PARKER AND
New York and West Vir
ginia Furnish Demo
cratic Nominees
A SENSATION
LAST NIGHT
Parker Wired That' He Favored the
Gold Standard, and Gave the Con
vention the Privilege of Naming
Another Candidate Tills Created a
Great Sensation After Conferences
and Interviews, a Reply Was Draft
ed, Which Was Adopted by the Con
vention, Assuring Judge Parker
That His Views on the Question
Were Not Incompatible With the
- Platform, and , That the Money
. Question Was Not an . Issue Ex
Senator Davis, of West Virginia,
-a w r -m-r . TTJ " - " fc ? ."1 -
was i omnia itxi iur vice x j-vmuajiil
on the 'First Ballot, and Then the
., Convention Adjourned Sine Die.
St. Louis, July 9, 1904. The Demo
cratic convention was in session all
Friday night, listening to nominating
and seconding speeches for the Presi
dential nominee.
At 5:39 Saturday morning, the ballot
ing began and on the completion of the
first ballot, Alton .B. tParker, of New
York, received a total of 658 votes. Be
fore the vote was announced Idaho
changed her six votes giving him 664
votes, and West Virginia three votes,
giving the 667 votes or the two-thirds
necessary. , -
iCharrip ; Clark, of Missouri, moved
that the nomination be made unani
mous; this was done and Judge Par
ker, of New York, was declared the
Democratic nominee for President. A
scene of great enthusiasm followed. A
monster American flag was unfurled
from the dome of the building. The
band struck up the l!Star Spangled
'Banner.'' The delegates stood on their
chairs waving flags in unison with na
tional air.
The convention adjourned until 2 p.
m.. Central
Tlie Afternoon Session.
Chairman Clark resumed the gavel
toaay and at 2:50 o'clock p. m. began
liijj t nui i tu ccm inc Luuvciiuuii l ui-
cer.
The rumor of a recess had spread and
every one was anxious to know the pro-,
cedure. The delay continued, however,
waiting for word from the vice presi
dential conference at the Southern Ho
tel. The band was utilized for enter
tainment, and got a rousing cheer as it
struck up vpixie."
Rev. John T. Johnston, pastor of the
Deimar Avenue Baptist church was in
troduced to pronounce the invocation.
Telegram From Senator Cockrell.
Governor .Dockery was recognized at
the. conclusion of the prayer and read
a telegram from Senator Cockrell as
fo'lows: ;
'HVarrensburg. Mo., July 9, 1904.
"Hon. A. M. Dockery, Chairman, Mis
souri Delegation, "St. Louis, Mo.:
"I am sincerely grateful to the de
mocracy of- Missouri For their unsilicit
ed endorsement of me to the nomina
tion to the highest office in the gift of
the American people and to the dele
gates appointed by the 'Joplin conven
tion to present my name to the nation
al Democratic convention. They have
done their whole duty faithfully,, and
sincerely; have discharged every trust
imposed-by the Joplin convention, and
have done all possible to be done. I
heartily approve their action. The con
vention has acted wisely -in nominating
Judge Parker (cheers) a loyal Democrat
.who voted for 'Colonel 'Bryan (cheers),
"in 1896 and in 1900 and is an able jurist
and a clean man in all relations of life.
1F. .M. COCKKELiL."
(Cheers and applause).
Hearst Pledges His Support.
Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, secured rec
ognition for A. M. Lawrence of that
state to read 'a telegram from the plat
form. The telegram was from William
R. Hearst. The reading was warmly
applauded. Mr. Hearst's telegram was
as follows:
"A. M.; Lawrence, St. Louis.
"I wish to thank. my friends for their
unfaltering support. I think I can
best express my appreciation of their
loyalty by continued devotion to the
principles of true democracy, for which
we have fought, and by the loyal sup
port of the man. chosen bv the conven
tion to lead the Democratic party.
William Randolph Ileorst.
Mr. Russell, of Alabama, moved that
a recess be taken, until 5:30 o'clock.
"Cries of "no, no'' were heard from all
sides, but 'Chairman Clark put the mo
tion, when a protest was made that
there had been no second.
Recess for Two Hours.
"Is the motion seconded?" asked Mr.
