Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-14
CLARK NOMINATES COCKREII.


At La n. m Champ Clark Of Missouri
rose to nominate senator COckrojl. Ills
audience had sat for more than five hours
in the swcltering heat of the PACKED hall
and listened to speeches for the greater
part carefully prepared in advance. They
were growing tired. There had been l!ttlc
spontaneous oratorv and few of the di-
rect, vigorous hits that 4 convention
crowd loves. But Mr.. clark WIS Il st'm-
ulant. lie had rot spoken a hundred
words before a ripple of roarouscd at
tontion ran through the hall It WAS r'dCh
like the scene at Chicago when Speaker
Cannon spoke. In i've inmates he had
won his audicnc" and W"ariucss was
swept from them. They responded to his
every hit and cheored him To the echo.
Mr.. Clark's first mention OF his candidate
as 'old Cockrell' threw the convention
into commissions of laughter which
speedily turned to cheers and the Mis-
souri, senator received n warm tribute
that lasted for several minutes. The hand
played Dixie and the tribute grew into
a demonstration. It was Missouri cheer
| ing Nissouri's faVOritc son ana tho whOlc
convention joined in the compliment.
bundles of flags We're carried around
to the galleries and thousands Of them
were moved over into Missouri territ Dry
and in an instant two pictures of Sen
ator Cockrell were ripped from their
|
danced and shrieked In delighted aprro-
| citation.
Above the band and tho cheers, rising
| high ard clear as a hugle call suddenly
came the shrll and piercing rebel yoll'
and then the long drawn "Wah- Hoo-oo'
of the plains.
The Missouri delegation went on q
short march around the hall, but thu
spectacle was 50 much loss interesting
than the beautiful sisht offered by the
many nags that the parole was soor
abandoned Tho tribute to Senator Cock
reu. which was one of the handsomcst
things of its kind seer in many c1nVcn-
lions lasted moro than quarter Of an
hour. Tho spectators in the upper sal
lerios hogan to stamp their feet in com
cert with vigor that threatened 10
bring the galleries down loaded as they
were with thousands Of people.
SEN CI.AGK'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of the
conventions:
Yells do not nominate Presidents. The
waving Of hammers does not nominate
Presidents. You men yelled. you have
waved your banners. am going to
name tho next President of the Enit"d
states, (applause), l speak fer ls States,
although l am commissioned 10 speak
hut for one. I speak for thirty million
people although commissioned to speak
is n great historical convention. Gap
plause).
! am about to make great historical
lspeech. Great laughter) intend 10
say what want my children and pos
terty ~ every southern man here to-
might 70 remember, Sixteen southern
States have l49 mcmlrrs Of Corrross and
nearly all democrats. thank God
Naughtcr). Thirty-two United States
senator's and all hut two democrats zap
plause); IS1 electoral votes that we can
deliver (applause) and here We are and
have been for 80 years citizens OF II
chised as to the presidency as though
We we're inhabitants OF the Fiji Islands
u.auGhter).
1t makes me devlish tired naughter) "
see the mon. democrats, that cannot be
anything else with spy glasses glued &c
their eyes. looking 10 the east ana Il
the north for a candidate for the pres
dency when We have scores OF then
among ourselves tapplausol.
do not have to get off this little stage
here to ind a half dozen mon who would
all make great presidents applause anc
cries of "Railey?') The lion hcared sen
tleman from Texas. Joe Bailey, God bless
him ,applnuse). The veteran Of Texas
democracy. John IT, Reagan tappauso>
, BENTON Mcmillan or TISressco, Henry u
Clayton of Alabama John sharpe VIII
Jams of Mississippi and n Missouri dem
ocrat is ex-oN'cio TT To be president q
, tho United states Oaughtcr).
!, Missouri is the most populous state il
. the Union Oaughte) that invariably. AM
/, under all circumstances votes the demo
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