Pace 2 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE PA., JULY 14, 1904, EMOCRATIC CONVENTION A. B. Parker and H. G. Davis For President and Vice President, STRUGGLE OVER PLATFORM rd Plank EATED A SENSATION ses to Straddle Convention ge Saying That ceptable—Bryan oyal Democrat im R . M. Cockrell, Olney, of Massa- Wall, of Wiscon- ray, of Delaware; Heve was a tinued 1 I I believe defeat the candidate iled, you sa) “Yes, 1 did but I recelvi 000 mors Democrat ever received bef fot | Here Mr his head, swept the hall “Why did | fail™ plying to his own question, “Becar we there affiliated with who thought my ele the country. They opponent. That is critici 00 had votes than any Bryan paused and lifting with his gaze and re. sald some who had Democratic party ction dangerous to helped to elect my But I have no he asked he were the why gm for them Mr. Bryan declare was the best man support him. Ti! spoke of Wall, and declared Nebraska would wil ingly support him. Then he spoke of Pattison, and Nebraska would support him Bryan sald he only mentioned these men, and not to ask for their support. He said finally that he desired to sec ond the nomination of Senator Cock rell of Missouri The vote was brought about by Del. egate James Kerr, of Pannsylvania demanding the regular order, The chairman was rapping in vain for sl lence and the wore imploring the delegates to be seated "Vote! Vote!" heard and with- out delay the clerk started the call The call then went on rapidly and without causing comment. At the close it stood 658 for Parker. Before the vots was announced Idaho changed her six votes, giving him 664, and Wast Vir ginia added three votes, giving him the 867 votes, or two-thirds necessary This was followed by a motion by Champ Clark to make the nomination of Parker unanimous, Great enthusi- asm followed, and a monster American flag was unfurled from the dome of the building. The band struck up “The Star Spangled Banner.” Patrick A. Collins, of Massachusetts, took the stand to second the motion make the nomination unanimous, dele- - i that if Hearst Nebraska would en he said clerks was gatos standing on chairs and waving flags, making it almost {impossible for him to be heard. The vote was made unanimous, and then the convention broke loose thousand small from t he groat “oht flags were the galleries, was a waving 1, with the alto- HENRY GASSAWAY DAVIS Elghty- one hearty, weal Is ex-United Dav ff Ww nom yonr noe f Ts already pick for go rnor Henry Oa Baltimore ' educated left fatherles his boyhood daughter Frederick dent of a du tor WwW. Va road Later Mr and leading « ried to sures and Pitisbhurg president He fedmont and the Davis nat) WwW. Va Mr. Davis was ember of of delegates of W state renator fron penator from 1871.5 He has heen a de Democratic convent and the American delegates to the lean congress and member of States Intercontinent ston. His home Ia | He is father-in-law of Senator Stephen B. Elkins, the Republican West Virginia senator, with whom he hag bHoen assoc ated In numerous business aeterprises, although opposing him politically +t 1} a the | the house tinia In 1985 nited tates rasolection. six national was one of Pan-Amer- the United rallwany commis. WwW. Va Kin. — PARKER SPRUNG SENSATION New York Judge Refuses to Straddle On the Currency Question. July 11 Just when convention to he the delo- al- } 1 Ona ition for the the one Parker, the bomb i report forward I) lack of tnowledge conven tior He walts about the almost irres in bearing 19 minutes, an hen back 1 Rosemont afterwar famous operator, and of was sudden ly galloped towar An hour gram was fils the under was “That night and billowed ar t had his tele. i with the remarkable events the with convention the the while gensa ith sOnsA he did not go as he had done the night although the local celebration honor ceased and the people as early as 10.15 p. m. He sat up until after 3 a m, closely watching the and made no move toward until after the action of the convention upon his teie gram waa made him.” “It is not true, the gentleman quoted above, “that Judge Parker sent a message to Senator Hill, demanding the insertion of a gold plank His tel egram to William F was his first communication directly or indi rectly with the convention.” Judge Parker received the following message from former President Gro ver Cleveland “Buzzard’'s Bay, July 11.--You must permit me my gratitude and admiration for the splendid mani festation of honor and courage you have given to your countrymen and to the Democracy in ydur St. Louis dispatch. GROVER CLEVELAND." Bo far as his plans have as yet been made, Judge Parker will not tour the country making speeches. His perso nal campaign will be conducted In a way similar to that of President Me Kinley to a large degree from the porch at Rosemont. He will probably make but one or two pligrimages to the larger cities toased tooaed tion he early to bed | fllowed w produ od before in his digperaed bulletins retiring piain to said Sheehan to express NO MONEY PLANK IN PLATFORM Men Defeat All Attempts to Have One Included. July § William J Bryan THE PLATFORM, snd wa my wit? ROrous and naval ad- ht of the people, too withheld in the public ser. ement of honesty and to that end a investigation of t} thor. We 6X Rovernment corruption pub ough leg ative eout tments of the already known to aa of harboring ment of ascer fed out fear wr fa The