DAVIS ARE
STANDARD BEAKERS
Clark and amid another general cry of
"no, no,'' and vigorous protest from
over the hall, he put the question. The
vote was overwhelmingly against the
recess, -but Mr. !Clark declared with a
snap and a thumpjof his gavel that it
was carried and a.t 3:20 the convention
was declared in recess for two hour?.
The Evening Session.
It was 5:37 o'clock when the first sign
of opening the session was made.
Chairman Clark belabored the table
with the heavy gavel, but 'said nothing.
A little later he called the convention
to order and directed the delegates to
take their seats.
Representative John 'Sharp Williams,
of Mississippi, was recognized and mov
ed that nominating speeches be limited
to fifteen minutes and seconding
speeches to five minutes, and that not
more than four seconding speeches be
allowed for any nomination.
T. B. iBall, of Texas, offered a substi
tute, limiting the nominating speeches
to ten minutes, leaving the times of the
seconding speeches at tfive minutes, and
limiting the number to three.
Mr. Williams at once withdrew his
motion in favor of the substitute, which
was adopted without dissent,
t
Candidates for Vice President.
The roll of States was then called for
the presentation of ?mdidates for vice
president.
Even at this time, the galleries were
less than half filled and great areas of
vacant seats were visible.
Alabama was called several times
with no response, but finally Mr. Rus
sell, of that state announced that Ala
bama will give way to Illinois.
Williams, of Illinois.
Samuel Alschuler, of Illinois, an
nounced that (Freeman B. Morris would
speak for that state. Mr. Morris took
the platform to name James R. Wil
liams, of Illinois. 'Cheers greeted the
mention of (Mr. Williams' name, but
they . did not come in great measure
from the delegates.
Ex-Senator Turner, of Washington.
'Colorado yielded to Washington and
Chairman Clark recognized -Frederick
'C. Robertson, of that state, who spoke
for ex-Senator Oeorge Turner.
Connecticut yielded to Indiana and
Delegate Spencer, of that state, second
ed the nomination of Williams, of Illi
nois. A Sensation Imminent. 4
- By this time a report that a telegram
ha'd been received from Judge Parker
declaring his position on the financial
question, had become general.
A crowd of delegates hurriedly gath
ered around Sheehan of New York and
Tillman, of South Carolina.
Little conferences began to occur and
the orators did not receive much at
tention except from the galleries and
the small fry who did not know that
a probable sensation was ripening all
about them.
Henry G. Davis, of West Virginia.
Delaware gave her place in the call
to West Virginia and the chair recog
nized John D. Alderson, of that state
who placed in nomination Henry G.
Davis, of West Virginia. A vigorous
sound of applause came from the dele
gates when "Mr. Davis' name was men
tioned, but little from the galleries.
.Senator DuBois, of Idaho, seconded
the nomination of George Turner, of
Washington.
Former Senator Harris, of Kansas.
David Overmyer, of Kansas, placed
former Senator William A. Harris, of
that state in nomination, in a. brief
speech from the floor.
The Storm Was Gathering.
As the unexciting routine of the nom
inating and seconding speeches pro
ceeded, the storm' that seemed inevita
ble was gathering. Leaders hurried to
and fro with anxious faces and the
news from "Esopus spread rapidly. -floor
filled with delegates, and in the
Parker states, men sat with heads close
together in whispered consultations. At
7 o'clock there were signs to the initat
ed that the session was going to be
dramatic in the extreme, but the aver
age delegate sat and smiled and listen
ed to the flow of favorite son oratory,
all unconscious of the great things that
were moving in the party's heart.
The roll call of states proceeded until
'Maryland was reached without a re
sponse. IFor Maryland, John Prentice
Poe took the platform and seconded
the nomination of "Davis, of West Vir
ginia. Applause punctuated his speech.
Senator William E. 'Clark, of Mon
tana, seconded the Turner nomination.
He was listened to with marked at
tention. Nebraska's response was a statement
that she waited with interest the choice
of .New York. 'New York requested to
be passed when called on the roll.
"Ohio has no candidate," was an
nounced when the Buckeye state was
reached.
Tennessee passed the call.
