Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09

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The state of Colorado called the clerk.
The response was immediate, and Thomas
| ODonnell was introduced. and began a
| speech secondlng the nomination of Judge
| Parker. The quiet of exhaustion prevailed
| as Mr.. O'Donnell proceeded, and approval
| of his utterances was confined to handicap
J ping.
| Oils speech will be found elsewhere.)
After the applause which followed ODon-
/ neIls conclusion Connecticut was called.
! Walter S. Cummings was recognized, and
| took the platform to second the nomination
! of Parker:
Gray Put in Nomination.
Many of the spectators began leaving the
floor and galleries, and the tramp of their
feet was a disturbing element l.. IT.
wing Handy of Delaware followed Mr. Cum
mings, and nominated Judge George Gray.
(His speech will be found elsewhereD
Before Mr.. Handy had closed the disorder
became so pronounced that the clerk an
nounced that the chair INDUCED the hope
| that the guests would permit the business
! to proceed unmolested." The speaker fin
| ished amid brief cheering.
| Florida called the clerk.
John S. Beard of that state, who was
J standing by the West Virginia reservation.
/ took his place by the Florida sign, and pro-
| ceeded to second the nomination of Hearst.
Georgia. called the clerk
The chair recognizes Moses Wright of
Georgia. called Senator Bailey, and Mr..
| Wright took the stand to second Parker.
He spoke in clear, ringing tones, and held
| the attention of the convention closely.
| (His speech will be found elsewhere.)
| At 1903 o'clock Idaho was called, but
| made no response
| Illinois for Hearst.
illinois," shouted the clerk and Clarence
! Darrow of that state was presented and
| began speech seconding the nomination Of
| Hearst He made this fact plain at the
outset. and at the name of Hearst the gal
| leries vented their enthusiasm.
When he said, ut seems to be fate that
| the men who once scuttled the democratic
| ship shall once more be placed in power
| there were cheers and Kisses.
The democracy of jefferson; the de-
mocracy of Bryan" was phrase from Mr.
| barrow which struck the convention. AZ
| ter the shout which followed a voice from
the gallery behind the platform rang OUT
| Three cheers for Bryan" The cheers
were given with a will Mr.. Darrow's
| speech enlivened the wearying crowd, and
| he was frequently applauded
Mr.. barrow concluded at 1918 o'clock.
Indiana was called next and j. w. Kern
| seconded the nomination of Judge Parker.
At 1928 Mr.. Kern finished and the state
| Of Iowa was called. A delegate sprang to
| his chair and declared second to Mr..
Hearst.
Row In Iowa Delegation.
But Samuel S. Wright of Upton, Iowa,
| mounted his chair and shouted: ION be-
half of the unbought and unpurchasable
delegates of Iowa.
At this point a rush was made for Wright
The chair raped for order. Owing to OPP
position in the Iowa delegation, Wright
went to the Arkansas delegation, where he
mounted a chair. The confusion continued
to be very great He took the platform
amid great cheering.
Wright declared that coming from a sec
ton of Iowa which elects democratic Con-
gressmen, and where democrats were not
educated in Coins financial school, he sec
onded the nomination of Judge Parker.
This developed great cheering.
When he returned to his seat his fellow
delegates from Iowa attempted to deprive
him of it. He then went to Georgia, which
accorded him a seat.
Chairman Weaver Of the Iowa delega-
ton loudly demanded a hearing, but was
not recognized. He asserted that his col
leagues wished to remove Wright as the
from Iowa.
Then Chairman Bailey took a hand. Rap
ping his desk, he secured order and said:
"In the confusion the chair was unable
to recognize the gentleman who first rose.
In order to correct the mistake, the chair
takes great pleasure in recognizing Mr..
Rinehart Of Iowa. who desires to second a
nomination on behalf Of the state OF Iowa.
THE gentleman who just left the plat
FORM" said Mr.. Rinehart least aspersions
upon the delegation from Iowa. l desire to
Mr.. Rinehart denied for himself and all
others Of the Iowa delegation that any
money had been received by them to In
duce them to cast their votes for any can
didate.
Before Mr. Rinehart had finished the
convention again showed signs of restless
ness but yell greeted his last words.
There was soon a sequel to the Wright
incident. The delegation held a meeting
and voted to unseat Wright as the Iowa
member of the committee to notify the
presidential nominee. In the words of one
of the delegation, the action was taken be-
cause of the "imputations cast upon the
delegation by Wright
Kansas was called and ]. G. Johnson
was recognized to second the Hearst nomi-
nation.
Gen. Miles Named.
As Mr.. johnson concluded the chair recog
nized David Overmeyer of Kansas, who
placed Gen. Nelson A Miles in nomination.
Vigorous applause followed Mr.. Over
meyers mention Of the name of Gen.
Miles, but when he continued his address,
after naming his candidate, he was fire.
quently interrupted by the galleries, and
the applause at the conclusion of his re-
marks was short lived.
In the midst of the handclapping Chair
man Bailey's gavel fell sharply and ended it.
Delegate Rosing, from Minnesota, then
interposed a motion that all seconding
speeches be limited to one minute.
Gov. Dockery moved to amend by max
ing the time five minutes. The amend
| ment was lost viva voce vote.
Delegate Grady Of New York spoke earn
estly against limiting the time to one min
ute, and moved to amend by making the
time four minutes. After little parlia
mentary sauabble the time was fixed at
four minutes.
Kansas produced a third speaker in ].
w. Orr who. in a few words not heard
far from his seat, seconded the nomination
of Parker
Thomas II. Ball Of Texas was next rec
ognzed to second the nomination of Parker.
(His remarks will be found elsewhere)
The Interruptions to Mr.. Ball were SO
frequent by people in the galleries, who
commenced to call time when his time
was not half taken up, that the chairman
reminded them that they were using up
the time of the convention and not of the
speaker
Louisiana seconded the nomination Of
Parker by a simple announcement.
Clark Names Cockrell.
Maine gave way to Missouri, and Champ
Clark of that state took the platform to
| place In nomination Senator Francis NJ
| Cockrell of Missouri for the presidency.
| 1t was after l clock when Mr. Clark be-
| gan 10 apeak His audience had sat for