Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-07-14
PARKER and DAVIS
Nominated for President and Vice.PreSi.
dent By National Convention.
JUDGE PARKER DECLARES FOR GOLD.
Sends a Message Notifying the St. Louis Con-
ventiou Of Ills Views on That Subject
Causes Tremendous Political Sensation
Convention Adopts a Sympathetic Reply By
An Overwhelming Vote.

An Overwhelming Vote.
St. Louis, (SpeciaD.-One OF tho
greatest sensations i'll American po-
litical history was created here late
Saturday afternoon by the reception
from Judge Alton Brooks Parker.
whom the Democratic National Con-
vention nominated for the Presidency
at 5.45 o'clock Saturday morning, OF
the following telegram:
81 regard the gold standard as firm
" and irrcvocably established and
shall act accordingly if the action OF
the convention today shall be ratified
by the people. As the platform is
silent on the subject my views should
be made known to the convention,
and il they arc proved to be unsatls-
factory to the majority | request you
to decline the nomination tor me at
once, so that another may be nom
mated before adjournment
When the telegram came hurried
conference, OF tho leaders were held
The following message, to Judge
Parker, was framed:
The platform adopted by this con-
vcn.ion is silent on the question OF
the monetary standard, because 1t IS
not regarded by us a possible issue
in i is campaign. and only campaign
issues we're mentioned in the plat
form. Therefore. there is nothing in
the views expressed by you in the
telegram Just received which would
preclude a man entertaining them
from accepting nomination on SAID
platform.
When the convention met at night
Judge Parkcr's telegram was read
from the platform by Gov. !. X. Var
daman. oi Mississippi, to whom 1t
was handed for the purpose by lohn
Sharp Williams. 1t was addressed to
". L. Shcchar, former Lieutenant
Governor OF New York, Judge Park
er's personal representative at st.
Louis The proposed reply was read
by Senator Iillman
Debate began at once. William J.
BRYAN, who bad been stricken With
what was considered light attack "i
pneumonia i'll tho afternoon, rose from
his sickbcd and entered the convcn-
ton hall. He made a speech To the
delegates, urging that II the question
was brought up again II should be
fully gone into # the convention
thought the gold standard was right,
he said, is should adopt a gold plnn%,
and he would not speak on the prOpO-
a;,u ";.;, ~ ,hn,,nh hc ,rou,d vote apainst
::'''o''' ''''"''' "
"r, ,ah,,o continued Senator's
D,,,;o, ,"o 1lr|,S Earr,;cl and nthcrs spcak-
Dd'''''' :. N"' ''''NN "''
my Gi,h, c,,r, Williams made 4 hot
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ivp'y &, - f.; :. = ,nrn,cy,,t;"n "', Nr Brvan
spI'c .t ~ l.s pn,, p,an ~ ,he rnnvrut;on
was ''c wy ro",;rr ,,,", ,,rnrnv
VIZ was ~ - '''T i,Jnc p,rEcr was
~. ~ 10y cnnvrn,;on NV ! vote
"i'pt," "S N'' N''''
11,,o convention having held an all
.:h. ~ .';an Nn'', ,hn nioht before had
n.S.'t SiIod y N Saturday 10
,n,,,;n,te candidate for the Vice
nr,lli',".r n;I,, h"t '.'u'di adiorrned nn,, 20
,hat 10 Io,dcrs might discuss the
80 .;i.h;,;t,. ;nI af 10 variors candidates,
q. '.," - ,Lo I,tter hour and cx-
= ll,c. a. 11o.r r. Da,;s of West
Sc1,a.o,s S1.: Cnrae tCto'ra Trrrer of Wash
:Hn ns,.,'Sc c,oto and William A Harris,
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n. WllM"'"S, - ennnrd r', ,,arn
'loi',I,".',i, .i,;o ,;ro h;n,s of the Parker
, Apon. 'h,s ho,a ',,'t - '', r;rrr,a,c and this
.eles' "''' oi, ".S".' so,sat;on that a re-
created SUI ,,ton Mnt;l 3 10 o'clock to
cess WAS s.,,,;,,, ,"ne, "',' for Conferences
give a'. "ppIL, J"''! material m for ,he
VI. IN p;,invr" .o,',in,' NY Nr."rS w Shcchan and
I,.,i Hlce-l rtN'.'mvy c ;n,l;rcd toward thc
ll,ll at III =, VIZ Iudon imd,nn Harmon
sele'.,o" oa ;1y"at sGbt ~ Ohio be.
out INC LAY f]n;onds ] IS Harmon and
.mccn ,'I Iai'r Mel c,n was con.
tnose o' lol,, Iront ~. an NV nh't,cIe Sen.
ue'cp .G s.,s oslcd IN take thc
ator Da,.c' ,,a WIS ,,as rn1rc,,nt 10 dc
ho'',,.'h, .'In.o !. co,Ld ho demonstrated
SO uhle'S ~ ,d;da.o Cda.o would he NOR,
that no '''''''''"'e "''N
a'a''"o'e e.. ,,,,,. for .ho pros;
dency, early Saturday morning. Judge
Parker received . o3n no'ss "su .1at ,it'i s., -
200 oca''CIN's NostS WY p",t;.on 1".t ~
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