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The Democrat ..DO THOU LIBERTY GREAT. INSPIRE OUR SOULS AND MAKE OUR LIVES IN THY POSSESSION HAPPY OR OUR DEATHS GLORIOUS IN THY CAUSE VOLV&IX J BENNETTS VILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1904. NO. The Democ Are fi AU Factions Are Now United for a Great Victory. BRYAN fiETS AN OVATION. The National Convention Took Four Days to Do Its Work, but Did it Well. Bryan a Prominent Figure. The Democratic National Conven tion convened al St. Louis Wednesday. Long before the doors were swung open vast crowds thronged the streets in the vicinity of the main entrance to the exposition building, where the convention met. In the surging line were men and women, and visiting political organizations, eagerly seeking entrance. Those who have charge of the distribution of the tickets of ad mission have been deluged with re quests for them, but as cards have been provided only to the extent o? the seating capacity of the ball, many persons were disappointed. The decorations of the hall wen. un dertaken on a most elaborate scale and the pleasing and effective scheme bas been carried out to the minute de tails. The great dome celling which rises high above the door is covered with a fabric of solid yellow, with here and their flounces of a white ma terial carrying out the architectural design. Within each of the sections of the celling is Che seal of o^e of the Sutes .as?.""*, stand of colors, while in front of the gallery spaces are festoons of white cloth. The walls are adorned with the national emblems forming a frame from the colossal color picture over head. The splendor of the various colored gowns v?orn by the large number of ladles occupying seats in the galleries ?.nd the ever moving fans ?ave^J?e, Ki-,i?? IW?I? tmu rjnmpieted a scene" both spectacular and picturesque. Flowers were eliminated for the Bcheme. v\Vith the exception of bo uquets on the tables, on the chair man's platform, plants and blossoms were not in evidence, preference hav ing been given by the desiimers to more enduring decorative materials. AN IM il EN.SK A 31M ITU KATHE, The hall is an immense amphithe atre admirably atranged for a nation al convention and (.specially arranged BO that all available room may be uti lized to the greatest po.-sible advan tage. Those charged with the prepar ation evidently grasped the situation. The accommodat ions for the general public, and especially fwr the press, are much more complete than they were at the Chicago convention and the best fo. the latter that have ever been provided ata national conven tion, every facility for tile reporting ?o? ?ne^?iTficeeding.s and the prompt dis patch oflthe cews of the world at large being\alIordcd. A stream nf visitors and a drizz'eof .delegates and alteinates were p airing into the ball an hour before Li e time set for the opening of the convention. Tiie big men, the directors of political strategy, were not as prompt in ar riving. Beside the novelty of viewing a great convention, many of them are .constantly haunted by the dread that a conspiracy is afoot to deprive them of their seats, and, fearful of a catas trophe in the great demand for tick ets wbicli bas existed fur the last few days, the anxious cues hurried to plant themselves in their seats before any other person should pre-empt them. The hall itself is not well JIghted by the sun, there being win- i dows on but tin ce side-;, and these are j close to other buildings. There is no opening in the roof to ? permit the iscape of the heated air, and even before one-tenth of the dele gates had arrived it became uncomfort ably warm. The windows open bul half way, and are on the level of the top row o? seats in the gallery. Hy the time the ball was one-third liiled the heat began to increase to a notice .able degree. The great majority of the delegates and visitors had pro vided themselves with fans, and thc auditorium, viewed from the speaker's desk, was one yellow (lutter as the . psAm Yeaf fans bobbed back and forth. The delegates lost but little time In getting outside of their coats and the complexion of the lower part of the hall, black at lirst, because lighter and lighter as the coats disappeared and the shirt sleeves become evident. KI HST Kl I'l'I.E OK A I* I'LA US K. The lirst ripple of applause that went across the convention came from the galleries when the Texas delega tion marched in bearing their Hag or red, white and blue with the single istar. A white silk banner bearing thc in scription: "Florida Democracy, safe and sound," was borne into the hall .shortly after Texas had arrived and was also greeted with applause. This was live minutes before 12, and up to that time not a hand clap had been offered to any man who had entered the hall. The platform was crowded with members of the national com mittee, but thc crowd paid no atten tion. The Philippine delegation came in with their banner, which was not floating free like those that bad en tered before it. ft was an American flag of silk wrapped closely around the stair and tied hard and fast. This was done, according to one of the Philippine delegatian "with delib erate Intent," ns if to show that the Democratic convention did not recog nize the Philippines as a part of the ;rats armonious. nation. Chairman Gutroy, of Penn sylvania, strode In closely behind the Philippine Hag and v.