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other Tammany msn had departed for
their homes early IN the day, but werc
switched back when they reached Indian
apols, where they learned Of Judge Par
ker's telegram.
The meeting Of Judge Psrker's friends
In the New York delegation's room did not
break up until o:20, and II was then decided
to request the convention TO send the fol-
lowing telegram TO Judge Parker
The platform adopted by this convention
IL silent upon the question Of the monetary
| standard. because IL is not regarded by us
a. possible issue In this campaign, and
only campaign issues are mentioned in tho
platform. Therefore. there s nothing In
the views expressed By you In the telegram
just received which would preclude q man
entertaining them from accepting nomi-
nation on said platform.
Then all Of the New Yorkers and all tho
others repaired to the convention hall,
save Mr.. Hill. He went to his own room
In the Southern Hotel and remained there.
Bryan had been Ill all day at the jefferson
Hotel. His friends said that he had a touch
of pneumonia. He learned OF Judge Par
ker's telegram to Mr.. Sheehan at six O'Clock
Saturday evening.
| Immediately after Mr.. Sheehan and the
others who had participated In the con-
ference in the rooms OF the New York dele
cation were In their seats In the convention,
Representative John Sharp Williams, who
had been temporary chairman Of the con-
vention, strode upon the platform and read
Judge Parker's telegram TO Mr.. 6heehsn.
without further ado, Representative VIII
liams asked the permission OF the oon-
yention to send the telegram which had been
| got up at the conference Of Judge Parker's
| friends In the rooms Of the New York State
delegation.
Just at that moment Bryan appeared in
the convention. He was greeted with q
great outburst OF applause. When Mr..
| Williams finished reading Judge Parker's
i telegram to Mr.. Sheehan and the telegram
which he asked the convention to send in
reply to Judge Parker. Bryan elbowed his
way through the choked aisles and mounted
the platform. He started right In 10 oppose
the sending OF the telegram. He declared
that Judge Parker had been asked for his
views on the great questions OF the day for
number Of months, but that Judge Parker
had retained his sphinxlike silence. Bryan
went on to declare that Judge Parker
would have adopted far manlier
course il he had given expression to
his sentiments on the money question
before the convention had assembled.
Bryan had been reminded. he said, In
the committee on platform that the Al
bany State convention. which had instru cted
for Parker. had failed to make any mention
of the money question. and Bryan had told
his friends in the committee that .the
Albany State convention. which instructe
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getting purposes. and not for election day
purposes Bryan went on to say In his
speech In opposing the sending of the tele-
gram to Judge Parker that II the convention
voted to send the telegram he would insist
upon tacking to it all OF the amendments
on the money question which he had sub
mitted to the committee on platform.
but which had been withdrawn by him IN
the interest OF harmony and In the desire
that all should agree upon . platform which
would he acceptable to all Democrats.
Bryan next declared that he had been
tricked by the committee on platform
for the reason that when the platform
was completed and submitted to him he
observed in the last paragraph line reading
"Disregarding past differences on questions
no longer in ISSUE and whom Bryan said
he objected to those words the committee
promised him that they should be stricken
out.
"They have not been stricken out cried
Bryan; they did not keep their promise.
and those words are an inferential gold
plank
Bryan next criticised the veracity OF Mr..
Hill who had told him in the committee on
platform: Il do not know Judge Parker's
views on the money question
Senator Carmack and Senator Tillman
spoke after Bryan, and Senator Carmack
charged that Bryan In the committee on
platform had said that Judge Parker would
be a platform in himself Bryan inter-
rupted Carmack to say that he had never
made such a remark. Carmack then con-
tinued his speech, insisting that the telegram
to Judge Parker should be sent, and Senator
Tillman, who had been greatly excited a
few hours before. even to the extent OF be-
lieving that Judge Parker would be COM
PEELED to retire as the conventions can
didate for President, supported Senator
Carmack and chided Bryan for his efforts to
disorganize and disharmopize. Repre-
sentative John Sharp Williams then spoke
again and made q personal attack on Bryan
He charged that Bryan could not see that
the silver issue was dead and that his atti-
tude of opposition to sending the telegram
to Judge Parker meant that Bryan was in
for mischief and nothing more. Represen-
tative Williams challenged Bryan and the
convention to say IL the silver issue was
an issue in this campaign. Not q word
came from delegate In the convention or
from visitor in the gallery. and Bryan,
sitting within few feet Of Williams on the
platform, remained dumb.
When Williams finished he moved the
previous question. Bryan was on his feet
in an instant and strode to the front OF the
platform beside williams. He waved
sheet Of yellow paper on which he had
hastily written the amendments which he
had decided to ask the convention to add
TO the telegram to be sent to Judge Parker.
Instantly the convention was in an uproar,
and Bryan was hooted and hissed. There
were loud and repeated calls for Question:
Question! Question: Bryan saw that the
convention was tired Of him: in fact. was
arrayed against him. 1t was the first time
he or his name had been hissed and hooted
In O Democratic national convention. He