persistent both the tives tn teem with fepartme and we it het 1a suspected ore the punis wr isin with 9 5 aw regard to persons ' deliberate of nd house of representa. investigation to made deme that miy change in the executive and in lative departments can sure, punishment and tained We condemn the action of tha Repub lean party ir mgress in refusing to prohibit an executive department from ents g£ Into contracts with convicted trusts or uniawful combinatissz In fre straint of interstate trade We believe that of the best methods of proours Ing economy and honesty in the public service ix to have public officials, from one occupant of the White House down to the lowest of them, returned as nearly as may be to Jeffersonian simplicity of living We favor the nominations and elec tion of a president imbued with the prin. ciples of the constitution who will set his face sternly against executive usurpation of legislative and judicial functions, whether that usurpation be velled under the guise of executive construction of ex- isting laws, or whether it take refuge in the tyrants’ pleas of necessity or supe rior wisdom We favor the preservation, so far as we can, of an open-door for the world's commerce in the Orient without any une necersary entanglement in Oriental and European affairs, and without arbitrary, unlimited, irresponsible and absolute gov. ernment anywhere within our jurisdic. tion We oppose an fervently as did George Washington himself an indefinite, irresponsible, discretionary and vague abs solutism and a policy of colonial exploit. ation, no matter where or by whom In intior refusal gonate i be by a the legis complete expo- correction be per strates ob oe in the } | Interoceant cheaper ines nEporta 3 | with voked or exercised; we believe with thor accomy claimed for and rigidiy nopoly 18 a domesti Y¢ the Democrat in power The Democrt \ het entr power. will ' he Panama anal speedily h ym thereby giv what crates have sted wit) ally people Demo vt fed for—a great irter and tly and econ re) at and broad and the other We pledr } Just and lawf ens at hb proper me whether nat without disti equal prote ment of all rig? them under the of friendship existing treatis sojourn is des recor pasaporis of race or of negotiat such renewal of 1) We demas duly authenticated government the American citigen fact that he i= an shall entitle him him as such We favor senntors by or amy ition I= by any governme countr = Ire by treat - eee unjust discriminations : the world a fasued hy the States to an that over pastor I'nited the proof of the American citizen a to the treatment due aha the election of United States the direct of the people Wea favor the adn of the terri tories of Oklahoma and the Indian Terrie tory. We alro favor the immediate admis sion of Arizona and New Moxico as sop arate states and a territorial government for Alaska and Porto Rico We hold that the officials administer the government ritory, as wel with the Alaska, should be bonafide 1 the time of their appointment of he ritory or district in which thelr are to be performed We demand the extermination of poly. gamy within the jurisdiction of the Unit. of Brates, and the complete separation of church and state In political affairs vole “Rion appointed to of any ter District of gidentes at tory duties hw | out by Norman E Wa denounce the ship subsidy bill re cantly passed by the United Biates sen- 8 t {43 spprapriation of pub- Ne fur purposes and 8 want of useless atempt to the obstructions leg tion to the ent of American & merchant tie bure it bouti~ ngements vistors suffi. NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETS Endorsed Thomas Taggart, of Indiana, For Chairman. July 11.-—-The national committee met at 2.30 lock yesterday morning and again at 4 o'clock yester- day afternoon with the avowed inten- tion, on behalf of the supporters of Taggart, of Indiana of organizing by electing him chairman. It was pointed Mack, of New York, that it would discourteous to take any action until Mr, Parker, as the can- didate., was consulted Chairman Jones made this state- ment: “The national convention, by specific reso adopted last night, authorized me, in fact instructed me, to call the first meeting of the new committee in New York city. Until 1 call it, the new committee cannot or. ganize and meetings they have are un- authorized. Now, let me say forcibly, if need be, that acting under the ocon- vention authority.l call the national committee to meet in New York city at such time as Judge Parker shall designate, for before I call it I shall consult him. It would be an unprece- dented thing for the new committee to organize without consultation with the candidate. Such a thing was never heard of.” After nearly two hours’ debate, Sen. ator Bailey offered to compromise if the committee would adopt a resolu- tion endorsing the candidacy of Thos. Taggart for chairman of the commit. tee. Mr. Mack agreed to this, and the resolution was adopted. The commit. tea will, therefore, meet In New York on the call of Chairman Jones, The following are members of the new Democratic national committees: Delaware, Richard R. Kenney; Mary- land, L. Victor Baughman; New Jer« sey, Willlam B. Gourley; New York, Norman E. Mack: North Carolina, Jo- sephus Daniels; Pennsylvania, James 34 Guffey; West Virginia, John T. Me- w. St Louis be ution
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