The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-07

| ticket should he composed of mon both of
whom had been Democrats i'm every politi-
| cal utilization. H.. therefore. seconded the
| nomination Of Adldi T.. Stevenson
| Governor stones Speech.
| The audience received Governor stone of
| Missouri with great enthusiasm. rising To-
v nile thr hand PLAYED 'Dixic," Wien he
spoke. IL Was with delibcTatiou. and h. was
given strict attention. particularly by the
audience. He said:
Il am not directed ar requested TO second
the nomination of amy caudiiat. by the
cause YOU have asked me to du So, and to
speak my own individual sentiment. / re-
srct somewhat the uttCrances Of the dis
tiuSuish.d Senator from Mississippi.
CCh.ers and a voice. That's ri.ht."l |
shall second the nomination ~ the same
gentleman. but for different reasons than
thoS,. assigned 10y him.
NO man living rejuiceS NOR" that to-day
We have in this country a united Bemucra-
cy. with the spirit of the couqueror IN its
| breast. Eui ! cannot consent. a. 4 Demo
c'at living; in 4 stat" which in fDr Will DO
what II dii Ia 1895. xiv" its electoral vote
10 Mr. ErN an by :, ma jprtty Of 'H.us. com
| ing .rom this State. holding tho opinions
40. 1 cannot consent 10 have pass Uuchal-
lsnce,! any uti'rance rejecting upon those
splendid men. TIA sc heroic patriots. who
| in ls:t. under the leadership VI Teller and
Town. CchccrsJ walked out Of the Republic
an invention and ST. ported Bryan Tor the
PRESIDENCY. APPLAUSE
Praises Teller and rovne.
! And I feel that. when they are invited
to occupy seats in this convention to-day,
| tnsy ar. entitled to is much consideration,
respect and honor as men who walked out
OF tn" Democratic convention AT Chicago IN
1896. Cheers
grateful heart than | the return of DEM
"C-atS who. for their own reasons. could not
support our ticket i'm 1895. want AL of
them back. without any sort II sacrifice
being offered or required. tApplause.p l
want To- take a sponge and wipe of the
blackboard and let Us be one family IN
all things and in all respects. But at the
same time I feel gentlemen to whom L
have referred are entitled To consideration
here.
Il do not believe. for the very reasons he
gave. or Jhc reasons which are in his OWN
, mind. that that splendid, gallant Democrat
from New York should be compelled 10
takke a nomination here.
Il do not believe that Mr.. Towne ought TO
be nominated by this convention. / believe,
for party reasons and public reasons. which
| have not time ar disposition now to ciab-
crate, that uf all the names that have been
presented before this convention. ii would
he The part Of political wis'iouI and good
judgment; 10 place Illiuois's candidate. Adlai
F. stevenson, upon this ticket with William
Calls for the Vote
Nebraska passed in the call for nominees.
SAYING they had nobody to present as 4
candidate.
Nevada had +. C. Newlands present their
views. He named Towne as their choice,
and the minnie he mentioned the name there
displaying its Impotence with the delay.
When New Hampshire was called Colonel
Henry O. Kent made a very short speech
, in .aVOr of Stevenson.
! Delegate DAILY Of New jersey rose to Sec
| cui the nomination of Hin. lie spoke Wig
| orOusIy. and his terse speech called forth
Patrick IT, Mccarren rose in his seat
when the roll call reached New York and
| announced that the Empire State would
| yield its time to Delaware. l.. Irving Han
| dy of shaj State took the platform, and.
| like MIR. DAILY. SPOKE for Hill. He declared
! that. although the Senator had declined.
a better soldier had never walked beneath
| the Democratic tidg, and when he was nom
| mated he would take Il.
The convention was becoming very IN
p1Uert over the long list of seCUnding
speeches. and there were frequent calls Of
Time" before he concluded.
Senator White of California spoke ener-
Geticaily of the platform. declaring that
those who did not desire to hear the noInl-
| mating speeches could 20 out. If they did
not care to go out, they should keep quiet.
North Dakota. from the floor seconded
| the nomination Of Mr.. Hill.
Complimentary Nominations.
: " Gates tall. powerful son of North
Carolina. presented the name of Colonel
Julian Carr from his State. He spoke briefly
and escaped The usual reminder conveyed in
Ohio put in nomination the name Of \. W.
| Patrick Of the Buckeye state. His name
Wis presented by NJ \. Daugherty. who
was one Of the few speakers whose second
ing speech could be heard at any distance
from the platform
oregon. from the floor. seconded the nom
nation of ]. Hamilton Lewis of WASH
insjOn.
". H. sowden of Pennsylvania read his
speech seconding stevenson .rom yellow.
slip OF paper. Although ne spoke clearly
and distinctly. the crowd. in its i1npat!eace
Ifpsadis9iy irierrnpis Jo, him by call. Of
| lily. however, and the tumult Increased 10
such an extent that Chairman Richardson
was compelled to use his gavel freuuentlv.
South Carolina. from no. 4 q
the nomination OF Stevenson
T.nnesS.e also from the floor. Charles T.
Now York Democracy. David g Hill" This
was greeted with howl OF applause
Lane of Texas Speaks.
Jonathan Lane Of Texas promised TO he
brief when he took the platform. and he
kept his word. secondirg the nomination of
Stevenson. He said:
In obedience 10 nv own wishes md tn.
command or The delegates from Texas, the
state that always helps to do the cook
ing but never eats the rie 1 come IA say
10 thu National Democracy that nj III
No.cmber election. We propose to SEE Mis-
sguI1's tc."g and go her 1900 better 1ap-
pIsuSSD. ana We dare any State to call that
We come from people who hay,. never
ieafneI 10 value the blood of our citizens
IN iOrtiSn gold We come from a people
VINO value individual and national liberty
teFond foreign commerce and trade ".
come from people who believe that
gained for The peouls. wher. everv r,an
fights as if il was his own battle
And now. in behalf Of those people |
desire to say TO this conventions, thar g.,
November the 30N9o votes of TaxsS viii
be cast for lltnois's candidate Great
appiauseD
Other Speeches.
Utah. from the floor seconded the no,nt
nation Of Stevenson, and Vermont followed
salt.
Washington when called yielded back IN
Idaho the time ii had received from n ami
Chairman Read Of the Idaho delegation Sec
Onded the nomination q: Lewis
j. W. 81. Clair of West Virginia appealed
to the delegates 10 vote for the man who
would bring the greatest number of votes To
the ticket. ana that man. he declared, was
Stevenson OF Illinois.
~. &. Cooper for Wisconsin spoke for
Townc. His short speech was ably delivered
and called forth much applause
Wyoming, from the floor, seconded Steven
son.
Mayor Rose Of Milwaukee spranr upon his
seat and announced that despite the address
of Mr.. Cooper Wisconsin would cast It's vote
for Stevenson.
John II. Wise OF Hawaii. from the floor
seconded the nomination of Hin.
NaNa.s 81.