The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-16

to work until an hour iaier. The pres
idential session did not end until 5
o'clock this morning, Central time. e
The bunting, the flag adornments,
the eagles and even the cowboy band
presented a bedraggled appearance
when Permanent Chairman Clayton
called the convention to order.
The Texas delegation had besides
its standard a banner reading, Texas
is for Gray" not knowing that Peter
]. Ford, chairman of the Delaware
delegation had in his inside pocket a
letter from Judge Gray which reiter-
ated his position on the presidential
and vice presidential nomination. This
was the letter which Mr.. Ford had
just received.
Ex-Rep. Handy, shortly after the
convention came to order, showed the
letter to the Texas folks but Lone
Star Democrats persisted in their atti
tude of determining to put up Judge
Gray for vice president. The New
Workers including Charles F. Murphy,
Lewis Nixon, VIM. j. Connors and
Norman E. Mack had a number of
conferences early in the day and the
New Workers adhere to their attitude
OF the last three or four days that
they would not present a candidate
for vice president. Friends of Charles
A. Towne asked Senator T. F. Grady
to present his name but Grady rec.
ognized the policy of the New York.
ers declined to do so.
Clayton could not speak above a
whisper He therefore turned the
gavel over to Rep. Ollie James Of Ken
lucky.
Ex-Governor Vardaman of Missis.
slppl was recognized and he offered
the resolution which directed the con-
vention to proceed at once to nominate
candidate for vice president. Sen
atoor Stone of Missouri made a most
welcome motion to the effect that
nominating speeches should be limit
ed to ten minutes and seconding
speeches to five minutes. It was
rapturously adopted. Then began the
roll call of states for candidates
Alaska yielded to Indiana and Thomas
X. Marshall the Democratic candidate
for governor of the Hoosier state
presented John W. Kern.
Inasmuch as the New Workers had
refused to present the name of
Charles A. Towne, Colorado at the
request Of Mr.. Towne's friends
through Ex-Governor Charles S.
Thomas put Towne in nomination.
Then came Connecticut's chance
to offer state Senator Archibald
Mcneil in nomination. John ]. Walsh
was the nutmeg states spokesman
He told of Mr.. McNeils good qualities
as man and citizen.
Deleware, Judge Gray's state
yielded to Georgia and Delegate Hill
of the latter state, nominated Clark
Howell.
A number Of states were passed on
the roll call or gave way to other
states and when Missouri was reach.
ed, many thought that Ex-Governor
David H. Francis, for whom the dele
cation had voted was to be presented
for the vice presidential nomination.
Governor Folk, however, seconded the
nomination of John w. Kern. Idaho
seconded TowHe.
Ollie James turned The gavel over
to Col James Hamilton Lewis Of Chi
cago.
Col. Sullivan said that Fred Kern
no relation OF ]. w. Kern, would
speak for Illinois. So Fred Kern
clambered to the platform. He began
with a short eulogy Of John Mitchell
Concluding he said: I'VE regret that
we cannot present Mr.. MitchelPs
name for the vice presidency but at
the same time we have friend in a
sister state who in every way fills the
bnl--Kern Of Indiana" (Cheers.)
Indiana, through John Lamb, Jr,
! yielded TO Alabama and Rep. Heaih