The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-21
Anti Parker People Draft Plat
form, in Which New York
Judge IS Charged.
THEY ALsO ATTACK HILL
IN SAVAGE MANNER
Union will Send Delegation to
st. Louis to Utter Protest
Before the Convention.
The Nebraskan Re
ceived a Rousing
Reception.
fBy Assoclated Press.l

NEW YORK. June 2o.-Cooper Union
was called tonight at the nnti-Parker
convention, called by some OF those who
do not concur In the Parker instructions
given at the New York State Convention
William y. Bryan was the principal
spenker. and when, he appeared on the
platform he Was enthusias t1cally mp
plauded. Before making his address he
said he would not name his favorite cam
dldate for President, but he made
savage attack on the "reorganizers." and
vigorously opposed the nomination OF
Judge Parker who was held up as the
candidate OF the corporations and not Of
the people. ,5s VI.
Judge Samuel i seabury. Of the City
Court. who presided, spoke of Parker as
the cand Idate OF the ..plut ocrac3'.'
The platform adopted at the meeting
opens by scondemning the exp ansion
policy OF the Republican administration.
The Platform Adopted.
The platform continues:
Judge Parker is silent. Senator Hill.
speaks for him. We know Senator Hills
record. AS Governor OF the State of New
York he blocked the secret ball y AS
senator he opposed his party's position on
the tariff and the income tax. The people
nj New York expressed their opinion OF
Senator I1ill when he was beaten for the
Office of Governor in 1894 by 1851 0CO votes.
Neither harmony, -confidence nor success
can now follow his discredited leader
ship
The party should refuse to follow the
leadership of such men as August Bel
mont, declares the resolution, adding that
the Albany platform failed to make a
single issue with Republican policies
The platform ADOPTED tonight denounces
protection of monopoly by tariffs. and
concludes:
BE 1t resolved. That a committee OF
twenty-five, of which the chair shall pc
one. be appointed by the chair to present
this protest to tho ST. Louis convention"
In the course of resolutions. this
declaration is made as to candidate:
.rhe candidate of the Demo Eatic party
must be a man who has stated his prin-
c,ples and can be trusted to apply them
with firmness and couNEe.
Bryan Receives Ovation.
When Mr.. Bryan arose he was given
an ovation. Hcf said In part:
3gs"I believe that the National Convention
should not nominate the man whom your
State convention has recommended. The
great question this year Is not the money
question, but 1t Is whether we are 70
have a plutocracy or a democracy. Ny
own position has been and will be that l
shall not attempt to decide upon the ne
availability of Mr.. Hearst or others, All
r ask is that we have a man on whom
there is not the taint of monopoly.
& "AIr Parker goes before the country on
a cowardly straddling platform. The,
i. r.e,nocrats Of this country arc bravo men,
1t required brave men to stand up for
Democracy III 1896 / knew In that year
men IN every State who We're threatened
with bankruptcy for being Democrats,
How Does Parker Stand?
"What does the State platform stand
for? 1T is stated it Is organized to neces-,
sary duties. Whoever advocated an un-
necessary dut.y
where does Parker stand on imperial
ism? We don't know. Where does he
stand on the money question: Is he
for gold? We don't know. is he for Sill
a1 fropfin,,ed IN Third Pagel