Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-07-14
DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATES
Judge Alton B. Parker and Ex-senator
Davis Are Selected.
THEIR PLATFORM is A DODGEE
Mr.. Bryan Was Power in the Convention,
But Was Tricked By Dave Hill
Ruin Is In Store for
the Democracy.

The National Democratic convention
has met, done its work and adjourned.
The result of it's deliberations were: Par
ker, DAVIS and Defeat. That is the opin-
ion of hundreds of Democrats who attend
ed the convention, and hundreds of thous-
ands who are dgusted with the cowsrdy
evasions displayed in the platform, and
the evident spirit to hunt for and grasp
any issue that would bring popularity.
The first three days the convention was in
session were DEVOTED to effecting Temporal
rary and permanent organizations and
constructing a platform. Not until Satur-
day morning, after an all night session,
was the candidate for President nomin'
ated. On tie first ballot Judge Alton B..
Parker received 65S votes and before the
vote was announced Idaho changed her
votes to Parker and West Virginia 3
votes giving him 667, or the necessary two
thirds.
On Saturday night ex-senator II. g..
Davis, Of West Virginia, was nominated
for Vice President on the fret ballot.
The ticket is one chosen by Wall Street.
Judge Parker is the candidate of the
trusts, his nomination having been made
through the Vaccinations of D. b. Hill
and August Belmont, agents of the trusts.
Mr.. Bryan was a power in the convention,
but so decidedly in the minority that he
could do nothing, except to make the "safe
and sane" Democracy compromise away
the gold standard plank that had been in
serted in the platform by the committee
on resolutions. On the demand of Mr..
Bryan the managers for Judge Parker con-
sented to have the gold plank removed
and the platform say nothing on the
money question. When Judge Parker
heard that this had been done he sent the
following telegram to w. F. Sheehan:
81 regard the gold standard as firmly
and irrevocably established and shall act
accordingly if the action of the convention
of today shall be ratified by the people.
As the platform is silent on the subject my
views should be made known to the con-
vention, and if it is proved unsatisfactory
to the majority, request you to decline
the nomination for me at once, so that
another may be nominated before ad-
journment.
This was the second one sent by Judge
Parker The fret one was suppressed by
D. B. Hill, who declared to Mr.. Bryan and
others that he did not know Judge Par
kris views on the money question. He
also endeavored to suppress the second
telegram, but was forced to make it
known. This shows the duphcity of Hill
and bis purpose to trick Mr.. Bryan and
the convention.
The unexpected telegram was like a
thunder.clap, and threw the couventi IN
into great confusion, and at one time it
looked like the presumptious candidate
would be thrown aside and another hum
ted for. But the minority Iaa worn out
by the long sessions and at last yielded to
the pursuasions of Williams, Hill and
others and agreed to make the best of the
situation,
The following telegram was sent to
Judge Parker by the convention;
1.-The platform adopted by this conven'
ton is silent on the question of the mone-
tary standard, because it is not regarded
| by us as a possible issue in this campaign,
and only campaign issues were mentioned
in the platform. Therefore there is moth
ing in the views expressed by you in the
telegram just received which would pre-
clude man entertaining them from ac-
ceptiDg nomination on said platoon, "
Alton B. Parker is 81 years old and was
born on New York farm of poor parents.
He managed David B. Hills campaign for
Governor in 1885, which was not and is
not much to his credit
Henry Il. DaYis is 81 years old, and is
the oldest man ever nominated for Vice.
President or fol President. This does not
look like infusing young blood into the
Democracy. Mr.. Davis started in life as
a very poor boy, and has become very
wealthy man. He was Union man dur