Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-11
PARKER CREATES
BIC SENSATION.
TeIegraphs Mr.. Sheehan That He
Regards the Gold Standard as
Firmly Established.
AND WILL ACT ACCORDINGLY.
Great Anger Was Aroused, as Action
Was Looked Upon as an Attempt
At Dictaticn.

st. Louis, July 9.-When the conyen-
ton reconyened this afternoon the
startling announcement was whispered
around in different circles that sem
sation was to be sprung IN the conyen-
ton at the eleventh hour.
1t developed that Judge Parker had
telegraphed his views upon finance, in
which he declared for the gold stand
ard and suggests that the convention
should know this fact, that 1t might
be given an opportunity to select some
one else for the party's nominee should
his views not be IN accordance with
those of the delegates.
When this surprising information
circulated around the convention hall
William j. Bryan was absent, being at
his hotel sick, Several senators Inn
mediately importuned Mr.. Sheehan not
to read the telegram before the con-
yention The telegram was as follows
PARKER TELEGRAM
81 regard the gold standard as firm.
~ and irrevocably established and l
shall act accordingly IL the convention
today Is ratified by the people, As the
platform Is silent on the SUBJECT my
views should be made known to the
convention, and II they prove unsatis-
factory to the majority ] request you to
decline the nomination for me at once
so that another may be nominated be-
fore adjournment"
Senator Hin now has In his possess
sion a copy Of the gold plank which
was reported to the committee and
rejected by the platform committee,
knowledge of the dispatch soon be-
came general throughout the hall and
nearly created a commotion, II was
appreciated that should an attempt be
made to place a gold plank IN tho plate
form q bitter fight on the floor would
be preclpitated and prolong the session.
Those opposed to q gold plank were
greatly disturbed by the absence Of Mr..
Bryan whose vigorous fight before the
committee on resolutions resulted in
the elimination Of the plank,
Hurried conferences We're held and
the Parker dispatch oyershadowed in
interest the nomination of vice pres
| ident IL was believed that the finan-
cial question had been fought TO a con-
| clusion in the committee on resolutions
| and that a satisfactory compromise had
| been effected and the delegates were
| wholly unprepared for the Parker dis
patch and the apprehension that Sena-
| tor Hill might at this late hour make
| an attempt 20 secure the adoption Of
| the gold plank,
For an hour the subject of Judge
| Parker's telegram, the original OF
| which had been privately shown to a
| few Of the leaders was the topic Of eX-
| cited conversation I'm small groups
| throughout the building. In a confer
ence between Senator Hill and Senat\r
| Daniel the latter said II say most
positively that the committee on reso-
| lutions cannot meet again We have
| finished our work. Several other
members of the committee Joined in
| echoing this sentiment
The action OF Judge Parker was
| taken to mean dictation to the conven-
| tlon and aroused the greatest anger
| Gov. Vardaman. speaking for Missis-
| sippi said that the delegation of that
state would not consent that any gen.
| tleman shall dictate to the convention
as to what should be in its platform.
| and would Join an effort to reconsider
the nomination IL such dictation should
| be attempted.
Senator Tilman. talking with other
| delegates asked II the committee on
| resolutions was to be kicked about as
| though It was nothing He said to
| Senator Daniel that any attempt TO re-
| consider the action on the platform and
| insert the gold standard plank would
raise n storm In the convention. Many
delegates expressed the opinion that
| Judge Parker would have to back down
or that another candidate would be
| named.
There was a rumor that William J.,
| Bryan would come to the convention
although III, and make a fight against
gold standard plank, but Chairman
| gmythe OF the Nebraska delegation
| said this was not true.
Finally shortly after Z o'clock when
| the convention had ordered n ballot
| for the nominee for vice president and
| the secretary was about TO call the roll,
| Senator Culberson OF Texas arose and
| I'm an excited manner said that before
vice president was nominated I'VE
| had better find out who IL TO be the
| candidate for president He moved a
| recess until $50. The motion was put
| and unanimously carried,
| Mr. Sheehan called Judge Parker on
| the long distance telephone and had a
| prolonged conversation with him, the
| result OF which has not been disclosed,
|