New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-10

Nebraska's response was statement that she
waited with interest the choice of New-York
New York requested to be passed
ohio has no candidate was announced
when the Buckeye State was reached.
Tennessee passed the call. H. G. Davis's nom
nation received second from the District OF
Columbia delegation
The first rumble Of the approaching storm
was heard at I O'Clock. Senator South. of Ar
kansas. broke in on the TollcaH with motion
that in view of the Tumors that were disturb
ing the convention. a recess be taken ui''ii o
O'Clock His motion Gid not prevail
The convention was in such uproar pe-
cause of the Parker telegram runors thaI ING
latter part of the roIlcaH for the presentation
of candidates for Vice-President was lnauolpie'
Chairman Clark directed that the roll Dc caI'eu
.or the announcement OF the votes
C1r1.BrRsoN PREcIP1TATEs THE STORM.
Senator Culberson. of Texas. was recognized
and addressing the chair, said:
..TTor reasons which are obvious TO all the dele
gates here, it seems to me that we oush' llo' "
proceed at this time to nominate candidate
for VIce-President, and therefore move that
the convention"-
Here cries Of "why?" "why7" interrupted
Senator Culberson.
mean he said.
Chairman Clark fnterjected Proceed"
And 7 repeat" Senator Culberson continued.
Chat in the present exigencies which confront
the convention il ought not to proceed to the
nomination of a Vice-Presldent."
Right right" greeted the statement
I'VE want to know before a candidate for
Vice President is nominated who is the candi-
date for President" he concluded.
Applause and cries Of approval again Inter
runtad the Senator When he could be heard
again he made a motion for a recess until S3O
o'clock.
The din and excitement increased. and he was
invited both TO Keep on" ard to 'Sit down.
His motion was put by the chairman and. in the
opinion OF most OF the delegates was lost, but
Chairman Clark loudly banged his desk, declared
II carried and quickly LEFT the platform before
the convention recovered from it's anazement-
The confusion before Culberson rose was I'm
tensified greatly when he sat down after inti-
mating that Judge Parker might possibly va
cate the head of the ticket. AS the
recess was announced. the delegates, instead of
leaving the hall, rushed into conference In an
instant there were fully twenty groups in the
hail. in the centre of each of which were two
or three violently excited and gesticulating men.
who discussed the Parker telegram openly. The
police again and again passed along the aisles
endeavoring to clear them. but the delegates re-
fused to move. and the excitement grew rather
than abated.
A dense throng, through which it i'm
possible to pass. gathered in front of the chair
mans desk and strove desperately to learn the
exact import of the message Their efforts were
unavaing The leaders disappeared. and the
session closed with an atmosphere OF tense ex-
pectancy to what would occur when they
reconvened at $50 o'clock.
RUMORs OF TROUBLE DRAW CROWD.
The convention did not go into session prompt
~ at the time appointed, although the greater
number OF delegates and alternates were in
their seats keyed up to high pitch of excite
ment The that there would, in all proba-
bity. be all sorts of political fireworks had
spread rapidly through the city. and the people
began to pour into the building. The crowd, al
though large was nothing compared to the jam
that was allowed to pass into the Coliseum last
night.
1t was reported from the conference at the
Southern Hotel that no word would be forth
coming for an hour, and it was decided to defer
the opening of the session untf something del-
mite was received for the guidance of the chair
man.
In the meantime great excitement prevailed
in and around the hall, and # was eQualled by
the deep perplexity in which many of the dele
gates found themselves. They knew a message
had been received from Judge Parker, but it's
exact contents We're unknown. There were hun
dreds OF versions but none of them was known
TO be accurate. All present looking for a
tempest. but could not make any accurate esti-
mate of its violence.
VARDAMAN FORCES THE ISSUE
At $40 o'clock Chairman Clark rounded Wig
orously with his gavel and asked that the dele
gates be seated and the aisles cleared. He did
not formally call the convention to order but as
soon as some degree OF quiet had been restored
Governor Vardaman OF Mississippi. rose, and
without formal recognition by the chairman,
proceeded to address the convention on the sub
ject of the mysterious telegram. He said that
rumors abroad that a telegram had been
received from Judge Parker, that these reports
had caused some comment and apprehension and
that he would move that the gentleman of the
New-York delegation reported to be the recipient
of the message should send it to the clerks desk
10 be read.
1.-The confusion of the rabble and the mob has
characterized every hour of the convention since
its sitting" declared Governor Vardaman- Let
us find out what this rumor is he concluded,
that has created disorder in this hall. Let the
gentleman from New-York. to whom the tele-
gram is addressed. read it-let it be read. Let
the truth be known and then let us proceed TO
business"
CHAIRMAN PLEADS FOR DELAY.
Chairman Clark replied: ut is moved that
the New-York delegation, or the member OF that
delegation who has the telegram that has been
nruited about this city-if he has such one
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