The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-07-13
FINAL SESSION IS HELD.
Henry G.Davis of West Virginia
Named for Second Place.
PARkER's MESSAGE TO sHEEHkN

PARkER's MESSAGE TO sAEERkN
Teleeraphs Convention That His Fl.
nancial Views Are in Favor of COLD
Standa 'd-Rryan Takes Part in the
Final ,soa ,.
St. LOUIS, July 1.-THE closing
hours OF the national Democratic con-
vention, which reached final adjourn
ment at 1870 Sunday morning, We're
full of dramatic interest. Like the
preceding session, at which Judge A.
B. Parker was nominated for presi-
dent, after ten hours OF stirring
speeches, the most notable OF which
was that of William j. Bryan, second
ing the nomination of Senator Fran
els NJ Cockrell, the intensely dramatic
scenes OIL the final hours will long live
in the memories of all those who We're
present.
When the convention reconvened
Saturday afternoon to nominate
vice presidential candidate and close
up it's business, everything indicated
a prompt finish and early adjourn
ment. While the delegates and COM
paratively small crowd waited patient
ly for the session to begin, there was
a conference among the leaders on
among the delegates and thence to
the spectators that Judge Parker had
sent telegram to the New York dele
cation leaders defining his views on
the financial policy which he would
pursue if elected, and requesting that
his position be made clear to the con-
vention. The report acted like an
electric shock to the weary delegates.
There was a hurrying to and fro
among the leaders and knots of dele
gates gathered in every part of the
auditorium.
An evening paper spread the report
that Senator Carmack had received
telegram from Judge Parker, practical
ly declining the nomination unless a
gold plank was inserted in the plat
form. This report proved to be I'M
true, but it served to arouse intense
interest in the public mind, and there
was rush to see the sensational Incl
dents that would surely follow.
While the leaders conferred, nonli-
mating speeches for vice presidential
candidate We're being made, but they
attracted very little attention except
from those who knew nothing of the
storm that was brewing in their midst.
Shortly after o'clock. when all
nominations had closed and the con-
vention was on the point of taking
ballot fer vice presidential nominee,
recess was declared until o'clock.
News that the night session would
produce sensational debate drew
great crowds to the Coliseum. When
Chairman Clark pounded for order he
announced that every man should
have fair hearing on the important
matter before the convention, and in
troduced John Sharp Williams. VINO
announced that a telegram had been
received from Judge Parker, which
would be read to the convention in a
few moments. He took occasion to
deny the published reports that Judge
Parker had demanded that a gold
plank be inserted in the platform be-
fore he would accept the nomination.
Judge narker's Telegram.
| Williams then read this telegram
from Judge Parker:
81 regard the gold standard as firm
/ ly and irrevocably established and /
shall act accordingly if the action OF
the convention today is ratified by
the people. !nasmuch as the platform
is silent on the subject deem it nee
essary to make this communication
as I should feel It my duty to decline
the nomination except with that un.
derstanding.'
Intense silence reigned and every.
one in the great hall heard every
word. There was a ringing cnee1
from the crowd at the close of the
reading and everyone snylously
awaited results.
He then announced that the follow
! ing telegram in answer to the one from
Judge Parker had been prepared.
THE platform adopted by this cor
vention is silent on the question oil
monetary standard, because it is not
regarded by US rs 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 tele
gram just received which would pre-
clude a man entertaining them from
accepting a nomination on said plat
| form
In the meantime Mr.. Bryan hat
been notified of what was happening
Although he was i'll and confined tc
his bed, suffering from physical ex
haustion, he declared his intention tc
4 go to the convention hall.
Mr.. Williams and Senator Tillmar
addressed the convention at some
length, arguing that there was 2th
ing in Judge Parker's telegram tina,
precluded the acceptance of the nomi
nation; that the platform purposel5
omitted the financial plank because il
was not an issue in the coming cam