Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
parker FOR PRESIDENT
New York Judge Nominated on
? First Ballot.

night session Parker was nominated |
for president by the convention at !
$40 this morning, on the first ballot, !
receiving 658 votes, but before the
vote was announced Idaho changed,
adding six, and Wisconsin added
three more making total of 667, or
three more than the two-thirds neces-
sary to nominate. Before the vote
could be announced Governor Dock
cry, of Missouri withdrew Cockrell's
name and moved that Parker's nomi-
nation be made unanimous. This
was done with an immense demon
stration during which motion to ad
iourn was made and eleven thousand
people made break for the exits.
The first ballot stood, for Parker,
Alabama %, Arkansas IS, Colorado
4, Connecticut IA, Florida 6, Georgia
20, Indiana 80, Louisina IS, Kansas
z, Kentucky %. Maine 7, Maryland
16, Michigan %, Minnesota 9, Miss
issippi 20, Montana 8, New Hamp-
shire 8, New Jersey "a, New York
70, North Carolina "a, Ohio 46, Or
egon 4, Pennsylvania 68, Rhode Is
land 2, South Carolina 10, Tennessee
"a, Texas SO, Utah 6, Vermont 8,
Virginia "a, West Virginia 10, Alas
ka S, District of Columbia 6, Indian
Territory s. Oklahoma 2, Porto Rico
2. Total 658.
The Hearst votes were: Californ-
ia 20, Colorado 5, Florida 4, Idaho 6,
Illinois 50, Iowa 26, Kansas 10,
Maine 1, Minnesota 9, Nebraska 4,
Nevada e, Oregon 2, Rhode Island
6, Washington 10, West Virginia 2,
Wyoming 6, Arizona 6, Hawaii 6,
Indian Territory 1, New Mexico, Ok
lahoma 2, and Porto Rico 1, South
Dakota 8. Total 200.
For Cockrell, Kansas 1, Minneso-
ia 1, Missouri SO, Nebraska 4. Total
~.
For, Olney, Maine 4, Massachu-
sets 80, Nebraska 1, Oklahoma 1.
Total SO.
For Gray, Delaware 6, Minnesota
1, Nebraska /. Total 8.
For Wall, Nebraska 1, Wisconsin
26. Total q.
North Dakota gave votes for
; John Sharp Williams, Colorado gave
Mcclellan 1, Oregon gave Dunn 1
]. and Oklahoma gave him 1. Nebraska
gave Pattison 4, Minnesota gave
Towne 2, Kansas gave Miles 2, and
Nebraska gave him 1, West Vagina
gave German 2, Oregon gave Coler 1
The climax to night of sensa
tionalism came at four O'Clock this
morning, when Bryan in the midst OF
absolute silence, began his speech,
seConding the nomination of Senator
Cockrell of Missouri, hoping to pre-
vent the nomination of Parker. In a
fine speech he seconded the praises
Of every candidate but Parker, but he
was leading a forlorn hope. Eight
years ago" he exclaimed, "the Demo
cratic party placed in my hands the
standard of the party. Four years
Q ago the commission was renewed
- and l come tonight to return to you
that commission, and to say to you
that fought good fight. You may
dispute many things, but not but. that
l have kept the faith AS a private
citizen today am more interested in
the success of the party than when 1
was candidate. The election of a
Democrat is more desirable now than
. it ever was. 1 failed as your candi-
date after having received a million
more votes than any Democrat ever
polled, and why did fail? Because
some who claimed to be affiliating
With the democratic party helped my
opponent, that is why. But with it
all I have no words of criticism for
them"
Continuing Bryan asked. "Demo-
Gratis, consider whether success is not
doubtful under the leaders who have
deceived you in the last two cam
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