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

lot ice ITtSittHl.
newed applause and cheering. and cries of
, y GU must; you must.D
Their are gentlemen here whose names
have been or will ice presented "a this coz
N-HtioH. any one If which names is stronger
than my own. tCries Of No. mo-
There is no difficulty whatever I'm making
4 satisfactory choice. and | ought no., in
justice TO them. permit my nam to b. used
I \ single moment further. and this cpuvcn-
tiCn should proceed 10 nominate a candidate.
from some 1f those who have been named.
In justice To me. in justice 10 them. In
justice to the party. In justice 10 the urdi-
nary rrocn'iur. of this convention it IS I'M
fair 20 mo I" place me in this position with
out my consent" Great APPLAUSE
lie was frequently interrupted by protests
as he insisted he could nos accept FsOIn
New York came cri,s of yes Won can
When he said clearly AMI firmly: Il diI
not com" into this convention as a canii-
date. di! not expect 70 be a candidate,
| and cannot accept the honor" again came
/ the cries OF Yes. you can in greater vol
/ u;ng rhan before. bat they had not the
slightest effect.
He left the platform. chcorcI to the echo
and surrounded by his friends. who pressed
forward 10 srasp his h;.is.
Seconds for Stevenson.
| When Georgia was called Mr. Hutchinson
o. that state. who spoke briefly and clearly.
delivered n short speech in secondlng the
| nomination of Stevenson from Illinois
James Kennedy Of Connecticut had yi,Iaa1
10 Illinois in the roll call. and received a
was called. James Kennedy chairman Of
! the State delegation. made a short second-
ing speech for Stevenson Of Illinois.
Leriss Name Presented.
When idaho was called she gave way 70
Washington. and W. II. Dunphy placed in
domination the name OF James Hamilton
Lewis OF Washington.
The name Of Mr.. Lewis was received with
! bat few cheers. ard they lasted but few
Indiana gave way TO virginia. and Com
gresham William \. Jones of fh.4 latter
Eat seconded the nomination of Steven
Iowa seconded the nomination ., s,,o,..,,-
! son from the floor. Chairman Sells 81 thar
~ esatl"n contentinS himself with the SIN
&c announcement '
vet r".ry of NrnturLy's Spercb.
Kansas did not respond. and ~ tho c,,I
al kentucky there Wer. cries of .sI{Iocl-
.urn' but the Senator did not respond. and
am 20 forward and seconded the nomination.
~ Stevenson OF Illinois, whom h.. claimed
q. a son of Kentucky. as he was born in
'!isit state. Mr.. McCreary said:
- am directed by the delegates from
nynlucky TO second the nomination of thar
s ,h. and gifted. that tried and true.
~ stevenson. Great applausc1 We love
MN because he has always been faithful
ana true; because wherever ne has worked
ne mas made Il good record. We love him
Dt''tuse ne mas always been brave and true
70 me common people of this country
Great applause, And we lore him because
ne Is one OF the greatest and uuDlest and
The best Of Democrats ever born in The
State OF Kentucky. Great cheering and APP
piauseD
'Our State has. in the last six months
passed through a terrible ordeal, such an
ordeal as We had hoped 40 Commonwealth
would ever he required TO pass Through
fut old Kentucky has come out prOperiv
.nd she stands to-day in favor Of law and
Justice She stands to-day with peace and
good government triumphant.
We are anxious for the time to come
"nen We can meet The Republicans in pOliti-
cal battle We want the November election
10 come SO that we may try the issues
50 the people OF that State may b. able
To say whether they are III favor of Demo-
cratic rule or Republican rule, whether
they are in favor Of law and order. the sup
port of the Constitution, and peace. as adj
yocatcd by Democrats. or whether they are
in favor of disloyalty to the Constitution. OF
Republican methods and measures and gov
eminent by injunction. government by
bayonets and government 10y assassination.
tApplauSe.b
I'VE have nc fears II the result We be-
lieve that the good people OF Kentucky want
Democratic rule 90 established that Il will
last FOR years. and uDder the leadership
of that distinguished scholar matchIess
orator. friend Of the pccple-William j.
BryaE-and under the leadership of tina.
noble gentleman, that true friend, who
has always worked faithfully in every Of
fee he has ever heli-Adlai r. Stevenson
We believe we viii carry the Democratic
banner in Kentucky to victory with 300
majority
Louisiana Seconds Hill.
Delegate L. II. McCaleb Of Louisiana. when
that State WAS called, announced from his
seat that the delegation from Louisiana
unanimously seconded the nomination Of
that gifted leader and statesman, David
T. Hill of New York"
Again the name of f:ill aroused the con-
VeutiOn tn cheering and applause
smiths Name Presented.
Delegate Leo Knott Of Maryland. former
~ Assistant Postmaster General. presented
IN a brief speech the name OF Governor
f.sh- al Ssrr,f.R of
When the State of Massachusetts yvcs
called George Fred Williams assembled the
platform amid considerable applause. In
the course or his address. which was deliv-
cred In Clarion. tones, carried to the utter
most parts of the hall. he paid a handsome
compliment to the State of New York.
which. he declared was unitedy in favor
of the platform and the ticket of this con-
ventiOn. For this reason no state In the
than New York. This was received with a
shout of approval. as the belief became in
some manner prevalent that Mr.. Williams
was about Ia second Iiiils nomination.
The name which seems most desirable I'M
the interests of the party. Mr.. Williams
declared, Tin connection with the vice pres
iGentiaI nomination is that OF a man who
is intellectually and morally the peer Of the
candidate for the first place, Charles a
Cordial applause was given 8Ir. Tovne..
name. but 1t WAS tempered by such remark,
from among the delegates as We want a
Democrat.
In response to these cries. Mr. Williams
insisted that NJ. Towne was as much a
Democrat as any man in the convention.
At the conclusion Of the speech both WI
Iiams and TOwne were heartily cheereI
Minnesota. when called. yielded the floor
to Mr.. Cummings OF CnnnectiCut.who briefly
seconded the nomination or Townc. His
speech. usual with those seconding the
nomination Of Mr.. Towne, was received
with much applause from the galleries.
Senator Money of Mississippi rose when
his Staie was called and made his way 10
tAs srsAAsxs platform. He declared the