Gilpin observer., 1904-07-14
PARKER SPEAKS.
DECLARES FOR GOLD s1AnDAHr
Offers to Resign If His Views Do 20.
Suit the convention-Bya Vote ~
IN the Ticfef


Suit the convention.-By Vote .,
TIA to 1911 He Is Asked to RemaIr
on the Ticket.
st. Louis, July 10.-The Democratic
Parker of New York for President just
before 6 o'clock yesterday morning and
adjourned until afternoon, intending
then to nominate his running mate
and adjourn sine die.
Before 1t reassembled rumors were
circulated and were verified later that
Judge Parker had declared himself an
advocate Of the gold standard and Of
fered to decline if the convention OBJ
jected to his attitude.
The leaders kept the matter as secret
as possible and it was not general"
made known until the afternoon ses-
sion had heard the nominations for vic7
president and ordered a ballot, whel
an adjournment was suddenly taken
until evening, after partial explana-
tion Of the Parker matter had been
made.
At the evening session Judge Parker's
message was discussed with great Bit
terness by Bryan, Tillman, Williams.
Daniel and others, and a reply was
made to his message, after which the
convention nominated H. G.. Davis OF
west Virginia for vice president and
adjourned sine die.
Following is the message of Judge
Parker which alarmed the party leaders
and caused long delay in finishing the
conventions work
Hon. William F. Sheehan. Hotel
Jefferson, st. Louis-I regard the gold
standard as firmly and irreyocably es-
tablished and shall act accordingly il
the action of the convention of to-day
shall be ratified by the people. AS the
platform is silent on the subject. my
view should be made known to the
convention, and if it proves to be un-
satisfactory to the majority, l request
you to decline the nomination for me
at once, so that another may be nomi-
mated before adjournment.
"ALTON B. PARKER"
The convention replied to Judge Par
ker as follows, and proceeded with its
work:
1.-The platform adopted by this con-
vention 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 is
sues were mentioned in the platform.
Therefore there is nothing in the views
expressed by you in the telegram just
received which would preclude man
entertaining them from accepting a
nomination on said platform"
The reply was proposed by John
Sharp Williams and after fierce dis
cussion was adopted by vote of 774 to
191.
During the discussion Mr.. Bryan Of
fered the following amendment to Mr..
Williams proposed telegram
But as you will, if elected, be called
upon to act upon certain phases of the
money question. we would like to know
! whether you favor reducing the volume
of silver dollars. whether you favor an
asset currency and branch national
banks, whether you prefer national
bank currency to United States notes. "
Afterward Mr.. Bryan said: Il am
| going to withdraw this amendment; I;
our delegation will vote for the candi-
date for vice president that New York
wants. We are not going to do one
thing to mar the harmony of the con-
vention."
A rear of applause followed the an
nouncement.
| IF the gold standard is right" said
Mr.. Bryan, why run from it? If it
should not be in the platform it should
not be in this telegram"
| Mr.. Bryan proposed that gold plank
should be presented to the convention
and voted upon. The crowd applauded
vigorously.
Senator Daniel. who was chairman of
the resolutions committee, followed Mr..
Bryan. He said no one was a more
earnest bimetallist than himself, and
went on: THE gold standard has been
established by law" While he bowed
to the will of the American people he
would not now here admit that the
Democratic policy had been wrong.
Senator Tillman said: General Grant
once said that the Democrats could al
ways be depended upon, when Republi-
cans faced defeat. to commit some
'blunder that would make it possible for
the representatives to remain in pow
er.
Tonight when first read that tele-
gram, swore by Almighty God that
for one would not endure the insult as
l then took it to be-"
Afterward Mr.. Tillman apologiZed for
his impulsiveness and said:
Judge Parkers act. Mr.. Williams
thinks. was injudicious. and / think II
entirely unnecessary. And while Mr.
Williams says 1t is over-sensitiveness
am inclined to take this view.
thought at first that 1t might be an at
tempt by one man to dictate to a con-
vention, similar to that of four years
ago."