The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-04
BRYAN WILL NOT
 BOLT THE TICKET Many Opinions Expressed by
 Various Delegates TALK AGAINST CLEVELAND Colonel Hume of Virginia is Especially Bitter Against the Ex-Presldent.
 Record of First Ballots at
 Convention of 1896.
TALK AGAINST CLEVELAND
BY WATTERsoN sTEALEY.

St Louis. July 3.--(Special )-when P. II. McCarren, the Parker leader in Brooklyn was shown MT. Bryans mani festo against the nomination of Parker tonight he smiled grimly and said:
 ''Routl I can hardly think of any rout as big as we have had in the past two Presidential elections. Parker will be nom mated"
 Representative James of Kentucky was among MT. Bryan's callers at the Jeffer- son today You can depend upon one thing" said MT. James, Bryan will not bolt"
 In front of the Jefferson hotel below the huge electric sign anouncing Hearst headquarters" the name of the painter on the lower right hand corner is Zero mark Governor Frazier of Tennessee, who comes to the convention as a specta- tor was around at the Parker headquar- ters tonight.
 The vanguard of the Virginia demo- crats arrived tonight in the person of CoI. Frank Hume, one of the delegates. Talk about nominating Cleveland Is so ridiculous that 1t Is hardly worth dig nifying by speaking of it. said Colonel Hume. "of course Cleveland wants the nomination and there are n rot of people who want him to have it but they are not in sufficient numbers to cause a rip pie in this convention. Like everyone else, Cleveland thinks there is a big chance for us to win this year. and very naturally he would like to get in again and leave the rarty in the same wrecked condition as he did in 1296
 ''Virginia's votes are uninstructed. I" continued Colonel Hume. We are strongly disposed towards German, but his name will not go before the conven- tion at least on the first ballot. I take 1t that he will vote for Parker"
 Delegate Nathan O'Berry of North Carolina says his choice for the demo- cratic presidential nomination IS Grover Cleveland and if the opportunity Is af- fcrded him he will vote TOT the former President "I think he can be elected to O certainty" said MT. Berry, "and that is the kind of man I want to pit against Roosevelt. He can't afford to take any chances There Is too much at stake for not only the demoorat1c party but the country. With Cleveland the nominee we would win hands down The platform should not mention the past; the "isms" should be stricken cut and the fight made on the issues of 1904. The North Carolina member of the committee on resolutions will be against reafflrmation"
 In 1896 the majority report on the plat form reported by Senator Jones was adopted by vote of 626 to 303. The fol- lowing amendment offered by Senator Hill was deafted, 564 to 357 We commend the honesty, economy courage and fidelity of the present democratic administra- tion." In the Chicago convention Hlll was outvoted nearly two Go one and in the present convention it looks as if Bryan would be outvoted by almost as great a figure.
 In 1896 when the democrats met at Chi- cago Bland of Missouri was up for nomi- nation Then came Bryans Grown of thorns' speech on the platform. and he was placed in nomination on the fifth ballot. Besides Bland and bryan twelve other candidates were voted for on the first ballot They were Bo;es, Matthews Mclean, Patterson, Blackburn, Steven son, Teller, Russell, Tillman Campbell, Pennoyer and Hill. On the first ballot Bland boiled 2S5 votes to Bryan's 1s7. On the second ballot Bland had 281 to Bryan's 197. On the third ballot Bland had 29l to Bryan's 219 On the fourth ballot Bryan forged ahead with 2S0 votes to Bland's 241. The nomination came on the fifth ballot, Bryan receiving 652 votes.