The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-10

some one else for the party nominee
should his views not be in accordance
! with those of the delegates.
II When this surprising information
Giro ulated around convention hail.
William J. Bryan was absent. being
at his hotel. sick.
u Several senators importuned Mr..
Sheehan not to read the telegram be-
fore the convention. Mr.. Sheehan
kept the despatch in custody but de-
clined to reveal its text before hav-
ing read 1t to the convention. but in
substance 1t is that Judge Parker
wants the convention to be fully ac-
auainted with his position; that he is
a gold standard man and believes that
the law irrevocably fixes the gold
standard and that ne would enforce
the law as he construes 1t.
There is a reference in the despatch
| to a declination of the nomination II
his position should not be satisfactory.
| Senator Hill now has in his possession
the gold plank of the platform which
was reported by the subcommittee to
| the full committee and rejected by the
latter. The knowledge of the receipt
of the despatch soon became general
| throughout the hall and naturally
created a commotion.
| Expected Warm Fight.
It was appreciated that should an
| attempt be made to inject gold
/ plank in the platform a bitter fight
( on the floor would be precipitated and
| prolong the session. Those opposed
| to a gold plank were greatly disturb
| ed by the absence of Mr. Bryan, whose
vigorous fight before the committee
| on resolutions resulted in the elimina
| ton of the plank obnoxious to them.
| Hurried conferences were held in diff
| ferent quarters of the hall and the
| Parker despatch overshadowed in in
| terest the nomination of a Vice Prasi-
| dent
| 1t was believed that the financial
| question had been fought to a con-
| clusion in the committee on resolu-
| lions and that satisfactory COM
| promise had been affected. The dele
| gates were wholly unprepared for the
| Parker despatch and the apprehension
that Senator Hill might at this late
| hour make an attempt to seek the
| adoption of the gold plank increased.
! For an hour the subject of Judge
| Parker's telegram, the original OF
| which had been privately shown to
| a few of the leaders, was the topic OF
excited conversation in small groups
throughout the building. In confer
| ence between Senator Hill and Sena-
| tor Daniel the latter said: II say most
| positively that the committee on res
| olutions cannot meet again. We have
| finished our work"
| Several other members of the COM
mittee Joined in echoing this senti-
ment The action of Judge Parker
4 was taken to mean dictation to the
| convention and this aroused the great
| est anger.
Governor Vardaman. speaking for
( Mississippi, said the delegation of his
| State would not consent that any gen.
| tleman shall dictate to the convention
as to what should be its platform and
they would join in an effort to recon-
| slider the nomination of such dictator
| should this be attempted.
| Tillman Saw Trouble.
Senator Tillman in talking with other
delegates. asked If the Committee on
| Resolutions was to be kicked and cuff
| ed about as though 1t was nothing He
| sent word to Senator Daniel. chairman
| of the Committee on Resolutions. that
| any attempt to reconsider the action
on the platform and insert the gold
| standard plank would raise a storm in
| the convention.
Many delegates expressed the opinion
| that Judge Parker would have to back
| down. or that another candidate would
| be named.
There was a rumor that William J.
| Bryan would come to the convention
| although Ill, and make fight against
a gold standard plank. but Chairman
Smythe of the Nebraska delegation said
| this was not true.
| Finally. shorty after o'clock when
| the convention had ordered a ballot
| for the nominee for President
| and it was proceeding. Senator Culber-
son of Texas. arose and in an excited
manner said that before a VicePresi-
| dent was nominated we had better
| find out who is to be the candidate for
| President first" He moved a recess
until half past eight this evening. The
motion was put and unanimously car
| ried. Mr.. Sheehan called Judge Par
! ker on the long distance telephone and
had a prolonged conversation with him.
| the result of which has not been dis
| closed
| Information concerning the Parker
| telegram spread through the conven-
| ton during the recess and 1t soon be-
| came evident to the leaders that II
would be necessary to make some effort
| to shape events in a way to save the
situation as much as possible.
TiIIman Much Aroused.
The various reports apd rumors soon
crystalized into a we'll defined state
ment that Senator Daniel as chairman
| of the Committee on Resolutions was
| preparing to offer motion for the
| reconsideration of the vote by which
the platform was adopted in order to
present an amendment including the
gold standard declaration so as to
secure a platform in harmony with
Judge Parker's views. Many dele
gates objected TO this proceeding
among them being Senator Tillman
who was very much aroused over the
situation. He protested in excited
| language over the proposed proceeding,
| declaring that the party was preparing
to make fool of itself" and that it
must not be done.
| Senator Hill volunteered to go with
Senator Tillman to see Senator Daniel
the result being that the three lead
ers soon met in the corridor in front
of the presiding officers stand and they
together with number of other rep
resentative delegates retired to the rear
of the hall where they. shut Off from
all delegates and visitors. engaged in
an earnest conference until the Con-
Ivention adjourned.
| Soon after the adjournment the con-
ference dispersed to meet at the New
York headquarters at the Southern Ho-
tel. There the party was increased by
the addition OF a number OF other lead
|