhood. to accept the glory of office at the sacrifice of principles which you