Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-11
BOURKE COCHRAN
RISES TO EXPLAIN
Sets Forth His Reasons for Not
Speaking Before Democratic
Convention.
HE SOUNDS PARKER'S PRAISES.
His Telegram Shows Him to be a
Great Leader, the Greatest Of
This Generation.

New York. July 1.-THE Associated
Press today received the following
communication from Bourke Cochran.
dated indianapolis. July 10, explaining
his declInatIOn TO address the national
Democratic convention at ST. Louis
Il left ST. Louis yesterday at 12:4b
o'clock because ms matters then stood
did not want to be in the convention
when nominations for vice president
were reached.
Calls for me to makes speech which
had been made repeatedly on prior
days would very ; NJ ssnewed at
the Sinai session and at the time /
could not truthfuly assure the conven-
ton that Judge Parker had In my
opinion, the faintest prospect Of sue
cess. have made II rule never TO
say on a public platform anything
which l could not repeat In the witness
chair, I could not prophesy victory.
and I would not foretell defeat Silence
was therefore the only course open, and
the best way to pursue II by my alb
sence,
PARKER'S MESSAGE.
when reached indianapolis was
handed a telegram from Charles +.
Murphy informing me of Judge Par
ker's message 70 Mr.. Sheehan. and urg-
ing me to return Immediately.
In an instant the whole situation
was changed. The prospect which had
been black with signs OF disaster at
once became splendid with promises Of
victory. For many months | had been
preaching that the success OF the
Democratic party this year involved the
continuance OF constitutional govern
ment in this country. This view was
expressed In the resolution submitted
to the state convention last April by the
Tammany members and I think Il Is
shared by every thoughtful man In
the country The one thing absolutely
essential TO Democratic success Is
leader.
CLEVELAND'S ABILITY.
Until now on one possessing any,
thing Ike ability was conspicuous. eX-
cept Mr. Cleveland, To him there were
weighty objections. His age is adj
vanced. Many politicians believe there
Is a widespread objection to giving any
man, however wise or yirtuous, more
than two terms In the presidency. The
antagonisms which he has provoked
are numerous and bitter. Still his run
ming qualities were so excellent that the
delegates from the old city OF New
XorL ,tVgoA HE Vnt,fpotInp a. Tho ,,,I,f
one that furnished the slightest hope
even Of an exciting contest TO bring
this about and TO secure an unequiyocal
acknowledgment that the money ques-
ton was settled were the two objects
towards which the Tammany
delegation concentrated the ef-
forts OF their members The
FIRST OF these was wholly impossible.
To accomplish the second we felt that
Il was only necessary to have the dele
gates from doubtful states demand Il.
At the New York delegation on Tues
day morning resolution TO this effect
offered by me was suppressed by par
liamentary vancouver, After Il had been
agreed by the leaders to eliminate all
reference to the money question, ] again
moved that the New York delegation
offer as an amendment IN the conven-
ton the financial plank submitted by
Senator IIill 10 the committee on resO-
lutions but the motion was rejected
by vote Of 30 to IS Of the delegates.
PARKERs NOMINATION.
"Under these circumstances the nom
nation OF Judge Parker, who was With
out any record on the coinage question
except that he had voted twice for MIR
Bryan, seemed 10 preclude the slight
EST hope that he would receive even o.,
many electoral votes as Mr. Bryan
polied I'm 1900. But this very pusllll-
manity OF his managers which led them
10 surrender their own convictions and
10 stine every attempt OF the New York
delegates even 10 voice the opinions OF
their constituents on this momentous
question furnished Judge Parker with
an opportunity which he has improved
declslvoly,
A VERY GREAT LEADER.
ct has revealed him TO the people OF
this country almost In an instant as a
great leader, the greatest OF this gem
GRAFTON: an honest mantle most i'm
pressIve I'm displaying that Virtue that
/ have ever known either through eX-
perionce or reading; a courageous man
of such Incompatible courage that
he was willing 20 throw away not mere.
" the hope OF prospect Of a nomination,
but an actual nomination TO the presl-
dency rather than stoop TO an evasion