Motion and a Recess Lost. j
The first sign of the approaching!
storm was started at just 7 o'clock.
Senator South, of Arkansas, broke in j
on .the roll call with a motion, that in;
view of the rumors that were disurbingj
the convention, a recess be taken until'
8 o'clock. His motion did not prevail, j
The convention was in such, an uproar
because of the Parker telegram rumors,
that the latter part of the roil call for
the presentation of candidates for vice
president was inaudible.
Chairman Clark directed that the 11
be called for the announcement of the -votes.
Culberson Gets the Floor.
Senator Culberson, of Texas, secur
ed recognition and mounting his chair
said: "For reasons which are obvious
to all the delegates here, it seems to
me that we ought not to proceed at this
time to nominate- candidate fcr vies
president, and I therefore move that
the . convention'' here cries of-
"Why?" "Why." interrupted Senator
Culberson.
"I think the delegates understand
what I mean," he proceeded.
Chairman -Clark interjected -"proceed."
"And I repeat" concluded Senator
Culberson, 'that in the present exigenr
cies which confront the convention it
ought not to proceed to the nomination
of a vice president." !
"Right," "Right" greeted this state
ment. We want to know befdre a
candidate for vice president is wmi
nated, '"who will be the candidate for
President." Applause and cries of ap
proval again interrupted the Senator.
When he could be heard he made a
motion for a recess until 8:30. ,
The din and excitement increased
while the Senator was speaking and he
wa cordially invited both to "keep on"
and to "sit down." 'His motion was put
by the chairman. The vote was ill the
opinion of most people, lost, but Chair
man Clark loudly banged his desk, de
clared it carried and quickly left the
platform before the convention recover
ed from its amazement. ,
Excitement at Great Heat. .
The confusion, before 'Culberson rose,
was intensified greatly when he sat
down after intimating Judge Parker
might possibly vacate the head ojt the
ticket. As soon as the recess was an
nounced, the delegates instead of leav
ing the hall, lushed into conferences.
In an instant, there was fully twenty
groups in the hall, in the center of
which were two or three violently ex
cited and gesticulating men who: dis
cussed the Parker telegram vehement
ly. The police again and again walked
along the aisles endeavoring to clear
them but the delegates refused to
move, and the excitement grew rather
than abated. A dense throng, through
which it was impossible to pass, fath
ered in front of the chairman's- desk
and strove desperately to learn the ex
act import of the message. Thelj ef
forts were unavailing, however, f The
leaders disappeared and the session
closed with an atmosphere or tense ex
pectancy as to what would occur when
it reconvened at 8:30. j
Night Session of the Convention.
At 9:10 o'clock Chairman Clark
pounded vigorously with his gavel and
asked that the delegates be seated and
the aisles cleared. He did not - for
mally call the convention to order, tout
as soon as some degree of quiet, had
been restored, Governor Vardaman of
Mississippi, without formal recognition
by the chairman, proceeded to ad
dress the convention on the subject of
the mysterious telegram. He said that
rumors were abroad that a telegram
had been received from Judge Parker,
and these reports had caused such, ex
citement and apprehension that .he
would move that the gent-lemam of
the New York delegation, reported, as
recipient of the message, should eeril
it to the clerk's desk to be read, -
"The confusion of the rabble and the'
mob had characterized every hour of
the convention since its sitting," de
clared Governor Vardaman. . -
Find Out the. Truth.
"Let us find out what this rumor is,"
he concluded, "that has, created dis
order in this hall. Let the gentleman
from New York to whom the telegram
is addressed read it-rlet it be read.
Let the truth be known, and then let
us proceed to business." ,
Loud applause followed this decla
ration, and continued as Governor
Vardaman took his seat. .
Chairman Clark replied:
"It is moved that the New York
delegation, or the member of that
delegation who has the telegram that
has been talked about in this city, if
he has such, produce it and read it to
this convention."
George Raines, of New York, asked
that the motion be deferred until the
chairman of his delegation could be
heard from.
"How much time do you want?"
asked the chairman.
"I understand the chairman of the
New York delegation is now on his
way to the hall," was the reply.
"The chair requests- the gentleman
from Mississippi to withdraw his mo
tion for a few moments," said Mr.
