The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-25
Candida in
donahTn to Ii Running William Bryan

the high honor conferred upon him by
the Denver convention. John w. Kern,
Of Indianapolis. in his speech at the
Colosseum this afternoon said:
Gentlemen of the Notification Com
mittee:
For the kindly and courteous man
ner in which you have conveyed to me
the official notification of my nomina-
tion as the Democratic candidate for
Vice President Of the United States.
and for the eloquent words just spoken
by your chairman in your behalf. I
thank you one and all.
appreciate most highly this great
honor conferred upon me by the unani-
nous vote of the representatives Of
my party IN national convention as
sembied. and I shall strive most earn
estly to earn q continuation of the con-
fidence and good will manifested by
that action. I did not seek this NOM
ination. Indeed, If my own personal
desires had been consulted, another
wo0lu AuNO ACSCIFCu lilo hohoI, ooI IL
having come to me without solicita-
ton, prize it all the more, and accept
1t, with full sense of the burdens
and responsibilities. AS a candidate
/ shall try to wear the honor worthily,
and, as faithfully az l can, discharge
all the duties properly devolving on
me as one Of your standard bearers,
anA - nyaAtnA r 10 oil
the people Of the republic by the con-
scientious discharge of the duties of
the ONCE.
have no thought that the men who
made mp that great convention at Den
yer nominated me as their candidate
because they believed that I had abil-
ity or merit superior to that possessed
by any one Of the distinguished gentle
men whose names were considered in
connection with the vice presidential
nomination. Many years of service on
my part might have had some slight
influence in determining their action,
but I am persuaded that 1t was the
chief purpose of the convention, in
choosing a son of Indiana as it's can
didate, to show its appreciation of the
great Democratic party of this splen-
did commonwealth. made up as it is of
more than third of million of men.
good and true-the very flower of the
great Democratic army of the repub-
lie. I prefer to accept this proffered
honor in the name of these loyal Dem
Gratis Of Indiana, for whom the honor
was, I believe, really intended
1t is pleasing to me to be associated
in this campaign with the distinguish.
ed gentleman to whom the standard
of the party has been committed For
years we have been friends 1 recog-
nize in him a man of spotless charac-
ter and high ideals, always actuated
by patriotic motives and an earnest
desire to promote the welfare, the hon.
or and glory of his country. He be-
came your candidate because his nom
ination was demanded by the rank and
f1le OF the party, which demand was
emphasized by popular movement in
his favor, which, as it proceeded. so
grew in volume and force as to be-
come Irresistible.
He enters upon this campaign I'M
pledged to any special interests, under
NO obligations to any unlawful or other
combination of capital, looking to no
corporation for campaign contributions
absolutely free to serve the people by
carrying out the pledges OF his party's
platform. While he is the foe to I'M
lawful monopoly, and is prepared to
lay o heavy hand upon the lawless,
whether rich or poor, without fear or
favor. and to combat the encroachments
of greed upon honest endeavor he is
the friend Of every legitimate business
enterprise, whether conducted by in.
dwtdual or corporation. and will SYM
pathize with the promotion of every
movement which makes for the well
fare and prosperity Of the country.
A distinguished Republican the
other day referred to his influence with
his party as a one-man power If by
that he meant to say that Mr.. BRYAN
possessed the power, IN a marked de-
gree. to influence the thought and
arouse the conscience Of the republic,
IS no other man OF HIS time, or IL he
meant that by his upright HE, his con.
sistent course, his appeals for right
living and patriotic action, he has earn.
ed the confidence and personal affec.
ton Of millions OF his countrymen. and
gained the respect and admiration OF
an the people OF the world who love
liberty and humanity, then the dtstin.
guished gentleman was right, with re.
spect to the one-man power of William
Jennings Bryan.
M. Bryan has e1s1ted no other DOW
or. He has had no subord1nates tc
command, no ofacshofders to direct
think It may be safely said that there
were no postmasters. nor other fedora
of1cehoaders or employees in the Den
yer convention. Every delegate Il
that convention carried his sover
eighty under his own hat" and. as ar
Independent American freeman, owing
no allegiance save to country and flag
cast his vote for Bryan because in hi!
heart he believed that the nomination
and election of such q man were de
manded by the best interests of tn,
republic.
The Republican nominee for vic,
president in his recent speech of &C
ceptance affected the belief that tn,
question Shall the People Rulee" i'm