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J a " Parker Have the Situation Well In
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ST. LOUIs.-'rhe national demo-
/ . cralIc convention met Frh1.ay morning ,
r but the committee on platform being
t , unable to report , after an hour's session .
alan , ndjournmen was taken to S
'cloclt ( In the evening.
Heassembllng at that time , the ses ,
lion was continuous for ten hours \ ,
nomination of Judge Parker for the
presidency taking glad d at 5:10 I ) : n. m.
, It was a night of Impassioned oratory
and of taunting Invective. For ; ten
hours sensational demonstrations wel
In e-rldencc.
Parker lacked just nine votes when
the first roll call was ended , hut before
the vote was announced Idaho chang
ed six voteR to Parker and Nebraska
followed with two. Parker now lacked
_ ' hut one , and West Virginia gave him
. thirteen 'Vashlngton ten , making
brought his total 10 098. (
Before this coulll he announcell ,
Governor Doelery of Missouri with-
drew Coclrell's name , and moved that
Parltor's nomination he made unani-
mous" 'l'hls was done with 11 yell and
n demonstration was started. The ballot -
lot stood as follows : Parlor , 658 :
Hearst , 200 ; Coelrell , 42 : Wall , 37 :
Olney . 37 ; McClellan , 3 : Miles , 3 : I :
Gray , 8 1 ? ; Williams , S : 'l'owne , 3 : Color ,
1. Total 989.
Two-thirds was required ) to noml-
nnte. lie speedily got the required
number by the change of Idaho , Neva-
da and "Test Virginia , whose votes
brought hlstotal to 098. (
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. . fdentlnl t10mlnees was divided as fol-
lows : IIearst , 4 I : Coclrell , 4 I : Olney ,
1 : Gray , 1 : Wall , 1 ; Miles , 1 : Patti-
lon , 4.
Everybody was too tired to engage
in much enthusiasm , and a motion to
adjourn to 5 p. m. was greeted with a
howl of affirmation , as the 11,000 spec-
tators and 1,000 delegates made a
break for the exits.
# All night long these I thousands hud
sat patiently and watched the waging
f of a most extraordinary hatlIe.
The climax of the night of sensa- :
tlonllllsm came nt .1 o'clock In the
morning , when , after eight hours of
noisy clamor , William Jennings Bryan -
an , In the midst of absolute silence ,
began a speech , In which ho seconded
the nomination of Cackrcll of 1\lIs.
sour ! .
It was the event for which the convention . .
vention had been waiting , lIe was
fighting to prevent the 'nomination of
Parler. But he was leading II forlorn
hope. In n fiery speech he seconded
the nomination of every candidate ex-
cept Parl\Or
Senator Daniel conchllled his read-
Ing of the compromise platform at 8:55 :
, Friday night , and immediately moved
its adoption his was carried hy an
overwhelming , as a part of the
prearranged program. The utmost con-
fusion reigned during the reading ,
Daniel's voice being wholly Inaudible
in the great hall.
Immediately after the adoption of
the platform Chairman Williams ascended -
cended the steps and shouted , above
. the din which greeted him : "The
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For a few moments the convention
was in an uproar , the galleries join-
ing. Then the secretary succeeded 111
making himself heard , as he called the
name of the first state , In alphabetical
order , Alabama.
"Alabama yields to the Emlllre State
of New 1'01' : : , " screamed : Delegate
Russell ! , jumping upon his chair , and a
roar ef cheers went up as , Martin W.
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Llttlolon oY New York mounted the
platform.
With the first words spoken In Lit.
tlelon's strong , rich voice , silence fell
upon the vast assemblage , and ho waR
given the closest attention as he made
the speech nomlnathlg the man whom
destiny hud already llleled a8 the
choice of the partr.
