The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-10
HIS BOLD, MANLY STAND a
DISARMS HIS CRITICS
No Ground for the Charge That
He Is / a Man Without an x
Opinion Senator Daniel 5$
Cornbats Bryan's
gument and Carries
the Day. s55Is.
For Preside - Alton B. Parker
Of New FORK. 533#
For Vice-P reside Henry g.
Davis, Of West Virginia.

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Davis, Of West Virginia.
Especial from a stat corresp ondent.
CONVENTIO N Hal 3, ST.
LOUIS, MO !, July early tile
last thing done BY. the d emocraticS
National $Conve ion HWten it adj
journed pastsmi dnig WAS to55takes
action, which has ,lnd oubtedly8
great y added to the trength Of
Parker as the candi date The con
vention cticall " put the cam
didateB on gold standard platform
after having frs dopte a plat
form T riday, in which 10 refer
enc eWas mad to the questi
COMA sc. Il
The ton 81 The co1yentio on
same as q great aslrprise Judge
tsParker apracti d cline Sto ac-sS
IScept the onina ion because Of
mo mention 81 the gold Standard
lin the platform. His decisio
was announced in one d til not illsi
two kilograms. lie convention n
simply put the stand ard in. at es4i3s
gasdfight, itisStrue, but me verthele
|#itsis there. ~
Judge Parker 8 stand basel teda)
his friends. His pr ompt arlno ounce
|&rnents Of lis decisio not to stand
on q platform tllat did not meet
his views, gives Sevid ence Of back
bone and streng 9Th Of character
thatsareBsufficien answer those
who have made fun%of8 ] udge5
Parker ii recent months for no
talking.
Mr. Bryan alked Il EIeSS
talked twice, He mad e two Bit
ter addresses against tile gold
plank. Senator Daniel oppose !,
him and made very fine speech
that evoked deafening applause
John Sharp Williams made y 1
Sspeec against NJ ryan tllat5was&l
remarkable for#i its bitterness.
The nomination Of Mr.. Davis &
W W, stlle GaVl ce 81 trernend
sously plcases the #Nirginians, But
the majority Of them are mos ofa
all delighted with the adoption
OF that gold standard resolution
tonight.
Strain Told on Them
When the convention concluded tho al -SS
night session with I lle3 nomination of II
Judge Parker at s. 2o5 q clock, tho hour for 4
ling TO nominate candida Ia i ", s
the vlce-presidency was fixed at q o'cIocl Il
this afternoon There were q 81 900 fewer u u
persons In. tho convention hall when
Chairman Clark raped for order a & Jew
minutes past n.85The great strain aor3
that light session was too much for ma No
of he delegates, and they did NOT ppearg
noW.F' hose present showed In their faces
the terrible strain of much loss OF sleep. n
! n g very few minutes after@the session a
was was called to order it, was plain 10 see AZ
IN order TO allow val ious delega lions 10 2
so over the ground and reach some point
of agreement ls Z: s3 4 "
Nominations Suddenly Stopped.
4 Tx Governor Dockery. OF Missouri read
q letter from Senator Cockrell, thanking
those delegates who had given him s,,ch IN
warm support last night. and one OF
sim liar plrport was sreax' by NJ r. Hopkins.
OF illinois, from Mr.. Hearst, Adjourn
nlent was then aiken to s $50 IL clock. 1t a
was not long after this hour before there
We're as many people In he hall as at tina
earlier session, Nominations were taken
up at once. and George W, Turner, az tha II
State of Washington, was named for tho #
by Taylor, 81 hat State. u;
John p. Alderson, of West Virginia, non,-
mated Henry q. Davis. OF that Stare.
Mr.. Hopkins nominated Robert Williams.
a member OF Congress- from Illinois,
Seconding speeches had been made In
numbers. Much applause was being
worked up, when Senator Gulberson. of
Texas, tall, straight and soldierly, arose @
in his place close to the rostrunt and mi A SSS
u voice Sbetraylng excitement moved that
a Weep President be not chosen until I've Z
know whether we've got a y preside tial ,5
cand idate." He moved that adjournment
be- taken ia s o'aloclI, There were a few
ayes and a storm of noes. hut ghair Ina n
Clark calmly declared tho convention nd Il
tourned to O'clock. The members were
la boring under great excitement,f al copy z