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PARKER
and Davis
The democratic Nominees
For President and
ViCe=PreSident.

st. Louis, Mo.-The Democratic Ma
tional Convention placed the following
ticket in nomination:
For President-Alton B. Parker, OIL
New York.
For Notwithstanding G. Davis
of West Virginia.
This result was reached after events
that will ever be memorable in the his
tory of National conventions. Parker
had been selected on the first ballot
after an all-night session at $50 a. H.,
and then the delegates were so worn
u that the selection of a Vice-Presi'
dent was deferred until = o'clock in the
afternoon. Upon reassembling the con-
vention Immediately proceeded with
the work of completing the ticket.
One by n the men were placed in
nomination until the list read: James
r. Williams, ex-senator George Tur.
neT, OF the State of Washington; Henry
e. Davis, of West Virginia, and en-
Senator W. A. Harris, of Kansas.
The roll-call of States for a vote had
Just been ordered, when Senator Cul'
becson, of Texas, interrupted the pro:
ceedingS by his suggestion that the
convention adjourn until it discovered
who its candidate was for the Presi.
iency. The reason for this remarkable
SUGGESTION was that Judge Parker had
telegraphed his managers that be was
~irrevocably in favor Of the gold stand
arl. and suggested that the convention
should be informed of this fact and be
given an opportunity to select some
other candidate should his views be
not in accord with those of the dele
gates. An adjournment was immedi-
ately taken in order that the leaders
might confer.
Two minutes after 8 o'clock p. NJ,
when nearly all the leaders and nearly
all the delegates We're in their seats,
Chairman Clark called the convention
10 order amid breathless silence.
Governor Vardaman, Of Mississippi,
was recognized by the chair, and he
read to the delegates the message
Judge Parker had sent.
After discussion it was agreed to ask
the convention to send this telegram
TO Judge Parker:
The platform adopted by this con-
gention is silent on the question OF
the monetary standard because it is
not regarded by us as a possible issue
in this campaign, and only campaign
issues were mentioned in the plat
form. Therefore there is nothing in
the views expressed by you in the tele-
gram just received which would pre-
clude a man entertaining them from
accepting q nomination on said plat
FORM"
AS the roll call proceeded it was evil
Hent that the motion to send the mes
sage to Judge Parker would be carried
by an overwhelming majority. The
result was announced to be TIA yeas,
ISL nays, and the message was ordered
sent by the convention.
The vote closed the incident, which
when it was born at the afternoon Ses-
sion, promised to be more than seEsa-
Gonal.
The order of business nov went back
10 the point where Governor Eardaman
sprung the Parker telegram rumor and
asked for q recess just as the roll of
States was about to be called on the
nomination of a candidate for Vice
President, and the chair directed that
the roll should be called.
The nomination of Davis was made
unanimous.
After transacting some routine bust
ness the convention, at 1.30 4. m, ad.
journed sine die.