Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-11
ECHOES OF THE
CONVENTION
Returning Delegates Describe
Stirring Scenes In The
Great Hall The Last
Night
BRYAN'S MATCH
LESS EXPRESSIONS
Fnrore Created BY Senator Till
man and Governor Vardc-
mann. The Reason For
Davis

There was excitement in the city
Saturday evening when it began to be
.bruited about that the real reason for
the adjournment OF the afternoon
session Of the democratic convention
was the receipt OF a telegram ty
Carmack that Parker would not iun
unless a financial plank We're in
serted in the platform. Before the
convention gathered in the evening
the leaders had learned thar Carmack
had received no such telegram, nut
they also found that Sheehan had got
a message from Parker. Up to the
time the convention gathered In the
evening, Sheehan had not been found
but in the meantime it began TO be
whispered about in the convention
that Parker had refused to run. A
delegate who passed through the city
this afternoon told The Optic man
that the scenes in the convention
when these evil tidings spread beg.
CARED all description. The delegates
swore and stormed, tore the badges
from their coats and tramped their
state banners under their feet. The
noise was indescribable. Senator
Tiliman. who had been beside him.
self with rage was the first to whom
anything like hearing would be ac.
corded. His first words were cal,
culated to still any audience. II swore
before Almight Cod" he roared. that
! would not brook such an insult.
Grant said that whenever the republi-
cans had got themselves in a position
where defeat seemed certain, the DEM
ocrats might be depended upon To
make some blunder that would ase-
vent their victory. thought the blum.
der had been made but | find have
been to hasty."
Tillman then read the telegram that
had been received by Sheehan in
which Parker asked that his name be
withdrawn II his financial views
were not in accord with the makers
Of the platform.
The returning delegates spoke in
the warmest term of Bryan and his
efforts before the convention. He
gave way on every point for the sake
Df party harmony and even said that
be would support Parker ON gold
plank, II the convention should in
sert one The scene when he enter.
I'd the stormswept hall, Saturday
night, his face drawn with Illness and
white as marble, his voice scarcely
was superb. Such a burst Of
enthusiasm for the fallen leader as
.menared from the hall has rarely |
,ver been heard at convention. AL. |
hough Tillman was speaking. Bryan
vas. forced to the platform and his |
'oice strengthening as he proceeded.
le delivered matchless address,
icoring Parker, but urging harmony. |
ie was cheered 10 the echo when he |
,aid that this disruption could not |
,e laid al his door.
The delegates said that John Sharp
Williams bitter excoriation of Bryan
vas uncalled for and not well re.
eived and Williams appeared TO very
'oor advantage, when Bryan said that
le would withdraw his amendment
nd that he and his delegation would
upport gold plank, Or would sup
'ort Parker on any platform in the
interest OF harmony In the party.
Another magnificent scene was
ghen Tillman and Governor varde-
mann declared In laundering tones In
esponse to suggestion that a gold
lank be inserted, that the conven.
lon had Its platform and II would not
e changed AZ the dictation OF any
nan. That the platform must govern
he man and not the man the plat
,rm. This declaration went through
be weary audience like an electric
brill and the thousands Of throats
oarse from prolonged cheering ana
xcitement, again shook the building.