The age-herald., 1900-07-07
DEMOCRATS SEE 4 UNITED PARTY Breath of Victory Now PerVade
 the Air, ND STRENGTH HAS BEEN LOST While This Convention Has Brought Many Votes. A DISPUTE AMONG ALABAMlANS Tomlinson Objected to the Flag Wav- ing Over Hill, But an Overwhelm- ing Majority Was Against
 Him and it Waved
A DISPUTE AMONG ALABAMIANS
BY E. W, HARRIET.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 6.-(Special)- Bryan and Stevenson.
 A, conservative yet ringing platform, making imperialism the paramount issue.
 united Democratic party.
 In this form the party goes to the coun- try with every prospect of success at the polls next November.
 Bryan will carry every element which voted for the party in 1S96 Stevenson will bring into the fold all the old-time Demo- the platform is one ringing in its utter ances taking back nothing of the Chicago platform, yet dealing primarily with the issues of today-a platform upon which ev- cry honest man in this country who claims himself a Democrat can stand squarely
 It may be that every man can find some paragraph in the platform with which he does not agree, but that is always the case in all platforms. With it in the main all Democrats must agree, and the candidates represent as thoroughly as any two living men could the great principles of Democ- racy. In them the country has confidence; for them esteem and admiration.
 Many delegates wanted Hill in preference to Stevenson, but the idea of all was to get an old-line, substantial Democrat with Bryan, and prevent the making of Tpwne vice-President The great mass of dele gates were desirous of action to bring about a thoroughly united party. This has been done, and into the campaign the Democracy goes with the most excellent chances of success, having made itself particularly strong in Illinois, Indiana and other central western states.
 Men who were vigorous kickers few years ago, pray for success tonight. The New Workers of both factions speak con- fidently of that State, but conservative men outside don't take much stock in such talk unless the Tammany Democracy gets together.
 Dise eusted With Croker
 Croker's action here disgusted all honest Democrats, he endeavoring to make use of a great national convention to punish his supposed political friend-but personal ene-  tion towards Hill caused the tide of the convention to turn toward the man from Albany, and but for his firm statement and pre-emptory declination to the use of his name, he would have been the Vice-Presi- dential nominee. However, it is best as it is Everybody has confidence in Stevenson, and his nomination pleases every Demo- crat
 The session today was the most interest ing of the convention by virtue of the ac- tion of New York in putting Hills name in nomination and because of his speech begging delegates not to vote for him be- cause of personal reasons, which placed him in position where he could not ac- cept His final appeal in which he closed by the sentence forcibly and dramatically uttered:
 "It is unfair to me to place me in this position without my consent startled the convention. The delegates wanted Hiil but it was evident that he believed the Croker element would knife him, and this was his real reason for so forcibly declining. Near ly all of Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, New Jersey, and other States voted for him on the first ballot, regardless of his protest, of course, changing their votes later on and uniting in the great movement making the nomination of Stevenson unan- imous
 The Dramatic Feature
 The dramatic feature of the convention was the nomination of Hill by Senator Grady, speaking for the New York delega- tion. Delegates had been crying enthusias- tically for Hill, but they expected New York to nominate Kellar, therefore it was like the explosion of a bomb when Grady spoke for New Yorks 72 votes in nominat- ling Hill. and the convention at once be- came a perfect bedlam of enthusiasm, State after State sending their banner to wave over his head in the New York dele- eation.
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