Only now and then were there hrlr
outbursts of applause and cheers ,
when the speaker delivered It telling
sentence. These domonsl1'atlons swelled .
ed Into n roar of approval when Little'
ton said :
"I ( you asle me why , Judge Parker
has been silent , I answer because he I
han not attempted to ho the master of
his party , hut is content to bo its SOl'\- I
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As ho conchlllod his speech , time roar
became a hurricane , thunderous , tu
mllltuolls , passing beyond \ all control.
States In the Parker column tore their
standards from the fastenings amI began -
gan It wild , shl'ielcing march around
the hall ; the Michigan delegation
mounting time platform and llanling
its huge banner hehlnd the chair ,
while thousands of voices were joined
In It frenzy of sOllnd.
Whcn Iowa was reached in the roll
call one of the delegates ; started a.
small riot by referring 10 his fitate's
purchased and ( UnlJlII'chasahle dele-
gatlon. " A roar of protest followed ,
which continued until the speaker WIIS
compelled to leave hits I place and find
a seat in time section assigned to Ala-
hama.
At 3:35 : In he morning , just as the
first gleam of daylight appeared , Wil-
lIam .1. Bryan appeared upon the platform -
form and was given a tunlHltuom1 ova-
Uon. Dy consent , the time limit upon
speeehmalting was removed to permit
him address \ the convention , defining -
Ing his posit Ion.
lIe spoke for fifty mlnules , swaying
the great assemhh' with his passionate ; .
ate sentences concernln ; the history
of the party during the last eight
rears. Ills hearers were with him In
s ' , swept along hy what was
perhaps the most remarkable address
he has ever made.
Nebraska , he staled , wOllld not In-
sist anon any one nominee but wOll1l1
loyally SUJJOI'l allY man of chul'acter
and good repute who might he chosen
by the part . . He concluded , In-11 wild
whirl of applause } , hy seconding time
nomination of Cocluell of 1\lIs8011l'1.
1\11' Bryan was attentively listened < < l
to , but his words had not the effect of
changing opinion , as time nomination of
.Jlldge Parker on the first ballot fully
demonstrated.
Railroad Wins the Suit.
WASHINGTON-As a result of the
allowances made by the Union Pacific
railroad to the grain elevators Qf time
Peavey Co. , at Connell Blllffs and Kan-
sas City , the Intersltae commerce coin-
mission holds that the compensation
paid for the elevator 01' transfer service -
ice hy the Union Pacific is not unreasonable -
sGnable , that the Union Pacific Is en-
titled to perform the work Itself or
hire It done hy others and is not guilty
of wrong doing because they arc aided
more or less In other Inacs of business
In- which they are ongaged.
Mr. Healy Talked Plainly.
LONDON-In the course of the discussion -
cIIsslon of the Irish land hill In the
house of commons Timothy 1\L Healy ,
nationalist , fiercely atacled John E.
Redmond , the Irish leader for selling
his estate on the basis of twenty-follr
and a half 'ea\'s' purchase. Ills remarks
marls were greeted with a. prolonged
uproar and cries or "traltol' " 1\lr
Ifealy said the nationalists had hon
ored him ( IIealy ) hy turning him ] out
of the party i.n December , 1000. This
statement was fiercely resented by time
nationalist
Outbreak ! of Cholera In Peru.
WASHINGTON - ( ; 'onsul General
Gottschall at Calao , reported to the
state department by cable today that
cholera had broken out at Salaverr ,
a Peruvian coast town
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THEN COMES SPEECHES NOMI-
NATING CANDIDATES.
LlTTlETot NAMES MR. PARKER ( {
D. M. Delms Places Before the Convention .
ventlon the Claims of W. R. Hearst
-Immense Throne Visits Auditorium .
rlum to Hear the Speeches.
ST. LOUlS-1\Iuch of Friday was
lost In waiting for the 'commlteo hay-
lug In preparation ! the Illal forum , the
convention not reassembling until 8
P. I J11.
The democl'lltle national convention
Friday night adopted It platform br a.
viva voce vote and listened 10 nonmi
hating spceehes for \'eHlllonl. } ( Judge (
Allan B. Pin ' : cr was nnmCll by Martin
W. Lltt.Ielon and William Hllndoll1h
Hearst hr D. 1\1. 1)elmas.
