The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10


of Judge Parker think that he is a foot
taller today than he was on yesterday
when We nominated him, and that the
whole American people will say of him,
Behold man worthy to bear the stand
ard of the brave and intrepid Democracy
of the land
Gentlemen, our platform has been made
up. think the Democratic party is tired
OF and has suffered from too much plat
form. 1t seems to me that it is the APP
propTiate and becoming thing for those
Democrats who earnestly desire that a
Spond to our noble and our chosen chief
sufficiently to show that we. understand
this money question better than he does
and are ready with him in our lead to
fill the ranks and to send a Democratic
administration to the city of Washington.
Weaver Enters the Debate
j. B. Weaver, Of Iowa, who twelve
years ago was the presidential norl1i
nee Of the Populist party, next spoke,
being recognized amid calls for eyote,"
vote" from all over the house. It was,
he said, an optical illusion to suppose
the candidate was as had been said,
three feet higher than when he was
nominated yesterday. The illusion was
caused by the convention being three
feet lower. To send the telegram was
equivalent to saying "All right, Judge,
any thing you want, we will accede''
Both applause and groanS met this
statement.
Mr.. Weaver punned the name of the
place from where Judge Parker sent
his telegram
TT was spelled Esopus,' he said,
''but I think it ought to read 'E-soap-
US"
vociferous cries of Question:"
Question:" .yote!" followed, but the
chair recognized Charles S. Hamlin, of
Massachusetts, who urged the sending
of the telegram to Judge Parker.
As Mr.. Hamlin finished it was evil
dent that the delegates were sick of
listening to speeches and were rapidly
losing temper over the constant sue
ceSsion of speakers who mounted the
platform and they clamored fierce for
vote, but Chairman Clark recognized
Senator Carmack, of Tennessee.
Senator Carmack denied that he had
received such telegram from Judge
Parker as had been rumored.
The speaker declared that Mr.. Bry
an had said that the nomination of
Judge Parker would be declaration
enough on the money plank.
"Mr. Chairman, said Mr.. Bryan,
rising hastily, Il beg the gentleman's
pardon, but l never said that
John S. Williams supported Mr..
Bryan in his statement, and Senator
Carmack took occasion to accept the
correction
The chairman said he had never
heard from Judge Parker, and the chair
recognized Mr.. Bryan. who presented
an amendment to the reply to Judge
Parker
Mr.. Bryan then proceeded to answer
some of the statements made by those
who had followed his first address.
Great applause followed his assertion
that lack of harmony in the party
could not be laid at his door.
Showed a Little Heat
rect a statement made by Bryan as to
the proceedings in the committee on
resolutions, and short debate follow
ed between the gentlemen, with the re-
suit that neither satisfied the other as
to who possessed the better memory.
The speaker woke the galleries to
enthusiasm when he declared that he
had expressed willingness to support
gold standard man to build up har-
mony in the party and again when he
declared that he believed the adoption
Of the gold standard would defeat the
party in the impending campaign.
| There were only two ways out Of the
difficulty into which the action of
Judge Parker had plunged the party.
One was to amend the message in the
manner he had suggested, and the
other was to amend the platform by
the insertion of gold plank He shook
his hand at the New York delegation
and said:
IT will agree to accept Senator Car
| mack's plank. Will that satisfy the
| friends Of Judge Parker ?"
Williams Scores Bryan
1t was ten minutes after midnight
when Mr. Bryan concluded and Repre-
sentative John Sharp Williams rose.
He plunged without preface into g.
scathing arraignment Of Mr.. Bryan.
Turning from time to time he faced
| Mr.. Bryan. who sat with imnobile