The copper era., 1908-07-16
W. ]. BRYAN AND J. W.
KERN DEMOCRATIC STANDARD.
Georgia Alone Held Out When Motions
We're Flying Thick and Fast to
Make Nomination BY AccIamatiOn.

DENVER, July 1O.-The democratic
national convention concluded its
labors late today by the nomination
of John W. Kern, of Indiana, for
vice-president, completing the ticket
on which w. J. Bryan is the nominee
for president.
The nomination was made by ac-
clamation, amid the resounding
cheers of the delegates and specta-
tors, no ballot being necessary. The
convention after an adjournment at
daylight, with the nomination of
Bryan, resumed its session at p. M,
with powerful undercurrent al
ready in motion toward the nOmina-
tion of Kern for second place.
Indiana presented the name of
Kern. Colorado, through ex-Gov-
ernor Thomas, placed in nomina tion
Charles A. Towne, of New York,
Connecticut presented Archibald
Mcneil, and Georgia, Clarke Howell.
The names of Judge Gray, of Dele
ware, and John John Mitchell, of
Illinois, were not presented owing to
positive requests of these men that
they would not have their names go
before the convention. For time
it looked as though the ballot would
be required, but the steady line of
states which joined the seconding of
Kern's nomination soon made it APP
parent that the chances of all other
candidates had been extinguished.
Towne, in person, was the first
candidate to recognize the decisive
nature of the Kern movement. In
a ringing speech he withdrew his
name from consideration and pledged
his support to the ticket of Bryan
and Kern. With this quickly follow
ed withdrawal of Howell and Nc
Neil, thus leaving the Indiana man
alone in the field.
The withdrawal of Mcneil was ac-
companied by motion that the
nomination of Kern be made by &C
clamation. The motion was carried
with a deafening shout, and the
great assemblage broke into d clam
plishment of the work, and complet-
ing of the democratic national ticket.
W. J. Bryan was this morning
nominated for president of the United
States amid the greatest enthusiasm.
The nomination was made at $40
O'Clock amid scenes of tumultuous
enthusiasm, the vast assembling
breaking en- mazse into frenzied
demonstration of intensely dramatic
tribute to the chosen leader.
The first and only ballot gave
Bryan the commanding and decisive
total of 1921 votes, or 221 more than
enough to nominate, with Gray 594,
johnson 46.
The announcement was greeted
with perfect pandemonium of sound
and motion, floor and galleries, join
ing in deafening long continued
tumult. The decisive ballot was fol-
lowed at the first lull with motions
from the Gray and Johnson leaders |
to make the nomination unanimous
and by acclamation, which was car
ried with an echoing chorus of APP
proval in which every state joined its
voice with but one dissenting vote
from the state of Georgia.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS AND THEIR
NOMINEES DURING THE LAST
FIFTY YEARS.
1856 cinnati-Buchanan and
Breckenridge.
1860. Charleston and Baltimore
Douglas and Johnson; Richmond and
Baltimore re-Breckenridge and Lane.
1864. Chicago-McClellan and
Pendleton.
1865. New York-seymour and
Blair.
1872. Baltimore-Greely and Brown
1876. St. Louis-Tilden and Hen
bricks.
1880. Cincinnati-Hanco and
English.
1884. Chicago-Cleveland and
Thurman.
1892. Chicago - Cleveland and
Stevenson.
1896. Chicago-Bryan and Sewall.
1900. Kansas City - Bryan and
Stevenson.
1904 st. Louis-Parker and Davis.
1908. Denver--Bryan and Kern.