The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-15
PARKER AND DAVIS
NEW YORK JUDGE is NAMED BY
DEMOCRATS ON FIRST
BALLOT.
SOLD PLANK IS VOTED DOWN
PLATFORM is UNANIMOUSLY
ADOPTED WITHOUT DIS
CUSTOM.
PARKER SPRINGS A SENSATION
WANTS NO MISUNDERSTANDING
AS TO HIS STAND ON MONEY
QUESTION.

st. Louis, July s.-The Democratic
national convention met yesterday,
listened to an extended speech from
Representative John Sharp Williams,
it's temporary chairman, appointed
the committees necessary to perfect
a permanent organization, and ad-
journed. In a session lasting two
hours and thirty minutes one striking
Incident overshadowed all other pro-
ceedings. That was the enthusiastic
and prolonged cheering which greet
ed the name Of Grover Cleveland.
CleveIand's Name Applauded.
Listening attentively to the Demo,
cratic doctrine laid down by Mr.. Will
Jams the conservatives found occa-
sion for the first demonstration when
reference wcs made to the record OF
Former President Cleveland. The
name of Cleveland was echoed from a
thousand throats. Hats, handker-
chiefs. fans and arms were waived,
delegates and spectators stood on
their chairs and the last semblance of
order was turned into confusion
which convention officials were pow
erless to subdue.
Exactly on the hour of noon Chair
man Jones called the convention to
order. The call was read and prayer
delivered. A committee was named to
escort Mr.. Williams to the platform
to assume the temporary chairman
ship.
With the exception of the finder ig-
nited by the mention of Cleveland's
name, the speech of the temporary
chairman was received practically
without interruption. A few passages
were %applauded, but that was all.
The fault was not with the speech,
but principally with the acoustic con-
. ditiOns in the hall.
, st. Louis, July s-Chief Judge Alton
B. Parker of the New York State
court of appeals was nominated at
about fifteen minutes to 6 o'clock this
/ morning for president of the United
States by the Democratic national
, convention.
But one roll call ensued. and SO de-
cisive was the result Of that n that
contrary states began to call for rec
ognition, and the ballot finally result
ed in q unanimous vote for the New
York statesman.
The scene was dramatic in the eX-
IRENE. Darkness had witnessed the
gathering of the Democratic hosts,
while broad daylight, the sun palm
the electric light, witnessed the close.
The convention wal in session from
8 o'clock in the evening until nearly 6
o'clock this morning. In b q time
eight names were presented to the
convention.
Nominating and seconding speeches
innumerable were made, and when
dawn appeared it became necessary
to limit the seconding speeches to
four minutes each.
1ryan's Dramatic Speech.
An extension was made in the ase
Of William j. Bryan, who, in n OF
thesmost dramatic situations ever wit
messed in a political gathering, ad-
dressed the convention and concluded
by seconding the nomination OF Sena-
tor Francis M. Cockrell, the fayorite
son" candidate from Missouri.
Mr.. Bryan received the third great
ovation accorded during the conven-
ton.
His speech was an impassioned ap-
peal to the delegates to give the party
q candidate who had voted the Demo
cratic ticket in 1896 and 1900.
He spoke on behalf of the Nebraska
delegation, which, he said. had no
candidate to present nor favor to ask.
but wanted q candidate whose nom-
nation would not prove q triumph for
one faction over another.
He suggested Hearst, II the conven-
ton thought best. then Former Gov.
Pattison of Pennsylvania, and. finally
created a surprise in the convention
by declaring for Senator Cockrell.
The ballot for president gave Park
er 658 votes out of the 667 needed to
nominate, and before the result could
be announced Idaho, Nevada, Wash
ington and others made changes to
the Parker column.
Gov. Dockery OF Missouri moved to
make the nomination unanimous and
1t carried amidst increasing cheers