-as heartily cheered. Exaotly at noon Chairman J. IC. Jones, of the national committee, called the convection to order. His appearance on the platform ?md the sound of his gavel brought lorth a cheer from the licor and galleries. Chairman .tones directed the ser jeant-at-arms to preserve order. He continued belaboring the table with bis gavel, but it was some time before quiet resigned. California's appear ance wtlb a huge silk banner and silk American Hags and a yell, '"Califor nia, California!" Hearst, Hearst!" caused cheering. Just as the Califor nia delegation leached its reservation after marching up and down the cen tre aisle, William J. Bryan, who bad come in unnoticed, arose in his place and was given a cheer. Then an cn terprlsing member of thc Montana delegation created a diversion by vig orously ringing a cow bell. Again Chairman Jones demanded that the convention be in order, and at once directed the secretary to read the call of t he convention. Applause follow ed the reading of the call. After quiet was restored Chasrman .Jones announce:! that the convention would be opened by prayer by Rev'. John F. Cannon, pastor Grand Aveuue'Baptist church of St. Louis. During the invocation Uie conven tion stood. Dr. Cannon's voice was entirely inadequate to reach cveu the centre of the hull. Thc prayer occu pied several minutes. WILLIAMS RECEIVES CHEEKS. Enthusiastic cheering \?reeled the chairman's announcement that hu was directed by the national committee to appoint John S. Williams temporary chairman and C. A. Walsh temporary secretary, and John [.Martin tempo rary sergeant-at-arms. The chairman appointed Col. J. M. Gulley, of Pennsylvania, and M. F. Tarpey, of Califuriii i, to escort Mr. Williams to thc chair. As the plat form was enclosed by a railing, it was necessary for the committee and Mr. Williams to climb over the railing. The committee lifted Mr. Williams safely over and the entire convention burst into cheers as be ascended the platform. "1 have the honor to introduce to you John Sharp Williams, as tim porary chalrmau," said Chairman Jonis, and again the conyenti n Cheered. Mr. Williams was at'ti'rsd' In a light gray suit and a white waist coat. He deliveied bis address calmly and without gestures. Several cries of '"Louder! Louder!" Interrupted Mr. Williams as be began, bis clear but not powerful voice at lirst falling to reach all paris ol' the hall. As Mr. Williams proceeded bis voice increased lu volume and. the delegates listened attentively. The convent ion appeared couslderab'y amuse 1 at Mr. Williams humorously saicistio refer ences to the "mutual admira,io 1 society" of Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Koot, and when he lead an elogy by the president and Mr. Root the dele gates laughed and applauded. Mr. Wilhams spoke in an ironical tone that caught the fancy of the cou vent ion ard he was interrupted time and again by laughter. Ac this point thc Michigan delega tion entered the hall and there were several calls for order. OL.BV KI.A NU DEMONSTRATION. A great part of Mr. Williams speech was (I div. red under great diiticulty for the speaker and those of bis hear eis who weie supposed t> be most directly interested in his remarks. The aisles leading past the delegates were pack? d by dense th O' gs who kepi up a constant hum of conversation that smothered Mr. Williams'voice. Pas ing from the discussion of Mr. Root's speech the speaker look up the Republican platform. Mr. Williams drew a picture of the country's condition at Ibe time of President Cleveland's inauguration, declaring that much of the distress that came in the early nineties were due to R 'publican misrule that had gone bef?te. Under benjamin Ihir ri.-on, be said, for three years all hope had .veil nigh vanished from the busi ness world. He scored the attitude of the Republican party on ibe finan cial question, declaring that it had bien full of ?neon istencies and absurdities. Ile mentioned the name of Mr. Bryan in discuss'ng the price of wheat during the lirst Uryan-Mc I Kinley campaign. The utterance of I the name called for a lilt le applause and some cheers. A second later ho mentioned the name again and the applause was not repeated. A mentit n of Hie name of Grover Cleveland was cheered lustily. A mo ment later the lirst scene of thc session occured. Mr. Williams declar ed that it was brazen effrontery for j the Republican party to attempt to Isic/.e thc laurels of Glover Cleveland. A genuine outburst ol applause fol ow ed. Cheer after cheer rolled through the hal!, and, although the. chairman used the gavel vigorously, tho conven lion was soon beyond his control. New Hampsbeire delegates climbed upon their si ats and yelled vigorously. One Iowa man of tho Hearst-instruct ed deli galion from that common wealth stood up and waved Ids bat frantically, and a wild ch irons an swered him. ''Three, cheers for Grover Cl ve land," shouted an Alabama delegate, and they came, with great power and enthusiasm. No cry carne from Nebraska, where Mr. Bryan and his friends sat quietly without taking part iii the noise. Again and again the cheers came in dense volume, despite numerous cries of "Order!" and thc strenuous pounding of thc chai l ilian's gavel. Then Mr Williams sat back and watched the scene he had created. As the cheers and cri"s fell, there would be a renewed outbreak and the demonstration lasted eight minutes. O HEAT KOW ENSUED. Tim Murphy, of St. Louis, stand ing In the center aisle and encourag ing the demonstration was lirst re guested to take bis seat and then ejected from tbe hall by John I. Mar tin, sergeant-a t-aru:s. Murphy was rushed towards the platform by Mar