The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15
PARKER AND DAVIS
VIII Le0d Democratic Hosts 10 Victory
In November.
Closing Scenes of the Great ST.. Louis
COnyentiOn-FactiOns Unite On
The Ticket.

Chief Justice Alton B. Parker, of
New York STATE court of appeals, was
nominated about fifteen minutes to
six O'Clock Saturday morning for
president of the United States by the
democratic national convention. But
one roll call was necessary, and so
decisive was the result Of that one
that contrary states began to call for
recognition and the ballot finally re-
suited in an unanimous vote for the
New York statesman
The scene was dramatic in the eX-
treme. Darkness had witnessed the
gathering of the democratic hosts
while broad daylight and the sun
hailing the electric light witnessed
the close. The convention was in
session from eight o'clock Friday
night until nearly six o'clock Satur-
day morning. In that time eight
names We're presented to the cOnven-
tion, nominating and seconding
speeches inuumerable were made,
and as dawn appeared it became nee
essary to limit the secondng
speeches to four minutes each.
An extension was made in the case
of William Jennings Bryan, who. in
one of the most dramatic situations
ever Witnessed in Il political gather
ing, addressed the convention and
concluded by seconding the nolnina-
ton of Senator Francis NJ. Cockrell.
1.-THE favorite SON candidate from
Missouri. Mr.. Bryan received the
third great ovation accorded during
the convention.
His speech was an impassioned ap-
peal to the delegates to give the par
ty u 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 a candidate whose nOmi
nation would not prove Il triumph for
one faction over another. He sug-
gested Mr. Hearst if the convention
thought best, then former Governor
Pattison, of Pennsylvania, and final
Iy created u surprise in the conVen-
tion by declaring for Senator Cock
rell.
THE ONLY BALLOT
The ballot for president gave Park
er COS votes, out of the 667 needed to
nominate and before the result could
| be announced, Idaho, Nevada.
! Washington and others made
! changes to the Parker column. Gov
ernor Dockery, of Missouri, moved
Ito make the nomination unanimous
and it carried amidst increasing
cheers. The result of the ballot was
never announced otficia1 1ly, and it is
not likely that it ever will be.
At the Saturday evening session OF
the convention, the rumors concern
| ing the receipt of telegram from
Judge Parker defining his attitude
on the money question, and which
| had been circulated among the dele
gates during the day, We're brought
| to the attention of the convention by
Gov. Vardaman of Mississippi who
moved that the telegram be sent &c
the clerk s desk and read to the del
egates. Upon the request of Dele
gate Ralnes of New York this mo-
tion was deferred until the chairman
of the delegation appeared.
During the wait the band played
and kept the delegates in good hui
NOR. while the leaders held confer.
ence over the adyisability of reading
the telegram. The conference of the
leaders finally resulted in an agree
ment that Judge Parker's Telegram
should be read and that at It's con.
. usion John Sharpe Williams should
rise and move that it was the sense
of the. convention that Judge Par
ker's attitude on the money question
was fully understood by the dele
gates before he was placed in nomi
nation and that the telegram die
not disclose any new feature con-
cerning the matter. Senator Till
man was selected to support MIR
Williams motion and read the tele.
gram.
The following is the text of the
telegram.
Hon. William F. Sheehan, Hote
Jefferson, st. Louis: ! regard the
gold standard as firmly and irrevo-
cably established and shall act ac'
cordingly if the action of the conven-
ton of to-day shall be ratified by
the people. AS the platform is silen
on the subject, my view should bt
made known to the convention, anC
if it is proved to be unsatisfactory t.
the majority request you to decline
the nomination for me at once 81
that another may be nominated be
fore adjournment.
(Signed) "A. b. Parker.
After the reading of the Telegram
Mr.. Williams addressed the conven
tion as follows:
"Mr. Chairman, think You will
bear me out in what | said. This !
the first time in the history of tn
United States that man alread.
nominated for the greatest office O
the surface of this earth has been $