The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-14
How Panic Caused by
Parker's Telegram
Was Stopped.
BRYAN A FAVORITE
He Will Support the Ticket and was
Leading Figure at st. Louis. The
Convention Determined to Have
a United Party and All Its Work
Was Toward that Ehd. Vic.
tory in Siqht.

Mr.. Josephus Daniels, who was
unanimously reelected National Com
mitteeman from North Carolina at the
ST. Louis Convention, reached home
yesterday. He was kept SO busy dur
ing the convention that he could not
see the Worlds Fair and remained af
ter adjournment TO see the great
show. Speaking about the conven-
tion and its work last night, Mr.. Dan
ielS said:
From start to finish the conven-
ton proceedings were intensely inter-
csting. There was no pre-arranged
program, no cut and dried arrange
ment, no cabal or coterie in control.
The delegates did the work themselves
in their own way. They went to st.
Louis with but one purpose in view,-
tc restore Democratic harmony with
out party stultification and they sue
eeeded. Success did not come without
travail and clashing OF divergent
opinions At several stages almost
everybody despaired of securing har-
nony, but the result shows that rea-
sonable men who are willing to make
reasonable sacrifices for party unity
can obtain it. From Monday until
Thursday nobody hoped to avert a
bitter fight in the convention on the
platform and it was down on the bills
for a history making debate between
Bailey and Bryan. 1t was in anticipa-
ton of the expected fight that Bailey
declined the permanent chairmanShlp.
That would have been a battle royal,
for Bryan and Bailey are giants in de-
bate, but it would have left scars that
would have been long in healing, and
when it was announced that "the
Platform Committee will make q
unanimous report" the relief was so
great that the convention broke forth
III spontaneous and heartfelt applause.
There was universal rejoicing, for
there wasn't a member of the conven-
tion who did not realize that substan-
tiaI agreement on the platform was es-
sential for the inauguration of a cam
+; ign which would give the Demo-
Gratis a chance to win. The feeling OF
sladness over the agreement OF the
platform committee inspired conf
dence in Democratic victory in No
vember.
Never certainly since the Charleston
Convention. has there been so much
bitterness in a committee as at st.
Louis in the Platform Committee. The
teuperature in the room was some
times hot enough to threaten an ex
pIosion 1t was averted only because,
seeing that success was possible only
by united action, men of divergent
views determined to 'get together
wherever possible, and when not pos
sible upon non-essentials to agree to
disagree.
"It was in that spirit that all refer
ence to the money standard was
omitted from the platform. Mr. Hill
desired gold plank. Mr.. Williams
wished to say that at least for this de-
cdde the money question had been set
tied "by the act OF Cod" Mr.. Carmack
wished to say that the addition of
seven hundred million dollars of gold
money had Justified the Chicago plat
fcrm's declaration for the quantitative
theory; and Mr.. Bryan wished re-
affirmation of the Kansas City plat
form. After struggling sixteen hours,
holding an acrimonious session all
night, upon the suggestion OF Senator
Bailey, all parties agreed to omit any
reference TO the money question. AS
Il matter of fact everybody recognized
that the silver question will not again
enter the domain of politics if the gold
mines continue to increase the stand
ard money of the couRtry as during
the past six or seven years therefore
nobody really made any sacrifice of
convictions when all reference to sill
Yer was omitted from the platform
Nobody knew Judge Parkers opinion,
and as everybody knew that there
could be no silver legislation during
the next four years, his opinion was
not requested. Indeed during the
discussion in the committee, Mr. Bryan
asked Mr.. Hill If Mr.. Parker believed
in the gold standard and Mr.. Hill re-
piled that he did not know, and added
81 have never discussed the matter
with Judge Parker" This should set
at rest the report that Mr. Hill sup
pressed the views of Judge Parker.
"The now celebrated telegram of
Judge Parker, sent after his nomina-
ton, created sensation that cannot
be described or imagined by those not
present 1t almost precipitated a
panic which was averted only by an
adjournment. Is | entered the hall
Saturday afternoon, l met member
of the National COMMITTEES VINO had
been one of the earliest and most act
i've Parker supporters. He was white
as death--white with suppressed rage.
Parker has played hill" he said in a
passion, and took from his pocket a
copy of a telegram which he said Par