Evening journal., 1904-07-11

mitted. including the names Of Judson
Harmon and John r. Mclean OF Ohio
Henry G. Davis Of West Virginia, John
W. Kern of Indiana, Representative
Williams Of Illinois. Governor Dockery
and Joseph w. Folk Of Missouri. Judge
Gray Of Delaware. Senator Daniel OF
Virginia. former Senator Turner OF
Washington, John Sharp Williams OF
Mississippi and others.
For time there seemed a probability
that the convention would meet for the
evening session without having agreed
upon a candidate At this point the
Parker leaders chose former Senator
Henry G. Davis Of West Virginia.
and half an hour before the time SET
for the convention 10 meet David 3
Hill predicted Mr.. Davis nomination
The convention was called TO order
at half past . o'clock. On motion OF
Representative Ball Of Texas it was
decided that nominating speeches
should be limited to ten minutes, sec
Onding speeches 20 four minutes. and
that only three seconding speeches for
NuAh AAhuANAAt UN
A Message From Parker.
A number of nominations for vice
president had been made when the
delegates were thrown into confusion
by telegram from Judge Parker who
believed it was due the delegates that
they should know his views on the eur.
rency question, since the platform was
silent on that subject, as they might
desire him TO withdraw from the ticket
and asked that his name be withdrawn
If a majority did not agree with him
The telegram was as follows: Il re
gard the gold standard as firmly and
irrevocably established and shall act
accordingly If the action of the con
vention shall be ratified by the people
As the platform is silent on the sub
ject, my views should be made known
to the convention. and if il is proved
to be unsatisfactory to the majority
request you to decline the nomination
for me at once so that another may
be nominated before adjournment"
1t was sent 10 William +. Sheehan
at ST. Louis by Judge Parker and was
read by him TO the convention.
Many Of the southern delegates de
nounced Parker in the strongest terms
and demanded that he decline the
nomination. The organization of a
movement to force him Off the ticket
was Immediately begun.
Ex-senator Hin. with William f.
Sheehan and Senators Daniel, Tillman
and various other members Of the com.
mittee on resolutions, went into con
ference to try to decide on what to
do about Judge Parker's telegram.
The convention took a recess amid
scenes Of the widest excitement pend
ing the decision of the leaders
Another Night Session.
The convention did not go into ses
sion again promptly at the time ap
/ pointed, although the greater number
/ of delegates and alternates were il
their seats, keyed up TO a high pitch o.
excitement by the Parker Telegram
and the possible events of the night.
All seemed TO realize that Judg
Parker's telegram had brought the con
vention face TO face with the none
tary issue which the platform ha'
sought to evade. II must either aC
cept Judge Parker and his gold stand
ard views or by repudiating him dc
clare at the same time against the gol
standard.
II was a quarter before 10 o'cloc
when the resolutions committee enter
ed the convention chamber. Joh
Sharp Williams Of Mississippi was in
troduced after Chairman Clark hai
announced that every delegate I'm thi
convention shall have fair hearing" ."
Mr.. Williams said: MANY of us wer
very much perturbed and excited-t
use no stronger words-this afternoo
by kilograms said TO have been rC
ceived by Senator Carmack and other
from Judge Parker. Only one tels
gram was received. Senator Carmac
never received any telegram froI
Judge Parker. and nobody ever receiN
ed one couched in the language giver
Judge Parker did send telegram {
William F. Sheehan. which will b
read in few minutes.
1T is so important that / ask carefr
attention to IT, N there is any erro
in il at all it is an error of judgmen
proceeding from a too sensitive ide
of honor"
Mr.. Williams then stood aside Will
Governor Vardaman of Mississippi
read Judge Parker's telegram, as quo
ed above slowly and distinctly.
Mr.. Williams then continued as 70
lows:
"This is the first time in the histor
Of the United States that any ma
who had been nominated for the pres
dency ever asked friends TO make sue
an explanation for him. There wa
not one single solitary man who di
not know Judge Parker was a gol
standard man. l knew he was gol
standard man; but, standing on OF
. platform. he is yet a Democrat
80 move that Mr.. Sheehan be II
structed by this convention to sen
, back to Judge Parker a message whic
declares that the Democratic party
conducting a campaign on issues an
that the party does not consider Il
, money question an issue at this tin
and that il was purposely left out
the platform. and that therefore the
Is nothing in Judge Parker's positic
to prevent his acceptance Of the nom
nation on the platform offered"
The convention was in Il hum Of di
order. For three minutes nothing WI