The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-07-15

six o'clock in the morning. In that
time eight names were presented to
the convention. Nominating and sec
onding speeches innumerable were
made and as dawn approached it be-
speeches to four minutes each. An ex
ception was made in the case of Will
liam Jennings Bryan, who, in one of
the most dramatic situations ever wit
messed in a political gathering ad-
dressed the convention. and concluded
by seconding the nomination of Sen
Stor Francis NJ. Cockrell, 1.-The favorite
son" candidate from Missouri. Mr.
Bryan received the third great ovation
accorded during the convention. His
speech was an impassioned appeal to
the delegates to give the party can
didate who had voted the democratic
ticket in 1896 and 1900. He spoke on
behalf of the Nebraska delegation,
which he said had no candidates to
present or favors to ask, but wanted a
candidate whose nomination would not
prove a triumph for one faction oyer
another. He suggested Hearst, if the
convention thought best, then Former
Gov. Pattison, of Pennsylvania, and
finally, created a surprise in the con-
yention by declaring for Senator Cock
rell
One of the features of the long
drawn-out session had been the beau
tiful tribute paid to Senator Cockrell
when his name was placed in nomi-
nation by Representative Champ Clark.
1t was spontaneous outburst, and for
that reason the more complimentary to
the senator. The delegates, already
weary by reason of the tedious and try
ing session, paused in their labors and
In the. guise of a nomination for the
presidency which the senator's friends
knew to be beyond his reach. INDUCED
| In demonstration, continuing about
| half an hour. Nearly every delegate
and spectator in the galleries or on the
| floor had been provided with a flag and
the scene was far the most impressive
of all the ovations given during the
| session.
The thousands of cheering persons
apparently converted MI. Bryan to the
belief that Senator Cockrell's chances
of nomination were greater than other
favorite SON candidates. The Nebras-
kan gained recognition soon after the
Cockrell demonstration and in a speech
directed undoubtedly in an effort to
defeat Parker made his electrifying
plea for the 'anti-Parker forces to rally.
He was given the closest attention.
The great convention. which the po-
lice and sergeant-at-arms were pow
erless to control, listened as though
every word were a personal message
to each person, as If a hypnotic spell
| had been cast over the throng. But
| when 1t was all over the Parker forces
| had not been shaken. The ballot for
president gave Parker 65S out of the
| GET needed to nominate, and before the
result could be announced, Idaho, Ne
vada, Washington and others made
changes to the Parker column. Gov.
Dockery. of Missouri, moved to make
| the nomination unanimous and it car
ried amidst increasing cheers. The re-
suit of the ballot was never officially
announced and probably never will be.
The convention took a recess Friday
| until o'clock in the evening for the
purpose of receiving the report Of the
committee on resolutions. The report
| was received and adopted by viva
voce vote. So far as surface indi-
cations were concerned there was no
more opposition to the platform than
there has been to that adopted unani-
hously by the republican convention
1t Chicago few weeks ago.
| Nominations were Immediately pro-
leeded with. Alabama yielded to New