Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-07-15
JUDGE PARKER CHOSEN
CLOSE OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
Parker and Davis the Tioket-eryan
Defeats the Gold Plank in Platform
After Bitter Fight-Aso Secures
Modification Of Tariff Plank.

After Bitter Fight-Aso Secures
Modification Of Tariff Plank.
The democratic national convention
adjourned without day at 81. Louis
early Sunday morning, July ~, atter
nominating former United states sen
ator Henry G. Davis of West virginia,
cousin of Senator German OF Maryianu
land father law of Senator Elklns Oh
West Virginia for vice-presideht py
reclamation. He received Coz votes on
the first ballot and before the entife
vote was announced II was moved ana
carried that he be nominated by acca-
nation. % .so
chief Judge Alton b. Parker, of the
New York state court of Appeals was
nominated about 10 minutes 10 clock
Saturday morning, July 8, for president
of the United States by the convention
But one roll-call ensued and so decisive
was the result of that one that the
contrary states began TO call Tor recos,
milton and the ballot finally resulted
! i'm a unanimous vote for the New YORK
state man. The convention had been III
session since o'clock FRIDAY night
and various candidates had been pre-
sented, chief among whom were on
gresham Hearst, who received zpo
votes on the official ballot, Senator
! Cockrell Judge Gray. Gen. Miles NC
! CleHan of New York and Pattlsoh OF
/ Pennsylvania. Nominating and second
ling speeches innumerable were hlaue'
Features of the long session We're
beautiful tribute to Senator Cockreii, III
n spontaneous outburst of enthusiasm
when his name was placed IN hoilllha-
| ton by Congressman Champ earn
4 The scene was one of the most impress
| siye of all the ovations given during
IRaFn N
the third great ovation accorded our
ling the convention, when in one of the
most dramatic situations ever VIII
messed in a political gathering ne ad,
dressed the convention and concluded
Inv seconding the nomination OF Sena-
tor Francis NJ. Cockrell, the IaVor-
lite son" candidate from Missouri. HIS
speech was an impassioned appear 70
the delegates 10 give the party cailul-
date who voted the democratic TICKET
lin 1896 and 1900. He spoke on behat
|of the Nebraska delegation wnich ne
said. had no candidate 10 present or
fayors 10 ask. but candidate whose
nomination would not prove triumph
for one faction over another. lie sug-
gested Hearst, il the convention
thought best, then former Governor
Pattison. of Pennsylvania, ana hnaliy
created surprise by declaring for SEN
ator Cockrell,
The ballot for president gave Par
ker 65S votes out OF the So needed
Ito nominate and before the result
could be announced, Idaho, NeVada.
I washington. and others made changes
Ito the Parker column Governor
lpockery, of Missouri moved 10 make
the nomination unanimous and 1t was
carried amidst increasing cheering
Judge Parker's name was the first pre-
scented to the convention. He was nom
mated BY Martin w. Littleton OF New
York. ana great ovation followed
the presentation Of his name. Mr. Lit
Teton said Of Judge Parker If you ask
me why he has been silent ] answer
BECAUSE he has not attempted TO ne
the master % his party but u content
to be its servant
CONSERVATION reigned. in the con-
yention when IL renssembled Satur-
dav afternoon. July ?, and IT was
Learned that Judge Parker had tele-
graphed to Hon. William +. Sheehan
las Follows: II regard the gold stan
dard as firmly and irreyocably estap-
jIiehed. and shall act accordingly y the
! action Of the convention to-day shall
be ratified by the people. As the plat
form is silent on the subject my views
should be made known 70 the eonven-
ton. and if It is proved 10 be unsats-
factory to the majority, | request you
lto decline the nomination for me at
once so that another may be nomlhat-
ed before adjournment.
The committee on resolutions de-
t4ared that ii had finished It's work
land could not meet again. The action
Of Judge Parker was taken to mean
dictation to the convention and this
reused the greatest anger. Many del,
egates declared that Parker would
either have TO back down or another
candidate would be named. II was
finally decided that Judge Parker's at
titude on the money question was
nothing new and his act that of an
honest man to prevent any possible
misunderstanding as 10 his attitude
toward the money question.
At the night session John sharp
Williams presented the following tele-
gram which he proposed to have sent
to Judge Parker;
THE platform adopted by this con-
vention Is silent on the question OF
the monetary standard because It IS
mot regarded by us as a possible issue
i'm this campaign. and only campaign
issues We're mentioned in the platform
Therefore there is nothing in the
views expressed by you in the tele-
gram lust received which would pre-
clude a man entertaining them from
accepting a nomination on said plat
form" Mr.. Bryan offered an amend
ment to the message in when ques-
tions were asked as to the judge $
views on various. phases of the mon
tey question. John Sharp Williams re-
piled bitterly, criticising Mr.. Bryan
for his effort to prevent harmony"
Mr.. BRYAN then withdrew his amend
lment, in the interest of harmony
Mr.. WiFiams's proposition was adopt
ed TS5 to 1870
The platform was adopted without
discussion Saturday night, July ;, as
soon as the convention met. Inc
platform committee had hard time
of it, being in continuous session
from o'clock Thursday afternoon
until 1880 Friday forenoon, more than
IS hours. and with nothing to eat since
Thursday evening. The delay was
due to the contest of the factions over
the gold standard, income tax ana
tariff planks. w. J. Bryan won ms
third victory early Friday morning
when the committee voted the gold
standard plank out of the platform by
a vote of So to Is. He had made two
successful efforts early in the even
ing and secured notifications of the
tariff plank on two separate votes.
The proposed gold plank read as
follows: "The discoveries of gold
within the past few years and the
great increase in the production
thereof. adding two thousand million
dollars to the worlds supply of when
seven hundred million falls TO the
share of the United States has con-
tributed to the maintenance of a mon
ey standard of value, no longer open
to question removing that issue from
afsffn on
The main fight was upon the pro-
Sosed income tax plank providing Tor