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Show GREAT NON-PAR OS AN RECEPTION TO JOHN W. KERN IN HOME CITY INDIANAPOLIS, July 15. Tho reception recep-tion given John W. Kern, the ncwly-nomlnated ncwly-nomlnated Democratic candidate for vice-president vice-president of tho United Slates, held ir. the court house yard at 8.30 o'clock tonight, to-night, was as hearty and generous and spontaneous as tho citizens of Indianapolis, Indianap-olis, regardless of politics, could make It. Fully 5000 people gave Mr. Kern a hearty welcome and cheered him enthusiastically. enthusi-astically. The candidate was called for. Four years ago Mr. Kern presented Mr. Fairbanks to a big non-partisan gathering gather-ing under similar circumstances. Mr. Kern arrived In tho city a little after 6 o'clock tonight, and was escorted to bis homo by a large procession. Two hours later be went to the court house with Vice-President Fairbanks. When the two distinguished men alighted thoy were greeted by round after round of cheers. Mayor IJookwalter. with a few brief remarks, re-marks, presented Vlco-Prosldcnt Fairbanks, Fair-banks, who spoke about ten minutes, paying a fine tribute to his friend and neighbor, John W. Kern, concluding as follows: "Your neighbors know that no matter how much men may dlsagreo with your political views, they respect your ability us a lawyor, your eminence ns an orator, ora-tor, your integrity as a man. your uprightness up-rightness as a neighbor, nnd your admirable ad-mirable life within tho sacred center of home. "I cannot wish you success In your cause. I can. however, express the certain cer-tain conviction that you will bo crowned with the respect and personal confidence of your neighbors. VLadJes and gentlemen, I present to you Honorable John W. Kern." Givon Great Ovation. Perhaps In all his career as a public speaker, Mr. Kern never 'was received with more ardent applause than when he faced 'the crowd of 5000 peoplo tonight. He said, in part: "Mr. Chairman. I am tired and somewhat some-what travel-worn tonight, and I don't know that I can mnko myself beard lo the uttonnont limits of this vast audience. au-dience. I am sure that I can find no words which will In any measure expross tho emotions of my hearty appreciation. "It is true, as has been said, a mark of distinction has been givon mo by tho j national convention of my party, and to I that convention and the men It represents I am deeply grateful, but I am more grateful to Almighty God for the friends Ho has givon mo in Indianapolis, regardless regard-less of political affiliations. '"I would bo very much more or Jess than a man were I not deeply touched by the manifestations of your personal friendship and confidence which I havo met from the time I alighted at the station. sta-tion. I mny be defeated at tho polls, but If so that is not a killing matter, because be-cause I havo beou accustomed to that, but If I should go down to defeat In November No-vember tho memory of what hns occurred here tonight will amply repay mo for whatover of toll may be my lot between now and November, and the fact of this groat assemblage attesting your lovaltv and friendship to mo, I will bequeath to my children ns a richer legacy than anv othor on the face of the earth, or ull of the wealth of the world. "An honor of a very high character hns come to me. I will try, with God's holp to wear that honor worthily, wear It In such a way as to bring neither discredit dis-credit nor dishonor upon my party or my unlive state, or this beautiful city, which has honored ino on this occasion. No Political Significance. "I understand most fully that this great demonstration has not tho slightest political po-litical significance. It was my pleasure years ago to bo ono of the speakers at a great demonstration given in honor of that great Indlanan, Benjamin Harrison, when ho returned to citizenship after an honorable term of service as President of tho United States. Four yoars ago bow glad I was lo take part in tho exercises nt tho home of Mr. Fairbanks when bo returned from his convention bearing tho samo honor I now wear, and a little later, when tho election occurred and he had been oloctod by a majority that has never yet beon counted, within twentv-four hours after I had gone down to defeat under a plurality of somothlng like 83,000, I arose from the ashos of defeat and made a speech of congratulation to my victorious friends." |