The Washington herald., 1908-07-11
KERN, OF INDIANA, WILL BE
BRYAN'S RUNNING MATE
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of the last three or four days, that
they would not present candidate
for Vice President.
Friends OF Charles a. Towne
asked Senator Thomas F. Grady to
present his name, but Grady, recog-
nizing the policy of the New York
ers, declined to do so.
Clayton could not speak above a whis-
per. His experience at the alI-night ses-
sion. big and burly as Re IS, had made
him almost speechless. and that Is saying
a great deal He. therefore. turned the
gavel over to Representative ollie James,
OF Kentucky. who is the only man in
the country who can probably talk
against time and six boiler factories on
a pinch. Humphrey O'Sullivan. of Massa-
chusetts. started IN 70 complain that the
chairman Of his delegation had no right
to yield 20 Alaska in the night session.
but James cut him off short by de- airing
him 10 be out Of order.
Vardnmnn Recognized.
Ex-tiov. Vardaman, of Mississippi, was
recognized, and he offered the resolution
which directed the convention TO proceed
at once TO nominate 6 candidate for Vice
President Senator Stone, of Missouri.
made a most welcome motion to the effect
that nominating speeches should be lin
tied to ten minutes. and secondlng
speeches TO five minutes. It was rap
turously adopted Then began the roll
call OF States for candidates. Alabama
yielded 20 Indiana. and Thomas r. Mar
shall. the Democratic candidate for gov
ernor OF the Hoosier State, IN presenting
John w. Kern. said:
Il salute a reunited and confident
Democracy on behalf OF the State OF In
diana. You have begun well and you
bid fare 20 END we'll in your nomination
for Vice President. Your platform as
sauits no mans Just rights. l come from
a State where every man is a politician
OF an orator or an author I come TO
tell you Indiana will come again into her
own In November. In the fight OF the
many against the few, Indiana Will not
be found wanting. Indiana is more than
debatable ground. 1t can be placed in
the Democratic column by the nomina-
ton OF John w. Kern" (Cheers)
TOwne's Name Presented.
Inasmuch as the New Workers had re-
fused 20 present the name OF Charles A.
Towne, Colorado. at the request Of Mr..
Towne's friends. through ex-Gov Charles
S. Thomas. put Mr.. Towne in nomination
by saying:
Your work so far pleases the friends
Of Democracy and confounds your enc
mics. You should complete your good
work through the nomination OF Charles
A. Towne for Vice President" Great
aPplause.)
Then came Connecticuts chance TO offer
Stnte Senator Archibald Mcneil In nomi-
nation. John j. Walsh was the Nutmeg
States spokesman. He told OF Mr. Nc
Neil's good qualities as man and citizen
Delaware. Judge Gray's State, yielded
to Georgia. and Delegate Hill. Of the lat
ter State. nominated Clark Howell and
/ declared: Georgia presents the man who
/ stands at the head Of the press Of the
| South, and who has fought the battles OF
Democracy for the last twenty years
Mr.. Hill had many things to say Of Mr.
Howell. and Mr.. Howelrs name got
rousing cheer from the convention. A
number Of States were passed on the rol
| call TO give way to other States. and
when Missouri was reached many thought
that ex-Gov. David r. Francis. for whom
the delegation had voted, was 10 be pre-.
sented for the Vice Presidential nomina-
ton.
Missouri Seconds Kern.
Gov. Folk. however, who spoke for the
State, got upon the platform and deliv.
cred the most platitudinous speech Of the
convention. II was replete with word:
and nothings. and finally Gov Folk CLOSED
by seconding the nomination OF John W
Kern. Idaho seconded Towne.
Ollie James turned the gavel over e
Col James Hamilton Lewis. Of Chicago
who made the dandiest presiding oficei
Of the convention. He was precise 70
degree. clear in his enunciation. and ;
veritable Beau Brummer' in appearance,
and manner. Roger c. Sullivan IN,
mighty man Of Illinois, attempted TO b,
recognized, but Col. Jim Hamilton wavet
his fingers daintily at him and punctil
iously insisted on absolute quiet. and ther
he declared: The Hon. Roger c. Sulli
van, Of Illinois. desires 10 speak for tha
great State, and I beg OF you, ladie
and gentlemen-gentlemen OF the conven
tion-let US. l pray you. have order 70
Col. Sullivan"
EuIOgy for John Mitchell.
Col. Sullivan only wanted to say tina
Fred Kern. no relation of John W. Kern
would speak for Illinois. So Fred Keri
clambered to the platform He begal
with a stout eulogy Of John Mitchell. III
said Millions Of human beings lie dow
every night with thanks and blessing
for John Mitchell lie sat with Us in tn
! Illinois delegation only yesterday. Tn
! Illinois delegation has believed that Johl
Mitchell should be nominated for Vic
/ President Mr. Mitchell is the ex-presi
dent of the United Mine Workers. Hi
nomination would obliterate party lines
With Mitchell on the ticket. there woulI
be 10 all intents and purposes but on
ticket in the field. and that the Demo
cratic ticket. Mitchell has done more Z
increase labor wages and shorten labo
/ hours than any other single individual fl
the country. He is remembered by tn
families of labor men In their prayers
As he heard our platform read last nigh
he said that it was clean and unequivo
cal document and that It contained every
thing that laboring men could fairly asl
for, but he also declared that he preferre
not to have his name presented for tn
! Vice Presidency. as he wishes TO continu
In his present work. We regret that W
cannot present Mitcheils name 10
Vice President, but at the same time W
have a friend in a sister State who Il
every way fills the bill-Kern, of In