The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-07-15

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Senator Daniel closed at 1t:l7.
j. II. Weaver. who twelve years ago
was the presidential nominee of the
populists being recognized said 1t was
an optical illusion to suppose Parker
would be a foot higher thar yesterday.
The Illusion was caused by the conven-
ton being three feet lower. To send
the telegram was equivalent to say
ing:
"All right. Judge; anything you want
We will accede." !soth applause and
groans met tins statement.
Mr.. Weaver punned the am of the
place from where Judge Parker sent his
telegram. 1T is spelled E-s-o-p-u-s."
he said. blu | think it ought to read.
j. S. Hamlin of Massachusetts urged
sending the telegram.
When Mr.. Hamlin finished Chairman
Clark recognized Senator Carmack, of
Tennessee.
A Correction by MIR. Bryan.
The speaker declared that MI. Bryan.
had said that the nomination of Judge
Parker would be n declaration enough
on the money plank.
Mr.. Chairman" said MIR. Bryan aris-
ing hastily. Il beg the gentleman's
pardon, but l never said that
John S. Williams supported Bryan
and Carrnark accepted the correction.
The senator took occasion to deny
mat he had eve received Il message
from judge Parker. and the chair
recognized MIR. Bryan, who presented
an amendment to the reply to Judge
Parker as follows:
But as you Will, if elected. he called on
to act on certain phases of the money
question. we would like to know whether
you favor reducing the volume of silver
dollars: whether YOU favor am asset cur
rency and branch national banks; whether
you prefer national bank currency to
United States notes.
MIR. Bryan then proceeded to answer
some of the further statements made
by those who had followed his first
address. Great applause followed his
assertion that the lack of harmony in
the party could not be aid at his
door.
The speaker declared he had OK
pressed a willingness to support Il gold
standard man to build up harmony in
the party and again when he declared
that he believed the advocation OF the
gold standard would defeat the party
in the impending campaign. There
We're only two ways out of the dilemma
into which the action of Judge Parker
a plunged the party. One was to
amend the message in the manner he
had suggested and the other to amend
the platform by the insertion of Il gold
plank. Leaning far over the rail in
front of the platform he shook his
hand at the New York delegation and
said:
Il will agree to adopt Senator Car
mack,s plank. Will that satisfy the
friends of Judge Parker?"
R~esarding the statement that he said
that Judge Parker would not iced Il
platform. Mr.. Bryan said he believed
he had made this remark regarding
Mr.. Cleveland. whose record was so
We'll known that a PLATFORM would not
be necessary If he were the nominee.
Tariff VS.. Money Issue.
Answering the argument . GATOR
oanlel that the party, having been de-
feated twice on the silver question,
should acquiesce in the will of the ma
jorlty. This argument could. he said,
as we'll be applied 10 the tariff ques-
ton.
Mr.. Bryan said his greatest anxiety
in regard to the injection of the ques-
ton into the campaign was that it
would jeopardiZe the party's success.
1t was ten minutes after midnight
when Mr.. Bryan concluded. and Repre-
sentative John Sharp WILLIAMS rose.
lie plunged into a scathing arraign-
ment of My: Bryan. Turning from
lime to time. he faced Mr.. Bryan, who
sat with immobile countenance and
famed himself. His voice trembling,
Mr.; Williams declared that Mr.. Bryan
had presented the spectacle of a man
pleading for harmony when in all this
great convention he had been the only
voice of discord. The amendments to
the Parker telegram he characterized
as "a lot of foolish questions"
In explaining his own attitude on the
absence of a financial plank In the plat
form he remarked of the money uues-
ton:
IF 1t is in a trance it will awake.
but If it is dead l do not want the
corpse in my parlor."
Taking up the reply to Parker, Mr..
Williams read the first sentences:
THE platform adopted by this con.
Vention Is silent on the question of Il
monetary standard Does anyone DENY
that-even Mr.. Bryan?' asked Mr.. vii.
liams.
said Because 1T is not regarded by
us as a political issue Does anyone
in this hall deny that? If there Is
anyone on the floor of this convention
who believes that the money question
is an issue in this campaign let him
arise in his place"
Not a delegate arose.
Now, let anyone who believes the
money question an issue arise"
Mr.. Williams turned to Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan kept his seat.
Cries of Question" Question" came
so fast that confusion reigncd for some
minutes. In the confusion an effort
was made to make an adjournment mo-
ton. This was ruled out of order. Mr..
Bryan sprang to his feet and declared
that his delegation was going to sup
port the candidate that New York
wanted for vice president, and If it
would conduce harmony he would
withdraw his amendments to the reply.
Bryan Wit',draws Amendment.
Il am going to withdraw this amend
ment.o said Mr.. BRYAN.
Our delegation will vote for the can
didate for vice president that New
York wants. We are not going 10 do
one thing to mar the harmony of the
convention"
A roar OF applause followed his an
nOuncement.
After some debate a roll call was or
dered on the question OF the adoption
of the Williams reply to Judge Parker's
message to Mr.. Sheehan. AS the roll
call proceeded it was evident that the
motion to send the message to Judge
Parker would be carried by an over
whelming majority. The result was an
nounced to be ia yeas and 1911 navs