tin, through a railing and down a uarrow stairway leadiug uiuLr the stage. Another encounter between Mur phy and Maitin took place in the passageway under the stage. Mur phy then permitted himself to be taken from tho ball by two otllcers. For several minutes after the Mur phy incident the demonstration con tinued. Finally in desperation Mr. Williams tried to continue his Bpeech. "You have placed me here. I am your servant. If 3011 don't want me to continue, lt is your pleasure," he cried. This announcement was effective and Mr. Williamssecured cjntrolof the demonstration that his ment'on of Cleveland had caused dying slowly out. When he said that he had heard that .Dewey, Schley and Miles, were Democrats; that a Republican admin istration hud snubbed the tirst, tried to disgrace the ascend and insulted thc third, the convention again broke i .ut into shouts and applause. By this time Mr. Williams' voice began failing. It grew weaker and he was heard with difficulty even by those very near the platform. Mr. Williams' flow of oratory was uninter rupted for .'.onie time. A response of applause followed his denunciation of the Republican claims of prosperity because of the tariff. Cries of "Louder!"were again heard In various parts of the hall. "1 wish 1 had thc lungs to speak louder, but I cannot," answered Mr. Williams. "What did you say?" came a voice from the gallery. So rapidly did the noise Increase that Mr. Williams Legan to address himself directly to the persons on the p'atform. This brought forth from the galleries loud cries of "Time!" and loud cheers. WHITE MAN'S couNruv. Mr. Williams with all the voice left turned Lo ute audience and with con sidcrnbie feeling, took up the race question. When he referred to the incident at the Republican ejnventa tion when a colored child aud white child were both on the platform wav ing flags during one of the demonstra tions, there were cries of "This ls a white man's country!" So great did the noise become that the segeaiit-atanns went down Into the hall and ordered tbe aisles cleared. But the yo?oe bad difficulty in car rying out these instructions. Mr. Williams had by this time been speak ing au hour and twenty-live minutes. "Now a few words in conclusion.'1 said Mr. Williams, 'and If you arc pleased to hear that conclusion as 1 am to conclude, this will bo the most delighted audience thatrever existed.1 Mr. Williams continued: "The Republican platform, to sum it all up, obeys the precept to 'stand pat' in every respect except one, auc that ls a respect in which well enougl: might very well have been left along, That is the plank in which this lan guage is used: 'We favor such con grcsstoual election as shall determine whether by special discrimination tin elective franchise in any sfcite ba been unconstitutionally limited,' fol lowed by the promise made, in thal event to reduce southern representa tion in the house of representa ive; and In the electoral e?llege. Th< pledge is to reduce representation, il it ls for the suffrage, bas been ''un constitutionally limited.' The onh 'unconstitutional limitation' would bi io violation of the fifteenth amend meut 'because of race, color or pre vi HIS condition of servitude.' "Unconstitutionally limited!" Tin adverb "unconstitutionally" is uselesi and fools no' orly, whether or not tin suffrage is 'unconstitutionally limited is a matter for the courts to deter mine. Tue real object of the lijpub Hean party in so far as that plank i: concerned, however, sp cious tin phraseology is closed, to reduce south ern representation without rtducitq that of Massachusetts and Ccnneotl cut or other states wherever in tin south the negroes arc disfranchised not as such, because of ignorance, bj an educational qualification or be cause of and other right reason, in an; other constitutional way. CONCERNING I1US1NESS INTBUEST. Let not the business interests o the country dec ive Itself, let thos controlling lt prepare, if Roosevelt i elected on th s platform, for anothe perlo:! of uncertainty, unrest., bus! ness disturbance and race war in th southern states instead of that peac and prosperity which both rac s tun enjoy and winch has he m rentiere? pos ib!e only by ho t e rule and b white, supremacy. Let not the soutt deceive itself, either. If the Reptil Hean party were sincere in Its prop o-dtion to reduce sou'bern representa tion on the ground of disfrancliiseccen or pretended 'unconstitutional limit;! tion' itself, it would accompany tin propos t on with ano'ber, to-wit: Tb proposition to repeal the llfteent amendment. It is not the white mai asa white man, who is injured by recurrence to tlie tendency of Kort bill days-be can and will alwaj maintain himself it is in busines commerce and manufacturing, agr culture and the negro himself. Con mercially and industrially Hie whit men of the south will not he niue more injured by this sort of agitai i Dian northern people will bs. "lt is the beginning over of tl old scheme, revived for political a vantage, to ref tin as a Rep?blica asset, the solid n-gro vote io Indi uni Illinois, New Jersey and like Cond Lionedstates this time without prit in money paid by dist orbing all OV< the Southland peace anti order; 1: demoralizing reviving Industries, ui setfl ng business and labor, dish tograting society anti as a remol elli et, if .successful, hybridizing tl raca lhere, and Africanizing its civil Kation. Tnat is the ultimate signil canee of it. all, if it indeed be n< merely a voice in tho wilderness cr, ingold empty promises to