The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-10

Governor Nardaman of Mississippi
speak. but Governor Vardaman could
not make out the handwriting and
gave the message TO Senator Tillman.
who was also puzzled over the writing.
Il want to say" said Mr.. Williams.
that Egyptian hieroglyphics have long
since passed away. and nothing since
then has been so bad as my handwrit-
ing AS soon as Senator Tillman can
make 1t out. he viii read It."
Senator Tiilman took the telegram
and said:
Il want to ask the audience to stop
their conversation and buzzing. Last
March ! had throat trouble. and the
doctors gashed and slashed the inside OF
my throat so that my serenade and
nightingale throat as / call IL. is not
as strong as it was.
John Sharp Williams here handed SEN
ator Tillman typewriter copy and the
| South Carolinian caused laugh b. say
ing: For which thank Almighty God.
Richardson Claims Floor
After the reading of the reply. Judge
Richardson. OF Alabama. jumped to his
feet and asked recognition OF the chair.
He said:
II want to discuss Judge PaIker's
message"
The chair said that ne recognized SEN
ator Tillman for the purpose. and would
honor the gentleman from Alabama lat
er
Tillman Speaks Strongly.
Senator Tillman spoke rs follows:
During the long nights we nave wres-
tied and struggled In the committee on
resolutions. l know with whaI travail
and anger our platform was drawn -.
| We had to give and take for we were
men of advanced views Al times il
seemed a hopeless task. but We sue
ceeded In writing d platform that We
all could agree upon. General Grant
once said that Democrats could always
be depended upon. In times when Re
publicans faced defeat. 10 commit some
blunder that would make it possible for
the Republicans To remain in power.
Tonight when l first read that tele-
gram. l swore by the Almighty that
for one would not endure the insult. az
L then took IL TO be.
u asked conference. and several OF
us retired and took the matter up and
It was decided the proper. sane. safe. and
probably the only way to escape grave
danger TO the party was TO take this
course; that is. TO explain and refer the
matter TO you.
Not Intended as Dictation
THE air is full OF angry discussion
\ ana you may not be ready 10 accept the
Tremedy We suggest at this time.
Judge Parkers act, Mr.. Williams
thinks, was inJudicious, and I think II
entirely unnecessary And while Mr..
Williams says il is over-sensitiveness,
am inclined 10 take this view. thought
at first that * might be an attemp, by
one man TO dictate to a convention,
similar to that of four years ago.
Il believe now. however. that 1t is
because OF the criticism in the press
and public clamor and kilograms sent
to him to know where he stands on the
monetary question that ne sent it here
so that this convention might choose
another candidate II his position was
not satisfactory 10 the convention
Ex-senator Pettigrew of North Da-
J kota interrupted and said: rs il not
a fact that in the committee on reso-
lutions ex-senator Hill was asked II
he knew what Judge Parktr's views
were and he replied that he did not
know
Senator Tillman. replying, said: Il
can only say that in the resolutions
committee there was not a man who
did not know where Judge Parker
stood
His remarks were punctuated by up
roarious applause.
Then came an interruption. The gal
leries went wild.
Bryan Enters the Hall.
1t was Bryan. Everybody stood up
When the peerless leader was seen
, making his way 10 the Nebraska dele
cation. delegates shouted and wave
/
Its all up" cried some OF the dele
gates az they saw Bryan. 'He has not
been out Of his sick bed more than ten
minutes" said one. This makes him a
hero"
The cheering and disorder following
Bryan's arrival continued for five min
utes. Then Chairman Clark announced
| that the galleries would be cleared II
there were any more interruptions.
| Senator Tillman continued: "On the
committee. although there was no vote,
} there was not man who did not know
or believe that Parker is gold stand
r ! ard man..
Police Eject Spectator.
Look out" shouted man In stem
torian tone. from the gallery.
You look out. or you viii go out, :"
was Senator Tillman's loudly applauded
repartee.
Put him out" shouted the dele
gates.
The police made a rush, the offender
! wenS out and horrible example was es-
tatlished- A delegate demanded that
the galleries be cleared
Chairman Clark order the police to
collar" any man who made a dis
turbance and put him out without FUR
Their orders.
3 This Quilted the galleries momentalily
ard the Senator from South Carolina
continued.
0 Every man on the committee on
resolutions and nine-tenths OF the con-
Ysntion have known or believed Judge
: Parker TO be a gold standard man and
their committee In refusing by an over =
whelming vote of 81 TO Is TO put a gold
plank Ia the platform. This grew out OF
the fact that We recognized existing
! conditions, We recognized the con-
0itiOns
Bryan Explains Case.
William J. Bryan was warmly greeted
when ne advanced 10 the front Of the
platform. He said in part:
~ do not know whether I can be
heard. / have heard tonight that some
/ important action was to be taken here.
and that the question now Is on the