The Washington herald., 1908-07-11
Popular HOOSier Dem
Ocrat Chosen by
Convention.
All the Other Candidates
Withdraw from Race.
NebraSkan Announces His Salts
faction with Choice and Con-
graduates the Nominee.

Denver, July IO.-The Demo-
cratic national convention late this
evening completed the ticket for
the campaign Of 1908 by nominating
by acclamation John w. Kern, Of
Indiana, for Vice President.
His nomination substantiates, in
the minds Of many, the statements
attributed to Bryan to the effect
that the approaching national con-
test is to be fought in the Middle
Western States, with Ohio and In
diana as the chief battle camps.
Bryan has declared all along that
he would 90 into Taft's own State
Of Ohio; that the Buckeye Com
monwealth was the hub Of the fight,
and that with the nomination of
Kern for Vice President, Bryan is
to strengthen his stand, and he
hopes to be successful in both Buck
eye land and Hoosier land.
Ohio has p and Indiana IS votes
in the electoral college.
-Four years ago, Roosevelt carr
ried Ohio by 255,42I and Indiana
by 93,944.
Quite a number Of well-informed
Republicans have asserted, since the
convention, that they feel shttish
over both Ohio and Indiana, for the
reason that in the former State the
Republicans are sadly disunited,
chiefly because of the Taft-Fora-
ker discussion, and in Indiana the
followers Of Vice President Fair
banks and their adversaries are not
all in harmony.
Session Scheduled for l p. n.
The Vice Presidential session Of
the convention was announced for
I o'clock this afternoon. 1t did not
get to work until an hour later.
| The Presidential session did not end
until 4 o'clock this morning, Dem
yer time, or 8 o'clock Washington
time.
The convention hall to-day had
a wilted and withered appearance.
Besides, it was dreadfully hot, for
Denver. The beautiful decorations
Of the hall, which were so gay and
fresh on Tuesday last. had been
unable to withstand the hot air
blasts Of the politicians and the
mauling incident TO half a dozen
tremendous scenes.
There has been a hvsteCia about
this convention which has been al
most beyond adequate description.
A number of the speakers have
called attention TO the frenzy and
the passion which have animated
many having to do with the affairs
Of the convention.
The bunting, the flag adornments,
the eagles, and even the cowboy
band presented a bedraggled ap-
IpearanCe when Permanent Chair
man Clayton called the convention
TO order. The Texas delegation
had beside its standard a banner
reading Texas is for Gray" not
knowing that Peter J. Ford, chair
man OF the Delaware delegation,
! had in his insidepoclet letter from
| Judge Gray in which he reiterated
his position on the Presidential and
Vice Presidential nomination.
FOrd's Letter from Gray.
This was the letter which Mr.,
Ford had just received. Ex-Repre-
sentative Handy, shortly after the
convention came to order, showed
the letter to the Texas folks, but
the Lone Star Democrats persisted
in the attitude of determining to
put up Judge Gray for Vice Presi-
dent. The New Workers, including
Charles F. Murphy, Lewis Nixon,
William Conners, and Norman
E. Mack, had a number of confer
ences early in the day, and the New
Workers adhered to their attitude
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