Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-07-16
1.-THE GREAT CONVENTioF.
NEWLANDS TELLS OF HIS IMPRESS
sIONs AND EXPERIENCES.
How the Parker Telegram Was at


Senator Newlands returned yestar- |
day morning from the st. Louis con- /
vention and was accompanied by Mrs. .
Newlands. Beyond being troubled ,
somewhat with a cold, the Senator
seems none the worse for his thirty
hour sitting on the platform committee I.
of the most exciting ard interesting /!
convention ever held
In compliance with a request for
an interview on his experiences and
Impressions, Mr.. Newlands dictated
the following to the Journal:
ION arriving at s. Louis said Mr.. !
Newlands, We were met by the sad
news Of Joe Ryan's death. We were ,
much depressed an, e gloom did nCt
lift itself during our entire stay. Me-
ada has met wi h a great loss in Mr..
Ryans death. He was one of our
most highm lded and public spirited
citizens. courageous and generous TO
fault no more disinterestd DemoccG-
lived than he was, in all his political
activity he never had a thoueht OF
himself
THE convention was even more ~.
citing than the famous one of SO. It
was made all the more interesting ~
the courageous struggle Of Mr.. Bryan
Whilst the majority of the convention
thing to do, think every delegate left
with higher respect fer the man. The
convention was at least two-thirds com
posed of bi-metallfsts, who were with
us in '96 and 1900. and who still be-
lieve in silver, but who felt that the
largely increased production of gold
had satisfied the money famin and re-
tired the issue for the present until
the diminished production of gold or
the increased demand for money
should again make it a pressing issue
They were unwilling to make any dec
laration in contradiction Of their prjn
ciples, but they were willing to remain
silent CT the money question, hoping
to unite the party on other and more
pressing issues. Tvey felt that sue
cess in New York was essential and
they were therefore willing to take
New York's candidate provided he
were loyal Democrat. The DemOc-
racy of New York City. representing
Wall Street. were for Grover Cleveland
the wrecker OF our party. The up-
State Democrats We're for Parker, who
supported Bryan in '9G and 1900 by
his vote and contributions.
The Democracy Of the country took
the latter and assuming that New
York candidate was necessary in C
der to win, l am sure their judgment
was good, for / have made careful ell
quiry and ! find that in a long ami
distinguished public career, he was 50
conducted himself as to win the favor
able opinion of all New Workers as To
his character, ability and probity
His telegram to the convention was
like a bombshel and was at first
thought to be an attempt to dictate
the platform, but the convention woult
have adjourned sine die before it wou:t
have committed itself to the gold stand
ard 1t had declared itself most en-
phatically against Hills mild golt
standard plank and was in no humo
to reverse itself But when it was .ex
planned that Judge Parker had no
attempted to write platform, but hat
simply stated what his individual
views were regarding the gold stand
ard and what his individual action
would be regarding it, the convention
simply replied that the money planl
was purposely left out and that n
was at liberty to hold his own view
regarding it.
81 am inclined to think that if MI
Bryan had shared in the conferen;,
of the Committee on Resolutions O
this telegram he would have come :
the same conclusion. l wanted to COZ
fer with him, but was told by men
Der of his delegation that he was Sc
iously i'll. That the doctors had give
orders not to disturb him and ! fearc
that the effort would be at the ris
OF his life.
But after the committee had d.
termined upon the reply and whilst
was being consider in the cOnve
ton, Mr.. Bryan appeared and for tn
first time was drfted into the cons
Grafton of the matter. 1t was very ma
ural for him in the indignation of IL
moment to receive the impression tn;
it was trick or an attempt to bulldos
and he used some expressions that i
dictated that he regarded it as an q
tempt to write a gold standard plan