Clark.
Governor Vardaman acquiesced, and
Judge Richardsotr, of Alabama, asked
that Senator Carmack be interrogated
as to whether or no he had received a
telegram from Judge Parker, saying
that he coufd not accept the nomina
tion unless there waa a gold declara
tion in the platform, and which was
published in an evening paper.
"Gentlemen," said the chairman,
"this is the most weighty matter that
has come before this convention, and
we want no information second-hand.
We" want it from the fountain-head. I
understand that the message is now
on the way to the hall, and I suggest
that we await its arrival. He is on
his way to the hall.
The suggestion was approved with
a shout, and ouiet settled down over
the convention, pending the arrival of
the important message from tit
Southern hotel. -
The band played "Dixie" and was
rewarded with the usual yells.
While the convention waited, good
order prevailed. Suddenly the clerk's
voice arose wiin tne announcement
that "there is a telegram at the desk
for George Fred Williams." A ripple
cf laughter began in the Massachusetts
delegation and spread over the hall.
'Keep Your Heads and Behave."
The conference committee reache'd
the hall at 9:35, and filed slowly along
the crowded aisle in the center of the
convention floor. Delegates thronged
about them, asking: "What shall we
do?"
. "Keep your heads and behave," re
torted Senator Tillman, with empha
sis, and he repeated the injunction at
numerous intervals.
John S. Williams, Governor Varda- 1
man, Senator Tillman and Senator Car. i
mack made their way to the platform
with the mysterious message in their
possesfdon.
A short conference took place among
the four and Chairman Clark, while
the delegates who Jiad for the mo-j
ment put excitement away from them, :
sang "My Old Kentucky Home," a i
delegate from Kentucky standing oi, '
his chair, leading the song. vThe"1band
caught up the melody and the con-'
vention sang a second verse to th
accompaniment
, Chairman Clark pounded for order,
with John S. Williams standing by
his side.
LAST DAY OF THE CONVENTION
After nominating Parker on the first ballot and making it unanimous,
early Saturday morning the convention adjourned till 2 o'clock in the after
noon, when the nomination of a vice president was to be taken up.
When the convention reassembled in the afternoon for that purpose the
startled announcement was whispered around in different circles that a sen
sation was to be sprung upon the convention at the eleventh hour. It de
veloped that Judge Parker has telegraphed his views upon finances,-in which
he declared for the gold standard, and suggested that the convention should
know this fact that it might be given an opportunity to select some one
else for th'e party nominee, should his views not be in accord with those of
the delegates. f .
Information concerning the Parker telegram spread through the convention
during the recess, and it soon became evident to the leaders that it would be
necessary to make some efforts to shape events in a way to save the situa
tion as much as possible. The various reports and rumors soon crystalized into
a well defined statement that Senator Daniel, as chairman of the committee
on resolutions was preparing to offer a motion for the reconsideration of the
vote by which the platform was adopted, in order to present an amendment
including the gold standard declaration so as to secure a platform in harmony
with Judge Parker's view's. Many delegates objected to this proceeding,
among them being Senator Tillman, who was very much aroused over the
situation. ;
A conference was held in which Senators Daniel, Tillman, Carmack, Foster,
of Louisiana, Sheehan, Hill and others took part. The conference was char
acterized at the beginning by much feeling, but towards the end it assumed
very peaceful attitude. An answer to Judge Parker's telegram declaring that
the money question was not ah. issue in this campaign was prepared and with
much speech making was submitted to the convention which adopted it by. a
large majority.
Then on the call of ballots for Vice President, ex-Senator Davis of West
Virginia was nominated. The convention after finishing other business, ad
journed sine die at half past one o'cloc k this morning, the band playing
"Auld Lang , Syne."
John Sharp Williams Reads the Tcle-
gram.
"I wish to announce in advance,"
said the chairman, "that on this im
portant matter every man shall have
a full and fair hearing. I now intro
duce John Sharp Williams, of Mis
sissippi." ' ; .
Mr. Williams spoke as follows!:
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of
the convention: All of us were very
much surprised and excited this af
ternoon, to use no stronger words, at
what purported to be copies of tele
grams which had been sent by our
nominee to Mr. Carmack and others'
in this city. I want to tell yiou that
but one telegram has been received.
