The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-09
ILL NIGHT NOMINATING Democratic Convention in Continuous Session from Early Last Evening
 Until Late This
 Morning,
STILL AT IT AT 400 \. M.
PARKER FIRST MAN PLACED
 IN NOMINATION.

 Hearst, Miles, Senator CockrelI and Richard OIney Named in Turn-Parlx- CT States Parade Through the Hall When His Name is Put Forth--A Scene of Tremendous Confusion-Two Girls in White Spring in Front of platform and Lead the Cheering Bryan Attempts to Stampede the Convention Late This Morning.
 St. Louis, July s.At o'clock this morning the democratic convention was stilI in session listening to nominating speeches. Parker and Hearst had been nominated and seconded many times, and General Miles, Senator cockrell and Richard olney had also been nominated and seconded, and still the convention was at it.
 There was tremendous crowd pres ent when the convention reconvened at o'clock. The first thing accomplished was the adoption of the platform
 At 3 o'clock williamJ. Bryan began to speak. He was given a tremendous ovation, and 1t looked as if the Nebras- kan was making an effort to stampede the convention.
 St. Louis, July The democratic na- fional convention tonight adopted q platform by a viva voce vote and list ened to nominating speeches for presi- dent. Judge Alton B. Parker was named by Martin W. Iittleton, and William Randolph Hearst by D. M Delmas. Both orators were applauded at length. Anti-Parker delegations at tempted to create enthusiasm for their candidate, but the Parker men remain ed undisturbed and unconcerned. Hearst delegates paraded the hall, but the showing was small in comparison with the Parker procession which pre- ceded 1t.
 Nominating speeches for favorite son candidates and seconding speeches for both Parker and Hearst occupied the convention for several hours. The X convention hall seats about 10,500 per- sons, but from appearances hundreds more had been admitted. The floor and lower and upper galleries contained thousands of sweltering men and Wom- en, oblivious to the fact that the crowd, ed condition of the hall endangered every life.
 The coliseum interior looked like huge basin, with bottom and sides formed by closely packed persons Not an aisle could be seen. They were fill ed by spectators who could find no other place. Outside and in the crowds were the same, except for the fact that those within the hall were satisfied and those without were turbulent.
 As soon as the convention had been called to order Chairman Clark an- nounced that the report of the commit tee on resolutions was ready Senator Daniel read the report as chairman of the committee. The confusion was so great that not a word could be heard ten feet from the platform.
 The great climax of the convention the nomination of candidate for pres ident followed immediately upon the adoption of the platform.
 Chairman Clark proceeded to that or der of business without delay.
 Alabama was called and yielded to New York MT. Littleton's speech i'm mediately pleased his audience and when he concluded pandemonium reigned. Flags waved, banners were hel daloft and great as was the crowd, delegates carrying the standards of the Parker states paraded through the con- vention, pushing, trnpling and fighting all who obstructed their progress.
 The scene was one of tremendous confusion. Then was enacted scene that recalled an incident of the demo- cratic convention in Chicago which nominated William Jennings Bryan eight years ago. Like Minnie Murray, the "Woman in White" who from a gallery over the stage led cheering for Bryan, two girls in white sprang to the front of the platform and waved flow CTS and flags. The women were Misses Adele and EvaIine Haywood, of St. Louis. With renewed outbursts the i'm mense throng cheered them until a pie ture of Judge Parker, on a six by nine foot canvas detracted the thunderous cheering thousands.
 The cheering continued fully twenty five minutes. Even then ten minutes elapsed before the chairman dared to call the next state. Arkansas yielded to Tennessee and Senator Carmack took the platform and seconded the nomina- tion of Judge Parker. There was great confusion during the speech.
 California, Hearst state, was next in order, D. M. Delmas of that state was recognized and there was some cheering as he made his way to the platform but 1t was not prolonged. The hall was bedlam when MT. Del mas concluded