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Show Bryan's MidoightEffort ' M for Money Plank, I When Parker's Telegram H Threatened to Reopen 'H Platform, H Most Interesting Incident of Great Convention Wearied Delegates . I i Are Leaving. j ' jH 71 ST. LOUIS. July 10. Tind delegates left 1 tho convention hall as quickly ns possible ' IH after adjournment this morning and 1 sought long delayed and much needed Very few of them left tho city on the 1 jH early trains. Tho unflagging lntcroet that had spurred them through tho long hours of tho convontlon permitted the majority of the delegates to secure hut little sleep after Its adjournment and the hotel corrl- - IH dors were crowded with groups of heavy- ' eyed and apparently thoroughly exhausted i' politicians. Many of tho delegates decided to enjoy ,j somo recreation and street cars to subur- ll ban amusement -parks were crowded dur- , Itf ing the lato hours of tho day. j Spent Day Sight-Seeing. ' ( Many visited tho World's Fair, as by !-U spoclal permission they wero admitted on rr 'H Sunday, but the early hours of the oven- i jiH Ing found the politicians again clustered jH in the hotel corridors and the topic of con- 1 i nH vcrsntion seemed, by general consent, to IH change to statements concerning Individ- -H ual physical discomforts and tho amount TH of sleep nece&sary to restore tlicin to a 'H normal condition. Then followed a gen- 'JH cral oxodus and the union station tonight was crowded with departing delegates. It will probably bo several days before all havo left tho city, as a large number L of both delegates and newspapermen havo I jH decided to remain and visit tho World's 4 Fair. , Closing Hours Dramatic. ' J Tho closing hours of tho convontlon. . 'H which reached final adjournment at 1:30 a'clock Sunday morning, were full of dru-matlc dru-matlc Interest. In tho preceding session, at which Judgo A B Parker, after ten hours of stirring i , speeches, was nominated, tho most notu- , bto of which was that of William J. Bry- ' 'll an, seconding tho nomination of Senator J F. M. Cockroll, tho Intensely dramatic j H econos of tho final hours will long llvo In i tho memories of all thoso who wero pros- I t Whon tho convention met at 2 o'clock , (jH Saturday afternoon to nominate a vice- IH presidential candidate and closo up Its JH business everything Indicated prompt ac- 1 jlH tlon and an early adjournment. Before v'H tho convention was called to order, how- 1 QH over, it was decided by tho leaders to I fH toko a rccoss until tho leaders could agree I ' jfH upon a vice-presidential candidate. . IH Thero was eornc opposition to this plan j ) lH among tho delegates, but at 4:20 p. m. iK Chairman Clark doclarcd a recess until ' V 5:20 p. m. A Prompt Finish Indicated. '' When the convention reconvened at 5:20. i( ) and tho dolegatcs were once moro In their W iH seats, everything Indicated a prompt fin- ; Ish and early adjournment. Whllo the i , JH delegates nnd a comparatively small , crowd waited for tho session to begin. there wns a conference among tho leaders ) IH on tho platform. M A rumor quickly spread among tho dele- ' gates, and thence to tho spectators, that v i Judgo Parkor had sent a telegram to the V yM Now York delegation leaders defining his i lH views on tho financial policy which ho would pursuo If cloctcd, and requesting 1 that his position bo ir.ado clear to the - IH convontlon. IH Tho roport acted like an olectrlc shock i fl to tho weary delegates. Thero was a hurrying to and fro among the leaders, fl end knots of dnlegnt&s gathered In ovcry part of tho auditorium. Sensational Roport Sproad. '1 An ovonlng paper spread tbo report that t Sonator Carmack had received a tologram from Judge Parker practically declining ll tho nomination unlets a gold plank was Inserted In tho platform. Thin report proved to bo untrue, but It served to 1 arouso Intense Interest in tho public vlH mind, and thoro was a rush to suo tho ' 1H sensational Incidents that would surely J IH follow. i Whllo tho lcadors conferred nominating 1 JH speeches for n Vlcc-Frcsldcntlal candidate ', woro being made, but thoy attracted vory little attention oxcopt from thoso who : 1 know nothing of. tho storm that was Jll browing In thoir midst. TH Shortly after 7 o'clock, when all nom- iM lnatlons had closed and tho convontlon H was on tho point of taking a ballot for 1 Vlco-Prosldontlal nomlnoo, a recess was H declared until a o'clook. B v Leaders Discuss Incident .H Thoro was a conference immediately after recess, attonded by Senators Hill vl and Tillman. Messrs, Sheehan. John Sharp nl Williams and other lcadors. at which tfflH Parkor's telegram was