Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-07-16

of John Worth Kern of Indiana for vice
president completing the ticket on which
William Jennings Bryan was made the
nominee for president during the early
hours of Friday morning The nomina-
ton of Kern was made by acclamation
amid the cheers of delegates and specta-
tors. No ballot was necessary. the
tide of sentiment set irresistibly toward
the Indiana candidate, state after state
registering their delegations in his fa-
vor and all other candidates withdrawing
before the universal demand for his nom
ination
The convention. after adjourning al
daylight with the nomination of Mr..
Bryan, resumed it's session at l p. m.
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; Connec-
ticut presented Archibald Mcneil. and
Georgia. Clark Howell.
The withdrawal of the Connecticut
candidate was accompanied by motion
that the nomination of Kern be made
by acclamation. The motion was car
ried with deafening shout and the
great assemblage broke into clamorous
| demonstration on the accomplishment of
| it's work and the completion of the ma
| tional ticket
The nomination was made at 4:23
| O'Clock and the convention thereupon ad-
| iourned without delay. The Democratic
national committee will assemble to-day
to complete its new organiZa tion and to
| select a chairman, who viii be the com
| mander-i in chief of the Democratic forces
in the campaign.
indianapolis, Ind.-John w. Kern
was born December 20, 1S49, at the viii
| lage of Alto Howard county. Indiana.
| His father. Or. Jacob w. Kern, was a
| Virginan by birth who removed to Shell
| by county in 1886 and lived there until
1916, when he moved into the new north
| ern county.
John Kern's mother was Nancy Lig-
gett and She and DR.. Kern were married
| in Warren county, Ohio. In 1854, when
| John was years old, the family re-
| moved to Warren county. Iowa. From
the time he went to Iowa until he was
| Il years old he did not see a railroad
train. The family moved back to How
ard county in 1864. In the COS, while
still in Iowa. Mrs. Kern died
Two children We're left, John and his
sister, who is now Mrs. Isaac Engel OF
| Dansville. Va. John was educated in
| the district schools and he continued
| this education by attending the Indiana
| Normal school at Kokomo. riding horse
| back ten miles each way every day.
Later he taught school near Alto. He
earned money to enter Ann Arbor. grad
uating from the law department of Mich
gan university in 1869. He Immediately
began practcing in Kokomo. He was
| drafted" when he was q years old to
make the race for the legislature in the
| Republican county of Howard. but was
| defeated He was chosen city attorney
| of Kokomo for six terms over Republican
| aspirants.
In 1884 he was elected reporter of the
| supreme court. He has worked in every
campaign, served the county in the leg
| sature and was the leader of his party
| in the state senate. He was city attor-
ney under the last two administra tions
of Mayor Thomas Taggart from October,
| 1897 to October. 1901. In 1900 he was
nominated for governor, but was de-
| feated.
Lincoln, Neb. Imm diately
after Bryan received positive assurance
of his nomination he gave out this state
| ment:
The presidency is the highest Official
position in the world and no one occu-
| pying it can afford to have his views
upon public questions biased by personal
ambition. Recognizing his responsibility
and his obligations to his countrymen,
he should enter upon the discharge of
his duty with singleness of purpose Be
licvins that one can best do this when
he is not planning for second term, |
announce now. as I have on former oc-
casions, that if elected l shall not be a
| candidate for re-election."