the nig voters io Ile; Sottll 1 wis'i I cou only believe it was that. I would b lleve it but for the opinionated ai superstreuuous character of thc nu lu the white house.' " Mr. Williams spoke buta few won more, and concluded bis addressgrea ly exhausted. The perspiration w; [Continued on page 4.] TRUSTS FLAYED In the Platform Adopted by the Democrats. PROTECTION DENOUNCED. Liberty for Filipinos, Election of Senators by the People and a Reduction of the Army Imperatively Demanded. The Democratic party of the United States, in national convention assem bled, declares its devotion to the es sential principles of the Democratic faith which brings us together in party communion. Under them, local self-government and national unity and prosperity were alike established. They tinderla tl our independence, the structure of our free republic, and every Democratic exten sion from Louisiana to California, and Texas to Oregon, which preserved faithfully in ali the States the tie be tween taxation and representation. They yet inspire the masses of our people^ guarding jealously their rights and liberties, and cherishing their fra ternity, peace and orderly develop ment. They remind us of our duties anti responsibilities as citizens and im press upon us, particularly at this time, the necessity of reform and the rescue of the administration of enveni ment from the headstrong, arbitrary and spasmodic met hods which distract business by uncertainty and pervade the public mind with dread, distrust and pertusbatlon. FUN DA M KN TA 1. PKlNClrLHS. Thc application of these fundamen tal principles to the living issues of the clay is thc first step toward the assured peace, safety and progress of our nation. Freedom of the press, of conscience and of speech; equality be fore the law of all citizens; right of trial by jury; freedom of the person de fended by the writ of habeas corpus; liberty of personal contract untram meled by sumptuary laws; supremacy of thc civil over military authority, a well disciplined militia; the separation of church and state: economy in .ex penditures; lo*.v taxes, ?Mint laboi-tnayT be lightly burdened; prompt and sacred fullillment of public and private obli gations; lidelity to treaties; peace and friendship witli all nations; entangling alliances witli none, absolute acquies cence in the will of the majority, the vital principle of republics; these are doctrines which Democracy bas estab lished, approved by the nation anti they should he constantly invoked and enforced. CAPITAL ANO LAUOlt. We favor enactment and adminis tration nf laws, giving labor a.id capi tal impartially their just rights. Capi tal and labor ought not to be enemies. Each is necessary to the other. Fach has its rights, but thc rights of labor are certainly no less ''vested," no less ..sacred" and no Uss "unalienable" than the .rights of capital. i ( INSTITUTION AL OUA U A NTKKS. Constitutional guarantees are vio lated whenever any citizen is denied the right to labor, acquire anti enjoy property or reside where interests or inclination may determine. Any de nial thereof by individuals, organiza tions, or governments should be sum marily rebuked and punished. Wc deny thc right of any executive to disregard or suspend any constitu tional privilege or limitation. Obedi ence to thc laws and respect for their requirements arc alike the supreme duly of Hie citizen and the Olliciul. The military should be used only to support and maintain the law. We unqualifiedly condemn its employment for the summary banishment of citi zens without a i rial at or for the con t roi ol' elect ions. We approve the measure which pass ed thc United Status senate in 181)0, luit which a Republican congress has ever since refused to enact, relating to coil teni nts in federal courts, and pro viding for trial by jury in cases ol' indi rect contempt. WAT Kit WA VS, Wc favor liberal appropriai ions for the care and improvements of the wa ter ways ol' thc country. When any waterways like Hie Mississippi river is of suflieienl importance to demand special aid ol' the government, such aid Should be extended willi a clciinitc plan ol' continiious work uni il perma nent improvement is secured. We oppose the Rcphlicaii policy ol' starving bouie development in order to feed the greed for consoquesl and the appetite for national '.prestige" and display of strength. ECONOMY OK ADMINISTRATION. Large leonel ions can easily be made in the annual expendil un s ol' t he gov ernment wit boin impairing the eill ciency of any branch of Hie public ser vice, and wc shall insist upon the strictest economy and frugality com patible willi vigorous and efficient civil, military and naval administra tion as li righi of thc people, loo clear to be denied or withheld. We favor honesty in the pu pl ic ser vice the enforcement of honesty in tile public service and to Hutt end a thorough legislative Investigation of those executive departments of the government already known to them willi con opt ion, and t be punishment ol' ascertained corrupt ionists without fear or favor or regard to persons. The persistent and delib?rale refusal of bot b t he se?ale and bouse of repre sentatives lo penni! such investiga tion io be made, demonstrates that only by a change in thc executive anti in the legislative departments can complete exposure, punishment and con> dion lie obi nilled. KKDEICA I. OOV KUM KNT t'oNTIt A< "I'S. We condemn t he action of the He publican parly in congress in refusing to prohibit an executive department from eui cling info contracts with con victed trusts on unlawful combina tions in restraint of interstate trade. We believe that one of the best methods of procuring economy and honesty in the public service is to have public officials, from the occu pant or the White House down to the lowest of them, returned as nearly as may be to Jeffersonian simplicity of living. KXKCU'l\;VE USURPATION. We favor the nomination and elec tion of a presldlfot imbued with the principles ot Che constitution who will set his fac?