Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-07-17
KERN SELECTED
BY ACCLAMATION
Not Even Ballot Required to Give
Indiana Man Second Place on
Presidential Ticket.

Denver-The Democratic national
convention concluded it's labors late
Friday afternoon by the nomination
of John Worth Kern of Indiana for
vice-president, completing the ticket
On which William J. Bryan was made
the nominee. for president during the
early morning hours of Friday. The
| nomination of Mr.. Kern was made by
| reclamation amid the resounding
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 delega-
lions In its favor. and all other can
didates Withdrawing before the uni
yersal demand for his nomination.
Indiana presented the name of
Kern; Colorado, through Ex-Governor
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
; John Mitchell of Illinois were not pre-
sented, owing to the positive requests
Of these men not to have thir names
} go before the convention.
: candidate to recognize the decisive
, nature of the Kern movement, and in
. ringing speech he withdrew his
Y name from consideration and pledged
a his support to the ticket of Bryan and
Kern. Withdrawals quickly followed
a from the supporters of Howell Of
y Georgia and Mcneil of Connecticut
d leaving the Indiana candidate alone
IN the field.
D. The withdrawal of the Connection
" candidate was accompanied by a mo
ID ton that the nomination Of Kern b.
u Inade by reclamation. The motor
of carried with a deafening shout, ant
lie the great assemblage broke into clam
orous demonstration on the accom-
r. plishment of it's work and the compile
as ton of the Democratic national ticket
n. The nomination was made at Az
J." O'clock, and the convention thereupo
We adjourned without day.
So John Worth Kern was born on d.
la cember 20, 1849, at the village of AltS
Howard county, Indiana. His fathe
nd DR.. Jacob w. Kern, was Virginia
he by birth John was educated in tn
on district schools and continued his e.
llH ucaCIOn Dy aLteuulnS tue uuldud III
all NAL school of Kokomo Ind, ridin
en- horseback ten miles each way ever
day. Later he taught school net
&C. Alto He earned money to emit
Tas Michigan university at Ann Arbo
NIX graduating from the law departmel
of of that university in 1859. He imm
es. diately began practicing in Kokom
on Ind. He was drafted" when he WI
ay- 81 years old to make the race for Il
IAN legislature in the epublican county
NJ Howard, but was defeated. He w
chosen city attorney of Kokomo I
SIX terms over Republican aspirant
TED In 1884 he was elected reporter
) the supreme court. Since then Ind
1ni- napolis has been his home, where
in practiced law. He has worked
we'd every campaign, served the county
the legislature and was the leader
,e,- his party in the state senate. He W
- city attorney under the last two {
MAJ mInistrations of Mayor Thomas Tt
anu CART. from October, 1897, to Octob
the 1901. In 1900 he was nominated
IAN governor, but was defeated. Befc
the ST. Louis convention Of four yes
ates ago Mr.. Kern's name had been prof.
ra. nently mentioned among the vice-pr
- iuential possibilities.