The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-11
THREE CANDIDATES WITHDRAW NAMES
 IN FAVOR OF HIM
Decision for Vice President Is Quickly Reached In Last Session of Conven- tion When Sentiment Rap
 idly Turns to the Man
 From Indiana.

Denver. July 10.-The democratic na- tlonal convention concluded its labors late ! this afternoon by the nomination of John 1 Worth Kern of Indiana for Vice Pres ident, completing the ticket on which Will ! am Jennings Bryan made the nom | 'nee for President during the early hours | Of this morning. The nomination of Kern Was made by exclamation amid the re- l sounding cheers of delegates and speeta- l tors. No ballot was necessary as the tids l of sentiment had set irreslstibly toward the Indiana statesman, state after state registering their votes Tn his favor and all other candidates withdrawing before the 1 universal demand for his nomination.
 The convention. after adjourning at
 daylight with the nomination of Mr.
 Bryan. resumed it's session at 1 D. m.
 with powerful undercurrent already Tn
 motion toward the nomination of Kern for
 the second place. On the call of states
 Indiana presented the name of Kern; Colorado. through former Governor homas. placed in nomination Charles A. Towne of New York; Connecticut placed Archibald McNeill, and Georgia. Clark Howell.
 The names of Judge George Gray Of
 Delaware and John Mitchell of Illinois
 were not presented, owing to the explicit
 requests of these gentlemen not to have
 thelr names go before the convention
 Only One Man.
 For a time 1t looked as though a ballot
 would be required. But the steady line of
 states which joined in seeonding Kern's
 nomination soon made it apparent that
 the chances of all other candidates had
 been extinghished Mr Towne in per-
 son was the first candidate to recognize
 the decisive nature of the Kern move ment, and in a ringing speech withdrew his name and pledged his special support | 10 the ticket of Bryan and Kern. With drawals quickly followed from the sup
 porters of Howell of Georgia and Me Neill of Connecticut, leaving the Indiana candidate alone in the field
 The withdrawal of the Connecticut can | cidate accompanied by a motion that
 the nomination of Kern be made by ac- | Ciamation. The motion was carried vita | deafening shout and the great assem- | blaze broke into clamorous demonstra-
 ton on the accomplishment of it's work
 and the completion of the democratic na-
 Lonal ticket
 The nomination was made at 4:2S o'clock
 and the convention thereupon adjourned 1 without day
 The democratic national committee will
 assemble tomorrow to complete it's new ] organization and to select the chairman l who will be the commander -In-c chief of the democratic forces in the campaign Tho l throngs of delegates and spectators are | scattering tonight for their homes and xFar tr i- A..
 from the eventful scenes of the Denver l convention.
 Delegates Are Slow.
 At l o'clock, the hour to which the | convention adjourned thls morning not one fourth of the delegates were in their l seats and they were coming slowly into | the hall.
 ! The long, hard session of last night, l conducted as it was in great heat and | fatigue, caused by the physical work of 1 the cwo great demonstrations in honor of 1 MT. Bryan, all combined to make most ample excuse for late arrivals. Today the heat was even greater than yesterday and the temperature inside the ! ball was high and uncomfortable. The public, however. seemed to have as much 1 interest as ever in the convention, as the galleries were packed long before any considerable number of delegates had ar rived. Among the first delegation to reach the convention hall was that of Texas | and when Irving Handy of Delaware who lasl night placed George Gray in nomination, walked into the hall, the Texans who had prepared banner bear ing the words, Texas is for Gray for Vice President bounced upon him. If we nominate your man will you make him accept?''
 "I1l do my best" replied MT Handy and the Texans, highly pleased with his | eply, set to doing missionary work of the most energetic character for the man Of their choice. It was arranged that Charles r. Ball of the Lone Star state should make speech in favor of Judge Gray.
 The Virginia delegates, after their ar rival at the convention hall. declared that they would cast complimentary vote on the first ballot for William G. Conrad of Montana There. was. however. a strong feeling among the Virginians in favor Of Charles A. Towne of New York when it came to serious work.
 The Texans, in their enthusiasm for Judge Gray. encountered strong dis-, couragement when they met Josiah Mar vel, the campaign manager, Delaware man. He gathered number of them / about hIm in the aisle in front of thy chairman's rostrum and urged them f cease their work in behalf of Jugda Gray.
 q beg of you,' he said, that yovund. not make it necessary for me to n the convention and declare thFs Gray will not take the place.
 He will not do 1t. I tell yoy that he will not take the no 1t is offered him, and In mJ