The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-07-15

1 'ANthA Va HNNM wi NV ARA ~
Quested 10 be passed when called On
he roll
Ohio has no candidate" was an
nounced when the Buckeye state waa
reached
Senator T. W. Carmack, OF Tennes-
see was placed n nomination by Dele
gate Hersey of that state.
H. G Davis nomination received "A
second from the District OF Columbia
delegation.
Mr. D'Autremont of Minnesota. sec
onded the nomination Of Mr. Turner.
OF Washington.
w J. Hillman of Florida. an
nounced that Florida desired TO second
The nomination OF Senator Davis, OF
West Virginia, and A. L. Loyey. OF
Utah. seconded the nomination Of
George W. Turner as did George Muir
ply. OF Alaska
w. c Rogers. Of the Indian terri
tory. chief Of the Cherokee tribes. a
full-blooded Indian, seconded the nom
nation Of j. p Williams. OF Illinois.
AZ this point Senator Culberson. OF
Texas moved recess until $50. The
motion was seconded and carried
Night Session.
II was 1880 o'clock Sunday morning
when the nomination for vice presi-
dent was finally made. Ex-senator
Henry G. Davis, OF West Virginia. was
nominated by reclamation just after
the first ballot was finished His op-
ponents were Congressman J. Il Will
Jams OF Illinois. George W. Turner OF
Washington and William A. Harris OF
Kansas
The first ballet showed 654 votes for
Davis. or ID less than the necessary
two-thirds. Before another ballot
could be taken Davis was declared the
nominee by acclamation
The other candidates received The
followinSvotes: Williams. 1875. Turner.
100, Harris, s.
The convention adjourned sine de at
l:3O O'Clock Sunday morning after
passing the usual vote OF thanks 70 the
city OF ST. Louis. he presiding officers
of the convention and others Champ
Clark and J S. Williams were made
chairmen. respectively, OF the commit
tees to notify Parker and Davis OF their
nominations
II was announced that the new ma
tional committee would hold its first
meeting in New York
The vice presidential candidate Is 81
years old and has a fortune esti-
mated at s2oOOO.OOo, made largely in
the coal and oil fields OF West Virginia.
He is the father-in-law Of Stephen 3
Elkins, his republican successor in the
United States senate. and is a cousin
OF Senator Arthur p German. of Mary
land
Where the Hitch Came In.
The cause Of the hitch IN The after
noon and evening sessions was the
receipt Of the following from Judge
Parks
Hon W F. Sheehan. Hotel Jeffer-
son, ST. Louis regard the gold stand
ard as firmly and irrevocably estab-
lished, and shall act accordingly il the
action OF the convention OF to-day shall
be ratified by the people As the plat
form is silent on the subject my views
should be made known TO the conyen-
tion, and. II il Is found 10 be unsat-
isfactory 20 the majority. request you
10 decline the nomination for me az
once, so that another may be nominal
cd before adjournment
tSignedJ A. b. PARKER
The telegram caused a great deal OF
comment and threatened. for a time
to undo the work OF the convention.
Il was finally decided 10 send the fol-
lowing response 10 the Telegram.
though not until considerable oppose
ton. largely from Mr. Bryan and his
adherents had been swept aside:
The platform adopted by this con-
vention is silent on the question OF the
standard bureau ii IS not re-
garded by us as a possible issue i'm this
and only campaign issues
we're mentioned n the platform.
Therefore there is nothing in the views
expressed by YOU in the telegram just
which would preclude a man
entertaining them from accepting
nomination ON said platform
The vote on sendil he proposed re-
ply to Judge Parker was Ares. 77i;
noes. 19l