Show H 0 ERN SELECTED BY AI L lahm A TION not even a ballot required to give indiana man second place on presidential ticket denver the democratic national convention concluded its labors late lata I 1 afternoon by the nomination of john worth kern of indiana tor for vice president completing the ticket on oil which Will william iain J bryan was made the nominee for president dating dm ing tile tho curly morning hours houis of friday tit tho domination ot ol mr kern was made by amid the resounding cheers of delegates and spectators no ballot was necessary as aa the tide of sentiment had set irresistibly toward the indiana candidate state alter state registering their delegations in its favor fanor and all other candidates withdrawing before the universal demand for his nomination indiana presented the name ame of oc kern colorado through ex governor thomas placed tit in nomination charles A towne of new york connecticut presented archibald mcnell and geor geci gla dark clark how ell the names ol of judge george gra of delaware and john Al matchell itchell Ml of illinois were not pre isted II ted owing to the positive le questa of these men not to have hao thir names go before the convention mr towne in was the first cindi candidate date to the decisive nature of the kern movement and in a ringing speech he withdrew its hs name from consideration and pledged his ns support to the ticket of braan and kein quickly followed atom the supporters support eis of II how ONNell ell b of gorgia georgia and mcnell of connecticut leaving the indiana candid candidate ate alone in n the field the withdrawal of the connecticut cand candidate was accompanied by a mo lion tint thit the nomination of kern be ba laade b bv acclamation the in motion ebion curried witha deafening shout and the hie greit great assemblage broke into clam clain crous groua demonstration on the accomplishment ment of its work and tile the completion of the democratic notional nit wit ional ticket the nomination was inas made at 4 23 c clock eblock and the convention thereupon jouines jou ined without lay day I 1 john worth kein was inas born on do de ember 20 1849 at the village of alto howard count indiana ills his fathel lt li jacob IV kern was nas a virginian bv birth john was educated in the district schools and continued hia bris ed ti cation b bv attending the indiana nor mal school of kolomo ind riding 1 or sebach ten miles each way every ORY day later lie he taught school near alto A I 1 to lie he earned money to enter michigan university at ann alin agbor graduating fradua ting fiol aiom n the law department it that in ile he imme began practicing in Kolo kokomos kokomo irio ind lie he was drafted when lie he was LI 11 years old to niale make the lace for the legisla legislature turC in the republican county of howard but was aas defeated ile he was chosen cit cita at attorney torne of Kol kolomo kokomo for E ex ax terms over oner Ite republican publican in 1881 lie he nna was elected rel reporter orter of the supreme court since then india ri apolis has been his home where he latticed lactic ed law lie he lias has worked in every campaign sered the county in the and ni is the leader of Ps Is patty in the state senite senate ile he was city attorney under the last two ad ministrations of alaci thomas tag gait aiom october 1897 to october 1901 in 1900 lie he diab nominated foi roer nor but was defeated before the die st louis convention consention of four ears ago mr air kerns kern s name irad had been aromi I 1 f antly mentioned among the vice ill pies es possibilities |