Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-09
St. Louis Convention Expresses Presidential Pref
erence on the First Roll Call
GAME AT THE CLOSE OF ALL NIGHT SESSION
Platform Adopted as Presented From Committee
Without Change or Debate.

forsook the standard OF his party faith
or deserted the colors OF his com
mand" After painting a vivid word
picture of Judge Parker as man, he
closed as follows:
Awaits VIII of Party.
"If you ask me why he has been
silent, / tell you it is because he does
not claim to be the master of the dem
ocratic party, but is content to be its
servant. If you ask me why he has
not outlined a policy for this conven-
ton, | tell you that he does not believe
that policies should be dictated, but
that the sovereignty of the party is in
the untrameled judgment and wisdom
of it's members. If you ask me what
his policy will be. if elected, L tell you
that it will be that policy which finds
expression in the platform of his
party.
with these, as some of the claims
upon your conscience and judgment,
New York comes to you flushed with
hope and pride. We appeal to every
democrat from everywhere to forget
the bitter warfare of the past, abandon
all the grudge and rancOr of party dis
content. and, recalling with eyer-in-
creasing pride the triumphs of our so
years of a constitutional government
of liberty and peace. here and now re-
solve to make the future record that
resplendent reach of time in which
liberty and peace went up and down
the nations of the earth, building their
kingdom in the hearts of men and
the harvest of genius and
toll: i'm which reason struck from the
hand of force the sword of hate and
plucked from the heart of war the
germ of greed; in which conscience
smOtc the thoughts of wrong and filled
the mind with mercy's sweet restraint;
in which power grew in the human
brain, but refused the shelter of a
crown; in which the people
of all lands and tongues. awakened to
hope by the inspiration of our exam
pie, followed with the march of years
the luminous pathway to a destiny be
yond the reach of vision and within
the providence of God. In this spirit
New York nominates for president of
the United States Alton B. Parker"
Parker Delegates Go Wild.
All that had happened in the con-
ventiOn up to the time LittletOn con-
cluded, was almost as nothing compar
ed to the hurricane that broke out
when he mentioned the name of Alton
B. Parker On the part of Parker
delegates it was a revelation in the
passion of politics. Like one man they
sprang up in their chairs. with every
thing that could be waved tossed high
in the air.
Florida, after few seconds of wild
yelling. started around the hall, its
men screaming frantically and tossing
high a silk banner inscribed Florida,
safe and sound"
Indian Territory. New Jersey, Mary
land, Texas. Georgia and many other
states fell in behind and with wild
yells followed on. Michigan came
next and her great blue banner in
stead of falling into the parade of
states, was borne up the steps of the
platform behind the chairman's desk.
where il was held high and waved
wildly To and fro.
Delegates tore state emblems from
poles. and carrying them high over
head tramped around the hall again
and again. cheering frenziedly. Amer
lean flags appeared magically and
tossed flaming bits of color into the
scene.
At the end of eighteen minutes the
began to subside. Ken
tucIly was the first state banner TO be
returned to its proper place. But the
demonstration continued. At the eX-
piration of % minutes efforts were
made to still the demonstration but il
was futile and the demonstration last
ed % minutes.
Seconded by Carmnck.
When Arkansas name was called
that state yielded to Tennessee and
Senator Carmack took the platform
and began a speech seconding the
nomination of Parker in which he
said:
"One of the largest and most repre-
sentative state conventions that ever
assembled. with unparalleled enthusi-
asm and without one dissenting voice.
instructed us 20 cast the vote of Ten
nessee for that profound jurist. that
democrat. that stainless
gentleman. Alton B. Parker. of New
York This was not done in haste,
but after mature deliberation, in which
the character and qualities of every
possible nominee werc carefully weigh
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