Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13
The Nominees.

nominated Alton Il. Parker, of
New York. for the Presidency.
While the Convention was con-
sidering candidates for the Vice
Presidency, telegram was receiv-
ed from Judge Parker saying:
Il regard the gold standard as
firmly and irTevocably established
and shall act accordingly if the
action of the Convention of today
shall bc ratified by the people. As
the platform Is silent ON the sub
iect my views should be made
known To the Convention and if It
Is proved to be unsatisfactory to
the majority ! request YOU to de-
cline the nomination for me at
once 50 that another may be nomi-
mated before adjournment"
The telegram threw the Conven-
tion into widest disorder, and an
adjournment was taken TO allow
the committees To talk the matter
over.
When the Convention reassem-
bled a telegram was sent To Judge
Parker saying that the Convention
did not consider the money ques-
tion an issue in the campaign, and
that his views would not cause
them to revoke his nomination.
Finally ex-senator Henry G.
Davis, of West Virginia, was nom
mated for the Nice-Presidency.
The Convention then adjourned.
When the Convention assembled
Wednesday it was seen that Hearst
had no chance OF securing the
nomination, but it was hoped that
there was enough anti-Parker
sentiment to defeat the Judge for
the nomination.
After an extremely hard and
bitter fight in the Committee ON
Resolutions, William Jennings
Bryan succeeded in having the
gold plank left out of the platform.
In the platform as adopted no
mention was made of the money
question, as it was argued by
majority of the delegates that as
the question was not an issue in
the campaign there was no need to
mention it.
The leading figure of the Con-
vention was Mr.. Bryan. 1t was
said by his opponents that they
would wear him out in the Com
mittee sessions so that he would
not be in physical condition 10
speak before the Convention. but
the great vitality and physical
command which he displayed sur
priSed even his friends. After the
Parker telegram was received he
left hs room where had gone after
nearly sixty hours without sleep,
and went into the Convention Hall
with his temperature above 100.
lie was under the care of physi-
elan, and had been ordered to stay
m bed. He pleaded with the Con
Ventlon to adopt n gold plank if
they thought Judge Parker was
right.
Previously, in seconding the
nomination of Senator Cockren for
The Nioe-Presidency, Mr.. Bryan
said; You may question my hav-
ng made good fight. You may
question my having run the course.
bnt no one can truthfully say that
have not kept the faith.
lhe newspapers of the country,
with the possible exception of the
Baltimore Sun, are united in de
nouncing and villifying Mr.. Bryan
on every occasion, when he should
receive the commendation and
praise of every democratic journal
Tor the way In which he helped to
make thedemocratic party as solid
rs it now is.
Henry q. Davis, the Vice-Presi-
dental nominee. is 81 years of ago.
Ills home is at Elkins, w, Va,
ana he is the father-in-law of Sen
ator Stephen b. Elkins, the wealthy
Republican Senator from West
Virginia, Mr., Davis is banker,
railroad magnate, and is at the
mead of large coal, oil and timber
companies, He is variously said
TO be worth from one to twenty
millions.
Next week the COURIER will try
10 PRINT the entire platform recon-
mended and adopted at St. Louis.
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TAKE one California Prune Wafer
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