The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10

He plunged without preface into :
scathing aTaignment OF Mr.. Bryan
Turning from time to time, he faced
Air. Bryan. who sat with imrnobile
countenanee and famed himself his
voice trembling. Mr.. Williams declared
that Mr. Bryan had presented the
spectacle OF q man pleading for haT-
( mOny when IN all this great cOnven-
ton MS had been the only voice CT
discard The amendments 10 tie
Parker telegram he characterized as a
lot OF foolish questions" he spoke
satirically, with biting humOr and
) great earnegtness.
In explaining that the telegram from
I Judge Parker was simply an express
sion OF the judges OWE individual
wheeled and. facing those on The plat
form. asked:
Suppose It Was Bryan.
Suppose we had nominated Mr..
Bryan on the PLATFORM"
! God forbid" CALCULATED Richmond
: p. Hobson in a loud voice just behind
/ the speaker. In explaining his own at
titude on the absence Of a financial
plank in the platform he remarked Of
4 the money question:
If il is in a trance it viii awake,
I but il il is dead 1 do not want the
I corpse in my parlOT.'
/ Taking I'D the question Of the reply
/ to Mr.. Parker, Mr. Williams read the
/ first sentence
THE platform adopted by this con-
vention is silent on the money ques-
ton" Does any one deny that-even
ATr. Bryan" asked Mr.. Williams
Then take the next sentence he said.
because II Is not regarded by US a
political issue Does any one in this
hall deny that? If there is any one
on the floor of this convention who be-
lieves that the money question is any
issue in this campaign let him arise
in his place"
Not a delegate arose.
Now let any one on the platform
who believes the money question an
issue arise
IS ne said this Mr. Williams turned
to Mr. Bryan But Mr.. Bryan kept
his seat
Cries Of Question. question" came
so fast that confusion Teisned for some
minutes. In the confusion an effort was
made to make an adjournment motion
This was ruled out of order.
Bryan For Parker.
Mr.. Bryan sprang to his feet and
declared that his delegation was going
to support the candidate that New
York wanted for vice president and II
il would Conduce to harmony he would
withdraw his amendments 10 the re-
ply.
I am going TO withdraw this amend
ment," said Mr.. Bryan. Our delega-
ton will vote for the candidate for vice
president that New York wants We
are not going TO do one thing to mar
the harmony of the convention.
A roar OF applause followed the an
nOuncement.
After some debate d rollcall was or
dered on the question of the adoption
of the Williams reply to Judge Par
ker-s message to Mr.. Sheehan-
AS the roIlcaU proceeded it was evil
dent that the motion TO send the mes
sage to Judge Parker would be carried
by an overwhelming majority The
result was announced to be IA ayes,
191 nays and the. message was ordered
sent by the convention. The vote
closed the incident. which. when it was
born at the afternoon session, promised
TO be more than sensational 1t had
been provocative Of some feeling and
much anxiety on the part Of the party
leaders. but from the first of the even
ing session it was evident that they had
the sitUa ton well in hand.
Vote For Vice President
The order of business now went back
to the point Where Governor -Narda-
mann sprang the Parker telegram
rumor, and recess when the roll OF
states was about to be called on the
vote for the nomination of a candidate
for vice president. and the chair d.
rected that the roll should be called.
Alabama, Arkansas and California
went sOiidly for Davis. Turner scored
seven on the Colorado vote and VIII
liams received three at the same time
The final result Of the ballot, IN
officially, was:
Viuiams, 100; Turner. 100; Davis, 654;
Harris, IS. Iowa did not vote.
The nomination of Davis was made
unanimous It was resolved that the
full report of the proceedings of the
convention should be printed.
Delegate John Lamb Of Indiana
moved that the Democratic national
committee be authorized to fill any va
cancies that might occur on the ma
tional ticket
The r1OtiOn was made in the form Of
a resolution, which was adopted with
out opposition. A resolution naming
and thanking the officers of the conven-
ton was also adopted; also James h
Jones and the outgoing national COM
mittee.
The people Of St Louis and the
Business Mems league of the city were
thanked for entertainment provided
Chairman Appointed.
Chairman Champ Clark and Tempo
rary Chairman John Sharp Williams
were made respectively chairman of
the committees TO notify Judge Parker
and ex-senator Davis of their nomina-
ton.
1t was also announced that the new
committee would meet in New
York on a date to be fixed by the chair
man.
Frederick 3. Holman was announced
as national committeeman for OREGON.
Thanks to the management, presi-
dent and officers of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition company were
expressed in a resolution which was
. greed to.
The convention ratified. by agreeing
to a motion, the selection of Thomas
Of Indianapolis as chairman
of the national committee. Mr.. Tag
CARTS selection was announced too
late to be recorded in the regular way.
Senator McCreary Of Kentucky pre-
sided in the closing moments of the
A resolution of thanks to Senator
manner in which he presided over the
convention was agreed to.
At 1-51 o'clock Senator AIcCreary
band playing AUD Lang Syne."
VOTE By STATES.
Copy of the Official Ballot For Presi-