The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-12
PARKER AND DAVIS ARE
STANDARD BEARERS

recess, but Mr.. Clark declared with a
snap and a thump- Of his gavel that ii
was carried and at 1920 the convention
was declared in recess for two hours.
The Evening Session.
1t was 5:37 o'clock when the first sign
of opening the session was made
Chairman Clark belabored the table
with the heavy gavel, but said nothing
A little later he called the convention
to order ard directed the delegates to
take their seats.
Representative John Sharp Williams
Of Mississippi, was recognized and mov-
ed that nominating speeches be limited
to fifteen minutes and seconding
speeches to five minutes, and that not
more than four seconding speeches be
allowed for any nomination.
T. b. Ball, of Texas, offered a substi-
tute. limiting the nominating speeches
to ten minutes, leaving the times of the
seconding speeches at five minutes, and
limiting the number to three.
Mr.. Williams at once withdrew his
motion in favor of the substitute, which
was adopted without dissent.
Candidates for Vice President
The roll of States was then called fol-
the presentation of candidates for vice
president.
Even at this time, the galleries were
less than half filled and great areas OF
vacant seats were visible.
Alabama was called several times
with no response, but finally Mr.. Rus
sell, of that state announced that Ala
bama will give way to Illinois.
Williams. OF Illinois.
Samuel Alschuler, of Illinois. an
nounced that Freeman B. Morris would
speak for that state. Mr.. Morris took
the platform to name James K. Will
liams. of Illinois. Cheers greeted the
mention of Mr. Williams name, but
they did not come in great measure
from the delegates.
Ex-senator Turner. of Washington.
Colorado yielded to Washington and
Chairman Clark recognized Frederick
C. Robertson, of that state, who spoke
for ex-senator George Turner.
Connecticut yielded to Indiana and
Delegate Spencer, Of that state, second
ed the nomination of Williams, of Ilu-
nois.
A Sensation Imminent
BY this time a report that a-telegram
had been received from Judge Parker
declaring his position on the financial
question, had become general.
y crowd of delegates hurriedly gath
cred around Sheehan of New York and
Tillman, of South Carolina.
Little conferences began to occur and
the orators did not receive much at
tention except from the galleries and
the small fry who did not know that
a probable sensation was ripening all
about them.
Henry @. Davis. Of West Virginia.
Delaware gave her place in the call
RI VIRGINIA
nized John D. Anderson, of that state
who placed in nomination Henry G.
Davis, of West Virginia. a vigorous
sound of applause came from the dele
gates when Mr.. Davis name was men
toned, but little from the galleries.
Senator Dubois, of Idaho, seconded
the nomination of George Turner, OF
Washington.
Former Senator Harris, of Kansas.
David Overmyer, of Kansas, placed
former Senator William A. Harris, OF
that state in nomination, in briei
speech from the floor.
The Storm Was Gathering.
AS the unexciting routine of the nom
mating and Seconding speeches pro-
ceeded, the storm that seemed inevita-
bic was gathering. Leaders hurried tc
and fro with anxious faces and the
floor filled with delegates, and in the
Parker states, men sat with heads close
together in whispered consulta tions. Al
o'clock there were signs to the initat
ed that the session was going to be
dramatic in the extreme, but the aver
age delegate sat and smiled and listen
ed to the flow of fayorite son oratory
all unconscious of the great things that
were moving in the party's heart.
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Maryland was reached without a re-
sponse. For Maryland, John Prentice
Poe took the platform and seconded
the nomination of Davis, of West Vir-
ginia Applause punctuated his speech
Senator William E. Clark, of Mon
tana, seconded the Turner nomination
He was listened to with marked at
tention.
,Nebraska's response was a statemen
that she waited with interest the choice
of New York. New York requested Il
be passed when called on the roll.
"Ohio has no candidate" was an
nounced when the Buckeye state wa:
reached.
Tennessee passed the call.
Motion and a Recess Lost.
The first sign of the approaching
storm was started at just o'clock
Senator South, of Arkansas, broke i;
on the roll call with a motion, that II
view of the rumors that were disturbing
the convention, recess be taken unit
8 o'clock His motion did not prevail
The convention was in such an uproaI
because of the Parker telegram rumorS
that the latter part of the roll call TO
the presentation of candidates for vic
president was inaudible.
Chairman Clark directed that the nj
F.. be called for the announcement of tn
| votes.
CulberSOn Gets the Floor.
J Senator Culberson, OF Texas. secuF
ed recognition and mounting his chai
. said: For reasons which are obviou
to all the delegates here il seems t,
! me that we ought not to proceed at thi
! time TO nominate candidate for vic
president, and 1 therefore move tina
the convention - here cries o
Culberson.