The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-12
Democratic Candidate Is For-
mally Notified and Outlines !
His Policies in Reply.
STANDS ON PLATFORM AND
PLEDGES REFORMS PROMISED
Says Republican Party Is Com
trolled by MonOpolists and Un-
able to Regenerate Itself. Z
SEEKS REFORMATION, BUT
NOT REVOLUTION, HE SAYS
Great Day in Lincoln, Which
Turns Out for Affair in
Patriotic Array. :
LINCOLN, Neb., AuE. Il.

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. II
OUNDING as the keynote Of the
~ Democratic national campaign.
"shall the people ru1e:v assaiI-
ing the Republican party corrupt
and incapable of bringing about re-
forms without disgracing many of its
influential members, pledging to stand
on the Denver platform and promising,
IL elected, to "cure the evils of govern
ment," william j. Bryan, formally no.
tined, accepted his party's nominatioa
for President of the United States IN
this city today. as a3ea
With salute of forty-six guns, one
! for each State, given at daybreak, Lin
| coin began the celebration of Its first
notification ceremonies. The city was
astir early, and decorations were still
being put In place while the visitors
were arriving. The trolley cars to Fair
view were crowded and the automobile
people were doing an active business.
but the larger number of the visitors
remained in the city, looking at the
various points of interest and especially
at the State capitol grounds, where the
notification ceremony was held.
1t was after 2 o'clock when Chair
man Mack. of the national committee.
introduced Representative Henry D.
Clayton, of Alabama, chairman Of the
notification committee, following prayer
by the Rev. Father John F. Nugent, of
Des Mones, Iowa. ~
Mr.. Clayton notified Mr.. Bryan OF
/ II
speech, at the conclusion of which he
handed to the Democratic nominee
! the formal letter of notification signed
| by all the members of the committee.
Mr.. Bryan then replied, and the
ceremony closed by a short speech by
John w. Kern, tho vice-presidential
nominee.
Ceremony Non-Partisan.
The morning had been spent in jolii-
/ fication. Thousands of people arrived
early today by regular and special
trains to participate in the ceremonies.
All the five railroads have been run
ming special trains throughout the night
/ and morning, and all the regular trains
have been run in sections. One special
train from Manhattan. Kan, brought
an unusually large delegation. and
/ Omaha and Fremont, Beatrice, Geneva.
Nebraska City and other cities in this
State as we'll as Iowa are heavily rep
! resented Lincoln is entertaining today
the largest number of visitors IN its
4 history.
! Concerts in the public squares and in
the capitol grounds entertained the
people. The official program opened
I with luncheon at Hotel Lincoln by the
committee on arrangements, at which
1 the guests were Mr. Bryan, Mr.. Kern.
I Governor sheldon and other State ON
cials and the members OF the notifica-
tion committee. together with the ma
tional committee who are here.
4 Mayor Browns attempt TO make a
non partisan affair OF the ceremony
was entirely successful The Governor
and all the other State officials are Re-
publicans, but they were at the
luncheon. and Governor sheldon
rode in the first carriage with Mayor
Brown, the Democratic executive OF the
city. The non-partisan character OF
the ceremony ended at the platform.
where the speeches were delivered.
Mr.. Bryan's speech OF acceptance fol-
lows
Mr.. Clarion and Gentlemen OF the
Notification Committee: cannot ac-
! cept the nomination which you officially
! tender, without first acknowledging my
| deep indebtedness to the Democratic
party for the extraordinary honor
which it has conferred upon men. Hav-
ing twice before been a candidate for the
presidency, in campaigns which ended
in defeat, third nomination. the result
of the free and voluntary act of the
voters of the party, can only be ex-
planned by a substantial and undisputed
growth in the principles and policies for
which 1. with multitude of others.
have contended. AS these PRINCIPLES
and policies have given me Whatever
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