The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-19
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS ENDORSE
 JUDGE PARKER FOR PRESIDENT
(conrlnued from First Pase)

tContinueo rom First Fa9et
 
 tended to appeal to the sincere, the hon est and fair-minded of any delegates in the convention.
 He has told you that any instructed delegation Is not always a good thing. Instructed delegations in 1884 secured the nomination of Grover Cleveland; in 1888 an instructed delegation secured his re- nomination; an instructed delegation se- cured the vote of the delegation from New York in favor of William J. Bryan, so that l can only say to you here as delegates that no true friend of Judge Parker will have the information go forth from here tonight that New York has failed to instruct its delegates to St. Louis.
 Senator Grady has told you that some thing may occur between now and July. Nothing will occur to make Judge Parker pny less the available candidate than he Is now. We know that there Is not candidate before us today except Alton B. Parker with any chance of election. As the friends of Judge Parker we must enlighten the other states of the union that the democracy of the state of New York, either by unanimous or majority vote, has expressed itself in favor of the election of the only available candidate that the United States has today"
 Bourke cockran's Ringing Speech. Congressman w. Bourke Cochran fol- lowed in ringing speech. He said:
 Senator McCaren seems to have ad- dressed himself to the smallest boy in the gallery. I address myself to the lar gest man in the convention. You shall decide between us.
 "The minority resolution states req Bons, as I understand them why Judge Parker might be the best and most available candidate for the presidency that the democracy could name The majority of the committee give no req sons whatever why Judge Parker should be presented to the convention. The mi- norlty asks that this convention send delegation to St. Louis prepared to dis cuss the intersts of the party from the standpoint of it's welfare; the majority desires this delegation to go to St. Louis and ask for a favor at it's hands The majority wishes to go to St. Louis and ask that Judge Parker be nominated to oblge us.
 ",rhe minority thinks that we ought to go there and give reasons why Judge Parker should be nominated in the in- terests of the democracy.
 Now in the interests of the democracy and of the candidate, 1t Is not appar- ent that If this plan be consummated the Inevitable deduction will be that the dem pcratic party cannot agree on anything; mat II mas AQOpteu neTe II SUITES ol pidti- tudes and then proceeded to recommend b candidate who will stand for any thing pr nothing?
 Now the minority has a higher opinion pf Judge Parker than those gentlemen who profess to be his friends seem to entertain"
 Senator TIill arose In the Albany dele gation amid wild cheering and suggested that the vote be taken by counties This was agreed to. The New York amend ment was lost by a vote of 149 ayes and 301 noes.
 The platform as originally reported was adopted by a viva voce vote, the list of delegates, aternates and electors was read and the new state committee was hnnounced.
 A resolution was adopted that the state committee be authorized to fill any and Ill vacancies that may occur In the list of presidential electors and electors at large.
 At 1o:so the convention adjourned with but day.
 The convention elected the following delegates at large to the national demo- cratic convention:
 David B. Hir of Albany Edward Mur- phy. Jr. of Troy, George Ehret of New York city, and James w. Ridgeway of Brooklyn. As alternates 1t selected C.. N Bulger of Oswego, W. c. Ely of Buff falo C. H. Alderman of Brooklyn and Francis Burton Harrison of New York Tammany was not treated as badly as had been predicted, being allowed to name a delegate at large, MT. Ehret. and an alternate and one of the two electors, Harry Payne Whitney, the other being John T. Woodford
 The platform adopted is brief and in addition to instructing for Parker com pels the delegation to vote as a unit.
 Among the district presidential cleo tors are:
 Isadore Straus, Robert B. Roosevelt, Hughes J. Grant, Herman Rider and John D. Crimmins