The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-10

formally accepting the democ dent here today.
 He urged ratification of the peace treaty, which to make it real treaty for a real peace must include a league of nations"
 '"The League of Nations" he asserted, "is practical solution of practical situation. It is no more perfect than our original constitution, which has been amended eighteen times, and will soon, we hope, be amended the nine teenth. It is not anti-national. it is anti-war.
 Through it we may with nearly ev- cry other duly constituted government in the whole world throw our moral scale of peace. That such an object should be contrary to American policy tense interest. Three or four times dur ing the course of his speech, his voice was drowned out by the noise of an air plane which scared overhead, and he was forced to pause until it had flown away.
 T. hOOSeVelL was but half won with the victory of the armed forces. The throng enjoyed his attack on the republican senators. frequently interrupting him with such expressions as, "Attaboy, Frank, hit 'em again." that's the stuff." and give it to them strong"
 profound silence reigned when MT. Cummings arose to make the nominat- ing speech.
 THE NOTIFICATION
 In notifying Mir. Roosevelt. Chair man Cummings said:
 ..Mr. Roosevelt, there has grown
 up in national politics the deliget-
 full and informative custom of
 notifying candidates for President and vice-Prcsident oT their respec-
 tive nominations through the for
 maI action of committees ap-
 pointed for that purpose. The
 democratic national convention.
 which was recently in session at
 San Francisco, unanimously se-
 lected you as the democratic can-
 dfdate for Vice President and de-
 siSnated the committe which you is unthinkable; but if there be- any citizen who has honest fears that it may be perverted from its plain intent so as to conflict with our established form of government, it will be simple to declare to him and to other nations that the constitution of the United States is in every way supreme.
 Today we are offered seat at the table of the family of nations to the end that smaller peoples may be truly safe to work out their own destiny. We shall take that place. say so be- cause I have faith-faith that this na- tion has no selfish destiny. Faith that our people are looking into the years beyond for better things. and that they are not afraid to do theirpart."
 DEMOCRATIC MECCA
 Hyde Park. ordinarily a sleepy, pie turesque little Hudson valley village. today was the democratic Mecca of the east The rank and file of the party began pouring into the town at day break to attend the ceremonies at which Mr. Roosevelt was to be offi- cially notified of his nomination.
 As with the notification ceremonies of Governor Cox there was "an old home week" atmosphere about the days festivities.
 Mr Roosevelt, who arrived here last evening from Dayton, where he at tended the notification ceremonies of his chief, James M. Cox, last Saturday, arose early to assist his family in making preparations to receive crowd of 10000 persons expected at Spring wood, the Roosevelt ancestral estate.
 ROOSEVELT DAY
 There was no mistaking the fact that this was Frank Rooseyelts day" Pic lures of the candidate and his chief were posted conspicously about the town, while flags and bunting gave holiday atmosphere to the main streets. Former navy men, regardless of their political
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