^fernly against executive usurpation of legislative and judicial functions) whether that usurpation he veiled under ;the guise of executive construction of .existing laws, or whether it take refuge in the tryant's pleas of necessity or superior wisdom. We favor the preservation, so far as we can.' ri? an open door for the world's commprCein the Orient, with out ?n unnecessary entanglement in Oriental aucV; -European affairs, and without arbitrary, unlimited irrespon sible and absolute government any where within our jurisdiction. We oppose, as fervently as did George Washington himself, an indefinite, ir responsible, discretionary and vague absolutism anda policy of colonial ex ploitation, no matter where and by whom invoked or exercised; we believe with Thomas . Jefferson and John Adams, that no government has a right to m?kt? oiie set of laws for those "at homc'f and another and a different set of laws, absolute in their char acter for those^'ln the colonies." All men under tho American Hag arc en titled to the protection of the institu tions whose emblem, the Hag is; if they are inherently unfit for those in stitutions; them they arc inherently unfit to be members of the American body politic. Wherever there may ex ist a people incapable of being govern ed under American laws, in conso nance with the American constitution of that people"-ought not to be part of thc American domain. We insist that we ought to clo for the Filipinas what -we have done/ already for the Cubans,'and it is our duty to make that promise now, and upon suit able guarantees of protection to cit izens of our own and other countries resident there at the time of our with drawal, set tlie Filipino people upon their feet, free and independent to work out their own destiny. Tl?e endeavor of tile secretary of war, by pledging tue government's endorse ment for "promoters" in the Philip pine Islands to make the United States a partner In the speculative legislation of the archipelago, which was only temporarily.held up by the opposition of tlie Democratic senators, in the last session., will, ii successful, ?ead Lo en tanglements from which it will be dif ficult to escape. The Democratic party has been, and will continue to be, the consistent op ponent of that class of tarill legisla tion by which certain interests have been permitted, through congressional favor, to draw heavy tribute from tlie American people. This monstrous perversion of those equal opportunities which our political institutions were established to secure, lins caused what once may have been infant industries lo become thc greatest combinations of capital that thc world has ever known. These especial favorites of the government haye, through trust meth ods, been converted into monopolies thus bringing ?to an end domestic com petition, which was tlie only alleged check upon lue extravagant profits .made possib1, >y tho protective system _....._JJnations; oy-tht financial assistance they can give, now control the policy of thc Itepublicar party.. We denounce protection as a rob bery of the many to enrich the few and we favor a tariff limited to tilt needs of tlie government, economical^ administered and so levied as not lt discriminate against any industry class or section, and to tlie end tba the burdens of taxation shall be dis tributed as equally as possible. We favor a revision anda gradua reduction of the tari If by tlie friend .4* its abuses, its extortions and it discriminations, keening in view th ultimate ends of "equality of binden a al equality of opportunitles" and th ccutitutional purpose of raising revenue by taxation, to wit: the sui port of the federal government in a its integrity and virility, but in sin: plicity. TRUSTS ANO UNLAWFUL COM HIN/ TIO.NS. We recognize that thc glgantl trusts and combinat ions designed t enable capital lo secure more than il just share in the joint prcducts t capital and labor, and which hal been fostered and promoted under Ki publican rule, are a menace lo bend cial cora potion and an obstacle lo pe manon t business prosperity. A privai monopoly is indefensible and in told able? Individual equality of apportunit and free competition are essential to healthy and commercial prosperity ar any trust,combination or monopoly i tending to destroy these by coii?l?llii production, restricting competition t fixing prices, should be prohibited an punished by law. We especially d noil nee rebates and discrimination 1 t ransportation companies as Hie ino potent agency in promoting ai strengthening these unlawful co spiracles against trade. We demand an enlargement of t l powers of the interstate com mer commission, to the end that the tra cling public and shippers of tl country may have prompt and a eipiate relief from the abuses to will lliey are subjected in the matter transportation. We demanda st ri enforcement of existing civil a criminal statutes against all sn H osts, combinai ions and tnonopoli anti we demand the enactment ol'sn Initiier legislation as may be ncccssil to