The San Francisco call., 1904-07-09

the oVerWorked and underpa1d, the eyes
Of the poor and oppressed are turned
TO US. They ask for a candidate who
is their friend, for a man devoted to
their cause.
The hopes and aspirations OF these
toilers are centered on William X.
Hearst. These millions believe in him
because, for the first time in the his
tory Of America, they have found a
man Of wealth, Of industry and power
who has turned his back upon the
tawdry praise Of the world and pleaded
their cause. They are for him, because
in his great journals, for the first time
in the history OF the world, the cause
Of the weak and depressed has found
voice and tongue.
IF this convention would gain the
votes Of the common people of the
United States, that great class without
whom there never was a Democratic
party, they must name a man who has
fought the battles Of the poor With
such a man the mighty hosts Of work
ers from the fields and prairies. from
the factories and mills, from the rail-
ways and the mines, those who produce
what other men consume. who make
things while exploiters are printing
stocks and bonds, these men under the
banner of true Democracy will bring
US victory that viii be victory in
deed.
1T may be that the hour Of reason
and judgment has passed by, that this
Democratic convention will be unmind-
full to the call Of the humble and the
weak; but the time when the fever Of
commercialism shall have run its
course, when humanity and justice
shall once more control the minds Of
men, this great party will come back
from the golden idols and the tempting
heshpots and once more battle for the
rights Of man"
Darrow concluded at 12:1s O'Clock.
PAYS TRIBUTE TO PARKER.
Indiana was called next, and John w.
Kern responded TO second the nomina-
ton Of Judge Parker Kern said in
part:
When our candidate takes posses
sion Of the White House on March 4
how comforting and reassuring to the
American people to have even a brief
period Of silence after the never-ending
SALtdlll5 u ld4h pOuIGu lnOSe pre-
cincts during the past three years-taIk
Of war. talk Of wildcats. talk of bear
fights, OF fencing. of boating, Of ath-
letic contests, OF babies; after all the
startling performances of the present
executive, from Panama diplomacy.
from breakfast table chats with the
colored man and brother. How blissful;
oh, how restful and reposeful will be
the silence-at least the comparative ST.
lence which will surely come!
The candidate soon to be named by
this convention is able. honest, fear
less. a friend of the people, a foe of
lawless monopoly, an upholder of the
constitution, a defender of the princi-
pies Of Jefferson, a thoroughbred Dem
ocrat and a never-failing winner. His
name is already upon your lips. You
are only awaiting the opportunity to
nominate him-Alton Brook Parker of
New York"
DISTURBANCE is STARTED.
At 1928 a. m. Kern concluded and
the State OF Iowa was called. A dele
gate sprang to his chair and declared
a second to Hearst. But Sam Wright
Of Upton. Iowa, mounted his chair and
shouted:
"On behalf Of the unbought. unpur-
chasable delegates of Iowa"
At this point rush was made for
Wright By some Of his colleagues in
the delegation. 1t became evident at
once that trouble was on. Wright
sprang forward on the chairs to get
out Of the reach Of his antagonists. An
Arkansas delegate across the aisle
reached out his hand and motioned
him in. The convention was thrown
into an uproar. One Of the Hearst
Iowa delegates rushed forward to the
platform. He was at once followed by
Wright between two men. There was
a whispered conference with Chairman
Bailey, and Wright secured recogni-
ton.
He thundered forth, Gentlemen of
the conventional am proud of the fact
that the great party to which belong
ordinarily believes in free speech"
This struck the convention and
Wright was accorded attention.
"On behalf of that section of Iowa
which sends Democrats to Congress-.
on behalf Of Iowa Democrats who did
not receive their political education
from Coins financial school, 1 second
the nomination Of Judge Parker Of
New York"
Wright at once left the platform
amid great applause and confusion.
He proceeded down the aisle to his
seat. His colleagues, however, refused
to allow him to take his seat. He was
called many hard names and finally
had to be protected by an officer and
was given seat by the Georgia dele
cation. The incident was one of the
liVeliest of the session and for a mo-
ment promised to become sensational.
DENIES RECEIVING MONEY.
Chairman Weave of the Iowa dele
cation loudly demanded a hearing but
was not recognized. He asserted that
his colleagues wished to remove Wright
as the honorary vice president of the
convention from Iowa. Then Chair
man Bailey took a hand.
Rapping his desk he secured order
and said:
In the confusion the chair was nm
able TO recognize the gentleman who