The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-20
Vice Presidential Candidate,
in Accepting Nomination,
Ignores the Big Issue of
the Day.
UNREST OF PEOPLE
MOSTLY DWELT ON
Judge Parker Breaks the
News of His Nomination
to the Candidate Great
Crowd Present.
(National News Association

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. Ex-Governor
Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana. Off
cially learned this afternoon that he
had been nominated for vice president
of the United States by the Democratic
party. He was formally notified by
committee of notification headed by
Judge Alton B. Parker, of New York,
who was temporary chairman at the
Baltimore convention.
Sunshine frequently broke through
the clouded skies today bringing joy
to thousands of visitors, composed of
the most prominent celebrities of the
nations Democracy and lesser lights
of the rank and file. gathered here to
notify Governor Marshall of his nomi-
nation for the vice presidency.
Frequent downpours of rain, resemb-
ling deluge had ragged throughout the
night until the break of day. Although
Tomlinson hall had been engaged for
the ceremonies in the event of showers
today, thousands gathered in Universi
ty park before noon, where this after
noon it was decided to hold the notifi
cation meeting.
Judge Parker's speech was extern
poraneous. He was followed by Gov
ernor Marshall, who accepted in a
carefully prepared speech the high
honor put upon him.
Was Tame Address.
Those who expected Governor Mar
shall to deal a series of smashing
blows at his political opponents were
disappointed. Aside from mention OF
the tariff the vice presidential nomi
nee did not deal specifically with any
/ of the big, throbbing. issues of the
| 1912 campaigns. He did, however
dwell upon the apparent unrest of the
people and predict that 80 per cent Of
day Democrats in that they believe iI
the political principles enunciated by
| Thomas jefferson.
Governor Marshall decried the
!. "bandying of epithets and appeal te
the personal saying-"we may safel,
leave to that senile-dementia which
has seized the so-called Republican
party the personalities of this cam
paign."
| AS to the rival platforms he says
The voter who believes that the cos
of production at home and abroat
should be equalized to the manufactur
er of this country and who wants al
oligarchy to rule, may vote the straigh
Republican ticket; the voter who be
lieves in a similar protective theor.
but who prefers to an oligarchy tina
the president shall be the state, ma.
vote the Progressive ticket; the vote
who believes this government shoul'
be turned into Socialism, may vot'
the Socialistic ticket; the voter VIII,
separate in America and that the pee
pie have a right to settle religion
questions and to determine by the ba
lot what is good and what is bad. ma
vote the Prohibition ticket; and al
those who insist that it is not tn
business of government to equalize tn
cost of production to the manufac
turer until it eAuahzes the ditferenc
in the purchase price to the consume
at home and abroad, who believe
that the only equalization justifiable il
our government is the equalization O
opportunity, who thinks that publ
Office is a public trust, who does no
believe that disgruntled and defeate
politicians are genuine reformers. an
who think that reforms are not bor1
with sore toes may vote the Demo
cratic ticket"
National Brotherhood.
A plea is made for the abolition @
class and in its stead the establish
ment of a national brotherhood. L
language which the speaker describe
as home spun." but which at time
was employed in phrases of strikin
rhetoric the speaker pleaded the caus
of the commoners against the ric
who, having more than tney can use
! still seek further to enhance their fol
tunes through special privilege
his peroration the governor said, Il
i doubted the return of the histori
Democratic party to power would ia
to right the wrongs of industrial life
to wipe out the injustices of legisIs
ton and preserve the opportunity @
levery man for happiness, then m
voice, now weak. would be silent.
I did not believe that in so far as hI
man agency can. this party of our
will promote brotherhood of mankin
II would here and now repudiate it"
l Governor Marshall did not mentio
Theodore Roosevelt by name nor di
4 he mention the trust question nor W.
iman's suffrage.