The San Francisco call., 1904-07-10
.ONE BALLOT
ENDS SECOND
PLACE FIGHT
Convention NominatGS
Davis and AdOuTns
Sine Die.
Delegates DeTnOraIized
BY the TTickeTy Of
the Gold Faction.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ST. LOUIS. July 1O.-After hours OF
turmoil the Democratic convention at
an early hour this morning nominated
Henry G. Davis Of West Virginia for
the Vice Presidency and adjourned sine
die. Davis was given the nomination
by acclamation after the first ballot
had shown that. as the choice OF the
conservative leaders, opposition to
him would be futile.
Unexpectedly a sensation which has
few equals in American politics was
sprung in the National Convention last
evening Because there was no recog-
milton whatever Of the god standard
in the Democratic platform adopted
here last night, Alton B. Parker. who
was nominated for President on the
first ballot yesterday sent a teIe-
gram to William F. Sheehan, stating
his belief that the gold standard was
irrevocable and that he would main
tain it if elected.
The telegram added that Judge Par
ker believed it was due to the dele
gates that they should know his views.
since the platform was silent on that
subject, as they might desire him to
withdraw from the ticket. and asked
that his name be Withdrawn If a ma
jority did not agree with him.
CAUSES CONSIDERATION.
No bolt from the blue ever ere
ated greater CONSERVATION. When the
telegram was received the convention
was receiving names for the nOmina-
tion Of Vice President and il seemed
likely that Henry G. Davis of West
Virginia, a cousin OF Senator Arthur P.
German. would be nominated.
Judge Parker had been nominated
by the Democrats from Virginia,
South Carolina, North Carolina, Geor-
gia, Tennessee, Alabama. Arkansas.
Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Ken
lucky, in which States the party or
gans supported Bryan and fought for
16 to 1.
These States did not want a reaf-
f1rmation OF the Chicago platform. but
they wanted no reference to gold and
there at once seemed to be some like
lihood that Parker would be taken at
his word and asked to step down.
RESPECT PARKER'S CANDOR-
There was started, on the other
hand, a strong movement on the part
Of Southern leaders to respect Par
ker's views and insert the gold plank
which Hill and Bryan lad agreed to
leave out. The programme was helped
by the appreciation in the Southern
delegations of Parker's frankness and
candor in telling them before the con-
ventiOn adjourned, instead OF waiting
until he wrote his letter of acceptance.
as Cleveland did on a similar occa-
sion in 1892.
The committee on resolutions was
assembled and the proposition was to
write a new plank. The committee de-
cided not to insert a new plank In the
platform, but to suggest that the con-
vention. through Sheehan, send an an
swer to Parker stating that the money
{ question was settled and was not re-
garded as an issue, that this was the
reason it had not been inserted and
that Parker and the party were not at
variance. This was what was done to-
night after hours OF turmoil
TRICKERY is SUSPECTED.
There is a strong suspicion among
/ the opponents Of gold that the Par
ker telegram was a trick to commit
the convention to Judge Parker's
views on finance. Sheehan never lost
the telegram and never had to make
it public if he desired il to be kept
secret. This telegram became public
property within an hour after II was
received. and even some OF those who
worked and voted for Parker suspect
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