Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-12
HONE FROM ST. LOUIS.
Attorney Guilfoile Tells About the
DemoCatic Convention.

ATTORNEY Francis p. Guilfoile, who &C
companied the Connecticut delegation
to the democratic convention at st
Louis. arrived home to-day. He is LOUD
In his praises of the convention and It's
work and is enthusiastic over the pros
pect of democracy securing its former
stronghold and of Alton B. Parker
being elected to the presidency. lie
declares that the convention was one
of the greatest ever held.
In regard to the telegram when Far
ker sent to Sheehan, he stated thaC Ii
created big flIrore when the delegates
heard the first rumors of it. A 81 Louls
paper published on Saturday afternoon
a fake dispatch, alleged to have been
sent to Senator Carmack by Judge
Parker, in viii n he gave vent TO MS
gold views. 1t was much stronger
one than the proper one and when the
delegates read it their anger knew no
bounds. The southern men asserted
that they would not be dictated TO ny
Judge Parker; they would stand Tor no
trickery. The excitement was intense.
Their Indignation knew no POUNDS.
I-he Connecticut delegates, when they
| saw the frame Of mind of the southern
DELEGATES, thought it was all up with
4 L IL.
delegates when it was announced tnat
the dispatch in the paper was fake
/ They became somewhat tanner on re-
ceipt of the news. but 1t broke OUT
& afresh when they heard that Parker
j had sent telegram of somewhat tue
! same nature to William Sheehan. IL
/ was only when the leaders of the SOUTH
! ern delegations, such as Congressman
Williams. Senator Bailey, Senator Gar
i mack Senator Tillman and others, SET
4 to work and. took command OF the sltu-
I alton in conjunction with the eastern
i leaders that order was brought IorIn
from the chaos. Then it was fairly
good sailing except that the ship was
& blocked temporarily by William Jen-
I ninos BRYAN. who made three speeches.
T against sending any telegram in reply
! to Judge Parker. The third time he
! ATTEMPTED to speak he had to des1st on
/ account of the uproar. The solid south
was held together by the masterful
/ leadership of John Sharpe Williams,
4 Senators Bailey, Tillman, Carmack anu
others, and Bryan had to submit to>1n-
! evitable defeat
Attorney Guilfoile stated that tne
II scene in the convention on SatuIday
4 night is one that will long be remem-
& enough to be there. He states that
# Bryan received great ovat1ons Wnen-
ever he spoke before the convention,
but he could not get the votes. In his
opinion John Sharp Williams is much
brainier and more clever man than the
twice defeated democratic candidate
for president. He is great tactic1an.
The most magnificent scene of the
1 ronvention was when Senator Cockrell
4 was nominated for president Flags
had been passed around to all present
land the mammoth Coliseum was soon
mass of seething American hags. It
was a grand spectacle.
Before the delegates left st Louis
they had grown enthusiastic over the
firm and manly stand taken by Judge
Parker. From being indignant they
had become pleased and delighted, ana
they left for home confident that sue
cess will perch on the democratic pan
ner in the coming presidential contest.
MANY delegates brought home souve-
Mrs from st Louis in the shape OF
colds. The convention hall was a fur-
mace. 1t was crowded to the danger
noint Tt had a seating capacity OF
10000, but $4,000 We're allowed IN IT,
The ST Louis doorkeepers had pass
word by which their friends could get
abundance. The password did not
work with former Sheriff Mcdonald
of this city, who was wise to the game
The delegates were almost roasted.
Several of them became seriously SICK,
among them Bryan.
The Connecticut delegation had tine
"trip to st Louis, enjoyed good hotel ac-
conmodations and We're royalty enter.
tanned at the Connecticut building at
the exposition on Tuesday by Commits
sioner Belts. "A number of them, in
Guiding former Sheriff Mcdonald and
Hubert Rigney of this city, left for
home Saturday night and thus missed
the most interesting session OF the
convention.
Attorney Guilfoile came home by the
way of Chicago, where he spent a
short time with his brother Louis.