The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-07-14
National Democratic Ticker Completed
Saturday Night
WAS NOMINATED BY ACCLAMA1lON
Entire Harmony Prevailed at the
Close of the Convention and All the
Factions Were Satisfied
FOR PRESIDENT
ALTON BROOKS PARKER
Of New York.
For Vice-President
HENRY G. DAVIS
of West Virginia.


The above is the ticket nominated by
the Democratic National Convention at
st. Louis last week. The questions
were all gone over thoroughly and the
standard bearers we're chosen after ma
ture deliberation and thorough discus
sion.
The Presidential nomination was
| made early Saturday morning, and 1t
was expected that when the convention
reassembled at p. m. the vice-presl-
Dental matter would be settled quick
ly and an adjournment reached. But
in the interim a telegram had been re-
ceived from Judge Parker that threw
the mass of delegates into tempo
rary state of great excitement. The
telegram follows:
Hon. w. F. Sheehan, Hotel Jefferson,
St. Louis:
81 regard the gold standard as firm
ly and irrevocably established, and
shall act accordingly if the action OF
the convention Of today shall be ratl-
fed by the people. AS the platform Is
silent on the subject, my view should
be made known to the convention, and
II it is proved to be unsatisfactory to
the majority. I request you to decline
the nomination for me at once. so that
another may be nominated before ad-
journment A. B. PAPKEH.'
The reading Of this message and its
explanation by John Sharp Williams
put the delegates back into satisfied
state Of mind, and the work Of the body
was then closed up and an adjourn
ment reached amid much cheering.
Following was the detailed vote on
the first ballot, which gave Parker the
nomination: Alabama, Parker, %; Ar
kansas, Parker, 1S; California, Hearst,
60; Colorado, Parker, 4; Hearst, 5; Nc
Clellan, 1; Connecticut, Parker, IA;
Delaware, Gray, 6; Florida, Parker, 6;
Hearst, 4; Georgia, Parker, 26; Idaho,
Hearst, 6; Illinois, Hearst, 54; Indiana,
Parker, 30; Iowa, Hearst, 26; Kansas,
Hearst, 10; Parker, Z; Miles, 2; Cock
rell, 1; Kentucky, Parker, q; Louisi-
ana, Parker, 1S; Maine, Parker, Z;
Hearst, /; Olney, 4; Maryland, Parker,
16; Massachusetts, Olney, 80; Michigan,
Parker, %; Minnesota, Parker, 8;
Hearst, 9; Cockrell, 1; Towne, 2; Gray,
/: Mississippi, Parker, 90; Missouri,
Cockrell, SO; Montana, Parker, s; Ne
braska, Cockrell, 4; Hearst, 4; Olney,
/; Gray, /; Watt, 1; Patison, 1; Miles,
i; Nevada, Hearst, 6; New Hampshire,
Parker, s; New Jersey, Parker, "a; New
York, Parker, IS; North Carolina, Par
ker, "a; North Dakota, Williams, 8;
Chic, Parker, 46; Oregon, Parker, 4;
Hearst, .; McClelland, 1; Coler, i;
PENNSYLVANIA, Parker, &c; Rhode
Island. Hearst, 6 Parker, 2; South Caro-
lima, Parker, 1S; South Dakota, Hearst,
s; Tennessee, Parker "a Texas, Par
ker. Sc; Utah, Parker, 6; Vermont,
Parker, 8; Virginia, Parker, "a; West
Virginia, Parker, 10; Hearst, 2; Cor
man, 2; Washington, Hearst, 10; Wis
consin, Wall, 26; Wyoming, Hearst, 6;
Alaska, Parker, 6; Arizona, Hearst, 6;
District, of Columbia, Parker, 6; Indian
Territory, Parker, 5; Hearst, 1; Haw-
ali. Hearst, 6; New Mexico, Hearst, g.;
Oklahoma, Parker, 2; Hearst, 2; Nc
Clelland, /; Olney, /; Porto Rico, Par
ker, 2; Hearst, 4.
The foregoing is total Of 65S votes
fer Parker. Idaho, Washington and
West Virginia then changed to the Par
ker column, giving him a clear plural
ity and Governor Dockery moved to
make the nomination unanimous.
Judge Parker was notified Of his
nomination early Saturday morning,
lust as he was returning from his Gus
tomary swim in the river near his
home. He took the news calmly and
with his usual dignity. Sunday ne
attended church and listened to a
sermon in which a thinly veiled com
pliment was paid himself. The usual
quiet still is noticeable in all his
| manners.
ROLL FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
The roll of States was called for the
p,Ssentation of candidates for vice
president. Even at this time, the gal
lcries were less than half filled, ano
great areas Of vacant seats were visi
bic.
Alabama was called several times
with no response, but finally Mr.. Rus
sell. Of that State, announced tna'
| Alabama would give way to Illinois.
Samuel Alschuler, Of Illinois, an
nounced that Freeman B. Morris
would speak for that State. Mr.. Nor
ris took the platform to name James