Mr. Carmack not only received no
telegram today of the character that
was published, but never received a
telegram from Mr. Parker in all of his
life. And nobody received a telegram
containing the language in that in
famous volunteer production. (Loud
cheers and applause.) A telegram has
come from Mr. Parker to Mr. Shee
han, however, wrhich I shall read in a
moment, and it is so important that
you should know what it is, that after
I have read it, I shall hand it to my
friend, the governor of my state, Mr.
Vardaman, and have him read it over
again. When yon shall have heard
it you will note that there is not in
it one word about requiring, or de
manding, or asking, or requesting that
anything should be placed in the Dem
ocratic platform. (Loud applause.)
You will also note, if there is any
error in it at all, it is an error of
judgment proceeding from a too sen
sitive spirit of honon (Applause) to
be misunderstood or placed in a false
or in a double position: I shall now
ask Governor Vardaman to read the
telegram to you." (Loud cheering
and applause.)
Mr. Williams' words were heard In
a silence so deep, so intense, that
notwithstanding his weakened voice,
his , every word -was' distinctly audible
in all parts of the hall. He then
handed,, the message to .Governor
Vardaman, who, after requesting ab
solute quiet, read the telegram as fol
lows: Judge Parker's Telegram.
"Hon. W. F. Sheehan, Hotel Jeffer
son, St. Louis.
"I regard the gold standaiid as
firmly and irrevocably established, and
shall act accordingly if the action of
the convention of today shall be rat
ified by the people. As the platform
is silent on the subject, my view
should be made known to the conven
tion, and if it is proved to be unsat
isfactory to the majority, I request
you to decline the nomination for me
at once so a candidate may be nomi
nated before adjournment.
"(Signed), - A. B. PARKER."
A ringing cheer went around the
hall, but it was brief, so anxious were
the delegates to see what would fol
low. Mr. Williams Mr. Chairman, I
think you will bear me out in what I
said. This is the first time in the his
tory of the United States that a man
already nominated for the greatest
office on the surface of this earth has
been so supersensitive about a matter
of personal rectitude and honor as to
send a telegram to a friend, asking
him to decline the nomination for him,
if, as he seems to have been informed,
there is something in the platform
which is not in accorjd with his own
opinion. My friends, we purposely
made this platform silent on the
question of the monetary standard.
We -made it silent because we are all
agreed that that was not an issue in
this campaign. (Applause.) And we
agreed, furthermore that nothing
should be -placed in the platform which
was not a campaign issue, and the
consequence was that, in the resolu
tions committee, 'motions were made
to table, and those motions were car
ried, tabling every resolution on both
sides which tended to bring up as an
issue in this campaign the question of
monetary standard.
"Now, my friends, Judge Parker ex
presses his opinion for fear somebody
might think that you did not know it.
There was not in ail this vast as
sembly one single, solitary man who
did not already know that Judge
Parker was a gold standard man. I
have been one of the most consistent,
persistent, and Derhaps radical free
silver men in the United States, and
I knew that he was a gold standard
man, and he never made any attempt
td conceal it from anybody. He had
supported our candidates, and had
said that although he did not agree
with us upon this plank, he was
still a Democrat. (Applause.)
"Now, my friends, we had, so far
as the question of the monetary stand
ard was concerned, in a campaign
which was so fraught against im
perialism, against executive usurpa
tion, we purposely made a platform,
so far as the monetary standard is
concerned, upon which W. J. Bryan
could have stood, or Grover Cleve
land could have stood, or anybody else
who was with us in "the pending live
campaign issues could have stood .
(Applause.) i
His declaration that Parker's" views
were known to every man in tho rnn.
vention was received with faint ap
plause. Tillman Reads , the Reply to Parker.
He asked Senator Tillman ' to read
the message, but there was a short
delay, owing to the difficulty ' expe
rienced by the Senator in deciphering
the handwriting of 'Mr. Williams. The
Senator asked for quiet, saying that
he had undergone an operation) on
his throat, and that his voice had lost
"that nightingale quality that it once
possessed."
He then proceeded to read, when
Mr. Williams interrupted him with the
remark:
"Here is a typewritten copv."
