Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-07-14

o'clock last night until nearly 6:15 this
morning. In that time eight names
We're presented to the convention, nom
| mating and seconding speeches innum-
! cradle We're made, and when dawn APP
peared 1t became necessary to limit the
| seconding speeches to four minutes
each.
An extension was made in the case
of William Jennings Bryan. who In one
| OF the most dramatic situations ever
! Witnessed In political gathering adj
1 dressed the convention and concluded
by seconding the nomination of Senator
4 r. Nj. Cockrell of Missouri. Mr.. Bryan
received the third great ovation ac-
corded him during the convention His
j speech WAS AN impassioned appeal to
the delegates to give the party {. cam
! didate who bad voted the democratic
ticket in 1896 and 1900.
Tribute to Cockrell.
One of the features of the session haS.
I been the beautiful tribute paid to
] cockrell when his name was placed in
\ nomination by Champ Clark. lit was a
| spontaneous outburst and for that rea-
son the more complimentary to the SEN
ator
Nearly every delegate and spectator
In the galleries or on the floor had been
provided With a flag, and the scene
was far the most Impressive of all the
ovations given during the session The
thousands of cheering persons appar-
entity converted Bryan to the belief that
coekrell's chances of nomination We're
greater than those of any other favorite
son candidate
The NebraSkan gained recognition
soon after the 0'ockrcll demonstration,
and in a speech directed undoubtedly
To an effort to defeat Parker, made his
electriiying plea for the anti-I'arker
forces to rally. He was given the
closest attention. The great convention
Esteemed as though every word were n
personal message, To each person. u
Was as if a hypnotic spell had been cast
over the tlrong
But when 1t was an over the Parker
forces had no, been shaken. The bal
Ia, for president gave Parker 65S votes
ont of 6G7 needed to nominate. and be-
fore the result could be announced,
Idaho, Nevada, Washington and others
made changes To Parker. Governor
llockery of Missouri moved to make
the nomination unanimous, and 1t Cur
ied amidst Increasing cheers.
The result of the ballot was never am
nounccd officially. and it is not likely
1T eyer will be. After ti.s nomination
journcd To p. IN. when u candidate for
vice president viii be chosen
Immediately after the convention WAS
called To ORDER saturday. July ., n rii-
NOR WAS circulated to the effect that n
telegram had lscen received from Mr.
Parker declining the nomination nm
less he could be allowed to run as ~
gold man. The following telegram was
produced by Shcehan of New York and
read.
Hon. w. r. Sheehan Hotel Jeffer-
s''ii ~, LOUIS resafu 'iie snla stand
~ Is lillhly Hha l'reNoeably eStab-
ils,ie", aild shail hct accofdlhsiy II the
,ictloii OF me convention OF today shall
pc ratliled by me people. AS the plat
FORM IS slleht ON the subject, my views
S3"'lia pe mace known 10 the conNeil-
'i"il' ana u ~ proves 10 ne uiisa'Giiitc-
loiy 10 liie majority, request you to
dec!ine the nomination. for me ut once,
50 thal another may be nominated be
tore iidlournlns. y. II. Parker.
After much debate during which the
ehtlre proceedings of the convention
'hfe;l,encd TO he disrupted decision
WAS reached and the following tele-
gram WAS sent To Judge Parker:
ne platform adopted by this con-
Nentlon is silent on the money standard
because IL is not regarded by us as
possible ISSUE IN TINS campaign, and
only campaign issues are mentioned
IN the platform. Therefore there is
nothing IN the Jews expressed by you
IN the telegram just received which
could preclude man entertaining