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Show - s KERN FOR SENATOR. i Democrat's of Indiana Choose Late Vice-Presidential Candidate. . Indianapolis. Opening In riotous discord and closing In enthusiastic harmony, tho Indiana Democratic convention con-vention on Thursday adopted Governor Gov-ernor Marshall's proposlton that 'it indorse in-dorse a candidate for tho United States Benate, and named John W. Kern, who, was the party's candldato for vice president in .1908. Tho opposition, made a grim fight under tho leadcri Jt" ship of Thomns Taggart, former chain man of the Democratic national committee, com-mittee, and himself a candidate foi the nomination of senator. When tho count of bnllots, showing 888 for, to 8S5V6 ngnlnst tho plan, was an- nounced, It wns received with a , - '"-hty cheer. The names of nlno other candidates besides Kern word presented to the convention, but thd former candidate for tho vlcc-presi-dency wns in the lead from tho first! ballot. |