JUDGE ALTON B. PARKER.
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Both orators were nplllaUlled nt
length. Antl-Parlwr delegates attempted -
tempted to create enthusiasm for their
candidates , but the Parker men remained -
mained undisturbed and unc < mcerned.
Nominating speeches for the favor-
Ito son canllldates and seconding
speeches for both Parker ad Hearst
occupied the convention . . for several
hours.
The convention hall Bents about 10-
500 people , and from appearance hun-
dreds more had been lIlmlttmt. 1'he
floor and upper galleries cJntalned
thousands of sweltering men and
women oblivious of the fact that time
crowded condition of the mall ! endangered '
gered every life.
The Coliseum 'interior looked ! 11Im ] a
huge basin with hottom and sides
formed hy closely packed 11ersons. Not
an aisle could be seen. They were
filled hr spectators who could find no
other plnce. Outside and in time
crowds were time same , except for time
fact that those within the hall ! were
satisfIed and those without were tur-
hulent.
I As soon as time convention had been
called to order Chairman Clark announced -
nmmced thaI time report of the committee .
mltteo on resolutions was readr.
Senator Daniel read the report as
chairman of time committee. The confusion .
fusion wag so great that not a word
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The great climax or the convention , .
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-tho nomlnnl1on of It candidate for . .
proslllont-followoll Immellh\lely upon ) i
the ndoptlon oC the lilaiform. Chulr1
man Clarlt proceeded to that order or.
business wit houl delay. I
Alabama was callell , .a11l1 yielded 10 '
New Y01'I 1\11' . itlloton'H speech 1m-
. menselr Il1eaROtl time audience , anti ,
when ho concluded pandcmonlum ,
rolgnell. lags were waved , banners .
held aloft and , great as wait the
crowd , delegates carrying : the sland-
ards of the Parker slates paraded
throur.h ; the convention , puslllng' ) ,
trampling and fIghting nil who ob
structed their progress } . Time scene
was ono of tremendous con ( us Ion.
Then was enacted n scene thut recalled -
cllllell nn incident of the domocratlc
convcntlon in Chicago which mmonmi
hated W. .1. Bryan. Like Minnie 1\1111'-
ray time "womnn in white , " who from
n gallery over the stage led time cheering -
ing for Bryan , two girls invtmilo
sprang to the front or time platform \
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and waved flowers and I1l1gs. The
young women were Misses Adele and
Evnllne Haywood of St. Louis. With
renewed outburst the immense throng
cheered them until n picture } of Judge
Parker on a six hy nine canvas was
disphl 'elI. Thunderous cheering con-
tinued fully fifteen minutes. Another
tcm minutes elapsed before the chairman -
man dared to call the next state. Arkansas -
kansas yielded to Tennessee and Sen-
alor Ca1'1lmcl took time platform anti
IHJcollllCtl the nomination of Judge
Pnrlwl' There was great cOlifuslon . .
during the sleech. } California , 11.
Hearst state , was next in order. D.
M. Dolmas of that state was recognized .
nlzed , and there was some cheering
us he made his way to the platform ,
but It was nol prolonged. The hall
was n hcl'Jam when 1\11' Deltas con-
cluded.
Port Arthur Fleet Intact.
PARIS.-1'he French ambassador at
St. Petersburg has fc en advised by the
foreign ofilco In riSl10nso ! to his inquiries .
Iuirles relative to the Japanese report .
port of he I destruction of sound Ilus
sian shills at Port Arthur , the government .
menl answering that Vice Admiral
'I'ogo's report was incorrect , as subsequent .
sequent o111clal reports from Port. Ar-
hur showed that the Russian fleet
was Intact.
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