effectually suppress them. Any trusl or unlawful combinat i engaged in interstate commerce whl is monopolizing any branch of bu ness or product ion, should not be p nutted to transact business outside tlie Statt; of its origin. Whenever shall be established in tiny court competent jurisdiction that sn monopolization exists, such prob I lion should be enforced through co prchcnslve laws to be enacted on t subject. RECLAMATION OK A KID LANDS. We congrat?late our western c zens upon the passing ol' the 1 known as the Newlands irrigation ; for the irrigation and reclamation the arid hinds of the west; a mcasi framed by a Democrat, passed int senate by a non-partisan stile ; passed in Hie house against Hie op sit ion of almost all of thc lleptibll leaders by a vote the majority of wil was 1 lemocratic. We call atfent ion lo this great Di Oe ra tic measure, broad and com] (tensive as it is, working automata ly throughout all time wil bout lin t action of congress, until the rectal lion ls accomplished, reserving lands reclaimed for hoine-seeki rs small tracts and rigidly guard against land monopoly as tm evide ol the policy of domestic developm contemplated hythe Democratic] ty, should it lie placed in power. ISTHMIAN CANAD. The Democracy when entrusted v power wili construct the Pana canal speedily, honestly and oconc cally,thereby giving to our people w Democrats have always contended -a great inter-oceanlc canal, fur:; lng snorter and cheaper lines of tr [Continued on page 4.] PARKER WIRES Bis Views On Money Ques= tion to the Convention. A SENAST10N IS CREATED. For a Time lt Looked as if Trou ble Would Result, But Wise Counsels Prevailed and the Trouble Was Soon Settled. While tlie convention was in session Saturday and nominations for vice president were being reade like a bolt from a cloudless sky came the report that Judge Parker had declined to ac cept the nomination unless a gold plank vas in the platform. The nom inations had al! been made and those who were present were boping to be relieved of duty within au hour when a delegate moved to take a recess. There was mystery in bis remarks and whispered exclamations passed from mouth to mouth. The nomina tion was declared carried and the dele gates slowly left the hall. The convention again assembled a few minutes after niue o'clock and was called to order by Chairman Clark, and Governor Vardaman of Missis sippi, proceeded to addreess the con vention on the subject of the mysteri uus telegram, lie said that rumors were abroad that a telegram bad been received from Judge Parker, and these reports had caused such excitement and apprehension fiat be would move that the gentleman of the New York delegation, reported as recipient of thc message, should send it to the clerk's desk to be read. Chairman Clark replied: "lb is moved that the New York delegation or the member of that delegation who has tlie telegram that bas been bruit ed about this city-If he has such a one, produce it and read ib to bbls convention." George Raines of New York, asked that tbe motion be deferred untU the chairman of bis delegation could be beard from. "How much time do you want," asked the chairman. "I understand the chairman of the New York delegation is now on lils way tu the hall," was the reply. "The chair requests the gentleman from Mississippi tn withdraw his mo tion for a few moments." said Mr. Clark. Gov. Vardaman acquiesced. Finally the conference committee, John S. Williams, Governor Varda man, Senator Tillman and Senator Carmack made their way to the plat form with the mysterious message in their possession. Some one cried out: "What shall we dov" "Keep your heads and be have," retorted Senator Tillman with emphasis, and he repeated the injunc tion at numerous Intervals. A short conference look place among the four and Chairman Clark, while the delegatts who had for the moment put excitement away from them, sang "My Old Kentucky Home," a dele gale from Kentucky, standing on bis chair, leading the song. "I wish to announce in advance," said the chairman, "that on this im portant matter every man shall have a full and fair hearing. I now intro duce John Sharp Williams, of Missis sippi. Mr. Williams spoke as follows: "All of us were very xiucbsurprised and excited this afternoon, tj use no stronger words, at what purported to be copies Of telegrams which had been sent by our nominee to Mr. Carmack and others in this city. I want to tell you that but ore telegram bas b^en rejelved. A telegram has come trom Mr. Parker, to Mr. Sheehan, however, which I shall read in a moment and it is so important that you should know what it is that, after 1 have lead it, 1 shall hand it tu my friend, the governor ot my stale, Mr. Vardaman, and have him read lt over again. "When you shall have hoard lt you will note that there is not in lt one word about requiring or demanding, or asking, or requesting bl nt anything should be placed in the Democratic platform. (Loud appian .e.) You will also note that if there is any er ror In it, it ls an error of judg ment proceeding from a too sen sitive spirit of honor -(applause)-to be misunderstood or placed tn a false or lu a double position. I shall now ask Governor Vardaman to read the telegram to you." (Loud cheering and applause.) Mr. Willlams's words were heard in a silence so deep, so Intense, that, not withstanding his weakened voice, his every word was distinctly audible in all parts of tho hall. He then handed the message to Governor Vardaman, who after requesting absolute quiet, read