"For which I thank Almighty God,"
returned the Senator.
He then read the following mes
sage to Judge Parker:
"The platform adopted by this
convention is ssilent on the question
of the monetary standard, because it
is not regarded by us as a possible is
sue in this campaign, and only cam
paign issues were mentioned in the
platform. Therefore there is nothing
in the views expressed by you in the
telegram just , received which would
preclude a man entertaining them
from accepting a nomination on said
platform.'' (Applause.)
As Mr. Tillman concluded the read
ing of the message, Representative
Richardson, of Alabama, arose. He
said: "To dispassionately discuss the
message to be sent to Judge Parker-
"
Chairman Clark explained that he
had recognized Senator Tillman, who
also desired to discuss the same mat
ter. Mr. Richardson bowed and re
tired at once, and Mr. Tillman pro
ceeded . ,
Mr. Tillman Speaks.
Whiie Mr. Tillman was speaking,
Representative John Sharp Williams
proceeded from the platform to the
seat of Mr. Richardson, and the two
engaged in earnest conversation. Mr.
Tillman's remarks were followed close
ly by the whole audience. His vehe
ment declaration;' "I swore by Al
mighty God that I would not endure
to be trifled with," brought forth ap
plause and cheers. As Senator Tillman
was endeavoring to answer a question
injected? into the discussion by former
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
as to whether Mr. Hill had not stated
in committee that he did not knovr
Judge Parker's views on the financial
question, Mr. Bryan came into the hall.
Instantly there was an uproar. Calls
of "Bryan! Bryan!" went up, and the
galleries cheered. Mr. Bryan first went
to his place in the pit but as the cries
of the Nebraskan's name,; coupled
with the words "Platform! Platform!"
continued, Mr. Bryan made his way to
the stage.
Bryan Goes to the Platform.
His face was chalk white, as he
walked rapidly up the side aisle, his
lips were compressed to a thin lint,
and his brows drawn straight. He
neryouslvfanned himself, and paid no
attention to the hands that were held
out to him as he passed.
After a threat on the chairman's
part to clear the galleries, where most
of the disturbance came from, the
noise ceased. Senator Tillman con
tinued by saying that if he understood
the present temper of the delegates,
the threats of the chair with reference
to the galleries would be carried out.
"Lookout!" shouted a voice.
"You look out, or you will be put
out, said Mr. Tillman, and instantly
the police seized the offending spec
tator and ejected .him. When the Sen
ator concluded there was a short-lived
outburst of applause, but it was evi
dent that the delegates were in no
mood for demonstration.
Bryan then rose and came to the
front of the rostrum. His face was
pale and drawn with illness, his voice
was weak and hoarse. He spoke with
great effort, but quietly and with self
control. '
As the speaker went on.Jiis voice
gTew stronger and clearer, and as lie
narrated the story of his efforts ' to
secure the insertion in the 'Platform .
of a financial plaak, the flush of , ex
citement covered his face, and his'
gestures became more frequent and
more emphatic. .
Bryan Draws Great Applause
His declaration that the sendmer of
the telegram to Judge Parker was tt
declaration on the gold standard side.
and his statement that if the De
mocracy Was to adopt such a view it
should be honest and say so frankly.
was greeted with a shriek of applause
from the galleries, and one man with
a strong voice yelled, "That's right."
jx-ienator Pettigrew interrupted to
know if the Parker telegram did not
declare.that the gold standard was
firmly and irrevocably fixed, and was
informed that he was correct. Loud
applause greeted Mr. Bryan's remark
that it was a manly thing in Judge
Parker to express his opinion before
the, convention adjourned, but that it
would have been a manlier thing had
he spoken before the convention met,
was again cheered.
He announced that he would pro
pose an amendment to the message,
and took his seat, amid loud cries of
Vote," "Hill." Senator John W. Dan
iel, chairman of the cdhimittee on res
olutions, was then recognized to reply
to Mr. Bryan,
Daniei Replies to Bryan.
It was then 11 o'cHock, and there
were signs that the expected stortm
would pass. Mr. Bryan's speech, and
that of Senator Tillman had heem lis
tened to attentively, and where ap
plause was given there was no dispo
sition to prolong it.
