Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-16
KERN FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

KERN FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Denver, Colo, July 1.-THE Demo
| cratic national convention concluded
| it's labor late yesterday afternoon by
| the nomination of John Worth Kern of
Indiana for vice president, completing
| the ticket on which William Jennings
Bryan was made the nominee for pres
ident during the early hours of the
| morning.
The nomination of Kern was made
by reclamation, amid the pesounding
cheers of delegates and spectators.
No ballot was necessary, as the tide of
sentiment had set irresistibly toward
the Indiana candidate, state after state
registering their delegations in his ia
var, and all other candidates withdraw
ing before the universal demand for
his nomination.
Kern Is the Favorite.
The convention, after adjouHpfng at
daylight with the nomination of Mr..
Bryan, resumed its session at / p. m.
| with a powerful undercurrent already
Kern for second place. On the call of
states Indiana presented Che name Of
Kern; Colorado, through ex-Gov.
Thomas. placed in nomination Charles
A. Towne Of New York; Connecticut
presented Archibald Mcneil and Geor-
gia Clark Howell The names of
Judge George Gray Of Delaware and
of John Mitchell of Illinois were not
presented, owing to the positive re-
quests of these gentlemen not to
have their names go before the con-
vention.
Flock to Kern.
For a time it looked as though a
balleI would be required. But the
STEADY line of states which Joined in
secrnding Kerns nomination soon
maze it apparent that the chances Of
all other candidates had been extin-
guished Mr.. Towne in person was
the first candidate to recognize the
decisive nature of the Kern movement
and in a ringing speech he withdrew
his name from consideration and
pledged his support to the ticket of
Bryan and Kern. Withdrawals quick
ly followed from the supporters Of
Howell of Georgia and Mcneil of Con-
necticut, leaving the Indiana candidate
alone in the field.
Made by Acclamation.
The withdrawal of the Connecticut
candidate was accompanied by mo-
ton that the nomination of Kern be
made by reclamation. The melton
was carried with deafening shout,
and the assemblage broke into clam
orous demonstration on the accom-
plishment of it's work and the compile
ton Of the Democratic national ticket.
The nomination was made at 4 :23
o'clock and the convention thereupon
adjourned without date.
The Platform.
The following are the principal
planks OF the Democratic platform:
Modification of law relating to in
functions. Injunctions should not be
issued in any cases in which injunc-
tons would not issue if no industrial
suit were involved.
Employers liability act.
Immediate revision Of tariff by re-
duction of import duties and the plac
ing on the free list Of articles enter
ing into competition with trust con-
trolled products. Graduated reduction
to restore tariff to revenue basis.
Pulp, print paper, lumber, timber and
Logs to be placed on the free list at
once
Prohibiting private monopoly and IL
censing corporations.
Publicity Of campaign contributions.
Federal remedies for regulation of
interstate commerce and prevention of
monopolies should be added to and not
substituted for state remedies.
Requiring national banks to estab-
lish guarantee fund for prompt pay
ment of depositors OF any insolvent
national bank. Emergency currency
controlled by federal government and
loaned to national and state banks.
Postal savings banks.
Admission Of Asiatic immigrants is
opposed.
Income tax.
Preservation of natural resources.
Enlarge powers of interstate COM
merce commission. Physical valua-
ton Of railroads. Further legislation
to prevent pass and rebate abuse.
independence of Philippines
Improvement of waterways.
Immediate admission of Arizona and
New Mexico as separate states.
Full territorial rights for Alaska
and Porto Rico.
Control of house of representatives
by majority of peoples representatives
and not by speaker.