The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-07-16
PARKER AND DAVIS.

st. Louis, July 9.-Judge Alton Il
Parker, Of the New York State Court Of
Appeals, was nominated at 5:45 this
morning for President of the United
States by the Democratic National Con-
vention. Only one roll call ensued. and
so decisive was the result of that one
that contrary States began to call for re-
cognition, and the ballot finally resulted
in unanimous vote for the New York
State man.
The Convention was in session from
8 o'clock last night until nearly O'Clock
this morning. In that time eight names
we're presented to the Convention.
Nominating and seconding speeches in
Vulnerable were made, and as dawn APP
preached it became necessasy to limit
the seconding speeches to four minutes
each.
An exception was made in the case of
William Jennings Bryan. who. in one
of the most dramatic situations ever
witnessed in a political gathering. ad-
dressed the Convention and concluded
by seconding the nomination of Senator
Francis M. Cockrell of Missouri. His
speech was an impassioned appeal to the
delegates to give the party a candidate
who had voted the Democratic ticket in
1896 and 1900. He spoke on behalf of
the Nebraska delegation, which he said
had no candidate to present or favors to
ask, but wanted candidate whose
nomination would not prove triumph
for one faction over another. He sug-
gested Hearst, if the Convention thought
best, then former Governor Pattison of
Pennsylvania, and finally created a sur
prise in the Convention by declaring
for Senator CockrelI.
Parker on First Ballot.
The ballot for President gave Parker
658 votes out of the 667 needed to nomi.
nate, and before the result could be an-
nounced, Idaho, Nevada, Washington
and others made changes to the Parker
column. Governor Dockery of Mis-
souri moved to make the nomination
unanimous, and it carried amidst cheers
The official ballot stood: Parker, 658
votes; Hearst. 200 Cockrell, AZ; Olney,
38; Gray, l2; Wall, 81.
Adoption of Platform.
The Convention took a recess yester-
day until 8 o'clock last night for the
purpose of receiving the report of the
Committee ON Resolutions, which was
adopted by viva voce vote.
The First Nomination.
Nominations were Immediately pro-
ceeded with, and Judge Parker's name
was the first presented to the Convention
After that Hearst. Gray, Cockrell, Wall,
Williams, Olney and Miles were named
in speeches which took nearly the entire
night.
In the end all the claims of the Parker
forces were proved accurate. Parker
had within a few votes of enough to
and these were forthoom
ing. The speeches which had been
cheered so long and loud had neither
made nor lost vote. After the nom-
ination had been made, the Convention
adjourned until 2 O'Clock p. IN.
One of the most interesting phases of
the Convention was the fact that at least
two-t thirds of all the spectators, 80 per
cent Of them women, remained until
the nomination was made.
Mr.. Bryan left the Convention Hall a
few minutes before the nomination was
made unanimous, but not before he
knew that Judge Parker was nominated.
To several correspondents who were
waiting for him at his hotel he said
that he had nothing to add to what he
had said in the Convention, which was
that he wculd support any candidate
on the platform ne had as.
sisted in making.
Bomb Thrown Into Convention.
St. Louis, July 9.-When the Con.
vention reconvened this afternoon it
was whispered around that sensation
was to be sprung at the eleventh hour,
aud it developed that Parker had wired
his views ON finance to William +.
5heehan. This caused great surprise,
and as the contents of the message cir
,ulated in the hall a commotion was
nearly created, and Mr.. Sheehan was
not to read the telegram be-
fore the Convention. The telegram was
as follows:
What Telegram Contained.
II regard the gold standard as
firmly and irrevocably established,
and shall act accordingly if the
action of the Convention of to-day
shall be ratified by the people.
IA. &1o x~lokf1r,x& - e,l1rk ON