Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-11
Snecial Dispatch to The Star.


DENVER, Col. July 11.-John Worth
Kern. VINO has comprehensive whiskers
and is conceded to be the most popular
democrat I'm all Indiana. was nominated
at the last days session of the conven-
tion, which met at twenty minutes of
yesterday Afternoon and adjourned at
4:2o3. Mr.. Kern. Charles a. Towne Of
New York, Archibald Mcneil Of Connec-
ticut and Clark Howell of Georgia were
the four candidates in the field but
the Indiana man was the only one who
had a look-in. Finally when it became
apparent that the delegates were almost
of one mind. and that Mr.. Ke4-n's selec-
ton was foregone conclusion, the names
OF the other three We're withdrawn and
the nomination rendered by acclama-
ton. no ballot at all being necessary.
The convention was supposed to meet
at O'CLOCK Denver times O'Clock in your
neck of the woods-but when the clock
had crawled around to that hour mighty
few OF the delegates were In their seats.
and those that We're. and most OF the
others who came drifting in during the
next half hour. looked as If they had
been run through a wringer. The SIREN
uous all-night session. plus number OF
ornate and vocalistic demonstrations. plus
the altitudinous perch of Denver had
takei. AL the starch out of them and
they didn't give hang whether they
were late or not.
But at 40 most everybody was there
-tireless spectators crowding the galleries
and Permanent Chairman Clayton picked
I'D his gavel and gave couple of pre-
lininary thumps. Then he tried to call
The convention to order, but his voice
refused to come out. Mr.. Clayton's ordi-
mary tones have often been compared
by conservative folks to the murmur!ngs
Of the fog horn on rugged Barnegat
hut yesterday he made ID noise like an
AN. mic cat-bird. So he turned his Job
over III a reading clerk, who introduced
R"V. John G. Corbctt of Westfield y. y,
whl prayed.
When Rev. Coibett had finished the
delegates applauded. Democrats in con-
vention nowadays applaud prayers. Re
rublicans receive ministerial admonitions
put forward 10 account for the difference
bat most of them are of republican origin
and lbelous.
Speeches Limited in Length.
Then Ollie James of Kentucky who is
principally known in Washington for his
efforts to make the local street railway
compan MES take to the underbruslI by Sc
curing unlimit ed transfers and six tick
cts FOR u nickel Tor the common '.peepul, .
look III" Gayel and Coy. Eardaman of
Mississippi. VINO wears his hair long and
his temper short was recognized to move
trat til" convention get down To business
and stick the second place label on Il
likely looking democrat. BY agreement
nominating speeches were limited to ten
minutes and seconding speeches TO five.
so they We're off. Alabama was called
nut yielded To Indiana. and Would-be
GOV. Marshall of that state put Mr.. Kern
In nomination. and the Hoosiers howled
hriskly. helped out by few enthusiasts
from Florida and other states. Gov
homas of Colorado named Charles y.
Iown". who also got brief hand from
roundabout. while the New York dele
gates sa: quiet and passive under the
nfneful eye of Boss Murphy. who had
frost in his glare. Mr.. Towne saw,
noted and kissed his prospects goodbye
The spot.
Connecticut was the next state with a
Neill of Bridgeport.
Connecticut Offered for McNeill.
Give us Mcneil" cried j. j. Walsh.
the nominator. and We will give you
IDENTIFY weren't sitting up nights wishing
f"r Connecticut. and the plea missed fire.
ore, iii,,n ia the rear OF the hall got I'D
chair and waved his hat for the
Maine eyer. 1t was explained Inter that
lie feeling the effects Of The ":ilt-
tu,!c
with appropriate elocutiouary garnish by