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Show WANTS HUGHES TO ANS W ERQU ESTI ON Vice President Marshall Says "Americanism" Is a Poor Reply in Campaign Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 14. Vice-Presldont Vice-Presldont Thomas B. Marshall was notified tonight of his renominatlon for vice president on the Democratic ticket and formally accepted tho honor Tho ceremonies were the third of the kind to be held in Indianapolis within with-in the last few weeks. The other two nominations were for J Frank Hanly, the Prohibition presidential candidate, and Charles W. Fairbanks, Republican vice presidential nominee. Prominent Democrats from all over the United States wero present Informal In-formal political conferences were held by the leaders and plans for the campaign cam-paign were discussed thoroughly. Reports Re-ports of what had beon done to Indiana In-diana were made to National Chairman Chair-man Vance McCorni'ck. Replied to Attack. Martin H. Glynn, former governor of Now York, delivered tho speech of notification, after having been introduced intro-duced by .1. W. M. Adair, candidate for governor of Indiana, chairman of tho ceremonies. All tho speakers praised the present Democratic administration, admin-istration, replied to the Republican attacks at-tacks which had been made on It and expressed confidence of a Democratic victory. A big parade preceded the ceremonies. The parade was without the amount of red fire that had been planned. A large part of the supply was on an automobile truck and, when on Its way to tho distribution point, the torches- caught firo in some manner. Sovoral hundred dollars' worth of fireworks fire-works burned at once. The meeting was very enthusiastic. Tho appearance of Vlco President Marshall, Mr. Glynn. Senator Taggart and other leaders on the platform was the signal for a prolonged demonstration. demonstra-tion. About twenty-five members of the notification committee, including Mrs. Terose Graham of Coeur d'Alono, Idaho, nnd Mrs. Harrison Foster ot Tacoma, Wash., several membors of congress and national committeemen, attended the notification. Hopes to Help Wilson. Mr. Marshall formally accepted tho Democratic Tenominatlon for tho vice presidency, not for additional honor, he said, "but in the hope that I may assist in tho re-election of Woodrow Wilson, who has not walked where tho path has led, but who has walked where there was no path and- who has left a trail." In a speech of acceptance phrased In characteristic vein, the vice president presi-dent sketched briefly the legislative achievements of the administration, In which he said he had been "an onlooker," on-looker," and eulogized the president as "the man who brooded over the republic in storm-tossed times and by mere words spoke peace on tho troubled trou-bled seas of International politics." A changed administration, he declared, would not dare repeal a single ono of tho Important measures put on the statute books since Marh 4, 1913. Wanting an issue, he continued, the Republicans had turned to foreign affairs, af-fairs, coining such phrases as "firm Americanism," which they could not define. "The American people this year have made their own issue," said Mr. Marshall. "Those that the parties present pre-sent may be only side Issues. The real Issue of this campaign is that thought which goes with tho father to his work or business, which engrosses every mother, wife or sweetheart, which slt3 down with them at every fireside and goes to bed with them in every home and that thought is "Can the president of the United States continue con-tinue to so patiently manage our international in-ternational affairs as to maintain honorable hon-orable peace?' One Peaceful Spot. "The one bright, peaceful spot under un-der the sun this day Is America and It Is so because the president pleads guilty to the charge of using words rather than shot and shell and shrapnel. shrap-nel. If America Is to lead the world toward that now seemingly Tar-distant goal where brute force shall be bound by wisdom and conscience In fetters fet-ters which it can never break again, then these are the hours for mere words." The vice president made a caustic reference to the refusal of Theodore Roosevelt to accept the Progressive presidential renominatlon, declaring tho former president was a leader "who promised ho would lead at Armageddon, Arma-geddon, but whor alas! deserted at Bull Moose Run," and now had "turned back on the holy land." He predicted that tho issues put forward by the Republicans would not be accepted ac-cepted as such by the people in the present abnormal year, adding, "You cannot interest a bride-groom in the tariff nor a widow in the coffin trust." The all-important question of what the Republicans would have done regarding re-garding the Lusltania, Mexico and Belgium, Bel-gium, said the vice president, had not been answered by the party's presidential presi-dential candidate, Mr. Hughes. He added add-ed that "firm Americanism" should be categorically defined by those who had coined it and declared the people would not be willing to discharge one doctor because ho was criticised by another who offered no remedy. "In my opinion," said Mr. Marshall, "the average American wants to know who Is in the partnership with Candidate Candi-date Hughes in this 'firm American-Ism.' American-Ism.' Does the firm, consist of Hughes and Roosevelt, of Hughes and Hohen-zollern, Hohen-zollern, or of Hughes, surviving partner part-ner of the firm of Hughes and Huerta?" oo- |