The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-13
DIXON RETURNED
FROM ST. LOUIS
PLEASED WITH CONVENTION.
GEORGIA PLAYED PROMINENT
PART IN PARKER NOMINATION.

One Stage of the PrOcee dinEs Be
came Too strong, Col. Dixon ana
others Forced Their Way TO the
Speakers stand With the Parker
Banner-SeveraI Georgia Delegates
Had Pockets Picked.
Col Merritt w. Dixon. delegate from
the First district to the St. Louis Dem
ocrauc Convention. returned to the
city yesterday morning, well pleased
with the work of the convention.
Before leaving for St. Louis Col.
Dixon predicted that if Parker was
not nominated on the first ballot he
believed there would be a stampede
for Cleveland That Parker was NOM
mated on the first ballot and that
there was no stampede for Cleveland
is now history.
Col Dixon believes that Parker and
Davis can win. He says the friends
of Parker have promised to carry New
York, New Jersey, Delaware and Con-
necticut, while Davis and his friends
will carry West Virginia and WILSON,
sin. He thinks the Democrats have
fine chance of winning.
Game That Bryan Played.
1t was Col. Dixon, together with Jim
Shelton of Hartwell, and Judge Riley
of Fort Valley. who bore the Parker
banner to the speakers stand, when
the convention was wildly cheering for
Bryan. Col. Dixon believes Bryan was
purposely late on the afternoon in ques-
ton in order to get up the applause.
The cheering was long and cont:n-
uous and the Georgia delegation soon
realized that something must be done
to Check the Bryan enthusiasm. The
three mentioned took the Parker ban
ner and started for the stand. They
had to force their way, but finally
reached the stand, and the cheering
which had started for Bryan was con-
verified into a Parker victory. 1t was
enc of the turning points of the con-
vention.
GeOraia's Prominent Part.
Almost all of the Georgia delegation
has returned home. With the excep-
ton of New York, no state took a more
prominent part in the great Parker
demonstration that the convention de-
veloped into, than Georgia, Col. Dixon
says. 1t was Georgia S banner that led
the procession around the hall. when
Parker's name was placed in nomna-
ton. When the procession was well
under way, few state banners were
left in their place, almost all of them
having Joined the procession.
The Georgia delegation approves of
Judge Parker's telegram giving his
views on the money question. 1t
amounts almost to a platform declar
alton by the party, they say. 1t places
the country on notice that the party
stands for sound money.
The speech by Hon. Moses Wright
was one of the features of the conven-
ton. While the Georgians played an
important part in the convention, they
were not without other interesting eX-
periences. Some of them were decidedly
unfortunate. At least two of the
Georgia delegation had their pockets
picked, Col Dixon says.
GeOrGians Were Robbed.
Moses Wright had his watch stolen
from his hotel room. He had returned
from an all night session of the con-
vention and taken only a short nap
by breakfast time He had placed the
watch under his pillow and forgot to
get it. Immediately after breakfast
he returned for it and found it had
been stolen.
capt. A. j. Heard, an Atlanta
veteran. had an interesting experience.
He was arguing for Hearst in a hotel
lobby and soon collected a group of
Hearst advocates about him. A patrol
man finally threatened to arrest Heard
if he did not move on. When the Of
ficer took hold of Heard. the crowd
grabbed the man in uniform.
He was rushed out of the hotel and
Heard continued his advocacy of the
yellow Journalist Practically all the
Georgia delegation visited the Georgia
building at the fair. Commissioner Of
Agriculture o. B. Stevens and COM
missioner General Dudley NJ Hughes
were congratulated on. the building by
many of the delegates.