The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-16

Nominated by Democratic National
 Convention for Vice President. the ticket on which William Jennings Bryan was made the nominee for president during the early hours of Friday morning
 The nomination of Kern was made by exclamation amid the resounding cheers of delegates and spectators.
 The convention, after adjourning at daylight with the nomination of MT Bryan, resumed its session at 1 D. m. with powerful undercurrent already in motion toward the nomination of Mir. Kern for second place. On the call of states, Indiana presented the name of Kern; Colorado through ex. Gov Thomas placed in nomination Charles A. Towne of New York; Con. necticut presented Archibald McNeill and Georgia, Clark Howell. The names of Judge George Gray of Della ware and of John Mitchell of Illinois were not presented owing to the posi- tive requests of these gentlemen not to have their names go before the con yention For a time it looked as though a ballot would be required. But the steady line of states which Joined in seconding Kern's nomination soon made it apparent that the chances Of all other candidates had been extinguished MT. Towne in per son was the first candidate to recog- nize the decisive nature of the Kern movement. and in a ringing speech he withdrew his name from consider ation and pledged his .,port to the ticket of Bryan and Kerr, Withdraw als quickly followed from the support CTS of Howell of Georgia and McNeill of Connecticut. leaving the Indiana candidate alone in the field. The with drawal of the Connecticut candidate was accompanied by motion that the nomination of Kern be made by exclamation The motion was carried with deafening shout, and the great assemblage broke into clamorous dem onstration on the accomplishment of It's work and completion of the Demo cratic national ticket.
 The nomination was made at 4:zs o'clock and the convention thereupon adjourned without date.
 The nominee for vice president re ceived the news of the action of the convention in his apartments in the Albany hotel When, early in the day, matters began to shape themselves in his direction, and his selection became almost certainty. Mir. Kern deter uined that he would remain away from Fridays session, and according ingly his seat was occupied by an alternate
 T am profoundly appreciative of the honor which has been conferred upon me" said Mir. Kern when seen shortly after the convention adjonrned. "I regard the honor all the greater be cause did not seek the place, nol did my delegation" Saturday night the vice presidential nominee will leave for Lincoln where he will sec MT. Bryan and discuss the forthcom ing campaign.
 John Worth Kern has never held public office of any national import ance but he has been Democratic leader in the Hoosier state for gen eration. He has been city attorney of Indianapolis, state senator anu reporter of the state supreme court He was an unsuccessful candidate fol governor of his state in 1900 and again in 1904. In 1904 he received the com plimentary vote of his party fol United States senator
 J. w. Kern was born in Howard county. Ind. in 1S49. is a graduate o the University of Michigan and law yer of considerable note in Indian apolis. He is said to be wealthy man.