The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-14
ENTHUSIASM MANIFESTED
4 New York JurIst Wins the
nation or First Ballot Amid
Enthusiasm-Platform Adopt.
iearst nand Gray

Standardization Adopt.
Hearst nand Gray
,Cus Special.-Judge Alton B.
was nominated for President by
sf,onal Democratic Convention
tllr lay morning at $40, central
On tho first ballot he received
allofs-more than the two-thirds
6aTy to @ choice.
re was rnbounded enthusiasm |
the delegates when the result Of
bta was announced.
I.mocratic National Convention
Eh assembled in St Louis on July
Nas one Of the largest representa-
h dies that ever graced a cOnven-
hall since the beginning Of the re- |
b..
fn Sharp Williams was temporary |
lrlnan. and made vigorous speech.
aigning the Republican position On
questions.
sho committee on permanent Or
bization nominated Champ Clark, OF
nouri. for permanent chairman.
he platform was adopted on Friday
khs, and Parker, Bryan and Gray
rs. each placed in nomination.
ftn following is taken from the
n,in3t!Cn speech Of Mr.. Littleton who
~ hpfDY4
nVenuon:
fr. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
oyention:
1--WE do not expect here that stupid
ace which smells Of chloroform. We
lot wish that unctuous unanimity
hich springs from the uaconficting
notions of a solitary man. We would
al have our harmony in a single har-
I ess. We, too, love the stir of a strenu-
BIS life; but we believe in equal strenu-
nsness for all and special strenuous
less for none. We do not derive our
ower from the seats of the mighty, but
rom the souls Of the humble. We do
bot ask for insane agreement springing
Irom faithless fire; but rather out
sbursts OF dissension issuing from ro-
bust freedom. We are not In executive
ccssion. but rather in the committee OF
&he whole. We were sent here by the
<people to select a candidate. We were
hot sent here by the candidate to notify
the people. Our adversaries, by dwell
ling tenderly on the simplicity OF the Ia
nented Mckinley, managed to endure
8 for three days the strenuosity Of Roose-
welt. BY recounting in affecuonate
terms the achievements Of the one,
/ hey evoked an enthusiasm which they
Immediately credited to the other.
Through tears that were shed for the
noble dead. they saw a larger outline Oh
the living. Driven by lash and lured Dy
luck they called on all the sacred dust
10 KEEP their spirits up. Set to run 1ol
three full days, the pendulum peteree
out, the hands stuck fast, and only
strenuous shake could make the wheels
go round. Spiritless in the sullen task
they worked uphill the grain and gray
ity of the hour. Without the master
whom they had learned to love, they
fingered under the whip Of one whom
they have learned to fear. Stripped
premediatated pomp and shorn o
soothing phrase. the occasion meant M
more or less than an era OF boots an
spurs. Take away the tribute to tn
dead and all that is left is horsema
On the slopes of San Juan. Remove tn
reverend black that tells of a nation
grief. and underneath is khaki un
form. Withhold the record mace
hands and hearts now still, and ail tns
IS left Is usurpation's bold accoun
Pull off the mask that wears the k1no
smile Of peace and see the grim al
firm set teeth Of war. 1t was u
change from sure and certain ways
the shifting, eddying currents OF Il
wild unknown. It was a leap in Il
darkness of Republican eclipse, al
four wears hence will find them vain
looking for the light. 1t marks {
place where a party, In years tin
forsook the beaten path and went
winding way Of untrayeled roads.
makes the gap between the era OF
conservative and the radical 1t 100
good now because they do not
where the old force ends and the n
begins.
1--WE appeal to every Democrat IT.
everywhere to forget the bitter W
fare of the past; forget the strife
: anger Of the older, other days; apane
: all the grudge and rancor OF party
content, and, recalling with ever
creasing pride, the triumphs OF our
ty years of a constitutional governm
Of liberty and peace-here and now
solve to make the future record that
spIcndent reach Of time in which III
ty and peace went up and down the
tions of the earth, building thair X
dom in the hearts Of men and gathe'
the harvest Of genius and toll; IN wi
reason struck from the hand OF L
the sword OF hate and plucked from
heart Of war the germ of greed