The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-07-15
parker and DAVIS NAMED
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES FOR
PRESIDENT AND VICE.
Ex-senator Turner of Spokane, WASH,
Received Strong Vote for Second
Place on the Ticket-All Night SEES
sions-Parker for Gold Standard
Bryan to Support the Ticket.

Parker OF New York was nominated
by the democratic national convention
about $40 o'clock Saturday morning,
for president of the United States.
When the first ballot was finished
Judge Parker lacked a few votes of
the necessary two thirds of the con-
vention, but Idaho gave him her six
and Washington changed from Hearst
to Parker, giving 10 more, and the
victory for Mr. Parker was secure.
The nomination was then made unan-
imous. Parker received GAS and
Hearst 206 votes.
Other Candidates.
The vote for the other candidates
was as follows:
Cockrell-Kansas 1, Minnesota 1,
Missouri SO, Nebraska 4 total, AZ.
Olney-Maine 4, Massachusetts 80,
Nebraska 1, Oklahoma L. total, SO.
Wall-Nebraska /, Wisconsin 26,
total, 81.
Gray-Delaware 6, Minnesota 1, Ne
braska 1, Porto Rico 4; total, II.
Williams-North Dakota, 8.
Pattison-Nebraska 4.
cClellan-Colorado 1, Oregon l,
Oklahoma 1; total, 3.
Miles-Kansas 2, Nebraska 1 total
8.
Towne-Minnesota, 2.
Coler-Oregon, l.
Morgan-West Virginia, 2.
st. Louis, July 10.-Shortly after
midnight 1ex-United States Senator
Henry G. Davis of West Virginia, who
had been selected by party leaders in
the earlier hours of the third day
session for vice presidential honors on
the democratic national ticket was
nominated on the first ballot. George
Turner of Washington, who, prior to
the split of the Washington delega
ton, had been leading candidate, re
ceived according to unofficial count
104 votes. Williams of Illinois receiv
ed 165.
f. c.. Robertson of Spokane, Wash.
took the platform and presented the
Washington candidate for vice presi
dency. Turner's name was given {
great ovation as Robertson finished
When Idaho was reached, Senator Du
bois took the platform and made al
address that reused the convention t
cheers, in seconding the nomination
of Turner. Further down the list
when Montana was called, Senator w
A. Clark also seconded the nomination
of Turner The Montana magnate wa
never better than in presenting tn
qualifications of his friend and for
mer associate for the Office of vic
president.
This speech had great inhuenc
among the delegates a little later
When Nevada declared for Turner tn
convention howled with delight, an
it was seen there was a stampede o
to the northwestern man. There wa
no Disgusting the sentiment that wa
sweeping over the delegates. Whe
Oregon Joined the Turner column
New Mexico then seconded the nom
nation, as did Maine, Massachusett:
Alaska and Texas in the order named
For time it really looked, fror
| luc Idplully Will WHICH IhO oeoeS
were polling for him, that Turne
would be the choice of the conventio
before the roll call, although man
of the larger states were not for hin
At this point came the bombshe
regarding the Parker nomination an
the convention took a recess.
During the recess the leaders r.
arranged the lines, and when roll ca
began Davis of West Virginia recei'
ed more than the two thirds vote
the convention, and on motion tn
nomination was made unanimous.
The Parker people had their wa
and when they indicated that Dav
was the man they desired for vice pre-
ident the delegates decided to Civ
them the whole convention, as Ion
as they controlled so much of it a
ready.
The browning sensation of a spe
tacular convention was sprung Satu
day afternoon, when it became know
that Judge Alton B. Parker, democra
ic nominee for president, sent tel
gram to Mr.. Sheehan defining his p
sition on the gold standard. For
. time it threatened to disrupt the co
vention, and it was considered poss
BILE that a new nominee might be cho
en- The matter was Strengthened GU
after hours of debate, Mr.. Bryan al
his followers reluctantly and unwi
ingly accepting the attitude of II
candidate.
Following is the text of the telegra
addressed to w. f. Sheehan: