Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
KERN HEARS NEWS,
bryan THERE 100
Immense Crowd Attends Formal
Notification of Democratic
Nominee
PRINCIPAL SPEECH BY BRYAN
Bell, Kern, Marshall and Others APP
pear in Lesser Roles-Bryan Devotes
His Address to Trusts and Offers His
Remedy Of License and Publicity
Charges Republican Inconsistency.

Charges Republican Inconsistency.
Indianapolis. Aug. 25.-John w.
Kern, democratic candidate for vice
president, was notified formally today
Of his nomination. The meeting was
held in the elaborately decorated coll
isseum on the state fair grounds and
was attended by thousands of people
regardless Of party, attracted by the
distinguished speakers on the pro-
gram.
The weather was ideal. The ten trac-
ton lines and fourteen railroads
brought people on regular and special
trains. The early hours of today were
devoted to conferences by the leaders.
Later reception was held by Bryan
and Kern in the Denison hotel parlors.
After luncheon the party was driven
TO the state fair grounds.
Throng at Reception.
I The business streets early assumed
a gala appearance as flags and banners
were swung from the buildings in
honor OF the occasion. A special tAain
from Louisville brought 800 visitors.
including uniformed marching organ
izations, which paraded the streets
with a band. Otter special trains on
the railroads and traction lines We're
crowded. At the Denison hotel q. band
serenaded in lthe lobby and crowds ell
bowed thru the corridors awaiting the
appearance of Bryan, who spent the
might at the residence of Kern. The
two candidates made their appearance
at 10 o'clock and were loudly cheered
as they pressed their way thru to the
lasting an, hour, the people passing
and Chairman Mack by the hand.
Among the callers upon Bryan We're
the national officers Of the mine work.
ers, BARRIERS, brick layers, teamsters
and typographical unions.
Thomas Taggart, national commit
teeman for Indiana, called the meeting
to order. He Immediately handed the
gavel to National Chairman Mack, who
introduced Theodore E. Bell, of Cali
fornia, chairman of the notification
committee, who formally notified Kern
he had been selected by the democrat
ic party to go on the national ticket
with Bryan.
Cromwell and Richard.
Bell in his speech said:
I'm selecting you for this honor the
democratic national convention was
not unmindful of the fact that he who
as chosen must possess every qualifica-
tion to become the chief magistrate
of his people," After speaking of the
issues involved Bell concluded:
ITO those who regard Roosevelt as
second Cromwell who is handing
down the iron rule to Taft, as his nat
ural successor, it will be sufficient to
suggest that when Oliver passed the
commonwealth to Richard, it was but a
forerunner of the restoration of the
Stuarts and the downfall Of the COM
mons"
Kern, in his speech of acceptance,
devoted some time to the question,
A"Shall the people rule?" Thomas Mar
shall, democratic candidate for gov
ernor, Of Indiana, also spoke. He paid
tribute on behalf Of the Indiana de-
mocracy to the national candidates.
The principal speech of the day was
then made by Bryan, who spoke on
TRUSTS
Bryan said in part:
Mr.. 1ryan's Trust Remedy.
'f have, in discussing the tariff
question, presented one Of our reme-
dies, namely, the removal of the tariff
from imports which compete with trust
made goods. This, we believe, would
greatly lessen the extortion practiced
by the trusts and bring about the dis
solution Of many monopolistic COM
bines. But we are not satisfied merely
with the lessendng of extortion or with
the dissolution of some Of the trusts.
Because the private monopoly Is
indefensible and intolerable, the demo-
cratic party favors its determination.
1t pledges itself to the. vigorous en-
forcement of the criminal law against
trust magnates and officials. 1t is i'm
possible for the republican party to
enforce the present criminal law
against trust officials; these officials
are intimately connected with the re-
publican party in the present cam
paign Take, for instance, the CHAIR
man OF the republican speakers COM
mittee, Mr.. Dupont, OF Delaware. lie
is the defendant in a suit which the
government brought and is now prose
cutting. Mr. Dupont is charged with
violation of the antitrust law. why
should he be put on the executive
committee and then be given control
of the speaking part of the campaign?
If yoil talk to a republican leader
about penitentiary punishment for Of
Tenders, he favors fining the corpora
stirn on the ground that it is impossi-
BIZ, to convict individuals. but whoa
you urge f:,es you are told that fins
ar, u,,Just to innocent stockholders.
we favor both fine and imprisonment,
but we think it is better to prevent
moncpo,ies thar to first authorize them
to prey upon the public and then try
to punish them for doing SO. Mr.. Taft
favors control OF trusts instead of ex-
Termination, but after years OF exper-