Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-07-13
AGRICULTURAL STOCK

POLITICS. AND DEVOTED TO THE
addressed all those within hearing ol
the virtues of Bryan and the mora
obliquity of those who are POLITICAL,
opposed 10 that gentleman.
Fully half the audience was com
posed of women. Ten thousand pain
leaf fans stirred the atmosphere. Tn,
white dressed women, the gay color,
of the decorations and the alternatinl
black coats of men who withstood thu
terrific heat TO the extent of keepinl
inside that garment, presented the
outward spectacle of the fourth session
of the convention.
All Night Session.
The committee on resolutions spent
the entire night working on the plat
form, and at $3.50 a. m. considered
the last resolution draft submitted by
the subcommittee.
But this did not mean that the
platform was finished and ready fol
the convention. The struggle contin
ued and at 10 o'clock il was clear that
an agreement on the document as a
whole could not be reached immedi
ately.
During the watches OF the night in
the committee room there were many
dramatic scenes, not the least strik
ing of which was the verbal encount
er between Bryan and Hill. It oc
Cured while Bryan was engaged in
making one of his many attacks upon
the gold standard plank as framed
by the subcommittee. He was wrought
up to a high tension when, approach.
ing the New York leader and shaking
his fist dangerously near to that gen.
tleman's nose. he exclaimed:
Gold Goes With Gold.
you ought to have a gold platform
to go with the gold candidate you are
forcing upon the country"
Hill replied he knew nothing as to
Parker's monetary views.
do you mean to say?" demanded
the Nebraskan. that you don't know
Judge Parkers financial views?"
Il mean just that" responded Hill.
"You have no knowledge on that
subject?"
None"
Have never asked him.
Il have not. | have never sought
to secure an expression of his views
and he has never sought to convey
them to me, but | know that he is
Democratic and high-minded and pa
triotic in minnd, and | believe that
he can be trusted implicitly on this
as any other matter of public policy"
st. Louis, July 9.-Chief Justice AL
ton B. Parker. of the New York state
court OF appeals, was nominated at
about Is minutes to O'Clock this
morning for president of the United
States by the Democratic convention.
Only one roll call ensued and so
decisive was the result of that one
that contrary states began TO call for
recognition and the ballot finally re-
suited in a unanimous vote for the
New York statesman. The scene was
dramatic in the extreme.
Darkness had witnessed the gath
ering of the Democratic hosts, while
broad daylight. the sun paling the
electric lights, witnessed the close.
The convention was in session from
s O'Clock last night until nearly 6 in
the morning. In that time eight
names were presented 10 the conven-
ton. The nominating and seconding
speeches innumerable were made and
as dawn approached 1t became nee.
essary to limit the seconding speech
es to four minutes each.
Bryan for coekreli.
An exception was made in the case
of William j. Bryan, who In one of
the most dramatic situations ever
witnessed in political gathering, ad.
dressed the convention and conclud.
ed by seconding the nomination of
Senator Francis M. Cockrell. the ia.
vorite SON candidate of Missouri.
Mr.. Bryan received the third great
ovation accorded during the conven-
ton. His speech was an impassion-
ed appeal to the delegates to give
the party a candidate who had vot-
ed the Democratic ticket in 1896 and
1900.
He spoke on behalf OIL the Nebraska
delegation, which. he said, had no
candidate to present, or favors to ask,
but wanted candidate whose nomi-
nation would prove a triumph for one
faction or another.
He suggested Hearst If the conven-
ton thought best. then former Gov
ernor Pattison, Pennsylvania. and fin
ally created a surprise in the con-
vention by declaring for Senator
Cockrell
One of the features of the long
drawn out session was the beautiful
tribute paid to Senator COckrell when
his name was placed in nomination
by Representative Champ Clark.
II was spontaneous outburstt and
for that reason the more compliment
tary to the senator. The delegates,
already weary by reason OF the ted
ious and trying session, paused in
their labors and in tne guise OF a
nomination for the presidency which
the senator's friends knew to be be-
yond his reach, INDUCED in a demon
stration, continuing about half an
hour.
Nearly every delegate and specta-
tor in the galleries or on the floor
had been provided with flag and the
scene was far the most impressive
of all the ovations given during the
session.
The thousands of cheering persons
apparently converted Mr.. Bryan to
the belief that Senator CockrelFs
chances of nomination were greater
than any other "favorite son" candi-
date.
The Nebraskan gained recognition
soon after the Cockrell demonstration,
and In a speech directed undoubtedly
in an effort to defeat Parker, made
his electrifying plea for the anti
parknr forces 10 rally. He was given