the telegram as follows: "Hon. W. F. Sheehan, Hotel Jeffer son, St. Louis: "? regard the gold standard as firm ly and irrevocably established and shall act accordingly if the action of the convention of today shall be ratified by the people. As the platform is I silent on thc subject, my view should be made known tu the convention and if it is proved to be unsatisfactory to the majority 1" request you to decline the nomination for me at once, so that another may be nominated be fore adjournment. (Signed) "A. P. PARKER" A ringing cheer went around the ball, but it was brief, so anxious were the delegates to sec what would fol low. Mr. "Williams: "Mr. Chairman, I think you will bear me out in what I said. This ls the first time in tho history of tho Cnibed Sbates that a man already nominated for tbe great Parker an< Ghost est (.nice on tko surface of this earth has been BO supersensitive about a matter of personal rectitude and honor as to send a telegram to a fricad asking him to decline the nomination for him, If, as he seems to have been Informed, lhere is something in the platform which is not in accord with his owu opinion. "My friends, we purposely made this platform silent ou the question of the monetary standard. We made lt silent because we all agreed that that was not an Issue lu this campaign-(applause)-and we agreed, furthermore, that nothing should be placed in the platform which was not a campaign issue, and the consequence was that, in thc res utions committee, motions were made to table, and those motions were carried, tabling every resolution on both sides which tended to bring up as an Issue In this campaign the question of the mone tary standard. "Now, my friends, Judge Parker ex presses his opinion for fear somebody might think that you did not know lt. There was not lu all this vast assembly one single, solitary man who did not already know that Judge Parker was a gold standard man. I have been one of the most consistent, president and perhaps radical free sliver men in the United States and 1 knew Chat he was a gold standard man and be never made ..'.ticinpt to conceal it from any body. Ile had supported our candidate, and had said that, although he did not agree with us upon this plank, he was still a Democrat (Applause.) "Now, my friends, we uad, so far as the question of the monetary standard was concerned, in a campaign which was, so fraught against imperialism, against executive u urpation, we pur posely made a platform so far as the monetary standard is coLc.rned, upon which W. J. Bryan could have stuoJ or Grover Cleveland could have steed, or anybody else who was with us In the peuding live campaign issues could have stood." (Applause.) He asked Senator Tillman to read the message, which it was proposed to send in reply to Judge Parker's mes sage's which read as follows: "The platform adopted by this con ventlou ls silent on the question of the monetary standard because it ls not regarded by us as a possible Issue in this campaign and only campaign Is sues were mentioned in the platform. Therefore there is nothing In the views expressed'by you in the tele gram just received which would pre clude a man entertaining them from accepting a nomination on said plat form." As Mr. Tillman concluded the-read ing of the me.s-.age, Representative Richardson cf Alabama, arose, he said, to dispassionately discuss the message to be sent to Judge Parker." Chairman Clark explained that be had recognized Senator Tillman who also desired to discuss the same mat ter. Mr. Richardson hawed and re tired at once and Mr. Tillman pro ceeded. While Mr. Tillman was speaking John Sharp Williams proceeded rrom platform to the seat ol' Mr. Richard sju and the two engaged in earnest conversation. Mr. Tillman's remarks were followed closely by the whole audience. At this juncture Mr. Bryan came into the hall. Instantly there was an uproar. Calls of "Bryan, Bryan," went up and the galleries cheered. Mr. Bryan lirst went to his place" in the pit, but as the cries of the Nebraskan's name coupled with the words "Plat form, platform,"continued, Mr. Bryan made bis way to the stage. His face was chalk white as he walk ed rapidly up the side aisle. His lips were compressed to a thin line and bis brows drawn straight. He nervously fanned himself and paid no attention to the hands that were held out to him as be passed. After a threat on the chairman's part to clear the galleries where most of the disturbance came from the noise ceased. Senator Tillman continued by saying that If he understood the pre sent temper of the delegates, the threats of the chair with reference to thc gallarles would be carried out. "Lookout!"' shouted a voice. "You lookout or you will be put out!" retored Mr. Tillman, and in stantly the police seized the offending spectator and ejected him. When the senator concluded there was a .