The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-07-16
BRYAN NOMINATED
Was Named by Democratic Con.
venti0n on First Ballot.
WAS NOMINATED ON FRIDAY
as His Running Mafe-Frictfon
Among the North Carolina Dele
gation--The Platform Adopted at
Denver.

The Democratic National Conyen-
tion. which met in Denver, Col, July
7th, labored over resolutions and lis
tened to speech-making until early
Friday morning. when the first bal
lot was taken for their nominee for
President, which resulted as follows:
w. ]. Bryan, 1924, John Johnson,
46; Judge Gray, 59a; not voting, 6.
The decisive ballot was followed,
at the first lull, with motions from
the Gray and Johnson leaders to
make the nomination unanimous and
by acclamation, which motions were
carried, with the exception of one
dissenting vote from the Georgia
delegation. The convention then ad~
journed until Friday afternoon,
when they met again to nominate a
running mate for Bryan. The fol-
lowing names were put in nomina-
ton: John w. Kern, of Indiana;
Charles A. Towne, of New York;
Archibald Mcneil, of Bridgeport,
Conn; Clark Howell, of Georgia,
and Jerry B. Sullivan. Sullivan re-
Quested that his name not be used,
and Mr. Martin J. Wade, of Iowa,
who placed Sullivan in nomination,
then seconded the nomination of
John W. Kern, of Indiana, and from
that time until the vote was taken
there was a continuous scramble to
get on the Kern band wagon. When
the vote was taken Kern was nomi-
mated by acclamation.
The Tammany delegation from
New York, the Georgia, Delaware,
Minnesota and a few other delegates
went to Denver with the hopes of
forming strong combination in
order to stampede the convention
for some candidate against Bryan.
The opposition to Bryan labored
hard at Denver for several days, but
to no avail, and when the convention
met the opposition made no deter
mined fight. The surprise of the
convention was in the nomination of
the candidate for Vice President. 1t
was the general opinion that Bryan's
running mate would come from New
York, but for some unknown reason
the Indiana man captured the empty
honor. When the North Carolina
delegation held their meeting in
Denver it was found that harmony
did not reign among the Tar Heel
Democrats. Glenn was not pleased
with the place given him and he did
not fail to let the delegation know
it. Simmons was not permitted to
go on the platform committee, and
this was no doubt a great disap-
pointment to him.
The Platform.
There is nothing new or exciting
in the platform adopted by the Den
yer convention. After making such
fuss about the Republicans strad-
ding the anti-injunction plank, they
failed to do even as well. The plat
form says something about it, but ii
is hard to understand what it really
means, If it means anything, after
you have read it. The platform de-
clares that Congress should have the
right to exercise complete control
over interstate commerce, and the
right of each State to control com
merce within her borders. 1t favors
postal savings banks, an adequate
navy, popular election of United
States Senators, speedy completion
of the Panama canal, a revision Of
the tariff, publicity of campaign
contributions, the immediate admis
sion of New Mexico and Arizona al
separate States, for the development
and preservation of natural re
sources, for the enforcement of Law
against the bad trust magnates, ant
a few other minor declarations.