The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-07-15
PARKER And DAVIS
Is National Ticket Named by Demo-
Gratis at Convention i'm St. Louis.
Both Selected on First Ballot.


mated about fifteen minutes to six
o'clock Saturday morning for presi-
dent of the United States by the der-
ocratic national convention. But one
roll call was necessary, and so de-
cisive was the result that contrary
states began to call for recognition
and the ballot finally resulted in an
unanimous vote for the New York
statesman.
The scene was dramatic in the eX-
treme. Darkness had witnessed the
gathering of the democratic hosts
while broad daylight and the sun hail
ing the electric light witnessed the
close. The convention was in session
from eight O'Clock Friday night until
nearly six Saturday morning. In that
time eight names were presented to
the convention nominating and second
ing speeches innumerable were made
and as dawn appeared it became nee
essary 20 limit the seconding speeches
to four minutes each.
An extension was made in the case
of William Jennings Bryan, who, in
one of the most dramatic situations
ever witnessed in political gathering
addressed the convention and conclud-
ed by seconding the nomination Of
Senator Francis NJ. Cockrell, the ia
vorite son candidate from Missouri
Mr.. Bryan received the third great oya-
tion accorded during the convention.
His speech was an impasSioned APP
peal to the delegates to give the party
a candidate who had voted the demo
cratic ticket in 1896 and 1900. He
spoke on behalf of the Nebraska dele
CATION which, he said, had no candi-
date TO present or favor to ask, but
wanted a candidate whose nomination
would not prove a triumph for one fac
ton over another. He suggested Mr..
Hearst if the convention thought best,
then former Governor Pattison, Of
Pennsylvania and finally created a
surprise in the convention by declaring
for Senator Cockrell.
The delegates already weary by rea-
son of The task of the tedious and try
ing session, exhausted in their labOrs
and the guise of a nomination for the
presidency which the senator's friends
knew TO be beyond his reach, INDUCED
in a demonstration, continuing about
half an hour. Nearly every delegate
and spectator in the galleries or on
the floor had been provided with a flag
and the scene was far the most i'm
pressive of all ovations given during
the session
The thousands cheering their ia
vorite sons had apparently converted
Mr.. Bryan to the belief that Senator
Cockrell's chances of nomination were
greater than other favorite son candi-
dates.
The Nebraskan gained recognition
soon after the Cockrell demonstration
and in a speech directed undoubtedly
in an effort to defeat Parker made his
electrifying plea for the anti-Parker
forces to rally. He was given the clos
est attention
The great convention which the po-
lice and sergeant-atarms were power
less to control listened as though ev-
cry word were a personal message to
each person, as if a hypnotic spell ha1
been cast over the throng. But when
it was all over the Parker forces hal
not been shaken.
The ballot for president gave Parker
65S votes out of the 667 needed TO
nominate and before the result could
be announced Idaho Nevada, Wash /,
ington and others made changes to the
Parker column. Governor Dockery, OF
Missouri, moved TO make the nomina-
ton unanimous and it carried amidst
Increasing cheers. The result of the
ballot was never announced officially,
and it is not likely that 1t ever will
be.
Alabama yielded to New York, and
Judge parker's name was the first pre-
scented TO the convention. After that
Hearst, Gray, Cockrell, Wall, Williams,
Olney and Miles were named in
speeches which took nearly the entire
night. In the end all the claims of
the Parker forces were proved accu-
rate. Parker had with few votes
enough to nominate, and these were
The speeches which had
been cheered so long and loudly had /
neither made nor lost vote. The I
Parker forces. under perfect organiza- /