The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-15


to Parker, giving 10 more, and the
victory for Mr.. Parker was secure.
The nomination was then made unan.
1mous. Parker received 64S and
Hearst 206 votes. .s-sa4srs .,...
Other Candidates.
The vote for the other candidates
was as follows:
Cockrell-kansas 1, Minnesota 1,
Missouri Sc, Nebraska 4; total, AZ.
Olney-Maine 4, Massachusetts, 80.
Nebraska l., Oklahoma 1; total, 80.
WaL-Nebraska l. Wisconsin 26,
total, ~.
<Gray-Delaware 6, Minnesota 1, Ne
braska 1, Porto Rico 4; total, IL.
Williams-North Dakota, 8.
Acknowledgements 4.
McClellan-Colorado l., Oregon 1,
Oklahoma /; total, 3. % Fl "a
Miles-Kansas 2, Nebraska /; total,
Towne-Minnesota, 2.
Coler-Oregon, 1.
Morgan-West Virginia, 2.
st. Louis, July 1O.-Shortly after
midnight ex-United States Senator
Henry G. Davis of West Virginia, who
had been selected by party leaders in
the earlier hours of the third days
session for vice presidential honors on
the democratic national ticket, was
nominated on, the first ballot. George
Turner of Washington, who, prior to
the split Of the Washington delega-
ton, had been leading candidate, re-
ceived, according to unofficial count,
1O4 votes. Williams of Illinois receiv-
ed 165.
F. G. Robertson of Spokane, Wash,
took the platform and presented the
Washington candidate for vice presi-
dency. Turner'S. name was given a
great ovation as Robertson finished.
When Idaho was reached, Senator Du-
bois took the platform and made an
address that reused the convention to
cheers, in seconding the nomination
OF Turner. Further down the list,
when Montana was called, Senator w.
A: Clark also seconded the nomination
of Turner. The Montana. magnate was
never better than in presenting the
qualifications of his friend and for
mer associate for the Office of vice
president.
This speech had great influence
among the delegates little later
When Nevada declared for Turner the
convention howled with delight, and
it was seen there was a stampede on
to the northwestern man. There was
no Disgusting the sentiment that was
sweeping over the delegates. When
Oregon joined the Turner column.
New Mexico then seconded the nomi-
nation, as did Maine, Massachusetts,
Alaska and Texas in the order named.
Foya time it really looked, from
the rapidity with which the states
were polling for him, that Turner
would be the choice of the convention
before the roll call, although many
of the larger states were not for him.
At this point came the bombshell
regarding the Parker nomination and
the convention took a recess.
During the recess the leaders re-
arranged the lines, and when roll call
began Davis of West Virginia receiv-
ed more than the two thirds vote of
the convention, and on motion the
nomination was made unanimous.
The Parker people had their way
and when they indicated that Davis
was the man they desired for vice pres.
ident the delegates decided to give
them the whole convention, as long
as they controlled SO much of it al
ready.
The drowning sensation of a spec
tacular convention was sprung Satur-
day afternoon, when it became known
that Judge Alton B. Parker, democrat
ic nominee for president, sent a tele-
gram to Mr.. Sheehan defining his po-
sition on the gold standard. For
time it threatened to disrupt the con-
vention, and it was considered posi-
BILE that new nominee might be chos-
en-. The matter was Strengthened out,
after hours of debate, Mr.. Bryan and
his followers reluctantly and unwill-
ingly accepting the attitude Of the
candidate.
Following is the text of the telegram
addressed to W. F. Sheehan:
Hon. William F. Sheehan-I regard
the gold standard as firmly and ire
vocably established and shall act &C. l
cordingly if the action of the conven-
ton of today shall be ratified by the
people. AS the platform is silent on g
the subject, my views should be made c