The delegates were evidently in a
business-like frame of mind, and de
termined to adjust and close the in
cident that had been so dramatically,
injected into the situation.
Senator Daniel was recognized, but
had spoken only a few words when a
delegate from Arkansas announced
that he could hear nothing" because of
the noise among the delegates, and af
ter some conversation between him
and the chairman the latter directed
that if the delegates made any trouble
the police should "take two or three
of them out, and it will do them good."
Senator Daniel concluded at 11:17.
His speech received hearty applause
from the pit, where the delegate werp
seated. 'r
Weaver Makes a Pun.
- J. B. Weaver, of Iowa, who twelve
years ao was the presidential nomi
nee of the populist party, next spoke,
being recognized amid calls for "Vote,
Vote?" from all over the house.
Mr. Weiyer punned the name of
the place from where Judge Parker
sent his telegram. "It is spelled
Esopus,"' he said, "but I think it
ought to read E-Soap-Us." - , .
Hamlin Praises, Parker. ' -
Vociferous cries of "Question!
Question!" "Vote!" followed, but the
chair recognized Charles S. Hamlin, of
Massachusetts, who-urged the sending
off the telegram to Judge Parker. Mr.
Hamlin said the American people ad
mired a brave man, and Judge Parker
would be so regarded hereafter hv
the AAmerican people.
As Mr. Hamlin finished it was evi
dent that the delegates were heartily
sick of listening to speeches and rap
idly losing temper Over the constant
succession of speakers who mounted
the platform, and cliamored fiercely
for a vote, but Chairman Clark,
through his promise that every man
should have a fair show, recognized
Senator Carmack of Tennessee.
Carmack Gets the Moor.
The speaker declared that Mr. Bry
an had said that the nomination of
Judge Parker would be declaration
enough on the money plank.
"Mr. Chairman," said Mr. Bryan,
rising1 hastily, "I beg the gentleman's
pardon, but I never said that."
John S. Williams supported Mr.
Bryan in his statement, and Senator
Carmack accepted the correction.
The senator took occasion to deny
that he had ever received a message
from Judge Parker, and the chair
recognized Mr. Bryan, who presented
an amendment to the reply to Judge
Parker as follows:
Bryan's Amendment to the Reply. -
ed upon to act upon certain phases of
the money question, we would like to
know whether you favor reducing the
volume of silver dollars; whether you
favor on asset currency and branch
n atonal hanks; whether you prefer na
tional bank currencv to United States
notes."
Mr. Bryan then proceeded to answer
some of the statements made by those
who had followed his first address.
Great applause followed his assertion
that lack of harmony in the party
could not be laid at his door.
Two Ways Out of the Difficulty.
Mr. Bryan woke the galleries to en
thusiasm when he declared that he had
expressed a willingness to support a
gold standard man to build up harmony
in the partyahd again when he declared
that he beiieved the adoption of the
gold standard would defeat the party
in the impending campaign. There was
only two ways out of the difficulty into
which the action of Judge Parker had
plunged the party One was to amend
the message in the manner he had sug
gested and the other was to amend the
ym nvn ui wy nit? nisei ituu ui 6i
plank. Leaning far over the rail in
front of the platform he shook his
hand at the New York delegation and
Igajd:
"I will 'agree to accept Senator Car
mack's plank. Will that satisfy the
friends of Judge Parker?
Williams Severely Arraigns Bryan.
It was ten miutea after midnight
when Mr. Bryan concluded and Repre
sentative John Sharp Williams rose.
He plunged without preface into a
scathing arraignment of Mr. Bryan.
Turning from time to time he faced Mr.
Bryan, who sat with immobile counte
nance and fanned himself. His voice
trembling, Mr. Williams declared that
Mr. Bryan had presented the spectacle
of a man pleading for harmony,
when in all this great con
vention his had been the only voice of
discord. The amendments of the Por
ker, telegram, he characterized as "a lot
of foolish questions." He spoke sati
ically, with biting humor and great
earnestness. ' In explaining that the
telegram from Judge Parker was sim
ply an eppressioh of the Judge's own in-
(Continued on Page Seven.)