Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-17
Bryan and Kern
Standard Bearers Of Democracy
Nominated at Denver.

Nominated at Denver.
Splendid Ticket and a Fine Platform
''SHALL THE PEOPLE RULE ?' IS THE
OvERsHADOwING ISSUE TARIFF
PROMISE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF INJUNCTION LAW-CAMPAIGN
BUTIONS-ENFORCE THE LAW
AGAINST TRUSTS, ETC, ETC.
When we went to press last Friday
morning the news had just been re-
ceived that William Jennings Bryan
had been named as the Democratic
standard bearer amid the widest en-
thusiasm. The vote on the roll call of
States was Bryan, 1929; Gray, 599, and
johnson, As. The nomination was
then made unanimous.
Judge Gray received 5 votes from
Delaware, 20 from Georgia, "a from
New Jersey, and 50 from Pennsylvania.
Gov. johnson received 5 from COnnec-
ticut, from Georgia, from Maine, 8
from Maryland, % from Minnesota, l
from New Hampshire, 3 from Pennsyl-
vania and from Rhode Island. Eight
delegates were absent, from Maine, E
from Pennsylvania, and one from Yer
mont.
just before the nomination was made
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma, read
the platform, and it was unanimously
edoptcd.
Friday afternoon the closing session
of the convention was held, and the
vice-presidential candidate nominated.
A number of names were placed before
the body, including John w. Kern Of
Indiana, Chas 4, Towne of New York,
Archibald Mcneil Of ganneetiegt, and
Clark Howell Of Georgia. It soon be-
came apparent from the States second
ing the nomination of Mr.. Kern that
he would be the successful man, all
other names We're withdrawn and bis
nomination was made by reclamation.
The convention then adjourned.
The Vice Presidential Nominee.
John W. Kern was born December
~, 1854, at the village of Alto, Howard
county, Ind. His father, pr. Joseph
w. Kern, was VirginiaH by birth,
but removed to Shelby county, Ind,
and lived there until he moved into the
new northern country.
His mother was Nancy Diggett, and
she and Df. Kern were married in War
rem county, Ohio The family went to
Iowa, but moved back to Ohio in 1864.
In the COS while still in Iowa, Mrs.
Kern died. Two children were left,
John and his sister, WHO is now Mrs.
Isaac Engel of near Roanoke, Va. John
was educated in the district schools
and continued his education by attend
ing the Indiana Normal School at Ko-
koma, riding horseback 10 miles each
way every day. Later he taught school
near Alto. He earnedsmoney to enter
Ann Arbor, graduating from the law
department Of Michigan University in
1859. He Immediately began practic-
ing in Kokoma, Indiana
He was drafted when he was q to
make the race for the legislature in the
Republican county of Howard, but
was defeated. He was chosen city at
tOrney of KOkOma for six terms over
Republican aSpirants. In 1884 he was
elected reporter of the Supreme Court.
Since then Indianapolis has been his
home, where he has practiced law. He
has worked in every campaign, served
the county in the Legislature and was
the leader of his party in the State Sen
ate. He was city attorney under the
last two administrations of Mayor
Thomas Taggart, from Oct. 1897 to Oct.
1901. In 1900 he was nominated for
governor, but was defeated. Before
the St Louis convention of four years
ago Mr. KeFn's name had been promi-
nently mentioned among the vice pres
idential possibilities.
Mr.. Kern has been president Of the
Commercial Club, and has always been
conspicuous in all state and civic move
ments. Mrs. Kern is prominent in all
of the social and literary affairs of the
city. Miss Julia Kern, their daughter,
is well known socially. There are two
other children-JOhnW w. Kefn,jF., aged
nine, and VIM. H. Kern, who is now
five years old.
The Platform.
We, the representatives of the Demo-
Gratis of the United States in national
convention assem- bled Feaffirm our be-
lief In and pledge our loyalty to the
principles of the party.
We rejoice at the increasing signs Of
an awakening throughoutthe country.
The various Investigations have traced
graft and political corruption to the
representatives of predatory wealth,
and laid bare the INSCRIPTIONS meth
DDS by which they have debauched
elections and preyed upon defenseless
public through the subservient officials
whom they have raised to place and
power.
"Shall the people ruler" Is the over
shadowing issue which manifests itself
in all the questions now under discus
sion.
LABOR AND INJUNCTiONs.
The courts of justice are the bulwark
of our liberties, and we yield to none
in our purpose to maintain their dig
nifty. We resent the attempt of the
Republican party to raise false issues
respecting the judiciary.
Experience has proved the necessity
Of modification of the present law
relating to injunctions, and we reiterate
the pledge of our national platforms of
1896 and 1904 in favor Of the measure
which passed the United States senate
in 1895, but which Republican con-
gress has refused to enact; relating to
contempts in federal courts and provid-
ing for trial by jury in cases of indirect
contempt. We deem that the parties
to all judicial proceedings should be
treated with rigid impartiality and that
injunctiOns should not be issued in any
cases in which injunctions would not
issue if no industrial dispute were
involved.
Labor organizations should not be re-