Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-07-14
PARKER AND DAVIS NOMINATED
chosen Stancard.Bearers By the Democratic
National Convention at St. Louis

the shifting, eddying currents of the
Wild unknown. It was leap in the
darkness Of Republican eclipse, and
four years hence will end them vainly
looking for the light. It marks the
place where party, in a years time,
forsook the beaten path end went on
a winding way Of untraveled roads. It
makes the gap between the era Of the
conservative and the radical. It looks
good now because they DO not see
where the old force ends and the new
begins. 5'' ta -e@-
=. $3.50! - -
eve appeal to every Democrat from
everywhere to forget the bitter war
fare of the past; forget the strife and
anger Of the older. other days; abandon
all the grudge and rancor Of party dis
content, and. recalling with ever-in-
creasing pride, the triumphs of our hf-
ty years Of constitutional government
Of liberty and peace-here and now re-
solve to make the future record that re-
splendent reach Of time in which liber-
ty and peace went up and down the ma
tions of the earth, building their king
dom in the hearts of men and gathering
the harvest of genius and toll; in which
reason struck from the hand of force
the sword Of hate and plucked from the
heart of war the germ of greed; in
which conscience smote the thoughts
of wrong and filled the mind with mer-
cy's sweet restraint; in which power
grew in the human brain, but refused
the shelter of glittering crowd; in
which the people of all lands and ton
gues, awakened to hope by the inspira
tion OF our example, followed with the
march Of years the luminous pathway
leading to a destiny beyond the reach
of vision and within the providence Of
God. In this spirit, New York nomi
mates for President of the United States
Alton B. Parker"
Mr.. Littleton's speech dealt at length
with Republican claims, and he grew
eloquent in his peroration in which he
named the New York jurist for the
standard bearer. He was literally ap-
! plauded. -
| The nominations Of both Hearst and
Gray wore we'll received and literally
applauded.
| The Presidential nomination was
made early Saturday morning, and it
was expected that when the convention
reassembled at 2 p. m. the vice-p -presi-
Dental matter would be settled quick
ly and an adjournment reached. But
in the interim telegram had been re-
ceived from Judge Parker that threw
the mass Of delegates into a temporary
state of great excitement The tele-
gram follows:
'.Hon. W. F. Sheehan, Hotel Jefferson,
st. Louis:
II regard the gold standard as firm
ly and irrevocau.y esta pushed, and
shall act accord1ngly If the action OF
the convention of today shall be rati-
fled by the people. AS the platform is
silent on the subject, my view should
be made known to the convention, and
if it is proved TO be unsatisfactory to
the majority. l request you to decline
the nomination for me at once, so that
another may be nominated before ad-
journment. A. B. PARKER
The reading of this message and its
explanation by John Sharp Williams
put the delegates back into a satisfied
state of mind, and the work of the body
was then closed up ana an adjournmen
reached amid much cheering.