The Forrest City times., 1912-06-28
FORREST CITY, ARK. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 2s 1912
Bryon's Speech Nominating Kern

 opening of the Democratic national convention here iH favor of the se- lection of Senator Kern of Indiana as temporary chairman and against the selection Of Alton B Parker for the position.
 'Gentlemop of the Convention. ! rise to place in nomination fer tenn peraHH chairman ef this convention the name of Hon John w. Kern of Indiana. And ii thus dissenting from the Judgment oi our ma asional commit lee, l recognize that the burden of proof is on me 10 overthrow the as sumption Of the committee that it is representing in this instance the wishes of the party and the country ! call yoar attention to the fact that 9nr rules provide that the commit tees recommendation is not final. The very fact that the convention has the right To accept or reject that recom- incubation is q higher consideration than that of the wisdom of the com #iltee
 If that is hot proof that l have the confidence of the Democrats of the nation, shall not attempt 10 produce proof
 T iake for my text this morning the text the committee has been kind enough to put on the walls for me. :"
 He then quoted the big banner on the wall. which. under a picture of Andrew Jackson read. He never sold Inc truth 10 serve the hour.a
 That is the language of the hero of Monticello. l would not be worthy the support l haYe received if 1 were willing te sell truth fer the hour at fhis time
 The delegates smiled at the refer enee= to 9Hoaticelio for the quota tion was not from Jefferson. but from Jackson.
 Let me free myself from any crit icism that anyone may have made or may attempt to make hereafter.
 Is there any other deleeate in this convention ot over a thousand who tried earlier than 10 secure harmony in this convention .
 M the end Of sixteen years Of bat- tie I find the things l have fought for triumphant. not only -u my own part but in the Republican party as well
 In discussion before the sub-eom- mittee the friends of Nr. Clark and Mr. Wilson were unable to agree on a candidate"
 Alr. Bryan said that later the two factions agreed To support James. This, he said, was the plan 70 have two presidential candidates controli- ing nearly two-thirds of the deIega es agree on man for temporary chair man.
 But this the national committee re. fused to do," he shouted
 T submit to you that tho plan that presented and favored was plan for securing harmony. the plan tle committee favored was not designed to secure harmony.
 This is no ordinary occasion. this is an epoch-maklng convention f has been a long fight requiring cour- age and sacrifice. l know men ln humble walks of life riskinH their uoz sitions with big railroad corporations to assist us in this fight for progress i've principles.
 John w. Kern has been faithful every day of that sixteen years. IL has cost him time, money and the wear of body and mind He has been free with all he had. Four years ago it was John w Kern who stood by me and helped me take the last stronghold. He helped me uphold the policy of publicity of campaign contributions, which now has swept the country.
 Tt was John W. Kern who stood with me on the platform which de manded the election of senators by direct vote of the people Now he is in the senate, where he can show the American people how big an Ameri- can senator should be.
 He helped in the fight for that amendment authorizing an income tax. and he has lived to see the pres ident who was opposed to 1t take that plank out of our platform and make two houses of congress and thirty,four states pass it.
 Now he is leading a fight in the senate to purge that body of Lori mer. What better man could We have 10 open a convention?
 When l now contrast the candI- date presented by the committee. | can do SO without impeachng hls character or his good intent. But not every man of good character and good intent is worthy 10 sound the keynote of a progressive convention.
 There are seven million KepubU cans iH this country. CT Nere at the last elee4 on, and have never #aaAt ed most of them were men of Hzh character and good intent. bnt We would hor Invite aas af fhem ro hH temporary chairman of our conyea. t.ou