Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09

| TO any nation and declaredtthe principle I'M
| DERIVING that utterance was challenge to
| the civilization of the world
AS he proceeded, the sympathy of mis- au-
| dience Tor the man who HAD lost much of
| the power he had held. admiration for his
| POWER as an orator and beneath It all sim
| Cere liking was manifest and contributed
| toward the great silence of respect in which
| his words were heard. the sincere admira-
| ton with which they were received and the
| spontaneous applause accorded his telling
| sentences. ft
| There were many in tie country, he de-
| C!ared, Who had considered his election
| dangerous, but he had always believed and
| hoped lie would always believe that a mans
| duty 10 his country was higher than his
| duty to bis party -
The applause that Endorsed this dec1ara-
| ton was quick and general
| Declaring that Roosevelt if he believed in
war as arblter OF disputes was dangerous
man to elect he continued: Il believe he
| ought 10 be defeated. 1 believe he can be
| defeated. l tried to defeat the republican
| party as your candidate. failed you say.
Bryan's Reason for Defeat.
Yes 1 did, but received million more
votes shln any democrat had ever received
Lefore. Yet 1 failed"
Here MIR. Bryan paused and lifting his
| head swept the hall with his gaze.
why did fail?" he asked and replying
| to his own question he said: Because there
democratic party, who thought my election
| dangerous to the country. They helped to
| elect my opponent That is why. But /
have criticism for them"
He asked tie democrats to consider that
If they failed of success In 1896 and 1900,
that success was still more doubtful under
the leadership Of those who had not been
loyal % the party in both of those cam
paigns. He declared that the sixteen hours
he had spent in the committee on resolu-
tons hal been the best spent of any In his
life, because by mutual concessions the
wings Of the democracy had united again
and stood once more in united front.
Il have come to ask nothing" he said;
Nebraska asks nothing but to fight the
I battles of democracy"
He declared that he had never attempt
ed to be dictator, as many people had
charged, and said he had only exercised
his right to make suggestions and had
given the same privilege to others
Much of his speech was delivered in the
direction of the New York delegation,
and many of his gestures were made
toward David B. Hill personally. The
New Yorker sat stolidly in his seat, how
ever, and gave no evidence that any
thrust from Mr.. Bryan went home to him.
The speaker almost reeled with ex-
haust1on as he neared the close Of his adj
dress. and at times stopped and painted
for breath as If he had almost reached
the limit of his physical endurance. Com
ing down to the issues of the convention,
he approved the nomination of Hearst,
uSSldI GU tlldt oluey ana w all WOulO De
acceptable and then threw thunderbolt
into the convention by the words: Il
come TO SECOND the nomination of Sena-
tor Cockrell of Missouri"
For an instant the convention held its
breath in electrified surprise Then a
frantic cry of JOY came from the dozens
of Mfssourians on the floor and from the
hundreds of dozens in the balcony, and
cheer after cheer swept across the con-
vention. The applause soon subsidized
however, and Mr.. Bryan went on to praise
the Missouri senator In the highest terms
TO the eVer-recurring chorus of Missouri's
APPROVAL
Il knew before I came here" he said
that the majority was against me on the
financial plank. 1 did not come because 1
was denghted to be In a minority. but be-
cause 1 owed duty to the six million
men who voted for me in two campaigns
ana considered 1t my duty to secure as
much for them as could"
ne closed with an appeal to the demo-
Gratis 10 avoid Wrecking the party either
upon the Scylla of militarism or the
oharyodls OF commercialism."
Address Of Forty-Seven Minutes.
His address occupied forty-seven minutes,
and at its finish even his well-tested physi-
cal strength was far gone. He left the
stand amid a group of enthusiastic dele
gates, who pressed his hands, clapped him
on the back and cheered him at every STEP
Even after he reached his seat the crowd
damned the aisle near him, cheered re-
peatedly and refused to move even for the
sergeants-at-arms.
After the demonstration had remained at
us helght for several minutes Delegate
James Kerr of Pennsylvania demanded the
regular order.
clerks were shouting to the delegates to be
seated.
The galleries seized the opportunity to
stand up, and the small flags were again
brought into use
The drumming with the flag sticks, which
had concluded the Cockrell demonstration,
was resorted to.
In the midst Of the applause the clerk
seized the megaphone and repeatedly called
the state of Wyoming.
The din was SO great however that no
response could be heard, and the presiding
ofhcers gavel was again brought vigorously
into use.
Amid Kisses to assist in the restoration of
order the nomination Of Hearst was sec
onded by Wyoming
Alaska yielded her place to Utah, and
ex-senator Cannon of that state took the
platform to second the nomination of
Judge Parker.
Arizona seconded the Hearst nomination.
the District of Columbia and the Indian
territory that of Parker and Hawaii the
Hearst nomination.
Porto Rico wound up the roll call, passing
Its privilege to second.
The Roll Call
The roll call occupied almost exactly
eight hours, and when 1t was concluded
there were loud calls of vote" 1t was
had without delay.
ALA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS votes" cried the
clerk. and Parker scored the first blood
with twenty-five votes for Parker"
Arkansas went for Parker and California
for Hearst. Colorado split in three, by
giving some to Parker, some to Hearst and
one for Mcclellan.
Delaware cast six votes for Gray and
Florida gave a like number to Parker and
four for Hearst. Georgia came into the
Parker column with twenty-six votes.
Illinois gave ffty-four votes to Hearst
and threw his hackers into spasm of de-
light by the accession to his strength
Iowa gave its total vote to Hearst, and
request for poll of the delegation was
smoothed over and the vote went for the
California candidate.
Kansas scattered along with votes for
Parker. Hearst, Cockrell and Miles. Massa-
chusetts cast thirty-two for Olney and
Minnesota went into five pieces among
Hearst, Parker, Olney, Cockrell and Chas.
A. Towne
Nebraska voted for nearly everybody that
had been put in nomination, and a roar of
laughter went through the convention as
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