Monday August 25 ,2008 TroyRecord Article 100years agoTuesday August 25 ,1908 “ The last of the major party notification ceremonies for 1908 is done as John W. Kern of Indiana accepts the Democratic vice presidential nomination. Kern delivers his acceptance speech at a newly built coliseum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds that holds around 15,000. The traction lines and fourteen railroads brought the people on regular and special trains. 500 cars transported the crowds from the city to the fairgrounds and back.Kern, in his acceptance speech abides by the custom of his time by disclaiming any political ambition. Republican nominee Howard Taft steals some headlines by releasing a record called “ A Little Sermon in a Phonograph. Which says “No man can study the movement of modern civilization from an impartial standpoint and not realize that Christianity and the spread of Christianity are the only basis for hope of modern civilization in the growth of popular self government” Photo of the day Troy Record Monday August 25,2008 1920 photo of Indian Motorcycle **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)