The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-07-16

Deleved that the financial question had
been fought to q conclusion in the Com
mittee OH Resolutions, and that with
the defeat of the gold plank in the plat
form a satisfactory compromise had
been effected. The delegates were.
therefore. unprepared for the Parker
dispatch and a fear arose that Senator
Hill might attempt to secure the adop-
ton of the gold plank.
Hard to Get Convention in Order.
At 2:4S p. m. Chairman Clark began
his effort to call the Convention to
order. After the opening order of bust.
ness was transacted, motion for two
hours recess was made amid q storm
of protests aud carried.
1t was 5:37 when the Chairman's
gavel again fell. After limiting the
time for speech-making, nominations
for President were in order, but so
disturbed was the big gathering over
the news from Esopus that the orators
talked mostly to the galleries.
First Rumble of Storm.
At o'clock there We're signs to the
initiated that the storm was breaking
when Senator South of Arkansas broke
in ON the roll call with motion, that in
view of the rumors that were disturb
ing the Convention, a recess be taken
until o'clock. His motion did not
prevail.
Second Recess Taken.
The Chairman ordered the roll call for
the nominee for Vice President and
Senator Oulberson of Texas arose and in
an excited manner said that "before a
Vice President was nominated, we had
better find out who is to be the candi-
date for President" He moved recess
until $780, The motion was put and
unanimously carried.
Parker Message Read.
At 9:10 the delegates were asked to
be seated and order was demanded. AS
soon as some degree of quiet had been
restored. the Parker telegram was re-
quested of the New York delegation.
and it was sent to the Secretary's desk
addressed to George Fred Williams.
The message was read to the Conven.
ton by John Sharp Williams. who fol.
lowed with speech in which he tried
to allay the excitement among the dele
gates.
Ben Tillman followed with q concilia.
tory address, and just before he sat down,
amid the tense excitement, w. j. Bryan,
who was supposed to be under the care
of his physicians threatened with pneu-
monia. made his appearance.
Question of Manliness.
A tremendous cheer greeted him. He
rose as Tillman concluded and went to
the front of the stage. His face was
pale and drawn with illness. His voice
was weak and hoarse. He spoke with
great effort, but quietly aud with self
control. He declared that the sending
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declaration for the gold standard side,
and that if the Democracy was to adopt
such view it should be honest and say
so frankly. He said that it was manly
thing in Judge Parker to express his
opinions before the Convention ad-
journed. but that it would have been a
manlier one had be said it before the
Convention.
A bitter discussion followed, partici.
pated in by Daniel. Hamlin. Williams,
Bryan aud Carmack, during which
Bryan proposed sending the following
message:
Bryan's Reply.
But as you will. if elected, be
called upon to act upon certain
phases of the money question, we
would like to know whether you ia
vor reducing the volume of silver
dollars or whether you favor an as
set currency and branch National
Banks, and also whether you prefer
Dduh CukAcuCy W
States notes."
For offering this reply John Sharp
Williams made scathing arraignment
of Bryan. denouncing him as disturber
and breeder of discord, to which the
latter made no reply save to withdraw
his proposed reply in the "interest of
harmony"
After brief continuation of the ar
gument roll call was taken on the
motion to send the reply. proposed by
John Sharp Williams. to Judge Parker.
At 1890 o'clock. by vote of TIA to l9l
the motion carried and the following res
ply was senti
The Conventions Answer.
"The platform adopted by this
Convention is silent ON the question
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