The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-11
PARKER and
DAVIS THE
TICKET

8. Louis. July lit was nearly o'clock
before the Democratic convention re-
assembled Saturday evening and startling
announcement was whispered around in
different circles that a sensation was TO
be sprung at the eleventh hour. 1t de-
veloped that Judge Parker had telegraph
ed Leader Sheehan OF the New York dele
cation his views upon finance. in which
he declared for the gold standard. sug-
gesting that the convention should know
this fact. that IL might be given an op-
portunlty TO select someone else for the
party nominee should his views not be IN
accordance with those of the delegates.
When this surprising information cir
culated around convention hall, intense
excitement prevailed and, before the call
by states for candidates for the vice
presidency could be completed only as
far as Ohio having been reached another
recess was taken until o'clock.
This was the final and most exciting
session OF the week and lasted five
tensely dramatic hours or until 1880
o'clock, Sunday morning.
The following lie copy OF the Parker
telegram:
Hon. William F. sheehan. Hotel Jeffer-
son. st. Louis.
II regard the gold standard as firmly
and irrevocably established and shall
act accordingly IL the action OF the con-
vention today shall be ratified by the
subject my views should be made known
TO the convention. and IL IL is proved to
be unss tisfactory TO the majority re-
quest you to decline the nomination Tor
me at once so that another may be NOM
'cs csignedJ d. "A. b. PARKER"
| After the hottest kind OF four hours
by ga ayes TO ISL noes was ordered sent
to Judge Parker by the convention;
THE platform adopted by this conven-
| tion is silent on the question OF the none.
| tary standard. because II Ia not regarded
| by US as possible issue In this campaign
| and only campaign issues were mentioned
| In the platform. Therefore there is MOTH
ng I'm the views expressed by you fp the
telegram just received which precludes a
man entertaining them from accepting
nomination on said plattorm,: ,:~,,,. ...,v
led In the race for the vice presidency
and the nomination was made unanimous.
II was resolved that full report OF
the proceedings OF the convention should
be printed Delegate John Lamb OF In
diana moved that the Democratic ma
tional committee be authorized TO fill any
vacancies that may occur on the natiopal
ticket The motion was adopted with
out opposition.
The usual resolutions of thanks were
offered and at 1:31 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing the convention adjourned sine die, thu
band playing Aud Lang Syne."
Henry Gassaway Davis. the Democrat
ic nominee for vice president, was borT
in Baltimore Nov. Is, 1923. and is conse
quently in his s1st'year. He was educated
at the county schools. but, being lef
fatherless, went 10 work young. In lso
he married Miss Kate A. Bantz. daughter
| of Judge Gideon Bantz. OF Frederick
Md He became superintendent OF plan
tation then brakeman, conductor and la
ter agent at Piedmont, w. Va, OF TIT
Baltimore and Ohio railroad Later n
was a merchant and a leading collier. an
projected and carried on to success IN
West virginia Central and Pittsbur
railway, OF which he Is president He
also president of the Piedmont and Cum
berland railway, the Davis National BAN
OF Piedmont, w. Va, etc He was mem
Der Of the West Virginia House OF Dele
gates in 1866, State Senator. 1878; Unite
States senator, 1918. declining re-elec
ton; delegate to six National Democrati
: conventions and one OF the American del
egates to the Pan-American congress. n
is a member Of the United States Inter
continental Railway commission ana III
home is at Elkins, w. Va