-.hart lived outburst of applause, but it was evident that the delegates were in nt mood for demonstration. Bryan then rose and came to thc front of the rostrum. His face wah pale and drawn with illness, his voie: was weak and hoarse. Ile spoke with great effort, but quietly and with self control. As the speaker went on his vole; grew stronger and clearer and as ht narrated the story of his efforts to se cure the Insertion in the platform of a financial plank, the Hush of excite mentcovered his face and bis gestures became more frequent and more em phatic. His declaration that the sending of the telegram to J udge Parker was a declaration on the gold standard side, and his statement that if the Democ racy was to adopt such a view lt should be honest and say so frankly, was greeted with a shriek of applause from the galleries, and one man with a strong voice yelled, "That's right." Loud applause greeted Mr. Bryan's remark that it was a manly thing in Judge Parker tc express his opinions before the convention adjourned, but that lt would have been a manlier thing bul bespoken before the con vention met, was again cheered. He announced that he would pro pose an amendment to thc message and took his seat amid loud cries ol "vote," "Hill." Senator John W. Daniel, chairman of the committee on resolutions, was then recognized to reply to Mr. Bryan. It was then ll o'clock, and the?c wero signs that thc oxpected storrr would pass. Mr. Bryan's speech ano [continued on pago 4.] i Davis m to Lead The Democratic Hosts to Victory in the Next Election WILL MAKE A fiOOD TEAM, Both Candidates Were Nomina ted on the First Ballot and Each Nomination Was Then Made Unani mous. On Friday evening tbe crush of vlsl Lors around the doors and inside of the National Democratic Convention on at eight o'clock, the time set for the opening of the convention, waa greater than at any previous session, lt was something rarely paralleled at any national convention. The first genuine reception of the evening was given to Senator Hill of New York who made his first appear ance In the hall. General Nelson A. Mlle-i was also present for the first time. At 8 o'clock there was not a va . .ant Mat in the vast auditorium. From platform lu topmost gallery lt was - packed with delegates, alternates and spectators. Thc heat was Intense. The streets on the four sides of the coli seum were impassible. l 'y thc time the chairman called the couvention to order, the hal was filled to the danger Une and beyond. A se ries of energetic thumps on the pre siding officer's table was given by Chairman Clarke a 8.30 o'clock in an endeavor to call the convention to or der. As Mr. Clark stood at the desk, Senator Daniel of Virginia, chairman of the resolutions committee, made his way to his side with a copy of the plat form In his hand. Without .delay it was announced that the report of the committee would be received. At this statement, the convention seized tl.e opportunity to vent its sat isfaction at the unaminous report to be made. A. great cry went up. Many delegates jumped to their feet and the first demonstration of the night sea-, sion occurred. Becomming impetient at the delay, Senator Daniel began his announce ment in the midst of the uproar. UNANIMOUS KErOItT. "I am instructed to make to this convention," he began, "this unani mous report from the committee on resolutions." Tue Senator then read the platform, which was unanlnously adopted, with the greatest enthusiasm. THE NOMINATIONS. "The clerk will now call the roll of States for the nomination of a candi date for president, " shouted the chair man. A wild cry of delight came from the galleries who seemed to think the whole tiling a show run for their entertainment. ''Alabama," shrieked the clerk. "Alabama yields to the Empire State of New York," called Delegate Russell of Alabama, standing In his chair, one arm grasping the standard of his State marker. Marlin W. Littleton of New York, of medium height, and sturdy figure, with a full, clean shaven face, with a heavy mass of dark brown hair, tossed back from his brow and ears, took the stand amid ringing applause, to place Judge Barker of New York in nomina tion. All that had happened in the con vention up to the time Mr. Littleton concluded his address, multiplied many times, was almost as nothing compared to the hurricane that broke out when he mentioned the name "Alton B. Barker." On the part of the Parker delegates, it was a revelation in the passion of politics. Like one man they sprang up in their chairs with everything that could be waved, tossed high lu the air. Fiord ia, after a few seconds of wild I yelling, started around the hall, Its , men screaming and tossing high silken banners, inscribed "Florida, Safe and . Sound." Texas, Georgia and many \ other State fell in behind and . with wild yells followed on. The delegates tore their Stats em , blems from the poles, and, carrying them high over-head, tramped around , the hall again, cheering frenziedly. [ American Hags appeared magically ' and tossed Haming bits of color into the scene. After tho excitement had continued i about 12 minutes, there was a percep tible abatement and the band struck up "America," thousands of voices joining in the song. The lull speedily passed away, for the hand struck up "Dixie," and with a spasmodic yell, the applause started all over again. Rising and fulliug In a huge over whelming wave of sound, the demon stration was kept up. Ccatless, often collarless, the perspiring enthusiasts marched, waved and shouted whilo the hand and gallery crowds did their best to swell the roar. During the playing of the hand a huge crayon bust of Parker was carried up the centre aisle. Just as it reached the platform two young ladles, dressed In white and carrying mammoth bou quets of rosos and ferns, were assisted , to the presiding officer's table, and ' thc huge portrait held for a moment between them, face to tho delegates, , and the State banners which had ? formed the procession were held aloft and massed around it. Ky Linnie shouts j of "Parker," "Parker," "Alton B. ? Parker" were started and caught up. I At the expiration of 22 minutes of ^ [Continued on page 4.J