Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-09

nomination was being made in the con
yention hall, Bryan rolled into BED "
his room at the Jefferson Hotel, ana WAS
fast asleep in less than five minutes. -.
The Hawaii delegation was casliug l.s
vote almost at the bottom oil the iis.,
when the Nebraskan passed out an ext
81 tho convention hall almost unnotlceu'
A. he fairly fell upon his brother, Bryan
nth his ewes closed made this statement
,or the Publishers Press Association.
GAS the end of the roll call was APP
proached | saw that Parker was near
enough to nomination to win on the first
ballot. Then | left the hall to get much
needed rest. l had not slept any IN hity
hours"
BRYAN said no more and it seemed as
if he had actually fallen asleep while
giving the statement.
st. Louis, July 9.-Alton b. Parker
was nominated for President by the
democratic party at 5:45 this morning
after a session of the convention that
lasted almost ten hours. Parker lacked
inst nine votes when the first roll call
was ended but before the vote was an
nounced Idaho changed six votes to
Parker and Nevada followed with two.
Parker now lacked but one and West
Virginia gave him thirteen and Wash
ington 10, making total Of 6S9. BE-
fore this could be announced, Governor
Dockery, of Missouri, withdrew Senator
Cockrelrs name and moved that Parker s
nomination be made unanimous. This
was done with a yell, and demonstra-
ton was started. Everybody was too
tired, however, to effervesce very much
aud motion to adjourn was greeted by
howl of affirmation as the Il 900 spec
tators aud 900 delegates made break
for the exits.
All night long these thousands had sat
patiently and watched the waging OF a
most extraordinary battle.
William Jennings Bryan was fighting
to prevent the nomination of Parker ard
to do it he rallied all the fayoritc sons
and anti Parker forces. He urged each
to try to hold his own men in line, and
hoped to be able to keep enough from
Parker to prevent his nomination.
The nti-Parker people played for time
all night while at every opportunity they
hammered at Hill and the people back
of the Parker boom and sough. to break
the Parker lineup.
Bryan, in fiery speech, seconded the
nomination of all the candidates except
Parker-that is, he called-each by name
and said that upon the new platform the
party might stand united if only man
''worthy OF the peoples trust could be
named for President" Turning to the
New York delegation, he said "Ne-
braska asks nothing. All we want is
man we can get behind and worl; for
and trust"
Eight years ago the democratic party
placed our banner in my hands. -Four
years later my commission was renewed.
now return the standard and take my
place in the party ranks. You may
charge that my leadership was faulty;
that failed, but defy you to say that
have been untrue to the trust Or false
to the democratic faith. Do not compel
democracy to choose between miiitarlsm
and plutocracy; do not force us either to
acknowledge the God of War Or bow
down to the God of Gold. Give us a
man of and for the people"
"You may dispute whether | have
fought a good fight, you may dispute
whether my course is run, but you can
deny that 1 have kept the faith" lie
declared he was more eager than evei
for democratic success. al have Away;
believed and believe tonight, and l hope
I always will believe that mans duty
to his country is higher than his duty tt
his party" He wanted to know which
was the more preferable, "A God Of
War, or a God of Gold" "'Thc demo
cratic party should not be compelled t
choose between militarism on one sidt
and hypocrisy on the other" he de
clared
Nebraska wants nothing but the
right to fight the battle of democracy
Some of you have called me dictator.
It's false, and you know it was false.
He said he wanted a reaffirmation o
the Kansas City platform.
81 am not ashamed of it," But
couldn't get it. 7 accepted all coulc
get" He said he thought the democratic
party ought to find one man for its can.
didate out of the millions who supported
the party. He said he could support
Hearst, and Nebraska would vote for him
or Wall, of Wisconsin, or Pattison, OF
Pennsylvania.
When he declared he seconded the
nomination OF Senator Cockrell, of Mis-
souri,, mighty cheer went up.
"They say we should not nominate an
ex-Confederate," he declared impress
siyely. "That war was forty years ago.
The battle today is one between plutoc'
racv and democracy. Bryan's remarks
seemed to be directed toward the New
York delegation. He said he had not
come here because he loved to be in the
minority. but because he owed duty
TO the six million democrats who had
voted for him. The issue of hypocracy
against plutocracy he considered greater
than the silver, the trust orthe tariffissue.
He warned the delegates thatifthe demo
cratic party was to save this county II
must do so, not by purchase but by princi-
ple. he said he knew when he came here
that there was a majority against him
but he had felt he had duty to perform
to the faithful democrats who had voted