Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-07-09
Chosen the Democratic Standard
Bearer on the First Ballot at
an Early Hour This
Morning.
AN ALL NIGHT SESSION
Candidate for Vice Presidency will Be
Chosen Tonight-..The Silent New
Yorker Takes q Bath and Is
Then Informed Of His
Selection.

st. Louis, July 9-Chief Judge Alto
B. Parker of the New York State Cour
of Appeals, was nominated at f1ftee
minutes to 6 o'clock this morning TO
President of the United States by tn
Democratic national convention. Onl,
one roll call ensued, and so decisive
was the result of that one that tn,
contrary states began to call for recog
milton and the ballot finally resulted II
unanimous vote for the New Yorl
man. The scene was dramatic in the
extreme, Darkness had Witnessed
the gathering of the Democratic hosts
while broad daylight witnessed the
close. The convention was in session
from 8 o'clock last night until nearly
this morning. In that time, eight
names were presented to the conven
ton. Nominating and seconding
speeches innumerable were made and
as dawn was approaching, it became
necessary to limit the seconding
speeches to four minutes each.
An exception was made in the case
of w. j. Bryan, who in one of the most
dramatic situations ever witnessed in
a political gathering addressed the
convention and concluded by seconding
the nomination of Senator Francis M.
Cockrell of Missouri.
Mr. Bryan received the third great
ovation accorded during the conyen-
ton. His speech was an impassioned
appeal to give a candidate who had
voted the Democratic ticket in 1896
and 1900 He spoke on behalf of the
Nebraska delegation, which, he said
had no candidate to present or favor to
ask, but wanted candidate whose
nomination would not prove triumph
for one faction over the other. He
suggested w. r. Hearst, if the conven-
tion thought best, then former Cover
nor Pattison of Pennsylvania, and fin
ally created surprise by declaring
for Senator Cockrell
One feature of the long-drawn-out
session was the beautiful tribute paid
to Senator Cockrell when placed in
nomination by Chairman Champ Clark.
The ballot for President gave Parker
658 votes out of the 667 needed to
nominate and before the result was
announced Idaho, Nevada, Washington
and other states made changes to the
Parker column. Governor Dockery of
Missouri, moved to make the nomina-
tion unanimous and it was carried
amidst cheers. The results of the bal
lot were never announced officially.
When the nominations were called for
last night, Alabama yielded to New
York, and Judge Parker's name was
presented to the convention by Little
ton
Parker Placed in Nomination.
Martin w. Littleton opened his
speech in conciliatory manner and
devoted some time to the Republican
nominee for presidency. He then read
the resolution of the New York state
convention instructing for Parker, and
said that New York would be the bat
tie field of the election. He then gave
a brief sketch of the life of Parker,
saying he had always been Democrat
both in fair and foul weather and had
never deserted the standard of his
party faith. He said he is a man
to all factions but with no fav-
orite and afraid of none, man who
would take counsel and courage of
both, but who will take bitterness of
neither
eff you ask me why he has been
SILENT" he continued, II will tell you,
it is because he does not claim to be
master of the Democratic party, but is
content to be it's servant. If you ask
me why he has not outlined policy
for the convention. will tell you he
does not believe that it's policies
should be dictated, but that the SOW
ereignty of the party should be in the
wisdom of it's members.
If you ask me what his policy will be,
if elected, will tell you it will be the
policy which finds expression in the
platform of his party"
After that, Hearst, Gray, Cockrell,
Wall, Williams, Olney, and General
Miles, were named in speeches that
took nearly all night In the end all
the claims of the Parker forces proved
accurate. Parker had within few
votes Of enough to nominate and these
were soon forthcoming. Speeches
which had been loudly cheered had
neither made nor lost vote. After
the nomination, the convention ad-
journed until o'clock today when the
for vice president will be
made.
Parker Takes Bath and ls Notified.
Hsopus, New York, July 9-The news
Of Judge Parker's nomination was Civ
en- him at $50 o'clock this morning