Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-13


/ for nomination for president Ala
bama yielded to Nebraska and l. J.
Dunn announced Nebraska's choice as
William Jennings Bryan. Then fol-
lowed tremendous ovation. Men
were screaming. hats thrown in the
| air, flags waving. The states stand
ards were borne around the hall fol
lowing the banner with a huge pic
ture of Bryan. The audience were
on their feet waving flags and cheer
ing furiously. The demonstration
lasted for an hour. Then roll call
OF states continued, Interrupted from
time to time by cheering. Bryan at
his home In Lincoln heard the oya-
tion in his honor, by means Of trans
mitter and megaphoDe connected with
the T. 7. t. cOmpany's wires.
At 10:43 Hammond of Minnesota
placed John G. Johnson In nomination
and mde short speech. By 11:10 the
big crowd had melted away. At 1870
Irving Hawley placed In nomination
Judge Gray OF Delaware. At 1901
} Gov. Haskell of Oklahoma, chairman
OF the committee on resolutions, read
the platform. 1t was unanimously
adopted. From 58 the roll call OF
the states continued.
DENVER, July 10.-The dawn came
and the cool morning air was very re-
freshing to the tired delegates who
filed out of the big auditorium at 4
| o'clock this morning and even later
} after nominating Bryan. 1t was exact
ly ten minutes to four when the roll
call was completed and the announce
ment made that William Jennings
Bryan was nominated for the third
2 time as Democratic candidate for the
/ presidency. The vote by which he
-. H..
Governor Johnson 46 and Judge Gray
59k. Instantly afterward the nomi-
+ nation Of Mr. Bryan was made unani-
: nous. The nomination effected con
fusion of the night session that lasted
exactly eight hours. The convention
i then adjourned until l this afternoon
: The demonstration in the early ev-
ening was SO tremendous that reac-
tion has come. AT 10 O'Clock this
/ morning the hotels are deserted of del
egates. Everybody is sleeping-getting
4 strength for the afternoon when the
vice president will be chosen. Who ii
will be is quite unknown. The matter
u is in the air and 1t is said Bryan has
expressed no individual preference
= this morning,
DENVER, July 10.-Noon.-Excite-
g ment over the vice presidency is grow
ing. Charles A. Towne is still in the
race close enough to win. In the
s absence OF some new official state
ment Judge George Gray Is considered
an impossibility, in view of his fire..
e quent announcements. that If Bryan
wants western man he can have him.
The opposition to Bryan's ideas will
make no struggle for representation
on the ticket. 1t is generally con
It ceded, however, that Bryan will wish
l. u conservative representative of the
q east as running mate and that the
man will come from New York If ac-
: ceptable man can be found. With
this in view the New York delega-
n tion early this morning sprung the
boom of Lewis Nixon and since .
O'Clock have been working hard for
him. Conferences are in progress on
every hand and it is expected that by
O early afternoon agreement will be
reached among the leaders. Waiter
son wires favoring Ridder, New
York German editor.
CONVENTION HALL, P. NJ
g Thos. p. Marshall places in nomina-
ton John w. Kern OF indianapolis.
e, AT 2:12 p. m. Ex-Governor Thomas
- of Colorado nominates Chas. A. Towne.
II AT 1922 p. IN. John ]. Walsh names
Archibald Mcneil OF Connecticut for
d vice president.
n DENVER, July l0.-The convention
!, is slow getting together this afternoon
and it was nearly o'clock before
g the body got down to real business and
Il received various nominations for vice
president. 1t was passed around that
word had come from Lincoln favormg
Kern of Indiana for the place and this
q was quite agreeable to the leaders,
l. New York and Boss Murphy declining
' TO name New York man. Therefore
!, | when kern's name was offered 1t was
greeted with cheers, and he is likely
= / 10 be nominated within an hour or
r two. Charles A Towne was also
d placed in nomination and at this hour
a l3 o'clock various other favorite sons
will be given the complimentary at
= tention of nomination. The big hall
s is again densely packed and the heat
l. intolerable and the delegates more
y than eager TO get away. The session
opened with Alabama making an eff
fort to stampede the convention for
o Johnson but this failed and Ollie
4 James of Kentucky declared he was
" authorized TO announce that Tammany
had agreed to support John w. Kern
OF Indiana for the nomination for vice
presidency, James predicted this and
l. made certain the nomination of Kern
4 James presented the name of Kern
. before the convention and seconding
: speeches will be made by leaders from
t half dozen of larger states. Gov
i ernor Joseph w. Folk of Missouri
n John w. Kern of Indiana, the idol of
:, Hoosier Democracy, or Herman Rid
y der, editor of the New York Staats
Zeitung may be placed in nomination.
n 1886 p. M.-Chas. A. Towne with
1 draws his name from convention.
Speaks for Kern OF Indiana
Hill of Georgia withdraws and sec
: onds Kern of Indiana.
S AT 2:25 D. III. MIR. Hill names Clark
/. Howell.
AT 2:40 p. IN. Governor Folk of Mis-
souri, seconds the nomination of Kern
: of Indiana.
+ Several others may be named yet
0 and II may be night before the nomina-
tion is made. Missouri has seconded
the nomination of Kern.
? LINCOLN, July 10.-Great crowds
Q OF townspeople visited Fairview today
s congratulating Bryan. He was
swamped with telegraphic congratu-
lations.
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