The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-07-16
THE THIRD DAY.
Morning Session

st. Louis, July 9.-The Democratic
national convention spent the morning
waiting for the report of the commit
tee on resolutions. A committee was
appointed by Chairman Champ Clark
to call on the resolutions committee
and learn when the platform would
be submitted to the convention. Just
before the noon hour the conventions
emissaries announced that the resolu-
tons committee would require until
eight o'clock to prepare its report, but
that the action of the committee would
be unanimous, and platform submit
tel which, he declared, would bring the
party a glorious victory"
The convention then took recess
until eight o'clock. Chairman Clark
had tie convention in hand from the
moment proceedings opened. He an
rornced, through a strong-voiced as
sistant, ''that the first person raising a
row would be thrown out by the po-
lice" After the committee had been
dispatched to learn the pleasure of the
resolutions committee, the band gave
a concert of popular and patriotic Sc
lections. Bourke Cochran was called
for to address the convention, but he
was not present. Former Senator
Charles A. Towne was next invited to
take the platform but declined Capt.
Richmond Pearson Hobson was the
next choice.
Mr.. Hobson accepted the invitation,
and, in a few moments, made his way
from the Alabama delegation to the
platform He was greeted with round
of applause and the usual cries of
Louder" When he had uttered but
few words He complied promptly
with the request and revealed the best
and strongest voice thus far heard in
the convention. What president has
been brave enough to enforce the law
against the labor union violator of law.
1t was democratic president" he said,
and applause greeted the assertion.
He passed on to the color question and
declared that if when the black, or yell
low races came into contact with white
people, If that race would not commit
suicide, it must remain absolutely dis
tinct. A shout from the southern dele
gates greeted the statement. He de-
clared that Booker T. Washington
would soon outlive his undoubted use
fulness if he did not cease to yield to
the teachings and influences of the re-
publican party and its chieftain.
He urged the men of the west and
north to refrain from depressing the
south by advocating anything that
tended to obliteraIe the racial lines.
He deprecated the fact that in the re-
publican convention not one man had
risen to speak againss the plank in that
party's platform which urged reduction
of southern representation in congress
because of alleged Acknowledgement Of
voters in the south.
Night session.
st. Louis, July TO- Chief Judge Al
ton b. Parker, Of the New York state
court of appeals was nominated at
about fifteen minutes to six o'clock this
morning for president of the United
States by the democratic national con-
vention. But one roll call, and 50 de-
cisiye was the result of that cne that
contrary states began to call for rec
ignition and the ballot finally resulted
In unanimous vote for the New York
state man. The scene was dramatic
in the extreme. Darkness had wit
messed the gathering Of the democratic
hogts, while broad daylight, the sun
paling the electric light, witnessed the
close.
The convention was IN session from
eight o'clock last night until nearly six
O'Clock this morning. In that time
eight names were presented to the con-
yention. Nominating and seconding
speeches innumeFable were made. and
as dawn approached it became neces-
sagy to limit the seconding speeches
10 four minutes each An exception
was made ID the case Of William lem
nings bryan Who. ii one Of the most
d amatic situations ever witnessed IL
! pcIiticsi gtherins addressed tbs con
vsntiep ana coneludsa by sacenatns