The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-07-15
THE FOUnTH DAY.


st. Louis, July s.-The effect Of last
nights protracted an1 harassing ses
sion was plainly evident when the
hour arrived to which the recess had
been taken. Chairman Clark was not
present. Not over three hundred del
egates were In their seats and the gal
! leries showed more empty chairs than
visitors. The pyrotechnics were over
the ,retbfire dying out the cuFtainawas
about to descend and the general in
terest in the proceedings was compare
lively gone.
For the first time since the ccnyen-
toned opened 1t was possible to walk
the aisles without treading upon the
feet OF other people and fighting for
a passageway. The chairman arrived
at fifteen minutes after two o'clock,
and that incident. which heretofore
has been the signal for applause, was
] entirely unnoticed.
The prominent men in the party
/. were conspicuous By their absence.
| Hill was in conference at the South
ern hotel trying to settle upon the
nominee for the vice-presidency. Col.
Guffey, Of Pennsylvania Hopkins, Of
Illinois; Daniel, of Virginia, and nu-
merous others were absent long after
| the hour set for the commencement Of
the days work
Chairman Clark resumed the gavel,
and, at 2:4S O'Clock, began his effort
to call the convention to order. Be.
| fore the formal opening of the session,
the. band was signaled for a tune, as
many delegates began to arrive, max
ing too much confusion for the chair
to be heard. The rumor OF a recess
had spread, and everyone was anxious
to know the procedure. The delay con
tinued, however, waiting for word
| from the vlce-presidentiaI conference
at the Southern hotel. The band was
utilized again for entertainment, and
got rousing cheer as it struck up
Dixie
Rev. John T. M. Johnson, pastor Of
the Delmer Avenue Baptist church,
was introduced and pronounced the
invocation.
Gov. Dockery was recognized ct the
conclusion Of the prayer and read a
telegram from Senator Cockrell
Mr.. Hopkins, Of Illinois, secured REQ
ognition for A. M. Lawrence, of that
state, to read a telegram from the
platform. The telegram was from
William r. Hearst thanking his friends
for their support and indorsing the
nominee. The reading was warmly
applauded.
At S:2O p. m. a recess was taken I'M
I'll 500 p. m.
Evenfng session.
The convention was called to order
at 5;37 b. m. for its seventh session. r.
H Ball, Of Texas, moved that nominal
ing speeches for vice president be lin
tied to ten minutes and seconding
speeches to five minutes, not more than
three speeches to be allowed any can
didate. This was agreed to. q
Alabama being called, Delegate e. L.
Russell yielded the floor to the state of
Illinois, F. P. Morris, OF that state,
placed in nomination Congressman J.
r. Williams.
Arkansas being next called, Gov JEFF
Davis responded: Arkansas has no
candidate, but she has votes In Mo-
vemher to deliver to the nominee Of
this convention.
When Colorado was reached Delegate
II. ]. O'Donnell announced that his
state yielded the floor to the state Of
Washington. The chair thereupon pre-
scented to the convention Frederick G. |
Robertson. who nominated Senator
George Turner.
Delegate Spencer, OF Indiana, second
ed the nomination of Williams
Delaware yielded to West Virginia
and John ID. Anderson Of the latter
state nominated Henry G. Davis, say.
ing among other things;
when went through the state Of |
West Virginia in 1896 and 1900 along |
with our gallant standard-bearer, the |
matchless Bryan, we found Henry G.
Davis, fellow democrats. although he
had worked his way up through an
honest life to a position OF influence
among the people. we found him as
sisting us, his shoulder to the wheel
always. And 1t Is no reflection upon
man, / take II, in democratic ccnven-
ton, to say that he not only never
scratched q ticket, but he never
Of doing so.
The states Of Florida and Georgia,
upon being called by the clerk, were
passed, and Idaho being called, Senator
Fred T. Dubois Of that state seconded
Turner's nominaticn.
The clerk then called the states Of
Illinois, Iu6iana and Iowa, without re-
ceiying any response Kansas was next
called and the chair recognized David
0vermeyer, who nominated Senatc-
William "A. Harris, Of Kansas
For Maryland John Prentice Poe
took the platform and seconded the |
nomination Of Mr.. Davis Of West yir-
sinia
Senator william A. Clark. Of Mon
Jana, was the next to speak. He first
paid high triDuFe 10 the vest, and
then seconded the Turner nemInation. |