discussed and a -lll cuurso of action decided upon. , H News that tho night session would pro- duco a Honnntlonal dobato grow great I : H crowds to tho CollKoum. Thero was a ! AJjJH suppressed fooling of oxoltomont nmonj 1 'sl delegates nnd spectators allko. i j?H Whon Chairman Clark called iho con- ,' ifH vention to order nt 0 o'clock and order j'l had beon restored. Gov. Varduman of ( H Mississippi rose and, without waiting to bo rccognlzod by tho ohidr, addressed tho i 1 IH convontlon. Ho sold thoro wus a rumor I 'M I. brood that a telegram had boon received I- H from Judgo Parkor which concerned 'JH every dclogato In tho convention, and ho H moved that tho gentleman of tho Now , H York delegation who rccolved It bo r- 'H quostcd to road It lo tho convention. jlH Intense Interest Felt. ' ,H Chnlrman Clark put this motion, but. upon tho suggostlon of Georgo Ralnos of 'B Now York, action upon it was deferred j IHH I until tho chairman 'of tho New lork delegation dele-gation could report, nnd this was acquiesced acqui-esced In bv Gov. Vardnman. Thero was a gathering oC Southorn ltndcrs on the phi t form whllo the audl-onco audl-onco occupied Itself in singing "My Old Kentucky llomt-," In accompaniment with the band. , ,, . , "When Chairman Clark finally pounded for order he announced that every man should have a fair hearing on the Important Import-ant mattor before tho convention and Introduced In-troduced John Sharp Williams, who announced an-nounced that a telegram had been received from Judge Parker, which would bo read to tho convention In a few moments. mo-ments. . , w.i i i Ho took occasion to deny the published reports that Judge Parker had demanded that a gold plank bo Inserted In tho platform plat-form before ho would accept the nomination. nomina-tion. Williams Reads Telegram. Mr Williams then read the telegram from Judgo Parker, and handed It to Gov. Vardamrin, who also read It. Intense sllcnco reigned, and cvoryono in tho great hall heard every word. There'" was a ringing cheer from the crowd at tho close of tho rending, and every ono anxiously awaited results. He then announced that a telegram In answer to tho ono from Judgo Parker had been prepared and would bo submitted to tho convention. , , , In tho meantime, Mr. Bryan had been notified of what was happening Although ho was 111 and conllned to his bed. suffering from physical exhaustion, he declared his intention to go to tho convention' hall. Mr. Williams and Senator Tillman addressed ad-dressed the convention at some length, arguing ar-guing that thero was nothing in Judgo Parker's telegram that precluded the acceptance ac-ceptance of tho nomination; that tho platform plat-form purposely omitted the financial nlank because It was not an Issue In the iomlng campaign, and that Judge Parker's views On this subject wcrp known to every member of the resolutions committee commit-tee when tho platform was prepared. Bryan. Again Appears. While Senator Tollman was speaking, Mr. Bryan entered tho hall. Ho walked rapidly toward the platform, Ignoring outstretched out-stretched hands as he passed along tho aisle, Ho was deathly pale. His Hps were lightly compressed and his eyes blazed with an Intensity that betoken be-token excitement. ' Instantly thero was an uproar among tho spectators. Cheer after cheer greeted his appearanco on the platform, and thero woro loud calls of "Bryan," "Bryan." Wnen Sonator Tillman concluded, Mr. Bryan walked to the front of tho platform. plat-form. There was instant attention from every person In tho nail. Mr. Bryan bore every indication of a sick man. Ho begali by saying that ho did not bellovo he could make himself hcaid, but so deep was tho silence that tho hoarse tones of his resonant voice carried car-ried to the farthest recess of tho hall. Very Dramatic Scene. As he proceeded his voice cleared, and, though ho spoko at nil times with great effort and evident physical pnln, so in-tenso in-tenso was his feeling that Its weakness served to give the scene dramatic Interest Inter-est as he told. In deliberate. Impressive stylo of his efforts to secure the insertion of a financial plank in the platform. Sir. Bryan made a second speech just before midnight, and then there were cries of "question," "question." Tho delegates wanted to voto and get through with their work. A rollcnll was ordered, nnd the voto showed 77-1 delegates in favor of sending the message to Judge Parker expressing the sentiment of tho convention regarding his telegram, and 191 against It. The ballot for the Vice-President was quickly taken, and at 1:31 a, m. Chnlr-man Chnlr-man Clark declared tho convention adjourned ad-journed sine die. |
