Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-09
Favorte Sons Withdraw and Make The Choice Unan.
imous When parkers Strength Becomes Apparent.
Bryan Seconds Nomination Of CockereII
And Makes Strong Appeal
VICE. president TO Be NAMED TONIGHT, LOOKS
LOOKS LIKE HARMON

made his way 10 the platform 10 nom
male Richard Olney.
When he closed there were cheers
and calls for 0lney After the 0lne.
demonstration there was a call fei
three cheers for Cockrell and they
We're given with will.
Convention Yells for Bryan.
Nebraska came next ana the noise
of the convention was hushed as the
name fell from the clerks lips. G. J.
Smythe responded, but before he
could speak the convention began a
demonstration in which the name OF
Bryan was heard above the uproar.
Bryan, Bryan. Bryan" yelled the
crowd. When he could make himself
heard, he simply announced that Wis.
consin had a candidate to present and
Nebraska yielded her place on the
roil edil 10 tnHt state.
Made It Unanimous.
The ballot for president gave Park
er 65S votes out of 667 needed ID
nominate. and before this result was
announced. Idaho. Nevada, Washing.
ton and other states made changes
to the Parker column. Governor
Dockery Of Missouri moved to make
the nomination unanimous and Il ear
RED admist cheers. The results or The
b8sllot was never aiinbunced officially
When nominations were called foi
last night Alabama yielded TO New
York and Judge Parker's name was
presented to the convention by Mar
ion Littleton Of New York.
Parker Nominating Speech.
Littleton opened his speech IN q
.concilatory manner and devoted some
time to the republican nominee fol
the presidency lie then read the
resolution Of the New York state con
vention instructing for Parker and
said New York would be the battle
field Of election. He then gave d
brief sketch OF the life Of Parker
saying he had always been demo
crat both In fair and foul weather
and had never deserted the STANDARD
of his party faith. He said he Is 1
man friendly to all factions but the
favorite and afraid Of none, the mar
who would take counsel and courage
Or both, but who will take the bitter
ness OF neither.
''If you ask me why he has beer
SILENT" he continued, II tell You 4
Is because he does not claim to bt
master Of the democratic party, bu
Ia content to be its servant. II vol
ask me why he has not outlined
policy for the convention, will tel
you he does not believe that policies
should be dictated, but that the soy
ereIgnty Of the party should be in th'
untrammeled wisdom OF Its members
| II you ask me what his policy will
be, II elected, I tell you II will be |
policy which finds expression in th'
platform Of his party"
Then appealing to the support Of u,
convention Mr.. Idttleton placed Il
nomination for president. Alton B
Parker, of New York.
seven others.
After Littleton had finished, Hearst
Gray, Cockrell, Wall. Williams. ol
| ney and General Miles were named II
speeches that took nearly all night
In the end all the claims OF the Parkel
forces proved accurate. Parker hal
within few votes enough To nomin
ate and these were forthcoming. Th'
speeches which had been cheered hal
neither made nor lost a vote.
After the nomination the conyen
tion adjourned Till o'clock TO-DAY
when the nomination for vice pres
ident will be made.
Parker Hears the News.
ESoPUS. ". ", July 9.--News o
Judge Parker's nomination was givei
him at 6:5O this morning by a cor
respondent OF the Associated Press
who found him clambering out o
the water after his morning swim