Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-07-11
DEMOCRATS UNABLE TO DE.
eide ON PARKER'S RUN
MING MAJ

South Carolina. IS. Tennessee. 81:
Texas. SO: Elah. e: Vermont. &. Vir.
gina. "a. West Virginia. 10: Alaska.
( g, District OF Columbia. G. indian Ter.
ritory. :. oklahoma. > Porto Rico. 2.
California. 20: Colorado.
.. Florida. 4 Idaho. d. Illinois. 81.
Iowa, 20; Kansas. 10: Maine. l. Min
nesota, .; Nebraska. 4; Nevada, 6.
/ Oregon. .; Rhode Island 6; Washing
ton. 10; West Virginia. 2. Wyoming
6. Arizona, g. Hawaii. 6; Indian Ter
ritOry, l. New Mexico. 6 Oklahoma.
2; Porto Rico, / ; Eouth Dakota, $.
Kansas. ! Minnesota.
l.: Missouri. 80; Nebraska, 4
OLNEY-Maine. 4; Massachusetts.
32; Nebraska, L. Oklahoma, /.
GRAY-Delaware 6: Minnesota, /
Nebraska, /.
WALL-Nebraska /; Wisconsin, 2G
North Dakota gave John Sharpe
Williams s: Colorado gave McClel-
Ian / Nebraska gave Pattison 4
Minnesota gave Towne .: Kansas gave
General Miles . Nebraska gave Miles
/; Oregon gave Mcclellan and Color
L; West Virginia gave German ?;
oklahoma gave Mcclellan l.
The first ballot resulted: Parker,
G5S; Hearst. 200; Cockrell. 49, Wells.
%; Olney. 81: Mcclellan. 3; Miles, 3;
Gray. s; Williams, s; Towne. >; Col
Ter, /.
Before this could be announced,
Governor Dockery of Missouri with
drew Cockrells name and moved that
Parkers nomination be made unani-
nous. This was done; a motion to ad-
iourn carried. and eleven thousand
people made break for the exits.
ST. LOUIS, July 9,-Bryan slept all
the morning He left the convention
just before Parker's nomination was
made unanimous. On his way to his
room he was grabbed by the cores
pondents. Il have nothing to say
he said, except that ! will support
any candidate nominated on the plat.
form we have made. | have not slept
for thirty hours, boys he said, 80
good night. or good morning"
Bryans impassioned talk, which was
finished shortly after. daylight, is far
away the big event OF the convention.
His hits were many and bitter. Il
have come to ask nothing" he said.
pointing to Mr. Hill Nebraska asks
nothing but to fight the battles Of
Democracy" At the end of his speech
he was utterly exhausted, reeled at
times and painted for breath For six
teen hours he had fought a battle
with the committee ON resolutions and
had won. He had almost reached the
limit of his physical endurance. At
the close of his speech he said he APP
proved the nomination of Hearst, de-
clared that Olney or Wall or Pattisnn
would be also acceptable, and then
threw thundeTbolt into the conyeu-
tion by the words, II come however.
TO second the nomination OF Senator
Cockrol of Missouri"
o
ESOPUS, n, Y, July 9.-Judge Par
kcr received the news Of his nomina.
tion at ESQ from a reporter. who
found the judge clambering out Of the
water after a morning swim in the
Hudson. Hearing the news, Parkers
face broke into a CHEEKY smile. He
said later: Il shall say nothing about
the nomination until ! am formally
notified"
BuZZARD'S BAY, July 9.-Grover
Cleveland said: with the nomina-
ton of Judge Parker ! am gratlfled."
ST. LOUIS. July 9-Telegrams from
Cockrell and Hearst expressing thanks
and endorsement of Parker were read.
B.
NEW YORK. July 9.-Mayor Geo.
B. Mcclellan. himself a candidate for
the presidency. sent the following
telegram of congratulation to Judge
Parker this morning IAN Democrats
will work enthusiastically for the cleo
tion OF the candidate in whom they
have such perfect confidence Accept
my sincere and hearty congratula-
tions"
MILWAUKEE, July Edward C.
Wall telegraphed congratulations to
Judge Parker, saying: mo one will
strive harder for your election than
l. There is a reasonable prospect of
your receiving Wlsconsin's vote"
WARRENSBURG Mo. July o
Senator Cockrell said; Judge Par
lter is lovable and affable man. His
nomination is the best that could be
done under the circumstances" The
senator wired Judge Parker: Il ten.
der you my sincere congratulations.