Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-14
PARKER AND DAVIS
pEMocRAcYs STANDARD BEAR
Frs NAMED AT ST. LOUIS.

Telegraphs Convention That His Fl.
nanciaI Views Are in Favor of Gold
Standard-Dryan Takes Part in the
Final Debate.
St. Louis, July 1.-THE closing
hours of the national Democratic con.
| vention, which reached final adjourn
ment at 1870 Sunday morning, were
| full of dramatic interest. Like the
preceding session, at which Judge A.
| B. Parker was nominated for presi-
| dent, after ten hours of stirring
| speeches, the most notable of which
was that of William ]. Bryan, second
ing the nomination of Senator Fran.
els M. Cockrell, the intensely dramatic
scenes OF the final hours will long live
in the memories of all those who were
present.
When the convention reconyened
Saturday afternoon to nominate a
vice presidential candidate and close
up it's business, everything indicated
a prompt finish and early adjourn
ment While the delegates and CON-
paratively small crowd waited patient
| ly for the session to begin, there was
conference among the leaders on
| the platform. A rumor quickly spread
among the delegates and thence to
the spectators that Judge Parker had
sent telegram to the New York dele
cation leaders defining his views on
the financial policy which he would
pursue if elected, and requesting that
his position be made clear to the con-
| vention. The report acted like an
electric shock to the weary delegates.
There was a hurrying to and fro
among the leaders and knots of dele
gates gathered in every part OF the
auditorium.
An evening paper spread the report
that Senator Carmack had received a
telegram from Judge Parker, practical
! ly declining the nomination unless a
gold plank was inserted in the plat
form. This report proved to be I'M
true, but it served to arouse intense
interest in the public mind, and there
was rush to see the sensational incl
dents that would surely follow.
While the leaders conferred nomi-
mating speeches for a vice presidential
candidate were being made. but they
attracted very little attention, except
from those who knew nothing of the
storm that was brewing in their midst.
| Shortly after o'clock, when all
nominations had closed and the con-
vention was on the point of taking a
ballot for vice presidential nominee,
recess was declared until 8 o'clock.
News that the night session would
produce sensational debate drew
great crowds to the Coliseum. When
Chairman Clark pounded for order he
announced that every man should
have fair hearing on the important
matter before the convention, and in
troduced John Sharp Williams, who
announced that telegram had been
I received from Judge Parker, which
would be read to the convention in a
few moments. He took occasion to
.. deny the published reports that Judge
Parker had demanded that a gold
plank be inserted in the platform be-
Judge Parker's Telegram.
Williams then read this telegram
from Judge Parker:
q 81 regard the gold standard as firm
~ and irrevocably established and
shall act accordingly if the action OF
the convention today is ratified by
4 the people Inasmuch as the platform
f is silent on the subject, deem it nee
r essary to make this communication
9 as l should feel it my duty to decline
4 the nomination except with that I'm
e derstanding."
d Intense silence reigned and every
n one in the great hall heard ever!
(. word. There was ringing chez
9 from the crowd at the close of thu
v reading and everyone anxiousl.
" awaited results.
70 He then announced that the follow
" ing telegram in answer to the one from
Judge Parker had been prepared:
> ''The platform adopted by this con
vention is silent on the question O
"a monetary standard, because 1t is no
a. regarded by us as a possible issue il
6 this campaign and only campaign is
~. sues were mentioned in the platform
"A Therefore there is nothing in tn
10 views expressed by you in the tele
n gram just received which would pre-
o. clude man entertaining them fror
q accepting nomination on said pla
FORM"
"A In the meantime Mr.. Bryan ha
r. been notified of what was happenin,
of Although he was i'll and confined
.. his bed. suffering from physical e:
haustion, he declared his intention
10 60 to the convention hall.
ko Mr.. Williams and Senator Tillma
~ addressed the convention at som
f. length. arguing that there was not
n. ing in Judge Parker's telegram tn;
nv precluded the acceptance OF the nom
he nation; that the platform purpose
re omitted the financial plank because
or was not an issue in the coming car
~ paign. and that Judge Parker's view