Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-13

came to the front in this effort, ard the
Georgia delegation, who carry a silk ban
ner inscribed Georgia Parker deIega-
tion," tvery time they march into the
hall, at once waved it high and adj
vanced towards the platform. An en-
thusiastic delegate from South Carolina
caught the sign Of his state from the
staff, tore up the steps, and after BRAN
dishing the red and white disk wildly,
shook it at the Bryan and Hearst men
and then placed it fat against the blue
banner, as though he was mailing the
flag Of his country to a masthead.
Great Parker Outbreak.
The Parker men came up swiftly now,
lowered his hand, the men from Arkan-
sas,' Alabama and Pennsylvania were
turning over chairs and pushing through
the aisles on their way to his side. At
ter Pennsylvania came Mississippi. New
Jersey, Tennessee, Indiana, Louisiana,
Texas, Connecticut and Virginia. The
demonstration had resolved itself into a
Parker outbreak more than testimonial
to Bryan, and it so remained to the fin
ish, which was eighteen minutes after
Mr.. Bryan entered the hall.
A Put-Up Job.
The Parker men claimed that they
had inform alton before entering the hall
that the Bryan demonstration had been
arranged between the Hearst men and
Tammany, and they were prepared to
meet it by Parker counter outburst Of
their own. AS the noise began to sub
side Chairman Williams seized huge
megaphone and endeavored to announce
that the recess had ended and it was time
for the convention to come to order.
There was still SO much confusion, as
the huge gathering was trying to COM
hot no C1,oir ~
even through the megaphone, was hardly
audible. 1t was finally ascertained that
the committee on credentials was ready
to report.
Bryan Goes to Platform.
Just at this instant Mr.. Bryan arose
in his place and began making his way
to the platform. AS soon as this was
observed up went the convention again
on it's feet and the cheers arose with
fresh vigor.
When Mr.. Bryan mounted the plat
form Young De Ford, one of the secre-
taries, got on a table next to the pre-
siding officer, and throwing both arms
into the air. shouted and waved his arms
frantically and another outburst of APP
plause occurred but it was Of short
duration. Mr.. Bryan's object in going
to the platform was to present minor
ity report, to that Of the credentials COM
mittee by proxy.
Chairman Head Of the committee had
not yet put i'll an appearance with the
majority report of the committee, and
Delegate Kerr Of Pennsylvania was dis
patched for him.
In the meantime, midst the confusion,
Delegate Robinson of Alabama jumped
to his chair and shouted a motion that,
pending the arrival of Mr.. Head with
the report, Gov. Beckham of Kentucky
address the convention. This motion was
put through megaphone and declared
carried. 1t was some moments before
Gov. Beckham was heard from and
when he was he requested to be excused.
Get Music Instead of Speech.
A motion was then adopted that
Bourke Cochran of New York be asked
to address the convention. The secre'
tary announced through the megaphone
He then called OUT will the band
kindly strike up some tune?
The band was quick to respond with
the Star Spangled Banner" and the en-
tire convention stood.
Bryan Turned Down.
st. Louis, Mo-, July S.-Before adj
journing last evening the Democratic
convention, by vote of CAT to 290,
turned down Mr.. Bryan. He had been
greeted with cheers, had been vigorously
applauded all through his speech, but
was voted down.
This is admitted on all sides to be a
final test of the strength of the Parker
movement. Practically all the Hearst
men voted with Bryan to unseat Hop
kins and Gable and the anti-Harrison
delegates in Illinois, and yet without the
vote of Illinois at all, the Hearst-Bryan
combination was only able to poll much
less than one-third of the convention,
thus finally demonstrating that the radi-
cal element will be wholly unable to pre-
vent Parker's nomination. which is now
certain. and which probably will come on
the first ballot.
Mr.. Bryan expected to win. He had
no idea Of the catastrophe which was
about to befall him. He stirred the gal
leries to a degree of enthusiasm which
never has been equaled in recent
Democratic convention, except when he
made his "cross of gold' speech at Chi
cago.
The delegates were not moved by his
eloQuence in the slightest degree, and
while the galley crowds howled them
selves hoarse for Bryan, while they
Hopkins, state after state calmly and
stolidly recorded itself in opposition to
Bryan and Hearst. The reputation was
complete and beyond all question. Bry.
ans eloquence failed to influence a vote
on the floor, although, apparently, he had
thousands with him in the galleries.
Champ Clark took his place as perma-
nent chairman, delivered his speech and
the convention adjourned until 10 this
morning.