Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-07-15
PARKER And DAVIS
The National Convention
Names Them.
STIRRING SCENES.

The Democratic National Conven
ton which met in ST. Lonis on Wed
n esday OF last week came to close OF
Saturday night and it has gone down
into history as being one of tn,
most important and stirin z GOWN
ton ever held in the United States
For three days the battle waged owe
platform between the radica
70 ces under the leadership of W. J
Bryan and the conservatives under
David B. Hill and other eastern lead.
ers. The contention finally resulted
in compromise brought about by
Senator II G Davis in the interest of
harmony and az will be seen by the
platform in this issue there IVES no
mention Of tie money question.
John Sharpe Williams of Miss, was
made temporary chairrnan..and made
most masterful speech.
The organization with the
appointment of the various commit
tees took up the first session and the
convention adjourned until Thursday
morning. The great test of Mr.. Bry
ans strength came ON Thursday
upon minority report upon
credentials in the Illinois contest case
Bryan clearly had the just side of the
case as was known by many who
knew the inside ofthe contest but in
his closing remarks he used SO much
bitterness against Hopkins Cable and
others that that the convention voted
against his motion by vote of 29o to
647 Champ Clark OF Missouri. was
made permanent chairman and made
ore of his greatest speeches.
On Thursday the committee on
lattorm was not ready to report and
| Capt. Richmond P. Hobson of Santi
ago fame made an eloquent speech
and the convention adjourned until s
p. m. When the conven ton again
assembled the report of the committee
on resolution was read by John w.
Daniel of Virginia who moved the
previous question upon the adoption
which was carried and the platform
was adopted
| The committee on resolutions was
i'll continuous session 10 hours, in-
Guiding all of Thursday night. Mr.
Bryan made speech after speech, sway
ing the committee by the sheer force
of his magnetic personality and ora
tory Senator Daniel, the chairman,
Ex-senator David B Hill and Mr. John
Poe Of Maryland, measured swords
with him and Mr. Daniel plainly de
clared That he questioned the pro-
pricty of man who had twice led
the party to defeat attempting to
force his leadership on it again.
Nominations for President were
then declared in order, about s 80 p
m. Alan bama gave way to New York
and Martin w Littleton of New York
placed Judge Parker in uomsnatian
in one of the most beautiful and elo.
quent speeches OF the convention. The
hall contained fully IL, 900 people, a
goodly part of whom were ladies and
ameng them the beautiful young wife
of the brilliant young orator. 1t was
a most sublime sight The orator held
his great audience spell bound and
when he closed the applause was like
the roaring of the sea and the heavies
thunder. Men and women acted Xix,
wild beings and the refusion KEEP
up for more than half an hour
DIN Delmas OF California, placed
w r Hearst in nomination and AGAR
the roar kept up fo- IS minutes
AS the roll cali proceeded there
were speeches innumerable nomi
aating and seconding nominations I'M
til 5 O'Clock in the morning when the
first vo e was taken and which result.
ed in giving Parker 658 votes out o
667 needed to nominate Idaho and
Nevada changed to Parker and Their
West Virginia changed from her frs,
vote which was Parker 10, Gormau Z
and Hearst 2, to Parker g, Hearst I
and then there was grand rush &c
get on the band wagon and the nom
ination of Parker was made unani-
nous.
On Saturday afternoon John E.
Anderson of w. Va. put Hon. Henry
G. Davis in nomination and Turner,
of Washington state, Williams OF Hi
nois, and Harris of Kansas were all