Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-07-21
TICKET is NAMED
PARKER AND DAVIS DEMoRAcY's
STANDARD BEARERS.
BOTH ARE BY RECLAMATION
Two Full Nights Of. Strenuous Work
and Much CSctement-Friends of
Parker Have the Situation Well In
Hard.

cratic convention met Friday morning,
but the committee on platform being
unable to report, after an hours ses-
sion, adjournment was taken to s
O'Clock in the evening.
Reassembling at that time. the ses-
sion was continuous for ten hours,
nomination of Judge Parker for the
presidency taking place at $40 a. m.
1t was night of impassioned oratory
and of haunting invective. For ten
hours sensational demonstrations were
in evidence.
Parker lacked just nine votes when
the first roll call was ended, but before
the vote was announced Idaho chang
ed six votes to Parker and Nebraska
followed with two. Parker now lacked
but one, and West Virginia gave him
thirteen and Washington ten, making
brought his total to SOS.
Before this could be announced,
Governor Dockery of Missouri with
drew Cockrell's name, and moved that
Parker's nomination be made unani-
nous. This was done with yell and
a demonstration was started. The bal
lot stood as follows: Parker, 65S;
Hearst, 200; Cockrell, AZ; Wall, 81;
Olney. 81; Mcclellan, 3; Miles, 3;
Gray, 8; Williams, s; Towne, 2; Coler,
l. Total, $3.50.
Two-thirds was required to nomi
nate. He speedily got the required
number by the change of Idaho, Neva-
da and West Virginia, whose votes
brought histotal to 69S.
The vote of Nebraska upon the pres
lows: Hearst, A; Cockrell, 4; Olney,
l; Gray, /; Wall, 1; Miles, 1; Patti
son. 4.
Everybody was too tired to engage
in much enthusiasm, and a motion to
adjourn to p. m. was greeted with
howl of affirmation, as the II 900 spec
tators and 1000 delegates made a
break for the exits.
All night long these thousands had
sat patiently and watched the waging
of most extraordinary battle.
The climax of the night of sensa-
tionalism came at o'clock in the
morning, when, after eight hours of
noisy clamor, William Jennings Bry-
an, in the midst of absolute silence,
began a speech, in which he seconded
the nomination of Cocllrell of Mis-
souri,.
1t was the event for which the con-
vention had been waiting. He was
fighting to prevent the nomination of
Parker. But he misleading forlorn
hope. In a fiery speech he seconded
the nomination of every candidate ex-
cept Parker
Senator Daniel concluded his read
ing of the compromise platform at 1855
Friday night, and Immediately moved
it's adoption. his was carried by an
overwhelming vote, as a part of the
prearranged program. The utmost con-
fusion reigned during the reading,
Daniels voice being wholly inaudible
in the great hall.
Immediately after the adoption Of
the platform Chairman Williams as
cended the steps and shouted, above
the din which greeted him: THE
clerk will now call the roll of states
for the nomination of a candidate for
president"
For few moments the convention
was in an uproar, the galleries join
ing. Then the secretary succeeded in
making himself heard, as he called the
name of the first state, in alphabetical
order, Alabama.
Alabama yields to the Empire State
of New York" screamed Delegate
Russell, jumping upon his chair, and a
roar Of cheers went up as Martin w.
Littleton of New York mounted the
platform.
With the first words spoken in Lit
tleton's strong, rich voice, silence fell
upon the vast assemblage, and he was
given the closest attention as he made
the speech nominating the man whom
destiny had already picked as the
choice of the party.
Only now and then were there brirf
outbursts of applause and cheers,
when the speaker delivered a telling
sentence. These demonstrations swell
ed into roar of approval when Little
ton said:
IF you ask me why Judge Parker
has been silent l answer because he
has not attempted to be the master of
his party, but ~ content to be its serv-
ant"
AS he concluded ms speech, the roar
became a hurricane, thunderous, tu-
multuous. passing beyond all control.
| States in the Parker column tore their
standards from the fastenings and be-
gan a wild. shrieking march around
the hall; the Michigan delegation
mounting the platform and planting
its huge banner behind the chair,
while thousands of voices were joined
in frenzy of sound.
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